Published 29 March 2023 The staff of the central administration are to give professional support within the University and constitute an important resource for the core activities. As internal and external conditions for education, research and external engagement change, we need to ensure that we have the right expertise, today and in the future, while also creating good conditions for staff to d

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/towards-even-more-benefit-driven-support-organisation - 2025-04-20

By carina [dot] holmberg_pousette [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Carina Holmberg Pousette) - published 28 March 2023 As part of the work on the Platform for strategic work 2023–24, support and tools have been developed for international collaborations. There are now roadmaps that give a picture of the university's involvement in different geographical areas. The roadmaps contain priorities for univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-collaborations-support-and-tools-dynamic-responsible-and-sustainable-engagement - 2025-04-20

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 25 March 2023 The faculties have now presented their honorary doctors for 2023 and there are many well-known names among the recipients such as Johannes Anyuru, Timbuktu (Jason Diakité), Rita Charon, Mimi Abramovitz and Jan Dohnt. The honorary doctors will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 26

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-honorary-doctors-2023 - 2025-04-20

By katarina [dot] lilliequist [at] skissernasmuseum [dot] lu [dot] se (Katarina Lilliequist) - published 17 August 2023 Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided lunch tour through the exhibition! Skissernas Museum’s major exhibition for the spring and summer highlights the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) and some

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showings-exhibition-architecture-sculpture-sigurd-lewerentz-petra-gipp - 2025-04-20

Published 3 April 2025 They eye of a roach with a large pupil (Photo: Kaj Hulthén) Roach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-eyed freshwater migrants to find food in murky waters. This is shown in a large study from Lund University in Sweden. Animals’ eyes, just l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesight - 2025-04-20

Published 3 April 2025 “High-income countries, such as the United States, have sharply reduced their use but the gas still accounts for more than 60% of their climate emissions from anaesthetic gases", says Talbot. Photo: iStock Gases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countries - 2025-04-20

Published 7 April 2025 A Bornean pit viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) thrives in the undergrowth of a tropical forest near Kubah National Park, Malaysia. (Photo: Jonathan Goldenberg) Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter colouration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The results suggest that changes in habitat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reptiles-are-brightest-open-habitats - 2025-04-20

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 9 April 2025 “Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-04-20

Published 9 April 2025 Photo: MIRMAXSTOCK About 540 million years ago, our planet suddenly erupted with life, filling our oceans with a diversity of complex life. This is known as the Cambrian explosion, and for a long time scientists agreed it was triggered by a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. But new research from Emma Hammarlund at Lund University is turning the tables completely on wh

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-animal-life-exploded-earth - 2025-04-20

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 11 April 2025 "The voices of the survivors make clear how incredibly fragile a democracy is; how quickly the moral foundations of a society can crumble and make the unthinkable possible." Says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University.    Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-status - 2025-04-20

Published 11 April 2025 Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. This means the Ravensbrück Archive is recognised as an example of cultural heritage of great value to humanity. Following the end of the war in spring 1945, Folke Bernadotte's White Buses rolled out of a bombed-out Germa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-unesco-memory-world-status - 2025-04-20

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 15 April 2025 “Today’s guidelines recommend stepwise addition of lipid-lowering treatment. But it’s often the case that this escalation takes too long, it’s ineffective and patients are lost to follow-up", says Margrét LeósdóttirPhoto: Åsa Hansdotter Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2025-04-20

Published 21 March 2011 The European Commission has listed the 50 organisations that receive the most money from the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development. Lund University is in 23rd place and is the only full-scale Swedish university to make the list. Lund University has received a total of EUR 50 million for 110 different research projects. It is primarily research within

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-successful-obtaining-eu-funding - 2025-04-20

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 16 augusti 2022 Foto: iStock/Paul Campbell Ett samarbete mellan lundaforskarna Johan Jakobsson och Malin Parmar har lett till en ny metod för att studera åldersrelaterade hjärnsjukdomar. Forskarna har tagit avstamp i den neurodegenerativa sjukdomen Huntingtons. Studien är publicerad i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Brain.

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskningsmodell-ska-ge-svar-om-huntingtons-sjukdom - 2025-04-20

Av oscar [dot] heimburg [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Oscar Heimburg) - publicerad 16 augusti 2022 Medicinsk forskning i laboratorium. Arkivbild. I november 2021 bildades en privat stiftelse som syftar till att främja vetenskaplig forskning avseende pankreascancer, gastroenterologi, och smärtlindring vid Lunds universitet. Stiftelsen förvaltas av Lunds universitet och totalt sett kommer 40 miljoner

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/mangmiljondonation-till-medicinska-fakulteten-vid-lunds-universitet - 2025-04-20

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 18 augusti 2022 Ny bröstcancerforskning från Lunds universitet stärker bilden av att kroppskonstitution (BMI) hos patienten samverkar med den omgivande vävnaden som tumören växer i, och kan ha betydelse för prognosen. iStock/33karen33. Miljön som bröstcancer uppstår i – både patientens kroppsform, tumörens storlek och cancers

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tumorens-miljo-kan-paverka-prognos-vid-brostcancer - 2025-04-20

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 24 augusti 2022 Barn är särskilt känsliga för luftföroreningar då de andas in mer luft per kilo kroppsmassa än vuxna och deras immunförsvar, luftvägar- och hjärt- och kärlsystem fortfarande är under utveckling. iStock/Nadezhda1906. Barn är särskilt känsliga för luftföroreningar. En ny studie visar att förskolebarn i trafi

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-rapport-stadsluftens-halsobelastning-pa-barn - 2025-04-20

Publicerad 24 augusti 2022 COVID Symptom Study Sverige avslutar datainsamlingen. Nu ska forskare vid Lunds och Uppsla universitet fokusera på det insamlade forskningsunderlaget. I mitten av juli meddelade forskarteamet bakom COVID Symptom Study Sverige att de avslutar datainsamlingen. De riktade ett stort tack till alla som bidragit med viktiga data, data som bidragit till forskningsrapporter och

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/over-20-miljoner-dagsrapporter-till-covid-symptom-study-sverige - 2025-04-20

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Skånes universitetssjukhus och Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet) - publicerad 26 augusti 2022 Sandra Lindstedt, forskare och thoraxkirurgi, har genomfört studien tillsammans med bland andra Snejana Hyllén, överläkare inom thoraxanestesi, och Leif Pierre, chefsperfusionist på thoraxavdelning operation. Foto: SUS. En stor andel av de lungor s

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-behandling-kan-ge-tillgang-till-fler-donerade-lungor-och-farre-komplikationer-efter - 2025-04-20

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 30 augusti 2022 Anders Håkansson, professor i beroendemedicin. Foto: Åsa Hansdotter. Att upptäcka tidiga tecken på spelproblem för att kunna identifiera dem som löper risk att utveckla ett beroende och utveckling av preventiva insatser för dem i riskgruppen – det är två exempel på den forskning som under snart ett decenni

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/stor-satsning-pa-forskning-om-spelberoende - 2025-04-20