Steering Committee - MDC/MPPProject descriptionMDC and MPP is an independent scientific project at Lund University that is jointly run by several research groups. MDC and MPP consist of databases and biobanks.A Steering Committee decides on and organizes the maintenance, expansion and extraction of data and samples. The work is coordinated by a chairman, but the project is based on joint decision-

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The research conducted with the help of the Malmö cohorts has generated significant results over the years. Malmö Preventive Medicine has been running since 1971, Malmö Cost Cancer since 1991 and Malmö Offspring Study since 2013. In the last 12 years, 2012-2024, approx. 1200 scientific articles have been published where data from the Malmö cohorts have been used. Here we list the scientific public

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Those who participate in the MOS study must undergo a number of examinations and make a diet registration. Information regarding this can be found in the Diet Registration Guide and the Portion Guide. Links to these can be found in the left menu. There is also a link to contact details and questions about diet registration. In the right-hand menu there is a link to a short film about how the diet

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Since it was started in 2013, the Malmö Offspring Study has collected large amounts of data. Here we report the scientific articles that have been published together with links to the articles. 2024Holm H, Kennbäck C, Laucyte-Cibulskiene A, Nilsson PM, Jujic A. The impact of prediabetes and diabetes on endothelial function in a large population-based cohort. Blood Press. 2024 Dec;33(1):2298309. Li

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All researchers are welcome to apply for the samples of data and biological material. Our policy is that MDC/MPP should be considered an open resource. Since 2006, we have received more than 1,300 applications. Less than 25 have been rejected. Of these, several have been too broad and not specific enough, have overlapped with other projects, or touched on method development where prospectively col

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Initially, MDC was financed by the Cancer Foundation and MPP by the healthcare system in Malmö. Until 2005, we were able to provide samples and data extractions free of charge. Today, however, our operations must be revenue-financed.Our biggest expense is personnel costs. We have a full-time data manager and a full-time project coordinator. In case of large extractions, we also have to take help f

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Three major cohorts in the Malmö Cohorts The Malmö Diet and Cancer CohortThe Malmö Preventive ProjectThe Malmö Offspring StudyMalmö Diet and Cancer, MDC, and Malmö Preventive Project, MPP, have together examined 50 000 Malmö residents. The examinations began in the 1970s and the re-examinations were completed in 2021. The Malmö Offspring Study started in 2013 and examines the children and grandchi

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12 May 2025 15:00 to 17:00 | Lecture/talk Extractivism has shaped the history of Latin America since colonial times. A vast body of evidence highlights the extensive and growing social and environmental violence, dispossession, and destruction that have accompanied extractive projects across diverse regions—from oil extraction, monoculture, mineral extraction to more recent forms of green extracti

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28 May 2025 13:15 to 15:00 | Seminar Belonging in a Burning World: diasporic thinking for our current moment ? A participatory and interactive conversation, exploring the possibilities for dialogue between literary and ecological studies, in a time of planetary crisis. Urszula Ulla Chowaniec, SOL and Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik, the Department of Human Geography.We would like to invite all of lit

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10 June 2025 13:15 to 16:00 | Seminar Seminar with Dr. Peter Kamstra, University of Melbourne and Nicklas Guldåker, Lund University (The Department of Human Geography). Research Insights and Collaborations Climate change and urbanization of floodplains are contributing to increasing flood risk internationally. This has prompted hydrologists to acknowledge the need to include social drivers of adap

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19 August 2025 15:00 to 17:00 | Lecture/talk This talk explores the role of decolonial and critical geographies of translation in shaping methodologies that center the body. I focus on the bilingual concept agua-cuerpo-territorio / water-body-territory to examine how bodily autonomy—both individual and collective—is articulated in relation to aquatic space. The talk positions this concept within h

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You can find our student office on the first floor of Geocentrum I (Sölvegatan 10). Contact:E-mail: expeditionen [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] sePhone: +46 46 222 17 59If you send us an email, please include course code or programme name (if applicable), your name and your civic registration number, so that we can process your request faster.Telephone hoursThursdays 13.00 - 15.00Wednesdays 09.00 - 12.00

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Different study paths We help you with problems and questions related to your studies at the department. You are welcome to contact us if you have questions about your studies at our department. Send your questions or book a time with your study advisor by email:for freestanding courses in Human Geography, Bachelor's in Politics and Economics, and GIS: expeditionen [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] se (expe

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If you are a new student Study mentors help you with study techniques and academic aspects. They can assist you in everything from discussions about scientific concepts to tips about how to prepare for an exam. Mentor meetings are complementary activities to your ordinary programme studies. The meetings are led by a "mentor", an experienced student who has successfully finished the relevant course

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Academic and pedagogical support Pedagogical support If you have medical conditions that can influence your academic performance (like ADHD, dyslexia etc.), you can get additional support from Lund University. Contact our Pedagogical Support to find out more about which kind of assistance you can get and how you apply for it. Note that you should have a certificate stating that your disability is

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Lund University has more than 680 partner universities in more than 50 countries all over the world. While you are an active student at our department, you have various opportunities to study abroad, partly through our department's and faculty's agreements, and partly through Lund University exchange agreements.

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Study abroad and widen your perspectives As a student at Lund Univesity, you have great opportunities to study abroad as an exchange student. The Faculty of Social Sciences encourages students to take this opportunity to get a degree with an international profile. Through the department If you are interested in studies abroad within the disciplines of Human Geography or Human Ecology, you can go o

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Find useful information about insurance through Lund University Incoming students As long as you are admitted to a course or programme at Lund university, you are covered by a student group insurance.   Student IN Terms and Conditions FAS+ Terms and Conditions STUDENT UT and STUDENT IN Claim Form Outgoing students If you are admitted for exchange studies at one of Lund University's partner univers

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The degree certificate is issued upon your request by the Degree Office once your studies are completed. Bachelor's degree If you started to study in Sweden after 2007, you must have exactly 180 credits in your Bachelor's degree. Your academic achievements on the courses that cannot be included in your Bachelor's degree can be documented in a course certificate that you download from your Student

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Guidance into the labour market The Lund University central career service offers a range of services including CV and covering letter review. Seminars on writing applications and CVs and preparing for interviews are held regularly in Swedish. Each semester there are one or more careers seminars in English. Full list of career services at Lund University Career guidance at the Faculty of Social Sc

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