New Head of the Service Units, Mikael Rydahl. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. On the first of August, former Head of HR at Medfak, Mikael Rydahl, became Head of Med-service, BIKT, CCM and the University Veterinarian. The new management model will synchronise services and provide a better and more adapted service for all employees. "With a joint manager for the service units, management and dialogue betwe

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-yet-old-manager-coordinates-our-services-our-goal-flexible-fast-cost-effective-problem-solving - 2025-08-25

From left: Jan Lexell on site at the Paralympics in Paris as medical officer during the Games. In the background we see the Paralympics' official mascot in medical clothing. The mascot is inspired by a Phrygian cap, a historical symbol of freedom. The Paralympics, the parasport's equivalent of the Olympics, is currently in full swing with 4400 athletes from 184 countries. Jan Lexell, a researcher

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/paralympics-paris-our-man-site-great-commitment - 2025-08-25

Mattias Collin dropped out of Medical School. Today he is Professor of Infectious Medicine and future Head of Department at IKVL. Mattias Collin, is the new Head of Department at Clinical Sciences in Lund, IKVL, as of January, 2025. For Intramed, he reveals what attracts him to the assignment: "To be able to raise your sights a little and work for the good of an entire department, instead of a sin

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ikvls-head-department-be-i-find-genuine-joy-facilitating-others-do-their-best - 2025-08-25

Culture Night. Photo: Ingemar Hultkvist. Welcome to an open house on Saturday 21 September. This year we are holding an open house at Forum Medicum where we arrange exciting stations, lectures and try-out activities on the theme of medicine and health.Culture Night is arranged at Forum Medicum, Sölvegatan 19 Lund. The event is free of charge and open to everyone. No pre-registration required!Stati

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/fun-culture-night-forum-medicum-come-join - 2025-08-25

The Grants calendar. Screenshot. Always keep up to date on relevant grants, stipends and scholarships, so you don't miss the deadline. Exciting research funding to apply for right now, an example, with a deadline of 6 October: he Greta and Johan Kock Foundations (the Foundation for Medical Research - Fromma), which announces grants for patient-related medical research. This year's call is for SEK

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/dont-miss-out-good-grant-keep-yourself-informed - 2025-08-25

Ice cream, ice cream, babies! Teresa Svarvell, Camilla Ennerberg och Rikke Barthélemy. The Faculty Office's Trivsel (Well being) Committee organises joint activities for greater togetherness at work. Walking together is a nice, healthy and inexpensive activity tip. A successful morning at work. See full story and all the photos from the energizing event here (in Swedish). 

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/building-community-work-faculty-office-walks-health-path-and-enjoys-ice-cream-sake-balance - 2025-08-25

Childhood Cancer Researcher of the Year Catharina Hagerling. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. Excerpt from the award motivation: "Catharina Hagerling ... seeks answers to why some children with neuroblastoma have tumors that give rise to metastases and thus the spread of the cancer." This is the first time the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund's award has been awarded. Catharina Hagerling's research focuses o

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/awarded-forum-medicum-first-childhood-cancer-researcher-year-medfaks-catharina-hagerling - 2025-08-25

All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. Pro Vice-Chancellor Kristina Eneroth gives an update. At the September meeting you will meet Pro Vice-Chancellor Kristina Eneroth, who will give us an update about how we as a university and as individuals need to work with the university’s international impact. NOTE: This meeting will be held in English.These are recurring mon

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-how-we-need-work-universitys-international-impact-269 - 2025-08-25

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The meeting began with the dean talking about ongoing work on a new strategic platform and the new quality policy for the university. She shared that we have now established a Precision Medicine Centre South together with Region Skåne. Olle Melander has been appointed director and Sophia Zackrisson appointed deputy director for the cen

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-18-september-2024 - 2025-08-25

Your application case in Primula for 2024 needs to be completed by December 3, 2024. As of this year Lund University has introduced December 3 as the last date to apply for health promotion reimbursement. This is due to the Swedish Tax Agency regulations that stipulate that reimbursement as a general rule is to be paid in the same year as the application is submitted.Your application case in Primu

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-deadline-health-promotion-reinbursment-december-3 - 2025-08-25

Student Anna helps a visitor to fit the organs correctly. Many interested visitors came to Forum Medicum on Culture Night on Saturday to learn more about medicine and medical science. All photos on Swedish Intramed, link below. Photo and captions: Julia Lundh Rafstedt.Click here for full photo story on Swedish Intramed.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/photo-story-visitors-different-sizes-burning-thirst-knowledge-and-smorgasbord-knowledge-culture - 2025-08-25

Johan Nilsson, Professor of bioinformatics with specialization in thoracic surgery, is one of 28 professors to be installed this year. Time to install three new Professors at the Faculty and 28 in all of Lund University. Everyone is welcome to attend the installation on October 18 in the Main University Building. Three of the 28 professors installed this year at Lund University belong to the Facul

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ceremonial-installation-three-new-professors-faculty-we-had-chat-one-them - 2025-08-25

Photo: Agata Garpenlind. There are many exciting and useful courses that you can take at LU. Check out Kompetensportalen (the Competence Portal) to take a closer look at what´s on offer. Read more and apply in the Competence Portal (log in with your Lucat ID)

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/fall-new-learning-check-out-our-courses-kompetensportalen - 2025-08-25

Firefighters packing up after call to BMC fire. Photo. Mikael Rydahl. The roof fire at BMC in May was caused by a loose contact in the fire brigade switch for the solar cells. The switch has been replaced and now the renovation begins. The first step is to restore the roof. Scaffolding and weather protection are in place. The roof has extensive damage and currently it's impossible to say when the

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/cause-bmc-roof-fire-now-established - 2025-08-25

Karolin Hansén Nord will take on the role as Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM). Photo: Agata Garpenlind. Karolin Hansén Nord will take on the role of Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM) at the end of this year. What attracts most is the opportunity to influence and promote the development of the department. "We are facing several challenges, but I see them as oppo

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/change-head-department-ilm-it-should-be-easy-managers-do-right-thing - 2025-08-25

Ann-Ki and Eva Degerman. Private photo. Ann-Ki Holmén-Pålbrink, biomedical analyst, has worked at the Faculty for almost four decades. It may seem a long time, but it´s been inspiring years with lots of fun at work, she says. "I stayed put, but everything around me has moved around". My job is constantly changing; new people, new methods, it drives me forward.How did you end up at the Faculty of M

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/my-medfak-i-think-its-fun-go-work-every-day - 2025-08-25

Photo: Ingemar Hultquist Are you ready to broaden the impact of your research? Join us for a session - in Malmö (Oct. 15) or Lund (Oct. 16) - designed to learn how to reach out on the platform The Conversation! Whether you are passionate about reaching policymakers, industry leaders or the general audience, this discussion will provide inspiration and ideas on how to elevate your communication. Yo

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/beyond-journals-expand-global-reach-your-research - 2025-08-25

Your research deserves to be communicated clearly, efficiently, and correctly. To develop your academic English, don't miss the opportunity to take part in the popular course “Written English for Scholarly Publication”. Register by 11 October. The course is organized by the English Unit at the Centre for Language and Literature and consists of eight seminars in November and December. The course is

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/popular-course-written-english-scholarly-publication - 2025-08-25

Collaboration pays off. Anders Christensson and researchers from various medical fields at the Faculty recently received the Eldjarn Prize 2024 for a joint study. Anders Christensson, Anna Åkesson and Anders Grubb and collaborators have been awarded the Eldjarn prize 2024 for significant research efforts in kidney diseases. Anders Christensson reflects about why cross-field collaboration can be ve

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/awarded-collaboration-interdisciplinary-research-provides-new-insights - 2025-08-25

Sonya Girdler, Professor of Occupational Therapy at Curtin University, Australia. Are you a PhD student or a Postdoc at the Faculty of Medicine? Here's a golden opportunity for you to take part in a seminar that will give you new insights into why publishing is key to an academic career. In a rare opportunity the Australian Professor Sonya Girdler will share her academic journey and authorship.–  

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/seminar-academic-publishing-and-research-career-myths-vs-reality-1710 - 2025-08-25