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“Lundensare” Nobel Prize winner Arvid Carlsson (1923-2018) did not receive the prestigious Nobel Prize while living or working in Lund – but he is an alumnus! Carlsson grew up in Lund (which could clearly be heard in his Lund accent) and in 1951 he became a doctor of medicine at Lund University. He was employed as an associate professor of pharmacology and in 1959 he left for Gothenburg, where he
”Not everyone can become a professor, and then it’s good to know how to get a job within the industry”. So says Sandra Capellera Garcia, doctoral student in stem cell biology and member of the network MentLife that promotes close relationships between industry and science. Sandra Capellera Garcia and Michael Wilsterman. The network focuses on students interested in a career outside academia. It wa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mentlife-opens-doors-research-departments-companies - 2026-05-07
NanoLund has together with Swedish partners at Linköping, Chalmers and KTH been invited to be part of a pilot line for Wide Bandgap materials. The local contribution is based on the equipment available in Lund Nano Lab as well as expertise in III-Nitride and gallium oxide materials synthesis and characterization in the research groups of Vanya Darakchieva and Erik Lind. Many in Europe have been ea
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-and-lund-nano-lab-has-leading-role-european-chips-act - 2026-05-07
Pollinators such as bees, bumblebees, and butterflies lack sufficient habitats, and the ones that do exist are often of inadequate quality. A new study conducted by researchers from more than 20 academic institutions – including CEC and the Department of Biology at Lund University – shows that these insects can benefit from increasing the area of their habitats significantly more than what is curr
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-flower-rich-habitats-needed-pollinators-agricultural-landscapes - 2026-05-07
Research is needed to understand attitudes and adoption of the broad range of technologies available to support active and healthy aging in different generations. The present article, published in Nature Aging, gives an overview of the GenerationTech survey and sample, and describes attitudes and acceptance related to technology in general and as a means to support active and healthy aging. A nati
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 3 April 16.00-17.30 SASNET is pleased to invite everyone for the launch of the new book Miraklet Indien och dess baksida. The book is edited by former SASNET employees Lars Eklund and Staffan Lindberg at Eden 131, Paradisgatan 5H, Lund University. The event is open to the public. Indian delights will be ser
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/book-launch-miraklet-indien-och-dess-baksida - 2026-05-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För typ 2 diabetiker med andningsuppehåll i sömnen som lyckades gå ned i vikt lindrades sömnstörningarna avsevärt. För dem som inte gick ned i vikt blev snabbt andningsuppehållen bara fler. Ofrivilliga andningsuppehåll i sömnen, så kallad sömnapné, är en ofta försummad hälsofara. Förutom att sömnkvaliteten är så dål
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/somnstorningar-blir-varre-med-stigande-alder - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For decades, researchers have thought that access to food determined the brood size of birds. Now, biologists at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a completely new explanation: the body temperature of small birds can increase by more than 4°C to exceed 45°C when they are feeding their young. Larger broods woul
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/small-birds-almost-overheat-while-feeding-their-young - 2026-05-07
Here you will find information about the latest updates in LUCRIS, along with a reminder to connect your ORCiD to LUCRIS. Make your datasets visiblePublish your datasets Just like other research outputs, research datasets are published and disseminated in the repository that is most appropriate for the individual researcher and their field. Questions about where a dataset should be published are a
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-updates-lucris - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jumaah and his family got caught up in the first ISIS lightning offensive in Iraq. Employing far-reaching means, Charlotta Turner managed to get them back to Lund unharmed. Now they have written a book togeth
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2026-05-07
Deeper relationships with colleagues we were already close with, while others drifted further away. During the pandemic, spontaneous meetings decreased, and we created social filter bubbles. This is shown by a study from Lund University in Sweden that investigated how we managed our work relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, many colleagues were reduced to tiny digital f
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubbles - 2026-05-07
Many people feel mentally unwell during the pandemic, especially, it seems, those who are already exposed to socio-economic inequalities. But who really suffers the most when restrictions, loneliness, depression have become commonplace? Researchers from Lund University have tried to find out in a cross-sectional study where young adults are identified as a particularly vulnerable group. After more
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-vulnerable-are-we-pandemic-and-who-actually-hardest-hit - 2026-05-07
What keeps spaghetti from disintegrating in boiling water? The answer, according to new research, is gluten. The amount of salt in the water also has an unexpected significance.Using advanced techniques, researchers examined the internal structure of regular and gluten-free spaghetti – straight off the shelf. The results show that gluten has a crucial role in protecting the structure of pasta duri
https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti - 2026-05-07
Dear All,Registration is now open for the LU Africa Day 2024. All students and staff at LU are welcome to register at https://survey.mailing.lu.se/Survey/51609. You will find the programme below as well at the registration page.We hope you also will submit a brief abstract for the appreciated speed presentation session. One presentation is maximum 2 minutes and 2 power point slides.Last day for re
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/registration-lu-africa-day-2024-march-now-open-0 - 2026-05-07
Emilia Viklund is a SWEAH-affiliated doctoral student in health sciences at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University. In her research, she examines the mental well-being of the elderly and the connection to the use of digital tools. Her research concerns older people in Finland and Sweden. She also examines what the health promotion work aimed at older people looks like
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/emilia-viklund-winner-poster-competition-during-sweah-milestone-conference - 2026-05-07
The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to professors Daron Acemoglu of MIT, Simon Johnson also of MIT and James Robinson of Chicago University. “For studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” "Three well-known and widely read Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences, relevant to several fields. The book “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nobel-economics-prize - 2026-05-08
"When I was a kid, I said tetra about all the juice drinks," says Roxanne Mae Targa when she talks about her first experience with Tetra Pak. Now she knows more. After completing her degree project, she is now employed by the company. As a student at Tetra Pak, she quickly felt like one in the group – an experience she shares with her classmates Nawapan Boonchum and Elif Tiryakioglu. How much did
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degree-project-students-appreciate-open-working-climate-tetra-pak - 2026-05-07
