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Nair Ferreira Barbosa da Costa, kindly called Voinha in the family, was married off at 14. She gave birth to thirteen children, had to leave her first four children behind, fled 1500 miles to escape an abusive marriage and later became a single mother. "I had the guts. If I decided to do something, I would just do it." Now, Agenda 2030 PhD student Iury Salustiano Trojaborg's interviews with her gr
For breast cancer to be fatal, the tumour has to send out metastases to other parts of the body. The cancer cells are spread via the blood vessels, and a research team at Lund University in Sweden has now proven that the protein ALK1 determines the extent of the tumour’s spread in the body. The higher the levels of the protein on the surface of the blood vessels, the greater their permeability to
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-plays-key-role-spread-breast-cancer - 2025-10-13
Wandering among the amaryllises and other seasonal blooms of the “Christmas in the orangery” exhibition in Lund’s Botanical Garden is one very satisfied director. Bente Eriksen came from Gothenburg University to her new job in Lund a couple of months ago and has now learnt that the municipality of Lund will support the garden to the tune of SEK 2 million per year. The new director of the Botanical
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-director-botan-prepares-two-anniversaries - 2025-10-13
The first submission deadline is on 24 November 2025. Lund University supports the SRA Collegium’s initiative to announce a call for seed funding aimed at supporting emerging and innovative interdisciplinary research topics for the university’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs). A total of 6 MSEK has been allocated for this call, which also aims to foster novel collaborations among the SRAs.We now i
On 20-22 September 2016, the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) successfully organized a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future of Everyday Life in South Asia” at Lund University. The conference attracted more than 60 researchers, Swedish and European, but a large number of them also came from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. conference_programme.pdf
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-modernity-south-asia-successfully-completed - 2025-10-13
Last week it was announced that our longtime colleague and LUDC researcher/SUS clinician Martin Ridderstråle has been appointed Senior Vice President of Patient Care in the Novo Nordisk Foundation. This is not only a remarkable achievement by Martin but also goes to show that our environment fosters excellent scientists and outstanding clinicians. Martin is one of the most versatile people I know.
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/senior-vice-president-patient-care-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2025-10-13
Their own sense of well-being after a yoga session led them onto a new path in their research. Over 200 LU employees signed up as volunteers for their first study. Now they are finalising an interdisciplinary investigation of the psychological and physiological health effects of yoga. Rachel Maddux. Rachel Maddux, Una Tellhed and Daiva Daukantaité are colleagues at the Department of Psychology in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-employees-use-yoga-relieve-stress - 2025-10-13
During the winter, the Sustainability Fund opened a call for proposals to test solutions to sustainability challenges in the organisation. Lund University is deeply committed to its sustainability strategy and sustainability plan, aiming for remarkable achievements in this area. We know that change requires new ideas. That's why staff at Lund University have the opportunity to seek funding to addr
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ideas-sustainable-workplace-gets-funding - 2025-10-12
In a master’s course in commercial theory where the regular exam was conducted in writing in a physical classroom before the pandemic, the re-examinations were conducted orally via Zoom Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash The course had about 20 students and to emulate the design of the physical exam, the exam was performed in two parts. The students were given different start times for t
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/oral-examination-zoom - 2025-10-13
BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2025-10-13
What do muffins and space travel have in common? Answer: They affect our genes through altered DNA methylation patterns. Two researchers who studied this recently met at the public defence of a doctoral thesis at Lund University. Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, has often been called the "father of epigenetics”. When the US Space Agency NASA de
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/big-data-muffins-and-space-travel - 2025-10-13
A lot of research on human behaviour is based entirely on words: researchers read, ask questions, send out questionnaires and write reports. But this means they miss a lot of elements concerning sound, sights and people’s interaction with their physical surroundings. Devrim Umut Aslan wants to study consumers’ attitudes to a shopping environment (Södergatan in Helsingborg) from a sociocultural per
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/consumers-attitudes-captured-film - 2025-10-13
The students, wider society and the path to academic success were important points in Torbjörn von Schantz’s inauguration speech on the University’s foundation day, 28 January. After the usual pomp and ceremony, and with the vice-chancellor’s chain hanging splendidly round his neck, he expressed his thanks for the appointment, which he sees as a great honour. Vice-chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz .
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-vice-chancellor-safeguard-student-influence - 2025-10-13
Arctic climate change research relies on field measurements and samples that are too scarce, and patchy at best, according to a comprehensive review study from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers looked at thousands of scientific studies, and found that around 30% of cited studies were clustered around only two research stations in the vast Arctic region. The Arctic is said to be warming at
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-lack-vital-knowledge-rapid-arctic-climate-change - 2025-10-13
High blood pressure damages our blood vessels. It also damages our heart, our brain and our kidneys. A high blood pressure increases the risk of suffering a heart attack and stroke. However, it is not known exactly why a high blood pressure is so dangerous. – The reason is that we have effective antihypertensive medications. So why bother how pressure-induced damage occurs. We feel that this posit
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/high-blood-pressure-bloody-serious - 2025-10-13
A considerable reduction in the availability of electricity is expected this winter. If the electricity available is less than the demand for electricity, this results in what is known as a power shortfall. This could lead to short power cuts at the University. There is now a Vice-Chancellor’s decision that clarifies duties and responsibilities within the University in the event of a power shortfa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-must-be-prepared-disconnection-electricity-0 - 2025-10-12
As a significant advancement for preclinical research at Lund University Bioimaging Centre (LBIC), IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg’s Research Foundation has awarded a grant of 3.9 million SEK to upgrade the Preclinical Magnetic Resonance (MR) platform’s imaging system. The investment will enhance the capabilities of the platform, which plays a crucial role in supporting cutting-edge research in areas
https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/lund-university-bioimaging-centre-secures-39-million-sek-mri-system-upgrade - 2025-10-13
Physical violence is rarely something people think about or act out. Even violence specialists - people with a propensity for violence and a capacity to cause devastating damage - are belligerent only a fraction of their time awake. Sociology professor David Wästerfors is an anomaly. He has thought about violence a lot. This fall, Professor Wästerfors published some of his thoughts in the book Vio
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/david-wasterfors-cant-stop-thinking-about-violence - 2025-10-13
Read an interview with Kimberly Nicholas, BECC researcher, dealing with food, ecosystems and land-use. Kimberly talks about Paris and COP21, taking personal responsability and social media. After five years in Lund, Kimberly Nicholas has grown roots here. She comes from a family of turkey ranchers and wine-growers in California, and food has been with her for her whole life. Her research at LUCSUS
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/aiming-good-life-thoughts-about-paris-good-food-and-wine - 2025-10-13
Hyperglycemia starts a complex chain of events that damages blood vessels and cause cardiovascular disease. Scientists at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) have now been able to demonstrate why this happens, as well as how the destructive chain can be broken. This discovery represents a crucial step towards an efficient treatment of the vascular injuries that will be the cause of death for mo
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-underlying-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-10-13
