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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first round of applications for strategic funding to develop commissioned education closed on Thursday 14 May. “We are very satisfied with the large number of submitted applications, especially in the prevailing Covid-19 situation. The great interest in the call for applications shows that there is an increased am
The glymphatic system, which helps clear waste products from the brain, was discovered about a decade ago. Nicholas Bèchet’s project shines light on how it works in Alzheimer’s disease. On June 17, he defends his PhD thesis supervised by Iben Lundgaard at MultiPark. Here, he tells about his discoveries and why we should not compromise on our sleep. Tell us about your research! The glymphatic syste
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/glymphatic-system-phd-interview-nicholas-bechet - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alicia N'Guetta is a PhD student working across two LUCSUS projects, MaCoBios and DICE. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation, livelihood, loss and damage, and gender in Martinique, an overseas department of France situated in the Caribbean Sea. Using a gender lens, she will explore how climate change impa
Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins go wrong in the body. If a research field were to be evaluated based on the number of Nobel Prizes it has been
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2026-06-28
On 16 June, Jörgen Hettne assumed his position as a judge at the General Court in Luxembourg. The General Court is part of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is the EU’s judicial authority. We would like to extend our warm congratulations to our colleague Jörgen Hettne, who has been appointed as a judge at the General Court of the European Union. In Luxembourg, he succeeds Fredrik S
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/jorgen-hettne-appointed-judge-general-court - 2026-06-27
”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 - 2026-06-27
Lund University School of Economics and Management secures a spot on the Financial Times Master’s in Management 2020 ranking. For the first time, the Master’s in International Strategic Management ranks number 73, in fierce global competition. The Master’s in International Strategic Management was launched in 2016, and is based on a long tradition of education and research in strategic management.
Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's q
https://www.iac.lu.se/article/bertrand-chavarria-aldrete - 2026-06-27
With a background in economics and law and extensive experience in financial and administrative management, Gisela Caesar today is the Administrative Manager for the CGB office. Going forward she has taken on the job to bring together different work cultures in the new organisation, as the new Administrative Manager for MGeo. How would you briefly describe your background and yourself as a person?
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/internal/article/meet-gisela-caesar-new-administrative-manager-mgeo - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A prize worth SEK 1 million for outstanding and groundbreaking research, and a full day dedicated to popular science and interdisciplinary lectures in economics. This is the result of the generous donation from the Jan and Åsa Söderberg family to the School of Economics and Management at Lund University, Sweden. “For
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-international-prize-lund-university-school-economics-and-management - 2026-06-27
Lund University is strengthening its work in retail and logistics at Campus Helsingborg, under the name REAL – Centre for Retail and Logistics. The centre focuses on sustainability, digitalisation and changes in the workplace – the major challenges facing the retail and logistics sectors. Lund University and the City of Helsingborg are each contributing 4 million kronor towards the centre’s launch
https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/real-initiative-meet-challenges-future-retail-and-logistics - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ...Henrik Hagelin, physical geographer who was awarded ’Innovationspriset 2019’, in the category for students, by Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne bank, for his wildfire spread modelling tool. Why were you awarded the Innovationspriset 2019?I am developing a modelling system called WISE-FASS (Wildfire Spread Estim
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/hello-there - 2026-06-27
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. … alumn från Lunds universitet som i början av april tillträdde som chef vid Big Data Institute i Oxford! Tack! Jag är väldigt laddad för detta, säger Cecilia Lindgren. Rollen som chef på Big Data Institute (BDI) beskriver hon som ett nytt kapitel men med något som hon är starkt rotad i. Ända sedan hon doktorerade v
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/grattis-cecilia-lindgren - 2026-06-27
On Friday 25 October, Daniel Karlsson successfully defended his thesis "At least I have this freedom: Subjectivity and self-precarization among digital freelancers in the Swedish cultural industries" and is now a doctor of sociology. The thesis highlights digital cultural workers' own practices and stories about how they both identify with their work and struggle with its challenges. Daniel Karlss
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/daniel-karlsson-doctor-sociology-after-defending-his-thesis-digital-freelancers - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Malin Åkerström has, together with Erika Andersson Cederholm, published the article ”With a little help from my friends: relational work in leisure-related enterprising” in ”The Sociological Review” on Swedish lifestyle entrepreneurs, analyzing the indistinct boundaries between formal and informal economic exchanges.
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/malin-akerstrom-swedish-lifestyle-entrepreneurs - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The fight against COVID-19 continues. In Lund, researchers have been awarded a large Vinnova grant to identify a compound that could be used to prevent viral infection, and thus save lives. The project is a co-operation between preclinical, clinical researchers and a company, an efficient way for creating synergies in
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The fight against COVID-19 continues. In Lund, researchers have been awarded a large Vinnova grant to identify a compound that could be used to prevent viral infection, and thus save lives. The project is a co-operation between preclinical, clinical researchers and a company, an efficient way for creating synergies in
For the next four years, Camilla Davids from Namibia will share her time between Lund and Cape Town thanks to the "Double PhD-programme”. With the guidance of supervisors Gabriela Godaly and Reto Guler, Davids will focus on a project on alternative treatment methods for tuberculosis, an important research area at a time when antibiotic resistance is on the rise globally. When the call for seeding
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/camilla-davids-shares-her-time-between-lund-and-cape-town - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a tumour, cancer cells grow and multiply in an uncontrolled manner. However, the cancer cells also need help from other, normal cells for the tumour to develop. This network of ‘helper cells’ is the focus of Kristian Pietras’ research. Two years ago, Kristian Pietras left Karolinska Institutet for Lund, attracted b
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/charting-how-normal-cells-help-cancer-cells - 2026-06-27
