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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year, the Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2020 Best Thesis Award to Kristy Louise Rhades for her thesis in the Master of Arts of European Studies. Note: this article was originally published on December 18, 2020. Kristy Louise Rhades’ thesis is called “How European welfare states perpetuate the growt
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/best-thesis-award-2020 - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For a decade now, the Rehabilitation Medicine research group’s work on spinal cord injuries (SCI’s) has had a far-reaching impact. In many areas, this is research at the global cutting edge; not least, in terms of following the same group of individuals as they live – and age – with spinal cord injuries. Research grou
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-research-spinal-cord-injuries-continues-have-global-impact - 2026-07-03
Sweden's kidney exchange programme has been operational since 2018 and will soon be expanded to include the entire EU. The programme has meant that patients' previous waiting times of up to two years have been reduced to just six months. Tommy Andersson, Professor of Economics at Lund University School of Economics and Management, never imagined his research would one day lead to this–but his joy,
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-money - 2026-07-02
The proposal for a renewed Campus Plan will soon be subject to a consultation round. It is an update of the current Campus Plan which will soon expire. For two years, the Campus Development Office has been drawing up the Campus Plan in collaboration with consultants and on behalf the Campus Development Council. The Campus Plan covers a lot of space – Lund University has around 540,000 square metre
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-be-decided-autumn - 2026-07-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We have an innate mechanism that ensures that our blood vessels do not become blocked. The protein A1M, alpha-1-microglobulin, is naturally present in the body and prevents oxidation of blood fats – a major cause of atherosclerosis. The discovery is the work of a research group led by Professor Bo Åkerström from Lund
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-cleaner-protein-protects-against-atherosclerosis - 2026-07-03
On Tuesday, the new PhD students from partner universities around the country, who have joined the graduate school in 2025, met for the first time. During the introduction day in Lund, they got to meet SWEAH's management and PhD students who have been active in the graduate school since before. Together, the newly admitted PhD students have knowledge and experience from large parts of the world, f
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/here-are-sweahs-new-phd-students - 2026-07-03
Maj Hasager, rector at Malmö Art Academy, will be installed as Professor of Fine Arts at a ceremony in the University House auditorium on October 18th. In addition to her role as rector, Hasager is active as an international artist, focusing on moving images and photography in the social sphere. In connection to the installation as professor, we took the opportunity to ask her a few questions.How
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/maj-hasager-rector-malmo-art-academy-installed-professor-fine-arts - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University’s new jubilee sculpture, created by Charlotte Gyllenhammar, was unveiled on Saturday 21 October, as part of LU’s 350th anniversary celebrations. The sculpture, Meteorite, is made of black-patinated bronze and is located to the right of Palaestra, as seen from the Lund University main building. Around 10
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fallen-meteorite-new-jubilee-sculpture-lundagard - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alzheimer’s disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of patients. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now produced images showing the changes in the brain associated with these symptoms – a developme
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-possibility-studying-how-alzheimers-disease-affects-brain-different-ages - 2026-07-03
Turismperspektivet är en bra ingång för att förstå vårt samhälle, skriver Malin Zillinger i tidskriften Organisation & Samhälle. Turism handlar lika mycket om rumslig förflyttning som om samhälleliga utvecklingsprocesser som griper in i varandra. Här reflekterar hon kring turismmobilitet som en av många mobiliteter, turismens roll för att upprätthålla nära relationer samt hur svårt det är att tänk
https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/resande-en-del-av-vardagen-i-ett-globalt-samhalle - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Att resa har människor gjort i alla tider. Den som reser en lite längre sträcka behöver både mat och boende. Så uppstod hotell och restauranger. I dag är besöksnäringen bland de snabbast växande branscherna. Nu finns en bok som beskriver utvecklingen ur ett kulturgeografiskt perspektiv. Hotell och restauranger fanns
https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/servicebransch-som-har-forandrat-varlden - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En satsning på de typ 1 diabetiker som hade den sämsta blodsockerkontrollen i Skaraborg gav tydliga resultat. Var tredje patient hade ett HbA1c över 70 och målet var att halvera antalet. Ett år senare hade siffran sjunkit från drygt 30 till 13 procent. Diabetesmottagningarna vid Skaraborgs sjukhus (Skövde, Lidköping
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/hissen-projektet-forbattrade-kraftigt-blodsockerkontrollen - 2026-07-03
In 2017, the Faculty of Medicine received a private donation targeted at a team of researchers studying infectious diseases and public health in low-income countries, specifically HIV and tuberculosis in Ethiopia. This research team is now to receive an additional SEK 6 million to develop its research activities. The new donation is targeted at continued research into tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. As
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/another-sek-6-million-research-hiv-and-tuberculosis-ethiopia - 2026-07-03
Soroor Mansouryar has been a LUSEM student for five years, first in the bachelor's programme in International Business and then in the master's programme in International Strategic Management. When she graduated in 2023 she felt ready to step into her dream job as a management consultant. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi Soroor! Can you share a bit about what you have been up to since
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/soroor-mansouryar-alumna-international-strategic-management-2023 - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. His ambition is to awaken our longing for a life which doesn’t revolve around wage labour. “If I had a citizen’s salary, I would do the same things I do now – read, write and have an occasional go with a scrubbing-brush, to make life more real. Others might play computer games, which would of course be perfectly OK”,
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/igniting-debate-shorter-working-hours - 2026-07-03
How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk for the child to develop type 2 diabetes? This is a question that Rashmi Prasad studies in her research projects that that may lead to individualised prevention measures. She will be awarded this year’s recipient Medeon stipend on the World Diabetes Day Skåne event on November 14. Diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad at Lund University Dia
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2026-07-03
One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-07-03
How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk for the child to develop type 2 diabetes? This is a question that Rashmi Prasad studies in her research projects that that may lead to individualised prevention measures. She will be awarded this year’s recipient Medeon stipend on the World Diabetes Day Skåne event on November 14. Diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad at Lund University Dia
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2026-07-03
Each year, the Lund Stem Cell Center recognizes notable scientific achievements made by our members in the fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine through our Article of the Year Award. With each passing year, we witness remarkable strides in scientific innovation, and today, we are delighted to unveil the winners of the Article of the Year Award for both 2022 and 2023. This recognit
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-announces-articles-year-2022-and-2023 - 2026-07-03
