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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology ear

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cancer patients responded better to immunotherapy and had a better prognosis if their melanoma tumours contained specific clusters of B cells, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The study is published in Nature. Immunotherapy strengthens the immune system so that it can fight cancer more effecti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/b-cells-linked-effective-cancer-immunotherapy - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Summaries from two recent ClimBEco events, Annual Meeting and Greenhouse Gas Summer School. ClimBEco annual meetingA warm thank you to all partcipants in the ClimBEco Annual Meeting in Höllviken, August 24-25! After an inspiring and thought-provoking mini-workshop about assertive communcation and the ClimBEco mentorsh

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/highlights-climbeco - 2026-05-09

CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has written a review of a book about youth activists in Egypt's 2011 revolution. The reviewed book is called Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution, written by Rusha Latif (2022, American University in Cairo Press). Sarah's review was published in The Middle East Journal. The book explores the trajectories of Egyptian youth activists during

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-review-egypts-leaderless-revolution - 2026-05-09

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has elected two new members of the Academy’s class for medical sciences. One of them is Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University. Together with her research group, Malin Parmar has conducted several groundbreaking studies on stem cells that have led to the development of new treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Using kno

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-elected-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2026-05-09

This year's excursion for the students at the department specialising in tourism offered both sunshine and memorable experiences. For the second year in a row, both bachelor and master students participated, which created a wonderful dynamic and strengthened the community between the programmes. The trip went to Helsingborg's twin town Pärnu in Estonia, with a stop in the capital Tallinn - a city

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/sun-studies-and-student-community-field-trip-estonia - 2026-05-09

SASNET invites Lund University PhD students to apply for two travel grants. The deadline is the 31st of January 2023. Each grant amounts to a maximum value of 25 000 SEK (direct costs) and shall be used to cover travel expenses such as flight tickets, accommodation, and visa fees. Eligibility criteria You are a PhD student presently enrolled at Lund University You plan to travel during 2023 for a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/south-asia-travel-grants-lund-university-phd-students - 2026-05-09

Activity support from The Network for Computational Science at the Faculty of Science PurposeFunding of a visiting researcher to have a seminar or workshopWho can apply?Any employee of the Faculty of Science BackgroundThe Faculty of Science has provided 100 000 SEK during 2026 to the Network for joint activities in Computational Science. We have decided to use some of this funding to support resea

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/call-visiting-researchers-computational-science-2026 - 2026-05-09

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has awarded Alezini Loxa just over SEK 4.4 million for the project Revisiting the Normative Foundations of EU Migration Law. Alezini Loxa is one of five researchers selected for this year’s RJ Pro Futura program, carried out in collaboration with the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS).About the projectEU law is structured around a fundamental distinction between

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alezini-loxa-awarded-funding-riksbankens-jubileumsfond-and-becomes-pro-futura-scientia-fellow - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The School of Business and Law at The University of Agder invites applications for up to seven full-time fixed-term appointments as PhD Research Fellows in International Management. Application closing date: 15 May 2017. The main profile is that the positions are located in Kristiansand, Norway, and that the PhD-perio

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/phd-research-fellowships-international-management - 2026-05-09

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-niina-kautto-soon-her-way-antarctica-part-homeward-bound - 2026-05-09

The results are in and it’s time to announce the winners of Lund Stem Cell Center Image Competition 2020. We are pleased to announce the winners of the Lund Stem Cell Center Image competition 2020 are:First place: Grasping at straws – Ludwig Schmiderer and Martin Hjort, Larsson group and NanolundSecond place: Floating – Maciej Ciesla, Bellodi groupThird place: Million dollars worth of antibodies –

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/image-competition-2020-results - 2026-05-10

Welcome to visit the University during the autumn holidays! We offer everything from ghost walks to fossil shows and tours about the mysteries of the universe. The Botanical GardenGo on a guided tour among witch plants, trees with magical properties, Chinese cat poop and evil fruits. Or help make a scary magic potion.Magical and strange in Botan – botan.lu.se (in Swedis)Botan's opening hours and m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-holidays-university-0 - 2026-05-10

CMES Deputy Director has co-authored an article on rainfall runoff in Iran published in the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Block-scale use of bioretention cells to restore the urban water balance: A case study in Tehran metropolis" together with Milad Mehri (University of Tehran), S. Mehdy Hashemy Shahdany (University of T

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/rainfall-runoff-iran - 2026-05-09

Doctoral researchers from Ghana and abroad participated in and successfully completed the third edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course, a Development Research School collaboration hosted by the University of Ghana. The Methodology and Field Studies course is a collaboration between the Development Research School, the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Research (ISSER), and th

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/21-ghanaian-phd-students-successfully-completed-methodology-and-field-studies-course - 2026-05-09

Nailing one's doctoral thesis by simply nailing it up for viewing is an old tradition that possibly dates back to Martin Luther. The tradition has lost its former glory but is still a reason to invite people to a party. Here, Megg Garcia Ryde talks about her nailing. How was the actual nailing? It took some time but went fairly smoothly! I’m the handy person in my household, so I brought my awl to

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nailed-it-why-do-swedes-nail-their-thesis - 2026-05-09

Nailing one's doctoral thesis by simply nailing it up for viewing is an old tradition that possibly dates back to Martin Luther. The tradition has lost its former glory but is still a reason to invite people to a party. Here, Megg Garcia Ryde talks about her nailing. How was the actual nailing? It took some time but went fairly smoothly! I’m the handy person in my household, so I brought my awl to

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/nailed-it-why-do-swedes-nail-their-thesis - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On November 20 2015, the ICOS ERIC is officially established in Brussels, one of twelve large EU research companies. This will enable a comprehensive approach to map the European greenhouse gases. "We need a system for surveying the efficiency of our climate initiatives. ICOS is the answer to that", says Anders Lindro

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/icos-eric-establishment-strong-message-towards-cop21 - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14 March 2017, 16.15-18.00 The Network for Asian Studies' (Asianettverket) at University of Oslo will hold its Annual Lecture 2017: "Rebellion and Repression in China, 1966-1969". Venue: Morgenstiernes hus, Arne Næss auditorium, Blindern, Oslo. This year, Andrew G. Walder from Stanford University offers new insight

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/oslo-annual-lecture - 2026-05-09

I am very pleased to announce that the centres are now fully open again, and offer fantastic programmes that include exhibitions, student-guided tours, concerts, lectures, writers’ evenings, music festivals and conversations about science. During the pandemic, Lund University’s Cultural and Public Centres have been valuable assets for the University’s staff and students as well as the general publ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-cultural-and-public-centres-lukom-are-fully-open - 2026-05-10