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Is it possible to convert a patient’s own skin cells into functioning nerve cells? Or insert healthy genes to reprogram the cells of a damaged brain? Stem cell researcher Malin Parmar at Lund University in Sweden is studying these types of issues, in close collaboration with clinical researchers. She is now awarded a prize of SEK 100 000 from the Eric K. Fernström Foundation for her work. Every ye

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-researcher-receives-fernstrom-prize - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is ranked in 96th place in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016/17. The Times Higher Education ranking follows on from the recent release of the QS World University Rankings 2016/17, in which Lund University is ranked 73rd best in the world and the number one universit

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-among-worlds-top-100-latest-ranking - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are pleased to invite you to Law Day at the Faculty of Law on Saturday 1 October! The day will include interesting and thought-provoking popular science lectures held by our teaching staff and researchers, inspiring guided tours including a visit to our library, moot courts with judges and students, guidance from o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/join-annual-law-day-lund - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanne Åkesson, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded the prestigious Ig Nobel Prize. The prize, which she shares with six other researchers from Hungary and Spain, was presented to them for their discovery that white horses aren’t particularly bothered by blood-sucking hors

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-biologist-receives-ig-nobel-prize - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The amount of gluten could be a more important clue than breast-feeding or the timing of the introduction of gluten for continued research into the causes of celiac disease (gluten intolerance). This is one of the findings from several extensive studies of children with an increased genetic risk of celiac disease cond

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-delimits-possible-causes-celiac-disease - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year’s Nordic Prize from the Fernström Foundation – one of the largest medical prizes in Scandinavia– is awarded to two cancer researchers, Jiri Bartek and Jiri Lukas, for their research on cellular responses to DNA damage. Genetically damaged cells that cannot repair their genomes without mistakes pose a major r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/czech-danish-duo-receives-major-award - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at the Faculty of Science at Lund University in Sweden can now explain how the properties of the skin change depending on the environment. The new findings explain, among other things, why people don’t dehydrate in dry air. The research results can also be used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-skin-barrier - 2026-05-23

Tau PET is a new and promising imaging method for Alzheimer’s disease. A case study from Lund University in Sweden now confirms that tau PET images correspond to a higher degree to actual changes in the brain. According to the researchers behind the study, this increases opportunities for developing effective drugs. There are several different methods of producing images showing the changes in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-imaging-technique-alzheimers-disease-opens-possibilities-new-drug-development - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, researchers point to areas in Africa where foreign agricultural companies’ choice of crops and management of fresh water are partly responsible for the increased water shortages and greater competition for water. This in turn increases the risk of outright conflicts between all those who need water

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/foreign-farms-increase-risk-conflicts-africa - 2026-05-23

Den 9 oktober 1948 invigdes Hovrätten för Västra Sverige i Göteborg. 75-årsjubileet uppmärksammades den 9 oktober 2023 med en ceremoni i Göteborgs domkyrka. Utöver anföranden av hovrättens president Anders Hagsgård, Högsta domstolens ordförande Anders Eka och Domstolsverkets generaldirektör Thomas Rolén, hölls två längre rättshistoriska presentationer. Martin Sunnqvist talade om hovrätternas histo

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/rattshistoriker-deltog-vid-hovrattsjubileum - 2026-05-23

Juris doktor Anna Zemskova prisas för sin avhandling “The Rule of Law in Economic Emergency in the European Union” av Vetenskapssocieteten i Lund.   Mer om Anna Zemskova och hennes forskning i universitetets forskningsportal.

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/vetenskapssocieteten-i-lunds-avhandlingspris-till-anna-zemskova - 2026-05-23

Lunds universitet listas på plats 38 i rankningen för juridik. Times Higher Education (THE) är en av de tre ledande internationella rankningarna av universitet och lärosäten, och baseras på 13 indikatorer inom undervisning, forskning, kunskapsöverföring och internationell utblick. THE-rankningen av universitet för 2024 kom i slutet av september och Lunds universitet fick där plats 106 av ca 1 900

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/enastaende-placering-i-times-higher-educations-rankning-2024 - 2026-05-23

Lärarförslagsnämnden har den 9 oktober fattat beslut om att anta Zvezda Vankova som docent i EU-rättDr Zvezda Vankova har en doktorsexamen i EU:s migrationsrätt från Maastricht University. Hon är forskningsledare för projektet "Flyktingskydd eller cherry picking? Utvärdering av ny mottagningspolitik för flyktingar i Europa" (2023-2026) finansierat av Vetenskapsrådet. Det övergripande syftet med he

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/ny-docent-i-eu-ratt - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Men with higher exposure to the substance DEHP, a so-called phthalate, have lower sperm motility and may therefore experience more difficulties conceiving children, according to a Lund University study. Phthalates is an umbrella term for a group of substances based on phthalic acid, some of which are suspected to be e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lower-sperm-motility-men-exposed-common-chemical - 2026-05-23

There are currently a large number of newcomers in Sweden from countries such as Syria, Iraq and the Ukraine that hold highly interesting academic degrees. To benefit from their expertise, Lund University in cooperation with Folkuniversitetet are offering the programme Korta vägen (“The shortcut”) – a project funded by the Swedish Public Employment Service. On 8 September, some 80 academic newcome

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/shortcut-academics-international-degree - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three years ago Steven Curtis won the first prize in Lund University’s ” Challenge Your Perspectives” scholarship competition for American students. Sweden’s ambassador to the USA, Jonas Hafström, handed him the diploma in Washington DC. On 25 September 2015 Steven once again received a diploma from the hands of Jonas

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scholarship-winner-graduates-and-closes-circle - 2026-05-23

Neurons thrive and grow in a new type of nanowire material developed by researchers in Nanophysics and Ophthalmology at Lund University in Sweden. In time, the results might improve both neural and retinal implants, and reduce the risk of them losing their effectiveness over time, which is currently a problem. By implanting electrodes in the brain tissue one can stimulate or capture signals from d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hopes-improved-brain-implants - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University has climbed from #119 to #90 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 out today. The annual ranking evaluates over 1 000 institutions out of the approximately 17 000 internationally recognised universities worldwide. This places Lund in the top 0,5% of the world’s universities.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-back-top-100-ranking - 2026-05-23

People with increased risk of type 2 diabetes need to exercise more than others to achieve the same results, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The cause of type 2 diabetes is linked to both genetics and lifestyle. If you have an immediate relative (mother, father, sibling) with type 2 diabetes, the risk of contracting the diabetes is about three times higher. Preventive tre

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/exercise-good-everyone-some-struggle-more-others - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kerstin is able to comment on the work of Henning Mankell, as well as the genre in general. Kerstin Bergman is a crime fiction scholar, literary critic, and a member of the Swedish Academy of Crime Fiction. She is the author of Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir (2014), and has also written numerous popu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-nordic-noir-literature-kerstin-bergman - 2026-05-23