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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am so happy to be here”, says Alvina Erman, this evening’s perhaps newest alumnus. She completed her studies in Lund in Sweden last year and, together with her Canadian friend and former Lund student Jean-Francois Trinh Tan, she has come to attend Lund University’s very first alumni event in Washington DC. House of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-breaks-new-alumni-ground-washington - 2026-05-13

Strengthening students’ academic skills through close collaboration between language specialists, teachers and programme management is a proven and effective approach. Learn more about an outstanding example below. Over the past few years, educational developer Hanna Glad has been involved in two significant collaborations at LUSEM, both of which have attracted considerable attention. One reason i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/pedagogy-makes-difference - 2026-05-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TLC has now completed the program for the autumn lecture series in collaboration with Moderna. ProgrammeThey Are Here - 20/09, 16:30-18:00 Facebook eventIeva Misevičiūtė - 04/10, 16:30-18:00Marianna Simnett - 15/11, 16:30-18:00Lili Reynaud Dewar - 12/12, 16:30-18:00  20 September 16.30: They Are HereThey Are Here (f.2

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/schedule-khm-x-mmm - 2026-05-13

Skyddar kaffe mot diabetiska ögonskador? En studie av forskare i Sydkorea tyder på det. Förekomsten av vanliga ögonskador vid diabetes var lägre hos typ 2-diabetiker som drack två koppar kaffe eller mer per dag i jämförelse med deltagare som nästan aldrig drack kaffe. Det är långt ifrån första gången kaffekonsumtion i diabetessammanhang undersöks. Ett exempel är den artikel i tidskriften Nutrition

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/lagre-forekomst-av-diabetiska-ogonskador-hos-kaffedrickare - 2026-05-13

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint initiative on immunotherapy, a rapidly developing field within cancer research, among other areas. The aim is to accelerate work on new immunotherapies and develop joint strategies to translate research into patient benefit. Immunotherapy harnesses the body’s own immune system to figh

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-initiative-aims-take-immunotherapy-research-patient-benefit - 2026-05-13

Vill du ta din forskning vidare? Innovationsutvecklaren Cecilia Jädert på LU Innovation uppmanar forskare att komma och presentera sin idé. Anmäl dig till workshopen senast 9 september. Läs också om forskarna som fick hjälp att starta företag. Vad är en innovation? – Det är en bra fråga. Det enkla svaret är: kom och prata med oss! Tillsammans kan vi utvärdera hur din idé eller forskningsresultat k

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/innovationsworkshop-forskare-lar-dig-tanka-som-en-entreprenor - 2026-05-14

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. 26 oktober – 1 november 2014 Vinnaren av den 7:e upplagan av Nordisk Pianotävling i Malmö 2014 heterMarina Kan, Norge/Ryssland1:a priset är på 50 000 kr samt en solokonsert med Lunds stadsorkester.Övriga finalister:2:a pris, 35 000 kr: Michal Mossakowski (Polen)3:e pris, 25 000 kr: Ayane Matsuura (Finland/Japan)    

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/maria-kan-segrade-i-nordisk-pianotavling-i-malmo-2014 - 2026-05-13

Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases arise. “The goal is for researchers to be able to develop new treatments that can p

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched-0 - 2026-05-13

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I sitt avhandlingsarbete som läggs fram i juni redovisar Michelle Stahlhut ett vårdprogram för att öka livskvaliteten för personer med Retts syndrom. Och nyligen disputerade Suzanne Johanson har testat metoden Individual Enabling and Support, IES, vid fyra öppenpsykiatriska mottagningar. Resultaten tyder på att IES

https://www.lu.se/artikel/langtidssjukskrivnas-vag-tillbaka-till-arbetet-ny-metod-testad-och-battre-tillvaro-flickor-med-retts - 2026-05-13

I september släppte CASE två nya avhandlingar om hur äldre personer har det i utsatta områden. I grannlandet Danmark har ännu mer forskning gjorts sedan den omdebatterade "ghettolagen" infördes 2018. Rikke Lund, professor vid Köpenhamns universitet, har publicerat en rad vetenskapliga artiklar om utsatta områden sedan 2018. Hon var opponent vid Agata Yadavs disputation i ämnet i september och lede

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/danska-ghettolagen-stigmatiserar-utsatta-omraden-och-deras-invanare - 2026-05-13

Associate senior lecturer Hannah Herde at the Department of Physics is one of this year’s three recipients of Lund Students’ Prize for Excellent Teaching in 2026.  The award is based on student nominations and presented by the Vice-Chancellor, a clear sign that Hannah’s teaching makes a difference. “I’m deeply moved and humbled that students feel so strongly supported and engaged in our course tha

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hannah-herde-honoured-bold-and-inclusive-teaching - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new hydrogel based on the body’s natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat infections in wounds. The formulation kills multi-resistant bacteria, something that is increasing in importance with antibiotic resistance growing globally. “The a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/next-generation-wound-gel-treats-and-prevents-infections - 2026-05-13

Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet har utsett Jens Henriksson, vd för Swedbank, till 2022 års hedersdoktor vid fakulteten. Han promoveras vid en högtidlig ceremoni i Lund den 3 juni. Jens Henriksson (född 1967) är verkställande direktör vid Swedbank och med nära och djupa band till Lund och Lunds universitet. Han har en civilingenjörsexamen i elektroteknik från LTH och en civilekonomexamen frå

https://www.lu.se/artikel/jens-henriksson-ny-hedersdoktor-vid-ekonomihogskolan - 2026-05-14

The ostrich is genetically wired to adapt to rising or falling temperatures. However, when the temperature fluctuates more often, as it does with climate change, the flightless bird with a 40-gram brain finds it much more difficult. A research team at Lund University has shown that the ostrich is very sensitive to fluctuating temperatures in terms of whether it reproduces. If the temperature rises

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/ostriches-can-adapt-heat-or-cold-not-both - 2026-05-13

Joakim Esbjörnsson, Associate Professor in Virology, lecturer and head of the Systems Virology research group at Lund University Virus Centre (LUVC). Joakim is coordinating the Pandemics and Alertness initiative together with Professor Anette Agardh from the unit of Social Medicine and Global health. What inspired you to form the initiative Pandemics & Alertness?To me it became clear during the pa

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/building-bridges-pandemic-preparedness-interview-joakim-esbjornsson-coordinator-pandemics-alertness - 2026-05-13

The use of technologies to support teaching was essential during the pandemic. But what can they do to support education at a campus university in ‘normal’ times? Here are four reasons why the university might want to plan strategically for the use of digital learning to enhance campus experiences. Continue reading and you will find out more in this opinion piece by Rachel Forsyth. Photo: Ben Davi

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/why-bother-blended-learning - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it increasingly difficult to regulate emotions, thoughts, then movements. There is no treatment that slows

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2026-05-13

– I have red cells in my dish! When the phone call from PhD student Fábio Rosa came through, Professor Filipe Pereira knew that this was the start of something big. All their work had been leading to this moment. The red cells in the dish were from a mouse, and Filipe and his colleagues had been trying to reprogramme them into dendritic cells, specfically type 1 conventional dendritic cells, (cDC1

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/tracing-academic-startups-journey-lab-discovery-cancer-therapy - 2026-05-13

The Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conflict.  All workshops are offered in English. Timing September–October 2023. Dates are d

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2026-05-13

The LU Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates from all fields and faculties who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conflict. And they are FREE for all Ph D students at Lund

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2026-05-14