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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays, the ability to write computer code is almost as fundamental as writing and arithmetic. Björn Regnell is passionate about getting programming onto school timetables, preferably from the very start. Björn Regnell. Photo: Mats Nygren He works practically towards this goal with children at Vattenhallen and by tr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/never-too-young-learn-programming - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature M

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2026-10-09

The IIIEE has the pleasure to welcome Bert Keirsbilck as a visiting fellow in the spring 2024.  Bert is a Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of KU Leuven. He lectures Commercial law, EU Law and European Economic Law in Brussels, Leuven and Kortrijk. He is a co-director of Consumer Competition Market (CCM) and is a co-promotor of the CE Center – Steunpunt Vlaanderen Circulair. H

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visiting-fellow-bert-keirsbilck-ku-leuven - 2026-10-09

I början av hösten äger många disputationer rum vid Medicinska fakulteten. Här är tre av dem: Fabian Larrosa Pardo om patienter som söker vård för smärta, och hur smärtan och dess konsekvenser kan utvecklas på sikt. Kenta Okuyama om vad platsen där vi bor spelar för roll för våra hälsoval. Cecilia Häggsgård om upplevelsen av att ha extra förlossningsstöd under utdrivningsskedets sista del. Fokus:

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-disputationer-om-smarta-forlossningsstod-och-grannskapets-halsoeffekter - 2026-10-10

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-systematic-mindset-becomes-part-everyday-life - 2026-10-08

During spring, a faculty group has worked on developing alternatives for a new organisation for the Faculty's research infrastructure. Kajsa M Paulsson has led the work and tells more. Why does the Faculty want to reorganise the research infrastructure?"A large number of the Faculty's research infrastructures have expressed that they want more dialogue with the Faculty management and increased opp

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/open-hearing-our-research-infrastructure-238-more-sustainable-and-efficient-organisation-way - 2026-10-09

Den 28 februari 2024 miste vi vår kära vän och kollega Pär-Henrik Björverud som oväntat gick bort under natten i hemmet. PH var universitetsadjunkt på Socialhögskolan sedan år 2011, med lång erfarenhet som jurist. Han lämnar både kolleger och studenter i stor sorg och saknad.Från och med måndagen den 4 mars och under några veckor framåt kommer det att finnas en möjlighet, för den som vill, att skr

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/par-henrik-bjorverud-har-lamnat-oss - 2026-10-09

For Marcus Ascard, the interest in artificial intelligence (AI) started in his early studies – he was fascinated by how a computer could play a computer game by itself. Today, the engineering student has gained working experience in artificial intelligence from two different companies, and pictures a future career within AI. Marcus is in his fifth and final year of the civil engineering program in

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/marcus-ascard - 2026-10-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Hjärt- och kärlsjukdom är fortfarande vanligaste dödsorsaken efter långvarig typ 1-diabetes men under de senaste decennierna har risken avsevärt minskat, enligt en stor finsk undersökning. Under ungefär samma period visar en stor internationell studie att en vanlig riskfaktor för hjärtsjukdom har blivit betydligt va

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/allt-farre-drabbas-av-diabetisk-hjartsjukdom - 2026-10-09

Vad innebär egentligen livskvalitet? Forskare vid Lunds universitet har analyserat 356 olika hälsofaktorer hos nästan 30 000 män och kvinnor mellan 50 och 64 år. Genom att använda AI har de kunnat rangordna alla de olika variablerna och fått fram en fem i topp-lista. Det finns många studier som undersöker enskilda livsstilsfaktorer, men det har saknats forskning där man sätter de olika faktorerna

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fem-i-topp-lista-en-god-livskvalitet - 2026-10-08

Vad innebär egentligen livskvalitet? Forskare vid Lunds universitet har analyserat 356 olika hälsofaktorer hos nästan 30 000 män och kvinnor mellan 50 och 64 år. Genom att använda AI har de kunnat rangordna alla de olika variablerna och fått fram en fem i topp-lista. Det finns många studier som undersöker enskilda livsstilsfaktorer, men det har saknats forskning där man sätter de olika faktorerna

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/livskvalitet-fem-i-topp-lista - 2026-10-10

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den svenska förstudien med diabetesvaccinet GAD avslutas nu efter 30 månader. Enligt en presentation på ett vetenskapligt möte i Hannover i Tyskland är långtidseffekten bevisad, de barn som vaccinerats har bättre egen insulinproduktion än de ovaccinerade. Nästa steg är undersökningar med fler barn i både Europa och

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fortsatt-positiva-resultat-med-gad-vaccin - 2026-10-09

International collaboration is a central part of Lund University and the Faculty of Medicine’s work. In Malmö, clinically oriented research brings together healthcare, education, and international cooperation – with clear impact both locally and globally. At the Vietnam–Sweden Health Partnership Forum at the Vietnamese Embassy in Stockholm, Magnus Becker, Associate Professor and research group lea

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/research-malmo-international-collaborations-and-long-term-knowledge-development-add-value - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University has decided to be an important player at Science Village Scandinavia (SVS) in Brunnshög. The move will, probably, commence in five years. Up to 575 LU employees will work at SVS. The Department of Physics and parts of the Department of Chemistry are now considering moving. Sven Lidin Photo:Mats Nygren T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-moves-activities-science-village-scandinavia-financing-still-unclear - 2026-10-09

Read an interview with Kimberly Nicholas, BECC researcher, dealing with food, ecosystems and land-use. Kimberly talks about Paris and COP21, taking personal responsability and social media. After five years in Lund, Kimberly Nicholas has grown roots here. She comes from a family of turkey ranchers and wine-growers in California, and food has been with her for her whole life. Her research at LUCSUS

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/aiming-good-life-thoughts-about-paris-good-food-and-wine - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Senior Lecturer Isabel Schoultz and project assistant Heraclitos Muhire at the Sociology of Law Department lead the endeavour they hope will help improve labour market policies and practices, bettering the conditions for immigrated labourers. In a report published in 2019, the European Union Agency for Funda

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociologists-law-investigating-migrant-worker-exploitation-nordics - 2026-10-09

CMES PhD researcher Joel W. Abdelmoez recently returned from fieldwork in Tunisia. Tell us, why Tunisia? As a PhD student in political science with a focus on comparative politics in the Middle East, I investigate feminist activism and gender politics in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. What interests me is largely that feminism is usual

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-w-abdelmoez-fieldwork-tunisia - 2026-10-09

Paul O'Shea has written a policy brief on the deterrent role of US military bases in Japan The US-Japan alliance established over seventy years ago is typically described by leaders on both sides as the ‘cornerstone of peace and security in East Asia.’ While China and North Korea may not share this positive view of the impact of the alliance on the region, the fact is that few alliances in modern

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/policy-brief-european-union-institute-paul-oshea - 2026-10-09

The Sociology of Law Department received four positive answers for funding requests this month. The Crafoord Foundation funds Anna Lundberg's ”Public employees’ mobilization against the Informers Act” project with 500,000 SEK. Information about the research will be available later this year.They also granted Jannice Käll 200,000 SEK for the organisation of Critical Legal Conference 2024: Speculati

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/several-successful-grant-applications-june - 2026-10-09

Are we too constrained by the demands of funders and politicians? Are we silenced by self-censorship and ideological conformity? What does academic freedom really mean, and how can Lund University strengthen it? Welcome to a conversation on academic freedom open to all staff categories. At the meeting you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of what academic freedom means for you

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/make-impact-lets-talk-about-academic-freedom - 2026-10-09