Published 17 February 2022 A child on a bike, cycling through exhaust fumes on their way to school. Photograph: Aulia Erlangga How vulnerable is humanity in relation to climate change? And how is it impacting livelihoods today? These are some of the questions answered by the IPCC on February 28th. Martina Angela Caretta, senior lecturer at the department, is authoring one of the chapters in the fi

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/martina-angela-caretta-author-un-climate-report - 2025-07-07

Published 18 February 2022 The student office at Geocentrum 1 is opening up again. You are welcome to visit us on: Wednesdays 09.00 - 12.00 Thursdays 09.00 - 12.00

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/student-office-opening-hours - 2025-07-07

Published 2 March 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international peace and security and violates international law and the European security order. Lund University stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian higher education institutions. Please read more about this on the Univerity's central page HERE.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/regarding-situation-ukraine - 2025-07-07

Published 16 March 2022 The 2022 PhD positions in Human Geography have now been advertised! The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis. The holder of a doctoral position has a primary obligation to successfully fulfil the third cycle of education

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/2022-phd-positions-human-geography - 2025-07-07

Published 7 April 2022 Between April 4–19th the University's general study guidance service offers drop-in guidance over phone and zoom. Between April 4–19th the University's general study guidance service offers drop-in guidance over phone and zoom, every work day between 10.00 - 14.00, and between 14.00 - 18.00 on April 7th and 13th.  You can find more information about this on Lund University's

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/drop-study-guidance - 2025-07-07

Published 5 May 2022 Here's a note from the Academic Support Center: The writing sessions for the Spring 2022 semester have now started! You can find more information about the writing sessions, current dates and how to register on this link: Writing sessions. Do you have any short, specific questions about academic writing or study strategies? Or do you just want to know what help is available fr

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/newsletter-academic-support-center - 2025-07-07

Published 17 October 2022 Swedish development research network meets senior lecturer at the Department of Human Geography Vasna Ramasar at the Department of Human Geography gets interviewed by the Swedish development research network

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-vasna-ramasar - 2025-07-07

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 2 May 2022 Fluorescent microscope image of control MBP-positive oligodendrocytes (in green) co-stained with alpha-synuclein (in red). It is possible to observe neurites positive for alpha-synuclein. Photo Credit: Carla Azevedo. Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define u

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2025-07-07

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 May 2022 iStock/Jolygon Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy coul

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-folds-formed-during-foetal-stage-could-affect-onset-dementia - 2025-07-07

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 - 2025-07-07

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 10 May 2022 A laboratory expert in action in the Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility. Earlier this year, Stem Cell Center, in partnership with MultiPark, brought together three core facilities into one - The Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility - aiming to support advanced science at the highest international leve

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-cell-and-gene-therapy-core-facility-opening - 2025-07-07

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 13 May 2022 Photo: Mostphotos The MultiPark backbone for research interactions is about to be reorganized. Thanks to our members' suggestions, we are now creating 13 special interest groups to address important scientific and technological areas. The process of finding engaged leaders for these groups is about to s

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/special-interest-groups-open-more-collaboration-within-multipark - 2025-07-07

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 18 May 2022 Åsa Petersén has been researching Huntington’s disease for 25 years and means that a lot can be done to reduce suffering, increase quality of life and make various adaptations for both the patient and their loved ones. Photo: Agata Garpenlind Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins betw

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2025-07-07

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 30 May 2022 Viktoriia Nikulina, Nadiia Kravchenko, and Valeriia Haisanovska are three Ukrainian researchers that recently found new career paths in MultiPark's research groups. Since 24 February, nothing has been the same for Ukrainian researchers. In this urgent situation, MultiPark has offered some of them a sanc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-provides-safe-places-ukrainian-researchers - 2025-07-07

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 1 June 2022 The glymphatic system, which helps clear waste products from the brain, was discovered about a decade ago. Nicholas Bèchet’s project shines light on how it works in Alzheimer’s disease. On June 17, he defends his PhD thesis supervised by Iben Lundgaard at MultiPark. Here, he tells about his discoveries

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/glymphatic-system-phd-interview-nicholas-bechet - 2025-07-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 13 June 2022 The Bundy Academy’s 2022 major prize amounting to SEK 3 million is awarded to Sebastian Palmqvist, Associate Professor of Clinical Memory Research at Lund University and Senior Physician at the Memory Clinic at Skåne University Hospital, for his research on improved diagnostics of Alzheimer’s disease. The Bundy Ac

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/awardees-2022-bundy-academy-major-prize - 2025-07-07

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 27 June 2022 Anders Björklund in the Lund University doctorate ceremony procession. Photo: Paulina Pettersson. Life is like a marathon. According to Dr. Anders Björklund, a pioneer and expert in cell replacement strategies for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, so is life in academia. Along his scientific run he

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/looking-long-magnificent-road-neuroscientists-life-interview-anders-bjorklund - 2025-07-07

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 9 August 2022 A graphical image depicting the reprogramming of human skin cells to astrocytes. Image: Cathrine Ahlenius Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2025-07-07

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 30 June 2022 Enjoy the sunny (and rainy) days! Recovery is a powerful investment for your future career! As the summer holidays approach, we would like to remind all of our scientists about the imminent start of our special interest groups (SIGs). Meetings and activities will start after the summer. So take a look

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/summer-greetings - 2025-07-07

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 22 August 2022 Photo: iStock/Paul Campbell Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders. The researchers have focused on the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease and the results have now been published in the journal Brain. Basic medical research o

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-human-skin-cells-aged-neurons-study-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2025-07-07