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No 56, 5 March 2026 Welcome to the latest addition of the NAISS training newsletter. This time we have four new events: User developing and optimising applications on the Grace Hopper GPU nodes on Dardel or the future Arrhenius system may be interested to join us in the end of March. We have a course on using Python in an HPC environment and the Programming Formalisms course. Users of our se
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-9 - 2026-05-29
In its third consecutive year, LUSEM’s capacity-building programme 'Innovation, Transformation, and Resilience for Sustainable Development' attracted 19 participants from across Africa. Developed at the Department of Economic History, administered by LUCE and funded by SIDA, the programme is led by Senior Lecturer Martin Andersson and executed in cooperation with PhD students Clara Dallaire-Fortie
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/driving-sustainable-change-lusems-annual-innovation-programme-draws-global-attention - 2026-05-29
Martin L. Olsson has received the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Presidential Award, the highest international honour in transfusion medicine. The award is presented every two years to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to transfusion medicine. Martin L. Olsson is recognised for translational research on red blood cells, following 35 years of work mapping the g
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prestigious-international-award-martin-l-olsson - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Following criticism from the Swedish Research Council for delays and unclear leadership at MAX IV, the organisation is now headed in the right direction. Efficiency has increased through stricter deadlines, clearer priorities among the projects and increased clarity in the decision chains. “We are on the right path an
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-sees-light-end-tunnel - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUM asked a handful of employees this question after almost a year of working from home. Several of them spoke about putting on some extra weight, more TV and less exercise – but they were not too keen on putting their face to that in LUM... However, another group of employees told us about their new and creative ways
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-your-body-feeling-and-how-your-training-going - 2026-05-29
Meet Gabriele, a graduate of the master’s degree programme in Economics who has navigated a challenging yet rewarding career path since completing his studies in 2019. From an uncertain job search to finding his footing as an Assistant Economist at the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom, Gabriele's journey is a clear example of determination and flexibility. He shares insights in
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/gabriele-bindi-alumnus-msc-degree-economics-2019 - 2026-05-29
An innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at Lund University. Since its launch in 2017, the Future Innovations Award has recognised ideas that can “change our world for the better”. This year, the awards were worth a total of SEK 800,000 from Sparbanken Skåne. The top prize this year goes to Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, professor at the F
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebrated - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eighteen nationalities come together during lunch on level B10 at Biomedical Centre (BMC). There is a hotchpotch of dishes and languages. Lunch becomes an opportunity to meet colleagues across borders and to learn about other cultures and approaches. Diversity, openness and curious taste buds are good prerequisites fo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/world-meets-lunch - 2026-05-29
Many of us have worked more remotely during the pandemic than we ever dreamed of doing. Informatics researcher Saonee Sarker has been studying IT-enabled collaboration and its impact on work-life balance for many years, but mainly with a focus on the IT sector. Today, she sees how that industry's digital settings has moved to encompass us all. The bookshelves in Saonee Sarker's office at the Schoo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hybrid-workplace-future - 2026-05-29
No 45, 17 September 2025 In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the autumn term. Since last time we have added an Introduction to Python on HPC systems.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website.OverviewNAISS trainingOnline workshops: Mondays with Matlab, 23 SeptemberOnline training seminar: Introduction seminar for Alvis users, 1 O
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-0 - 2026-05-29
Evaluate employees’ performance differently – it could be a route to achieving a more gender equal university. This according to Rebecca Selberg, associate professor of gender studies. “A better, more holistic perspective on career development is needed,” she says. It is clear that a lot has happened in the area of gender equality at Lund University since women were first allowed to study here 150
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rethink-employee-performance-and-improve-gender-equality - 2026-05-28
Martin L. Olsson has received the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Presidential Award, the highest international honour in transfusion medicine. The award is presented every two years to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to transfusion medicine. Martin L. Olsson is recognised for translational research on red blood cells, following 35 years of work mapping the g
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/prestigious-international-award-martin-l-olsson - 2026-05-29
Two years have passed since Swedish universities, LUSEM included, almost overnight went from campus to remote teaching. How did it go? We met up with Blerim Emruli, senior lecturer in Informatics at LUSEM and Qlik Educator Ambassador. We wanted to get a glimpse of his current thoughts on digital education. Blerim Emruli teaches and researches artificial intelligence, decision support systems and b
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-teacher-digital-education-learning-each-other-key - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Increased collaboration within the faculties and a general revitalisation. This is already a clear result from the RQ20 research evaluation that was presented in March. “We have caught sight of each other” was a frequent comment heard in a round of telephone calls to the deans and research managers. Most of the facul
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-regrouping-after-rq20 - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Are financial instruments really the solution to deforestation and degradation? Do states truly manage forests for societal benefit? And to what extent are so-called sustainable forest governance initiatives really including local people in decision-making? These are some of the questionable myths that currently obscu
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/five-forest-myths-obscure-path-transformational-and-sustainable-forest-governance - 2026-05-29
No 55, 19 February 2026 Welcome to the latest addition of the NAISS training newsletter. In this edition we have one new event on scientific visualialization with ParaView. Registration is closing soon for “Intro to Python for HPC” and “Array computing in C++ using Eigen”. If you want to speak to us directly, the next zoom-in is scheduled for the 12th of March.An overview on our events is ava
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-8 - 2026-05-29
No 53, 22 January 2026 Welcome to the latest addition of the NAISS training newsletter. Registration for the NAISS Introduction training week is about to close. Registration for the CodeRefienry workshop has now been opened. We re-advertise a number of events advertised before.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS training page (NAISS).Questions on NAISS training events and gene
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-6 - 2026-05-29
What surprises a course participant from Africa on a short visit in Lund and to LUSEM? And what made the strongest impressions? Takes to bring back? And what about the group dynamic with new acquaintances from many different parts of the same continent? We are really curious about what happened during the fourth round of the course Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Developm
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/what-we-learned-and-will-take-home - 2026-05-28
Ouyang Yuan defends her Ph.D. thesis on 14 October 2022. As a medical student with a longstanding interest in blood malignancies, her research has focused on better understanding the development of a specific type of blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The hope is that these findings will help lead to a better understanding of AML and future treatments that can one day prevent, delay, or c
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/placing-acute-myeloid-leukemia-under-microscope-phd-interview-ouyang-yuan - 2026-05-29
No 60, 29 April 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter. We have two courses: “Programming formalism” and “File Transfer 201”, for which registration closes soon. Please register immediately if your are interested.If you want to speak to us in person, the next zoom-in is scheduled for the 7th of May.If you have ideas, questions, requests or any other input, please get in
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-13 - 2026-05-29
