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As of January 1, 2023, associate professor Steven Schmidt is coordinating CASE. He is also head of the research group Applied Gerontology at the Department of Health Sciences, Lund University. Steven Schmidt is associate professor of medical psychology and his research focuses on relationships between environment, health/function and psychosocial factors in the ageing population. - I would first l

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/steven-schmidt-new-case-coordinator - 2026-05-07

15 January was the application deadline for programmes in the international admission round. We are happy to report that both the total number of applicants and the number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty of Social Sciences' programmes have increased. The number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty of Social Sciences' programmes has increased by 9% compared to last year, while the to

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes - 2026-05-07

Today we celebrated Nowruz, the Persian new year at CMES. Text: Rafah BarhoumNowruz, meaning "new day" in Persian, is an ancient, 3,000-year-old festival marking the Iranian New Year and the spring equinox (March 20/21). Celebrating rebirth and the great victory of light over darkness, it is honored by over 300 million people across the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.Haft Sin هفت سين 

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/nowruz-celebration-cmes - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Ashoka University, India invites you to submit organized panels and roundtable proposals (no individual paper proposals accepted) to be presented at the fifth AAS-in-ASIA Conference to be held between the 5th and 8th of July, 2018 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, In

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/fifth-aas-asia-conference - 2026-05-07

The ninth Sustainability Week took place on a sunny week in early May and attracted many visitors with its wide range of topics and activities. Over 3500 visitors participated in lectures, panel discussions, workshops and guided tours during the week. During this year’s edition of Sustainability Week, employees from all faculties at the university, student organisations and employees of Lund munic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-engagement-during-sustainability-week-2025 - 2026-05-08

Sustainability Week is an annual event dedicated to sustainability, jointly organized by Lund University and Lund Municipality. The week features a wide range of activities, including discussions and initiatives that address today’s societal challenges while exploring hopeful visions for the future. In 2025, the event will take place from May 5–10, marking its ninth edition — and now is your chanc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contribute-next-years-sustainability-week-programme - 2026-05-08

A new national competence centre for satellite-based social science analysis has recently been established at Lund University. The initiative brings together researchers from several universities and disciplines, and from the Faculty of Science, participants include Lina Eklund, researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo).The centre, the Swedish Competence Centre for Sa

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-satellite-data-centre-brings-together-natural-science-and-social-science-analysis - 2026-05-07

Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune system fight cancer. Their approach, now published in the journal Science, could lead to more effective treatments for hard-to-treat cancers. Cancer is known for its ability to hide from the immune system, making it tough to fight. But what

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researcher Vasna Ramasar has been appointed as fellow to the SIGHT Fellow Programme in Global Health Leadership.  The programme aims to promote an emerging generation of global health leaders, based at research institutions in Sweden, by focusing on the gaps in relation to leadership skills and international ne

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/tackling-agenda-2030-through-sight-fellows-programme-global-health-leadership - 2026-05-07

As a way of exploring the need of specific expertise within the area of computational social sciences, the Methods Centre has recruited two research engineers, Maria Lucchetta and Minahil Malik. Their role is to support the faculty's researchers who either have ongoing research projects that include relevant methods or are interested in expanding their method skills. Both Maria and Minahil are int

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-engineers-provide-support-computational-social-sciences - 2026-05-07

How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an animated film. Theoretical starting pointThe article on which the film is based analyses how boundaries between religion and secularism are constructed and maintained in contemporary Sweden. The study takes its starting poin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-becomes-animated-film-theory-and-method-moving-images - 2026-05-07

What works well and what doesn’t in your workplace? In 2024, we will have the chance to express views on issues related to the work environment by playing the OSA game. So far, the OSA game has helped us identify the need for support for managers and also the most common types of work environment problems in the organization. This has allowed us to prioritise areas where we need to focus our effor

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/osa-game-opportunity-influence-your-work-environment - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS recently featured the research and recent article on perspectives on loss and damage by Director Emily Boyd. This week, Stephen Woroniecki, follows up with a comment on a contribution by Dr Koko Warner, Manager of the Climate Impacts, Vulnerabilities, and Risks subprogramme, which includes the loss and damage w

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/human-mobility-and-paris-agreement-continuing-conversation-loss-and-damage - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, fac

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, fac

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2026-05-07

Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 perce

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2026-05-07

Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 perce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Runt 20 000 människor i Sverige har diagnosen Parkinsons sjukdom. I dag finns ingen metod som kan avbilda de förändringar i hjärnan som tros orsaka sjukdomen. Forskare vid Skånes universitetssjukhus och Lunds universitet har fått närmare sju miljoner kronor från Michael J Fox Foundation för att utveckla en bildtekni

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/miljonanslag-fran-michael-j-fox-foundation-att-stalla-battre-diagnos-vid-parkinson - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Oktober månad är den internationella bröstcancermånaden. Detta vill vi uppmärksamma genom att lyfta fram Sophia Zackrisson, årets cancerforskare, och hennes forskningsgrupp som arbetar med att utveckla nya metoder för en bättre och mer precis bröstcancerscreening. Sophia Zackrisson är professor i diagnostisk radiolo

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/anvander-ai-att-hitta-fler-med-okad-brostcancerrisk - 2026-05-07

"The Econometric Game" i Amsterdam är en tävling som kallas världsmästerskap inom ekonometri. 2021 vann Ekonomihögskolan denna tävling och i år är det dags igen! Ekonomihögskolan representerades av fyra deltagare: två doktorander i nationalekonomi, Christina Maschmann och Tilman Bretschneider, samt två masterstudenter Ida Haggren och Benjámin Olivér Maday som strax avslutar sina masterutbildningar

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ekonomihogskolan-vinner-econometric-games - 2026-05-07