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Physical Review B with DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.115103

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/physical-review-b - 2026-09-07

Biochemical Society announcement of 2026 awardOur 2026 Inspiration and Resilience Award goes to Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin! Alongside outstanding research at the borders between chemistry, physics & biology, @lynnkamerlin.bsky.social advocacy for science policy and gender issues establishes her as a role model for young scientists. More information about Lynn Kamerlin and the Biochemical Society

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/lynn-kamerlin-receives-biochemical-society-inspiration-and-resilience-award-2026-3 - 2026-09-07

Photochemical reactions in which cobalt(II) complexes catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in aqueous solution has been studied by time-resolved spectroscopy and computational modeling. More information can be found in the Research Article by P. Persson, J. Lloret-Fillol, B. Dietzek-Ivanšić, E. Nordlander and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202582801). Cover illustration created by Iria Bo

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/photocatalysis-research-cover-chemistry-european-journal - 2026-09-07

The Royal Physiological Society in Lund has decided to award Oskar a scholarship of 50,000 SEK.Fund: Torsten och Karin Alméns stiftelseProject title: An integrative study of antimicrobial peptides and the intrinsically disordered protein hydration layer  

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/oskar-svensson-has-been-awarded-scholarship-royal-physiographic-society-lund - 2026-09-07

News report,TV4 News, 28 September 2025Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way fo

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution-0 - 2026-09-07

   The Tiselius Prize for best PhD thesis in Physical Chemistry 2025We welcome nominations for the Tiselius Prize for the best doctoral thesis in physical chemistry 2025. Theses defended at a Swedish University during 2025 can be nominated for this year’s prize. The prize winner will be invited to present their thesis at the meeting The Svedberg Centennial Workshop: Physical Chemistry in Sweden 20

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/tiselius-prize-best-phd-thesis-physical-chemistry-open-nominations - 2026-09-07

The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – Chemistry, has decided to award David Ribar a research grant of 83 kSEK for the project entitled  “Experimental investigation of ion clustering in concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions”.The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – C

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-lund-has-decided-award-david-ribar-and-xiaopian-tian - 2026-09-07

Congratulation Oskar Svensson to The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stiftelsen Stipendium Berzelianum scholarship for 200.000 SEK. The granted scholarship is connected to project Histatins: Peptides with important function for our innate immune system. 

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/oskar-svensson-has-received-scholarship-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2026-09-07

September 28th- October 2nd, 2026 Cluj-Napoca, Romania What is the school about? The school provides an overview of modern methods used to describe the ground and excited states, with a focus on multiconfigurational methods. The teaching is not limited to lectures about the methods; it also includes intensive hands-on sessions For whom it may be interesting? The school is designed for PhD students

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/quantum-chemistry-excited-states-qces-2026 - 2026-09-07

University of Iowa, July 13-15, 2026 What is the workshop about? This three-day (lunch-to-lunch) workshop provides an overview of modern methods for accurate theoretical descriptions of the electronic structure of solids. The focus will be on multiconfigurational methods and embedding cluster techniques applied to challenges in spectroscopy. In addition to lectures, participants will take part in

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/multiconfigurational-methods-electronic-structure-impurities-solids-mess-2026 - 2026-09-07

The Young Academy of Sweden, an interdisciplinary academy for a selection of the most prominent younger researchers in Sweden, has launched "A Beginner’s Guide to Swedish Academia", a guide for international researchers, to help navigate Swedish academia and remove time-consuming obstacles. The Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) is an independent platform that provides young researchers with a strong v

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/beginners-guide-swedish-academia - 2026-09-07

The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Roberta Battistella, PhD student in the Lundgaard lab, successfully defended her thesis this month. Roberta Battistella, PhD student in the Lundgaard lab and part of MultiPark, defended her PhD thesis entitled “Methods to study glymphatic system in rodents´ brain during physiological and pathophysiological processes” on the 1st of December. Roberta w

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-0 - 2026-09-07

Karin Tran Lundmark was awarded funding from the Heart-Lung Foundation for the project "Synchrotron-based imaging to decipher cardiovascular pathobiology". The funding includes 800.000 SEK per year for 3 years. The main purpose of this project is to find novel treatments for pulmonary hypertension. To achieve this, Karins group aims to:  Use synchrotron-based imaging combined with other methods to

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/karin-tran-lundmark-receives-heart-lung-foundation-grant-24-million-sek - 2026-09-07

The first pair of WCMM ScienceBrew popular science talks was a success. Stay tuned for the many exciting plans we have for our popular science talks series! Thanks to all the speakers for their fantastic performance at Café Ariman! At the inaugural WCMM ScienceBrew we heard from: Luís, on turning skin into immune cells to fight disease. Zackarias, on the "sweet" science of sugars that decorate our

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-wcmm-sciencebrews-down-many-more-come - 2026-09-07

The SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) is the is one of the latest research initiative funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation. Lund University has successfully recruited two DDLS Fellows starting now in the beginning of 2023. The practice of life science is continuously becoming more data-dependent. The amount and complexity of data is growing expo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-wallenberg-national-program-data-driven-life-science - 2026-09-07

Filipe Pereira was awarded the ERC Proof-of-Concept grant covering €150.000 for a period of 18 months for the idea to identify cancer neoantigens with dendritic cell reprogramming (NeoIDC). The ERC Proof-of-Concept (PoC) grant aims at facilitating the exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC-funded research. The project, for which Filipe Pereira got the grant, aims to e

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-09-07

Gesine Paul-Visse and consultant neurologist and clinical fellow Robert Carlsson received 3 million SEK of funding by Cancerfonden covering 3 years for their project. The already ongoing project entitled “Modulating key targets in pericytes: impact on tumor infiltration and immune evasion in glioblastoma” will investigate if and how modulation of previously selected targets in pericytes antagonize

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/gesine-paul-visse-receives-3-million-sek-cancerfonden - 2026-09-07

SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecular biosciences in Sweden. What started off as a joint effort between Stockholm-based universities is now a national collaboration with operations at 11 universities. In 2022, SciLifeLab site Lund was started. SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecula

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-national-resource-unique-technologies-and-expertise - 2026-09-07

The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate from Joao Duartes group, defended her thesis “Bioactive lipids as neuroprotective targets in type 2 diabetes” on the 1st of March in Belfragesalen at BMC. In her thesis, Cecilia has explored the change in the lipidome and the consequences for brain function in type 2 diabetes (T2D). In metabolic diseases, such as obesity a

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-1 - 2026-09-07

On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation product is generated from embryonic stem cells and functions to replace the dopamine nerve cells which are lost in the p

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-09-07