Published 25 September 2024 PhD students worldwide can now apply to two doctoral courses, hosted by the Development Research School: "Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development" (Uppsala University) and "Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals" (Lund University). Both courses are free of charge and are open to doctoral students from all fields of social sciences or related fields o

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/two-phd-courses-development-research-open-applications - 2025-04-29

Published 30 October 2024 13 doctoral researchers from universities across Europe and Africa gathered in Lund to present their ongoing work and discuss development research topics. On 23 - 24 October, the Development Research School hosted an international PhD workshop in Lund (Sweden) with the purpose of bringing development research doctoral students from a broad range of backgrounds together. T

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/international-development-research-phd-workshop-held-lund - 2025-04-29

Published 15 January 2025 Looking for an opportunity to share your development research project? Apply to host a Development Lunch Seminar this spring semester! The Development Lunch Seminar is a great opportunity to share your work at any stage - from early ideas to nearly completed manuscripts - on topics broadly related to development research. PhD students are especially encouraged to apply!Th

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Published 4 February 2025 Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the spring semester of 2025 is now official. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic History at Lund University. Both junior and senior scholars - from a wide rang

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Published 3 March 2025 Welcome to a public webinar about publication strategies for development research PhD students. Are you a PhD student with a focus on development research? Join us for a webinar this week on publication strategies! The webinar is suitable for PhD students of all levels.📅: 5 March 11:00 to 12.00Presenters: Fredrik Söderbaum, University of GothenburgAnders Sjögren, Uppsala Un

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Published 13 December 2023 I en nyligen publicerad artikel i Dagens Nyheter räknas Psykoterapeutprogrammet till en av de tio högskoleutbildningar där flest får jobb efter avklarad examen. Så många som 96% av psykoterapeutstudenterna får jobb efter utbildningen, och det gör att programmet hamnar på tredje plats i DN:s lista. Här kan du läsa artikeln i DN.

https://www.psy.lu.se/en/article/psykoterapeuter-far-jobb-efter-utbildningen - 2025-04-29

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 22 June 2020 A new joint report from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) presents the largest venture ever on precision medicine in diabetes. The report includes a detailed overview and roadmap for how this new approach to diabetes medicine can be evaluate

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/roadmap-precision-medicine-diabetes-care - 2025-04-29

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 23 June 2020 The research group Nutritional Epidemiology has started a blog, www.nutrition.blogg.lu.se! Esther González-Padilla tells us more about it. Visit nutrition.blogg.lu.se, a blog about nutritional science. ​​​​​What is the blog about?We have started the blog mostly as a tool to inform people, within and outside

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-blog-about-nutriton - 2025-04-29

Published 24 June 2020 Karin Stenkula, Emily Sonestedt and Sebastian Kalamajski have received grants from the The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. Read about their research projects here. Karin Stenkula, Lund University Diabetes Centre:EHD2: a novel candidate essential for lipid transport and overall glucose homeostasisObesity is one of the main risk factors behind type 2 diabetes and car

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hjelt-foundations-grant-holders-2020 - 2025-04-29

Published 13 August 2020 A new COVID-19 antibody test developed by scientists at Lund University in Sweden has shown robust performance upon clinical validation and application. The test detects antibodies in the blood targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, and determines in just 15 minutes whether a person has had COVID-19, regardless of whether they have had any symptoms. “Unlike other serol

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-rapid-and-robust-covid-19-antibody-test-developed - 2025-04-29

Published 29 August 2020 Last week it was announced that our longtime colleague and LUDC researcher/SUS clinician Martin Ridderstråle has been appointed Senior Vice President of Patient Care in the Novo Nordisk Foundation. This is not only a remarkable achievement by Martin but also goes to show that our environment fosters excellent scientists and outstanding clinicians. Martin is one of the most

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/senior-vice-president-patient-care-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2025-04-29

Published 25 September 2020 Karl Bacos, assistant researcher at LUDC is the recipient of 2020 years Medeon stipend of 50 000 sek for his innovative work within epigenetics in diabetes.   Medeonstipendiat 2020, Karl Bacos, PhD, docent, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Picture: Sara Liedholm The Medeon stipend is handed out in connection to the acknowledgement of World Diabetes Day in Skåne which ta

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/karl-bacos-years-recipient-medeon-stipend - 2025-04-29

Published 13 August 2020 In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes. One question that has remained largely unanswered is how the effect of surgery differs from the effects of a strict low-calorie diet. This question has now been examined by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study published in the jo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/strict-diet-explains-metabolic-effect-gastric-pass-surgery - 2025-04-29

Published 30 September 2020 Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now identified biomarkers that can show in advance how the patient wil

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/metformin-type-2-diabetes-patients-or-not-researchers-now-have-answer - 2025-04-29

Published 9 October 2020 Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will attempt to answer that question in a new study.   Anders Rosengren (Image: Johan Wingborg) Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated that over 300 million p

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-personalized-type-2-diabetes-treatment-launched - 2025-04-29

Published 21 December 2020 Our latest study on COVID-19 transmission risk among healthcare professionals, a collaboration between Prof Magnus Rasmussen (Dep. of Infection Medicine) and Associate Professor Yang De Marinis (Dep. of Clinical Sciences).  The study was conducted on ~500 healthcare professionals and staff members from 9 units at the Skåne University Hospital in Malmö and Lund, as well a

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-covid-19-among-healthcare-professionals - 2025-04-29

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 5 July 2021 Researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre are studying whether different subgroups of diabetes need different treatment. Newborn babies are already being screened for mutations and genetic tests help families with hereditary breast cancer. Genomic-driven precision medicine (GDPM) is an emerging approach fo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/precision-medicine-emerging-approach-complex-diseases - 2025-04-29

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 9 June 2021 Data from participants in Sweden has helped researchers understand the complexity of the corona virus. Photo: Istock During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2025-04-29

Published 18 June 2021 The grants from the Crafoord Foundation will support a wide range of projects in diabetes research. Photo: Kennet Ruona Researchers from Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) receive 5,3 million SEK in grants from the Crafoord Foundation in southern Sweden. This year, 15 researchers from LUDC are awarded grants for a wide range of projects in diabetes research. In total, re

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By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 November 2021 Yang De Marinis has led the study, which is published in Nature Communications. Photo: Johan Bävman Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease that can lead to serious health problems. It is important to find ways to predict the disease to take preventive measures. A large interdisciplinary study led by Lund Uni

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-several-years-diagnosis - 2025-04-29