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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The fight against COVID-19 continues. In Lund, researchers have been awarded a large Vinnova grant to identify a compound that could be used to prevent viral infection, and thus save lives. The project is a co-operation between preclinical, clinical researchers and a company, an efficient way for creating synergies in

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-interdisciplinary-co-op-between-researchers-healthcare-and-industry-formed-fight-virus - 2026-06-27

Since the 1980:s border policies in both Mexico and the United States have transformed the outflow of migrants from Central America. By the turn of the 21st century the outflow of migrants began to be called a humanitarian crisis by civil society. Priscilla Solano at the Department of Sociology in Lund has published the article "Migrating through the Corridor of Death: The Making of a Complex Huma

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/migration-transformed-crisis - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it OK for a manager to email employees in the evenings and on weekends? More employers should have explicit rules about emailing outside working hours, according to Mikael Ottosson, who is researching the work environment within a project entitled “Going home already? Fluid working hours means freedom to some peopl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/should-employees-be-reachable-email-during-their-leisure-time - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tremendous amounts of money, an ambitious and carefully considered appointment process and major start-up packages for new employees – these are the three things that characterise WCMM, the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine in Lund. Professor Freddy Ståhlberg is the director of WCMM. WCMM in Lund has sister org

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-centre-recruiting-top-junior-researchers - 2026-06-27

Three researchers at Lund University, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. Two of them are MultiPark research leaders. They do research on chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases and blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in the treat

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/double-success-multipark-research-groups-prestigious-eu-grant-round - 2026-06-27

The new EU framework programme Horizon Europe is more generous than ever. It makes just over EUR 95.5 billion available for European researchers and innovators to share. The first calls for applications have opened and the remainder will be announced continuously over the next seven years. “It is time to prepare applications for the next round now”, says Caroline Sundberg, EU Policy Officer at the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-more-generous-ever - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tord Ajanki started diabetesportalen.se just over a decade ago. Now he is to relinquish the editorship and retire. “It feels strange, good in one way, but it’s difficult to stop doing something that you have been involved in for so long”, he says. Tord Ajanki initially trained as a nurse.  “My wife and I wanted to sav

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/father-diabetesportalense-retires - 2026-06-27

For decades, the Swedish forest have been intensely managed through clear-cutting and tree planting to maximize wood production. This type of management has created a strong culture and tradition where foresters feel that it is difficult to gain knowledge about, and support for, other forest management methods, for instance continuous cover forestry. This is according to researchers at LUCSUS who

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/norms-make-transition-forestry-without-major-clear-cutting-difficult - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marine coastal ecosystems are severely threatened by the negative effects of climate change. At the same time, they are very important for climate change mitigation since they can store large amounts of carbon, and help sustain both life under water, and people’s livelihoods. LUCSUS is part of the four-year EU funded

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-part-eu-project-support-and-restore-marine-coastal-ecosystems - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has received a major donation from IKEA. It all started at a meeting over a lot of coffee and snuff between Ingvar Kamprad and Thomas Joha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2026-06-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En blodgåta från 1927. Ett högspecialiserat instrument i masspektrometri som fått namnet ”Trinity” från filmen Matrix. Och en förvånad forskargrupp som firar med ”blodkroppstårta” när ett överraskande protein dyker upp. Ja, det är komponenterna i en helt vanlig, ovanlig forskarvardag på Lunds universitet.  På våning

https://www.lu.se/artikel/en-blodgata-far-sin-losning - 2026-06-27

WithSecure besökte Institutionen för informatik under sin europeiska Cyber Tour, där studenter på kandidatprogrammet fick praktisk erfarenhet av att hantera IT-hot i en simulerad miljö. Den 30 oktober 2023 fick studenter som läser kursen IS och verksamhetsutveckling uppleva något som aldrig tidigare förekommit på kandidatprogrammet i design av informationssystem. Dagen inleddes med en gästföreläsn

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/cybertruck-en-it-sakerhetssimulation - 2026-06-28

Matilde Negrini’s thesis project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. November 4, she defends her thesis. Here, she talks about her project and most proud moments during her Ph.D. journey. Tell us about your research! My project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease based on the Parkinson’s-related protein alpha-synuclein. This

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/modelling-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-matilde-negrini - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz will be the new Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), during the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz is currently the Research Director of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), where he is also a research professor.  As of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mickwitz-his-new-position-director-iiiee - 2026-06-27

The Pufendorf theme DigiJustice has now completed its first semester. Two theme members and researchers from the Department of Informatics share their experiences with the theme so far. Miranda Kajtazi, Associate professor in informatics, is co-leading the current Pufendorf theme DigiJustice along with Professor in human rights studies Lena Halldenius. The Department of Informatics is also represe

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/autumn-digijustice-informatics-perspective - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is our least known celebrity – a man of power who took the initiative for Lund University and was literally ‘prepared for both’. The 17th century bishop Peder Winstrup is an exciting historical person – and corpse – that will now be studied in a major interdisciplinary project. For many years, a beautiful coffin ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/old-bishop-winstrup-returns-academy - 2026-06-27

Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality, this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at Lund University School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make research better – and more open. “Researchers should always pre-register their studies and be open with their data. That way we can avoid bias and hypotheses being changed during

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-findings-noted-research-fails-replicate - 2026-06-27

The quest to control the remarkable phenomena of quantum physics is ongoing around the world. This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is making the subject even hotter. Lund University is also involved in exploring the unknown – and at times mind-boggling – perspectives of quantum states. Mathieu Gisselbrecht, senior lecturer in Physics, leads the way down the basement corridor of the Laser Centre at F

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researching-another-reality - 2026-06-28

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tre forskare vid Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds universitet har sammanställt en antologi som ifrågasätter uppfattning om en flyktingkris år 2015. Boken undersöker även hur Tyskland, Sverige och Danmark använder byråkrati för att kontrollera, disciplinera och forma asylsökandes liv. År 2015 anlände över 1

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/hur-nordeuropeiska-valfardsstater-anvander-byrakratiskt-vald-mot-asylsokande - 2026-06-27