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Giulia Beneventi has investigated the role of RNA modifications and post-transcriptional control in cancer and stem cells. In this interview, she tells us about her research and what is it like to be a PhD student in newly established group. Giulia defends her thesis on the 8th of December.   What have you been working with during your PhD studies? The main aim of my PhD project was to unravel pos

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-giulia-beneventi - 2026-07-07

Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals when they witness the pain of others, a finding that it is hoped will increase understanding of this specific dementia disease. This is an important piece of the puzzle now fallin

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-how-dementia-affects-brains-ability-empathise - 2026-07-07

This event intends to bring together the scientific community and shed light on the capabilities of Natural Language Processing (NLP) while providing an overview of its achievements in different scientific fields A series of speakers from diverse scientific backgrounds will share insights and experiences. The event will end with an opportunity mingle with coffee and tea. More information will be p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-escience-hub-nlp-applications-scientific-domains - 2026-07-08

During the pandemic, when the majority of students needed to take exams in an online environment, many teachers wished to monitor the exam via camera surveillance in Zoom. This may only be needed at certain occasions in the future, and there are many different ways to handle this. Here, Karin Bergman from the Department of Economics, has written about how they did it during the pandemic. Foto: Pat

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/heres-what-we-did-monitoring-zoom-0 - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers Goran Basic, Sophia Yakhlef and Malin Åkerström have published two new reports on their Project Turnstone. Turnstone is a study of the cooperation between the border police and coastguards in the Baltic Sea area.Based on empirical material (interviews and field observations), the purpose is to map and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/passenger-safety-and-police-and-coastguard-collaboration-baltic-sea-area - 2026-07-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vid jubileumssymposiet ”Ten years of progress – From heterogeneity to personalized treatment” presenteras spetsforskning av såväl nationellt som internationellt inbjuda diabetesforskare. Symposiet äger rum i Jubileumsaulan i Malmö den 26-27 maj 2016. På tio år har Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, LUDC, blivit vär

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-diabetescentrum-tioarsjubilerar-med-symposium-om-framtidens-diabetesvard - 2026-07-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kontinuerlig blodsockermätning är en sensor under huden som ger patienten information om sockernivån och varnar för låga och höga blodsockervärden. Men de tekniska lösningar som erbjuds på marknaden skiljer sig stort både vad gäller noggrannhet och användarvänlighet. Forskare vid Sahlgrenska akademin, Göteborgs univ

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/varierande-kvalitet-kontinuerlig-blodsockermatning - 2026-07-07

Den 31 oktober samlas representanter från världens alla hörn i Glasgow för att delta i FN:s stora klimattoppmöte COP26 som ska pågå i två veckor. Förväntningarna är skyhöga efter fjolårets inställda konferens och den alarmerande rapport som FN:s klimatpanel IPCC släppte i augusti. Men vad kan vi egentligen förvänta oss av mötet? Vad står på spel och vad har utkomsten för betydelse? Fem Lundaforska

https://www.lu.se/artikel/klimattoppmotet-i-glasgow-vad-handlar-det-om-och-vad-spelar-det-roll-0 - 2026-07-08

Den 31 oktober samlas representanter från världens alla hörn i Glasgow för att delta i FN:s stora klimattoppmöte COP26 som ska pågå i två veckor. Förväntningarna är skyhöga efter fjolårets inställda konferens och den alarmerande rapport som FN:s klimatpanel IPCC släppte i augusti. Men vad kan vi egentligen förvänta oss av mötet? Vad står på spel och vad har utkomsten för betydelse? Fem Lundaforska

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/klimattoppmotet-i-glasgow-vad-handlar-det-om-och-vad-spelar-det-roll - 2026-07-07

Linda Johansson from Systembolaget AB, was invited to meet IIIEE students from the EMP program to share some insights from her work as sustainability manager. As an outcome of our regular collaborations on sustainability certification with João Barroso at Wines of Alentejo, we had the pleasure of hosting Linda Johansson from Systembolaget. She met students of B30 and B31 in a discussion on the sus

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/guest-systembolaget-met-emp-students - 2026-07-07

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 - 2026-07-07

What is climate-related loss and when can it be considered disproportionate? This question is at the heart of Kelly Dorkenoo’s thesis which explores loss associated with land in smallholder farming communities in Cambodia. Her motivation was to deepen our understanding of – and to find ways to mitigate – loss arising from climate change impacts, focusing on communities whose livelihoods are closel

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-thesis-advances-understanding-disproportionate-climate-related-loss-focus-land-cambodia - 2026-07-07

Renewable and affordable energy is key for societal and economic growth, and for achieving national and global climate goals. Research from LUCSUS is mapping the energy transition in Nepal and has identified how increasing energy access is closely linked to a new political awakening in the country.  "Nepal is a very interesting case study since it has been held up as a case for how a country can t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/double-transition-energy-nepal - 2026-07-07

Professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s First Deputy Governor Anna Breman have been appointed 2024 honorary doctors at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). American economist and economic historianMartha Bailey is a Professor of Economics at the University of California (UCLA). She also works at the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Baile

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/leading-us-economist-and-first-deputy-governor-riksbank-new-honorary-doctors - 2026-07-07

Professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s First Deputy Governor Anna Breman have been appointed 2024 honorary doctors at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). American economist and economic historianMartha Bailey is a Professor of Economics at the University of California (UCLA). She also works at the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Baile

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/leading-us-economist-and-first-deputy-governor-riksbank-new-honorary-doctors - 2026-07-07

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/introduction-meeting-newly-affiliated-phd-students - 2026-07-07

Tagging of Sustainable Development Goals was introduced in LUCRIS six months ago. SDG tagging means that all publications and research output in the University’s Research Portal (LUCRIS) are linked to one of Agenda 2030’s Sustainable Development Goals. An analysis conducted on 26 February 2024 shows that one-third of the University’s research output can be linked to one of the Sustainable Developm

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sdg-tagging-lucris-progress-report - 2026-07-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En årlig donation till Biologiska institutionen vid Lunds universitet från stiftelsen Pro Bene Animalium (PBA) ska ge de svenska rapphönsen bättre chans att föröka sig. Rapphönan har under 1900-talet minskat i antal, bland annat orsakat av jordbrukets förändring till intensivare bruk och ökad ogräsbekämpning. PBA-st

https://www.lu.se/artikel/arlig-donation-ska-fa-rapphonsen-att-foroka-sig - 2026-07-07

Last week, NanoLund arranged a kick-off with a pilot round of 12 PhD students who are about to meet their mentors. The PhD students are all well over halfway through their PhD studies. The mentoring program intends to guide the students and open new networks for them. “We have matched them with mentors after the PhD students submitted an application in which they told us a bit about their thoughts

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/stepping-out-comfort-zone-kick-new-nanolund-mentoring-program - 2026-07-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. De flesta av oss lever ett stillasittande liv, på jobbet och på fritiden många timmar framför någon slags skärm, förflyttar oss med bil, buss eller ett tåg. Att det inte är nyttigt är väl belagt. En del av oss tränar, kanske regelbundet, men enligt en ny studie kompenserar det inte stillasittandes hälsorisker. Typ 2

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/traning-minskar-inte-stillasittandets-halsorisker - 2026-07-07