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LUND SPRING SYMPOSIUM – When Katherine A. High began working with gene therapy, the field was new, promising – and riddled with uncertainty. Three decades later, she is a visiting professor at The Rockefeller University, CEO of RhyGaze AG, and former President and Head of R&D at Spark Therapeutics. Her research has led to life-changing treatments for patients with inherited diseases. But the road

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/rewriting-genetic-fate-katherine-high-and-rise-gene-therapy - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Hutu militia FDLR, who were behind the genocide in Rwanda, now live in eastern Congo, one of a number of rebel groups in the war-torn country. Social anthropologist Anna Hedlund has lived with the group and describes the systematic attacks on the Congolese population, as well as a hopeless situation in which the g

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/social-anthropologist-who-lived-perpetrators-genocide - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Hutu militia FDLR, who were behind the genocide in Rwanda, now live in eastern Congo, one of a number of rebel groups in the war-torn country. Lund University social anthropologist Anna Hedlund has lived with the group and describes the systematic attacks on the Congolese population, as well as a hopeless situatio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/exile-warriors-social-anthropological-study-about-violence-and-community-eastern-congo - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Refugee influx calls for a new university roleHow can Lund University respond to the call for action with regard to the ongoing refugee influx? Tareq Emtairah, back at the IIIEE after three years working on renewable energy in the Arab region, suggests a programme facilitating for refugee students and academics to con

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah - 2026-07-03

What happened to the generation that experienced the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia as young? How are their views different from those who were only small children and do not remember the expectations of more freedom and bread? Studies in focus groups representing both Generation Z and Millennials in the region give unexpected answers but still hold some optimism for further democratisation. Sarah

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2026-07-03

Wildfires and deforestation are spreading in the wake of an expanding cattle industry in the Amazon rainforest. Now, Jesica López is being recognised for her research, which has brought together politicians, landowners, farmers and Indigenous communities in an effort to halt this development. "We must understand that the Amazon is an ecosystem every human being on the planet depends on," she says.

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/jesica-lopez-honoured-her-fight-future-amazon - 2026-07-03

What happened to the generation that experienced the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia as young? How are their views different from those who were only small children and do not remember the expectations of more freedom and bread? Studies in focus groups representing both Generation Z and Millennials in the region give unexpected answers but still hold some optimism for further democratisation. Sarah

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2026-07-03

Burak Tunca is director of AI at the Department of Business Administration. He shares some insights into large language models and his work in this fairly new role. He is responsible for overseeing developments in the AI space and evaluating how teaching and research activities at the department can benefit from integration of those developments. “At the moment, we have two main questions: First,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/what-about-ai-burak - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Broke and depressed – that’s how doctoral students risk ending up if they don’t complete their studies in time. The Doctoral Student Ombudsman, Aleksandra Popvic, says supervisors and the University must take more responsibility for the structure of the thesis work, a view supported by a survey conducted by the Swedis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/stressed-doctoral-students-want-better-support-their-supervisors - 2026-07-03

The Conversation is an online news outlet written by researchers, working together with professional journalists. All content is published as open source and the website’s articles reach a total audience of 10 million readers – every month. Associate Professor Sverre Spoelstra is one of the LUSEM researchers who has chosen to write for The Conversation. The Conversation is an online news outlet wr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/sverre-spoelstra-how-researchers-reach-global-audience-conversation - 2026-07-03

Welcome to a one-day seminar in the series 'Conversations about art and science' aimed at employees and students from all parts of Lund University. This time, representatives of a number of Swedish higher education institutions have been invited, where art and culture have been highlighted in new contexts. In addition to providing an insight into how different universities have worked to include a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/165-place-art-and-culture-swedish-universities - 2026-07-03

Continuity in healthcare can improve health outcomes of patients by ensuring that patient-specific information is not lost in translation between providers, and by improving the appropriate follow-up care. Yet, little is known about how patients cope with the sudden and permanent loss of a main provider in healthcare, such as a primary care practice. The findings in a new PhD thesis from Lund Univ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/closures-primary-care-practices-lead-reduction-doctor-visits - 2026-07-03

Covid-19 and the subsequent closure of universities around the world have meant that we all quickly had to learn how to teach remotely. Educators all over the world have gathered experiences and evaluated them, and talk about the present as a "new normal" where both teachers and students expect universities to take advantage of knowledge and skills acquired during the pandemic. Photo: Nicole Geri

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/using-video-teaching - 2026-07-03

Evaluate employees’ performance differently – it could be a route to achieving a more gender equal university. This according to Rebecca Selberg, associate professor of gender studies. “A better, more holistic perspective on career development is needed,” she says. It is clear that a lot has happened in the area of gender equality at Lund University since women were first allowed to study here 150

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rethink-employee-performance-and-improve-gender-equality - 2026-07-04

The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote environmental sustainability while also preventing common diseases such as type 2 diabetes. How do we know if the diet actually works? An international research team studied seven dietary scores and found that two of them were particularly good at evaluating adherence to the diet. Reliable diet scores are important when developing sustainable

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-guidelines - 2026-07-03

Martiné Wlosinska, medical doctor and PhD student, will be defending her thesis titled “Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. Complementary precision medicine” on the 26th of November. In this interview, Martiné tells us about the effect of aged garlic extract on progression of cardiovascular disease and the importance of treating patients on a personalized level. Can you tell us more about your PhD

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-martine-wlosinska - 2026-07-03

Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke therapy. “Communication between nerve cells in large parts of the brain changes after a stroke and we show that it can be partially restored with the treatment", says Tadeusz Wieloch, senior professor at Lund University who led

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-stroke - 2026-07-03

Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treatment is not without complications. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken another step forward by developing a refined method to create detailed and tissue-friendly bioelectronics. In a study published in Advanced Science

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2026-07-03

Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke therapy. “Communication between nerve cells in large parts of the brain changes after a stroke and we show that it can be partially restored with the treatment", says Tadeusz Wieloch, senior professor at Lund University who led

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-stroke - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it OK for a manager to email employees in the evenings and on weekends? More employers should have explicit rules about emailing outside working hours, according to Mikael Ottosson, who is researching the work environment within a project entitled “Going home already? Fluid working hours means freedom to some peopl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/should-employees-be-reachable-email-during-their-leisure-time - 2026-07-03