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Anna Falk, professor at Lund University's Stem Cell Center, will be the director of the newly established Center for Advanced Therapies, LU-ATMP. "My vision is that we will accelerate the development of all the advanced therapies underway at Lund University. Together with the healthcare and life science industry, we have the potential to make a significant contribution to new breakthrough treatmen
On 5 May, join us in marking World Press Freedom Day through a discussion on Media, Power, and Technology in South Asia. Join the discussion on how politics, technology, and digitalization are reshaping media, journalism, and access to information. We hereby invite you to a symposium marking UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026, where you will meet journalists and experts addressing the critical ch
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/can-tech-save-press-freedom-symposium-press-freedom-5-may - 2026-05-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long ago, Carl Borrebaeck worked side by side with one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners for chemistry, Sir Gregory Winter, on the publication of an innovative technology within what was then a hot new research field: antibody engineering. In 1989, within the same couple of weeks, both researchers published findings
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hard-heels-nobel-laureate - 2026-05-17
Since 24 February, nothing has been the same for Ukrainian researchers. In this urgent situation, we have been able to offer one of them a Ph.D. position. We welcome our new colleague, Nadia Kravchenko, who is eager to share her thoughts about how we may all contribute to this period to be as constructive as possible, despite the threatening circumstances. It is impossible not to be touched by the
https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-phd-student-ukraine - 2026-05-17
For the first time, the University has investigated the collective climate footprint of the entire organisation. Emissions of greenhouse gases fell sharply during the pandemic, almost exclusively due to the suspension of travel. However, there is still a long way to go to meet the emission targets for 2023 in the sustainability plan. The recent report shows that, in 2018, the University emitted a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/goods-and-equipment-affect-environment-most - 2026-05-17
Sowdambika is currently enrolled on our one-year international Master's Programme in Information Systems. Having completed her first three months, we asked her a few questions about her experience so far. Why did you choose Lund?“Lund University stood out to me not only because of its stellar academic reputation but also because of its strong commitment to sustainability and innovation. As one of
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/msc-student-portrait-sowdambika-baskaran - 2026-05-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The goal is set high, that during the coming ten years develop new methods to prevent, cure and treat diabetes. - Ambitious, but not unrealistic, says Leif Groop, coordinator for EXODIAB, the joint research project that Lund and Uppsala now will launch with a conference in Malmö September 9-10th. Wide range and conduc
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/kick-large-venture-diabetes-research - 2026-05-17
On 26 May, a large number of emails were sent to University employees regarding a meeting between demonstrators and the University Management. This was not an IT security breach, but legitimate way of reaching many recipients since all staff email addresses are listed on the University’s website.Our freedom of speech provides space for large numbers of different opinions to be expressed and dissem
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emails-over-weekend-about-demonstrations - 2026-05-16
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University is now a member of Scholars at Risk (SAR), an international network that helps vulnerable and persecuted academics. Professor Shirin Zubair visited Lund University and spoke about her situation as a persecuted academic. “This is in line with our core values as a university, which include defending and s
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-joins-network-help-scholars-risk - 2026-05-17
Every year, the patient organization Parkinson Skåne organizes a half-day of themed lectures on Parkinson's disease. The strategic research area, MultiPark, usually sponsors the moderator costs and contributes with research talks. In addition, the researchers arrange four times a year the well-attended popular science seminar evenings MultiPark café for members of the patient organization. This co
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/extended-cooperation-between-multipark-and-patient-organization-parkinson-skane - 2026-05-17
After nailing his thesis to the wall here at LUSEM, Juan Ocampo is getting ready for its defense on 22 November. Juan has been doing his research at the department of Business Administration and the name of the dissertation is: "Organizing Money – The process of implementing a complementary currency in a context of scarcity". You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My thesis explores
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-juan-ocampo - 2026-05-17
In the past week, several reports of the human rights protests in Iran have reached the wider world. Lund University has also been touched by these protests, which have spread and are now visible in the West, on the streets, in social media and the European Parliament, for example. Lund University stands up for and safeguards democracy, freedom of opinion, respect for everyone’s equal value, and h
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-can-provide-knowledge-when-human-rights-are-violated - 2026-05-18
