Published 13 June 2016 Growing up in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, he knew that one wrong word could get you killed; as a forced recruit, he came close to death many times. But after three Master’s degrees, Dara Maghdid has earned a PhD with his investigation of cultural differences in the teaching of mathematics. Now he wants to thank Lund University. In the future, motivation among students of mathemat

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/phd-mathematics-against-all-odds - 2025-07-05

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Published 29 September 2020 “What the whole University has done is amazing. How much we can achieve when we gather our strengths and collaborate. Everyone worked towards the same goal – to make it work – and we succeeded!” Photo: Kennet Ruona Getting important information out fast to the right target group has been a challenge for the crisis management group, which has now entered a calmer phase a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-successful-quick-digital-restart - 2025-07-05

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 7 January 2020 Magnus Gudmundsson and Göran Sandberg. Photo:Kennet Ruona On 1 January 2020, a new law will come into force that means that cases concerning research misconduct are to be forwarded to a new national board exclusively dedicated to this. At Lund University, this will involve two or three current cases

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-national-board-take-over-cases-research-misconduct - 2025-07-05

Published 24 September 2018 Maiken Nedergaard This year’s Eric K. Fernström foundation Grand Nordic Prize – one of the largest awards for medicine in Scandinavia – goes to neurology researcher Maiken Nedergaard, who works at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Rochester. She has discovered and investigated how the brain gets rid of harmful products using its own purification system,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/neurology-researcher-wins-prestigious-prize-discovery-brains-cleaning-system - 2025-07-05

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 6 May 2024 Graduation was approaching and alumnus Erik Månsson didn't know what he wanted to do. A few months later he received the diploma in his hand, as well as his first job - CEO for a start-up within Food Tech. We had a talk with Erik about his job - as well as the start-up world, student life and sources of in

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erik-mansson-alumnus-bsc-business-and-economics-2019 - 2025-07-05

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Published 28 January 2016 IIIEE researcher Yuliya Voytenko Closed loops in the sharing city?Sharing is caring – but is it always sustainable? The sharing economy is altering the way we look at ourselves as consumers and our idea of the market, but it also raises other questions: what role should the city take in this, and how can we ensure that the result is truly sustainable?The sharing economy i

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-yuliya-voytenko - 2025-07-05

Published 21 January 2016 IIIEE researcher Luis Mundaca Photo: Sara Bernstrup Nilsson Green economy depends on high national ambitionsSustainable growth, supporting a resource efficient and low-carbon economy, is a high priority for most governments today. But which way is the most effective for the transition towards a green economy? IIIEE researchers Luis Mundaca and Lena Neij are soon wrapping

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-researcher-luis-mundaca - 2025-07-05

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 29 March 2021 A popular pick-your-own option for all sorts of cabbage began in 2020 at Norra Knästorp. At Christmas time, crowds of Lund residents were seen walking with swaying plumes of kale towards the city. Photo:Emma Sandberg Why does Lund University manage farms in Skåne? It’s a matter of tradition. From

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/farms-valuable-heritage-university - 2025-07-05

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 15 January 2025 The year 2024 was a record year for Lund University in terms of the number of articles published in The Conversation. Fifty-five articles by 50 researchers amassed a total of 1.6 million reads. Mikael Roll, a researcher at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, topped the list with an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-breaks-record-conversation-2024 - 2025-07-06

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 29 September 2023 Mikael Akke studies how protein molecules move and how other molecules bind to them – important knowledge in the development of the medicines of the future. Photo: Kennet Ruona Protein researcher Mikael Akke has been showered with grants recently: a total in excess of SEK 130 million from the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-researcher-receives-major-grants - 2025-07-06

Published 6 May 2025 Trump’s attack on US universities and their research is actually a broader attack on democratic values, according to historian of knowledge Johan Östling. By destroying them, the Trump administration is paving the way for a very different kind of society.  “We need to understand the breadth and depth of this offensive,” says Johan Östling.Could you put Trump’s actions against

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-johan-ostling-attack-us-universities-unprecedented - 2025-07-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 May 2025 Betty Saenyi. Betty Saenyi is in her last semester of her doctoral studies at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her PhD journey so far. Betty, why did you choose to pursue a doctoral education?“Funny enough, a PhD was never my dre

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2025-07-05

By seyedehnegar [dot] khaliliaraghi [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Negar Khaliliaraghi) - published 13 May 2025 Studentlyckan - student housing in Lund. Photo: Louise Larsson Finding housing is a major challenge for students in university towns like Lund, where demand far exceeds supply. Long queue systems, high rents, and limited options force many to commute or move frequently — disrupting their st

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By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 22 September 2022 Linnea Wegerstad chose to return to academia. Photo: Kennet Ruona “True crime” has exploded in popularity and crime and punishment dominates the headlines. Linnea Wegerstad, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, opposes the tendency to label people who have committed crimes as monsters. Lin

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By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 14 September 2021 Photo: Agata Garpenlind A combination of two imaging methods can be used to achieve structural and chemical information within a single neuron. Researchers from MultiPark at Lund University recently developed this approach. Their study reveals that amyloid aggregates, implicated in Alzheimer’s dis

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/novel-imaging-approach-open-doors-understanding-key-pathological-processes-inside-neurons - 2025-07-05