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Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives from a close collaboration between two of MultiPark’s experimental research groups and how she brings together the expertise of both groups. Tell us about your res

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2026-05-23

Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new Manage PD tool and the PD Pal study, Per Odin, professor at Lund University and senior attending physician at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, hopes to be able to improve the care of Parkinson’s patients. Eve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Ingvar Wirfelt – the new managing director of Gerdahallen, the university sports centre, from 1 March. What do you think is lacking at Gerdahallen at the moment? “I think there are a good range of activities and that the centre is good at picking up new trends. ‘Indoor walking’ is something I’d like to see – but

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-lacking-gerdahallen - 2026-05-23

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/celebrities-cause-10000-times-more-carbon-emissions-flying-average-person - 2026-05-23

Despite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to problematise the notion that punishment is the best option,” says Tova Bennet, researcher in Criminal Law at Lund University. Over the past 15 years, tougher sentencing has been a popular tool in Swedish law and order politics.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencing - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has received a major donation from IKEA. It all started at a meeting over a lot of coffee and snuff between Ingvar Kamprad and Thomas Joha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2026-05-23

The MARS project, in collaboration with the MOCCA (Multi-level Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) project, hosted an international research seminar on January 22 at Lund University, bringing together senior scholars, early-career researchers, and newly arrived academics from Central Asia to discuss pressing challenges related to migration, higher education reform, and labor mobility in the regi

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/research-seminar-migration-and-higher-education-central-asia-held-lund - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Daniel Metcalfe is an associate senior lecture

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/project-finds-ways-better-care-worlds-forests - 2026-05-23

A discussion on semiconductors was on the agenda in Almedalen. The dialogue, hosted by LTH at Lund University, addressed how Sweden can contribute to the efforts being made in Europe. One of the conclusions of the discussion was "the crisper the proposal – the more policy influence". Semiconductors are a strategically important component of today's and tomorrow's society. The technology is needed

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2024/crisp-proposal-requested-during-almedalen-talk-semiconductors - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Hanging bridges are practical when studying le

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examining-forests-world - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A galactic journey spanning the history of the Milky Way. The supernatural powers of migratory birds. The art of seeing and controlling electrons. Three exciting research projects will soon commence at Lund University thanks to a multi-million donation from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Per Eng-Johnsson, p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/research-projects-galaxies-migratory-birds-and-electrons-awarded-grants - 2026-05-23

During her Ph.D. studies, Yiyi Yang has been investigating the role of microglia in the pathological development of Alzheimer’s disease. On the 3rd of June, it is time to defend her work supervised by Prof. Tomas Deierborg. Now, Yiyi tells us about her research in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory as being a part of MultiPark. Can you tell us about your Ph.D. research? The focus of our

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-yiyi-yang - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many of us have noticed the increasing frequency of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) across Sweden. What do these protests represent? Is this just another group of tree-huggers being a public nuisance? Or is this a needed development in taking our climate goals further? Lund University researche

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-what-can-we-learn-xr-movement - 2026-05-23

Jörgen Carlsson and Niklas Sandell, researchers and lecturers in accounting and corporate finance at LUSEM are receiving the CH Witt Memorial Award for their article in the journal Balans, about how the debate around group accounting sounded 30 years ago. What was special about the debate back then compared to now? "The major difference between the debate then and now, with the current near absenc

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/winners-ch-witts-award-lusem - 2026-05-23

Professor Marko Milanovic is appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025. The Faculty of Law is honoured and pleased to announce that Professor Mark Milanovic, University of Reading, has been appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025 until August 2027, and affiliated to the Faculty

https://www.law.lu.se/article/professor-marko-milanovic-appointed-raoul-wallenberg-visiting-chair - 2026-05-23

From climate change disasters to the war in Ukraine and the shaky global economy, there is a growing and palpable sense of living in a time of perpetual crisis and uncertainty. How do crises and uncertain times affect place brands and what are the implications for research? In October, a unique and world-leading conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss today's challe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/place-branding-times-crisis-and-uncertainty - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Jonas Hafström, a lawyer with a background in the diplomatic service, including as Swedish ambassador to the USA. For the past year he has led government trade delegations around the world and helped to coach Swedish embassy staff in countries with strong economic growth. Welcome to Lund University as the new cha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-chair-university-board - 2026-05-23

What is happening to the climate and what role does climate research play in society? The strategic research areas MERGE and BECC, the Bolin Centre for Climate Research and SMHI are together arranging a climate symposium in Norrköping on 16-18 May 2022, the Swedish Climate Symposium. The conference means that Sweden's largest players in climate research gather for the first time for a major sympos

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/national-symposium-norrkoping-focuses-climate-research - 2026-05-23

Ulrik Röijezon is Professor of Physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology. He also contributes with his expertise as a Visiting Professor at the Faculty. – It is very inspiring to be able to integrate my work with in Luleå with teaching and projects with colleagues in Lund, he says. Tell us about your work!– My work as a Visiting Professor is mainly to contribute with my expertise and network

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/visiting-professor-i-hope-my-knowledge-and-experience-will-be-useful - 2026-05-23

‘Conditionals’ is a solo exhibition presenting new works by Alejandro Cesarco, Adjunct Professor in Fine Arts at Malmö Art Academy. "A conditional sentence is formed by a main clause (the consequence), a conjunction (if), and a conditional clause (the condition). There are four standard types of conditionals. Cesarco's exhibition proceeds from the given to the not given, comparing what is with wha

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/adjunct-professor-alejandro-cesarco-gives-solo-exhibiton-conditionals-berlin - 2026-05-23