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Five years after the opening of the prestigious Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, nothing has turned out as planned. The “tandem pairs” that were supposed to develop research together are now cheating on each other with other researchers. Private and work life have become intertwined and families often barbecue together. It’s a cold Sunday afternoon and the ground is covered in a thin laye

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cheating-and-interdisciplinary-fun - 2026-04-24

According to an agreement between Lund University and the employee organisations Saco-S, OFR and Seko, employees who have been on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period may have the opportunity to, under certain conditions, receive compensation for the difference between the compensation the employee would have received if the Swedish Social Insurance Agency had ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/staff-parental-leave-and-sick-leave-may-be-able-receive-compensation-connection-salary-review - 2026-04-24

A new study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that cities negatively affect the diversity of birds. There are significantly fewer bird species in urban forests compared with forests in the countryside – even if the forest areas are of the same quality. The researchers examined 459 natural woodlands located in or near 32 cities in southern Sweden. They counted the occurrence of different bird

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/less-bird-diversity-city-forests - 2026-04-25

SWEAH was represented at the conference 'Ageing is Living: Building Age-Friendly Communities in the Nordic-Baltic Region', organized in Copenhagen this week by WHO, The Nordic Welfare Centre and the Centre for an Age-friendly Norway. Two PhD students presented their doctoral projects on site at UN City in Copenhagen, followed by a discussion. One of them was SWEAH PhD student Helena Bjurbäck, Link

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-contributed-who-meeting-age-friendly-societies - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anna Berglund at the Department of Sociology defended her doctoral thesis in social anthropology ”Ambiguous hopes: an ethnographic study of agricultural modernisation in a Rwandan village” on Friday 4th October. For her PhD project, Anna Berglund spent 13 months in a Rwandan village studying the consequences of agricu

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/anna-berglund-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-04-25

In February, Emma Tullberg began her position as project manager with responsibility for building up the Faculty's support function for commissioned education. Emma will be part of the education team at the Faculty Office and work closely with the deputy dean with responsibility for education and the vice dean with responsibility for collaboration. In 2024, the vice-chancellor decided to decentral

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-support-function-commissioned-education - 2026-04-25

Professor Martin Dribe is one of twelve researchers at Lund University who have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars. Martin Dribe is Professor of Economic History at Lund University School of Economics and Managment (LUSEM) and Director of the Centre for Economic Demography. As a Wallenberg Scholar, he will focus on the long-term development of demographic disparities and the factors that contribut

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/demographer-martin-dribe-one-lund-universitys-new-wallenberg-scholars - 2026-04-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Just nu pågår forskning för nästa generations 5G-nät. På Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik på LTH har man byggt upp en världsunik mätutrustning i samarbete med både Ericsson och Sony. Målet är att skapa ett både betydligt stabilare och snabbare mobilnät än tidigare. 5G-nätet håller på att rullas ut i

https://www.lu.se/artikel/har-utvecklas-nasta-generations-5g-nat - 2026-04-24

Mikael Akke, Göran Jönsson, Sara Linse och Mathieu Gisselbrecht vid Lunds universitet har tilldelats mångmiljonanslag från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse. Under fem år ska de driva tunga projekt om allosterisk signalering, effektivare immunterapi, hemlighetsfulla hjälparproteiner och kvantmekanisk sammanflätning. Mikael Akke, professor i biofysikalisk kemi, får 36 miljoner kronor för att ”kn

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fyra-lundaforskare-far-120-miljoner-kronor-fran-wallenbergstiftelse - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vetenskapsrådet (VR) beviljar MAX IV-laboratoriet 1,39 miljarder kronor i driftsbidrag för 2013-2018 och Lunds universitet går in med 250 miljoner kronor under samma tidsperiod. Dessutom anslår VR 250 miljoner kronor i investeringsbidrag för nya strålrör. - Detta är fantastiskt goda nyheter för alla de forskare som

https://www.lu.se/artikel/max-iv-far-nara-19-miljarder-kronor-drift-och-stralror - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Varje år dör flera tusen personer i förtid i Sverige till följd av luftföroreningar och det finns tydliga bevis för att människor som bor i områden med sämre luft har högre dödlighet. Forskare har räknat på vad som händer om man tar bort avgaser från bensin- och dieseldrivna fordon i Malmö och vilka effekter det ger

https://www.lu.se/artikel/minskade-avgaser-skulle-radda-malmobor - 2026-04-25

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in collaboration with Doc Lounge invites you to a presentation of the photographic exhibition “Wildfires in the Anthropocene” and screening of Alexander Abaturov's documentary film “Paradise”, followed by an open discussion. Registration is required to attend. Wildfires are now a frequent phenomenon perceived as a global threat that puts the future of l

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/photo-exhibition-and-film-screening-world-burning-20-paradise - 2026-04-25

Isabel Bramsen is the recipient of this year's Diploma Prize. The prize is worth DKK 150,000 and is awarded to young people who are expected to make a valuable contribution to Danish society. Congratulations Isabel! About the award winner and motivationIn the world we live in, the Hartmann Foundation believes that it is important to stimulate the work for peace and conflict resolution, and with th

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/isabel-bramsen-receives-hartmann-foundations-diploma-award - 2026-04-25

Elias Isaksson has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'Between Growth and Sustainability: Exploring the Construction of Sustainable Mobility in Swedish Transport Policy'. Congratulations! Abstract Transport policies in Western Europe are increasingly framed in terms of sustainable mobility. This is a response to an urgent need to tackle adverse consequences of the transport system and impli

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elias-isaksson-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-04-25

The Campus Helsingborg International Student Career Programme, launched in the spring of 2025, consists of a series of events specifically designed to equip international students with the tools needed to navigate the Swedish labour market, apply for jobs and internships, visit local companies, and build valuable professional networks. The programme is organised in collaboration between the Depart

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/closing-international-student-career-programme-semester-event-internships - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Infant mortality in Malawi is among the highest in the world. In a new EU-funded project, researchers from Lund, Cork and Oxford will develop new mobile technology to help health care staff in the country diagnose and treat serious diseases earlier and more effectively. In rural Malawi, aid organisations’ health care

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mobile-will-save-childrens-lives-malawi - 2026-04-25

The Campus Helsingborg International Student Career Programme, launched in the spring of 2025, consists of a series of events specifically designed to equip international students with the tools needed to navigate the Swedish labour market, apply for jobs and internships, visit local companies, and build valuable professional networks. The programme is organised in collaboration between the Depart

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/closing-international-student-career-programme-semester-event-internships - 2026-04-25

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified one of the reasons why the childhood cancer neuroblastoma becomes resistant to chemotherapy. The findings are significant for how future treatments should be designed. The results have been published in Science Advances. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, especially of the adrenal gland. Despite intense

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/altered-cell-behaviour-behind-resistance-neuroblastoma - 2026-04-25

What can be done about the fact that more Ukrainian civilians die in traffic accidents than from Russian bombs? How is it that trains run on time – even though Ukraine is at war? And how do you rebuild a country that wants to move beyond the old Soviet structures, with a green transition in sight? These were some of the topics of discussion when a ministerial delegation from Ukraine visited LTH. I

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/road-mutual-exchange-knowledge-and-resilience - 2026-04-25

With this call, the Program for Academic Leaders in Life Science (PALS) wants to support and promote scientific interactions between fellows from the different PALS programs and/or different centers. The supported collaborations can involve research or other related activities in all areas of the different programs such as molecular medicine or different areas of life science and can be technology

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/pals-call-no-3 - 2026-04-25