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Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year. Other spectacular finds include a 9,000 year-ol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2025-11-21

Lund University’s 350th anniversary is highlighted with two stamps produced by PostNord, Sweden’s postal authority. Although the stamps were first released on 10 November in Stockholm, today was the official ceremonial launch in Lund. The ceremony that took place in the main University building was attended by the Vice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz, designer Gustav Mårtensson, as well as the for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-honoured-jubilee-stamps - 2025-11-21

In preparing for the University’s jubilee year which starts on 19 December, Lund University is now publishing a popular science book entitled “Lund University over 350 Years – History and Stories”. The book is about the University’s journey from a small provincial academy with 14 professors and 80 students to the major international university that it is today, recurrently ranked among the top 100

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jubilee-book-highlights-history-lund-university-popular-form - 2025-11-21

With the help of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors, researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden have managed to “turn off” an enzyme that proved to play a key role in the regulation of the diabetes-associated TXNIP gene. The results are decreased cell death and increased insulin production in the genetically modified pancreatic beta cells. In a recent study, researchers have conducted an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crispr-editing-pancreatic-cells-reduced-cell-death-and-increased-insulin-secretion - 2025-11-21

Anders Håkansson, of Lund University, will be the first professor of medicine in Sweden to focus specifically on gambling addiction. Research into gambling addiction and gambling problems has been enabled by an initiative financed by state-owned company Svenska Spel. The initiative began in 2015 when Anders Håkansson was appointed as a senior lecturer at Lund University to build up research into p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedens-first-professor-medicine-specialising-gambling-addiction - 2025-11-21

Together with his research team, Lars-Erik Wernersson, professor of nanoelectronics at Lund University in Sweden, has developed a technology for smarter transistors which could be used in electronics that operate on low energy, such as sensors for the Internet of Things. Using the new transistors on a large scale could save enormous amounts of energy. Transistors are the smallest building blocks i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smarter-transistors-could-be-three-times-more-energy-efficient - 2025-11-21

Could online shopping help boost city centres in decline? Engineering students at Lund University in Sweden want to reinvent city commerce by bringing local shops together through a single app. WATCH VIDEO STORYMany shopping districts have experienced a decrease in revenue as customers increasingly turn to shopping malls and e-commerce.When Victor Sandberg wrote his Master’s thesis in Industrial E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-save-your-city-centre-shopping-online - 2025-11-21

Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This biomarker can hopefully be used in future psychiatric studies. “We don’t expect the marker to be able to predict who will try to commit suicide, but it may serve as a biological marker indicating greater stress exp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-biomarker-higher-suicide-attempters-and-associated-stress-response - 2025-11-21

Swedish road freight companies that abide by work environment legislation, taxation regulations and environmental agreements have had a hard time surviving on a market where illegal transport operators can perform the same services at a much lower cost. A new app being developed at Lund University in Sweden makes the entire chain of transport visible to consumers. WATCH VIDEO STORY“Many consumers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-app-makes-transport-industry-transparent - 2025-11-21

Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law have launched a new human rights hub. The Lund Human Rights Research Hub is meant to be a core driver in developing new research, education, and dissemination of human rights to meet the most pressing human rights challenges of today. The hub was officially launched on December 8.Jonas Hafström, chairman of the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-human-rights-research-hub-launched-lund - 2025-11-21

It is known from previous research that the ER-beta estrogen receptor often has a protective effect. A new study from Lund University in Sweden has found that this effect is more pronounced in patients that undergo chemotherapy. “If the finding is confirmed in further studies, it could contribute to women with the highest risk getting more frequent check-ups and/or additional treatment besides che

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-study-predicts-better-response-chemotherapy - 2025-11-21

With a ceremony inside the main University building, Lund University’s 350th anniversary has now officially begun, and the extensive jubilee programme packed with more than 250 public events over the next 13 months has been released. The jubilee will last from 19 December 2016 until 28 January 2018, and these dates are based on the founding and inauguration of the University. “Obviously, this is a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-celebrates-350-years - 2025-11-21

I veckan har SWEAH:s styrelse haft både workshop och terminsenligt styrelsemöte, denna gång vid partnerlärosätet Mittuniversitetet i Sundsvall. Under en inledande workshop diskuterades den utvärdering som externa granskare gjort av SWEAH:s verksamhet under perioden 2022-2024, samt framtiden för forskarskolan efter att nuvarande samfinansieringsavtal går ut efter 2026.– Vi har inte inlett några kon

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/det-ser-lovande-ut-en-fortsattning - 2025-11-21

”Ett enastående exempel på en nationell forskarskola med utmärkta resultat och exceptionell ledning, som bör fortsätta i framtiden”, är rekommendationen från SWEAH-utvärderingen. Efter förslag från forskarskolans partnerrepresentanter utvärderade tre externa granskare under våren 2025 SWEAH:s verksamhet perioden 2022-2024.– Vi är mycket nöjda med de positiva resultaten av denna viktiga utvärdering

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/sa-bedomde-granskarna-sweah - 2025-11-21

SWEAH har fått in 17 nya ansökningar från doktorander som önskar ansluta sig till forskarskolan från och med nästa år. Det är några fler än förra året. Denna gång ansökte doktorander från 8 av SWEAH:s 13 partnerlärosäten. En ansökning vardera från Högskolan Dalarna, Linnéuniversitet och Linköpings universitet, två från Jönköpings universitet, Högskolan Kristianstad och Umeå universitet, samt tre f

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/nu-avgors-vilka-doktorander-som-ansluts-nasta-ar - 2025-11-21

SWEAH-doktoranden Samantha Svärdh i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, höll sitt kappaseminarium ”Välfärdsteknik - Vägen framåt för hemtjänst” på torsdagen. Läs hela artikeln på CASE:s hemsida.

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/nya-resultat-pa-gang-om-hemtjanstens-valfardsteknik - 2025-11-21

Direkt efter att ha deltagit i SWEAH:s workshops om "impact" och samverkan omsatte doktoranden Jerry Norlin, Högskolan Dalarna, teorierna i praktiken. Norlin presenterade sin forskning om ”Äldres ensamhet: Relationer, vardagliga strategier och utformning av stöd” på Region Gävleborgs samarbetskonferens ”Forskare och praktiker möts” i Söderhamn den 23 oktober.Samtidigt presenterade ordföranden för

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/forskning-och-praktik-mots-mycket-korsbefruktning-av-ideer - 2025-11-21

SWEAH-doktoranden Glenn Möllergren, Socialhögskolan i Lund, är i full gång med att intervjua äldre personer under sin stipendieresa i Rumänien.  Han har fått sin rumänska etikprövning godkänd och gör intervjuer med äldre som bor kvar i egna hemmet. De måste klara vardagen utan hjälp från kommunen, trots att behoven ofta är stora. Offentligt finansierad hemtjänst saknas i princip i landet.– Första

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/pa-plats-i-transsylvanien-maste-jobba-med-det-de-kan - 2025-11-21

Den här veckan gästar 20-talet SWEAH-doktorander partnerlärosätet Högskolan Dalarnas campus i Falun. Det är dags för höstens doktoranddagar, 4-5 november, fullmatade med föreläsningar, workshop, diskussioner och nätverkande. Denna gång är temat ”Framtida karriärväg”. Det gäller att ha en väl genomtänkt plan för att bli en fullfjädrad forskare inom åldrande och hälsa. Hur ser din drömkarriär ut?– J

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-dromma-om-framtiden - 2025-11-21

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 - 2025-11-21