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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Melissa Franklin is a guest professor from Harvard University who compares her environment at Fysicum with the tv-series Friends and Seinfeld. Here she shares her views on similarities and differences between the universities. When a colleague on my 3000 person experiment at CERN whom I didn’t know, Torsten Akesson, e
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/crossing-border-scania - 2026-07-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. CenCIP anordnar en gemensam ISF-workshop med Skövde Högskola med inriktning mot Kritiska Infrastrukturer. Joint ISF Workshop on Protection of Critical InfrastructuresStockholm, 7A Centralen, Vasagatan 7, 2018-10-16, 9:00-16:00Critical infrastructure such as the power grid, the traffic network, healthcare,water suppl
https://www.cencip.lu.se/artikel/joint-critical-infrastructure-workshop - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this form (https://goo.gl/forms/Q1WT1JvFqfJ88nKH3) you can sign up if you want to become a member of WINGS' steering group 2018-2019. All employed at the Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Science are welcome to join. In the steering group all faculties should be represented as equally as possible. If there are
https://www.wings.lu.se/article/are-you-interested-being-member-wings-steering-committee - 2026-07-05
When a new EU project focusing on gender equality and diversity in STEM got under way last autumn, Lund University was involved from the outset. Through the Department of Physics, Lund is participating in the Erasmus+ project GENERA COPA, which has received €400,000 in funding and brings together universities and research environments from across Europe. The project launched in September 2025 in c
https://www.science.lu.se/article/we-need-more-perspectives-physics-and-mathematics-lund-new-eu-project - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the wake of #metoo, thousands of women have dared to speak out about the sexual assaults and harassment they have been subjected to in the workplace. In the case of academics, this has been channelled through the call to action, “Akademiuppropet”, which started on Facebook. Lena Lindell is human resources consultan
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-scale-sexual-harassment-lu - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Amrita Ghosh, currently visiting researcher at SASNET, released her report "Fuzzy Borders and Postcolonial Forgotten Zones: The Case of Indo-Bangladeshi Enclaves" as part of a preliminary pilot project focusing on questions of identity and space across the complex Bengal borderlands. The full report is now availab
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-report-indo-bangladeshi-borderlands - 2026-07-05
Have you been thinking about a research problem perfect for an interdisciplinary research group to explore? Perhaps you think that it needs to be more mature in order to pursue funding? Look no further - here's your chance. Pufendorf IAS launches the yearly call for applications to start a Theme here at Lund University's beautiful incubator for new interdisciplinary research. Welcome to Pufendorf
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/launch-call-applications-start-theme-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies-8-september - 2026-07-05
Gender studies is not something to engage in. This is a common statement in eastern Europe, where there is major resistance and study programmes are under constant threat of closure. Now the Department of Sociology and the Department of Gender Studies in Lund are joining forces to support colleagues and programmes in the region. Particular focus is being placed on war-torn Ukraine. “It’s not just
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/supporting-controversial-studies-eastern-europe - 2026-07-06
Would you like to contribute to making Lund University more sustainable? Now is your chance to bring your idea to life through the Sustainability Fund’s testbed grant. 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 the Lund University is now opening the o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-idea-reality - 2026-07-06
Lund University can nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2025. The STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers the opportunity to spend the autumn semester at one of STINT’s thirteen partner institutions in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the USA.The programme aims to develop both indiv
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-2025 - 2026-07-06
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. T-cells, antibodies, and antigens. During the past year, we have learned a lot about our immune system through media. Most people agree that the immune system is crucial for our survival. But how does the immune system affect Parkinson’s disease; is it necessary to keep our brains healthy, or does it contribute to dis
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-our-immune-response-affect-risk-developing-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johan Richter's research has resulted in the successful development of gene therapy for the hereditary disease malignant infantile osteopetrosis. For the past few years, the research group has established a collaboration with an American biotech company and all the permits needed to start a clinical trial have now bee
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/successful-biotech-collaboration-brings-gene-therapy-project-clinic - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It was just before Christmas when the only Swedish-led archaeological project in Egypt, run by Maria Nilsson from Lund University, made the unique discovery. The research group found six statues dating back 3,400 years in two shrines by the sandstone quarry of Gebel el Silsila. The team was able to excavate two shrine
A new study from Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden indicates that potency-enhancing PDE5 inhibitor drugs have an anti-cancer potential with the ability to improve the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. PDE5 inhibitors include a few approved drugs in which sildenafil (Viagra) is the most well-known. The article is published in Nature Communications. “Available preclinical eviden
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/potency-enhancing-drugs-linked-decreased-risks-men-colorectal-cancer - 2026-07-05
Europe's largest respiratory society, ERS, has awarded its winners for 2021. By doing so the society wishes to recognise the achievements of leaders in the field of respiratory medicine. The Mid-Career Gold Medal in Asthma for 2021 went to EMV´s own Lena Uller, Professor in Immunology. It´s a very prestigious award! Warm congrats, Lena! – Thank you so much, I feel overwhelmed. Especially now afte
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/european-gold-medal-respiratory-medicine-awarded-professor-lund - 2026-07-05
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 - 2026-07-05
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 - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A – until now. A new study suggests that the vitamin improves the insulin producing β-cell´s function. The researchers initially discovered that insulin-producing beta-cells contain a large quantity of a cell surface receptor for vitamin A.“There are no unneces
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-vitamin-diabetes - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2026-07-05
Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease can be difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Now a new brain imaging method can show the spread of specific tau protein depositions, which are unique to cases with Alzheimer's. ‟The method works very well. I believe it will be applied clinically all over the world in only a few years”, says Oskar Hansson. Hansson is a professor of clinica
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-enables-accurate-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-05
