Filtyp
Soon, it is that time of year again, where current Themes, our interdisciplinary research groups here at Pufendorf IAS, arrange a palette of events. The events are open for all and free admission - but you do need to register for them. Enjoy interdisciplinary research outreach at its best! Pufendorf Themes invite you to their "end-events"7 May Theme Greyzone Genomics which will take Pufendorf IAS
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/eventful-spring-awaits - 2026-04-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För drygt 40 år sedan satt Åke Lernmark, då nybliven medicinstudent, på ett extrajobb i ett laboratorium i Umeå och mätte blodsockret på möss. Sedan dess är han fast. - Ja, jag fångades direkt av forskningen, säger Åke Lernmark. Allt mer av hans tid slukades av forskningen, medicinstudierna allt mer en bisak som han
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/battre-chans-nagonsin-att-losa-diabetesgatan - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by research, but an extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has now contributed important clues. The study in question focuses on sucrose. Sucrose occurs natu
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/association-between-sugary-diet-and-coronary-artery-disease - 2026-04-29
On the 19th of November 2025, Marthe Nehl defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Infrastructuring independent cultural production: Empirical and conceptual explorations”. The thesis explores how cultural actors build and maintain infrastructures for independent cultural production today. A new doctoral thesis in Service studies from Lund University sheds light on the processes and practices of
The Lund University Programme for Global Excellence is the University’s largest international recruitment initiative to date, highlighting our commitment to world-leading research in strategically prioritised research areas. Our visiting professors will contribute part-time at the university for a minimum of two years and they hold full professorships at universities outside Sweden. Two of the vis
https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/visiting-professors-campus-helsingborg-2026 - 2026-04-29
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use. The most effective measure was applying a congestion charge, with the notable case of London, where city traffic dropped by 33% following the change. Most success stories involved both “carrots” to encourage sustainable mobility and “sticks” to restrict cars, according to the st
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/most-effective-ways-reducing-car-traffic - 2026-04-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Diabetes är en av våra snabbast växande sjukdomar, men ännu existerar inga kända botemedel. Nu ska forskare vid Uppsala universitet i ett internationellt samarbete försöka omprogrammera celler till insulinproduktion i syfte att vända förloppet vid typ 1-diabetes. Diabetes tillhör våra stora folksjukdomar. Exakt hur
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/omprogrammera-hudceller-till-insulinceller - 2026-04-29
En tvåstegsmetod för att skilja godartade äggstocksförändringar från elakartad äggstockscancer har nu validerats på nästan 5000 patienter. Med hjälp av ultraljud och matematiska modeller, får läkaren hjälp att dela in patienterna i olika riskgrupper med förslag på åtgärder beroende på riskgrupp och prognos. Detta är ett stort steg framåt mot optimal vård av patienter med äggstockstumörer. Studien
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/forbattrad-diagnostik-av-aggstockscancer - 2026-04-29
Medicinska fakultetens nya kunskapscentrum Forum Medicum har invigts med pompa och ståt. Medarbetare och studenter har under augusti intagit byggnaden och lokalerna har fyllts. Forum Medicum samlar universitetets hälsovetenskapliga och biomedicinska forskning och utbildning i ett kunskapscentrum mitt på Kunskapstråket, längs med Sölvegatan i direkt anslutning till universitetssjukhuset i Lund. Inv
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nu-ar-forum-medicum-invigt-och-befolkat - 2026-04-30
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Här ett referat från kongressen International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes i Göteborg. Olika forskare ger sin syn på om typ 2 diabetes hos unga människor. Rapportör är barnläkaren Frida Sundberg, Göteborg. Den israeliska barnläkaren Ram Weiss hade fått i uppdrag att sammanfatta kunskapsläget om riske
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ar-typ-2-diabetes-hos-ungdomar-dubbelt-sa-farligt - 2026-04-29
75 percent of all people with haemophilia around the world are left untreated, which causes a great deal of suffering and many severe disabilities. But it is possible to lead a healthy life. This is what the internationally known contract education Haemophilia – from diagnosis to therapy is about. Some 10 years ago, a discussion began outside of Sweden about the difficulty in recruiting physicians
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pioneering-course-decreases-suffering-people-haemophilia-around-world - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Zaal Kokaia, professor of neurology at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund and former chairman of Lund Stem Cell Center, is this year's winner of the Bengt Falck Prize in Neuroscience. He receives the award for his many years of research on stroke, presented to him by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Erik
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stroke-researcher-receives-bengt-falcks-award - 2026-04-29
Cultural and creative industries are steadily growing and driving regional development in Sweden. The CROCUS network at Campus Helsingborg wants to strengthen knowledge exchange for students and researchers as well as for those involved and interested in this sector. "The network's ability to quickly mobilise researchers means that when an opportunity arises, we can act immediately", says project
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A researcher who made invisible female labour visible and had her hypotheses that efficiency thinking in healthcare is neither good nor cheap confirmed when her own husband became ill. Rosmari Eliasson-Lappalainen is a pioneer in elderly research. Photo: Gunnar Menander You could say that Rosmari Eliasson-Lappalainen
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/efficiency-mindset-inappropriate-elderly-care - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ingegerd Wirehed has been appointed to the newly established position of information security coordinator at the University. The position is based at LDC, LU’s central unit for IT services. However, Ingegerd explains that information security it not purely an IT issue, but rather a strategic area for the entire organi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingegerd-wirehed-first-information-security-coordinator - 2026-04-29
New roles and working methods are now being gradually implemented together with the central administration as well as the faculties and departments. In parallel, the project is continuing to evaluate and define the design and technical aspects for the forthcoming joint education website at Lund University The aim of the new education website is to provide a better service to prospective students t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/project-unified-web-experience-education-entered-new-phase-autumn - 2026-04-30
According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that virtually all Swedish c
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2026-04-29
2022 fick världens länder ett ”Parisavtal för naturen”, det så kallade Kunming-Montréal-ramverket som förhandlades fram under toppmötet COP15 i Kanada. Nu är det snart dags för uppföljarmötet, COP16 i Cala i Colombia. Var befinner sig Sverige inför det och vilka policyprocesser pågår kring implementering av ramverket? Och var kommer forskningen in i det hela? Vi ställde några frågor till tjänstemä
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/spaningar-infor-cop16-i-colombia - 2026-04-29
After graduation from the master's programme in International Strategic Management (ISM) in 2021, Marc Leon started his career in the fast paced world of consultancy at Porsche Consulting in Hamburg, Germany. Today, he thrives in the role as senior consultant where he manages workflows, junior colleagues and advice clients in the life sciences sector. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marc-leon-willemsen-alumnus-international-strategic-management-2021 - 2026-04-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. 183 nya läkemedel mot diabetes är under utveckling i USA. De har kommit så långt att de testas på människor. Företagen ser den enorma marknaden och hoppas på stora vinster. Men vägen ända fram till apotekshyllan är lång, full av fallgropar och mycket dyr. Läkemedelsindustrins stora aktivitet inom diabetesområdet för
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/mangder-med-nya-diabetesmedel-vill-igenom-nalsogat - 2026-04-29
