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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 12-13 June 2017 SOAS University of London will hold its South Asia Institute Graduate Conference. This year the theme of the conference is: "Interrogating the 'rural' in South Asia: ruptures and continuities". Abstracts should be submitted by April 15th. A wealth of literature documents the apparently profound tran

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/soas-south-asia-institute-graduate-conference - 2026-07-03

The Mats Paulsson Foundations have made a landmark decision to double their annual donations, awarding SEK 50 million to support pioneering medical research. Among the recipients is WCMM Clinical Researcher Sandra Lindstedt, who received SEK 3 million for her innovative work in lung transplantation. In honour of Mats Paulsson’s 80th birthday, the Mats Paulsson Foundations have decided to double th

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/mats-paulsson-foundations-award-sek-50-million-grants - 2026-07-03

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/young-researcher-wins-prestigious-award - 2026-07-03

Paul Bourgine, research group leader at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his project CiThOss – Cellular immunoTHERapy modelling by exploitation of humanized OSSicles, which aims to develop accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment. The European Research Council's Proof of Concept is awarded to researchers to investiga

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Realising the European Open Science CloudThe European Open Science Cloud hub arrangerar ett fyra dagars online event ”Realising the European Open Science Cloud” den 16-19 november.Help create a FAIR research data landscape. Discover new tools and techniques and aggregate your services to the EOSC Portal! EOSChub, FR

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-november-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-07-03

Sofia, kan du berätta lite om din nuvarande arbetsroll och vilka ansvarsområden du har? Hur ser en vanlig dag ut på jobbet för dig?Jag jobbar som Strategy Director på en konsultbyrå specialiserad inom hälsokommunikation i Köpenhamn. Generellt rådger jag kunder och leder projekt inom intern och extern kommunikation och marknadsföring för några av världens största läkemedelsföretag. Mitt ansvar är a

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/sofia-bjursaker-alumn-fran-ekonomie-kandidatprogrammet-och-idag-strategy-director-i-kopenhamn - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveal-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Why do humans and other mammals have two kidneys, but only one heart and one brain? “Because the kidneys are so important, of course!” says Diana Karpman – partly joking and partly serious. As a consultant and professor in nephrology, she really does think these organs are among the most essential in the body. Diana K

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/searching-causes-kidney-failure - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Foto:Mostphotos Are people generally trustworthy? Yes, say about two out of three Swedes. Nordic countries are ranked high in what we call interpersonal trust. In other countries, trust is not as obvious. What happens when these perspectives meet? Economist Andreas Bergh has studied the phenomenon more closely. In Swe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/trust-good-economy - 2026-07-03

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the “recipe” for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center have now created a library of the 400 factors needed for reprogramming and have begun the work of finding the right combination – the recipe – for each type of immune cell. Our immune system c

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/recipe-book-reprogramming-immune-cells - 2026-07-03

The idea behind procurement is to guarantee the right product or service at the right price. But what happens when public procurements are consciously structured to avoid appeals – or are simply discontinued early? Fredrik Tesch-Morawetz’s doctoral thesis in business law examines these issues and has been commended by the Lund University School of Economics and Management as the faculty’s best the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sweden-needs-review-option-appealing-against-public-procurements - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In his research in zebrafish, Olov Andersson of Karolinska Institutet strives to generate insulin-producing cells and new treatment methods for diabetes. This has led to his selection as a recipient of the Leif C. Groop award for outstanding research, awarded by the Lund University Diabetes Centre and sponsored by Nov

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/prize-awarded-research-zebrafish-could-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-07-03

As Head of the Faculty Office, you are involved in a wide range of issues, which provides a broad perspective on the organisation. Our facilities are, in many ways, the foundation of everything we do. They need to function well, be fit for purpose, and be available when needed – while also being used efficiently so that valuable space does not stand empty.A few years ago, a more coordinated effort

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-catrin-malmstrom-fit-purpose-facilities-are-essential-our-organisation - 2026-07-03

Rachel Forsyth of the Unit for Educational Services has been selected to be one of the EU's experts in the Digital Education Content (DEC) Expert Group, which is a sub-group of the EEA, the European Education Area. What issues does DEC work with, specifically? “The Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group has been set up by the European Commission. The group works with the Digital Education Ac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rachel-forsyth-elected-eu-digital-education-content-expert-group - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Are there ways in which local communities can benefit from hosting large-scale land investments? This question forms the basis for a project on land in Africa, in which LUCSUS researcher Genesis T. Yengoh is involved.Genesis says that over the last few years, there has been a large increase in the amount of land that

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mutually-beneficial-engagement-between-local-communities-and-large-scale-investors - 2026-07-03

Karin Schillén defended her PhD in 1994 in Uppsala under Professor Wyn Brown, who was one of the pioneers in light scattering techniques and modeling of scattering data. During her postdoctoral period with Professor Per Claesson at KTH, she broadened her research to include colloidal interactions, and during her continued postdoctoral period with Professor Mitchell Winnik at the University of Toro

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/arrhenius-plaque-2025-goes-karin-schillen-professor-physical-chemistry-lund-university - 2026-07-03

The final report of how to achieve a cost reduction of SEK 40 million in the animal house organisation by 2027 including an action plan to reach this goal has now been presented. "The main message is that it is now time to act, we urgently need to do something", investigator Bo Ahrén said. According to the report, the challenge for the Faculty is a large over capacity of animal houses and a declin

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/final-report-new-organisation-and-reduced-costs-animal-house - 2026-07-03

Curly haired, lanky and a head taller than most at LUSEM he is not only easily recognisable, but also our teacher of the year, 2023. Congratulations Björn Svensson, Lecturer and Director of Studies at the Department of Informatics! You are described as a someone who successfully makes use of a wide range of teaching methods, promotes interactivity and brings a healthy mix of business and humor to

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/teacher-year-bjorn-svensson - 2026-07-03

The vision for the co-location of Lund University’s Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts in Sweden has now been finalised. On 3 June, the Faculty Board reached agreement on a new policy decision to work towards establishing a fine and performing arts campus in the Heleneholm area. The Faculty has been working for some time to bring the Malmö Art Academy, Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Theatre Academ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fine-and-performing-arts-campus-heleneholm - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recent study based on data collected by, among others, researchers at our department, finds that climate change is converting permafrost areas from carbon sinks into carbon sources. Frans-Jan Parmentier, Torben Christensen, and former PhD Student Norbert Pirk, have contributed with data to a journal article publishe

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/thawing-permafrost-turns-arctic-carbon-sink-carbon-emitter - 2026-07-03