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In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive symptoms. A study from Lund University in Sweden has provided new insight, and is published in Biological Psychiatr

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-05

A new joint initiative in immunotherapy between Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, brings researchers, clinicians and engineers together to shorten the path from research to patient benefit. The initiative is accompanied by the recruitment of three new tenure‑track Assistant Professors in immunotherapy through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. The initiative

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-immunotherapy-initiative-aims-bring-research-closer-clinic-and-opens-new-tenure-track-positions - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In 2009, homosexuality was decriminalised in India. Gender studies scholar Maria Tonini happened to be there and decided to write a doctoral thesis on how decriminalisation affected LGBTQ people in everyday life. Maria Tonini recently defended her thesis in Gender Studies . “Many of the young people I interviewed belo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/demanding-family-relationships-pressure-lgbtq-youth-india - 2026-05-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tre toppforskare vid Lunds universitet får två miljoner euro var från Europeiska forskningsrådet (ERC). Bland annat ett projekt som leds av professor Marju Orho-Melander som ska studera likheter och olikheter i olika tillstånd som ökar risken för typ 2 diabetes, hjärt-kärlsjukdom och olika cancerformer. Av 2 525 ink

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/sex-miljoner-euro-till-toppforskare-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-05-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vid typ 2-diabetes kan kroppens celler inte tillgodogöra sig det livsnödvändiga hormonet insulin som produceras i betacellerna i bukspottkörteln. Exakt vad det är som felas betacellen vid typ 2-diabetes är frågan professor Erik Renström söker svaret på. Efter drygt tjugo års framgångsrik forskning på området tilldel

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nordiskt-pris-forskning-om-vad-som-felas-betacellen-vid-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-05-05

Välkommen till pressvisning av Bulverket som ordnas onsdagen 10 juli kl. 8.30 i Tingstäde träsk på Gotland. Arkeologen Peter d’Agnan från Lunds universitet kommer, på plats från sin båt, att berätta om årets undersökningar i hans projekt som pågår från 2024 till 2026. Nu finns det möjlighet att få veta mer om årets undervattenarkeologiska undersökningar av det mystiska Bulverket, en stor träplattf

https://www.lu.se/artikel/pressvisning-av-den-arkeologiska-undersokningen-av-bulverket-pa-gotland - 2026-05-06

Communication is key in research. Recently, our lab had a team-building day at the beach. And a simple Lego game can tell very much about the reasons behind the reproducibility crisis in science. Getting together to communicate new ideas and build relationships is critical for maintaining a vital research group. That is why our lab arranges a team-building once a year, together with the experiment

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/why-research-replication-fails - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seminarium for the ERC 10th year anniversary week there is an informal event where prospective / future ERC applicants (or anyone who would be interested) can chat and have fika with the current ERC grantees and ask questions about research/procedure/etc. The European Research Council (ERC) funds the most competitive

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/mingle-erc-winning-lund-university-research-teams - 2026-05-05

NASA Swift satellite and AI unravel the distance of the farthest gamma-ray bursts. In this project, LUSEM Statistics Professor Malgorzata Bogdan, consulted on the choice of statistical methods and the interpretation of the results. The research article was published in Astrophysical Journal Letters on 24 May. Astronomers are now using AI, quite literally, to measure the expansion of our universe.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/predicting-redshifts-distant-astronomical-objects-machine-learning - 2026-05-05

Det är viktigt att följa upp och säkerställa att erforderliga semesteruttag sker och registreras korrekt i Primula. In English: Follow-up of annual leave taken Huvudregeln är att semester ska tas ut som ledighet. Enligt de statliga kollektivavtalen ska arbetsgivaren förlägga hela årssemestern under året, om det inte finns särskilda skäl eller om en anställd framställt önskemål om att spara semeste

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/uppfoljning-av-semesteruttag - 2026-05-05

Under pandemins zoom-möten har vi sett många variationer i hur mötesdeltagarna riggar sin hemmastudio. Men hur gör politiska ledare och toppdiplomater för att visa sin status? Elsa Hedling, som forskar om diplomatins digitalisering, har gjort en studie över hur internationella makthavare arbetar med sin framtoning på skärmen. När världens ledare träffas finns i vanliga fall ett strängt protokoll d

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/sa-markerar-diplomater-status-under-pandemins-virtuella-moten - 2026-05-05

Under pandemins zoom-möten har vi sett många variationer i hur mötesdeltagarna riggar sin hemmastudio. Men hur gör politiska ledare och toppdiplomater för att visa sin status? Elsa Hedling, som forskar om diplomatins digitalisering, har gjort en studie över hur internationella makthavare arbetar med sin framtoning på skärmen. När världens ledare träffas finns i vanliga fall ett strängt protokoll d

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-markerar-diplomater-status-under-pandemins-virtuella-moten - 2026-05-06

En randomiserad klinisk studie ledd av forskare vid Lunds universitet har jämfört effekten av intravenös behandling med ketamin mot ECT-behandling vid svår depression. Resultaten stärker bilden av ketamin som en möjlig behandling, men visar också att ECT-behandling hjälper fler. Under senare år har ketamin seglat upp som en ny behandling, eftersom studier visat att det har en antidepressiv effekt.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-jamfor-ect-och-ketamin-vid-svar-depression - 2026-05-06

Lund University continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that Lund University is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings has published annual university rankings since 2004. In the latest QS rankings (2026), 8,467 higher education institutions

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-72nd-qs-world-rankings-2026 - 2026-05-06

Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and Lund University has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that Lund University has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. The THE ranking is based on 13 indicators across five areas. One factor that weighs heavily is the evaluation surveys sent to teaching sta

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-ranking - 2026-05-06

SWEAH's research administrator, Stina Elfverson, is taking a six-month leave of absence from October 1, 2024. She is going out and seeing the world. What are you going to do?– I will work as a tour guide, which has long been my "jobby" alongside work at the university. In the past I have traveled a lot in Asia and Europe, but now I am focusing on Africa and will visit Egypt, Madagascar and Namibia

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/pausing-sweah-job-adventures-africa - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Take a leading role in Europe’s future center of Materials Science – apply for the position. At Lund University we are currently building Europe’s future center for materials research. It will combine, within a single campus area:• Excellent university-based materials research;• Lund Nano Lab, part of the national inf

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/wanted-professor-materials-science - 2026-05-05

While we are inundated with data on rising temperatures, carbon dioxide levels and melting glaciers, there are other areas that are also affected by a warming planet. Political scientist Christie Nicoson explores the relationship between gender, climate change and peace and finds that they are closely linked. She is now receiving the Agenda 2030 Award for 2024. Can you tell us about your backgroun

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/phd-student-christie-nicoson-agenda-2030-award-winner-2024 - 2026-05-05

Application is now open for a tenure track position as assistant professor (called associate senior lecturer in the Swedish system) in Contemporary Korean Society. The Centre for East and South-East Asia is excited to expand its staff with an expert on contemporary Korea. The new colleague will be part of a vibrant community of scholars focusing on China, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia in

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tenure-track-position-contemporary-korean-society - 2026-05-05

Perennial crops have the potential to reduce the need for ploughing and pesticides, which in turn can lead to reduced soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, a unique research infrastructure that has the potential to transform agriculture was inaugurated by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and LUCSUS, in collaboration with SLU Alnarp. The new facility, fu

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/can-agriculture-shift-perennial-grain-crops - 2026-05-05