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With a background in Marine Geology and a passion for connecting past ocean conditions to today’s environmental challenges, Professor Helena Filipsson is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department at MGeo. In her new position, she will focus on strengthening scientific infrastructure, supporting research, and building collaborations that help the department grow in visibility and impac

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/internal/article/meet-helena-filipsson-new-assistant-head-mgeo-focus-scientific-infrastructure - 2026-06-01

Today, 12 researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, and one of them is Oksana Mont at the IIIEE. The program is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation supporting high class research in medicine, technology and natural sciences. Today, the Wallenberg Scholars grants for the applications submitted in spring 2023 have been announced. It went exceptionally wel

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-got-its-first-wallenberg-scholar - 2026-06-01

The Lund University Programme for Global Excellence is the University’s largest international recruitment initiative to date, highlighting our commitment to world-leading research in strategically prioritised research areas. Our visiting professors will contribute part-time at the university for a minimum of two years and they hold full professorships at universities outside Sweden. Two of the vis

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/visiting-professors-campus-helsingborg-2026 - 2026-06-01

Recent studies indicate that acquired brain injuries, such as traumatic brain injury, trigger potentially harmful responses that may lead to neurodegenerative pathology. “Acquired brain injuries and their links to neurodegeneration diseases” is a new special interest group (SIG) collaborating across research groups to elucidate molecular processes that may mediate the relation between acquired bra

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/acquired-brain-injuries-special-interest-group - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Are there ways in which local communities can benefit from hosting large-scale land investments? This question forms the basis for a project on land in Africa, in which LUCSUS researcher Genesis T. Yengoh is involved.Genesis says that over the last few years, there has been a large increase in the amount of land that

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mutually-beneficial-engagement-between-local-communities-and-large-scale-investors - 2026-06-01

Christie Nicoson has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Peace in a Changing Climate: Caring and Knowing the Climate-Gender-Peace Nexus'. Congratulations! AbstractScholars and practitioners argue that climate change poses particular challenges for peace. In order to understand what these challenges are and how to tackle them necessitates attention to gender, since experiences and processes

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/christie-nicoson-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-06-01

Belief in free markets and individualism may be holding back climate action globally. A new study finds that people who embrace neoliberal values are consistently less likely to support government-led environmental policies, no matter where they live. LUCSUS researcher Felix Schulz and his colleague, Christian Bretter of the University of Queensland, investigated how people's ideologies affect the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/neoliberalism-linked-climate-policy-resistance - 2026-06-01

There is considerable interest in generative AI among the University's technical and administrative staff, according to a survey sent out by the Ad hoc group. Almost half of the approximately 1,200 randomly selected employees responded to the survey. “We were delighted with the high response rate, which shows that generative AI is a topic that people are passionate about,” says Nathalie Stenbeck,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-enthusiasm-and-lots-questions-about-ai - 2026-06-02

No 45, 17 September 2025 In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the autumn term.  Since last time we have added an Introduction to Python on HPC systems.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website.OverviewNAISS trainingOnline workshops: Mondays with Matlab, 23 SeptemberOnline training seminar: Introduction seminar for Alvis users, 1 O

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-0 - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Development Research Day is an inter-disciplinary arrangement that was initiated in order to form a meeting ground for all researchers and students at Lund University who share an interest in development issues. About Development Research Day, DRD The first DRD The event was launched in 2002 by the Department of P

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2020 - 2026-06-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Allt börjar med en gåva. Altruism – att ge osjälviskt för att samhället ska fungera genom att dela med sig av sitt blod är en grundbult i vården. I vårt land vill säga. I många andra länder är inte frivillig, obetald bloddonation normen. Genom den internationella blodgivardagen sätts fokus på blodgivarens viktiga ro

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/utan-blod-stannar-varden - 2026-06-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Bra kontroll på blodtrycket minskar risken för stroke, hjärtinfarkt och andra sjukdomar. Universiteten i Lund, Linköping och Göteborg påbörjar därför inom kort en stor, medicinsk utvärderingsstudie av ett system för blodtryckskontroll som tidigare testats i mindre skala. Med hjälp av bland annat en mobiltelefonbaser

https://www.lu.se/artikel/mobiltelefon-som-stod-i-blodtrycksbehandling-utvarderas-i-stor-patientstudie - 2026-06-01

Både Tony Ingesson och David Gisselsson Nord älskar spionromaner och är nördigt intresserade av historia. Deras gemensamma nyfikenhet resulterade i ett tvärvetenskapligt samarbete om hur man med hjälp av metoder från spionage och underrättelseanalys kan inspirera till smartare behandling av cancer. Tony Ingesson har ganska lätt för att visa lite attityd när han ställer sig framför kameran. David G

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/cancerforskaren-underrattelseexperten - 2026-06-01

No 58, 26 March 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter.   Since the last edition we have added the workshop “File Transfer 201”, which is intended for users looking for a more advanced and more efficient ways to transfer data, than what we cover at introduction level.  We remind on a number of events announced previously.  These events cover a wide range of topics.   Our n

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-12 - 2026-06-01

Truls Törnqvist, a mentor in the LUSEM Mentorship Programme, shares his experiences and reflections on the importance of guidance during the transition from academia to professional life. He discusses the joys of mentoring, the impact it has had on his own development, and offers practical advice for both mentors and mentees to foster successful mentorship relationships. Hi Truls! Why did you choo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/guiding-next-step-insights-lusem-mentor - 2026-06-02

Working with people from many different backgrounds, cultures and nationalities is one of the biggest benefits from studying the bachelor's programme in Economy and Society, according to alumnus Felix Danielsson who graduated from the programme in 2023. As well as, doing something fun out of thesis writing, like collecting data in the Scottish lowlands. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.F

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/felix-danielsson-alumnus-bsc-economy-and-society-2023 - 2026-06-01

Lund University sociology student Julia Grahn is among those who receive learning support. She is deaf and is provided with sign-language interpretation during her studies. Cilla Riber Alm is one of the sign-language interpreters who work with deaf students at the University. LUM has spoken to both of them. “In all educational situations, such as lectures, seminars and group work, I have access to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-studies-depend-interpretation - 2026-06-02

Fakulteternas hedersdoktorer för 2025 är utsedda och kommer att promoveras vid doktorspromotionen den 23 maj. Här är en sammanställning av dem och de hedersdoktorsföreläsningar som kommer att ges. Hedersdoktor, på latin doctor honoris causa, är en värdighet som delas ut av en fakultet. Till hedersdoktorer utses personer som uträttat något storartat för universitetet eller samhället, som fakulteten

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/fakulteternas-hedersdoktorer-2025 - 2026-06-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Är det möjligt att forska på typ 1-diabetes, typ 2-diabetes och håravfall samtidigt? - Absolut, säger Pontus Dunér som efter många års hemlighetsmakeri nu kan lyfta på locket och berätta om sina lovande resultat. Den gemensamma nämnaren är ett protein som Pontus Dunér och hans kollegor under de senaste åren arbetat

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/harresande-forskning-kan-leda-till-ny-diabetesbehandling - 2026-06-01

Johan Malmström, Eric Warrant, Anders Rantzer och Staffan Bensch får alla ERC Advanced Grant. Detta tillsammans med övriga bidrag från ERC gör det till det mest framgångsrika året hittills för Lunds universitet med totalt 16 beviljade projekt. Artikeln har uppdaterats 24 september 2025ERC Advanced Grant riktar sig till etablerade forskare med betydande forskningsinsatser de senaste tio åren. Bidra

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fyra-forskare-far-erc-advanced-grant-lunds-universitets-mest-framgangsrika-ar-hittills - 2026-06-02