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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Smittor sprids på flera olika sätt och extra svårt kan det vara att skydda sig mot de som är luftburna. Vinterkräksjukan som orsakas av noroviruset är ett sådant. Carl-Johan Fraenkel, infektionsläkare och vårdhygienläkare, disputerar nu med en avhandling vid Lunds universitet som undersöker olika aspekter kring hur

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/forskare-sparar-vinterkraksjukans-spridning-pa-sjukhus - 2026-07-06

För första gången har forskare kopplat specifika defekter i spermier till graviditetskomplikationer och negativ effekt på barnets hälsa. Studien från Lunds universitet visar att DNA-skador på pappans spermier fördubblar risken för havandeskapsförgiftning för kvinnor som blivit gravida genom IVF. Dessutom ökar risken för barnet att födas för tidigt. Ofrivillig barnlöshet är ett växande problem och

https://www.lu.se/artikel/defekta-spermier-dubblar-risken-havandeskapsforgiftning - 2026-07-06

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. The Centre has allocated 400.000 SEK (plus LKP) for this purpose during 2022 which will be divided into two calls (spring and autumn). This is the first call. The grant is to be used during autumn 2022 – spring 2023. The application must have a clear connection to Euro

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-0 - 2026-07-05

Taha Sen’s PhD thesis focus on the life span of red blood cells and elucidates the important role of mitochondria. He is defending his thesis on the 17th of November and in this interview he gives us an overview of his results as well as what it’s been like being a doctoral student during a pandemic. Can you tell us about the research during your PhD? I’ve been focusing my thesis work on the life

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-taha-sen - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Losing a body part can have a major impact on both function and feeling, with so-called phantom sensations. However, prosthetics research has made great progress in recent years. Among other advances, artificial sensation has been made possible with the help of surgically implanted electrodes. But how can one create s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sensory-impressions-artificial-hand-without-surgery - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team has found a new method for predicting entire pollen seasons, something that can help healthcare and allergy sufferers plan to reduce problems. No similar tool has previously been used in the area. The researchers also show that pollen seasons may be 60 per cent more severe in the future

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-method-predicts-severity-grass-pollen-season-allergy-sufferers - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Are there ways in which local communities can benefit from hosting large-scale land investments? This question forms the basis for a project on land in Africa, in which LUCSUS researcher Genesis T. Yengoh is involved.Genesis says that over the last few years, there has been a large increase in the amount of land that

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mutually-beneficial-engagement-between-local-communities-and-large-scale-investors - 2026-07-05

Even though awareness of climate change is growing, it is not primarily environmental concern that drives consumers to choose plant-based foods — it’s the price tag. A new literature review from AgriFood Economics Centre and the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) shows that price plays a decisive role when consumers opt for plant-based rather than animal-based products. Hea

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/despite-climate-concerns-its-price-shapes-our-food-choices - 2026-07-06

Vinicius recently defended his dissertation in Economic History: Familiar territory – Neighborhood effects on union formation and fertility in Sweden 1905-2022. After obtaining his Master's degree in Demographics in his native Brazil, Vinicius moved to Sweden in 2021 to pursue his PhD in Economic History.  His thesis is about how social interactions and relationships with non-family members  throu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-vinicius-de-souza-maia - 2026-07-06

An international visit to the Department of Service Studies, combined with open research seminars on sustainable consumption, sparked conversations and ideas for future collaboration on the topic. Among the questions discussed were “How can we make it easier to eat less meat?”, “Why do people committed to climate action still fly so much?”, and “Do shared mobility services really reduce private ca

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/international-research-visit-sustainable-consumption - 2026-07-05

The image of Sweden, travel and place communication in times of crisis and uncertainty were some of the topics that guided the content of the international conference on place branding organised by the International Place Branding Association (IPBA). Service Studies was the co-chair together with the Department of Strategic Communication and the universities of Halmstad and Kristianstad. The confe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/conference-place-branding-brought-visitors-all-over-world - 2026-07-05

In an ideal world, perhaps the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg would not even exist. But the global situation has brought attention, increased research funding and significant interest in collaboration from wider society. “The entire research institute is built around the idea that the world is troubled. We could be ten times the size we are, there is such an enormous amoun

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/psychological-defence-research-institute-we-could-be-ten-times-size-we-are - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. No one can explain this strange phenomenon. The majority of type 2 diabetics who undergo metabolic surgery recover from diabetes only a few days after the procedure, long before any weight loss has occurred. Now researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre plan to find out what is happening by studying both patients

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-can-metabolic-surgery-cure-diabetes-so-fast - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In type 1 diabetes, the patient’s own immune system destroys the body’s insulin-producing cells. Researchers at Region Skåne and Lund University are leading a new drug study aimed at halting the immune system’s attack and preserving residual cells in newly diagnosed adults. The new study, dubbed IMPACT, will last a ye

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-skane-study-slow-down-type-1-diabetes - 2026-07-05

NASA Swift satellite and AI unravel the distance of the farthest gamma-ray bursts. In this project, LUSEM Statistics Professor Malgorzata Bogdan, consulted on the choice of statistical methods and the interpretation of the results. The research article was published in Astrophysical Journal Letters on 24 May. Astronomers are now using AI, quite literally, to measure the expansion of our universe.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/predicting-redshifts-distant-astronomical-objects-machine-learning - 2026-07-05

Här finner du statsvetare, ekonomer, historiker med flera, som kan kommentera dagsaktuella händelser eller ge långsiktiga analyser kring frågor som rör olika val. Arbetsmarknadspolitik Andreas Inghammar, docent i handelsrätt (arbetsmarknadsfrågor, arbetsrätt, EU arbetsrätt, diskrimineringsfrågor, särskilt i arbetslivet), 073-391 96 02, andreas [dot] inghammar [at] har [dot] lu [dot] se Roland Paul

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-valexpertlista - 2026-07-05

After earning his master’s degree in Finance from LUSEM in 2022, Craig’s career has taken him across different countries and industries. He has worked at KPMG in Stockholm and now thrives as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman in Johannesburg. In this interview, Craig shares insights into his career path, his time at LUSEM, and his advice for aspiring consultants. Hi Craig! You graduated from

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/craig-eckleton-alumnus-msc-finance-2022 - 2026-07-06

The participants in the MA Performing Arts as Critical Practice have started their independent Work in the Field projects this Spring. The eight participants have partnered up with performing arts venues and will conduct artistic investigations, involving different communities and organizations in Malmö, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Prague, and the small island of Møn. They will be sharing their researc

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/work-field-students-ma-performing-arts-critical-practice - 2026-07-05

Årets prestigefulla Segerfalkföreläsning hålls av Eero Castrén, forskningsdirektor vid Centrum för neuroventenskap vid Helsingfors universitet. I sin forskning om hjärnans plasticitet har han funnit ledtrådar om vilka mekanismer i hjärnan som påverkas av antidepressiva läkemedel – och som kan besvara varför dessa mediciner fungerar. Eero Castrén forskar om hjärnans plasticitet och framför allt är

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hjarnans-plasticitet-och-kopplingen-till-depression - 2026-07-05

Masteruppsatser som utmärker sig genom originalitet och akademisk kvalitet, som ger ny kunskap med stark relevans och praktiska konsekvenser för samhället i samband med den gröna omställningen - det är de kvaliteter som belönas med SSCEN Sustainability Prize for Master´s theses. Vinnarna för 2024 är nu utvalda av juryn och priset tilldelas ett examensarbete utfört vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola respe

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/vinnarna-av-sscens-hallbarhetspris-masteruppsatser-2024 - 2026-07-05