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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2026-05-05

This year, the Swedish University Pitch Competition was held for the first time for students engaged in finance associations at Swedish universities. The Lund University Finance Society, LINC, both hosted the competition and won first prize with one of their participating teams. Hello Ture Eknor, President of LINC! Can you tell us about the Swedish University Pitch Competition?“It all started with

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/finance-society-linc-hosted-new-competition-won-first-prize - 2026-05-04

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. TEMA: DEN NYA OJÄMLIKHETEN II. Ständig tillväxt och ökade inkomstklyftor följer ingen naturlag. Vi kan och bör bryta den här utvecklingen, säger socialforskare Max Kkoch. – Jordens resurser är ändliga och därför behöver västvärldens ekonomi stagnera för att utvecklingsländerna, där de stora behoven finns, ska kunna

https://www.lu.se/artikel/vastvarldens-ekonomi-behover-stagnera - 2026-05-05

For the 73rd time, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be arranged. It takes place 30 June–5 July 2024 in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. One of the participants this year is Ruby Davtyan, a doctoral student at NanoLund and Solid State Physics. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by about 30–40 Nobel Laureates and some of th

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/next-stop-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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.cec.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-cecs-online-science-says-conference-and-becc-merge-spring-meeting - 2026-05-05

It´s been almost four months since the move from old HSC to light and air in Forum Medicum. Are Johan Mårtensson and his colleagues happy with all the new? Have they settled in? Johan sums it up. "There are a few moving boxes left, but most people find their way to most things now. It's a really cool building and it makes me happy to explore it".Are you like it?"I would say so. We share the tip on

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/big-move-same-feeling-when-i-saved-playstation-eighth-grade - 2026-05-05

The FT provides authoritative news coverage on global business, finance and politics, helping academics and students understand the international business environment and connect classroom theory with business practice. To get immediate access to FT.com, please sign up on the link https://ft.com/lu  using your university email address.If you already have a registered FT.com account, please input y

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/about-access-financial-times - 2026-05-05

With the support of an EU grant of 1.9 million euros, Alzheimer's researcher Oskar Hansson will lead and coordinate a research collaboration between Sweden, Spain, France, Germany and Denmark. The goal is to create conditions for early and correct diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. This is to improve the treatment and care of the patients and reduce the societal costs that the disease causes. The i

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/large-eu-project-alzheimers-coordinated-lund-university - 2026-05-05

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/why-research-replication-fails - 2026-05-05

There is no doubt that retailing is undergoing a significant structural transformation. During the last decade or so, many stores have closed. Yet, at the same time, online retailers are opening physical stores and showrooms and many long-established retailers are investing in new and innovative store formats. This suggests that the physical store is not ‘dead’ but that its role and function is ch

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ease-or-excitement - 2026-05-05

With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team led by NanoLundian Tönu Pullerits has managed to use light more efficiently. The finding could eventually be useful for controlling solar energy conversion during photosynthesis, or other reactions driven by light. One application could for example be converting carbon dioxide into fuel. The LU research team has

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2026-05-05

Universitetet återvänder till Almedalsveckan med ett brett program för att stärka det offentliga samtalet om högre utbildning och forskning. Sedan universitetets första medverkan 2009 har engagemanget vuxit, och i år deltar ett 50-tal medarbetare. Programmet bjuder på samtal om allt från beredskap och AI till framtidens mat. – Universiteten spelar en viktig roll i en demokrati. Det gör det särskil

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ai-kris-och-kvant-lunds-universitet-i-almedalen - 2026-05-04

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.merge.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-becc-merge-spring-meeting-online-science-says-conference - 2026-05-05

With an approval rate of just 17 %, this year’s Swedish Research Council grants were harder than usual to secure. Still, several of MultiPark’s group leaders were awarded major grants in Medicine and Health 2025. Receiving grants from the Swedish Research Council is seen as a mark of quality and an important step in advancing an independent research group. Recently, six MultiPark researchers were

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-awarded-prestigious-vr-consolidator-grant - 2026-05-05

Lunds universitet arbetar aktivt för jämställdhet och lika villkor och det vill vi kunna visa upp på våra webbsidor och i våra broschyrer, rapporter med mera. Därför efterlyser vi dig som vill vara med på våra bilder för att presentera mångfalden. I universitetets bildbank finns det många bilder men det behövs fler bilder som porträtterar den mångfald som finns bland universitetets anställda. Visa

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/vill-du-vara-med-och-representera-lus-mangfald - 2026-05-04

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Forskningsprojektet Equalizer vill skapa en mer välkomnande och inkluderande miljö på skolgårdar och aktivitetsplatser. Tillsammans med elever på Östratornskolan och Fäladsgården i Lund har projektet skapat cirkuspallar, ett ”oseriöst” utegym och så kallad ”ping-out”. Bakgrunden till projektets idé är bland annat fo

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/nya-forskningsresultat-gor-skolgardar-mer-inkluderande - 2026-05-05

The university-wide accessibility project ends on 30 September. Over the course of 18 months, the project has focused on increasing awareness of the new legal requirements for digital accessibility and building up support resources for web accessibility. Work on web accessibility at Lund University will not end just because the project is over, as the work must be embedded and continue along the s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/web-accessibility-project-comes-end-support-remains-available - 2026-05-03

Universitetets avtal gällande utredning av arbetsförmåga har löpt ut och upphandlingsarbete har inletts och förväntas pågå under hösten 2021. In English Fram till dess att ett nytt avtal har tecknats kan utförandet av arbetsförmågebedömningar avropas via Kammarkollegiet. Ta kontakt med ramavtalsservice ramavtalsservice [at] kammarkollegiet [dot] se (ramavtalsservice[at]kammarkollegiet[dot]se) för

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/upphandling-av-leverantor-gallande-utredning-av-arbetsformaga - 2026-05-05

The new Support Centre (Supportcenter) is in place and will be used for all support cases and replace ServiceNow. Important information about LU Box and an update on the Softphone solution. The new Support Centre is in placeSupport Centre – the case system and new portal for support and cases – is now open. You can use it to enter support cases and place certain orders. There are also guides to he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-support-centre-opens-lu-box-softphone-teams - 2026-05-04

On Friday, 21 October, Oriana Quaglietta Bernal successfully defended her doctoral thesis, "In Her Words: Women's Accounts of Managing Drug-related Risk, Pleasure, and Stigma in Sweden". For the past five years, Oriana Quaglietta Bernal studied why women in Sweden start, continue, and sometimes stop using drugs. Her thesis explores female drug experiences and what they mean to the users; how users

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-05-05