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In order to be able to prescribe the appropriate dose of physical activity to patients, healthcare professionals need to consider a range of individual factors. There is a need to facilitate the assessment of aerobic capacity i. e. maximal oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max), as well as to calculate the intensity of training according to the WHO recommendations for physical activity. Now, researchers
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/my-aerobic-capacity-rpc - 2026-05-01
The idea behind procurement is to guarantee the right product or service at the right price. But what happens when public procurements are consciously structured to avoid appeals – or are simply discontinued early? Fredrik Tesch-Morawetz’s doctoral thesis in business law examines these issues and has been commended by the Lund University School of Economics and Management as the faculty’s best the
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sweden-needs-review-option-appealing-against-public-procurements - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Diego Galafassi, researcher at LUCSUS, is leading a new research project on emerging media practices. Using co-creation, and a practice-led approach, the aim is to analyse how emerging media - innovative media forms at the intersection of art, science and technology - can support transformations to realise the sustain
The aggregation of the protein Amyloid-beta (Abeta) into plaques outside the nerve cells has been recognized in patients with Alzheimer’s disease since 1905. But eliminating the plaques has not helped patients so far. Still, Tomas Roos thinks that Abeta matters, but we may need to focus on the aggregates elsewhere. On February 17, he defends his thesis about prion-like proteins in neurodegeneratio
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-alzheimers-disease-start-inside-neurons-phd-interview-tomas-roos - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A few weeks after the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan in Stockholm, researchers caution against describing reality as a black-and-white struggle between good and evil. If you want to protect society against extremism, it is important that you understand how and why it occurs. Although radicalised youth who return f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/segregation-graver-threat-isis-returnees-long-run - 2026-05-01
Med anledning av dagens flyktingsituation har Lunds universitet samlat ett antal experter som kan uttala sig om olika aspekter av frågor som rör flyktingar, migration och integration. Juridik Folkrätt och asyl- och migrationsrätt Eleni Karageorgiou, doktorand. Expert på migrationslagstiftning, Eleni [dot] Karageorgiou [at] jur [dot] lu [dot] se (Eleni[dot]Karageorgiou[at]jur[dot]lu[dot]se), 046 22
https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-expertlista-flyktingar-migration-och-integration - 2026-05-02
Helena Filipsson, professor at the Department of Geology, together with colleagues, has received seed funding from Lund University for the interdisciplinary project From Microns to Models: Leveraging μCT and Machine Learning for High-Resolution Morphological Diversity Analysis (MICROMORPH). The project brings together expertise in geology, biology, mathematics, and statistics, and is carried out i
Helena Filipsson, professor at the Department of Geology, together with colleagues, has received seed funding from Lund University for the interdisciplinary project From Microns to Models: Leveraging μCT and Machine Learning for High-Resolution Morphological Diversity Analysis (MICROMORPH). The project brings together expertise in geology, biology, mathematics, and statistics, and is carried out i
Göran Jönsson, Professor of Molecular Oncology, has been granted SEK 31 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to improve the effect of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer patients. About 30 percent of melanoma patients with metastatic disease benefit from immunotherapy. At the same time, this means that 70 percent of all melanoma patients still lack effective treatment options
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-31-million-more-effective-immunotherapy-cancer-treatment - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kristin Asgermyr is Lund University’s new Data Protection Officer. She joins the University from the world of banking and has broad experience of working comprehensively on data protection, information security, risk management and observance of regulations. Kristin started in August and is based at the Legal Division
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kristin-asgermyr-new-data-protection-officer - 2026-05-01
Var femte hockeydam på elitnivå upplever symtom på utmattning. Många, både kvinnliga och manliga hockeyspelare, uppger att de konsumerar alkohol på en risknivå. Men det starkaste sambandet i en ny studie om psykisk hälsa bland svenska elithockeyspelare såg forskarna vid upprepade hjärnskakningar – med tydlig påverkan på måendet, oavsett kön. I en studie har forskare vid Lunds universitet utgått fr
https://www.lu.se/artikel/svensk-elithockey-vanligare-med-depressiva-symtom-och-utmattning-efter-hjarnskakningar - 2026-05-02
Var femte hockeydam på elitnivå upplever symtom på utmattning. Många, både kvinnliga och manliga hockeyspelare, uppger att de konsumerar alkohol på en risknivå. Men det starkaste sambandet i en ny studie om psykisk hälsa bland svenska elithockeyspelare såg forskarna vid upprepade hjärnskakningar – med tydlig påverkan på måendet, oavsett kön. I en studie har forskare vid Lunds universitet utgått fr
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is checking out at the same fighting weight as when he checked in, and does the same number of push-ups (40!) now as he did then. He has been through several tough rounds and had to fight to defend his convictions and his views on the University’s development. Per Eriksson summarises his time as vice-chancellor as
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eriksson-you-have-dare-take-risks-sometimes-if-you-want-make-things-happen - 2026-05-01
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Rektor Erik Renström tackar alla medarbetare och studenter för de insatser som gjorts under pandemin och allt tålamod som visats. In English "Tack vare er har arbete och studier flutit på i så hög utsträckning som möjligt. Dessutom har vi inte sett några allvarliga klustersmittor och vi har visat för världen att Lun
https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/varhalsning-fran-rektor-till-medarbetare-och-studenter - 2026-05-01
Lysande gästföreläsning med Jason Diakité för freds- och konfliktstudenter och ett insiktsfullt och tankeväckande forskningsseminarium med Jason och Madubuko Diakité om populärkultur, rasism, världsfred, demokrati, aktörskap, mellanrum och att ”medborga”. Tack! The Higher Research Seminar: Jason Diakité, LU Honorary Doctor and Madubuko Diakité, LU Raoul-Wallenberg-Institute9 oktober 2024 13:15 til
"Listen to the scientists”, says Greta Thunberg. But what happens if that's just not enough? Climate researchers are facing a dilemma: should they let their work speak for itself, or must they take to the barricades? Does activism among scientists impact the credibility of their results? Some people claim that civil disobedience among researchers brings much needed attention to the climate emergen
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/debatt-i-lund-publish-or-protest-should-climate-scientists-be-activists - 2026-05-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A desire to be able to freely carry out research and the chance to provide her daughter with a good education led Pinar Dinc to leave Turkey. It is a journey that is not over yet. However, with another prestigious research grant from Formas she feels secure in Lund for the next three years. “I would be able to begin
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-found-sanctuary-lund - 2026-05-01
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. OUTREACH FÖR VÅRA FORSKARE: Tobias Nielsen håller föredraget Ecuador’s Socio Bosque and Peru’s Programa Bosque as Role Models? vid ett sido-event till FN:s klimatkonferens i Peru (4/12). REDD and Beyond: International and Indigenous Strategies in Forest ProtectionREDD is one a series of incentive-based mechanisms f
https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/nielsen-forlaser-om-sydamerikanska-forebilder - 2026-05-01
Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). Thereby, the School holds its position in the ranks of top business schools worldwide awarded with a “Triple Crown”. The triple accreditation, or the Triple Crown, is the combination of accreditations held b
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/still-top-lusem-reaffirms-its-triple-crown-status - 2026-05-01
Daniel Conley, professor i biogeokemi på geologiska institutionen, tilldelas Björn Carlsons Östersjöpris tillsammans med Jacob Carstensen, professor vid Aarhus universitet. De får priset på tre miljoner kronor för sina innovativa forskningsinsatser för Östersjöns miljö. Daniel Conley har sedan flera år drivit ett stort projekt, finansierat av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse, som kretsar kring
https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/geologiprofessor-belonas-med-fint-ostersjopris - 2026-05-01
