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Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe and life shortening chronic condition. Although most people experience mild symptoms of COVID-19, some patients develop serious and life-threatening conditions with severe lung damage. In order to influence the outcome of the disease, lung researchers in Lund are currently establishing methods to identify risk groups at an early stage. A significantly altered lung st
“True crime” has exploded in popularity and crime and punishment dominates the headlines. Linnea Wegerstad, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, opposes the tendency to label people who have committed crimes as monsters. Linnea Wegerstad researches sexual offences and has a background as a judge in training. She was about halfway through this training when she chose to return to academia. A seni
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mind-legal-scholar - 2025-10-08
LUCSUS research is global in scope and covers many topics and countries. Last year, in 2024, researchers conducted field work in places such as India, Nepal, Ghana, Colombia, USA and Kenya. Visiting the home of perennial research in Kansa, USALUCSUS researchers Elina Andersson, Lennart Olsson and Stefan Schuller, who are all working in the PERENNIAL project, participated in the project’s annual me
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/read-about-lucsus-fieldwork-2024 - 2025-10-07
She has survived a brain tumour and hates empty phrases such as “seize the day” and “live in the present”. Despite this, after the tumour operation Ulrika Sandén both researched and wrote a book on what she calls “Contentment in the moment”, an approach to life that she assimilated during her years in Vesterålen in northern Norway. “The present can be terrible. It’s more a matter of affecting the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contentment-moment-makes-life-more-enjoyable - 2025-10-07
PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stockholm Sax Quartet. These were good experiences and I was impressed with the quality
https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-10-07
Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's q
PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here?- In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stockholm Sax Quartet. These were good experiences and I was impressed with the quality
https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-10-07
Matilde Negrini’s thesis project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. November 4, she defends her thesis. Here, she talks about her project and most proud moments during her Ph.D. journey. Tell us about your research! My project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease based on the Parkinson’s-related protein alpha-synuclein. This
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/modelling-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-matilde-negrini - 2025-10-07
In five years’ time, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts will move into Kockums’ old industrial premises in Varvsstaden in Malmö. Inside the gigantic machine hall, soil remediation is underway. Toxins and oils have to be cleaned up before the construction work can start. Things are moving fast for Sanimir Resić. He joined the Malmö Academy of Music as head of department around 18 months ago. A
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/move-means-change-faculty - 2025-10-08
Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's q
https://www.iac.lu.se/article/bertrand-chavarria-aldrete - 2025-10-07
Associate Professor Barry Ness is LUCSUS' new Director from 1st January 2024. He is excited about this new venture in his career, and aims to bring a collaborative and inclusive leadership approach to the role, one that mirrors the greater developments in the field of sustainability science. Read more about Barry Ness, and about his vision for LUCSUS in this interview. What are you most excited ab
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/meet-new-lucsus-director-barry-ness - 2025-10-07
PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stockholm Sax Quartet. These were good experiences and I was impressed with the quality
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-10-07
What is the perfect recipe for semiconductors? Vanya Darakchieva is working on the answer in her research on novel semiconductor materials. As a professor of solid state physics at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), she is a “research chef” designing the future cookbook for sustainable and safe electronics. Understanding and explaining the mysteries of nature was Vanya Darakchieva’s dream during he
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-chef-refines-recipe-semiconductors - 2025-10-08
The MAX IV facility, set to become the brightest x-ray source in the world in 2016, has now been handed over to Lund University by the building contractor. Covering 50 000 square metres, the facility consists of a linear accelerator, storage rings, an office building and outdoor environments. It will now become the workplace for MAX IV’s 240 members of staff; in future the facility will be able to
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/max-iv-facility-handed-over-lund-university - 2025-10-07
Researchers have investigated whether there is a correlation between hip osteoarthritis and alcohol habits in women. Alcohol habits have been studied many times before, and both benefits and drawbacks have been discussed from various health perspectives. According to the researchers, no specific correlation between osteoarthritis and alcohol has been found. However, it has been found that alcohol
As a PhD student in the MaCoBios project, Fabiola Espinoza Córdova aims to explore how we can reframe adaptation to climate change in coastal communities towards more sustainable and just pathways. She believes that impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems linked to climate change are not only driven by global warming and human pressures, but are directly embedded in social changes. Read about wha
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/fabiola-espinoza-cordova-studies-climate-change-adaptation-coastal-communities - 2025-10-07
The battle for real democracy in the Middle East will largely be decided in schools. The role of education in a democracy was also the theme of a workshop in Alexandria, where Swedish researchers met their Egyptian counterparts. The USI network organised the event on a hot topic in a country that needs to fight for democracy if it is to take root. “Democracy in Egypt isn’t going to work unless p
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/battle-democracy-decided-schools - 2025-10-07
Every year, the Swedish Riksdag organises a research day. This year the theme was “artificial intelligence”. The aim is to give Members of Parliament the opportunity to gain new knowledge and to highlight the value of science for politics, democracy, and parliamentary decision-making. This year, Johan Axhamn, senior lecturer in Business Law here at LUSEM, was the sole representative from Lund Univ
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/johan-axhamn-represented-lund-swedish-riksdags-seminar-ai - 2025-10-07
A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2025-10-07
Chairs: Kenneth Bo Nielsen, Alf Gunvald Nielsen and Anand Vaidya TWO sessions:1. Wednesday 21 Sept, 10.00–12.004. Thursday 22 Sept, 09.00-11.00VENUE: Ombudsmannarummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundABSTRACTS: The Subaltern as a Political Voyeur? The landscape of shifting political allegiances in an Indian slum – An Ethnographic AccountTripta ChandolaConsider these political predic
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-2-mapping-subaltern-modernities-neoliberal-india - 2025-10-07
