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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20-30% of patients with Alzheimer's di

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2026-05-25

Last year SWEAH got a new partner university, Mid University in Sundsvall and Östersund. Judit Staller is a PhD student at the Department of Health Sciences (HOV) and is now celebrating her first year at the graduate school. How has the first time been?- I have had a fruitful year with SWEAH. It felt incredibly stimulating because already from the introduction day in January 2023 I have made meani

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/first-year-mid-university-and-judit-sweah - 2026-05-25

Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having previously held posts

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2026-05-25

Bokfonden slut Bokfonden, som bestod av medel från det uppsagda Elsevier-avtalet (från juli 2018 till december 2019) är förbrukad. Fonden bestod av totalt ca 13 miljoner kr som nu betalats ut eller öronmärkts för publicering av 111 böcker. Nu går bokfonden i stället in i den ordinarie modellen för finansiering av Open Access-publicering, tillsammans med stöd till publicering i Open Access-tidskrif

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-maj-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-3 - 2026-05-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I en ny nationell registerstudie från Lunds universitet har forskare studerat kopplingen mellan prostatacancer och infertilitet. Studien som publiceras i the British Medical Journal omfattar över en miljon svenska män. – Män som söker sjukvård för barnlöshet och assisterad befruktning visade sig ha högre risk för pr

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-assisterad-befruktning-och-risk-prostatacancer - 2026-05-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research team has succeeded in uncovering the fundamental properties of plexcitons, which were previously shrouded in mystery. Now the researchers can show how the plexcitons function and suggest how they could be used in potential applications in the future. A plasmon is a quasiparticle that stems from quantisation

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/solved-nano-mystery-aiming-help-achieving-sustainability-goals - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in uncovering the fundamental properties of plexcitons, which were previously shrouded in mystery. Now the researchers can show how the plexcitons function and suggest how they could be used in potential applications in the future. A plasmon is a quasiparticle

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-solve-nano-mystery-long-run-could-help-world-achieve-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-05-25

Swedish, previously uncut forests have been converted to plantations at a steady rate since 2003. In a new study, MERGE-researcher Anders Ahlström and his research team find that old forests have been cut and lost by ∼1.4% per year since 2003, and at this rate they will disappear by the 2070s. Natural ecosystems that have experienced limited direct human impact are threatened by land use change. O

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/old-unprotected-forests-might-disappear-2070s-sweden - 2026-05-25

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-vii-jens-alfred-raahauge-and-ida-brockmann - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Economist and researcher Andreas Bergh is closely involved in public debate. Few things make him really angry. One of them is stupidity. Like when the city of Malmö fails to create simple entry-level jobs because of unreasonable demands on people who want to start mobile food trucks. “That is how the sluggish Swedish

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocating-capitalist-welfare-state - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on perseverance – for how long is unknown "I used a year's worth of creativity in the first few we

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2026-05-25

During safety inspections the Department of Laboratory Medicine have identified risks associated with working hours, workload, and a need for enhanced communication between managers and employees concerning the psychological work environment. "To address these issues, we aim to promote leadership training among managers, enabling them to gain a deeper understanding of how to motivate and support t

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/manager-pivotal-shaping-work-environment - 2026-05-25

Can you tell us a little about your research area?My research spans the lifespan. We investigate prevention and treatment and use joint damage as a risk factor for osteoarthritis. We conduct studies from young people with injury or risk of injury to older people with osteoarthritis and focus on exercise.Can you tell us about your current research projects?I-PROTECT is a project that deals with pre

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/meet-eva-ageberg - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It was 17 December 1944. The American B-24 bomber aircraft, better known as the Tulsamerican, was circling the island of Vis off the coast of Croatia. The plane was damaged following an attack by the Germans and finally crashed into the sea. Seven of the ten crew members survived but three died, among them the pilot,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deep-diving-history - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On March 22 the director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson, took part of Young Connectors of the Future (YCF) program elections committee. Andreas helped select candidates from Sri Lanka and Pakistan for the 2018 program, which will kick off in September. The program YCF is a part of the Swedish institute (SI).“YCF aims to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-involved-young-connectors-future-program - 2026-05-25

https://www.botan.lu.se/artikel/sportlov-i-botan-2020 - 2026-05-25

Läs KIT hoppfulla artikel om nyanläda ungdomar med kreativa framtidsdrömmar.Första sommarlovet i Sverige – och det känns bra!Allt, precis allt är bra. Utom när man saknar sin familj, och det där med att inte veta om man får stanna i Sverige. KIT har träffat nyanlända inför deras första sommarlov.  För många nyanlända och ensamkommande ungdomar är det här inte vilket sommarlov som helst, det är det

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/kreativa-unga-ger-hopp-breddad-rekrytering - 2026-05-25

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2026-05-25

In English:  New salaries for doctoral students in the year´s salary review Doktorander får en höjd månadslön om 1 000 kronor (vid heltidsanställning) från och med den 1 oktober 2020. Detta är resultatet av de kollektiva förhandlingar som Lunds universitet har genomfört med Saco-S och OFR/S gällande nya löner för doktorander i samband med årets lönerevisionsarbete. Höjningen omfattar en förlängd r

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/nya-loner-doktorander-i-arets-lonerevision - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eric Lander, a long time collaborator of the diabetes researchers at LUDC, has been appointed as scientific advisor to Barack Obama, the new president of the United States. Eric Lander is an honorary doctor at the faculty of medicine at Lund University and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of LUDC. - It’s an hon

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/ludc-and-president-obama-have-same-scientific-advisor - 2026-05-25