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The strange space object ‘Oumuamua took the scientific community by storm nine years ago. In the wake of its passage close to our planet, many questions have been raised. Recently, an international initiative was launched to search for more visitors from other solar systems. One night in October 2017, a telescope in Hawaii is carrying out its routine task of scanning the night sky. The following d

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hunt-visitors-other-solar-systems - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-07-13

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

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/uncovering-genetic-risk-factors-multiple-myeloma-phd-interview-laura-duran-lozano - 2026-07-13

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

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bioengineering-and-cell-derived-strategies-salivary-gland-regeneration-phd-interview-jiao-dong - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-14

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 - 2026-07-13

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

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strengthened-it-security-and-better-support-research-data-two-crucial-steps-forward-tomorrows - 2026-07-14

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 - 2026-07-13

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Minyoung Kim, who will contribute to Korean Studies teaching and research at the Centre. NEST (Nordic–Lund Emerging Scholars Teaching Programme in Korean Studies) supports early-career Korea-focused scholars by providing opportunities to develop teaching experience and strengthen research networks across the Nordic region.Our first NEST Scholar has just arrived and

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/introducing-our-first-nest-scholar-dr-minyoung-kim - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn five master's students are doing their internship at the Sociology of Law Department in two different research projects. The Master's Programme in Sociology of Law, SASOL, is a multidisciplinary programme that is given here at the Sociology of Law Department in Lund. During the third semester (out of four)

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/interns-sociology-law-department-look-child-rights-and-working-life - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

A meeting at the kitchen table, with lots of coffee and snus. And a donation of SEK 250 million. That’s what happened when Ingvar Kamprad met LTH’s dean in 1998 to talk about the future of industrial design education at the University. The kitchen table belonged to the then dean of LTH Thomas Johannesson, who had invited the founder of IKEA to his house to discuss a collaboration between the desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingvar-kamprad-design-center-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

Our chief veterinarian, Anders Forslid, is retiring with mixed feelings, but sees new exciting opportunities opening up. We wish Anders a happy and sweater-free midsummer and many long and lovely summers after that. I saw your wobbly book stacks in your office. Are you packing? – Absolutely, but fortunately, over the years, my office has been moved around between different houses and premises eigh

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/charitable-and-german-challenges-soon-await-our-chief-veterinarian - 2026-07-13

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 - 2026-07-13

Working with people from many different backgrounds, cultures and nationalities is one of the biggest benefits from studying the bachelor's programme in Economy and Society, according to alumnus Felix Danielsson who graduated from the programme in 2023. As well as, doing something fun out of thesis writing, like collecting data in the Scottish lowlands. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.F

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/felix-danielsson-alumnus-bsc-economy-and-society-2023 - 2026-07-13