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A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer. In brief:Facts about the study: peer-r

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-system - 2026-07-21

The war in Gaza has caused conflict at universities in Sweden and abroad. Overcoming the differences between protestors and university managements and within groups of employees is likely to take time. We met with both Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor and protestors from the encampment in Lundagård. In this edition of LUM, they share their visions of how to move forward. We have also interviewed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-palestinagard-way-forward - 2026-07-22

Numerous studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person’s risk of dementia. A new study from one of MultiPark's research groups, published in Neurology, sheds new light on the impact of having a Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet includes a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish and healthy fats such as olive oil, and a low intake of dairy products, meats a

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-mediterranean-diet-really-decrease-your-risk-dementia - 2026-07-21

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-research-strategy-will-research-be-better-now - 2026-07-22

The University wants to improve its ability to recruit research talent from other countries. A working group has identified existing gaps and developed proposals to address them in order to increase recruitment. Other Swedish higher education institutions are more successful in nominating, recruiting and obtaining funding for international research talent in relation to Wallenberg Academy Fellows,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promise-employment-attract-foreign-research-talent - 2026-07-22

On 20 December, 2022 Kristijonas Zemaitis will defend his Ph.D. thesis. With the goal to improve the availability of human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for the treatment of patients with blood disorders, he has spent the past several years working to better understand HSCs and how they are regulated to one day propagate these stem cells in the lab for therapeutic purposes. In this interview, we

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unravelling-mechanisms-blood-stem-cell-expansion-phd-interview-kristijonas-zemaitis - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A lack of professional project management, unclear decision-making processes and shortcomings in communication underpin delays in the beamline programme at MAX IV. A new plan of measures will prioritise tackling these problems. Ian McNulty is the acting director at MAX IV. “We must get more beamlines ready faster, and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/better-project-management-get-max-iv-back-track - 2026-07-21

Jörgen Carlsson and Niklas Sandell, researchers and lecturers in accounting and corporate finance at LUSEM are receiving the CH Witt Memorial Award for their article in the journal Balans, about how the debate around group accounting sounded 30 years ago. What was special about the debate back then compared to now? "The major difference between the debate then and now, with the current near absenc

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/winners-ch-witts-award-lusem - 2026-07-21

Many very positive things are happening within management and leadership development right now. It is around a year since our new policy for academic leadership was approved, and a couple of weeks ago our new head of department programme was launched. I am truly glad that we are now able to offer a leadership programme that is specifically aimed at heads of department. The HR Division is now worki

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-managers-forum-and-new-leadership-programme - 2026-07-22

När i livet vi går upp i vikt kan ha stor betydelse för hälsan långt senare. I en studie med över 600 000 personer har forskare vid Lunds universitet undersökt hur viktförändring från 17 till 60 års ålder hänger ihop med risken att dö i olika sjukdomar. Resultaten visar ett tydligt mönster: viktökning tidigt i vuxenlivet har störst betydelse. Att övervikt och obesitas ökar risken för flera sjukdom

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tidiga-kilon-kan-fa-livslanga-konsekvenser - 2026-07-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Saturday, a TEDx conference will be held in Malmö. One of the speakers is Hannah Stanton, a former student at the Department of Strategic Communication, who has the opportunity, in her professional life, to combine what she learned during her studies with experiences from her voluntary work. Here is a very recent i

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/hannah-stanton-never-compromise-things-you-know-you-are-good - 2026-07-21

A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led - 2026-07-21

Twenty years ago, Anne L’Huillier was supervisor to doctoral student Per Eng-Johnsson. Today he is a professor of atomic, molecular and optical physics, director of the Lund Laser Centre and one of the Nobel Laureate’s closest collaborators. “She makes everyone feel involved. She sees and includes everyone and is completely unpretentious,” he says. When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/colleagues-around-world-are-genuinely-happy - 2026-07-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 “charac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integrity-and-character - 2026-07-21

ISTANBUL, Türkiye – April 13-15, 2026. The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia (POLCA) research project, funded by the European Commission and led by the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University, recently convened two major international workshops in Istanbul. The events brought together more than 30 leading scholars, pract

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-project-hosts-international-workshops-istanbul-exploring-alternative-institutions-and-legal - 2026-07-21

Since graduating from the LUSEM master’s degree programme in Finance in 2020, Minchan Kim has beend on an exciting journey in the Korean startup world. From working in IT and AI startups to leading strategy at KBEAR in Seoul, Minchan's experiences have given him insights into business operations and growth strategies. In this interview, Minchan shares his post-graduation experience and the lessons

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/minchan-kim-alumnus-msc-finance-2020 - 2026-07-21

A picture says more than a thousand words. LUCSUS postdoctoral researcher, Emma Johansson, uses art as a research method to create impacts beyond academia among farmers, pastoralists, organisations and policy makers in Tanzania and Sweden. An artist herself, physical geographer, Emma Johansson, has used paintings in her research for more than seven years; since she first visited Tanzania for her P

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-creating-impact-through-art - 2026-07-21

David Wästerfors, Veronika Burcar Alm and Erik Hannerz have published an article in New Media & Society dealing with crime case discussions on the Swedish platform Flashback. The article shows how the interactions form a "bumpy" path as the Flashback-writers together try to achieve knowledge, evidence and authority regarding the various crimes being discussed. Much of today's public discussion on

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sleuthing-online-bumpy-path-net-detective - 2026-07-21

Arrival Day, taking place on 18 August, is Lund University’s official welcome day for new international students. We estimate that around 1,500 students will arrive on this day. Already at Copenhagen Airport, students are met by staff and mentors who guide them all the way to AF Borgen, where the main welcome event takes place. Arrival Day offers several important services that are only available

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/18-august-world-arrives-lund-help-us-welcome-it - 2026-07-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Cancer Foundation, Cancerfonden, has announced the researchers it will be supporting in its most recent round of funding and Lund Stem Cell Center was especially successful, with seven scientists awarded a total of almost 30 million SEK. Cristian Bellodi, a research team leader from the Division of Molecul

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-supports-research-role-rna-modification-cancer-development - 2026-07-21