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A new academic year just started and the department has welcomed around 100 new master students, of which almost all of them are international students. Before starting their studies at our master programme with five different specializations, the students participate in our preparatory week learning to study the "LU-way" - the Lund University way. We have talked to the two teachers in charge of t

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-master-students-learning-lu-way - 2025-10-09

According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that virtually all Swedish c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-10-10

Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now underway at Lund University in Sweden, where researchers are investigating whether psychedelic drugs have an effect on young patients with the disorder. Ward Five at the adult psychiatric clinic in Lund is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-study - 2025-10-10

Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first researcher the University has received through the network Scholars at Risk. Despite the start not being as he imagined he sees exciting opportunities in his new research community.  On the Ebla Private University website, there is a photo of Moheiddin Homeidi in a suit, as the somewhat austere dean of the Faculty of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2025-10-09

Three researchers at Lund University in Sweden, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. This concerns research on a fundamentally changed food system, chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases, and blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/triple-success-prestigious-eu-grant-round - 2025-10-09

Two innovation-driven research projects at Lund University have been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council, ERC. They relate to biomarkers for predicting who benefits from metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and new technology to enable powerful and focused therapies for the treatment of solid tumours. Charlotte Ling has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Gr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-grants-research-diabetes-and-immunotherapy - 2025-10-09

Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that it is possible to identify at-risk individuals by measuring BMI in a new way. The authors of the study have identified metabolic changes associated with obesity that can increase the risk of developin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/metabolic-bmi-can-predict-risk-type-2-diabetes-normal-weight-patients - 2025-10-09

That life is not fair is hardly news. But that inequalities are at risk of increasing as we seek to improve the health of the population is perhaps unexpected. Health economics is a way of evaluating the potential health benefits of different interventions, setting them against the economic cost and their impact on society. Over two million people in Sweden are currently living with cardiovascular

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unfair-life - 2025-10-10

Martino Avallone spent the past four years developing tools for mapping gene expression and proteins in the brain to investigate basic biological questions and to elucidate the molecular mysteries contributing to Parkinson’s disease. On 29 September, he defends his thesis work done in the Molecular Neuromodulation research group. Here, he explains the impact these tools will hopefully have in scie

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/genetic-tools-studying-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-martino-avallone - 2025-10-09

What inner capacities do we need to support a more sustainable society? During the past decades, focus has been on addressing societal crises through external – technical, economic or medical – solutions. But in order to create real change, we must also tackle the underlying root causes: our broken relationship to nature, other people and not least ourselves. Our current sustainability crises are

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-future - 2025-10-09

In a collaboration with the Swedish local brewery, Brygghuset Finn, LUCSUS researchers are working toward finding ways of improving sustainability of the craft beer industry. The project is part of an international research project, which focuses on identifying and testing local solutions to challenges within the food-water-energy nexus. We have been collaborating with a local brewer in Landskrona

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-collaboration-local-brewery-improve-sustainability-craft-beer-industry - 2025-10-09

WithSecure besökte Institutionen för informatik under sin europeiska Cyber Tour, där studenter på kandidatprogrammet fick praktisk erfarenhet av att hantera IT-hot i en simulerad miljö. Den 30 oktober 2023 fick studenter som läser kursen IS och verksamhetsutveckling uppleva något som aldrig tidigare förekommit på kandidatprogrammet i design av informationssystem. Dagen inleddes med en gästföreläsn

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/cybertruck-en-it-sakerhetssimulation - 2025-10-10

During his studies, PhD student Fábio Rosa has been developing strategies to generate dendritic cells by direct reprogramming. Merging cellular reprogramming with immunology, this research takes new steps towards the development of novel cancer immunotherapies. Defending his thesis on June 10th, in this interview Fabio tells us about his research and time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can you te

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-fabio-rosa - 2025-10-09

The war in Gaza is testing alliances and shaking up politics, both globally and regionally. What does this mean for the West's relationship with the Middle East? How are inter-regional dynamics affected? And what is the impact of the war in Israel? Read an interview with Karin Aggestam, Political Scientist and Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. What geopolitical consequenc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/geopolitics-and-diplomacy-wake-gaza-war - 2025-10-09

Chad Boda recently attended the highly competitive 9th Summer School in Economic Geography. This is a brief reflection on his experience. What is the Summer Institute in Economic Geography?The Summer Institute in Economic Geography (SIEG) represents a unique approach to advanced training, mentoring, and professional development for early-career researchers entering the field of economic geography,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/chad-boda-9th-summer-institute-economic-geography-reflections-self-critical-disciplinary-development - 2025-10-09

Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality and equal opportunities. The work environment has also moved up on the agenda. Jimmie Kristensson is taking the opportunity to breathe a little fresh air outside the Wrangel building. He has been in non-s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2025-10-09

Tre forskare vid Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds universitet har sammanställt en antologi som ifrågasätter uppfattning om en flyktingkris år 2015. Boken undersöker även hur Tyskland, Sverige och Danmark använder byråkrati för att kontrollera, disciplinera och forma asylsökandes liv. År 2015 anlände över 1,3 miljoner asylsökande till EU, dubbelt så många som året innan. De flesta kom frå

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/hur-nordeuropeiska-valfardsstater-anvander-byrakratiskt-vald-mot-asylsokande - 2025-10-09

Årets prestigefulla Segerfalkföreläsning hålls av Eero Castrén, forskningsdirektor vid Centrum för neuroventenskap vid Helsingfors universitet. I sin forskning om hjärnans plasticitet har han funnit ledtrådar om vilka mekanismer i hjärnan som påverkas av antidepressiva läkemedel – och som kan besvara varför dessa mediciner fungerar. Eero Castrén forskar om hjärnans plasticitet och framför allt är

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hjarnans-plasticitet-och-kopplingen-till-depression - 2025-10-09

During her thesis project, Elin Byman discovered a role of alpha-amylase in Alzheimer’s disease. January 21, she defends her Ph.D. work supervised by Malin Wennström in the Preclinical memory research group at MultiPark. Here, she tells about the journey and major breakthroughs. Tell us about your research! The enzyme alpha-amylase has long been known to be abundant in saliva and the gastrointesti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-elin-byman - 2025-10-09

Özlem Çelik is currently visiting the Pufendorf IAS as part of a new exchange programme of NordIAS´s fellows. She is a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki and a Senior Researcher at the Department of Social Research, University of Turku and Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) Collegium Fellow. You were a postdoc at Lund University in 2018-2019, welcome back to Lund! You have bee

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-back-ozlem-celik - 2025-10-09