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During the week beginning with December 4, all mailboxes will be migrated to a new e-mail service, Exchange online. The benefit of moving to Microsoft's online servers, instead of e-mails going through e-mail servers at Lund University, is that we get access to better monitoring and management systems for malicious e-mails. As a user, you will not notice any difference, except that the text ***SPA

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/better-handling-malicious-e-mails-upgrade-lus-central-e-mail-service - 2026-05-13

The role of a research administrator can look very different. For Lisette Jelivi, the focus is more on administration and less on finances. "I really enjoy my work, it's incredibly varied," she says. What does a research administrator do? "I support researchers, heads of divisions and the 74 doctoral students in "my" departments. It can be anything from handling incoming invoices in Lupin, study a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/25-dissertations-four-years-its-fantastic-be-involved - 2026-05-13

Would you like to become a mentor for a foreign academic for four months – apply to Jobbsprånget’s internship programme. Application period: 16 December–16 January. We welcome all our Jobbsprånget participants to the Faculty of Medicine and thank our supervisors for their contribution!Read previous articlesNicole van Der Burg on being a mentor:“The internship programme Jobbsprånget was just the ki

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/become-mentor-jobbspranget-participant - 2026-05-13

Welcome to a conversation with experts approaching food from different disciplinary perspectives, mingle & snacks. December 7, no registration. In the panel, from Medfak:Marju Orho-Melander, Professor of genetic epidemiology. Her research deals with the role of diet, the gut microbiota, and human genetic variation in prevention of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.Read more about

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-friends-we-are-what-we-eat-perspectives-medicine-technology-and-culture - 2026-05-13

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The Dean looked back over the past year, including the inauguration of Forum Medicum, information about undergraduate and postgraduate education, infrastructures, recruitment, and our international activities in 2023. Other information and discussion points concerned the appointment of two new working groups with the task of reviewing

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-6-december-2023 - 2026-05-13

The goal is to pay out the new salaries in February and March. For members of Saco-S or unorganized, the goal is to pay the new salaries in February. For members of OFR/S and Seko, the new salaries are planned to be paid in March. If you are a member of Saco-S, or are unorganised, you must have been offered a so-called salary-setting discussion with your manager. At the Faculty of Medicine, the sa

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/your-new-salary-its-way - 2026-05-13

An interdisciplinary team in medicine and technology took the help of LU innovation to concretize and commercialize their idea for better stroke diagnostics. "Talk about your idea already when you are at an early stage of the process, because if you then publish the results, it may be too late to get help", advises one of the award winners, the faculty's Isabel Gonçalves. Together, the researchers

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/interdisciplinary-ambition-became-prized-innovation - 2026-05-13

We welcome all our employees to join our digital Morning meeting with the Faculty. Join up ´til starting time. At the December meeting Dean Kristina Åkesson will give us an update about current topics at the faculty and university and reflect on her time as dean, as this will be her last morning meeting in this role. NOTE: This meeting will be held in Swedish.These are recurring monthly meetings w

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/join-kristinas-last-morning-meeting-faculty - 2026-05-13

If the university's information security fails, it can have major consequences. Therefore - take a course (LUISA) on safer information management. In order to carry out your work and duties as an employee, researcher or student, you both produce and have access to large amounts of information and data necessary for your particular role. It needs to be correct and accessible whenever you need it. I

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/important-course-about-information-security - 2026-05-13

A connection between ORCID and LUCRIS also means that every time you post a publication in LUCRIS, your ORCID profile is automatically updated. As an LU researcher, you can connect your ORCID id and your LUCRIS profile. By having your ORCID ID on your profile in the Research Portal, you ensure that visitors such as external funders can ensure that you are you. Using ORCID in all parts of the publi

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/connect-orcid-id-lucris-profile-affects-lus-ranking - 2026-05-13

Lucia brings lit candles when it's at its darkest. Today, she and her white-clad entourage walked into CRC and Forum Medicum. The modern Lucia celebration is considered to have started in the 1920s in Stockholm, with a public procession organized by a newspaper.Lucia's origins: as a saint in Sicily, via German 18th century tradition to today, December 13, 2023, when she is now apparently housed am

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lucia-thawed-frosty-morning-faculty-medicine-and-it-was-beautiful-and-funny - 2026-05-13

The reception desks at the Faculty are closed on December 29-30. Intramed is taking a Christmas break. Our reception desks in Malmö and Lund will be closed on December 29 and 30. Students and employees have their own access to the buildings during the holiday. The reception desks will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. as usual on all working days.And here's something to think about so you can re

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/intramed-hibernates-reception-opening-hours-things-keep-mind - 2026-05-13

Sociologist Mikael Klintman warns that some apps meant to reduce anxiety might actually increase it. In The Conversation, he explains how constant alerts and dramatic messages can make users more stressed, not less. In his book 'Framing – The Social Art of Influence', Mikael Klintman asks which kinds of signalling strike a chord with different audiences in particular situations like advertising an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/stress-apps-can-make-you-more-anxious-research-shows-how-deal-it - 2026-05-13

The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewa

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/meet-new-head-department - 2026-05-13

Artificial intelligence powers everything from facial recognition to self-driving cars, but what does it really take to teach a computer to “see”? Isak Engdahl, who recently defended his doctoral thesis at Lund University, takes us inside the labs where computer vision systems are built, and reveals the human work behind the technology. On Friday 28 November, Isak Engdahl successfully defended his

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-how-scientists-teach-computers-see - 2026-05-13

How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an animated film. Theoretical starting pointThe article on which the film is based analyses how boundaries between religion and secularism are constructed and maintained in contemporary Sweden. The study takes its starting poin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-becomes-animated-film-theory-and-method-moving-images - 2026-05-13

A new doctoral thesis in social anthropology sheds light on how Swedish men who pay for sex try to understand and justify their actions in a society where both legislation and public morality strongly condemn them. By examining their narratives, the research reveals how stigma, secrecy and ethical negotiations shape their everyday lives. In her dissertation, “In My Secret Life: Stigma, Moral Work,

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-deepens-understanding-morality-and-norms-surrounding-paid-sex - 2026-05-13

The Darknet is often described as criminal, lawless and in need of external control. New research by sociologist Tove Westberg, however, shows that cryptoforums on the Darknet function as complex social communities, shaped by norms, trust and informal social control. Today, Friday 10 April 2026, Tove Westberg marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in sociology at Lund University. The

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/beyond-common-misconceptions-new-research-sheds-light-darknet - 2026-05-13

The Department of Sociology is contributing to a strategic research area on crime prevention. The initiative strengthens research on children’s vulnerability, drug markets, and new technologies, including AI. The Swedish Research Council has identified Practice-oriented professional research on crime as a national strategic research area and has proposed funding for the initiative Building Resilie

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociological-research-part-national-initiative-combat-crime - 2026-05-13

On Monday, the Departments of Sociology and Psychology in Lund welcomed eight psychologists and university teachers from Ukraine. The visit centred on issues of mental recovery after work in war‑affected areas and included exchanges on research, academic practice and professional collaboration. Recovery and international exchangeThe visit to Lund University was part of a non-profit initiative for

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/ukrainian-psychologists-and-university-teachers-visit-lund-university - 2026-05-13