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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two universities within 20 km of each other will become a reality next year when the higher education institution in Malmö will receive full university status. What this will mean for Lund is unclear. Will the university in Malmö be a complement or a competitor? In Lund, the feeling is cautiously optimistic. Huset Ork
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/complement-or-competitor - 2026-05-05
Missiologist Mika Vähäkangas thinks that Scandinavians can be a little self-righteous. He says that he has become who he is in great part thanks to his research in Africa – there he learnt what he knows about compassion. Over nearly thirty years, he first carried out missionary work and then research, teaching and fieldwork in Africa on African Christianity. "It has always been Africa. My pare
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/africa-has-given-me-more-i-could-ever-give-back - 2026-05-05
Thursday 20 May Morten is giving a CMES Research Seminar on the topic: What is so Sectarian about Sectarian Politics? Identity Politics and Authoritarianism in a New Middle East. 1. How has sectarian politics been debated before, during and after the Arab Revolts? The public debate on sectarianism easily leaves the impression that this is a very recent issue emerging in the wake of the Arab rev
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/three-questions-morten-valbjorn - 2026-05-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under våren får forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande vid CASE fyra nya medarbetare. Biträdande forskare Magnus Zingmark, vid Umeå universitet, som också är anställd som forskare vid Östersunds kommun, är en av dem. – Jag ser fram mot att komma ner till Lund och träffa kollegor på plats, säger Magnus. Välkomm
https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/nya-medarbetare-pa-case-valkommen-magnus-zingmark-bitradande-forskare - 2026-05-05
The SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) is the is one of the latest research initiative funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation. Lund University has successfully recruited two DDLS Fellows starting now in the beginning of 2023. The practice of life science is continuously becoming more data-dependent. The amount and complexity of data is growing expo
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-wallenberg-national-program-data-driven-life-science - 2026-05-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En årlig donation om 3,5 miljoner kronor från Stiftelsen Ribbingska Sjukhemmets Minnesfond blev startskottet för en satsning på äldrevård och gerontologi vid Lunds universitet. Nu skänker stiftelsen ytterligare drygt 1,4 miljoner kronor i syfte att finansiera två doktorandanställningar inom stroke-området. Bland EU:
https://www.lu.se/artikel/ribbingska-stottar-forskningen-om-aldrevard-och-gerontologi-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-05-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tove Harnett är lektor vid Socialhögskolan i Lund. Hon har tillsammans med forskarkolleger från Lund och Linköping producerat en film där de argumenterar för förändringar i LSS-lagen så att även personer över 65 års ålder ska kunna beviljas assistans. Hur är den här filmen kopplad till er forskning?I projektet ”Kan
https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/aldrefaltet-kan-lara-sig-av-rattighetstankandet-i-handikappolitiken - 2026-05-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Pressmeddelande 6 oktober 2020 Tarmarnas bakterieflora, mikrobiotan, är förändrad hos personer med typ 2-diabetes. Nu visar en befolkningsstudie med stöd av bland annat Hjärt-Lungfonden att detsamma gäller vid förstadier till diabetes. Upptäckten öppnar för en mer individanpassad behandling. – Vår studie visar att u
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/tarmbakterier-visar-vagen-mot-battre-behandling-av-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-05-05
Näst efter klimatförändringarna, är förlusten av biologisk mångfald den största miljöutmaning som världen står inför. Förlusten av växt- och djurarter innebär också en förlust av de resurser som människan får av en fungerande natur. Vid Lunds universitet pågår ett projekt där man tittar på hur man arbetar med så kallad grön infrastruktur för att motverka dessa förluster. I dagens värld har många v
https://www.lu.se/artikel/gron-infrastruktur-att-planera-och-forma-en-fungerande-natur - 2026-05-06
An antibody that did not fulfil its purpose against the disease multiple sclerosis, MS, instead made its big break in cancer research and is now starring in southern Sweden’s largest licensing agreement in Life Science history. The “father” of the antibody is Professor Carl Borrebaeck. Carl Borrebaeck. Photo: Gunnar Menander It is one of the windiest days in late summer, and the wind is blowing es
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/successful-antibody-behind-billion-crown-life-science-deal - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Within 100 years, approximately half of the 6,000 languages in the world will become extinct. A window to the past is currently being opened in Lund, where you can listen to languages that are no longer spoken thanks to a special resource for digital language documentation. Niclas Burenhult. Every two weeks, a languag
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/language-collectors - 2026-05-05
A lab where you can “craft” new materials on the atomic level, bringing together cross-disciplinary scientists to produce nanomaterials and semiconductor components. A neighborhood with major research infrastructures, complementary to each other. And most important: an open environment where academia, industry, and society can meet and collaborate, finding solutions for a sustainable world. Intrig
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/making-it-big-nano-crafting - 2026-05-05
The idea behind procurement is to guarantee the right product or service at the right price. But what happens when public procurements are consciously structured to avoid appeals – or are simply discontinued early? Fredrik Tesch-Morawetz’s doctoral thesis in business law examines these issues and has been commended by the Lund University School of Economics and Management as the faculty’s best the
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sweden-needs-review-option-appealing-against-public-procurements - 2026-05-05
CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2026. Application CLOESED.Are you a Lund University student with an interest in the Middle East region? The Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies (CMES) offers internships in several projects during the spring semester of 2026.Who We AreCMES supports, coordinates and expands interdisciplinary research
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/come-work-us-student-internships-cmes-spring-2026 - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Entry phones can cause problems. For elderly people with a visual impairment or reduced mobility, getting into one’s flat can suddenly become a challenge. However, researchers can also experience problems. One person who knows is occupational therapist Elina Taurina, who has mapped environmental obstacles for elderly
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-elderly-research-exported-latvia - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BEAt-DKD (“Biomarker Enterprise to Attack Diabetic Kidney Disease”), a unique public private partnership funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), member companies from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the sta
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/beat-dkd-innovative-medicines-initiative-project-precision-medicine-dkd - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BEAt-DKD (“Biomarker Enterprise to Attack Diabetic Kidney Disease”), a unique public private partnership funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), member companies from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the sta
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/innovative-medicines-initiative-project-precision-medicine-dkd - 2026-05-05
Sustainability Week is an annual event where Lund University and the Lund Municipality invite you to participate in sustainability activities. It is a week full of discussions and lectures, serious issues and hopeful visions for the future. Here you can find all the events of the week with participants from the Centre for Environment and Climate Science. Monday 8 April - Friday 12 AprilSearching f
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/our-events-sustainability-week-lund-2024 - 2026-05-05
Betty Saenyi is in her last semester of her doctoral studies at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her PhD journey so far. Betty, why did you choose to pursue a doctoral education?“Funny enough, a PhD was never my dream. After my undergraduate studies, I worked in industry for quite a while and only decided to retur
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2026-05-06
Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-05-06
