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Regeringens satsning på profilområden kritiseras. LUM har frågat samtliga dekaner vad de anser om satsningen. Många menar att den fria forskningen hotas. Det finns också oro för att annan forskning ska drabbas ekonomiskt. Farhågor finns även för att mycket arbete nu läggs på något som kanske aldrig blir verklighet. Christofer Edling, dekan Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten Risk för att det blir pro

https://www.lu.se/artikel/dekanerna-tveksamma-till-satsningen-pa-profilomraden - 2026-06-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As a young journalist, Tomas Sniegon had fantastic material – more than one hundred hours of interviews with the former KGB chairman Vladimir Semichastny. It was intended for a memoir, but time moved on and the market was suddenly saturated with Soviet confessions. Twenty years later, the winds have changed. There is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/investigating-doctored-memories-old-soviet-communist - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our Annual Report for 2019 we share highlights in research, education and impact from the previous year. Read about some of the highlights here and download or read the full report online. Word from Director Emily Boyd 2019 was an unusually busy year for LUCSUS. In January we transitioned into the Faculty of Social

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-annual-report-highlights-2019 - 2026-06-05

MOCCA: The multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia project delivered a three-day methods workshop titled “Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies in (Anti-) Corruption Research”. The workshop took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 5 February 2024.The three-day "Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies In (Anti-) Corruption Research" workshop primarily focused on providing comprehensiv

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-methods-workshop-fieldwork-and-data-collection-strategies-anti-corruption-research-3-5 - 2026-06-05

MOCCA: The multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia project delivered a three-day methods workshop titled “Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies in (Anti-) Corruption Research”. The workshop took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 5 February 2024.The three-day "Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies In (Anti-) Corruption Research" workshop primarily focused on providing comprehensiv

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-methods-workshop-fieldwork-and-data-collection-strategies-anti-corruption-research-3-5 - 2026-06-05

A recent publication by researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center, gives a closer look at the making of a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, which has been approved for a Phase I/IIa clinical trial in Europe. Parkinson's Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects almost 8 million people worldwide, causing movement difficulties due to the loss of dopami

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/closer-look-making-novel-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease - 2026-06-05

With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set out to find new nesting sites. But they are flying earlier in the year as a result of warmer climate and changing agricultural landscape, new research shows. – The risk is that we will lose additional bumblebee species and have reduced pollination of crops and wild plants, says researcher Maria Blasi Rome

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-change-means-early-flight-start-risk-fewer-bumblebees-and-reduced-pollination - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For many years, professor of Chinese Michael Schoenhals compiled a substantial archive containing material from the Cultural Revolution in China. He is now donating this unique collection to the Lund University Library. Michael Schoenhals. The Cultural Revolution took place from 1966 to 1976 – a period about which not

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/memories-cultural-revolution - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria highlight the potential for the climate system to cause loss and damage. “Loss and damage” is a phrase used in different ways by people who work on climate policy, negotiation and adaptation/resilience. A new study clarifies these different perspectives which is a key issue

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clarifying-perspectives-promote-action-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2026-06-05

Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-06-06

Filipe Pereira, professor of molecular medicine at Lund University, is awarded this year's Fernström prize for young, exceptionally promising, and successful researchers. He receives the award for his work on reprogramming blood cells and the development of immunotherapies based on this technology. It was a sheep that determined Filipe Pereira's career choice. He was in high school when he heard a

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-eric-k-fernstrom-prize-young-researchers - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.   “If our results are confirmed in further studies, it would

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stortorget, the main square in the centre of Malmö, has looked the same for the past 35 years or so but the way in which the city’s inhabitants use the space has changed. These changes provide a picture of the development of the city and community, from an industrial society to a society based on services and consumpt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fewer-malmo-city-dwellers-take-break-stortorget - 2026-06-05

This year Lund Stem Cell Center and MultiPark, two strategic research areas based at Lund University, are happy to launch a new joint technical platform in an effort to ensure easy access to high quality core electrophysiology techniques and expert knowledge for investigating cells and tissues that exhibit electrical properties. In 2009, the Swedish government decided to invest in strategic resear

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-scc-and-multipark-join-forces-ensure-researchers-have-high-quality-electrophysiology-facilities - 2026-06-05

The Polar regions play a crucial role in balancing global climate – with the poles heating up much faster than the rest of the world. Yet, climate projections for the Polar regions still have significant uncertainties. This is hampering efforts to curb climate change and deal with the effects we already see at play not only within the Polar regions, but also in Europe and the rest of the world. Po

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/exploring-future-climates-polar-regions - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regions already above median EU income, while climate-friendly and biodiverse farming regions, as well as poorer regions, are insufficiently fun

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/revealed-how-billions-eu-farming-subsidies-are-being-misspent - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sustainability in education should be an issue for the University leadership, as well as researchers and teachers, according to Anne Jerneck and Kim Nicholas, both researchers at LUCSUS.Reflecting on Wednesday’s event for students and staff, on the theme “sustainability in education”, organised by Sustainability Forum

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sustainability-education-should-be-issue-university-leadership-say-lucsus-researchers - 2026-06-05

Now, we are here at last, after intense involvement and many exciting ideas from many parts of the University, the Vice-Chancellor has today (23 June) decided on five profile areas for Lund University for 2022-2030. The selected profile areas are: Human Rights in a Polarised World Light and Materials – from fundamental understanding to industrial and societal needs Natural and Artificial Cognition

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-profile-areas-have-been-selected-process-highlighted-strong-knowledge-environments - 2026-06-06

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Högt blodtryck skadar våra blodkärl. Det skadar också vårt hjärta, vår hjärna och våra njurar. Ett högt blodtryck ökar också risken att drabbas av hjärtinfarkt och stroke. Exakt varför högt blodtryck är farligt vet man dock inte. – Skälet till det är att vi länge haft effektiva blodtryckssänkande mediciner, och då h

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hogtryck-pa-blodigt-allvar-karlforskare-vill-intensifiera-jakten-pa-orsakerna - 2026-06-05

Turismperspektivet är en bra ingång för att förstå vårt samhälle, skriver Malin Zillinger i tidskriften Organisation & Samhälle. Turism handlar lika mycket om rumslig förflyttning som om samhälleliga utvecklingsprocesser som griper in i varandra. Här reflekterar hon kring turismmobilitet som en av många mobiliteter, turismens roll för att upprätthålla nära relationer samt hur svårt det är att tänk

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/resande-en-del-av-vardagen-i-ett-globalt-samhalle - 2026-06-05