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What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help of AI, they can connect a multitude of data that leads to new treatments for kidney cancer – that's at least what the researchers in the EU-project KATY envision. But first, they need to find a common language that all professional groups understand. – It's a challen
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2026-07-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The earthy smell in spring when the fields are ploughed and the garden soil in flower beds is dug over has a previously unknown purpose. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and other institutions have examined the soil smell and were able to show that it is
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/story-behind-earthy-smell-spring - 2026-07-07
How will the VAT reduction affect consumers, according to Professor Emeritus Lars Jonung? The government and Sverigedemokraterna want to halve food VAT, cutting it from twelve to six percent in April next year. In a recent segment on Swedish Radio, Lars Jonung, Professor Emeritus of Economics at LUSEM (the Lund University School of Economics and Management), was interviewed about his reaction to t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lower-vat-food-will-prices-really-drop - 2026-07-08
The discussion on the University’s establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. During the year, the project group for Stage 2, following a proposal from the Light and materials profile area, analysed possible scopes, needs for laboratories and logistics. With the help of architects, an initial drawing has been produced of a building, which could be located next
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/light-and-materials-focus-universitys-establishment-science-village - 2026-07-08
Under två veckor i maj har lärare och studenter från Zhytomyr University fått uppleva en annan tillvaro än det krigstillstånd som råder i hemlandet. I Sverige har de undervisats i reflekterat tänkande och inte minst fått en paus från kriget. Universitetets trafikflyghögskola, TFHS har haft ett utbyte med Zhytomyr University, ett ukrainskt universitet med teknisk inriktning. Syftet med utbytet har
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ukrainska-studenter-och-forskare-besokte-trafikflyghogskolan - 2026-07-08
Isabel Bramsen is the recipient of this year's Diploma Prize. The prize is worth DKK 150,000 and is awarded to young people who are expected to make a valuable contribution to Danish society. Congratulations Isabel! About the award winner and motivationIn the world we live in, the Hartmann Foundation believes that it is important to stimulate the work for peace and conflict resolution, and with th
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/isabel-bramsen-receives-hartmann-foundations-diploma-award - 2026-07-07
"Jag har tur att jag fick en diagnos i tid av GÅS-mottagningen som meddelade mig att jag ligger på gränsen till KOL. Ingen annan hade sagt någonting – inte ens min Vårdcentral". Så berättar Ingrid Persson som är deltagare i forskningsprojektet ”GÅS - Gott åldrande i Skåne” och som med jämna mellanrum kallas till projektets hälsoundersökningar för deltagare över 60 år. Ingrid har sedan fått en beh
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/hos-gas-mottagningen-fick-jag-en-diagnos-i-tid - 2026-07-07
Christina Bökberg, universitetsadjunkt och docent i hälsofrämjande komplexa interventioner, är en av 13 lärare och examinatorer som nyss lämnade in sina slutprojekt vid fakultetens första kurs med fokus på examination, "Perspektiv på bedömning". Kursen vill ge deltagarna möjlighet att fördjupa sig i hur bedömning kan användas för bättre och mer inspirerat lärande. Hur var kursen? – Kursen har vari
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/forsta-kursen-om-examinationer-inspirerar - 2026-07-07
Markku Rummukainen, professor i klimatologi på Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap, hedras med Lunds universitets silvermedalj för sitt arbete med klimatforskning och sitt engagemang i internationella klimatfrågor. Även professor Cecilia Jarlskog, Lunds universitet, belönas för sina banbrytande insatser inom teoretisk partikelfysik. Motiveringen bakom priset är forskarnas bidrag till vetenskapl
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/professor-markku-rummukainen-cec-tilldelas-lunds-universitets-silvermedalj - 2026-07-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Max Koch, medlem i Pufendorfinstitutets Teman Sustainable Welfare (2014-2015) och Degrowth (2015-2016) har, tillsammans med medförfattaren Milena Büchs, tilldelats the Atlas Award för artikeln 'Challenges to the degrowth transition: The debate about wellbeing'. I samband med prisutdelningen bjuder Elsevier och Pufen
https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/hur-paverkar-nervaxt-vart-valmaende-intervju-med-max-koch - 2026-07-07
Physical violence is rarely something people think about or act out. Even violence specialists - people with a propensity for violence and a capacity to cause devastating damage - are belligerent only a fraction of their time awake. Sociology professor David Wästerfors is an anomaly. He has thought about violence a lot. This fall, Professor Wästerfors published some of his thoughts in the book Vio
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/david-wasterfors-cant-stop-thinking-about-violence - 2026-07-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new hydrogel based on the body’s natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat infections in wounds. The formulation kills multi-resistant bacteria, something that is increasing in importance with antibiotic resistance growing globally. “The a
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/next-generation-wound-gel-treats-and-prevents-infections - 2026-07-07
Over five years, the EU invests SEK 163 million in the POLARIN research project. The aim is to promote interdisciplinary research in both polar regions. Physical geographer Dr Margareta Johansson is one of the researchers who will work in the project. Why is this polar research project needed?- The ongoing climate change is noted most clearly at our northernmost and southernmost latitudes. We ther
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/eu-lifts-polar-research-arctic-and-antarctica - 2026-07-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Department of Strategic Communication was visited last week by various lecturers who represent components of some of the department’s courses. Last Tuesday, our Bachelor’s students received a lecture by Susanna Laurin, CEO of the company Funka, providing information on how we can create a more humane Internet. On
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/what-communication-more-humane-internet-trip-bob-hund - 2026-07-07
An investigation by Miljödata AB, the provider of the Adato system used by Lund University, shows that the group behind last week’s cyberattack on Adato managed to access certain information about all university employees. Former employees are also affected. What information has the threat actor obtained?The data accessed by the threat actor includes, among other things, personal identity numbers,
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/update-59-cyberattack-our-system-provider-has-resulted-data-breach - 2026-07-07
Through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), we strengthen and develop the University's international impact. Just before Christmas, the Vice-Chancellor decided on new roadmaps for 2025 for all geographical areas where the university is active. The roadmaps are based on continuous analysis of the world around us and describe prioritised activities in research, education, and innovation. They guide the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-dynamic-engagement-roadmaps-2025-now-published - 2026-07-08
We spoke with Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS ERIC Carbon Portal, about the latest World Meteorological Organization report, the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, for which Alex serves as editor. Published in October – in time to provide the latest data to the COP30 meeting – the report describes the largest year-on-year rise in CO₂ levels since records began in the 1950s. Alex shares his thoughts on
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lobbyists are actively trying to come up with creative ways to influence politicians. Ideally, they want to be seen as friends. Adopted legislation to regulate lobbying within the EU does not cover the way it works in practice. Camilla Nothhaft has shown this in a thesis presented at Örebro University. She now works a
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-lobbyists-want-befriend-politicians-behind-scenes-eu - 2026-07-07
Professor Filipe Pereira, researcher at the Lund Stem Cell Center, is the principal investigator of one of two innovation-driven research initiatives at Lund University to receive a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The goal of the project is to harness a new technology to enable powerful and targeted therapies for the treatment of solid tumors. Since receiving the E
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-grant-supports-new-innovative-advancements-immunotherapy-research - 2026-07-07
Can music only be experienced in a fleeting moment in time? In Bertrand Chavarria-Aldrete’s, researcher and teaching staff member, research he has investigated how music can be materialised. Through the course Plastic Extension of Music, students have the opportunity to try out his research in practice. Bertrand Chavarria-Aldrete’s doctoral thesis is about allowing music to leave the instrument an
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/research-gives-music-physical-form-bertrand-chavarria-aldretes-plastic-extension - 2026-07-07
