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A new study have identified which blood tests are best at detecting Alzheimer’s disease during the earliest stages, and also another blood test that is optimal for detecting relevant treatment effects. These findings will speed up the development of new therapies that can slow down the disease progression. The article was originally published as a press release from the Sahlgrenska Academy, Univer

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/optimal-blood-tests-development-new-therapies-alzheimers-disease - 2025-10-11

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-ranked-lusem-shines-latest-world-university-rankings - 2025-10-11

Today two separate batches of available housing were published, one for September and one for remaining accommodations in late August. Please note that response deadlines for August rooms will be very short. Two batchesToday (19 August), the fifth batch of available housing for August 2024 was published, as well as the first batch of housing available from September. These batches have different d

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/september-and-late-august-batches-published - 2025-10-11

Hållbarhetsveckan är ett årligt event där Lunds universitet och Lunds kommun bjuder in till en vecka med aktiviteter kring hållbarhet! Det är en vecka med diskussion och aktion, allvarliga frågeställningar och hoppfulla framtidsvisioner. På Pufendorfinstitutet arrangeras en rad spännande evenemang under veckan. Alla öppna för allmänheten. Nedan kan du läsa mer om några av de spännande aktiviteter

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/pufendorfinstitutet-pa-hallbarhetsveckan-2023 - 2025-10-11

I november invigdes Samhällsveten­skapliga fakultetens – och hela universitetets – nya metodcentrum. – Det här projektet har blivit så otroligt positivt mottaget, säger Åsa Lundqvist, professor i sociologi som har lett satsningen. Det var i kölvattnet av RQ20, den återkommande stora genomlysningen av universitetets forskning, som ett samhällsvetenskapligt metodcentrum började ta form. Åsa Lundqvis

https://www.lu.se/artikel/samhallsvetare-startar-nytt-metodcentrum-alla - 2025-10-12

Lennart Olsson, professor at LUCSUS, has been appointed Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) for the chapter on land degradation in a special IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) about Climate Change and Land.He is one of 104 researchers selected by the IPCC to take part in the work with the report - which will be completed in 2019. In total, the IPCC received 640 nominations from mem

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-professor-lennart-olsson-appointed-coordinating-lead-author-special-ipcc-report - 2025-10-11

In September, two new PhD candidates joined the IIIEE, Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska. They are both part of the project Urban Sharing: From Excess Economy to Access Economy. We asked them five quick questions:1. How and why did the two of you become PhDs student at the IIIEE?Both Lucie and Steven are graduates of the Master’s programme in Environmental Management and Policy at the IIIEE (Batch 2

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-new-phd-candidates-have-joined-iiiee - 2025-10-11

The Administrative Prize is awarded annually for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed to the University’s development, or for extraordinary service and efficiency. The recipients of the 2020 prize are research funding adviser Sophie Hydén Picasso at the Division of Research, Collaboration and Innovation (Central Administration), and study adviser and ass

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recipients-lund-university-administrative-prize - 2025-10-11

“Better communication between different waste actors is paramount”. LUCSUS researchers present policy brief on how to address challenges linked to urban solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya. The collection and handling of municipal solid waste pose a significant challenge in urban Kisumu. The demand for more sustainable waste handling and treatment strategies in the city has become more acute b

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/four-ways-address-challenges-urban-solid-waste-new-policy-brief-developed-city-kisumu-kenya - 2025-10-11

The annual report, which summarises the University’s activities for the previous year, has now been completed. It is produced every year and provides documentation for the Government and the Swedish National Audit Office. The 118-page report contains a comprehensive summation with figures and statements concerning tasks and attainment of goals. The annual report shows that good economic growth has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summing-2022 - 2025-10-12

With his cycling helmet perched on his head, he rushes in like a whirlwind, fires off monosyllabic replies to emails and then asks thoughtful questions during meetings while simultaneously managing to work away on his computer. For Henrik Smith, life moves at a hundred miles an hour. But he is also a lauded professor with an awful lot to do. Henrik Smith, you see, wants to save the world. Has he g

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-visionary-who-never-slows-down - 2025-10-11

Ceremonies have a certain power that speaks more to the emotions than to the intellect. This is the opinion of the newly inaugurated vice-chancellor Erik Renström, who sees the value in academic traditions. In his management team, however, new winds are blowing, bringing with them the values of “integrity” and “character” and a pro vice-chancellor who is specially tasked with working on these aspe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integrity-and-character - 2025-10-11

Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor. Medicin, mat och hälsaInfektioner, bakterier och virus Infektionssjukdomar, bakterier, virus, vaccinationer, antibiotikaresistens, sepsis. Per Björkman, professor i infektionsmedicin, Lunds universitet, överläkare SUS, 0768-111978, per.bjorkm

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2018-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2025-10-11

Att sova mycket på natten och att ta långa tupplurar på dagen kan vara kopplat till sämre kognitiva förmågor visar ny forskning där 5631 deltagare medverkat från fem olika nordiska studier från ”the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research” (NEAR)*.(Overton et al., 2023) Människan sover nästan en tredjedel av livet och sömnen är en grundläggande faktor för vår hälsa och välbefinnande. Förekoms

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-visar-att-langa-tupplurar-pa-dagtid-associeras-med-samre-kognition-hos-aldre - 2025-10-11

Oskar Hansson, professor i neurologi vid Lunds universitet, har utsetts till mottagare av Torsten Söderbergs Akademiprofessur i medicin, för sin banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Motivering:för banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar, med relevans för tidig diagnostik, prognosbedömning och utveckling av nya behandlingar.Oskar H

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-tilldelas-torsten-soderbergs-akademiprofessur-i-medicin - 2025-10-11

The harp is traditionally seen as a delicate, classical instrument, but Eleonora Pennino – student at Malmö Academy of Music – has managed to transform it into a powerful jazz voice, proving it can swing, groove, and improvise with the best. Eleonora, originally from Italy, has been captivated by music since childhood. Growing up in a household filled with the sounds of her mother playing piano an

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/eleonora-pennino-and-harp-classical-roots-jazz-innovation - 2025-10-11

The harp is traditionally seen as a delicate, classical instrument, but Eleonora Pennino – student at Malmö Academy of Music – has managed to transform it into a powerful jazz voice, proving it can swing, groove, and improvise with the best. Eleonora, originally from Italy, has been captivated by music since childhood. Growing up in a household filled with the sounds of her mother playing piano an

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/eleonora-pennino-and-harp-classical-roots-jazz-innovation - 2025-10-11

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fragor-och-svar-om-sockerstudie-fran-lunds-universitet - 2025-10-12

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fragor-och-svar-om-sockerstudie-fran-lunds-universitet - 2025-10-12

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse har anslagit över 131 miljoner kronor till fyra olika forskningsprojekt vid Lunds universitet. Projekten bedöms hålla högsta internationella klass med möjlighet till framtida vetenskapliga genombrott. – Projektanslagen är den största årliga satsningen som Stiftelsen gör om man ser till anslagsbeloppet. Anslagen går till excellent, fri forskning i Sverige. Vi vi

https://www.lu.se/artikel/131-miljoner-kronor-forskning-av-hogsta-internationella-klass - 2025-10-12