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With extensive experience in international education, Monika Vranic now starts her new job as Head of the International Office at LTH. In the interview, she shares her perspective on the role, the importance of strong collaboration, and how the office will serve as a practical support for the faculty’s students and researchers in a global context. Why did you want to become Head of the Internation

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/monika-vranic-new-head-international-office - 2026-05-05

The Paralympics, the parasport's equivalent of the Olympics, is currently in full swing with 4400 athletes from 184 countries. Jan Lexell, a researcher at Medfak, is on site for the fifth time and has overall medical responsibility during the Games. Jan Lexell started working with parasport and the Paralympics 15 years ago, and between 2010 and 2018 he was Chief Medical Officer for the Swedish tea

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/paralympics-paris-our-man-site-great-commitment - 2026-05-05

Last year he was teacher of the year at LUSEM and now Björn Svensson is recognized by the university as a whole, alongside Per Carlsson at the department of Biology “Honestly I didn’t even know about the nomination until the day before the announcement that I would receive the prize. It’s a pretty big surprise and I am very happy and honored. I mean it’s always nice when you get recognition for yo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-teacher-awarded-lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2025 - 2026-05-06

Många känner oro för klimatförändringar och annat som pågår i omvärlden. Men det finns konstruktiva sätt att hantera känslorna – även om det är lätt att trampa fel. Forskaren Marlis Wullenkord sammanfattar forskningsläget. I takt med att ordet klimatångest inlemmats i den svenska vokabulären har allt fler forskare intresserat sig för begreppet. En av dem är Marlis Wullenkord, forskare i miljöpsyko

https://www.lu.se/artikel/klimatangest-rad-och-missuppfattningar - 2026-05-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of 1 July, the Human Resources division at the central administration level will be responsible for the final approval of all matters concerning compensation for health promotion, medical care and medication. This means that employees, once they have reported the matter in Primula, are to send the documentation to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-procedures-health-promotion-medical-care-and-medication - 2026-05-05

Over the past few years, we have been working to develop a Core Curriculum for doctoral education at the faculty. This initiative has grown out of a need that has become increasingly clear: that our doctoral students should not only develop deep specialist knowledge through their research projects, but also the broader competencies that are part of doctoral education.The background for this work a

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-karin-rengefors-strengthening-doctoral-education-through-core-curriculum - 2026-05-05

At work, Julia Weber’s focus is on insects and other pollinators, and their survival. At home, it is her cat Hera who has grabbed attention. When Postnord announced a competition to find cats to grace their new stamps, Julia Weber did as over 18,000 other cat owners and sent in a photo along with a short description of her feline friend. The jury could not resist the adventurous Hera, who was one

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctoral-students-cat-became-stamp - 2026-05-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate networks aim to strengthen municipalities’ efforts to combat climate change. But membership benefits need to be much clearer communicated in order to utilise the networks’ full potential; and should highlight the importance of network membership to drive local climate politics forward, argues researcher Henner

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/how-municipal-climate-networks-can-improve-their-impact-new-research-article - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past year, the health service has witnessed an increasing number of patients with long-term effects of Covid-19, including chronic symptoms that suggest POTS. POTS is a condition that causes the pulse to race when you stand up. Until now, too little has been known about POTS as a complication following a Covi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/case-study-sheds-light-pots-connection-long-covid - 2026-05-05

A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been tested in a large multicentre study, led by Lund University in Sweden. “This is a major step in bringing simple blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease into the healthcare system globally,” say the researchers behind the study. In brief:The blood-based marker (P-tau217) may start to change several years before the onset of Al

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2026-05-05

A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been tested in a large multicentre study, led by Lund University in Sweden. “This is a major step in bringing simple blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease into the healthcare system globally,” say the researchers behind the study. In brief:The blood-based marker (P-tau217) may start to change several years before the onset of Al

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is there any underlying biological explanation for why men are responsible for such a large proportion of sexual assaults compared to women? Or, from a biological point of view, could women just as easily have been the ones to commit this type of harassment and assault, if the social and historical power structure wer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biology-could-partially-explain-sexual-abuse-power - 2026-05-05

The book and journal collections at the Social Sciences Faculty Library are updated regularly and you can influence what is purchased. We have met the librarians Linda, Linnéa and Filip who explained how the purchasing process works. How do you keep the library's collections current and relevant?We have a user-oriented purchasing policy and welcome suggestions for books, journals and databases fro

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/submit-purchase-requests-library - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish manhood enters into crisis at irregular intervals; the male role may now be about to change once again in the aftermath of the #metoo protest. Gender historian Emma Severinsson hopes that the boys of today will learn to show feelings – and gender scholar Jens Rydström adds that men need to get better at talkin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-male-roles-change-after-metoo - 2026-05-05

In the University’s thematic collaboration initiatives, researchers from several faculties work with external companies/organisations on different projects. Thematic collaboration initiatives (Swedish abbreviation, TSIs) constitute an important part of external engagement activities at LU. TSIs involve researchers from several faculties in collaborative projects with external companies/organisatio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/thematic-collaboration-initiatives-important-part-university - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jan Teorell has authored the chapter “Measuring Institutions: What We Do Not Know“ in the book “A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics” (the editors are C. Ménard and M. Shirley). This is a chapter in an edited volume issue by and, first and foremost, for economists. Its overarching theme is the future rese

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-measurement-institutions - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Finlay MacGregor, LUCID PhD candidate at LUCSUS was one of the participants at our first International Women’s Day event. Finlay reflects on why it is important to highlight gender and diversity in sustainability science – and discuss how to achieve equality in academia.Gender and Diversity in Sustainability ScienceTo

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflection-gender-and-diversity-sustainability-science-and-academia - 2026-05-05

Why do some pregnancies succeed while others do not? With support from a newly awarded ERC Starting Grant, Assistant Professor Camila Consiglio and her team at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center are embarking on a project to explore the role the immune system plays in fertility, and in determining reproductive success. Infertility is a deeply personal and global health issue, affecting one in

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-grant-awarded-explore-how-immune-system-shapes-fertility - 2026-05-05

On 13–14 November 2025, the Swedish ACT (Advanced Chip Technologies) Competence Centres Consortium met at KTH Electrum in Kista. The two-day gathering brought together researchers, industry partners, SMEs, regional authorities, and innovation actors to follow up ongoing activities and reinforce national cooperation in advanced chip technologies. The programme included contributions from academic t

https://www.advancedchiptechnologies.lu.se/article/strengthening-national-collaboration-act-consortium-meeting-kth - 2026-05-05

Plants in tropical dry areas have developed an unusual strategy for survival. Instead of using their water supply during the dry season, they hold on to the last drops until the very end in order to quickly get started on photosynthesis as soon as the rainy season has begun. Using satellite technology, researchers have now managed to investigate the storage of water in plants worldwide. The resear

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/clever-strategy-sets-photosynthesis-flying-start - 2026-05-05