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On May 18, CMES scholars will be showcasing their ongoing Middle East research with posters on display at Finngatan 16. Come mingle, learn something new and enjoy some drinks, snacks and sweets! 18 May 2022 13:00 to 16:00 CMES scholars presenting their research: Ali Mansourian (Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science) – AI and Sustainable Dust-Storm Control in the Middle East Behshid Khodaei (Wat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/welcome-cmes-open-house-may-18 - 2025-12-12

Martin L. Olsson, professor of Transfusion Medicine at Lund University, and head of the Transfusion Medicine and Red Cell Biology research group at Lund Stem Cell Center, has received the 2025 President’s Award from the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). At the AABB General Meeting award ceremony in San Diego on October 25, 2025, Martin L. Olsson was honored as one o

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/martin-l-olsson-receives-aabb-presidents-award-advancing-blood-transfusion-medicine-and-safety - 2025-12-12

Tullia Jack at the Department of Sociology has defended her doctoral thesis in sociology ”Negotiating Conventions: cleanliness, sustainability and everyday life” today, 19 December at one o'clock in the Palaestra auditorium in Lund. Discussant: Professor Alan Warde, Department of Sociology, University of ManchesterPart of AbstractCleanliness has seen a rapid increase in both developed and developi

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/tullia-jack-has-defended-her-thesis-0 - 2025-12-12

Caroline Karlsson has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'The Prohibitive Condition: The Performativity of the Incest Taboo and its Incestuous Remainders'. Congratulations! AbstractThis dissertation explores the political nature of the incest taboo, with an analytical focus on its object of prohibition: incest. From the perspective of political philosophy, the incest taboo appears as proble

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/caroline-karlsson-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2025-12-12

Research Data in Transition: Infrastructure and Support at Lund University. An event that introduces the new Research Data Office (RDO), the growing network of data stewards, and the strategic initiatives at LU to help researchers meet these demands with confidence. Lund University is currently strengthening its support for research data management through the new Research Data Office (RDO) and a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-escience-hub-30-october-data-management-solutions-lund-university - 2025-12-12

The University Board has decided on a Security Policy. The Policy applies to the whole University and provides guidance for how we are to work together on security issues systematically and for the long term. The Policy is part of a larger initiative to work more proactively and systematically in both the long and short term. In addition, security guidelines are being developed, along with practic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-aiming-higher-its-security-policy - 2025-12-12

The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Professor Titti Mattsson as the new holder of the Pufendorf Endowed Chair. The Vice-Chancellor appoints a professor at Lund University to the four-year professorship in the subjects of economics, political philosophy and jurisprudence in the spirit of Pufendorf. Titti Mattsson is the second woman to hold the professorship. In 2000, the University received

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/titti-mattsson-named-pufendorf-endowed-chair - 2025-12-12

In this winter’s and spring’s major exhibition at Skissernas Museum, Gunilla Klingberg's latest artistic commissions for two renowned public spaces in Stockholm are presented, along with a selection of her international projects. For the exhibition Klingberg has also created new works generated from the material she has saved during her processes. Klingberg’s work Virvelvind (Whirlwind) at Sergels

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-wringwrenchwhirlweave-0 - 2025-12-12

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/news-updates-2020 - 2025-12-11

Professors Carl Borrebaeck, Thoas Fioretos, Lao Saal and Åke Borg share their experiences in transforming groundbreaking research into diagnostic tools, treatments, and biotech companies. From navigating commercialization strategies and securing long-term funding to building strong teams and mentoring future innovators, they reflect on what it truly takes to make science matter—outside the lab. Th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-turn-research-ideas-real-world-impact - 2025-12-11

Strong external pressure is needed to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas, which  has harvested immense humanitarian suffering on both sides. And it must happen quickly, according to Peace and conflict researcher Lisa Strömbom. The UN warns of full-scale war if the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate. Hundreds, many of them children, have been killed in the attac

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israel-palestine-conflict-external-pressure-needed-bring-parties-negotiating-table - 2025-12-12

Read Akhila Murugan's report on her stay in Sweden as part of the Linnaeus-Palme exchange programme. Akhila Murugan was part of the program as a student from Department of Communication and Journalism at University of Kerala in Trivandrum, India. I am jealous over people who can transform indescribable emotions and feelings into marvelous words. To me it would not come out that easily. Especially

https://www.journalistik.lu.se/artikel/sweden-taught-me-practical-lessons-gender-equality - 2025-12-11

A study conducted by researchers at Lund University has found that protein oxidation forms an additional layer of regulation during the development of fetal blood stem cells and may play a role in the development of leukemia. The results are now available in the journal, Redox Biology. The human body is made up of trillions of cells and within each are proteins - large, complex molecules that play

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/protein-oxidation-added-layer-regulation-during-blood-stem-cell-development - 2025-12-11

In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literature seminars, but also our onsite workshop in Gothenburg.  The course brought together both doctoral

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/salma-mahamed-i-found-it-very-meaningful-discuss-practitioners-field - 2025-12-11

Alicia N'Guetta is a PhD student working across two LUCSUS projects, MaCoBios and DICE. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation, livelihood, loss and damage, and gender in Martinique, an overseas department of France situated in the Caribbean Sea. Using a gender lens, she will explore how climate change impact on marine coastal ecosystems services affect livelihoods and how adaptation st

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/alicia-nguetta-uses-gender-lens-study-impacts-climate-change-marine-coastal-ecosystems - 2025-12-11

In her teaching in organization and leadership at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Nadja Sörgärde works in line with what is called "blended learning". Here she talks about how she thinks about course design and use of video in teaching. Photo: Surface on Unsplash.com and Johan Bävman. My idea is that the students should be given the best possible conditions for deep learning an

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/blended-learning-practice - 2025-12-11

Much research on diabetes focuses on understanding what happens when the insulin-producing cells are destroyed. Researchers at Lund University have instead chosen to investigate what protects the insulin-producing cells. Their research shows that a protein of the immune system protects the insulin-producing cells from inflammation and death. The study, published in PNAS, is an example of basic res

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/protein-protects-insulin-producing-cells - 2025-12-11

A treatment that has reduced plaque development in animals has now been tested in people with psoriasis. Jan Nilsson at Lund University is one of the researchers behind the clinical study that showed a reduced inflammation of the coronary arteries, which in turn may reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack. People with diabetes may also benefit from the treatment in the future. Short facts abo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-atherosclerosis-may-reduce-risk-heart-attack - 2025-12-11

The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote environmental sustainability while also preventing common diseases such as type 2 diabetes. How do we know if the diet actually works? An international research team studied seven dietary scores and found that two of them were particularly good at evaluating adherence to the diet. Reliable diet scores are important when developing sustainable

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-guidelines - 2025-12-11

Ph.D. student Laura Andreoli spent several years digging into the neural pathways involved in involuntary movements in Parkinson’s disease. On the 14th of December, she defends her thesis. And she is eager to share her findings and thoughts about her time in the Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology Lab headed by MultiPark’s coordinator Angela Cenci Nilsson. Tell us about your research! Most patients suff

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-laura-andreoli - 2025-12-11