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Ethnologist Susanne Lundin’s research is ultimately about life and death and how people relate to the inevitable. What are people willing to do to delay the end briefly? Is there a limit beyond which someone ceases to be human? Susanne Lundin is a professor at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences and has conducted interdisciplinary research with medics for 30 years. Today, she is a sought-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-research-concerns-our-deepest-fears - 2026-10-06

Mer än varannan tonårsflicka blödde rikligt och 40 procent hade järnbrist. Forskningen som är ledd från Lunds universitet visar även att ett enkelt formulär kan användas för att upptäcka unga tonårsflickor med riklig mens som löper ökad risk. Så många som hälften av tonårsflickorna i studien som publiceras i PLOS One hade rikliga menstruationer, och fyra av tio hade järnbrist. Studien genomfördes

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/riklig-mens-vanlig-hos-tonarsflickor-formular-avslojar-risk-jarnbrist - 2026-10-06

Karin Aggestam has contributed to Riksbankens Jubileumsfond’s Yearbook 2025 on Israel, Palestine and just peace (in Swedish, soon out in English as well). A book launch was held at Kulturhuset in Stockholm 26 April with Stadsteatern Studio Rättvisa - naturen, censuren och straffetRead more here: https://view.publitas.com/riksbankens-jubileumsfond/rj2025_rattvisa_aggestam_978-91-7655-012-0/page/1RJ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-israel-palestine-and-just-peace - 2026-10-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Antiinflammatoriska livsmedel kan minska risken för typ 2 diabetes och hjärt-kärlsjukdom. På köpet förbättrades minnet hos de deltagarna som under fyra veckor åt en specialkomponerad kost med bland annat fet fisk, blåbär och mandel. – Resultaten är över förväntan. Jag vill påstå att det inte finns någon tidigare stu

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/kostportfolj-skarper-minnet-och-minskar-diabetesrisken - 2026-10-05

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES newsletter here.CMES is pleased to announce a new Call for Project Proposals. We will fund 1–2 new research projects running from 2026 to 2029.  This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative research within Middle Eastern studies in a dynamic, interdiscipli

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-56 - 2026-10-05

Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-10-05

Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.science.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-10-05

Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-10-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. OUTREACH: Today, 26th April, Niklas Altermark will participate in the parliamentary hearing on personal assistance. Also participating are representatives of the disability movement, other researchers from a variety of disciplines and a number of people heavily involved when personal assistance was introduced. The pur

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/altermark-parliamentary-seminar-personal-assistance - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén will give several talks on HD and genetic testing at HD Education Day on November 26. The Education Day is an online event, sponsored by the National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden. This day will be followed by a session two weeks later, where Åsa Petersén, Håkan Widner, Carina Hvalstedt and Katari

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-several-talks-hd - 2026-10-05

Starting on August 26, anyone with a voting card can vote early in elections for the Riksdag, municipal councils, and regional councils. You can vote early at some of the university's locations in Lund. Election day is 13 September 2026. Advance voting takes place from 26 August right up to election day, and there are 16 advance voting stations in Lund.Three of the premises are situated in or near

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-voting-universitys-premises - 2026-10-06

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-honorary-doctors-2023 - 2026-10-06

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Akut myeloisk leukemi (AML) är en av de vanligaste formerna av blodcancer hos vuxna och är associerad med låg överlevnad. I Sverige insjuknar runt 350 personer årligen i denna aggressiva sjukdom som leder till att den normala blodbildningen hämmas. Nu har en forskargrupp vid Lunds universitet identifierat en av de g

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nyckelgen-i-leukemi-hittad - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the time of the atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s, the level of carbon-14 in the atmosphere increased dramatically. Now researchers from Lund University have developed a method for measuring the carbon-14 content in atherosclerotic plaques in patients. The measurements reveal how old and da

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nuclear-weapons-tests-provide-information-dangerous-atherosclerosis-plaque - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Patients who have been so ill they have needed intensive care often have a long recovery ahead of them – both physically and mentally. The problems that can develop include unpleasant memories of nightmares and hallucinations. Previous favourite foods can suddenly taste awful. Many intensive care patients recover well

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/after-covid-19-important-intensive-care-patients-are-followed - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carl Antonson, a PhD and specialist in general medicine at Lund University receives 1 066 000 SEK from AFA Insurance to investigate why construction workers decline medical examinations of injuries caused from working with vibrating tools. Working with vibrating tools can cause nerve and vascular damage to the hands a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/afa-insurance-awards-grant-investigate-examination-vibration-injuries-construction-industry - 2026-10-05

Lund University is offering three tenure track positions (Assistant Professors) in the field of Immunotherapy. Two of the positions are available within the CREATE Health research environment. Through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, an attractive start-up package is prepared for excellent international candidates who would like to start their long-term academic careers. The se

https://www.createhealth.lth.se/article/three-tenure-track-positions-available-within-immunotherapy - 2026-10-05

LUCC is growing and currently 3 tenure track positions are available at our research environment. Three Assistant Professors in the field of Immunotherapy will be hired in the following months through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. An attractive start-up package is prepared for excellent international candidates who would like to start their long-term academic careers. The se

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/three-tenure-track-positions-available-within-immunotherapy - 2026-10-05

A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led - 2026-10-05

A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-sweden - 2026-10-05