Magdalena Götz, a professor of physiology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, held the prestigious Segerfalk lecture 2021. (Photo: private) Magdalena Götz, a professor of physiology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, held the prestigious Segerfalk lecture last year. The discovery she made as a young researcher started the new field of direct reprogramming to replace degenerated neur

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/control-experiment-transformed-entire-research-field - 2025-09-05

“We get a giant boost! The funding will make it easier to attract younger, excellent researchers who fit in well with the faculty’s ambition for renewal and strengthening”, says Anders Mikkelsen, director of NanoLund. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing over SEK 3 billion in research that creates the conditions for a sustainable society. This will be done by developing new and im

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/billions-materials-science-sustainable-world - 2025-09-05

Photo: IIIEE researcher Mikael Backman From waste to green gold: Lund's role in the transition of one of Europe's most polluted citiesMalgorzata Mańka-Szulik, mayor of Zabrze in Poland, was impressed with what she saw – a city with a waste management system resulting in as little as 3 per cent waste going to landfills.“She looked at me and said: ‘I want my city to be like Lund. How long will it ta

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman - 2025-09-05

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team recreated the House of Greek Epigrams in 3D and tracked the gaze of study participants as they viewed the home. Unlike today, Roman houses were not a place of refuge from work.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic-space-pompeii - 2025-09-05

Nurul Izzati is teaching at Sumbawa University of Technology in Indonesia. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Just over a year has passed since LU was awarded funds by the Swedish Institute (SI) to implement three of the five announced capacity building programmes focusing on Agenda 2030. Professional course participants from all over the world are currently pursuing their continuing professional development act

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-development-lund-inspired-agents-change - 2025-09-05

Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the tips below, so that you will be able to wind down properly during your time off. Some weeks before your vacations Apply for your annual leave into Primula (don't applies for teachers) Submit outstanding travel expense reports Primula Take the opportunity to register your documents before the summer holidays so that your colleagues can easily find them

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-bear-mind-summer - 2025-09-06

Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk in Lund for a training course. Photo: Johan Persson Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at Lund University for young policymakers, public servants and civil society workers from se

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lund - 2025-09-05

All those who have read the Platform for strategic work 2023–24 have undoubtedly noted that one of the three prioritised measures linked to research is work on open science. The platform states that we are to: “Work proactively to ensure that open science supports researchers’ possibilities for innovative research and that a high level of trust in research is maintained. Structure and responsibili

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-open-science-lund-university-will-be-full-swing-2023 - 2025-09-06

Vanya Darakchieva is a professor of solid state physics at LTH. Photo: Jenny Leyman What is the perfect recipe for semiconductors? Vanya Darakchieva is working on the answer in her research on novel semiconductor materials. As a professor of solid state physics at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), she is a “research chef” designing the future cookbook for sustainable and safe electronics. Understa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-chef-refines-recipe-semiconductors - 2025-09-06

The tense global situation is a challenge for the university's internationalisation work, says International Coordinator Pär Svensson. Photo: Minna Wallén-Widung Internationalisation has become more important – and more complex – in recent years. In a world where democracy and academic freedom are under threat, Lund University needs to take greater responsibility for its international collaboratio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internationalisation-important-comprehensive-and-complex - 2025-09-06

Mixed-reality project “Breathe” by Diego Galafassi and collaboration with Phi-Centre (Canada) and Crimes of Curiosity (U.S.A.)). Photo: Diego Galafassi. Diego Galafassi, researcher at LUCSUS, is leading a new research project on emerging media practices. Using co-creation, and a practice-led approach, the aim is to analyse how emerging media - innovative media forms at the intersection of art, sci

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-project-will-analyse-how-emerging-media-practices-and-art-can-support-sdgs - 2025-09-05

Tori Wrånes, 2018 © The artist The lecture comittee of Malmö Art Academy and Moderna Museet Malmö invite you to a series of lectures and artist talks created in collaboration.We will present a broad programme of internationally based artists in a seletion based on our shared interests and separate points of departure.We hope to contribute to the art-scene in Öresund with new perspectives as well a

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/khm-x-mmm-lecture-series - 2025-09-05

'We can't build cities that are fundamentally unsustainable and expect individual behaviour change to solve the problems. Urban development must contribute to norm change by actively redistributing resources,' says Alva Zalar in her thesis. Can a new neighbourhood be a spearhead for sustainability if it has a huge shopping mall at its heart? And to what extent can urban planning influence the way

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-thesis-sheds-light-hyllies-sustainable-urban-development - 2025-09-05

Nordens välfärdscenter koordinerar ett nordiskt nätverk för åldersvänliga städer och kommuner, och ingår i WHO:s nätverk. Foto: Oskar Jonsson CASE-forskarna Kiran Maini Gerhardsson och Oskar Jonsson deltog på internationella konferensen Age-friendly cities på FN-kvarteret i Köpenhamn den 2-3 november. CASE-forskaren och arkitekten Kiran Maini Gerhardsson (t.v) och Emma Matsson, projektledare Ålder

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/sa-kan-stader-och-lander-bli-mer-aldersvanliga - 2025-09-05

Forskning som publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Diabetologia ska uppfylla högt ställda kvalitetskrav. Merparten av insända manuskript refuseras. Från och med årsskiftet tar Hindrik Mulder, läkare och professor vid Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, över rollen som chefredaktör för tidskriften. Efter drygt tio år som European och Senior editor, biträdande chefredaktör, på Journal of Endoc

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hindrik-mulder-ny-chefredaktor-diabetologia - 2025-09-05

Atopic eczema is one of the most common chronic skin diseases in Sweden and affects just over 25 per cent of all children and 10 per cent of all adults. More than half of sufferers contract the disease before the age of two. Photo: iStock Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic ecz

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-09-05

Atopic eczema is one of the most common chronic skin diseases in Sweden and affects just over 25 per cent of all children and 10 per cent of all adults. More than half of sufferers contract the disease before the age of two. Photo: iStock Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic ecz

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-09-05

Trädplantering. Foto: Most Photos. I somras publicerades en uppmärksammad forskningsstudie om hur trädplantering kan bidra till att rädda klimatet. Men många forskare har kritiserat trädplantering som en problematisk metod, som istället riskerar att ta fokus från att vi drastiskt måste minska utsläppen om vi ska klara klimatet. Hållbarhetsforskaren Wim Carton förklarar vad det finns för nackdelar

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/tradplantering-ingen-universallosning-klimatet - 2025-09-05

Bild: Mostphotos. På samma sätt som viruset hittade och förvärrade oupptäckta svagheter i mänskliga kroppar så har pandemin hittat och avslöjat svagheter i länders politik och samhällsstrukturer. Det är en av slutsatserna när 59 forskare från 38 universitet gått samman för att jämföra hur coronakrisen hanteras i 16 länder. I studien delas länderna in i tre kategorier – kaosländer, kontrolländer oc

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/kaos-konsensus-eller-kontroll-ny-studie-jamfor-16-landers-pandemihantering - 2025-09-05

Som svenskt lärosäte behöver Lunds universitet se till så att studenter med funktionsnedsättning kommer i jämförbar situation med andra studenter. Du som är kursansvarig eller examinator kan behöva göra justeringar för att undervisningen och examinationen ska vara tillgänglig för studenter som har en funktionsnedsättning. Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash En del studenter har en funktionsnedsättni

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/vikten-av-forlangd-skrivtid - 2025-09-05