Published 20 February 2025 Lund University's holding company is changing its name from LU Holding to LU Ventures. The new name aims to better reflect the company's mission: to build companies that transform research into new products and services creating global impact. "We are third best in the world, but we should not be satisfied – more research must lead to innovations." said Rector Erik Renst

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-holding-becomes-lu-ventures-new-chapter-universitys-venture-builder - 2025-07-20

Published 11 April 2023 Medvetenskapens Hus is a cross-faculty initiative that aims to accommodate creative meetings between science and human science. The activities are to be based on the complex issues of our time which in a natural way affect all faculties and subject areas. Medvetenskapens Hus highlights the importance of insights above the formation of opinions and creates conditions for joi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medvetenskapens-hus-interdisciplinary-focus-human-science - 2025-07-20

By elin [dot] engman [at] ldc [dot] lu [dot] se (Elin Engman) - published 21 June 2022 The Vice-Chancellor has decided that the first part of the ‘Coordinated examination service’ project will start with a budget of SEK 13.8 million. The project is tasked with initiating coordinated administration and scheduling, organising a pool of exam invigilators and starting work on the construction of a ded

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-efficient-exam-management-coordinated-examination-service-project - 2025-07-19

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/profile-areas-lund-university-work-continues-no-word-government - 2025-07-19

Published 11 October 2023 Today, we are signing a university-wide collaboration agreement with UC Berkeley. This opens the door to new collaboration opportunities for the entire University. From 11 to 13 October, University management will host a unique visit from UC Berkeley. Among the guests are representatives for research, education, international issues, innovation and entrepreneurship. The a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-agreement-uc-berkeley-provides-new-opportunities - 2025-07-20

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 4 February 2025 Photograph: Kennet Ruona. During the annual academic ceremony of 2025, Björn Svensson, Lecturer and Director of studies at the Department of Informatics, accepted the Lund Students’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching. “Björn Svensson's goal is clear - Lund University will produce the best informaticians in the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bjorn-svensson-accepts-lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching - 2025-07-19

By karin [dot] lilja [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Karin Lilja) - published 25 March 2025 More than one in seven staff members has already started using strong authentication. This is a good start – but what is important now is that more follow their example. Strong authentication is a way to log in that makes it more difficult for an unauthorised person to gain access to an IT service, for e

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-seven-staff-members-already-has-strong-authentication - 2025-07-20

By eva [dot] johannesson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Johannesson) - published 5 May 2025 In February, the National Property Board (SFV) carried out supplementary test measurements on the air in several spaces of the Main University Building to ascertain the building’s air flows. The Occupational Health Service at Lund University has now completed its assessment of the health risks ba

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/main-university-building-will-be-closed-2026-onwards-1 - 2025-07-20

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 27 May 2021 Increased collaboration within the faculties and a general revitalisation.  This is already a clear result from the RQ20 research evaluation that was presented in March. “We have caught sight of each other” was a frequent comment heard in a round of telephone calls to the deans and research managers. Mo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-regrouping-after-rq20 - 2025-07-19

Publicerad 23 februari 2017 This spring students in the Critical & Pedagogical Studies Programme at Malmö Art Academy will present their exam projects towards the completion of a Master of Fine Arts degree. The exam projects will lead to several weeks of diverse activities which will discuss and reflect different critical and pedagogical aspects from the perspective of the artist. Activities will

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/critical-and-pedagogical-studies-exam-projects-2017 - 2025-07-19

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 19 June 2024 A new method can be used for large-scale screening for type 1 diabetes. The blood test can be done at home. Photograph: Petra Olsson. Interest in type 1 diabetes screening is growing as methods improve and new treatments become available to more patients. New research at Lund University demonstrates how screen

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-allows-large-scale-screening-autoimmune-diseases - 2025-07-19

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 18 November 2024 Johan Flygare and the remarkable story of the genesis of Apriligen, a company which aims to find a cure for the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA. Photo: Johan Persson. After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare h

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (Arthritisportal) - published 4 June 2025 Can you tell us a little about your research area?My research spans the lifespan. We investigate prevention and treatment and use joint damage as a risk factor for osteoarthritis. We conduct studies from young people with injury or risk of injury to older people with osteoarthritis and focus on exercise.Can you tell

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/meet-eva-ageberg - 2025-07-19

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 29 March 2022 Photo of Dr. Cristian Bellodi and Dr. Sowndarya Muthukumar Researchers from Lund University, building on previous studies, have been working to understand why stem cells are transforming into cancer. Previously they revealed that small RNA molecules, long considered “junk” or degradation byproducts of RNA

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/what-makes-stem-cells-transform-cancer-answer-may-lie-our-rna - 2025-07-19

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/research-council-grants-south-asia-related-projects - 2025-07-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 6 February 2025 The strategic research area Epihealth at Lund University hereby announces research space for two years (SEK 750,000/year including OH) corresponding to a postdoctoral position. Around 200 employees (researchers and other staff) are attached to the Epihealth network who work with epidemiological research

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/call-proposals-research-space-postdoc-2025-application-closed - 2025-07-19

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 17 December 2024 Professor Vikki McCall from Stirling University visited CASE researchers and talked about the "serious game". Recently, Vikki McCall, Professor of Social Policy at University of Stirling in Scotland, visited the research group Applied Gerontology in Lund. Primarily focus was the serious game methodology.

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/serious-games-create-powerful-impact - 2025-07-19

By elmurod [dot] sobirov [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Elmurod Sobirov) - published 23 December 2024 December 20, 2024. The workshop "Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption Plans: International Standards and Practice 2024" was organized by the Secretariat of the Anti-Corruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The workshop was delivered as part of the infor

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/workshop-assessment-effectiveness-anti-corruption-plans-international-standards-and-practice-2024 - 2025-07-19

Published 8 February 2024 Photo: Melker Dahlstrand On January 1, 2024, Wallenberg Centre Lund got a new preclinical co-director. Professor Kristian Pietras will replace Jonas Larsson, who recently started his new position as Deputy Dean. Welcome to the team! | How does it feel becoming the next preclinical co-director of WCMM Lund?"I am honored to take on this position and really look forward to w

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/get-know-new-wcmm-co-director - 2025-07-19

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 17 August 2020 Plastic art often illustrates problems such as littering or disposable use. Image: Pixabay. A wound in nature, cheap rubbish and dangerous for animals and humans. This is how plastic is presented in visual art and photography around the world, finds a new study. But according to the researchers, some problems ar

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/art-plastics-often-portrayed-waste-and-littering - 2025-07-19