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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For a mathematician, the waves of the sea are related to differential equations, and particularly complex ones at that. Mathematical research can help to improve understanding of how waves form and move – which could be useful, for example, in the work to predict dangerous monster waves. The sunlight glistens on the r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/monster-waves-mathematical-challenge - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersén, Gabery and Hagen give talks about psychiatric symptoms in HD, as well as about their ongoing research projects, at the National meeting on Huntington disease (HD) in Gothenburg on March 28 2014. The meeting is organised by the National patient organization for HD. They will also give talks and participate at

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-members-give-talks-national-hd-meeting-gothenburg - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Large science publisher Elsevier does not meet the requirements of Swedish universities and research institutes. The agreement will be cancelled 30th of June. This means that employees and students at Lund University will not have access to journal articles published by Elsevier after June 30, 2018. However, one can s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sweden-stands-open-access-cancels-agreement-elsevier - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Doctoral dissertation defence on 2 December. Can unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption become more sustainable through corporate practices of sustainable supply chain management? Yes they can, argues Olga Chkanikova in her doctoral dissertation, focusing on how retailers purchasing strategies can c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-supply-chain-management-answer-more-sustainable-food-production-and-consumption - 2026-05-03

A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jump

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease-0 - 2026-05-03

In order to be able to prescribe the appropriate dose of physical activity to patients, healthcare professionals need to consider a range of individual factors. There is a need to facilitate the assessment of aerobic capacity i. e. maximal oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max), as well as to calculate the intensity of training according to the WHO recommendations for physical activity. Now, researchers

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/my-aerobic-capacity-rpc - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lars Eklundh, professor at our department, is one of the organizers behind "The Future of Drones: Technologies, Applications, Risks and Ethics", an international workshop on drones. Lars Eklundh, professor, is co-arranging an international workshop on drones. The workshop is entitled "The Future of Drones: Technologie

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-and-industry-participate-workshop-drones - 2026-05-03

There is a great need among the faculty's researchers for a good tool to transcribe audio and video files. The Department of Psychology has started to use such a tool that is both effective and within the current ethical rules. Faculty researchers are now being offered the opportunity to use the tool in autumn 2024. Within the framework of Lund University's e-infrastructure project, work is underw

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/temporary-offer-use-transcription-tool - 2026-05-03

What are the latest contributions to sustainability research, and who is working on the Global Goals? It is now possible to search for researchers, organisations, research output and projects that relate to the UN’s global goals. At the beginning of October, sustainability labels were launched to the public in Lund University’s Research Portal. The tagging can be used as one of many filters when l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/53-910-taggings-sustainable-goals-universitys-research-output - 2026-05-04

LU Ventures portfolio company Xenergic, a spin-off from Lund University, has reached a pivotal commercial milestone. Its revolutionary low-power memory technology is now in mass production with a component manufacturer. In modern mobile phones, smartwatches, and other connected devices, the on-chip memory can be responsible for more than 50% of the total energy consumption. This massive power draw

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/breakthrough-xenergic-energy-saving-memory-enters-mass-production - 2026-05-03

Balloons on the walls, bubbles in the glasses, cupcakes and happy employees. The atmosphere was at its peak when the office of the Department of Laboratory Medicine held an Open House. – We wanted to show where we are now that we have moved to new premises and that everyone should feel welcome to contact us, says Lhinn Holmbergh, administrative manager. Tell me, how did it turn out? – It was a ver

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/hectic-moving-carousel-bubbly-open-house - 2026-05-03

The Humanities Lab is a university-wide research infrastructure that enables research on behaviour, communication, cognition, and culture. The lab offers free access to advanced technology, methodological support, and expertise for all researchers at Lund University, regardless of faculty, and supports projects from idea to data collection to analysis. The lab hosts a unique combination of sensor-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/open-event-26-27-february-discover-humanities-lab - 2026-05-04

In February, the PhD course "Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals" was launched. The course brings together more than 20 PhD students from a dozen countries representing three continents - a diversity that benefits the course's discussions according to Thomas Hickmann. Thomas Hickmann, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at Lund University, held the second

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/thomas-hickmann-phd-course-brings-participants-many-parts-world-together - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Charlotte Ling, researcher at Lund University Diabetes Centre, receives this year´s Novo Nordisk Foundation Excellence Project grant, five millions Danish crowns allocated during five years. Her project is about exploring whether epigenetic factors are underlying the development of Type 2 Diabetes. - This means very m

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/large-grant-exporing-epigenetics-diabetes - 2026-05-03

The news last week that Lund University has five profile areas has generated a lot of interest. Since the information at this stage has been rather limited, I will answer the three most common questions here. More information will be published about the profile areas after the summer holidays. Question 1: What will the profile areas do? All five profile areas are based on excellent research, with

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-information-about-lund-universitys-five-profile-areas - 2026-05-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the Academy of Music in Malmö, Peter Spissky from Czechoslovakia found an opportunity to develop his interest in baroque music – a genre that didn’t suit the political system in his homeland. Through his research on how gestures taken from speech, acting and dance can be compressed into the movement of the bow, he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/bowing-swing - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Department of Culture, Politics and Society at University of Turin, Italy, holds its second edition of the Summer School on “Politics, Development and Social Change in Contemporary India” from 27 June – 1 July 2016. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the School provides students with an opportunity to analyze

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/june-2016-july-2016-turin-summer-school-social-change-contemporary-india - 2026-05-03

Sustainable development is one of the greatest challenges of our time and at the same time a prerequisite for our future. To address complex societal challenges, new ideas and perspectives are needed – and this year’s PhD Conference on Sustainable Development provides a forum for exactly that. On 9 October 2025, PhD students from across Lund University will gather to present research, exchange ide

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/register-phd-conference-sustainable-development-9-october - 2026-05-04

När ”Quick Bites for Researchers” lanserades våren 2025 var det ett försök att skapa en ny kontaktväg mellan forskarna och bibliotekets expertis. Ett år senare kan bibliotekarierna Fredrik Larsson och Anja Zimmerman summera en satsning som inte bara överlevt sitt första år utan nu växlar upp.– Vi ville hitta ett enkelt och avdramatiserat sätt att ge forskare stöd i allt det som rör deras arbete, u

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/bibliotekets-forskningsstod-quick-bites-vaxer-vidare-med-nya-teman - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nina Roos, external supervisor at Malmö Art Academy of the Art for many years, has been awarded the command of the Order of the Lion of Finland. Congratulations Nina! On Independence Day, 6 December, Nina Roos was awarded Finland's finest order: the commander's mark of the Order of the Lions of Finland. You can read m

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/nina-roos-has-been-awarded-command-order-lion-finland - 2026-05-03