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Researchers at MultiPark have uncovered in mice how the protein TDP-43, known for its role in several neurodegenerative diseases, disrupts the hypothalamus, the brain’s key center for metabolic control. Their study sheds new light on the role of TDP-43 in metabolic and psychiatric symptoms shared across frontotemporal dementia, Huntington’s disease, and ALS – findings that could support the develo
The 2026 Jeffrey L. Morby Prize has been awarded to researchers from Lund University and Washington University for a study published in Nature Medicine. The paper describes a blood test capable of detecting changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Oskar Hansson, Professor of Neurology, and Gemma Salvadó, Research Associate – both at Lund University – are co-authors of the article:
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/drop-blood-can-detect-alzheimers-international-award - 2026-07-23
Career Services serve students who are interested in learning about working life, discussing career alternatives, finding interesting jobs and internships, or other career-related matters. Hear from students what kind of help they got from Career Services: August Hedenstierna Jonson, Bachelor in Economy and Society.What are you up to at the moment?I'm preparing for further studies but also lookin
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/what-kind-help-can-you-get-career-services - 2026-07-23
Oksana Tymoshchuk, professor from Ukraine, came to Sweden in April 2022 when a full-scale war broke out in her country. A grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation brought Oksana and Iben Lundgaard together and today Oksana is working in the Lundgaard lab trying to find out more about the mysterious glymphatic system. We are all well aware of the situation in Ukraine. Prof Oksana Tymoshc
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/story-oksana-tymoshchuk-and-mysterious-glymphatic-system - 2026-07-23
Colombia is the world’s most dangerous country for those fighting to protect the rain forest and the environment. Last year, 79 people were killed for that reason, three times as many as in the second most dangerous country, Brazil. This means planning field studies there needs to be particularly meticulous. Lund University researcher Jesica López researches how the management of livestock affects
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safe-fieldwork-important-plan-thoroughly - 2026-07-24
How do Syrians navigate uncertainty and reshape their futures after years of conflict and upheaval? This question was at the heart of the CMES seminar “Worlds in the Making: Viability, Orientation and Recalibration in Syrian Lives,” with Andreas Bandak, University of Copenhagen. The event brought together students, researchers and practitioners to reflect on the shifting realities, challenges, and
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/worlds-making-viability-orientation-and-recalibration-syrian-lives - 2026-07-23
Lung patients die for lack of organs healthy enough for donation. The project called "The bridge - lungs for life" aim to create a centralized Danish-Swedish "revitalizing facility" for damaged lungs – the first in Europe! Lung transplantation is the only treatment for patients with severe lung disease, but the organs are not enough, resulting in patients dying while waiting for organs. Increasing
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/project-bridge-lungs-life-receives-eu-funding - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Arctic climate change research relies on field measurements and samples that are too scarce, and patchy at best, according to a comprehensive review study from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers looked at thousands of scientific studies, and found that around 30% of cited studies were clustered around only two
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-lack-vital-knowledge-rapid-arctic-climate-change - 2026-07-23
On 03 March 2023, Jenny Mattsson defended her Ph.D. thesis. With the goal to broaden the availability of antibody-based drugs for patients with cancer and other diseases, she has spent the past several years working to develop new methods that can be used to identify new antibodies and antibody targets. In this interview, we learn more about her research, how she has simultaneously juggled doing a
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-methods-phenotypic-antibody-discovery-phd-interview-jenny-mattsson - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In August 2019, the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) will be hosting the conference in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The conference is open for participants beyond the Nordic countries. Several researchers from CMES will be presenting their work at the conference. In Augus
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/break-ing-and-creating-boundaries-middle-east-nsmes2019helsinki - 2026-07-23
Late last year, Markus Gunneflo was appointed by the vice-chancellor to lead the Lund University Agenda 2030 graduate school. Markus has always felt at home in interdisciplinary environments, and working with PhD students has been the most enjoyable part of his professional life. A perfect combination for the new coordinator of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School. "I am excited about my new role and t
https://www.law.lu.se/article/markus-gunneflo-appointed-new-coordinator-graduate-school-critical-societal-challenges - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Saturday 28 January, after extensive renovation work, Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art in Lund, Sweden, will open its doors once again. WATCH VIDEO STORYThe inauguration will coincide with the opening of four temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and architects: Swoon, Charlotte
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/museum-artistic-process-and-public-art-open-new-guise - 2026-07-23
A long-standing bottleneck in technology development has been how to make processors and memories work faster together. Now, researchers in Lund have presented a new solution in which a memory cell is integrated with the processor, so that calculations can be performed much faster as they take place inside the memory circuit itself. In an article in Nature Electronics, the researchers describe the
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanowire-transistor-integrated-memory-enables-supercomputers-future - 2026-07-23
On 1 January, the University will introduce a common newsletter tool: Lime Marketing (formerly BizWizard). This is the tool that all units should use for newsletters and related mailings. The purpose of a common newsletter tool is to create uniform, effective and professional communication with students, employees, alumni and other stakeholders. "This is a major improvement for the university. We
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lime-marketing-becomes-university-wide-newsletter-tool - 2026-07-24
As long as we need to examination remotley, we will need to do it in partly new ways. There are no methods for "translating" an examination on campus into the same examination done at home, and different forms of examination handle the adjustments needed differently. Photo by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash Home examinations and essays are among the kinds of examinations that work just as well and someti
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/easier-formative-assessment - 2026-07-23
As long as we need to examine remotely, we will need to examine in partly new ways. There are no methods for "translating" an on-campus examination into an identical remote examination, but rather, different forms of examination cope with the transition to varying degrees. Photo by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash Exam hall and home examinations Home examinations and essays are among the kinds of examinat
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/better-course-formative-examination - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Relapse of the condition is more common following the new treatment method using keyhole surgery, which for one-third of patients will lead to planned bowel operations. However, far fewer patients require ostomies,” says Pamela Buchwald, associate professor at Lund University and senior physician at Skåne University
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/keyhole-surgery-ruptured-bowels-safe-long-term-method - 2026-07-23
When we cough and speak we launch droplets and if the person launching these droplets is sick from some kind of virus disease, such as COVID19, the droplets can contain viruses. These viruses have been found to be one of the main contributors to the spreading of the pandemic disease. If we can further understand where these droplets end up we can make more effective protective measures during a pa
https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/coughed-droplets-estimating-size-and-speed - 2026-07-23
We would like to invite you to the 17th annual conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS), which will be held at, the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, 15-16 June 2023. For our 2023 Stockholm conference we invite paper proposals on topics related to modern and contemporary Japanese society, including economy and b
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/call-papers-17th-najs-conference-15-16-june-2023 - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deadline: 15 October 2014 Conference dates: 11-14 August 2015 The European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) will hold its 8th conference from 11 to 14 August 2015 at the University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria. As an international and multi-disciplinary organisati
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-panel-proposals-8th-euroseas-conference-vienna - 2026-07-23
