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Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center are coming together with colleagues across Lund University to shape the future of healthcare. A new University-wide seed funding initiative seeking to support emerging research topics that benefit society will see interdisciplinary teams of neuroscience, medicine, and biotechnology researchers attempt to develop new, innovative, patient-specific disease model
The faculties’ honorary doctors for 2025 have been announced and they will receive their honorary doctorates at the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony on 23 May. Information on the honorary doctors’ lectures will be updated regularly during the spring. The title of honorary doctor, doctor honoris causa in Latin, is a distinction which is awarded by a faculty. The honorary doctors are people who h
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/full-list-faculties-honorary-doctors-2025 - 2026-06-06
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jumaah and his family got caught up in the first ISIS lightning offensive in Iraq. Employing far-reaching means, Charlotta Turner managed to get them back to Lund unharmed. Now they have written a book togeth
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2026-06-05
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
Never before so much data has been produced within life sciences. At the same time, computing power, artificial intelligence and other technology necessary to handle data have been greatly improved. The theme of this year’s WCMM Research Day held on April 12th in Lund, was artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research. A widely discussed topic that has opened up endless amounts of new opportuni
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2023 - 2026-06-05
What is it like to go from attending design events as a visitor to exhibiting at Milan Design Week? In this personal reflection, Industrial Design student Amandine Quillard shares an honest account of expectations, preparation, teamwork, and new-found inspiration. I had been to different design events before, such as the Paris Design Week, but only as a visitor. It was always very impressive, insp
https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/behind-scenes-preparation-presentation-milan-design-week - 2026-06-05
Spy scandals as a power struggle between three actors: whistleblowers, journalists and the intelligence service. On Friday 1 October Alexandra Franzén at the Department of Sociology defended her doctoral thesis in sociology, which investigates three cases of spy scandals in Western democracies. Alexandra Franzén's thesis defence took place on Friday 1 October at 13:15 in Eden's Auditorium in Lund
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexandra-franzen-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-06-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Despite of more advanced methods than in the routin care it will not be determined which kind of diabetes every fifth new diabetic patient is suffering from. In the ANDIS-project (All New Diabetics In Scania) the concepts will be sorted out. ANDIS also shows that one form of diabetes, LADA, which 15 years ago not even
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/uncertain-diagnosis-every-fifth-diabetes-patient - 2026-06-05
Every four years, the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is evaluated to monitor how the institute meets its overall objectives and follows its basic principles. This year, an external panel has evaluated the activities during the years 2018–2021 (yes, including the pandemic years), the model on which the Pufendorf Institute rests and what makes the institute unique. The panel consisted of M
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-institutes-sustainable-principles - 2026-06-05
Enormous amounts of data about Alzheimer’s Disease have been generated from clinical studies so far. Still, the molecular drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease are largely unknown. With the TAU-TIME project, Jacob Vogel aims to advance knowledge by developing an AI tool that brings together known biological mechanisms with data from patients with the disease. Recent funding from the European Research Cou
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/time-unite-lab-and-clinic-15-million-eu-build-ai-model-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-05
Modern imaging techniques allows researchers to map the structure of the smallest components of cells, such as proteins. By understanding what proteins look like and how they interact with their surroundings, researchers can find keys to more effective drug therapies. In a study led from Lund University, researchers have mapped the structure of a channel in the cell membrane that regulates the tra
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/mapping-aquaporins-water-channels-cell-membranes - 2026-06-05
In this seminar, which is co-organised by the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies and the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, we will look at some cases of fluid boundaries and intertwined identities, when religious belonging and ethnic identification freely mix, and evolve, and change. We will hear about two groups, in Israel and in Turkey, with intertwined identities. And we will t
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/seminar-religious-belonging-and-ethnic-identification-middle-east - 2026-06-05
Lund University’s fastest growing online course can have up to a thousand new participants every week. ‘AI, business and the future of work’ is a success story – but behind it lies many hours of hard work. “In total, we have probably spent 8,000 hours preparing and producing the course,” says Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, currently senior lecturer in European Studies and deputy dean of the Joint Facu
https://www.ai.lu.se/article/tens-thousands-sign-ai-related-mooc - 2026-06-05
Lund University researchers have been awarded SEK 19 million in funding from Cancerfonden as part of a national investment of SEK 114 million to advance cancer research across Sweden. Among the recipients is Associate Professor Sofie Mohlin, whose work focuses on understanding neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. Cancerfonden, the Swedish Cancer Society, is investing in researche
It is important to look up from time to time and be inspired by research areas other than your own. "Cross-fertilisation between different medical research fields may lead to unexpected and groundbreaking results for the prepared mind". "The Lund Spring Symposium offers just such inspiration”, says the organiser, Professor Lars Grundemar, who urges our researchers not to miss this unique opportuni
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Sweden is currently making a lot of progress in issues concerning sustainability. The country is at the forefront and it is exciting to be a part of it”, says the new director of LUCSUS, Emily Boyd. Emily Boyd believes that working at LUCSUS and Lund University will provide good opportunities to help solve these chal
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sweden-forefront-sustainability - 2026-06-05
The Swedish Research Council’s (SRC) latest review of MAX IV, published at the end of last year, was positive. It states that the SRC’s review committee is very impressed by the scope and pace of changes that MAX IV has achieved since the previous review in November 2021. The committee also praised MAX IV’s staff for the technical and scientific performance during 2022 and changes initiated by the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-praised-srcs-review-and-has-new-chair-board - 2026-06-06
On 2 December, the Financial Times (FT) released the results of this year’s European Business School Rankings. Not only has Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) secured its place on the list, but it has also risen once again in this esteemed ranking. In the most recent ranking conducted by the Financial Times, the FT European Business School Rankings 2024 that is, LUSEM has o
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/rising-even-higher-lusem-climbs-ft-ranking-2024 - 2026-06-06
The year 2023 was a fantastic year for research at Lund University. The year can be summarised as 1825. In this case, it does not refer to the year 1825 and that our research has stagnated at the level it was then. Here, 1825 refers to four numbers: 1: Number one stands for a Nobel Prize – What a fantastic recognition for the incredible research conducted by Anne L'Huillier.8: Number eight stands
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-report-research-2023-fantastic - 2026-06-06
The University has been awarded an EU grant of 8.3 million euros for a new international doctoral programme in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products. The aim is to improve the environment for regenerative medicine and ATMPs in Europe and facilitate cooperation between research and clinical application. It started as an idea at the Lund Stem Cell Center to train a new genera
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/83-million-euros-doctoral-programme-regenerative-medicine-and-atmp - 2026-06-06
