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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Geologist Charlotte Sparrenbom could be called a water detective. In her research, she searches for facts about underground water and its age in order to investigate and minimise the risk of pollution in groundwater. She is very concerned about insufficient monitoring of water quality by Swedish authorities. Senior le
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/water-detective - 2026-07-17
The glymphatic system clears waste products from the brain. Roberta Battistella defends her thesis about the role of this system in Parkinson’s disease on December 1. Here, she tells about her time as a Ph.D student in Iben Lundgaards research group at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! “The glymphatic system removes waste products from the brain with the help of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/glymphatic-system-pd-phd-interview-roberta-battistella - 2026-07-17
In the middle of October, the first project partner meeting was held in Helsingborg. The project is about shared and sustainable mobility in new housing developments, and was hosted by Lund University, Campus Helsingborg and the City of Helsingborg. The goal of the project is to create innovative conditions for new residential areas with the preservation of green spaces that enables valuable natur
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reduced-number-parking-spaces-favour-green-meeting-places-new-eu-project - 2026-07-17
While Primula is down, it is important that everyone manually documents the cases that they normally register in Primula themselves, so that the information can be registered correctly afterwards, when we regain access to the system. To ensure this works the Faculty management has come to the conclusion that we at the Faculty of Medicine should follow this routine as long as the shutdown lasts. La
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/how-handle-cases-while-primula-down - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professor Rustam Urinboyev spent more than five years studying the experiences and life stories of Uzbek migrant workers in Moscow. In the book Migration and Hybrid Political Regimes: Navigating the Legal Landscape in Russia, he reveals how migrants navigate an ever-changing migration system pervaded by corr
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/imagination-and-creative-navigation-simplifies-life-central-asian-migrants-russia - 2026-07-17
Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at Lund University for young policymakers, public servants and civil society workers from selected countries in the Baltic Sea Region/EU Eastern Partnership. Almost two weeks packed
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lund - 2026-07-17
At LU Innovation, anyone who wants to utilise and translate their research into a product or service can get help with things like funding, advice, development and marketing completely free of charge. Niclas Nilsson, head of office at LU Innovation, hopes that more researchers will discover the service. Ultrasound diagnosis, the first respirator, oat milk, Bluetooth and gene therapy in cancer trea
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-researchers-who-want-start-companies-and-develop-innovations - 2026-07-18
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. “It feels very exciting and a l
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2026-07-17
For two weeks in May, teaching staff and students from Zhytomyr University experienced surroundings other than the state of war that prevails in their home country. In Sweden, they had teaching sessions on reflective thinking and, not least, a break from the war. The Lund University School of Aviation (TFHS) has had an exchange with Zhytomyr University, a Ukrainian university that focuses on techn
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukrainian-students-and-researchers-visited-school-aviation - 2026-07-18
Lena Rubensdotter is a researcher at the Geohazard and Earth observation team at the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) and University Centre of Svalbard, where she is adjunct associate professor. In spring 2024, she´s an International Fellow at the Pufendorf IAS, working with the Theme Coastal Perspectives. What is your background and research interests?I am educated at Stockholm University, as a
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-lena-rubensdotter - 2026-07-17
As of January 1, 2024, the Faculty has a new management. Here, the Dean and Vice Dean introduce their team. "We are very pleased to now be able to present our management team and we look forward to starting to work together soon. Together, the management team represents large parts of our diverse Faculty and we bring with us different skills and experiences. We feel that we will complement each ot
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/we-are-new-management-faculty-medicine - 2026-07-17
The Faculty of Medicine has reviewed its communications activities and made some changes. They have reorganised their ways of working and have even reworked their internal website, Intramed. 2022 saw the reorganisation of the communication activities at the Faculty, taking as its starting point an analysis made from 2019-2020 of the situation as it was then, including proposals for improvements.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-internal-website-staff-faculty-medicine-has-made-difference - 2026-07-18
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. “It feels very exciting and a l
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2026-07-17
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 - 2026-07-17
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature’s calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate. When the Swedish military began collecting air samples in the 1960s to re
https://www.science.lu.se/article/old-air-samples-hint-effects-climate-change - 2026-07-17
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature’s calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate. “The samples have proved to be an unexpected, unique and very exciting ar
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/old-air-samples-military-reveal-climate-change - 2026-07-17
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature’s calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate. When the Swedish military began collecting air samples in the 1960s to re
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-air-samples-hint-effects-climate-change - 2026-07-17
Cancer cells are the ultimate sugar addicts, gobbling up glucose to fuel their growth and spread. What if we could starve them of their favorite food? A recent study in Blood Advances by Lund University researchers describes a new method to combat leukemia by disrupting the energy-making machinery of cancer cells, cutting off their dual energy supply. Despite advancements in treatment, acute myelo
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/powering-down-cancer-cells-new-way-beat-leukemia - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Hylmö has published a chapter on social class, political trust and protests in times of economic crisis in the book Austerity and Protest. The book Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis asks what the relationship is between economic crises and protest behaviour. Does the experien
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/does-class-matter-anti-austerity-protests - 2026-07-17
From a room in the University Building, via AF-borgen and today’s Centre for Languages and Literature, to the current premises at Geocentrum. From being a small part of the Department of History to becoming two distinct academic directions. The story of the Department of Geography is full of twists and chapters—now documented in a new book by Jonas Åkerman. There are two people who, between them,
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/jonas-akermans-last-excursion-and-story-department - 2026-07-17
