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Nair Ferreira Barbosa da Costa, kindly called Voinha in the family, was married off at 14. She gave birth to thirteen children, had to leave her first four children behind, fled 1500 miles to escape an abusive marriage and later became a single mother. "I had the guts. If I decided to do something, I would just do it." Now, Agenda 2030 PhD student Iury Salustiano Trojaborg's interviews with her gr
The LU tent will soon be raised in Visby for two days of panel discussions. The University’s programme for Almedalen Week highlights the global challenges we are facing – such as air pollution and food poverty. However, the programme also inspires hope of finding solutions in external engagement between academia and society at large. One of the University’s representatives in Visby is Vice-Chancel
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/tent-raising-serious-issues - 2026-07-11
The Darknet is often described as criminal, lawless and in need of external control. New research by sociologist Tove Westberg, however, shows that cryptoforums on the Darknet function as complex social communities, shaped by norms, trust and informal social control. Today, Friday 10 April 2026, Tove Westberg marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in sociology at Lund University. The
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/beyond-common-misconceptions-new-research-sheds-light-darknet - 2026-07-11
Set a goal for your training for one to four months and pay in SEK 1,000. You get your money back if you achieve your goal. Crazy? Perhaps, but in a study by Professor of Economics Erik Wengström and his colleagues, the incentive proved to be quite effective compared with the control groups. “I’ve had a long-standing interest in how people behave in strategic situations and if you look at it from
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/achieve-your-training-goals-and-get-money-back-it-works - 2026-07-12
Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). Thereby, the School holds its position in the ranks of top business schools worldwide awarded with a “Triple Crown”. The triple accreditation, or the Triple Crown, is the combination of accreditations held b
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lusem-reaffirms-its-triple-crown-accreditation - 2026-07-11
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine. “In contrast to how we have so far interpreted the spread of tau in the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2026-07-11
With its rich biodiversity, food production, and vital water resources, Storkriket has now been designated by UNESCO as Sweden’s eighth biosphere reserve. The area, which includes all of Lund and Sjöbo municipalities and parts of Eslöv municipality, will serve as a model region for sustainable development and opens new possibilities for research and education. Storkriket is home to 22 percent of S
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/storkriket-becomes-biosphere-reserve-opening-new-opportunities-research-and-education - 2026-07-11
Lund University, Future By Lund and Tetra Pak are now jointly focusing on bioprocess technology and new solutions in the sustainable production of food and materials. Lund University School of Economics and Management is also part of the initiative that goes under the name Biotech Heights. For Thomas Kalling and his colleagues this is a natural continuation of research on the food industry and its
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/strategic-perspectives-food-future-new-biotech-heights - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University needs long-term strategies with clear priorities from the faculties of what type of research to invest in, agree the two new pro vice-chancellors Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen and Bo Ahrén. They also recognise the difficulty of achieving this at a university as comprehensive as Lund. “Our breadth is defini
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-pro-vice-chancellors-want-strategic-investments-research - 2026-07-11
During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every day answering questions about their health”, says Maria Gomez, Professor of physiol
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marju Orho-Melander, professor of genetic epidemiology in Malmö, has been awarded Lund University’s Fernström prize. Her research is about genetic variants that are associated with blood lipids and lipoproteins and can therefore increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Many genes exist in different variants. Somet
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lunds-fernstrom-prize-goes-research-genes - 2026-07-11
Deadline for application is noon on Friday 10 October 2025. InvitationeSSENCE@LU now invites proposals for new projects. Applicants may request 2 years of funding, starting 1 January 2026. We anticipate being able to fund at least five grants with a maximum of 600 kSEK/year (including overhead). The funding could be used, for example, for part-financing a PhD student or a postdoc in Lund.The resea
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/essencelu-call-proposals-autumn-2025 - 2026-07-11
In her teaching in organization and leadership at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Nadja Sörgärde works in line with what is called "blended learning". Here she talks about how she thinks about course design and use of video in teaching. Photo: Surface on Unsplash.com and Johan Bävman. My idea is that the students should be given the best possible conditions for deep learning an
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/blended-learning-practice - 2026-07-11
In mid-December Sentio visited our partner Elitkomposit in Uddevalla. It was a great opportunity for partners, senior researchers and PhD-students to really understand how sophisticated products are designed and manufactured in different composite materials. With refined production methods of composites it is possible to get past the limits of conventional materials and in mid-December Sentio had
https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/site-visit-elitkomposit-resulting-prototype-zero - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Malin Åkerström received, together with Katarina Jacobsson, a research grant from the Swedish Research Council with their project “An administrative Eigendynamik in the interaction of meetings and documents”. The project will run for three years. Abstract:An increasing proportion of people's working hours are devoted
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/3-millon-sek-research-project - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using machine learning and optimisation to find refugees’ new homes can significantly improve their chances of finding work within three months, according to new research. The international collaboration, conducted by researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Lund, Sweden as well as the Worcester Polytechnic Insti
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-ai-improve-refugee-integration - 2026-07-11
It is a catalyst that will modernise the Faculty of Science, both at Brunnshög and Sölvegatan. Dean Sven Lidin may have become “nearsighted, flabby and middle-aged” during his ten years in symbiosis with Science Village, but his future visions are more vital than ever. It is one of those pale September mornings when there is one online meeting after another. But a few minutes after 11:00, the dean
https://www.science.lu.se/article/facultys-journey-towards-science-village-brunnshog - 2026-07-11
Professor Oksana Tymoshchuk came to Lund with her children as soon as the opportunity arose. She also wanted to help students from her home university escape the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine. Now four medical students have arrived to study here for six months with a full Erasmus scholarship. “It’s a fantastic opportunity, with such practical studies. The other week I got to stitch up a Cesarean!” “I
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ukrainian-medical-students-arrive-lund-after-lightning-fast-application-process - 2026-07-11
Filipe Pereira and his research team have discovered a recipe on how to reprogram cancer cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, essential for initiating and enhancing anti-tumour immunity. This approach provides a promising strategy for cancer treatment. The goal of the now awarded project is to engineer the "vehicle" to deliver the instruction converting the cells, utilizing RNA vectors f
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/professor-filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-07-11
Filipe Pereira and his research team have discovered a recipe on how to reprogram cancer cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, essential for initiating and enhancing anti-tumour immunity. This approach provides a promising strategy for cancer treatment. The goal of the now awarded project is to engineer the "vehicle" to deliver the instruction converting the cells, utilizing RNA vectors f
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-07-11
