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Last fall, the municipality of Härnösand launched an initiative to more effectively support the older adults with rehabilitation and preventive health interventions. The first phase of part of the initiative, in the form of a “task force” led by Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor of physiotherapy at Lund University, is now being completed. An assessment and intervention team has been established in the

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/task-force-harnosand-project-we-are-already-seeing-positive-developments - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am so happy to be here”, says Alvina Erman, this evening’s perhaps newest alumnus. She completed her studies in Lund in Sweden last year and, together with her Canadian friend and former Lund student Jean-Francois Trinh Tan, she has come to attend Lund University’s very first alumni event in Washington DC. House of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-breaks-new-alumni-ground-washington - 2026-10-07

OverviewThis course is an introductory course in data analysis with Python. It provides the student with fundamental skills in data handling using Python. The focus is on exploratory data analysis, leveraging visualizations and data summaries to extract insights from datasets. Additionally, the course covers data cleaning, transformations, and merging data from multiple sources. These competences

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/data-literacy-python-nma019f-ht-2026-3-ects - 2026-10-07

In the past week, several reports of the human rights protests in Iran have reached the wider world. Lund University has also been touched by these protests, which have spread and are now visible in the West, on the streets, in social media and the European Parliament, for example. Lund University stands up for and safeguards democracy, freedom of opinion, respect for everyone’s equal value, and h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-can-provide-knowledge-when-human-rights-are-violated - 2026-10-08

Lena Ohlsson is a Sample Service Coordinator at Region Skåne’s Biobank, guiding researchers through the process of starting a sample collection in a biobank or using samples from other biobanks across Sweden. Region Skåne’s Biobank is part of Biobank Sweden, which is Sweden’s national infrastructure for biobanking. The infrastructure aims to provide Sweden with the best conditions for initiating a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/sample-service-coordinator-guides-our-researchers-through-biobanking-processes - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anna Tengberg and Sandra Valencia at LUCSUS have written a report, Science of Integrated Approaches to Natural Resource Management – commissioned by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).The GEF is a partnership of 18 agencies, including United Nations agencies, mu

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-researchers-write-report-global-environment-facility - 2026-10-07

Research Services will help you along the way, both with funding and support. Rolf Lood, Docent at Infectious medicine at IKVL, and currently on his way to Tanzania, is the coordinator of a project in Africa, and encourages more people to try out the role of coordinator. What is it like to be a coordinator? "Wonderful and stressful at the same time! Getting a group of about 50 researchers, represe

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/become-coordinator-eu-project - 2026-10-07

What do you explore in your PhD-project?  I explore the role that Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK) plays in the regulation of Wildlife consumption in the Colombian Amazon. This is quite interesting, and a key topic as there are around 65 indigenous ethnic groups living in the Colombian Amazon forest. Working, and learning with them, about sustainable use of this ecosystem, is without a doubt

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-carlos-velez-explores-role-indigenous-traditional-knowledge-relation-wildlife - 2026-10-07

Six researchers from Lund University have been awarded ERC Starting Grants. One of them is Eleni Karageorgiou, who holds a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree in Public International Law from the Faculty of Law. The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at researchers at the beginning of their careers and is awarded solely on the basis of scientific excellence. Following evaluation by fellow researchers and in to

https://www.law.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-eleni-karageorgiou - 2026-10-07

Anyone who watched the carnival parade on Saturday and held out to the last orchestra could catch a glimpse of Medfak's envoy Johanna Erlandson in full costume. It was her tenth carnival with Alte/Ältere Kamreren. On a daily basis, Johanna is Head of Communications at the Faculty of Medicine, but when it's the Lund Carnival, it's clarinet and carnival parade all the way."I started playing in the s

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/clarinet-ready-play - 2026-10-07

Research on osteoarthritis receives a significant boost as the founder and owner of Artrosportalen, Professor Martin Englund, is awarded one of the newly established medical prizes from the Greta and Johan Kocks Foundations – an award worth one million SEK. The prize is given to outstanding medical researchers with strong future potential, and Englund is highlighted as an internationally influenti

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/prestigious-award-one-million-sek-leading-osteoarthritis-researcher-lund - 2026-10-07

A new doctoral thesis by Aurimas Pumputis explores how trust and control function between guests and hosts on peer-to-peer platforms like Airbnb. The study focuses on how these relationships are shaped in digital environments and how platforms use information technology to connect consumers with service providers. Trust is crucial for cooperation and orderly social relations, especially in tourist

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/trust-and-control-guest-host-relationships - 2026-10-07

Get to know Ann-Catrin Johansson, the new coordinator at the Unit for Educational Support since the beginning of the year. Ann-Catrin has previously worked as a librarian at LTH with a focus on teaching information literacy as well as reading and writing support for students. Over the next two years, Ann-Catrin will work to strengthen the forms of accessible and inclusive teaching through the proj

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/hello-there-ann-catrin-johansson - 2026-10-07

 27 May 2025 08.30 to 12:30 | Seminar | Location: MAU I ASU306Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University. Jan Waldenströms gata 25, 205 06, MalmöWelcome to the 2025 Virology Symposium! This dynamic research seminar brings together local, national and international experts to discuss a broad spectrum of virus-related topics, thematically organized into five key areas of virology research: Phyl

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/2025-virology-symposium-lund-university-virus-centre-luvc-27-may-2025 - 2026-10-07

Welcome to a seminar on leadership and communication in a multicultural academy. Research supervisors are expected to be able to supervise doctoral students and junior researchers academically. The role of a supervisor includes being able to lead professional and learning conversations both with junior co-workers individually and in groups. This is an important task which sometimes can be challeng

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-leadership-and-communication-multicultural-academy - 2026-10-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kan stora kriser fungera som en hävstång för förändring? Och vilken betydelse kommer coronakrisen att ha för klimatet? En mångfacetterad panel bestående av en miljöhistoriker, en nationalekonom, en poet och en forskare i riskhantering diskuterade under Lunds universitets framtidsvecka om och hur coronakrisen kan påv

https://www.lu.se/artikel/corona-och-klimatet-viktiga-omstallningsar-eller-en-tid-av-uppskjutna-beslut - 2026-10-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sömnen är livsviktig för hälsan. Som SWEAH-doktorand har Johan Skoog undersökt hur sömnstörningar påverkar äldre människors minne. Resultaten ger ökat stöd för att bättre sömn kan minska risken för att utveckla demenssjukdomar. ”Allt har sin tid, berättandet sin, och så även sömnen.” Hans nyligen framlagda avhandlin

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/resa-genom-somnens-rike-ger-nya-ledtradar-om-somnproblem-hos-aldre - 2026-10-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ett möte med en svårt sjuk cancerpatient, en läkare i 30-årsåldern, berörde för några år sedan dåvarande läkarstudenten Jonatan Wistrand starkt. Den 29 november disputerar han vid Lunds universitet med avhandlingen ”Läkaren som patient – dokumentära och litterära vittnesmål under 1900- och 2000-tal”. – Jag läste på

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/konfliktsituation-nar-lakaren-sjalv-blir-patient - 2026-10-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nya forskningsstudier visar att vissa fiberrika frukostbröd förbättrar uppmärksamhet och arbetsminne jämfört med samma mängd vanligt vitt bröd. Inte ens omedelbart efter måltid är det någon vinst med att ha ätit vitt bröd. En annan studie visar att ett femveckors intag av omega tre-fettsyror från fiskolja också inve

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fet-fisk-och-fiber-skarper-koncentration-och-minne - 2026-10-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En rekordstor donation på 350 miljoner kronor från IKEA Foundation har tryggat framtiden för Industridesignskolan. Det är inte första gången som skolan får ta emot en jättedonation från IKEA. Det hela började med ett möte med mycket kaffe och snus mellan Ingvar Kamprad och Thomas Johannesson, tidigare rektor vid LTH

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lattad-skolchef-efter-jattedonation-0 - 2026-10-08