Published 6 February 2015 Lund University’s MOOCs have now started. First to launch was the Faculty of Law course in European Business Law, closely followed by Greening the Economy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), and later in the spring the Faculty of Medicine’s course in sexual health will take place. The number of people registered for the courses

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Published 6 March 2015 Peter Schurtenberger wants to create specially designed nanoparticles that can instruct themselves. He is a high-level researcher and chemistry professor recruited from Switzerland, and is fascinated by the processes behind nature’s own ability to organise its smallest components. His aim is to mimic them. Peter Schurtenberger wants to create nanoparticles that could build c

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By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 15 April 2019 Jimmie Kristensson observes the lack of a clear plan for how to take care of people affected in different ways by a misconduct case. Photo: Kennet Ruona Threats and hate speech from outside are certainly very trying. But could they be even worse when they come from within the organisation? What if you

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Published 26 November 2019 The race: Vasaloppet Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson’s, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia - but not Alzheimer’s. These connections were discovered by researchers when they compared 200 000 people who had participated in a long-distance cross-country ski race between 1989 and 2010 with a matched cohort of the gener

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By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 28 September 2020 Anders Lindskog and Johan Pettersson are sifting sand. The dinosaur they are looking for died on the beach, swelled up in the heat and eventually floated out into the water and sank to the bottom of the sea. Photo:Johan Joelsson Somewhere in an abandoned chalk quarry in northeastern Skåne lurks th

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By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 6 November 2020 The students are not satisfied with the University's system for quality assurance of education. "It does not maintain the high and even quality that we would like", says Ella Sjöbeck, vice president of LUS. The students are not satisfied with the University's system for quality assurance of educatio

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Published 26 September 2022 Photo: Eva Darron/Unsplash The lab that will take us closer to the aviation fuel of the future has now opened. The Jet Engine Lab at Lund University makes it possible to conduct full-scale studies on how engines are affected by new fuels – knowledge that will become increasingly important when fossil-based aviation fuels are phased out and replaced by more sustainable a

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By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson (English translation by Linda Eitrem Holmgren)) - published 8 December 2021 Anders Persson, Rola El -Husseini Dean, Mo Hamza, Rouzbeh Parsi, Lina Eklund, Karin Aggestam The war against terror is coming to an end. Has China become the victor? The Middle East seems to be moving towards more authoritarian regimes. A large

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/trendspotting-future-challenges-middle-east - 2025-07-05

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 22 September 2022 Sanimir Reisc, the dean of the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts. Photo: Kennet Ruona In five years’ time, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts will move into Kockums’ old industrial premises in Varvsstaden in Malmö. Inside the gigantic machine hall, soil remediation is underway. Toxins and oil

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Published 19 May 2025 The deck was used by US soldiers to identify Iraq's most wanted during the 2003 invasion. Photo: Lund University Passports issued by fallen empires, decks of cards from the Iraq war, deceased Ukrainian students’ uncollected diplomas and much more. A new museum in Lund is collecting artefacts that show how international law affects people's lives. The initiative is being led b

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By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 29 September 2023 Using a data-driven, bioinformatics approach, Lund University researchers have made it possible to take a holistic approach to how our blood group genes are regulated. Photo: iStock/choja Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understoo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-07-07

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 8 November 2019 There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen at the Malmö apartment of nutrition physiologist, Louise Brunkwall. Today, she is making pasta and vegetable sauce for lunch. A clean up before the interview with LUM means she can no longer find anything in the kitchen cupboards: “Usually there is a

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/help-your-body-outwit-reptile-brain - 2025-07-07

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 24 May 2024 Photo: Kara Nash/Unsplash Meet some of the expectant doctoral students who will participate at the Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm, June 12-14, 2024. How will you participate at NKG? Mariam Kirvalidze, PhD Student, Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet. Photo: Private Mariam: In several way

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By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 9 October 2023 Using a data-driven, bioinformatics approach, Lund University researchers have made it possible to take a holistic approach to how our blood group genes are regulated. Photo: iStock/choja Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood a

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Published 17 April 2020 Some of the nurses taking the fast-track course (Photo: Ulla Wingren) Patients who have been so ill they have needed intensive care often have a long recovery ahead of them – both physically and mentally. The problems that can develop include unpleasant memories of nightmares and hallucinations. Previous favourite foods can suddenly taste awful. Many intensive care patients

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/after-covid-19-important-intensive-care-patients-are-followed - 2025-07-07