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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johan Richter's research has resulted in the successful development of gene therapy for the hereditary disease malignant infantile osteopetrosis. For the past few years, the research group has established a collaboration with an American biotech company and all the permits needed to start a clinical trial have now bee

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/successful-biotech-collaboration-brings-gene-therapy-project-clinic - 2026-08-01

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/what-covid-19-can-teach-tourism-about-climate-crisis - 2026-08-01

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hoped - 2026-08-01

What is the sea in marine spatial planning and how does it affect our future? In a one-day conference the results and work of two finished Formas projects was presented with the theme ”Blue economy, marine markets and marine spatial planning”. On the schedule for the day was lectures on marine spatial planning, beaches and the possibilities of seaweed with speakers from Lund University, Malmö Univ

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/blue-economy-marine-markets-and-marine-spatial-planning - 2026-08-01

Recent developments in the retail sector—increased competition, a focus on sustainability, and the pervasive digitization—have prompted discussions on its long-term competitiveness and the potential for more systematic innovation alongside daily operational activities. However, understanding how the retail industry perceives and addresses innovation remains a key question. In contrast to industria

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/continuous-improvement-systematic-innovation-retail-utopia-or-opportunity - 2026-08-01

Professor Mia Korpiola and justice of the Supreme Court Stefan Reimer have been awarded honorary doctorates by the Faculty. Mia KorpiolaMia Korpiola is a professor of legal history at the Faculty of Law, University of Turku (Finland) since 2014. She is a legal historian with an exceptionally broad range of expertise and has devoted herself to fields that have not previously been highlighted in res

https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctorates-2026 - 2026-08-01

What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help of AI, they can connect a multitude of data that leads to new treatments for kidney cancer – that's at least what the researchers in the EU-project KATY envision. But first, they need to find a common language that all professional groups understand. – It's a challen

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2026-08-01

As a significant advancement for preclinical research at Lund University Bioimaging Centre (LBIC), IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg’s Research Foundation has awarded a grant of 3.9 million SEK to upgrade the Preclinical Magnetic Resonance (MR) platform’s imaging system. The investment will enhance the capabilities of the platform, which plays a crucial role in supporting cutting-edge research in areas

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/lund-university-bioimaging-centre-secures-39-million-sek-mri-system-upgrade - 2026-08-01

The Science Village Establishment (Phase 2) project team wishes everyone a great summer with lots of well-deserved rest! Before work starts again in August, we want to share what we have been working on during the spring. It’s been a time filled with exciting and challenging activities that we’ve previously highlighted on the blog. Here is a brief summary of the spring focus areas:Evaluation of th

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summer-greetings-and-update-science-village-project-team - 2026-08-01

Cake and a packed Rydberg Hall set the tone when Fysicum celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Department of Physics invited guests to a party, and the audience was treated to a dizzying journey through history, presented by Professor Erik Swietlicki. When Lund University was founded in 1666, there was no faculty of natural sciences. Instead, physics was part of the faculty of philosophy, and for a

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/fysicum-75-years-lively-anniversary-long-history - 2026-08-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We appreciate your participation in the online conference, which was a very successful joining of about 100 participants. April 23 and 24 were two very rewarding days, filled with interesting sessions, poster presentations, office yoga, group discussions, as well as fruitful conversations and sharing of expertise. The

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-becc-merge-spring-meeting-online-science-says-conference - 2026-08-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ClimBEco’s annual summer meeting was held this August over two consecutive days, with both online and in-person meetings in Lund, Malmö and Gothenburg. The summer meeting is one of the highlights of our graduate school, where current PhD students can meet, network and learn more about an interdisciplinary topic. This

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting - 2026-08-01

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/antidiabetic-effects-discovered-appetite-hormone-cart - 2026-08-01

Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm received the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research at the annual LUDC Diabetes Research Day. "This award allows me to rest in the feeling that all the work I have done is good enough, at least for a short while,” said the recipient. Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg is this year’s recipient of the Leif C. Groop

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-event-highlighted-findings-may-lead-new-treatments - 2026-08-01

An economist as a comic book character, podcaster, or cultural commentator? Andreas Bergh from LUSEM has chosen all three (and a bit more) as he, alongside his lectures on microeconomics and the welfare state, curiously explores various ways to reach the public. Here, he shares his best tips on where and why. Comics – because it’s so challenging. "It’s a challenge to simplify complex things. That’

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/andreas-bergh-media-choices-research-communication - 2026-08-01

Here is a brief update on what's going on in the salary movement, when this year's salary review might start at Lund University and what the different steps are. Industry "marks the spot" Some time ago, this year's negotiations between the parties in the competitive industry were finalised. The result of these negotiations is usually called the "mark" and often constitutes the starting point for t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-does-years-salary-review-start - 2026-08-02

The Faculty of Medicine has reviewed its communications activities and made some changes. They have reorganised their ways of working and have even reworked their internal website, Intramed. 2022 saw the reorganisation of the communication activities at the Faculty, taking as its starting point an analysis made from  2019-2020 of the situation as it was then, including proposals for improvements.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-internal-website-staff-faculty-medicine-has-made-difference - 2026-08-02

The UN’s Global Goals will now be used in LUCRIS to tag researchers, research output, organisations and research projects that are linked to the Goals. This is a sought-after function and the strategic decision will highlight the University’s sustainability-related research. Check to see how your research is tagged! Why is tagging of Global Goals being introduced in LUCRIS? The University sees an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/your-research-related-global-goals - 2026-08-02

With funding of up to 150,000 SEK available per project, the Call is designed to allow researchers to explore early-stage ideas. Researchers and doctoral students at Lund University will soon have a new opportunity for funding to support activities outside existing research projects that can play a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable society. The aim is to give researchers the opportun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-funds-sustainable-idea-exploration-call-opens-january-15 - 2026-08-02

Three projects have been awarded funding under the Sustainability Fund's call for proposals to test solutions to sustainability challenges in the organization, Sustainable Proposal Testbed. The focus is on mental health for students and reducing climate emissions from academic travel. For the second time, the university has awarded grants to employees who want to test sustainability solutions. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-project-wins-award - 2026-08-02