https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/myths-and-truths-banking-sector - 2025-07-22

By anna_v [dot] johnsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Johnsson) - published 10 December 2021 From the left: Hakim Abdi, Louise Bringselius and Magnus Genrup. Welcome to a digital meeting in which Lund researchers who are active on social media will share their insights and tips. For many researchers, social media is an opportunity to interact with wider society, from colleagues in th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-social-media-share-their-tips - 2025-07-21

By Par [dot] Svensson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Pär Svensson) - published 7 March 2024 In 2020, the UN General Assembly received a report on academic freedom from the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Based on the report, a working group has consulted widely and drafted 9 ’Principles for Implementing the Right of Academic Free

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-8-april-principles-implementing-and-safeguarding-academic-freedom - 2025-07-22

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-lund-university-affected-budget-bill - 2025-07-22

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 30 August 2024 On 29 August 2024, TV4 viewers could catch Björn Svensson on the programme Efter fem (After five). He was invited to talk about how universities can counteract AI cheating. Björn Svensson, Director of studies at the Department of Informatics at LUSEM, has early on shown great interest in the opportunities and

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bjorn-svensson-speaks-about-ai-cheating-tv4 - 2025-07-21

By katarina [dot] lilliequist [at] skissernasmuseum [dot] lu [dot] se (Katarina Lilliequist) - published 17 August 2023 Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided lunch tour through the exhibition! Skissernas Museum’s major exhibition for the spring and summer highlights the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) and some

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showings-exhibition-architecture-sculpture-sigurd-lewerentz-petra-gipp - 2025-07-22

Published 28 June 2019 Researchers from Lund University, together with the Roche pharmaceutical company, have used a method to develop a new blood marker capable of detecting whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease. If the method is approved for clinical use, the researchers hope eventually to see it used as a diagnostic tool in primary healthcare. This autumn, they will start a trial in p

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-detecting-alzheimers-disease - 2025-07-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 5 December 2023 Spinocerebellar ataxias, SCA diseases, are a large group of rare, hereditary diseases in which difficulties in coordinating movements are common. Researchers have now solved the mystery behind one of SCA's diseases. Image: iStock/Andriy Yalanskyi. Intensive efforts are being made in medical research to

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-have-found-genetic-cause-type-hereditary-ataxia-sca4-long-unresolved-conundrum - 2025-07-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 27 April 2022 Photo: Mostphotos. In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitiv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2025-07-21

By Alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 8 May 2020 Accumulating levels of protein aggregates characteristic of Huntington disease (left) can be reduced by boosting autophagy (right). Image source: Karolina Pircs. Huntington disease is fatal inherited brain disorder, usually emerging during mid-life. Although there is currently no known cure, the Molecular

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/autophagy-and-treatment-huntington-disease-timing-key - 2025-07-21

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biologists-found-new-insect-species-just-around-corner - 2025-07-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 December 2023 Spinocerebellar ataxias, SCA diseases, are a large group of rare, hereditary diseases in which difficulties in coordinating movements are common. Researchers have now solved the mystery behind one of SCA's diseases. Image: iStock/Andriy Yalanskyi. Intensive efforts are being made in medical research to

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-have-found-genetic-cause-type-hereditary-ataxia-sca4-long-unresolved-conundrum - 2025-07-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 24 May 2022 Photo: Mostphotos In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive s

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2025-07-21

Published 16 December 2016 Tremendous amounts of money, an ambitious and carefully considered appointment process and major start-up packages for new employees – these are the three things that characterise WCMM, the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine in Lund. Professor Freddy Ståhlberg is the director of WCMM. WCMM in Lund has sister organisations at the universities in Umeå, Gothenburg and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-centre-recruiting-top-junior-researchers - 2025-07-21

Published 13 September 2023 There is a lot happening at the moment within the University concerning LU’s engagement in the work environment and equal opportunities. It is time to elect health and safety representatives – a very significant role. We are also marking 150 years since women gained the right to study at university and highlighting the fantastic attendance when LU took part in Pride for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/health-and-safety-representative-election-150-years-female-students-and-participation-pride - 2025-07-22

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promise-employment-attract-foreign-research-talent - 2025-07-22

Published 20 January 2025 On 12 December, the Government presented the Research and Innovation Bill entitled “Research and Innovation for the Future, Curiosity and Benefit”. An overall assessment of the Bill shows that it is much more challenging for Lund University than any previous Research Bill. It offers great opportunities for many researchers and different types of research, while stearing r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-bill-great-opportunities-very-challenging - 2025-07-22

Published 8 October 2019 The Öresund Bridge. Photo: Mopstphotos On 4 November there is an opportunity for researchers at Lund University to participate free of charge in the annual meeting of the Medicon Valley Alliance. Petter Hartman, CEO, talks about the benefits for both society and individual researchers when life science networks are strengthened and cooperation flourishes across national bo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/power-networking-within-life-science - 2025-07-21

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 5 February 2025 Pre-cancerous lesions, known as in situ cancers, were also more likely to be detected with AI – 51 per cent more such cases were found (68 people compared with 45). Photo: iStock New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2025-07-21

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 4 February 2025 Pre-cancerous lesions, known as in situ cancers, were also more likely to be detected with AI – 51 per cent more such cases were found (68 people compared with 45). Photo: iStock New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2025-07-21