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This autumn she was awarded SEK 22 million in ERC grants for her Alzheimer’s research. In addition, she is a member of the Nobel Prize committee for chemistry, she has written children’s books, won the veterans’ European Championship in orienteering and is director of Humlegården, a day centre for people with autism. Meet Professor of Chemistry Sara Snogerup Linse. Sara Snogerup Linse has many iro
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/multi-tasking-top - 2025-11-27
Amyloid-beta accumulation may start inside neurons. A novel imaging approach to study structural changes before amyloid plaques are formed. Four distinct subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. A simple diagnostic tool predicting the risk of developing the disease. And a collaboration with Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, and the pharma industry to facilitate earlier diagnosis and more accurate prognosti
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-awareness-month-five-optimistic-research-news-multipark - 2025-11-27
WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. Join us as we
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-elin-tragardh - 2025-11-27
At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand, with a metal pin attached to a bamboo stick, to achieve the tattoos that are comm
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2025-11-27
How regional, local and national governments decide to develop coastal regions affects 21st century flood exposure more than climate threats according to a new study, focusing on China. The research, which for the first time integrates projected land use change under different policies, sea-level rise, extreme events, and land subsidence, identifies that strategic coastal planning can have huge ef
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/coastal-development-planning-matters-more-21st-century-flood-risk-climate-change - 2025-11-27
The mandate Head of Department rarely spans more than six years. Matthias Baier held it at the Sociology of Law Department for eleven. This spring, the former prefect resumed his position as Senior Lecturer. Accompanied by his partner and two dogs in their rural home outside of Lund, Matthias Baier spent the spring semester phasing himself out of the department's top managerial position and back t
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/matthias-baier-has-stepped-down-head-department-and-back-classroom - 2025-11-27
Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such maps requires in-depth knowledge about map design which can be further improved by using new technology that can process large amounts of data. “We are collaborating with
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-11-27
The Bundy Academy’s 2022 major prize amounting to SEK 3 million is awarded to Sebastian Palmqvist, Associate Professor of Clinical Memory Research at Lund University and Senior Physician at the Memory Clinic at Skåne University Hospital, for his research on improved diagnostics of Alzheimer’s disease. RationaleSebastian Palmqvist has published a large number of research papers in the field of cogn
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/awardees-2022-bundy-academy-major-prize - 2025-11-27
In the middle of October, the first project partner meeting was held in Helsingborg. The project is about shared and sustainable mobility in new housing developments, and was hosted by Lund University, Campus Helsingborg and the City of Helsingborg. The goal of the project is to create innovative conditions for new residential areas with the preservation of green spaces that enables valuable natur
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reduced-number-parking-spaces-favour-green-meeting-places-new-eu-project - 2025-11-27
The official figures for forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon in August 2020 show a slight decrease from last year. But researchers at the Brazil's Space Research Institute, Inpe, warn that data may need to be corrected so much that they instead reveal the worst fires in a decade. Torsten Krause, researcher in forest hunting, deforestation and sustainability at LUCSUS, comments on the situation. W
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researcher-torsten-krause-comments-fires-brazilian-amazon-august-2020 - 2025-11-27
Did you know that about 70% of rare diseases begin in childhood? How about that 1 in 5 cancers are considered a rare disease? Or that nearly three-quarters of all rare diseases are genetic diseases? With more than 6,000 rare diseases known to impact the lives of an estimated 300 million people around the world – rare diseases are all too common. Limited knowledge of these diseases often res
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/shining-spotlight-rare-disease-research - 2025-11-27
Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research from Lund University shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in Europe currently have different, often conflicting priorities for sustainable agriculture. The researchers propose a way forward built on shared priorities. – We identified precisely where the major gaps between research, policy, and
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/identifying-common-ground-sustainable-agriculture-europe - 2025-11-27
A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has received a major donation from IKEA. It all started at a meeting over a lot of coffee and snuff between Ingvar Kamprad and Thomas Johannesson, former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (LTH)… Thomas Johannesson was
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2025-11-27
LUM asked a handful of employees this question after almost a year of working from home. Several of them spoke about putting on some extra weight, more TV and less exercise – but they were not too keen on putting their face to that in LUM... However, another group of employees told us about their new and creative ways of keeping active. "I work out in the laundry room" Dragana Trivic, head of comm
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-your-body-feeling-and-how-your-training-going - 2025-11-28
Leadership Academy at LUSEM is a leadership programme for students at Lund University based on the idea that students in leading positions can learn, both from each other, but also from experienced leadership researchers and business managers. The training equips young leaders for the challenges that a management position often entails. Nadja Sörgärde and Christine Blomquist are teachers and resea
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/leadership-academy-learning-challenging-context - 2025-11-28
After a long economic crisis, Lebanon is on the brink of ruin. The currency has lost much in value and people's savings have been eaten up. The crisis in the country is also taking place at the political and social level. Despite this, the corrupt elite continues to rule the country, without being punished for their wrongdoings. Rola el-Husseini is a researcher at CMES and Department of Political
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/will-lebanon-survive-crisis - 2025-11-28
When alumnus Marlow Guttmann graduated from the master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2023 he had his eyes set on a career in consulting in Hamburg. In our interview, you will learn about Marlow's journey of landing his first job after graduation, the impact of the Leapfrog scholarship and the rewarding experience of working on a sustainable mobility project. Hi Marlow! Y
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marlow-guttmann-alumnus-msc-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-2023 - 2025-11-28
Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). Thereby, the School holds its position in the ranks of top business schools worldwide awarded with a “Triple Crown”. The triple accreditation, or the Triple Crown, is the combination of accreditations held b
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/still-top-lusem-reaffirms-its-triple-crown-status - 2025-11-28
