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SOCIOLOGIDAGARNA 2018: The Swedish Sociological Association's bi-annual conference titled "Sociology in a Polarized World" took place in Lund last week and was hosted by the Department of Sociology. This year's conference, March 7-9, was among the largest in the history of the association, with a peak of 268 delegates attending on International Women’s Day, March 8th. It was also among the first o

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hundreds-sociologists-came-lund-discuss-divided-world - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-04-23

A few sharp minds working together for almost an entire summer. The task: to tackle the problem that a couple of days of work generates so much data, that it would take months to analyse. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction is a technique that allows us to obtain precise and detailed structural information of materials and their properties, and to fundamentally understand physical processes at the atomi

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/mission-get-data-unstuck - 2026-04-23

A few sharp minds working together for almost an entire summer. The task: to tackle the problem that a couple of days of work generates so much data, that it would take months to analyse. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction is a technique that allows us to obtain precise and detailed structural information of materials and their properties, and to fundamentally understand physical processes at the atomi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/mission-get-data-unstuck - 2026-04-23

A newly procured case management system, a new Support Centre, LU Box clear out and a gentle reminder to obtain strong authentication – from 9 June it will also be required for booking business travel. New case management system procuredThe procurement of a new case management system for the entire University has now been completed. The new supplier and system is HaloITSM. HaloITSM is a British co

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-case-system-support-centre-and-document-clear-out - 2026-04-24

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund University have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms control the activity of different genes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2026-04-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Bo och Kerstin Hjelt donerar 25 miljoner kronor till en stiftelse för forskning om typ 2 diabetes. - Jag har själv diabetes sedan 15 år och jag vet att den håller på att bli så vanlig att den hotar folkhälsan, motiverar Bo Hjelt sin gåva. Donationen går till två internationellt kända diabetesforskare. Den ena av dem

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/svenskt-par-skanker-25-miljoner-till-diabetesforskning - 2026-04-23

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-04-23

The COP15 summit is over, and the world has received a sister deal to the "Paris Agreement", a global framework to protect biodiversity on the planet.  – It is a great moment for biodiversity. We needed this set of goals and hope. But there is lots of work to be done and only a few years left, says CEC researcher Maria Blasi, who was present during the negotiations in Canada. These are her five ke

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cop15-key-outcomes-biological-diversity - 2026-04-23

This autumn, the Lund Social Science Methods Centre is offering eight methods workshops under the umbrella name Skill School. Read more about them below, and don't forget to sign up! The Social Science Methods Centre is offering eight method workshops in September and October. Teachers, researchers, and doctoral students from all subjects and faculties who wish to broaden and deepen their methodol

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/skill-school-methods-workshops-2025 - 2026-04-23

18 oktober blev det firande på institutionen när det var dags för spikningsceremoni. Doktorand Aurimas Pumputis fick spika sin doktorsavhandling, ”Trust and Control on P2P platforms: A sociomaterial analysis of guest-host relationships in digital environments”. Aurimas ska försvara sin avhandling under disputationen den 8e november. – Min avhandling handlar om turism, särskilt involvering av tekn

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/aurimas-pumputis-spikade-sin-avhandling - 2026-04-23

Are you curious about ways you can use Copilot in your work? Demonstrations of Copilot to show you how the tool can be used in your day-to-day work are being offered. The demonstrations will provide practical examples, inspiration and a clearer picture of how Copilot can support you in various types of tasks. The tours are a good first step for anyone looking to understand the possibilities and se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/find-out-what-you-can-do-copilot - 2026-04-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Premature babies, born before 30 weeks of pregnancy, often need help breathing in order to survive. X-ray is currently used to diagnose the condition of the lungs, but the technology involves risks and X-ray images can only be taken occasionally. WATCH VIDEO: Laser technique could help premature babiesResearchers at L

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/laser-help-premature-babies - 2026-04-23

Emilia Viklund is a SWEAH-affiliated doctoral student in health sciences at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University. In her research, she examines the mental well-being of the elderly and the connection to the use of digital tools. Her research concerns older people in Finland and Sweden. She also examines what the health promotion work aimed at older people looks like

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/emilia-viklund-winner-poster-competition-during-sweah-milestone-conference - 2026-04-23

Are things the same, but different or just plain different? How do students enroll? What is it really like to be a teacher or administrator at a business school in Spain, or South Africa for that matter? With grants such as Erasmus + we actually have a chance to find out for ourselves. Would you like to see first-hand how your counterpart at another university goes about their daily work life, go

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/staff-exchange-see-world - 2026-04-23

The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to professors Daron Acemoglu of MIT, Simon Johnson also of MIT and James Robinson of Chicago University. “For studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” "Three well-known and widely read Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences, relevant to several fields. The book “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nobel-economics-prize - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Anders Ackfeldt and 22 other researchers criticised the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency’s (MSB) research report “The Muslim Brotherhood in Sweden” for adding fuel to an overly conspiracy theory-tinged image of Islam, it provoked a deluge of threatening emails the following day. “My children were mentioned in t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/islamologist-nuanced-picture-islam-provocative - 2026-04-23

19 oktober: LINXS Workshop Today, synchrotron techniques are rarely used in the later stages of biomedical drug development. An upcoming workshop, organized within the framework of a new theme at LINXS, Integrative Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, highlights the possibilities of developing new drugs using synchrotron imaging.     - Synchrotron imaging techniques can, for example, be used when gett

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/biomedical-imaging-drug-discovery-development-opportunities-max-iv - 2026-04-23

‘Conditionals’ is a solo exhibition presenting new works by Alejandro Cesarco, Adjunct Professor in Fine Arts at Malmö Art Academy. "A conditional sentence is formed by a main clause (the consequence), a conjunction (if), and a conditional clause (the condition). There are four standard types of conditionals. Cesarco's exhibition proceeds from the given to the not given, comparing what is with wha

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/adjunct-professor-alejandro-cesarco-gives-solo-exhibiton-conditionals-berlin - 2026-04-23

Now they are here, to scrutinize SWEAH’s operations inside and out. Yesterday three external evaluators landed in Lund, to review the Swedish National Graduate School on Ageing and Health. During tuesday and wednesday this week, they will meet with Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lena Eskilsson, the SWEAH management, alumni and about 30 students who are s

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/evaluators-we-want-learn-about-all-your-secrets - 2026-04-23