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År 2023 var det varmaste året som någonsin har uppmätts och 2024 kommer att bli ännu varmare. Demokratin är på tillbakagång och bristen på mat ökar, som en följd av militära konflikter, ekonomiska kriser och extremväder. Förenta nationernas möjligheter att agera globalt är betydligt sämre än tidigare, som en följd av det geopolitiska läget. Detta under en tid när vi verkligen skulle behöva interna
Den 12 december presenterade regeringen forsknings- och innovationspropositionen med titeln ”Forskning och innovation för framtid, nyfikenhet och nytta”. En samlad bedömning av propositionen visar att den är mycket mer utmanande för Lunds universitet än någon tidigare forskningsproposition. Den erbjuder stora möjligheter för många forskare och olika typer av forskning, samtidigt som den styr forsk
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/forskningsproppen-stora-mojligheter-men-mycket-utmanande - 2026-05-06
Enklare analysmetod av blodprov för Alzheimers sjukdom har testats i en stor multicenterstudie, ledd från Lunds universitet. – Detta är ett viktigt steg för att kunna föra in enkla blodprovstester för Alzheimers sjukdom i vården globalt, säger forskarna bakom studien. I korthet:Blodmarkören (P-tau217) kan börja förändras flera år innan alzheimersymtom uppkommer. Markören kan mätas med en enklare o
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/storre-mojligheter-att-testa-alzheimers-med-ny-analysmetod - 2026-05-06
Stort grattis till Charlotte Ling som får ett anslag på fem miljoner danska kronor från Novo Nordisk Foundation. Det handlar om klinisk forskning inom precisionsmedicin med epigenetisk analys av blod från 13 000 personer. Charlotte Ling, som är professor i diabetesforskning och med ett särskilt fokus på epigenetik, har under 10 år forskat på epigenetiska biomarkörer som kan förutspå hur patienter
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/grattis-charlotte-ling - 2026-05-06
The invitation applies to current and prospective 1st year PhD students studying Bioinformatics We have decided that MedBioInfo, the Swedish National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics, will take applications for an incoming class in 2026. The deadline is 28 February, 2026.MedBioInfo was established in 2017, with the support of 42 Bioinformatics faculty, to provide advanced training in bio
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/call-applications-national-graduate-school-medical-bioinformatics-medbioinfo-2026 - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The new Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University, which will focus on regenerative medicine, is part of a national plan to re-establish Sweden’s leading position in medical research. The centre is being funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, in collaboration with Lund University and Reg
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-molecular-medicine-centre-lund-university - 2026-05-05
With SEK 36 million in funding, stakeholders in Skåne are joining forces to develop and commercialise breakthrough ATMP research – Advanced Therapy Medical Products. The aim is to accelerate the next generation of these therapies so that more potentially life-saving ATMP treatments reach patients who currently lack effective treatment options Through the ATMP Path2Patient project, stakeholders wil
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/major-investment-accelerates-advanced-therapies-research-patient - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The main University building is to become a hub for the organisation! That is the vision proposed by project manager Louise Pierce, who is responsible for repurposing the now almost empty building in Lundagård park. In only three years, it is to be buzzing with activity in the form of students, employees and visitors.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-university-building-materializes - 2026-05-05
During Sustainability Week, you can hear psychologists’ tips on how you can get rid of your climate change anxiety by taking action. You can also experience an earthquake via a virtual reality game, take an art tour in the Botanical Garden or learn how to bake bread without generating food waste. Sustainability Week will run from 8 and to 13 April. For the third year running, the University is org
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/transformation-theme-years-sustainability-week - 2026-05-05
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 - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Recurrent threats via telephone, email and letter – often in conjunction with being published. That is part of everyday research for gender researcher Diana Mulinari and many of her colleagues. “It is almost systematic. Those who hate and make threats are aggressively sexist and racist. Their hate ideology is based on
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-researcher-threats-and-hate-are-part-everyday-life - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Threats against researchers are increasing, according to acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson, who received 16 reports of threats last year. The rise is in online threats, whereas the number of disruptive or violent people on campus is dropping – probably thanks to more locked doors. “But the hidden figures are
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/online-threats-against-researchers-are-rise - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main U
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-research-leader - 2026-05-05
With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Ann-Sofie Zettergren has the role of data steward at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data ac
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-05-05
On 17 December, the Faculty Board decided on the Faculty of Science’s continued work regarding a potential establishment in Science Village. This means that it will not support the continued planning of Nanolab Science Village (Stage 1). The decision is based, among other things, on the report "Assessment of Critical Mass for Establishment in Science Village", which highlights both the opportuniti
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/faculty-board-decides-not-proceed-establishment-science-village-stage-2 - 2026-05-05
Researchers at Lund University have developed a new method to determine how the composition of proteins in blood changes in response to disease or organ damage. This could provide a deeper understanding of how diseases affect the body and be used to discover new biomarkers in the blood to aid in diagnosing complex medical conditions. Our organs consist of a variety of specific proteins that are vi
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/protein-changes-reveal-diseases - 2026-05-05
