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Gabriel Börner preferred playing pinball to studying at upper secondary school and therefore failed to get into a medical programme. Today, he is a senior consultant in surgery at Helsingborg Hospital and a researcher at Lund University. He has invented a “sewing machine” to suture patient’s wounds after abdominal surgery. Although the journey there was longer than he could ever have imagined, he
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/needlework-surgery - 2026-07-17
On January 1, 2024, a new management will take office at our faculty. The Dean and Deputy Dean shall be elected. They, in turn, appoint vice-deans with specific responsibilities. The Nomination Committee has proposed Maria Björkqvist as Dean and Jonas Larsson as Deputy Dean. How does it feel to have been nominated? "We are very honored, and it feels exciting and challenging at the same time". Wh
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominated-dean-couple-we-complement-each-other - 2026-07-17
Understanding and rationalizing chemical reactions, their mechanism, and the relation between molecular structure and function is key to today's science. It is a difficult task for experiments alone and computational methods are often used to complement experiment. ObjectivesThis course covers basic theory and practical application of computational methods and programs widely used in chemistry and
https://www.compute.lu.se/article/computational-chemistry-nke019f-vt-2026-75-ects - 2026-07-17
During his Ph.D. studies, Alexander Svanbergsson has established a modelling system to screen for factors affecting the aggregation of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease. On the 3rd of December, it is time for him to defend his work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Now, Alexander tells us about his research in the research group Neural Plasticity and Repair at MultiPark. What is your research ab
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-alexander-svanbergsson - 2026-07-17
Researchers in Lund, Copenhagen and Norwich have shown that harmful mutations present in the DNA play an important – yet neglected – role in the conservation and translocation programs of threatened species. “Many species are threatened by extinction, both locally and globally. For example, we have lost about ten vertebrate species in Sweden in the last century. However, all these species occur el
https://www.science.lu.se/article/genomics-informed-decisions-can-help-save-species-extinction - 2026-07-17
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way, by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying the evolution of our galaxy. The study is published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Ytterbium is one of four elements i
https://www.science.lu.se/article/astronomers-map-mysterious-element-space - 2026-07-17
ATLAS is approaching, and this year’s edition brings several changes. The fair is moving to the Annexet where exhibitors will be spread across two floors. At the same time, new ideas and concepts are being introduced – including seminars before and after ATLAS – with the aim of preparing students more effectively for working life. We spoke to LUNA’s Head of Corporate Relations, Paulina Szofer, abo
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-venue-and-shifting-labour-market-shape-years-atlas - 2026-07-17
Sweden has made significant strategic investments into the national infrastructure MAX IV, with world-unique instruments usable across disciplines. One emerging area is within medical sciences. MultiPark researchers now gather across research groups to facilitate the usage of these state-of-the-art techniques available just around the corner. MAXIV for high-resolution, sub-cellular X-ray measureme
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/maxiv-high-resolution-sub-cellular-x-ray-measurements-special-interest-group - 2026-07-17
EpiHealth has decided to support the next generation researchers in epidemiology through seeding funding that will cover salary costs for preparation of a project application and a research plan targeting national funding bodies. One of the five recipients is Karl Gisslander. His project is about the rare but life-threatening disease anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculiti
https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/seed-money-karl-gisslanders-project-about-anca-associated-vasculitis - 2026-07-17
An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has managed to study the flight behaviour of the mysterious black swift. They found, among other things, that the black swift rises to extreme heights during a full moon, seemingly catching insects in the moonlight. And, during a lunar eclipse, the birds simultaneously lost altitude. The results are published in Current Biology. The b
https://www.science.lu.se/article/black-swifts-descended-rapidly-during-lunar-eclipse - 2026-07-17
Mark this day by learning how you can make electronics more circular! Today is the official Circular Electronics Day and the IIIEE is participating. For the sixth year in a row, the 24th of January means the Circular Electronics Day. The IIIEE is a participating organisation in the Circular Electronics Initiative. The goal is to create awareness about the need for a longer life for electronic prod
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/january-24-official-circular-electronics-day - 2026-07-17
Economic conditions influence whether and when people choose to have children. A new report from the Swedish government inquiry A Future with Children, led by LUSEM economist Åsa Hansson, shows how financial risks – particularly for women – may be contributing to declining birth rates. Fewer children are being born in Sweden, and economic conditions may play a larger role than previously assumed.
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/economic-security-shapes-decisions-about-having-children - 2026-07-18
Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the species, reaching 8 700 metres. Great snipes are shorebirds that breed in Sweden,
https://www.science.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2026-07-17
Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the species, reaching 8 700 metres. Great snipes are shorebirds that breed in Sweden,
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Mastery of the law gives you power. And I want to use that power to support the vulnerable" says Sofia Åkerman, doctoral student at the Department of Law with personal experience of vulnerability and self-harming behaviour. She survived, but several of her friends did not. The Lego bricks occupy a central position in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/using-law-fight-vulnerable - 2026-07-17
Lund University and SRA EpiHealth has decided to support six projects with seeding funding that will cover salary costs for preparation of a project application and a research plan targeting national funding bodies. Lena Sandin Wranker, one of the recipients of the funding, is a research assistant, PhD, and a specialist physician in pain rehabilitation, at the Department of Clinical Sciences Malm
https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/six-projects-epidemiology-will-get-seed-funding - 2026-07-17
Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash As a Swedish university, Lund University needs to ensure that students with disabilities find themselves in a comparable situation with other students. Course coordinators or examiners may need to make adjustments so that the digital teaching and examination is accessible to students with a disability. Some students may have a disability that impairs working memor
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/importance-extended-writing-time - 2026-07-17
When Tobias Nilsson, a Scientific Officer at the Faculty Office, travelled to South Africa through Lund University’s exchange programme with Stellenbosch University, he did not quite know what to expect. But the weeks filled with job shadowing, workshops and meetings provided both new perspectives and experiences that stayed with him long after returning home.“It was powerful to meet people who ha
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/lund-south-africa-exchange-offered-new-perspectives-both-work-and-society - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During her Ph.D. studies, Yiyi Yang has been investigating the role of microglia in the pathological development of Alzheimer’s disease. On the 3rd of June, it is time to defend her work supervised by Prof. Tomas Deierborg. Now, Yiyi tells us about her research in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory as being
https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-yiyi-yang - 2026-07-17
For over 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms – one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them from mating harassment. In a new study, an international research team found that this genetic colour variation that is shared between several species arose through changes in a speci
https://www.science.lu.se/article/scientists-have-solved-damselfly-colour-mystery - 2026-07-17
