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Anna Falk, professor at Lund University's Stem Cell Center, will be the director of the newly established Center for Advanced Therapies, LU-ATMP. "My vision is that we will accelerate the development of all the advanced therapies underway at Lund University. Together with the healthcare and life science industry, we have the potential to make a significant contribution to new breakthrough treatmen
Olof the bird – a stuffed bird of prey with a stern expression – currently stands in the heart of The Science Student Union (LUNA), keeping watch over students’ discussions and union activities. But few are eager to get too close. A sign next to him warns that his plumage contains arsenic. The warning has become a talking point – is Olof really so toxic that he should be placed behind protective
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/stuffed-bird-olof-full-arsenic-new-measuring-device-gives-us-answers - 2026-06-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-06-23
At the foot of the mountains, among more than 200 vineyards, lies Stellenbosch University, that Lund University collaborates with. Daniella Rylander Ottosson and Göran Karlsson, Senior lecturers at Lund University's Stem Cell Center, are currently on sabbatical here. During fall they have been affiliated with STIAS (Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study), an interdisciplinary research institut
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lund-south-africa-science-everyday-life-and-vineyards - 2026-06-23
With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck, Lund University showed
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2026-06-23
Biologist Emma Kritzberg is leading the work on the faculty’s Core Curriculum. She describes the initiative as both exciting and rewarding, not least thanks to the many interactions with colleagues across the organisation.Just over a year and a half ago, biologist Emma Kritzberg took on the task of developing the Faculty of Science’s Core Curriculum for doctoral education. The assignment came dire
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/coordinated-approach-doctoral-education-beginning-show-results - 2026-06-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new study, LUCSUS researcher Maryam Nastar, identifies key knowledge gaps in the evaluation of Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan (HAP), and highlights the need to look at the distribution of policy impacts in cities in more detail - to find out who has benefited or been excluded from the outcomes, and what barriers ne
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/heat-action-plans-urban-cities-risks-excluding-most-vulnerable - 2026-06-23
How do you succeed with your Marie Curie application? Konstantin Nestmann, a postdoc at NanoLund, scored 100 out of 100 points. The magazine Curie, published by the Swedish Research Council, talked with him about this. In mid-February, thousands of European early-stage researchers received their applications for EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship funding.Konstantin Nestmann, currently research
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/he-knows-how-score-maximum-points-your-eu-application - 2026-06-23
Emily Sonestedt investigates how food affects the health and the risk to develop type 2 diabetes. This knowledge is of importance to society when developing food-based dietary guidelines. It can be hard to make healthy food choices. The bread rolls behind the counter in the café at Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö have a dark color, but it does not have to mean that they are a healthy choic
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/healthy-eating-reduce-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-23
What happens when people meet? How do they interact? How do they react? Annika Nyman, lecturer at Malmö Theatre Academy, regards helping students to understand these things as the most important aspect of her teaching duties. Inside the Malmö Theatre Academy’s premises on Bergsgatan in Malmö, a group of acting students are busy rehearsing their degree project, a production that will be staged at B
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/flair-dramatic - 2026-06-24
Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and the natural world was part of general knowledge and was passed down through generations. Today, t
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2026-06-23
Singing can be a real health boost. Song involves your emotions, thoughts and body; the feelgood hormone oxytocin surges and the stress hormone cortisol declines. Singing accompanies us from the cradle to the grave, and binds us together as human beings. But what do kids sing in school, how much, and in what way? David Johnson, researcher at the Malmö Academy of Music, investigates this in his the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/childrens-songs-link-ones-inner-self-and-others - 2026-06-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On December 12, 2018, Anna Lindberg, affiliated researcher at SASNET, attended an International Conference on Afghanistan, organized in Stockholm by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA). The aim of the conference was to address local Afghani perspectives on peace building, and explore the role of development pa
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/report-international-conference-afghanistan - 2026-06-23
Keivan Javanshiri’s Ph.D. project explores cardiac and vascular pathologies in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease. January 20, he defends his thesis. Here, he shares the most important findings and why sudden cardiac arrest is a common cause of death in patients with Lewy body disease. Tell us about your research! “My research focuses on cognitive disorders, which you may envision like a t
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cognitive-disease-beyond-brain-phd-interview-keivan-javanshiri - 2026-06-23
Att bo ensam i eget boende sliter mer på jordens resurser än att bo med andra, eftersom alla ska ha egna utrustningar – brödrost, tvättmaskin och så vidare. De nordiska länderna sticker ut: nästan hälften är ensamhushåll. Hållbarhetsforskaren Tullia Jack har intervjuat ensamboende om orsakerna och hoppas på nya former av kollektivboenden. – Delat boende är en lågt hängande frukt för att sänka kold
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/varfor-vi-bor-ensamma-och-vad-det-betyder-klimat-och-gemenskap - 2026-06-23
Bakterien 'Staphylococcus aureus', den gula stafylokocken, är vanligt förekommande i vår omgivning, på huden och i näsan. Den kan orsaka lindriga infektioner, men också allvarlig infektion om bakterien kommer in i blodbanan; vilket drabbar ungefär 2000 personer årligen i Sverige. Bakterierna kan slå sig ner i kroppen, till exempel i leder eller på hjärtklaffar och kräver vanligen minst 10 dagar in
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one?A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want to live, where comp
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-key-smart-sustainable-cities-future - 2026-06-23
How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide – an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can become more accurate and legally sound by relying on systematic data rather than professional experience alone. In her thesis, Maria Berg von Linde, a recent doctoral graduate from Lund University and
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/thesis-strengthens-forensic-assessments-cases-suspected-stabbings - 2026-06-23
Living with bipolar disorder means constantly balancing between extremes – something that can be particularly difficult if the diagnosis is met with silence and stigmatisation. To raise awareness of mental illness and why it concerns us all, including at work, five LTH departments have joined forces and invited speaker Henrik Wahlström. In his lecture, he shares his own experiences of bipolar diso
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/life-balance-beam-talking-about-mental-health-work - 2026-06-23
How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide – an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can become more accurate and legally sound by relying on systematic data rather than professional experience alone. In her thesis, Maria Berg von Linde, a recent doctoral graduate from Lund University and
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/thesis-strengthens-forensic-assessments-cases-suspected-stabbings - 2026-06-23
