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Despite not being part of the winning team in the EU’s enormous culture and innovation push, Lund University regards itself as a clear winner. The preparatory work on the application acted like a beacon and all the faculties joined in to work together and find interdisciplinary innovation and collaboration projects. That engagement now continues. “We have unique values within art and culture, whic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rallied-competition-lu-continue-investment-creatives - 2026-04-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By 2023 the University is to have reduced its CO2 emissions by half, according to the new sustainability plan. Things look promising right now due to Covid-19 – there will be a radical reduction this year as air travel is the biggest CO2 villain. The number of flights booked between April and October 2020 fell by 97 p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-new-plan-co2-emissions-be-halved-2023 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The coronavirus pandemic has not put Lund University in any financial difficulty. There is money in the University's coffers, assures the head of planning Tim Ekberg. The agency capital currently amounts to SEK 1.7 billion. "It is money that could be useful to support affected areas of activity", he comments. The agen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/no-threat-lund-universitys-finances-thanks-agency-capital - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship!  These concepts are now being taken seriously in first, second and third cycle programmes. LUM sat down with students taking the elective "Interdisciplinary project development" and the compulsory PhD course on knowledge in collaboration at the Faculty of Medicine.  Mari

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/entrepreneurship-timetable - 2026-04-23

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

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-teams-lund-university-unite-develop-patient-tailored-disease-models - 2026-04-23

Dark excitons are material excitations not visible under light illumination. Some acquire intrinsic momentum and become inherently mobile, which can be exploited in charge transport applications. Studying the properties of such excitons via spectroscopy is extremely challenging due to their dark nature. “Although the intrinsic mobility of dark excitons may be suitable for charge transport in futur

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/dark-excitons-may-be-suitable-charge-transport-future-solar-cell-technologies - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After a series of studies, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues in Italy, have shown that not only one part, but most parts of the brain can be involved in processing the signals that arise from touch. The results open the way for a new approach to how the brain’s network of neurons proce

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-view-mechanisms-how-brain-works - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Einar Smith is being awarded the Swedish Savings Bank Foundation scholarship for his thesis. A prospective study which demonstrates that the metabolite ergothioneine, independent of other risk factors, can be linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. The study is published in BMJ Heart. E

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/connection-between-markers-healthy-diet-and-reduced-risk-cardiovascular-disease-resulted-scholarship - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The risk of experiencing financial difficulties due to medical care costs is relatively small in Sweden. This is revealed in a recent report from the World Health Organization, where researchers from Lund University have investigated the extent to which Swedish households are financially affected by using the health c

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/who-report-healthcare-sweden-among-most-affordable-europe - 2026-04-23

Applying a peptide coating to sutures, capable of combating both bacteria and inflammation, has been identified as an effective strategy to mitigate wound complications following surgical procedures, as revealed by research led by Lund University. The study has been featured as a cover image in the renowned journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.Globally, more than 300 million surgical procedures a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/surgical-sutures-coated-peptide-reduce-infections - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University have developed a promising new method for delivering biomolecules into human blood stem cells using nanotechnology. With little to no detrimental effects on target cells, this novel approach has great potential for research and clinical applications. The discovery and development of th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/nanostraws-used-deliver-biomolecules-stem-cells - 2026-04-23

Men with severely reduced fertility are at greater risk of developing other health conditions later in life. A research team from Lund University in Sweden has now shown that these men are also more likely to develop colorectal cancer and thyroid cancer. The link between male infertility and an increased risk of disease is a relatively new area of research in reproductive health. Previous studies

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/link-between-male-infertility-and-increased-risk-cancer - 2026-04-23

A Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at Lund University shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries – the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause heart attacks. The study also links dietary pattern to the composition of the plaques, i.e. how potentially dangerous they are. Using advanced cardiac imaging,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronary2 - 2026-04-23

Researchers at Lund University have discovered increased levels of a microRNA in type 2 diabetes, which has a negative effect on insulin secretion. Their experiments on human insulin producing cells in the pancreas also demonstrate that it is possible to increase the insulin secretion by reducing the levels of this microRNA. An important goal of the research is to develop new treatments for people

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-drug-candidate-increases-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-04-23

Researchers at Lund University have discovered increased levels of a microRNA in type 2 diabetes, which has a negative effect on insulin secretion. Their experiments on human insulin producing cells in the pancreas also demonstrate that it is possible to increase the insulin secretion by reducing the levels of this microRNA. An important goal of the research is to develop new treatments for people

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-drug-candidate-increases-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-04-23

We all remember the disruptive boys in the class. The ones who shoplifted, got into playground fights and started smoking early. Some of these boys were quite simply displaying normal defiance and are now living a good and stable life as adults. But for a few of them, these were warning signs of risky behaviour that later led them on to a life of crime. Almost all teenagers have a tendency to brea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-signs-ending-life-crime - 2026-04-23

​​​​​​​Did you know that about 70% of rare diseases begin in childhood? How about that 1 in 5 cancers are considered a rare disease? Or that nearly three-quarters of all rare diseases are genetic diseases? With more than 6,000 rare diseases known to impact the lives of an estimated 300 million people around the world – rare diseases are all too common. Limited knowledge of these diseases often res

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/shining-spotlight-rare-disease-research - 2026-04-23

Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune system fight cancer. Their approach, now published in the journal Science, could lead to more effective treatments for hard-to-treat cancers. Cancer is known for its ability to hide from the immune system, making it tough to fight. But what

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, almost half of all male deaths are attributable to a mysterious kidney disease. In El Salvador, it the second most common cause of death among men. In Sri Lanka, it is believed to have caused about 25 000 deaths over the past decade. Working in heat is a common factor, so the problem is expe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heat-exhaustion-behind-mysterious-kidney-disease - 2026-04-23