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A new three-year term of office has begun for the University’s eight deans. Five are new in the role, while three have been around for some time. LUM has put a few questions to each of them. Annika Olsson, Faculty of Engineering (LTH), second term of office What’s the first thing you will be working on as dean? “Since I’m starting my second term as dean, LTH will continue with what we started duri
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-term-deans - 2025-10-04
Cyberattacks against the University have sharply increased over the past two years. They mainly take the form of email attacks, known as phishing, which aim to penetrate and take over entire IT environments. The attacks often succeed. Lund University is no different from the crowd. Cyberattacks against higher education institutions and other public authorities, as well as against companies, have s
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dramatic-increase-cyber-attacks-against-universities - 2025-10-03
Properly managed, the agricultural sector in Europe can contribute to many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving food security, reducing poverty and enhancing biodiversity. But new research shows that indicators to measure key SDGs such as health and equality are entirely missing from the EU’s most expensive funding scheme. – What gets measured, gets managed. Fro
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are inv
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2025-10-04
To understand what happens in the brain when Alzheimer's disease develops, researchers need to be able to study the molecular structures in the neurons affected by Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tested a new imaging method for this purpose. The research is published in the journal Advanced Science. In Alzheimer's disease, so-called beta-amyloid plaques are forme
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-imaging-method-sheds-light-alzheimers-disease - 2025-10-03
For the first time, the University has investigated the collective climate footprint of the entire organisation. Emissions of greenhouse gases fell sharply during the pandemic, almost exclusively due to the suspension of travel. However, there is still a long way to go to meet the emission targets for 2023 in the sustainability plan. The recent report shows that, in 2018, the University emitted a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/goods-and-equipment-affect-environment-most - 2025-10-03
For the autumn semester of 2025, more than 72,000 people applied to programmes at Lund University — and LUSEM continues to stand strong in the competition. LUSEM’s programmes remain highly attractive. According to the recently published application statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), the Swedish Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2025-10-04
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20-30% of patients with Alzheimer's disease are wrongly diagnosed within specialist healthcare, and diagnostic work-up
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2025-10-03
The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of research-based policy briefs, including formatting and writing conventions, identifying and disseminating to an audience, and evaluating their impact. The workshop is a joint collaboration with the LU Agenda 2030 Graduate School and the Pufendorf Institute Advanced Study Group "Wildfires in the Anthropocene". Researchers are increasingly encour
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/workshop-writing-policy-briefs - 2025-10-03
The incretin hormones GLP-1 and GIP act like the yin and yang on the body´s blood vessels. While GLP-1 has been associated with protective effects according to new research GIP can contribute to an increased risk of stroke. The findings are published in the scientific journal Diabetes. The incretin hormones GIP and GLP-1 are released from the intestine after eating to stimulate insulin secretion f
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/yin-yang-balancing-act-blood-vessels - 2025-10-03
During the spring, the Purchasing and Procurement Office will gradually take over responsibility for all procurements over SEK 700,000. The previous threshold (below which no support was available) was SEK 1.5 million. A new procedure is being introduced, which means that procurements worth over SEK 700,000 will be carried out with support from procurement officers in the Division of Finances. The
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/threshold-procurement-support-being-reduced - 2025-10-04
Forskare vid Lunds universitet har utvecklat en teknik för att mäta elektriska signaler från 128 hjärnområden samtidigt hos vakna råttor. Den har de sedan använt för att mäta vad som händer med nervcellerna när råttorna får psykedeliska droger. Resultaten visar på en oväntad och samtidig synkronisering bland nervcellerna i flera områden i hjärnan. Idén om att elektriska svängningar, oscillationer,
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sa-paverkas-ratthjarnan-av-psykedeliska-preparat - 2025-10-03
A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease as early as 20 years before the onset of cognitive impairment, according to a large international study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and simultaneously presented at
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-shows-great-promise-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2025-10-03
Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are still missing today. One crucial obstacle for researchers is that it is impossible to examine a living brain cell in someone who is affected by the disease. With the help of a new method for cell conversion, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a way to produce diseased, aging b
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-scale-production-living-brain-cells-enables-entirely-new-research - 2025-10-03
IIIEE is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses influenced them to apply for one of the IIIEE’s traditional courses or programmes. That MOOCs attract students to study programmes is only one of several positive aspects. The opportunity to collaborat
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2025-10-03
På tio år har forskargruppen Rehabiliteringsmedicins forskning om ryggmärgsskador nått långt. På flera områden befinner sig forskningen i det världsledande skiktet, inte minst vad gäller att över tid följa en och samma grupp personer som lever - och åldras - med ryggmärgsskada. Forskargruppschefen Jan Lexell kommer inom kort att spänna gruppens akademiska muskler ytterligare. Den longitudinella st
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskning-om-ryggmargsskador-fortsatter-na-ut-i-varlden - 2025-10-04
Stamcellsforskare vid Lunds universitet har utvecklat en ny forskningsmodell av den tidiga fosterhjärnan. Syftet med modellen är att kunna studera de allra tidigaste stadierna av den mänskliga hjärnan för att förstå hur olika regioner i hjärnan bildas. Med denna nya insikt hoppas forskarna kunna producera nervceller för behandling av olika typer av neurologiska sjukdomar på ett mer effektivt sätt.
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-kan-ge-unik-insikt-i-den-manskliga-hjarnans-utveckling - 2025-10-03
Nu är det fullt möjligt att testa kemikalier och smink utan att använda produkter som isolerats från djur. Forskare från Lund har tagit fram ett helt djurfritt preparat för cellodling, ett medium som kan användas för att odla mänskliga celler, bland annat för cancerforskning. Något de menar är ett hett eftertraktat genombrott, eftersom det är lösningen på ett etiskt dilemma, leder till högre veten
https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hon-har-tagit-fram-ett-djurfritt-preparat-cellodling-och-ger-bort-receptet - 2025-10-03
Med hjälp av tandtrådsriggade metspön och den nobelprisade gensaxtekniken Crispr-Cas9 vill Nathalie Feiner avslöja några av evolutionens innersta gåtor. Grunden till allt: en innerlig kärlek till ödlor. På en tunn gren i terrariet på Nathalie Feiners skrivbord på biologiska institutionen ligger en gråmelerad anolisödla och blickar ut över de tomma kaffekopparna, böckerna och högarna med vetenska
https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/odlor-en-nyckel-till-evolutionara-gator - 2025-10-03
