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Three travel grant applications from SWEAH PhD-students have been approved this spring. Sharon Kagwa, Karolinska Institutet, will visit to the non-governmental organisation SAJIDA foundation in Bangladesh, in June- August this summer.– I am mostly looking forward to being exposed to new research methodologies and perspectives within a new research setting in a middle-income country. This internshi

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-are-going-research-adventures-abroad - 2026-06-21

Rättssociologiska institutionen fick fyra positiva svar på finansieringsansökningar den här månaden. Crafoordska stiftelsen finansierar Anna Lundbergs projekt ”Public employees’ mobilization against the Informers Act” med 500.000 kronor. Information om forskningen kommer att finnas senare i år. Stiftelsen beviljade även Jannice Käll 200.000 kr för anordnandet av Critical Legal Conference 2024: Spe

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/flera-lyckade-ansokningar-om-forskningsmedel-i-juni - 2026-06-23

During the spring, the Purchasing and Procurement Office will gradually take over responsibility for all procurements over SEK 700,000. The previous threshold (below which no support was available) was SEK 1.5 million. A new procedure is being introduced, which means that procurements worth over SEK 700,000 will be carried out with support from procurement officers in the Division of Finances. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/threshold-procurement-support-being-reduced - 2026-06-22

Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's quite

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/if-your-music-was-sculpture-what-would-it-look-meet-bertrand-chavarria-aldrete-find-out-more - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In certain forms of cancer, connective tissue forms around and within the tumour. One previously unproven theory is that there are several different types of connective tissue cells with different functions, which affect the development of the tumour in different ways. Now, a research team at Lund University in Sweden

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/wrong-connective-tissue-cells-signal-worse-prognosis-breast-cancer-patients - 2026-06-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Finland har sedan länge den högsta andelen typ 1 diabetiker i världen. Nu visar en ny kartläggning att ökningstakten är större än någonsin och att den är störst bland barn under fyra år. I flera decennier har Finland haft den högsta andelen typ 1 diabetes i världen. Den nya kartläggningen som spänner över insjuknand

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ovantad-snabb-okning-av-diabetes-bland-finska-barn - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Margarita Chumarina, from the iPSC laboratory for CNS disease modeling, will be defending her PhD thesis on Wednesday 15th of January. Researching in the group led by Laurent Roybon, Margarita has been utilizing stem cell-based models to study cellular alterations in Parkinson’s disease. Here, Margarita answers a few

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-margarita-chumarina - 2026-06-21

Combining different disciplines and working together across centre boundaries to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time – the energy transition – Eva Unger and her team fellows receive the first Helmholtz High Impact Award. We are proud to learn that Eva Unger, an affiliated NanoLund member, has been honoured with the first Helmholtz High Impact Award! The Helmholtz High Impact honours c

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/helmholtz-high-impact-award-nanolund-member-eva-unger - 2026-06-21

It is a catalyst that will modernise the Faculty of Science, both at Brunnshög and Sölvegatan. Dean Sven Lidin may have become “nearsighted, flabby and middle-aged” during his ten years in symbiosis with Science Village, but his future visions are more vital than ever. It is one of those pale September mornings when there is one online meeting after another. But a few minutes after 11:00, the dean

https://www.science.lu.se/article/facultys-journey-towards-science-village-brunnshog - 2026-06-21

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-06-21

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-06-21

The evolution of eyesight, how not to disrupt animal flight, and immunotherapies in cancer treatment. Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson, along with medical researcher Paul Bourgine, have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to further study these topics. Michael Bok, researcher, Lund Vision Group:Can you describe your research?I study the evolution of eyes and visual system

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-university-researchers-awarded-major-eu-grant - 2026-06-21

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sustainable-transitions-focus-during-lund-university-future-week - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He has advised management groups across the University for three decades. Now, the psychologist and leadership consultant Thomas Sewerin has defended his PhD – on leadership in academia. Among other things, he has looked at how disagreements can pave the way for both failure and success.  In one of the four case studi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/many-constructive-disagreements-successful-research-group - 2026-06-21

Vartannat år delar Nordiska gerontologiska förbundet ut det mest prestigefyllda priset inom gerontologi, Sohlbergpriset på 10 000 euro. Priset tilldelas en forskare som är ledande inom området gerontologi, verksam i ett nordiskt land och som har haft stort inflytande på utvecklingen inom åldrandeforskningen. 2022 års pristagare är professor Susanne Iwarsson vid Lunds universitet. Priset delas ut u

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/susanne-iwarsson-tilldelas-sohlbergpriset-nordens-storsta-pris-inom-aldrandeforskning - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Brittiska forskare har upptäckt att insulincellerna hos diabetiker ofta är infekterade av ett vanligt magvirus. Sex av tio med typ 1 diabetes och fyra av tio med typ 2 var infekterade. Bland icke-diabetiker långt färre. Brittiska forskare har upptäckt att insulincellerna hos diabetiker ofta är infekterade av ett van

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/vanligt-virus-bakom-saval-typ-1-som-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-06-23

We follow up our systematic work environment management every year. This year’s follow-up paints an overall picture that I think is worth pausing to consider. I can see a positive shift in the way we discuss and address work environment issues. Many people have been involved in this development, and I would therefore like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to take pride in this year’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-systematic-mindset-becomes-part-everyday-life - 2026-06-22

Not a sex toy – but a toy for adults. For the 38th consecutive year, HUI Research has announced The Christmas Gift of the Year — a product that captures the spirit of the times. The winner should be something new, or newly relevant, that reflects today’s society and sells widely, either in value or in volume.This year’s choice, the adult toy, reflects both demographic and cultural shifts. Sweden’s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/christmas-gift-2025-playtime-grown-ups - 2026-06-22

Last year Max Liljefors, professor of Art History and Visual Studies at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, applied for seed money to develop an idea for a course with colleagues from one of the EUGLOH universities. The course, entitled “Arts and Creative Health and Wellbeing”, focuses on how the arts can be used in healthcare and how the arts affect our health. “When I saw that it was

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/idea-course-development-help-seed-money - 2026-06-22

Annika Fredén has together with Ludovic Rheault and Indridi H. Indridason co-authored the article ”Betting on the Underdog – The Influence of Social Networks on Vote Choice”, published in the journal Political Science Research and Methods. In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between local social networks and voting behavior, in the case where the voter chooses between a large

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/freden-influence-social-networks-vote-choice - 2026-06-21