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Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have completely changed the landscape of stem cell research. Since its establishment as a strategic research centre, the Lund Stem Cell Center has become one of the strongest

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2026-06-08

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 - 2026-06-08

Two-year-old Arvid will soon undergo his third heart operation. This time, the procedure will be safer and quicker, due to a new simulation method that researchers have developed for children with heart disease. It is Monday afternoon in Ward 67 at Skåne University Hospital and in one of the rooms, two-year-old Arvid is having his heart checked. A cartoon is playing on the TV above the hospital be

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tragic-loss-led-research-project - 2026-06-08

Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many funding bodies require faculties and departments to co-fund research projects, something that is becoming a major financial challenge for the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and others. “Of course there is a limit to what we can do,” says Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences. Re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2026-06-08

It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at that time,” he says. “But now it turns out that Medicon Village is a great success and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2026-06-08

How long does it take to comfort someone? Does an egg need to be fried rather than boiled? LUM invited home care researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) for a conversation. They are meeting for the first time; their discussions cover stress, responsibility and participation. Their common goal is better home care, but they approach the issue from different pe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-persons-workplace-anothers-home - 2026-06-08

Everyone is familiar with the frustration that comes when otherwise excellent mobile phone reception suddenly drops out. The moment when all mobile communication becomes impossible. But why does this happen and what is really behind the numbers 3G, 4G, 5G, and the 6G to come? Fredrik Tufvesson is a professor of Communications Engineering at LTH. He is in the midst of developing 6G technology for u

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/energy-efficiency-key-future-6g-technology - 2026-06-08

In just a few years, artificial intelligence has gone from horror film bogie man to a tool integrated into every phone and computer. From spell check to shopping recommendations – and now to allocating tasks at work and measuring performance. LUM met with organisational researcher Sverre Spoelstra to talk about algorithmic leadership. Your boss may not be an app, yet. But the idea is not as futuri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-boss-be-artificially-intelligent - 2026-06-08

When 1,200 researchers from 60 countries arrived at the end of July, it marked a milestone: the largest academic congress ever held in the city – and the most important event in the field of economic history worldwide. For one week, the World Economic History Congress (WEHC) transformed Lund into a hub for ideas, networking, and public engagement. “I was very nervous right up until Monday morning,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nerves-pride-lusem-made-history-lund-universitys-largest-congress - 2026-06-08

Cyberattacks against the University have sharply increased over the past two years. They mainly take the form of email attacks, known as phishing, which aim to penetrate and take over entire IT environments. The attacks often succeed. Lund University is no different from the crowd. Cyberattacks against higher education institutions and other public authorities, as well as against companies, have s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dramatic-increase-cyber-attacks-against-universities - 2026-06-07

Contained within Greenland’s millennia-old ice are the traces of gigantic solar storms. Geology professor Raimund Muscheler is now undertaking a major initiative to chart the storms back through time, to improve our knowledge of potentially dangerous solar flares. Our sun is currently in an active phase which is seeing an increased number of solar storms. During such events, particles from the sun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ice-stone-age-might-reveal-future-solar-storms - 2026-06-08

The next-door neighbour whose home you’ve never been inside. That was how Jason Diakité, also known as hip hop artist Timbuktu, felt about the University while growing up in Lund. Today, he feels differently – having been awarded an honorary doctorate and now taking his seat as one of LU’s external Cultural Council members. Inside the historic Old Bishop’s House, final preparations are underway fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/timbuktu-universitys-cultural-council-glimpse-under-bonnet - 2026-06-08

The date for the annual salary review is 1 October, and the new salary applies from this date. You will receive it retroactively when the University starts paying the new salaries. Discussions are ongoing between Saco-S and the University about the implementation of the new salaries. Lund University and Saco-S are in negotiations regarding the process for this year's salary review. The new salarie

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/years-salary-review-imminent-there-disagreement-between-saco-s-and-employer-about-arrangements-it - 2026-06-08

Trots banbrytande forskning når många cell- och genterapier inte hela vägen till patienterna. Forskare och kliniker i Lund presenterar nu en ny samarbetsmodell som ska korta ledtider och minska kostnader – med målet att ge fler tillgång till avancerade, potentiellt botande behandlingar. Detta är en gemensam nyhet från Lunds universitet och Skånes universitetssjukhus.I korthet:Varför lovande cell-

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-lundamodell-vill-korta-vagen-till-livraddande-cell-och-genterapier - 2026-06-06

Decentraliserade data, brottsbekämpande bakterier, hälsosammare mat: Tre forskningsprojekt från Lunds universitet har valts ut till Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademiens (IVA) 2026-lista, som lyfter fram svensk forskning med potential att gynna samhället. IVA:s lista, som tidigare i Sverige kallades ”100-listan” och publicerades årligen mellan 2019 och 2024, återkommer 2026 i en förnyad och mer s

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-projekt-fran-lunds-universitet-pa-ivas-2026-lista - 2026-06-06

Lundalektorn Joakim Zander blev jurist i Uppsala och doktor i Nederländerna, men författarskapet har han tagit med sig till Lund, hem­staden sedan drygt tio år. Den 31 juli har filmatiseringen av spännings­romanen ”Ett ärligt liv” premiär på Netflix. Där utgör Lund både skåde­plats och brottsplats för en juriststudents drömmar och vedermödor. Finkaffe vid Clemenstorget, övervuxna rabatter vid en b

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-perspektiv-pa-livet-som-lundastudent-i-farsk-film - 2026-06-06

Mineraler och metaller behövs för batterier, motorer och för elektrifieringen. Men var gruvor ska etableras och hur man ska hantera deras påverkan är komplicerat och svårlöst. Tre forskare reflekterar kring om mineralutvinningen kan bli hållbar. Jakten på mineraler skapar nya konflikter. När efterfrågan på metaller till batterier och motorer ökar uppstår debatt om var gruvor ska ligga och vilken p

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hallbar-mineralutvinning-svarknackt-not - 2026-06-06

Kan mode någonsin bli hållbart? Hur ställer vi om till miljösmart e-handel? Och vilken roll ska universiteten ha i framtidens samhälle? Det är några av de ämnen som diskuteras under forskningsfestivalen Our Future City den 7-10 juni på Campus Helsingborg. Evenemanget görs tillsammans med Helsingborgs Dagblad och FoU Helsingborg och sker under den stora stadsmässan H22. Our Future City kan enklast

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/hallbara-stader-och-samhallen-i-fokus-pa-ny-forskningsfestival - 2026-06-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För två år sedan startade POInT-studien i Sverige som ska undersöka om oralt insulin kan förhindra ett insjuknade i typ 1-diabetes. Nu har forskarna fullt fokus på att samla in och förbereda deltagarnas prover för analys. De första resultaten väntas först om några år. – Det ska bli spännande, säger Carina Törn, doce

https://www.gppad.lu.se/artikel/fullt-fokus-pa-proverna - 2026-06-07

Ett nydanande IVF-test och en metandetektiv – så ser några av framtidens innovationstjärnor ut vid Lunds universitet. Nu uppmärksammas de av universitetet och Sparbanken Skåne. Sedan starten 2017 har Priset för Framtidens innovationer uppmärksammat idéer som kan “förändra vår värld till det bättre”. I år delas sammanlagt 800 000 kronor ut från Sparbanken Skåne. Det tyngsta priset går i år till Yvo

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/innovativa-ideer-och-banbrytande-losningar-fran-lunds-universitet-prisas - 2026-06-07