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With a background in Marine Geology and a passion for connecting past ocean conditions to today’s environmental challenges, Professor Helena Filipsson is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department at MGeo. In her new position, she will focus on strengthening scientific infrastructure, supporting research, and building collaborations that help the department grow in visibility and impac
LUCSUS PhD candidate Sara Ullström competed in the national popular science competition, Forskar Grand Prix. We took the opportunity to talk to her about the experience and the importance of communicating your research to an audience outside of the scientific community. Forskar Grand Prix is the biggest national competition in presentation technique where researcher present their research in a com
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-candidate-sara-ullstrom-knows-how-pitch-her-research-4-min-these-are-her-tips - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. She is a new ‘Hedda’ professor, but has a long career behind her. Biologist Ellen van Donk now hopes that she can serve as a role model for female students who dream of a future career in research. Biologist Ellen van Donk is a new professor in Hedda Andersson’s name. LUM meets ecology researcher Ellen van Donk on a b
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-professor-wants-be-role-model-female-students - 2026-05-21
CMES Visiting Fulbright Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has been interviewed about the war in Gaza and the need for new leadership as the only way forward. The war in Gaza will end when Israel realises that its two goals are mutually exclusive - it will not be able to both destroy Hamas and free the hostages. This is what the new visiting Fulbright professor at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern St
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-fulbright-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-war-gaza - 2026-05-21
On November 21-22, SWEAH's research conference is arranged for everyone who is active in the research school at the 13 affiliated universities – a big event and the first major event for most of the future researchers in the conference committee. Chairman Mahwish Naseer and the other junior researchers on the committee have busy days. For several months, they have planned this year's SWEAH confere
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-create-years-sweah-conference-chance-you-have-take - 2026-05-21
Right now, many are looking forward to the big gerontology conference NKG in Stockholm, in June. One who decided to go early on is alumna Charlotta Nilsen, coordinator of the SWEAH Alumni Interdisciplinary Network, SAIN. She is lecturer and program manager for the master's program in gerontology at the Institute of Gerontology at the School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, and part of
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sain-alumna-about-nkg-high-search-pressure-year - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Sweden is currently making a lot of progress in issues concerning sustainability. The country is at the forefront and it is exciting to be a part of it”, says the new director of LUCSUS, Emily Boyd. Emily Boyd believes that working at LUCSUS and Lund University will provide good opportunities to help solve these chal
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sweden-forefront-sustainability - 2026-05-21
The story of the Ukrainian music scene since the Russian invasion is one of resilience. Even if it has meant playing in the underground Metro, or in cold bomb shelters with no electricity, many musicians have found ways to continue their art. Now, five classical musicians from Kharkiv, Ukraine, have been invited by Malmö Academy of Music to perform in Malmö. In many ways, the sound of Ukraine live
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/music-still-resonates-war-torn-ukraine - 2026-05-21
Lund University researchers have been awarded SEK 19 million in funding from Cancerfonden as part of a national investment of SEK 114 million to advance cancer research across Sweden. Among the recipients is Associate Professor Sofie Mohlin, whose work focuses on understanding neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. Cancerfonden, the Swedish Cancer Society, is investing in researche
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this blog post by LUCSUS researcher Maja Essebo, she discusses academic critique, and highlights, that once we have identified the faults, we need to do what little or large we can to adress and amend them.‘There is no outside to spectacular capitalism. Any alternative must be found from the inside.’ Don Mitchell s
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/having-identified-faults-we-also-need-address-them-blog-post-maja-essebo - 2026-05-21
Åsa Hansson, Associate Professor of Economics at LUSEM, has been appointed by the Swedish government to lead a new investigation about Sweden’s declining birth rate. Birth rates in Sweden have been falling. According to Statistics Sweden (SCB), 98,451 children were born in 2024 — 1,600 fewer than in 2023. This trend is seen across all societal groups and regions. Research shows that one in four yo
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-are-fewer-children-being-born-sweden - 2026-05-22
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nose-noses - 2026-05-21
The Swedish Research Council has announced this year’s grant decisions in medicine and health, awarding more than SEK 1.2 billion nationally for 2025. Several researchers from the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University are among the recipients, securing new funding to advance stem-cell and regenerative medicine research with strong translational and clinical potential. The awards include seven g
”Research has shown that the weight of the tariffs imposed by the last Trump administration were mainly carried by US importers and consumers. None of the tariff revenue actually came from abroad,” says Maria Persson, associate professor in Economics at LUSEM. Maria shares a short anecdote about how tariffs on washing machines led to an increase in their prices by up to 225% of the tariff, but not
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/key-takeaways-first-weeks-donald-trumps-return-presidency - 2026-05-21
Louise just finished her dissertation in Economic History titled: "Growing up – Early life circumstances and wellbeing throughout life, Sweden 1905-2016". We were happy to catch her and ask her a few questions. You have just defended your thesis, what is it about?The thesis analyses how economic and health circumstances experienced in childhood affect later-life wellbeing. Studying childhood circu
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-louise-cormack - 2026-05-21
The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and receive e-mail notifications with interesting funding opportunities. To do this, one need first to c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2026-05-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The coming issue of Dragomanen, the annual publication of the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, has been co-edited by Anders Ackfeldt and Leif Stenberg and is dedicated to the topic of leisure. CMES researcher Helen Avery contributes with a piece written in Swedish "Strandliv", on what the beach means for peopl
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/coming-issue-dragomanenis-about-leisure - 2026-05-21
She grew up in oil-rich Norway, with a father who travelled the world working in the oil sector. Little did Lina Lefstad know that just two decades later she would be a researcher at the forefront of efforts to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and tackle the climate crisis. What if we could easily capture carbon dioxide from combined heat and power plants and industrial sites, cool it to liqu
https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/can-oil-industrys-know-how-help-solve-climate-crisis - 2026-05-21
Att diagnostisera epilepsi är resurskrävande och det finns risk att sjukdomen förväxlas med andra tillstånd med liknande symptom. Det gör det angeläget att hitta bättre diagnosmetoder redan när en patient kommer in på akuten efter ett misstänkt anfall. En forskargrupp från Lunds universitet har i kliniska studier upptäckt en biomarkör, ett protein som var förhöjt både före, under och efter ett epi
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/battre-epilepsidiagnostik-med-immunsvaret-som-ledtrad - 2026-05-21
Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 10 million. The four researchers aim to develop custom-made neurons from stem cells for cell therapies to treat Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. Congratulations!“Thank you, it feels really fun and exciting for many reasons! One reason
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies - 2026-05-21
