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Today, we gathered in the Department’s skybar to hear five inspiring mini-presentations showcasing these exciting new publications. The books span a wide range of timely and important topics, including: A comprehensive and user-friendly A–Z guide to key concepts and terms in the global effort to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, offering practical examples and insights into political an

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lets-celebrate-our-colleagues-remarkable-achievements-five-new-books-hot-press - 2026-06-03

A large international collaboration involving researchers from Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center has taken an important step toward making induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)–based therapies more globally accessible. Published in Stem Cell Reports, the study presents the first data‑driven international benchmarking of key quality control assays, showing how standardized methods can reduce v

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/global-study-advances-harmonised-quality-control-stem-cell-based-therapies - 2026-06-03

I Aftonbladets debattserie #viktigasteklimatrösterna skriver forskare om hur klimatpolitiken skulle se ut om forskningen fick bestämma. I del 8 skriver vår forskare Johan Hultman om artutrotning och bristen på insikt av denna i partiernas valmanifest. Johan Hultman uppmanar politiker som känner sig manade att ta ett verkligt miljöansvar för planetens framtid och ställa sig upp inför väljarna med e

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/som-forskare-far-jag-panik-av-valmanifesten - 2026-06-03

En vecka i oktober fylls Lund av sång när Körfestivalen intar staden. Denna gång blir det återigen i stor skala med mycket populära akter som Galakonserten, SjungGung och ett fullsmockat program med sammanlagt tjugo medverkande körer. FESTIVALPROGRAM I KORTHET: Söndag 16 oktober SMYGÖPPNING!  17.00 Universitetsaulan, Fri entré! Palaestra Vokalensemble Överjordisk smygöppning av körfestivalen … Pal

https://www.korcentrumsyd.lu.se/artikel/lund-choral-festival - 2026-06-03

I början av 1950-talet visste ingen vad Parkinsons sjukdom berodde på. Sedan öppnade Arvid Carlssons upptäckt av dopamin dörren till världsledande transplantationer av nervceller. Tack vare banbrytande grundforskning inom MultiPark kan nu dopaminceller från stamceller för första gången prövas i en klinisk studie. Vid Parkinsons sjukdom slutar nervcellerna i ett område i hjärnan som styr kroppens r

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/varldsparkinsondagen-transplantationer-vid-parkinsons-sjukdom-en-resa-i-tiden - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – Jag vill slå vakt om det svenska språket och hjälpa fler att hitta den stora, underbara och för den enskilda människan livsavgörande litteraturen. Kanske en läsplatta att bära närmast hjärtat kunde locka nya läsare, inte minst bland pojkar och politiker, säger Per Rydén – professor emeritus i litteraturvetenskap.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/dags-en-ny-litterar-kanon - 2026-06-03

”Ah, vi äter ute idag”. Sommar är för många förknippat med lata dagar med flödande spontanitet. Men för familjer med barn med ätsvårigheter består ”ledigheten” ofta av strategier för att få i barnet näring. Föräldrar till barn med ätsvårigheter upplever sig ofta stå ensamma, utan hjälp från vården och med omgivningens ständiga ifrågasättande. Logopeden och doktoranden Kajsa Lamm, har intervjuat tj

https://www.lu.se/artikel/barn-som-inte-kan-ata - 2026-06-04

In May and June 2020, more that 300 dead elephants were found in Botswana´s Okavango Delta. Initially it was suspected that poaching was the reason, but it was later shown that they were poisoned by cyanobacteria. This is an increasing environmental problem, and recent work to create a global dataset on algal blooms shows significant changes in the last twenty years. Toxic algal blooms in water, k

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/mapping-lacustrine-algal-blooms-globally - 2026-06-03

PhD student Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir not only has a background as a director, writer, theologian, life coach and actor. When she started her PhD in Lund, she was also an academic dean in her native Iceland. With the question 'How little is enough?' she has explored how little it really takes to create an artistic, transformative experience. Friday is the day of her defence. Steinunn Knúts Önnudót

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/how-little-does-it-take-create-artistic-experience - 2026-06-03

Interview with CMES researcher Svante Lundgren about antisemitism in relation to Israel and Palestine. The original article, in Swedish, was published on 8 November 2023 as part of the LU Newsletter Apropå. Every violent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led to an increase in antisemitism in many countries. This is also the case with the current war between Israel and Hamas, argue

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/increased-antisemitism-linked-israel-and-palestine - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Farshid Jalalvand har disputerat på infektionsbiologi och vaccinutveckling och varit en flitig gäst i media under debatten om vaccin mot covid-19. – När man som jag jobbar med vaccin och förstår hur det fungerar, känns det viktigt att försöka förklara så att människor tar beslut på rätt grunder, säger han. Mycket av

https://www.lu.se/artikel/allas-ansvar-att-vaccinera-sig - 2026-06-04

What is most surprising about the demonstrations in Iran, is how young the protesting girls are. So says Rola El-Husseini, researcher in political sociology and expert on women's movements in the Middle East. On Monday, she will participate in a panel discussion on Iran, organised by the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. – Iran is rocked by major protests about every t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/leadership-needed-protests-usher-change-iran - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Neuroscientists and stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a research model that allows studying human hippocampal neurons, the brain cells primarily affected by Alzheimer’s disease pathology. The study has been published in Stem Cell Reports. In Alzheimer’s disease the hippocampus, a brain

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-research-paves-way-developing-therapies-could-slow-down-alzheimers - 2026-06-03

A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, programme director for our midwifery programme at the University of Texas, taught within the framework of STINT Teaching Sabbatical. "I'm passionate about educational issues and always have the University of Texas and how they did it in the back of my mind". A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, program director for our midwifery education, was in Austin, University of Texa

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/time-apply-teaching-sabbatical-108-among-most-fun-things-ive-done-teacher - 2026-06-03

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2026-06-03

How much environmental impact does your hair removal have? With the method LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) it’s possible to find out. Sustainability researchers from Lund, United Kingdom and Italy put the shaving habits to a test when they tried to find answer to which method has the least environmental impact. That is, if you don't consider the option of not removing it at all. Researchers Tullia Jac

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/razors-vs-lazers-hair-removals-environmental-footprint - 2026-06-03

Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the Swedish National ATMP Research School talks about ATMP, about the school and explains why you should apply. Deadline: 15 February. –  ATMP is personally very important to me. Since I started as Deputy Coordinator of the Stem Cell Center, a specific task I have focused on is to make sure our research findings have the best possible chances to reach patients. A part

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-swedish-national-atmp-research-school - 2026-06-03

They become smaller as urbanisation increases. Troublesome, according to researcher Helena Hanson, because urban private gardens affect both cities’ biodiversity and human wellbeing by functioning as social green spaces. Now she strikes a blow for gardens in the urban planning. Green spaces, such as parks and allotment gardens, have a major impact on our physical and mental health and wellbeing –

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/urban-private-gardens-promote-biodiversity - 2026-06-03

CASE researchers Arlind Reuter and Susanne Iwarsson were invited to take part in an expert meeting on age-friendly environments in Shanghai last week. The meeting were held at Nordic Centre and was organized by postdoctoral researcher Wenqian Xu, who is employed in the Active and Healthy Ageing research group, Department of Health Science in Lund. He is affiliated with CASE as well as the profile

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/learning-about-experiences-ageing-across-globe - 2026-06-03

A multifaceted British-Israeli researcher has been awarded the prestigious visiting professorship in Olof Palme’s memory and will spend 10 months at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. The right to euthanasia, multiculturalism and peace in Israel and Palestine are a few of his areas of research. LUM meets Raphael Cohen-Almagor in an attic room at the Centre for Advan

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/professorship-olof-palmes-memory-british-israeli-researcher - 2026-06-03