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At the end of October Laura Duran Lozano successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis. Motivated by the idea of helping patients and families impacted by cancer, and as part of the EU CanFaster Program, she has spent the past four years working to identify predisposing genes for a type of bone marrow cancer known as Multiple Myeloma. In this interview, we learn how her collaborative research efforts hav
Jiao Dong defended her Ph.D. thesis on the 8th of February 2023. Inspired by the memory of patients she met during her time as a student studying oral surgery in China, she has spent the past four years researching a regenerative medicine strategy that can be used to repair the function of the salivary gland. In this interview, we learn more about her innovative research efforts, the inspiration b
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2026-05-29
Lund, Sweden – 4 March 2026The Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University hosted a lunch seminar bringing together researchers to examine the “Power of Silence” as an emerging research concept, treating silence not as an absence of meaning, but as a phenomenon that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. The session, held in connection with the EU-funded MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corrupti
There is now an updated platform for strategic work which will guide our initiatives between 2025 and 2027. This update is an important part of our efforts to remain relevant and competitive in a rapidly changing world. The world around us is becoming increasingly unpredictable and complex, and in order to meet the new challenges we must act more quickly and in new ways. The platform for strategic
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-platform-strategic-work-initiatives-international-impact - 2026-05-30
I took part in two interesting seminars a few weeks ago. The first was entitled “The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. The other seminar focused on how to apply for and obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The seminar on how to write and publish academic books commendably highlighted the importance of books in the conduc
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-interest-also-extends-swedish-phenomena - 2026-05-30
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of managers at the University who have consulted the Occupational Health Service for preventive purposes has risen during the pandemic. "It is easy to feel that you are losing control when things change quickly and you don't know exactly how your employees are coping at home", says Anne Link, head of the Oc
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-people-need-help-cope-working-home - 2026-05-29
Several high-profile science researchers with major grants will be retiring in the next few years. In order to secure growth, the faculty, led by vice dean Anders Tunlid, is now introducing a new type of associate senior lectureship with benefits that will attract early-career researchers from all over the world. After an intensive morning of meetings, Anders Tunlid, sporting a new haircut, welcom
https://www.science.lu.se/article/creating-scope-cutting-edge-research-international-impact - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How does digital technology affect our work situation? Could data collected to measure our performance lead to old-fashioned micromanagement? Should higher education take after healthcare with regard to the boundary between work and spare time? These are some of the questions discussed by researchers involved in the r
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-revolution-changes-work-environment - 2026-05-29
At the end of October 2022, the Swedish Medical Products Agency gave the go-ahead for a clinical trial of the stem cell-based therapy STEM-PD for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The cells, generated from embryonic stem cells, have been in development for several years and will now be transplanted into patients with Parkinson’s to replace nerve cells lost due to the disease. The clinical tria
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/nerve-cells-could-transform-treatment-parkinsons - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, fac
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2026-05-29
Dedicated to the power of role models in academia, LTH’s Lise Meitner seminar 15 October was jam-packed. With a main lecture by Automatic Control, followed by a panel discussion, the event was concluded by the Dean of LTH presenting the new Lise Meitner professors with diplomas. Role models In the lecture, LTH’s and Lund University’s first Nobel Laureate Anne L’Huillier is put forth as a prime exa
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/lise-meitner-seminar-role-models - 2026-05-29
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 - 2026-05-30
Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 perce
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2026-05-29
Soroor Mansouryar has been a LUSEM student for five years, first in the bachelor's programme in International Business and then in the master's programme in International Strategic Management. When she graduated in 2023 she felt ready to step into her dream job as a management consultant. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi Soroor! Can you share a bit about what you have been up to since
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/soroor-mansouryar-alumna-international-strategic-management-2023 - 2026-05-29
By integrating data from Inside Airbnb and other sources, students in the Master’s Programme in Information Systems create apps that support decision-making and provide actionable insights. We spoke with two student groups to learn more about the project. As part of the Master’s Programme in Information Systems, students enrolled in the mandatory course Business Intelligence are diving deep into t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/students-create-apps-integrating-data-airbnb-and-beyond - 2026-05-30
Two issues that have taken up a relatively large part of my time since I became pro vice-chancellor five years ago are the management of research data and IT security. Both were areas in which LU did not really live up to the expectations of a top 100 university. There are, naturally, many points of contact between the areas, and both require a larger element of university-wide solutions than what
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-05-29
The Faculty has recently established a research council as an advisory body to the Faculty Board and management. ”We hope to strengthen the quality and impact of our research", says Chair Jonas Larsson, Vice-Dean. A central part of a research council's work is external monitoring and analysis of the quality development of the Faculty's research. As an advisory body to the Faculty Board of Medicine
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/our-facultys-new-research-council-quality-development-and-impact-agenda - 2026-05-29
