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The European Research Council makes a large investment in diabetes research. A project led by Professor Paul Franks at Lund University Diabetes Centre is to develop methods that can be used in the design of preventive treatment for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. - Through this project we will use functional genomics and epidemiology to identify novel molecular mechanisms that underlie

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/focus-personalized-treatment-type-2-diabetes-and-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-09-29

Social and economic factors have led to a dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and obesity around the world. In a review in Science, Mark McCarthy, professor at the University of Oxford, UK, and Paul Franks, professor at Lund University, Sweden, examine the knowledge of the actual causes and the interplay between genetics and lifestyle factors. By studying how our genes express themselves in response

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-and-obesity-what-do-we-really-know - 2025-09-29

There is a great need among the faculty's researchers for a good tool to transcribe audio and video files. The Department of Psychology has started to use such a tool that is both effective and within the current ethical rules. Faculty researchers are now being offered the opportunity to use the tool in autumn 2024. Within the framework of Lund University's e-infrastructure project, work is underw

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/temporary-offer-use-transcription-tool - 2025-09-29

Stay updated on what is happening within the organisation project this autumn. Revised project planThe organisation project will present a revised project plan to the Faculty Board in September. Among other things, the new plan clarifies how the project relates to education and research. The description of planned activities for the coming year has also been updated.The organisation project will r

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/september-news-organisation-project - 2025-09-29

In the event of a crisis, it is important that we can quickly reach all employees with information. Enter your mobile phone number in Passport so that the University can send you text messages if necessary in emergency situations. Follow these steps:Go to the account management portal PassportLog in as “User”Select “Verification of contact information”Follow the instructionsRead more about crisis

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/make-sure-we-can-reach-you - 2025-09-29

Over the summer, three articles from Lund University garnered record numbers of readers. An article by Inês Bramão and Mikael Johansson at the Department of Psychology is the most-read article from Lund University in years. The article, "The people we like can influence the connections our memory makes," was republished in a Greek journal, and it is these republications that help articles reach a

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/record-breaking-numbers-ines-and-mikaels-article-conversation - 2025-09-29

On 1 July, a pilot project for a new building supervisor organisation within the faculty started. The project, which will run until December 2025, will provide proposals for management and structure for a new building supervisor model for the faculty's departments in Lund. The background to the pilot project is a need for clarity and coordination regarding the physical work environment, fire prote

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-pilot-project-will-clarify-role-building-supervisors - 2025-09-29

On 19 September, the Faculty Board decided on a revised project plan for the project "Organisational development towards fewer and larger units at the Faculty of Social Sciences". In the new plan, the project's connection to education and research has been clarified, among other things.  The description of planned activities for the coming year has also been updated. – Since the organisation proje

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/revised-project-plan-organisation-project - 2025-09-29

Do you have research ideas or results that you would like to discuss with politicians or specific target groups together with researchers from other disciplines? If so, we can help you organise a dialogue meeting. Since 2023, Samtal i Lund has been organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences. It is a dialogue forum where researchers and specially invited people from outside academia meet to discus

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/samtal-i-lund-get-help-network-and-create-dialogue-about-your-research - 2025-09-29

The Land and Environment Court of Appeal does not hear the appeal against Lund Municipality's detailed plan for the Paradis area. The decision lets the Faculty of Social Sciences continue the project for a new social science centre in the block. Two years ago, the Lund Building Committee adopted a new detailed plan for the zone Paradis 51, where most of the Faculty of Social Sciences's campus is l

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/planning-social-science-centre-resumes-after-court-decision - 2025-09-29

In mid-June, LU Estates, LTH and the Faculty of Social Sciences decided to develop a comprehensive proposal for Campus Helsingborg's future premises. A project team is in place and will investigate how study places and environments for work, education and support functions should be socially and economically sustainable. The project group comprises representatives from the Faculty of Social Scienc

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-phase-development-campus-helsingborg - 2025-09-29

A coordinated IT organisation is now being introduced at the faculty. The background is, among other things, increased requirements for IT and information security. Reducing risks in IT and information security is a priority for Lund University. All operational managers have therefore been urged by the university management to implement a number of IT security-enhancing measures within their depar

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/joint-it-organisation-stricter-security-requirements - 2025-09-29

As a way of exploring the need of specific expertise within the area of computational social sciences, the Methods Centre has recruited two research engineers, Maria Lucchetta and Minahil Malik. Their role is to support the faculty's researchers who either have ongoing research projects that include relevant methods or are interested in expanding their method skills. Both Maria and Minahil are int

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-engineers-provide-support-computational-social-sciences - 2025-09-29

This autumn, the pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences” has been offered for the first time at Lund University. Ian Manners, who has been active in developing the course, talks about the course and how we can work to promote student-centered learning and teaching. You are involved in the new student-centered pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences”, which aims to im

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/ian-manners-implementing-active-learning-education - 2025-09-29

On 17 October, the Faculty Board decided to merge the Department of Gender Studies and the Department of Sociology. The merger will formally take place on 1 January 2025. The decision means that the Department of Gender Studies will be reorganized from being a separate department to becoming a division within the Department of Sociology, along with the divisions Sociology and Social Anthropology.

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/sociology-social-anthropology-and-gender-studies-form-new-joint-department - 2025-09-29

This autumn, teachers at the faculty can attend pedagogical workshops on Canvas and Inspera. Take this opportunity to develop and learn more about these platforms! The workshops are an initiative of the faculty's Education Council with the aim of increasing digital pedagogical competence. Become an expert on Canvas Canvas is the platform where you can gather and structure all information about you

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/pedagogical-workshops-teachers - 2025-09-29

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Ann-Sofie Zettergren has the role of data steward at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data ac

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2025-09-29

The renovation project for Gamla kirurgen is entering the fourth stage of the construction process as architects produce a more detailed design. If all goes according to plan, the fifth renovation in the building's history will begin in 2026. Two years ago, the project to establish a social science centre paused, awaiting the Land and Environment Courts' consideration of an appeal against Lund Mun

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/renewal-gamla-kirurgen-enters-new-phase - 2025-09-29

The Social Sciences Faculty Office will soon have a new division; the International Office. The division will be responsible for planning and coordinating international student exchange and faculty-wide international programmes and courses at first, second and third cycle levels.  The staff at the International Office will also administer the inter-faculty agreements with partner universities worl

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-international-office-faculty - 2025-09-29

New and revised education information is now available on the faculty's internal website. The information is aimed at both those who teach and those who plan and administer education. The purpose of the new pages is to gather faculty-wide information related to educational issues. You will find, among other things, the faculty's regulations, support in the process of writing course and programme s

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-internal-web-pages-supporting-first-and-second-cycle-education - 2025-09-29