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Professor Martin Englund, founder of The Arthritis Portal, has recently been elected and assumed the position of President of the international organization Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI). It is the leading international organization for osteoarthritis research with members from more than 50 different countries.OARSI regularly holds conferences where research from around the
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In January 2017, Lund University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Stockholm Environmental Institute, SEI. The relationship between Lund University and SEI has a long history, covering areas such as climate adaptation and low carbon transitions in Sweden, agriculture and food security, and, most recently, with
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-sei-sign-mou - 2026-07-19
In May 2019 AI* Nordic Powwow filled Lundagård with 550 curious and knowledgeable AI-interested persons. In May 2023 we came back after the pandemic. Now, on 16th May 2024, AI* Nordic Powwow will celebrate the first of, hopefully, many annual occurrences! AF-borgen is booked and we expect interesting and mind-blowing talks and discussions. We aim for a joint track during the morning session follow
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-internal-contribution-andor-participation-ai-nordic-powwow-lund-16-may-2024 - 2026-07-20
The Lund University Agenda 2030 Award was handed out for the first time at a ceremony in Lund on May 5. The award wants to promote innovative and interdisciplinary research on sustainable development by early career scholars at the university. Steven Curtis, Sofie Sandin Lompar, Frans Libertson, Katherine Shabb and Karolina Södergren received an honorary mention for their innovative approach of sh
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-podcast-advancing-sustainable-solutions-receives-honorary-mention - 2026-07-19
The Arthritis portal earlier wrote about if there is a link between osteoarthritis and other diseases, for example, cancer. In a new study, researchers investigated if there is a link between hip osteoarthritis and stroke. A stroke is a bleeding or blood clot in the brain. A stroke can cause more or less permanent damage, depending on how damaged the brain gets. There are several risk factors for
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-and-stroke-there-link - 2026-07-19
In connection with the new appointment of the University's Vice-Chancellor, the Elector College representatives from LUSEM would like to invite staff to an open house discussion at Faculty on 6 February between 13:00 and 15:00. "We encourage everyone who would like to stop by for a cup of coffee and a conversation about what they consider important in the choice of Vice-Chancellor, to take this op
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/about-new-vice-chancellor-what-important-lusem - 2026-07-19
The heavy application period is over. Does it feel a bit empty? No calls that fitted your interdisciplinary project this year either? Well, we have an afternoon in June, just for you. Pufendorf IAS has invited Kerstin Gidlöf, Sara Naurin and John Phillips from Lund University Research Services to an informal, interactive, information meeting.Finding funding for cross and interdisciplinary research
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/funding-interdisciplinary-research-how-where-when-whom - 2026-07-20
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High spirits, a magnificently versatile show, and long beer queues, as Lund University staff and students celebrated the 350th anniversary with a big birthday bash. But the party came close to not being held on historic ground. Photo: Kennet Ruona. The National Property Board of Sweden, which manages the buildings in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-party - 2026-07-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - This was the best alumni conference yet. We had a great programme, created by and for alumni and students, a good turnout and amazing weather, says LUMES Student Coordinator Amanda Elgh.Last week, 160 alumni and students from countries such as Germany, Ecuador, Greece, the US, India and Ethiopia came together for a
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-master-programme-celebrates-20-years-conference-sunny-lund - 2026-07-19
The mandate Head of Department rarely spans more than six years. Matthias Baier held it at the Sociology of Law Department for eleven. This spring, the former prefect resumed his position as Senior Lecturer. Accompanied by his partner and two dogs in their rural home outside of Lund, Matthias Baier spent the spring semester phasing himself out of the department's top managerial position and back t
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/matthias-baier-has-stepped-down-head-department-and-back-classroom - 2026-07-19
Where will the chemists and the physicists be located in the future? A recent report shows that it will be much more expensive to move to Science Village than if they stay on Sölvegatan. The evaluation report compares three options: Chemistry and physics establish activities in Science Village and move thereKemicentrum is renovated and expanded, and the physicists move in there to be with the chem
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/major-cost-differences-when-comparing-science-village-options - 2026-07-20
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have contributed to creating a new, updated version of a global climate model that will increase understanding of global warming. Through the new model, one can now look at how land use and changes to vegetation can influence, and be influenced by, climate change. It is the first time th
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/unique-climate-modeling-vegetation-focus - 2026-07-19
This Regional Outlook focuses on the prospect for Israeli and Palestinian peace activism and how, during times of pressure, solidarity groups redress their methods. In the aftermath of October 7th, with Israeli hostages still in captivity and ongoing war, destruction and violence in Gaza, prospects for future peaceful coexistence in the region seem more distant than ever. In conjunction, Hamas’ ha
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-any-prospect-peace-activism - 2026-07-19
The economic sanctions against Russian following the invasion of Ukraine are having spillover effects in Central Asia. With the prospect of economic and social strain forcing Russian employers to lay off migrant workers, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are preparing to receive high numbers of newly unemployed men. The fall of the Russian rouble in March - as a consequence of Western sancti
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/central-asian-migrant-workers-risk-mass-unemployment - 2026-07-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Poor mental health among students at the Faculty of Medicine has increased. The faculty wants to change that. Linnea Sandström, former president of the medical students’ union, lists five methods used to improve mental health among young people. Five measures to increase awareness of, and preparedness for, poor mental
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-aid-approach-poor-mental-health - 2026-07-19
At this fall’s first alumni breakfast on October 8th, both breakfast and the latest research on the future of food will be on the agenda. Thomas Kalling, Professor of Strategic Management at LUSEM, and Karolina Östbring, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Food Technology and Applied Biochemistry at LTH, will be giving talks. We took the opportunity to ask Thomas Kalling why this research is so i
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/experts-view-why-future-food-matters - 2026-07-19
At this fall’s first alumni breakfast on October 8th, both breakfast and the latest research on the future of food will be on the agenda. Thomas Kalling, Professor of Strategic Management at LUSEM, and Karolina Östbring, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Food Technology and Applied Biochemistry at LTH, will be giving talks. We took the opportunity to ask Thomas Kalling why this research is so i
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/experts-view-why-future-food-matters - 2026-07-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LU Innovation introduces a Pre-Seed Program within Life Science – funding up to 400 000 SEK per project. The program targets research projects in the life science sector with a commercial/innovation potential. To explore this potential, activities outside the scope of existing research project can be funded by the Exp
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/exploratory-pre-seed-program - 2026-07-19
