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Great interest among Lund students in U21’s Sustainable Micro-internships

By isabelle [dot] nilsson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Isabelle Nilsson) - published 9 November 2021 The international network Universitas21 (U21) has launched a new concept in which they offer students a chance to take part in Sustainable Micro-internships. The concept involves short internships in which the students spend a two-week digital placement with students from 27 universities in 18 differ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-interest-among-lund-students-u21s-sustainable-micro-internships - 2025-07-05

Professor Nancy Bocken receives the prestigious ERC starting grant!

Published 3 September 2019 Professor Nancy Bocken Photo: Kennet Ruona Professor Nancy Bocken has been awarded the European Research Council’s Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) in the 2019 round of awards. She receives 1.5 million euros during the next five years. Nancy Bocken receives the ERC grant for her new project CIRCULAR X. The project will develop a new field of resear

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/professor-nancy-bocken-receives-prestigious-erc-starting-grant - 2025-07-05

SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science

Published 7 February 2023 The SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) is the is one of the latest research initiative funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation. Lund University has successfully recruited two DDLS Fellows starting now in the beginning of 2023. The practice of life science is continuously becoming more data-dependent. The amount and complexi

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-wallenberg-national-program-data-driven-life-science - 2025-07-05

“Africa has given me more than I could ever give back”

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 17 December 2019 Missiologist Mika Vähäkangas travels a lot – from Lund, Helsinki and to different countries in Africa. Photo: Kennet Ruona Missiologist Mika Vähäkangas thinks that Scandinavians can be a little self-righteous. He says that he has become who he is in great part thanks to his research in Africa –

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/africa-has-given-me-more-i-could-ever-give-back - 2025-07-05

Henrik Smith – the visionary who never slows down

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 4 March 2025 Henrik Smith has not only built successful research environments such as BECC, he has also inspired a whole generation of students to work on environmental and climate issues. Photo: Göran Smith With his cycling helmet perched on his head, he rushes in like a whirlwind, fires off monosyllabic replies to em

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-visionary-who-never-slows-down - 2025-07-05

Alzheimer's disease is composed of four distinct subtypes

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 29 April 2021 Tau accumulation in different brain regions depending on the subtype of Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: J Vogel Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that l

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2025-07-05

Research on inherited type 2 diabetes is awarded

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 6 November 2023 Diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad at Lund University has been awarded this year's Medeon Scholarship for her research on the inheritance of type 2 diabetes and why the disease is inherited from the mother to a greater extent. Photo: Petra Olsson. How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2025-07-05

From vision to reality: 20 years of cutting-edge research at Lund Stem Cell Center

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 13 April 2023 In 2023, the Lund Stem Cell Center turns 20 years old. This will be celebrated with a conference attended by some of the world's leading stem cell researchers. Image: iStock/Maksim Tkachenko For two decades, researchers at Lund University's strategic research area, Lund Stem Cell Center, have focused on d

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/vision-reality-20-years-cutting-edge-research-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-07-05

Research on inherited type 2 diabetes is awarded

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 6 November 2023 Rashmi Prasad is awarded the Medeon stipend 2023 for her her research on heritability of type 2 diabetes. The stipend will be presented during the World Diabetes Day Skåne event. Photo: Petra Olsson How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk for the child to develop type 2 diabetes? This

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2025-07-05

Common drug may have an effect on breast cancer

Published 2 May 2016 Statins are a cholesterol-lowering drug that almost one million Swedes take to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. But could perhaps statins also be used against breast cancer? Cancer researcher Signe Borgquist at least hopes so. Signe Borgquist and her colleagues found that statins had a tumour-inhibiting effect in a study they conducted of 50 women in Lund. With 9,0

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/common-drug-may-have-effect-breast-cancer - 2025-07-05

PhD in Mathematics against all odds

Published 13 June 2016 Growing up in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, he knew that one wrong word could get you killed; as a forced recruit, he came close to death many times. But after three Master’s degrees, Dara Maghdid has earned a PhD with his investigation of cultural differences in the teaching of mathematics. Now he wants to thank Lund University. In the future, motivation among students of mathemat

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/phd-mathematics-against-all-odds - 2025-07-05

LU successful in quick digital restart

Published 29 September 2020 “What the whole University has done is amazing. How much we can achieve when we gather our strengths and collaborate. Everyone worked towards the same goal – to make it work – and we succeeded!” Photo: Kennet Ruona Getting important information out fast to the right target group has been a challenge for the crisis management group, which has now entered a calmer phase a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-successful-quick-digital-restart - 2025-07-05

New national board to take over cases of research misconduct 

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 7 January 2020 Magnus Gudmundsson and Göran Sandberg. Photo:Kennet Ruona On 1 January 2020, a new law will come into force that means that cases concerning research misconduct are to be forwarded to a new national board exclusively dedicated to this. At Lund University, this will involve two or three current cases

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-national-board-take-over-cases-research-misconduct - 2025-07-05

Erik Månsson - alumnus from BSc in Business and Economics 2019

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 6 May 2024 Graduation was approaching and alumnus Erik Månsson didn't know what he wanted to do. A few months later he received the diploma in his hand, as well as his first job - CEO for a start-up within Food Tech. We had a talk with Erik about his job - as well as the start-up world, student life and sources of in

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erik-mansson-alumnus-bsc-business-and-economics-2019 - 2025-07-05