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Olof Karis, former Interim Director of MAX IV, has been appointed as the Director of MAX IV following an open recruitment process and the recommendation of the MAX IV Board. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, the host university for MAX IV. MAX IV, Sweden's synchrotron, is fully operational with 16 beamlines and 1400 users yearly from academia and industry. Olof Karis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/olof-karis-becomes-director-max-iv - 2026-06-24

Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-on treatment late, or not all. Based on the results of a study from Lund University in Sweden, many new heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be prevented. Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and m

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2026-06-23

Why do some pregnancies succeed while others do not? With support from a newly awarded ERC Starting Grant, Assistant Professor Camila Consiglio and her team at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center are embarking on a project to explore the role the immune system plays in fertility, and in determining reproductive success. Infertility is a deeply personal and global health issue, affecting one in

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-grant-awarded-explore-how-immune-system-shapes-fertility - 2026-06-23

A group of Japanese researchers from the National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan and the EX ResearchInstitute conducted an extensive study visit from August 26 to 30, mainly in the Skåne region, focusing on resource recycling and CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) of municipal waste towards carbon neutrality. The group included Prof./Dr. Minoru Fujii from the National In

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-and-japanese-experts-exchange-insights-waste-recycling-and-ccus - 2026-06-23

The call for applications from young Swedish economists to attend the 8th Lindau meeting of the laureates of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is now open. This information is from the KVA website.8th Lindau meeting in Economic Sciences – kva.seDuring five days Laureates and about 400 highly talented young scientists will be invited to join a unique week of

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/8th-lindau-meeting-economic-sciences - 2026-06-23

Many of us have worked more remotely during the pandemic than we ever dreamed of doing. Informatics researcher Saonee Sarker has been studying IT-enabled collaboration and its impact on work-life balance for many years, but mainly with a focus on the IT sector. Today, she sees how that industry's digital settings has moved to encompass us all. The bookshelves in Saonee Sarker's office at the Schoo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hybrid-workplace-future - 2026-06-23

Lotta Gränse, ophthalmologist and researcher Lund University and Skåne University Hospital has demonstrated that eye drops containing cortisone can prevent the development of the very serious eye disease ROP in infants. This has revolutionised treatment and means that the majority of children in Sweden’s Southern Healthcare Region with severe ROP do not need conventional treatment under anaesthesi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/drop-saves-eyesight-infants - 2026-06-23

Anne‑Lise Viotti, researcher at the Division of Atomic Physics, has been awarded a five‑year research grant of SEK 15 million from ÅForsk. The funding will enable her group to deepen and further develop their work on ultrafast extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light, an area with significant potential for both fundamental science and future technological applications. Paving the way for new understanding

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/major-research-grant-awarded-anne-lise-viotti-ground-breaking-xuv-studies - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Karin Aggestam har författat artikeln ”Peace mediation and the minefield of international recognition games” i tidskriften International Negotiation. Abstract på engelska:This article analyzes the intricate dynamics between international mediation and the quest for recognition in protracted

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/aggestam-om-medling-och-internationellt-erkannande - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tillsammans med Serena Kelly och Natalia Chaban har Ole Elgström fått artikeln "Perceptions of the European Union's Fledgling Delegations: More Coherence, More Effectiveness?" publicerad i tidskriften European Foreign Affairs Review (vol. 21, no. 4). Abstract på engelska:The debate surrounding the challenge of impro

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/elgstrom-om-synen-pa-eus-nystartade-delegationer - 2026-06-23

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/gastkronika-utbildning-ar-en-superkraft - 2026-06-23

Denna vecka är doktoranden och dramatikern Annika Nyman och forskaren Kent Sjöström i Shanghai Denna vecka är doktoranden och dramatikern Annika Nyman och forskaren Kent Sjöström i Shanghai och ger en lecture performance på Nordic Centre på Fudan University. Dessutom gästar de Shanghais teaterakademi, där den svenska doktoranden Maja Wang-Johansson är verksam. Arrangemanget är ett led i 10-årsfira

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/teaterhogskolan-i-malmo-forelaser-i-shanghai - 2026-06-23

In patients with symptoms such as irregular heartbeats, dizziness, or fainting, or in individuals that physicians suspect may have atrial fibrillation, many days of ECGs may be required for diagnosis – “long-term ECG recordings”. These recordings must then undergo a time-consuming and human resource-intensive review to identify heart rhythm abnormalities. In a large international study, researcher

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-better-humans-analysing-long-term-ecg-recordings - 2026-06-23

The University’s call for applications concerning positions for 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and 10 visiting professors has now ended. The call attracted interest far beyond expectations and I am very pleased to note that several world-leading researchers are among the applicants for the visiting professorships. In total, 968 people from all over the world applied for the 1

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/over-1300-people-all-over-world-applied-assistant-professor-and-visiting-professor-positions - 2026-06-22

CASE researchers Björn Slaug and Susanne Iwarsson have shown that their instrument for assessing accessibility in housing for the elderly also works in Japan - even though it was originally developed according to Swedish conditions. Swedish research contributes to improving public health in Japan.– Through long-term and careful work, we have been able to transfer it to a very different cultural co

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/japan-takes-help-case-developed-research-tool - 2026-06-23

Three researchers at Lund University, 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. Two of them are MultiPark research leaders. They do research on chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases and blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in the treat

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/double-success-multipark-research-groups-prestigious-eu-grant-round - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Program director Andreas Mattsson hosted a seminar on April 5 about online hate and fake news at Faculty of Journalism and Communication at University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The seminar consisted of a two hour discussion about the practices of online hate and fake news. Andre

https://www.journalistik.lu.se/artikel/seminar-about-online-hate-ho-chi-minh-city - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Master students on the service management program collaborated with Danish students during a two day workshop on April 23-24. This is the fifth year that tourism researchers from Copenhagen Business School and Lund University, Department of Service Management and Service Studies, collaborate to develop a two day wor

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/master-students-collaborated-danish-students - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Niklas Altermarks artikel 'The Post-Institutional Era: Visions of History in Research on Intellectual Disability' finns med i 30-års jubileumsutgåvan av den ledande tidskriften för funktionshinderforskningen Disability & Society. Altermark analyserar i sin nyskrivna artikel hur historieskriv

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/blickar-tillbaka-pa-studier-om-intellektuella-funktionshinder - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Malkopoulou har publicerat två artiklar om hur högt valdeltagande förbättrar den politiska representationen och hjälper till att bekämpa högerpopulismen. In ‘The Politics of Voter Presence’ (International Political Science Review), Malkopoulou and Hill draw on theories of political presence to defend the act of voti

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/malkopoulou-om-vardet-av-valdeltagande - 2026-06-23