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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-04-29

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUM managed to sneak in an interview with Carita Håkansson before she packs her bags for a hiking trip in Greece. For the first time in many years she has the chance once more to do what she loves the most – to experience nature and landscapes on foot. Thanks to a transplant, she is living a new life. Carita Håkansson

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-got-new-liver-and-new-life - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The state sold us for 49 years.” These are the words of one of the farmers that doctoral student Mine Islar has interviewed in Turkey. Her recently completed thesis is about the conflicts that have arisen when the government gives private companies the right to the water in several Turkish rivers. Mine Islar. “The ri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-community-protests-against-leasing-rivers - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linde Lindkvist is on the way to becoming Sweden’s first Doctor of Philosophy in Human Rights Studies. He is the first to reach this goal within the subject, which combines law, history and philosophy. “This is an intense time, I am trying to isolate myself in order to finish.” He explains two doctoral students have b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/set-become-swedens-first-doctor-human-rights - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What is the effect on doctoral students’ creativity when they are forced into the academic straightjacket of research studies? What obstacles do they have to cross in order to reach their full potential? According to creativity researcher Eva Brodin, there are many examples of research environments where doctoral stud

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-creative-are-research-studies - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scient

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn she was awarded SEK 22 million in ERC grants for her Alzheimer’s research. In addition, she is a member of the Nobel Prize committee for chemistry, she has written children’s books, won the veterans’ European Championship in orienteering and is director of Humlegården, a day centre for people with autism.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/multi-tasking-top - 2026-04-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Många sökande, Lunds universitet växer, Arrival Day, MOOC-seminarium, professorsinstallation, Jordanienbesök, stipendieceremoni, Innovation in Mind, Medicon Village, Lärosäten Syd och Shanghairanking är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Varmt välkomna tillbaka till en ny termin! Vi hoppas att sommaren har vari

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-2-september - 2026-04-30

Extrema väderhändelser såsom översvämningar, stormar, långvarig torka och kyla förväntas bli vanligare i klimatförändringens spår. Hur påverkas naturen och vårt samhälle av extremväder och hur kan vi förbereda oss för framtiden? Som journalist får du gärna kontakta någon av Lunds universitets forskare inom detta område.  Amoc och golfströmmenGeologiprofessor Helena Filipsson kan kommentera golfstr

https://www.lu.se/artikel/expertlista-extremvader-och-klimatanpassning - 2026-04-30

From January 2022, MultiPark will have its own coordinator for projects involving Artificial Intelligence. Pär Halje is an assistant researcher in Per Petersson’s Integrative Neurophysiology and Neurotechnology group. For a one year trial period, he will spend 20 % of his time facilitating the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in all-day methods used in MultiPark’s research grou

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-investing-artificial-intelligence - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish cities of Malmö, Lund, Oskarshamn and Bjuv are looking for creative partners with innovative solutions that can be involved in a new venture, to convert waste heat into urban food or other biological production through an Open Innovation Competition. Clean residual heat emitted from a diverse range of sour

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/urban-food-residual-heat-open-innovation-competition - 2026-04-29

How can the Middle East move towards sustainability and peace amid escalating conflicts and environmental crises? This question was at the heart of a well-attended panel discussion hosted by the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) during Sustainability Week 2026. The event brought together researchers and students from across Lund University to share insights from political science,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sustainable-middle-east-turbulent-world - 2026-04-29

Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, the world’s leading organisation for stem cell science and regenerative medicine. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is an independent, global, nonprofit organization that brings tog

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/professor-malin-parmar-elected-vice-president-international-society-stem-cell-research - 2026-04-29

Canadian Daniel Benoit is the Director of the new MoRe Lab. This is how it´s been coming to Medfak from the ouside, and settling in a new habitat. How did you end up at the Faculty of Medicine in Lund?– My wife was actually born right here in Lund, and her family are all Lund University alumni, so we have always had an eye on opportunities here. Then some years ago I met Professor Eva Ageberg thro

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-sweden-new-medfak-daniel-benoit-new-director-new-more-lab - 2026-04-29

In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thesis by Jesica López. Colombia's rainforest is part of the Amazon and i

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2026-04-29

Sarah Warsi will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 4th of October 2022. Driven by the desire to improve patient outcomes, she has dedicated the last several years to studying both in the clinic and the lab. During that time, her research efforts have centered on a better understanding of the functionality and fate of blood stem cells to contribute to developing improved clinical therapies for patient

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sarah-warsi - 2026-04-29

A new three-year term of office has begun for the University’s eight deans. Five are new in the role, while three have been around for some time. LUM has put a few questions to each of them. Annika Olsson, Faculty of Engineering (LTH), second term of office What’s the first thing you will be working on as dean? “Since I’m starting my second term as dean, LTH will continue with what we started duri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-term-deans - 2026-04-30

Kriget i Gaza har skapat konflikter på universitet i Sverige och i andra länder. Motsättningarna mellan demonstranter och universitetsledningar och mellan grupper av anställda lär ta tid att överbrygga. Vi har träffat både LU:s rektor och demonstranter från tältlägret i Lundagård. I LUM ger de sin syn på vägen framåt. Vi har också intervjuat Lundaforskare med vitt skilda specialiteter och frågat h

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/efter-palestinagard-vad-hander-nu - 2026-04-30