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SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecular biosciences in Sweden. What started off as a joint effort between Stockholm-based universities is now a national collaboration with operations at 11 universities. In 2022, SciLifeLab site Lund was started. SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecula

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-national-resource-unique-technologies-and-expertise - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Tanzania, girls on their period avoid going to school, something that affects their opportunities for education. A new study from LUCSUS shows that the menstrual cup could be a step towards better school attendance, and a life with more freedom. It could also play a part in reducing waste in the country. As a young

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/menstrual-cups-could-help-girls-attend-school-tanzania - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A year ago LUCSUS researcher Sara Gabrielsson went to Tanzania to study the cultural acceptability and management challenges of different menstrual products among adolescent school girls in rural Tanzania. The study, which tested three types of menstrual products: the menstrual cup, disposable sanitary pads and washab

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/she-wants-break-silence-about-menstruation - 2026-08-13

The Centre for European Studies has awarded Ida Welén the 2024 honorary mention for her bachelor’s thesis “Strategic Altruism: Analyzing Development Aid for Donor Strategic Objectives. A quantitative analysis of the strategic interests influencing European aid flows”. The Centre for European Studies reached out to Ida Welén by email to ask her about the process of writing her thesis.Congratulation

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/ida-welen-receives-cfe-honorary-mention-2024 - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS is part of the annual Sustainability Week in Lund, 8-13 April. This year's theme "Transforming our world" focuses on the global goals and agenda 2030. LUCSUS will participate in, and host, several events about sustainable transformations at different levels. 8 AprilOpening  and guided tour of the exhibition Car

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week - 2026-08-13

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse satsar drygt 3 miljarder kronor på forskning som skapar förutsättningar för ett hållbart samhälle. Detta ska ske genom att nya och förbättrade material och tillverkningsprocesser tas fram, vilka bland annat syftar till bättre teknologi för framtidens energisystem och bekämpning av föroreningar och giftiga utsläpp. Dessutom ingår en utökad satsning på förnybara

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/tre-miljarder-till-forskning-om-nya-material-en-hallbar-varld - 2026-08-13

Dagens energisystem klarar inte framtidens extremväder, enligt en ny artikel i Nature Energy där en internationell forskargrupp räknat på 13 framtida klimatscenarier i 30 svenska städer. En ökande andel förnybart ökar sårbarheten ytterligare. Men vi slipper bli strömlösa om vi planerar redan nu.  Klimatet förändras och vi får räkna med ett allt lynnigare klimat framöver i form av exempelvis fler s

https://www.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-extremvader-kan-gora-oss-stromlosa - 2026-08-14

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse satsar drygt 3 miljarder kronor på forskning som skapar förutsättningar för ett hållbart samhälle. Detta ska ske genom att nya och förbättrade material och tillverkningsprocesser tas fram, vilka bland annat syftar till bättre teknologi för framtidens energisystem och bekämpning av föroreningar och giftiga utsläpp. Dessutom ingår en utökad satsning på förnybara

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-miljarder-till-forskning-om-nya-material-en-hallbar-varld - 2026-08-14

On Saturday 6 May, Lund's inner city was filled with 6255 runners who ran (or walked) Lundaloppet. Many of the participants were employees from the university, almost 792 people were participating, which meant that we made up a large part of the race. See your colleagues' results and pictures from the day. The winner of the entire Lundaloppet race was a LU's representative, Nicolas Fiessinger. He

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/794-employees-participated-lundaloppet-see-their-results - 2026-08-14

Reducing plastic waste and plastic pollution in our oceans is on the agenda for UN’s member states since March 2022. In a hearing between the French Sénat and Assemblée Nationale regarding this matter, Professor Hervé Corvellec participated as an invited expert on plastic waste and answered the question “Why is there so much plastic waste?”. In March 2022 UN Member States agreed to start negotiati

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/herve-corvellec-plastic-embedded-consumption - 2026-08-13

TEMA FORSKNING I EN OROLIG VÄRLD. När det planeras för mat i kristider – vilka livsmedel föreställer vi oss då?Konservburkar och frystorkad mat tänker många, men faktum är att om det uppstår en kris så är det inte bunkrade konserver som räddar oss. Livsmedelsberedskap är ett ämne som tas upp av forskare från LTH i Almedalen i sommar, och en av deras reflektioner är att lokala odlingar av grödor so

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/beredskap-bortom-bunkrade-burkar - 2026-08-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET affiliated researcher Kristina Myrvold will join the Center for Theology and Religious Studies as a guest professor in 2020. Kristina Myrvold, currently Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University, was awarded the Hedda Andersson Professorship for a least one year, starting in 2020. Myrvold

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/kristina-myrvold-joins-lund-university - 2026-08-13

Havsbaserad vindkraft utmålas som en av lösningarna för att lösa elkrisen i södra Sverige. Samtidigt har den drabbats av ”not in my backyard-problematik”, då många kommuner säger nej till regeringens beslut. Forskaren Henner Busch har studerat vad som behövs för att få med sig lokalbefolkningen och skapa en rättvis energiomställning. Under hösten tog regeringen beslut om att ge Svenska kraftnät i

https://www.lu.se/artikel/vagen-till-mer-havsbaserad-vindkraft-gar-genom-lokalbefolkningen - 2026-08-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2026-08-13

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) at Lund University is seeking outstanding young researchers to join our research community. We are looking for talented individuals with international research experience who are ready to make ground-breaking contributions in molecular medicine. Take your research career to the next level with the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine! Apply n

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/join-wallenberg-centre-molecular-medicine-lund-university-fellow - 2026-08-13

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. CenCIP-forskare presenterar en artikel vid konferensen ESREL2018 i juni i Trondheim, Norge. I artikeln jämför vi några av Sveriges kritiska infrastrukturers resiliens utifrån avbrottsdata och drar slutsatsen att relativt stora skillnader existerar. Ett vidare arbete blir att undersöka orsakerna till dessa skillnader

https://www.cencip.lu.se/artikel/artikel-om-sveriges-infrastrukturers-resiliens - 2026-08-13

Gustavo is a mechanical engineer from Colombia. During his master's studies, Gustavo got the opportunity to conduct an internship in Lausanne, Switzerland. In Lausanne, he worked in orthopedics and studied the mechanical response of knee implants for total knee replacements using numerical modeling. When Gustavo came home from Lausanne, he was offered a PhD position at the University of Eastern Fi

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/will-it-be-possible-predict-future-health-status-your-knee-tissues - 2026-08-13

A combination of two imaging methods can be used to achieve structural and chemical information within a single neuron. Researchers from MultiPark at Lund University recently developed this approach. Their study reveals that amyloid aggregates, implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, may cause clustering of iron in primary neurons. Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of dementia. Understanding where a

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/novel-imaging-approach-open-doors-understanding-key-pathological-processes-inside-neurons - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Those who find themselves at Lund BMC can now discover exciting new artwork highlighting the visual side of research. Created by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, these images were part of ‘The invisible body – art in science’ exhibition held in Stockholm. Here, Christine Karlsson - director of the Research Sc

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/striking-research-images-decorate-lund-biomedical-center - 2026-08-13

Veterinarian in charge Anders Forslid is retiring after 30 years working to improve the welfare of research animals at Lund University. He has witnessed a paradigm shift in animal health and animal experiments, and the way animal testing and humans’ obligations are viewed has changed. When Anders Forslid started out as a laboratory animal veterinarian at Lund University, he received a fairly cool

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-we-are-going-have-animal-testing-then-we-have-do-it-well - 2026-08-14