Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000External engagement/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centreTue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre�۶���Ƶ is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front./article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityWed, 26 Feb 2025 07:31:17 +0000/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityThe Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at �۶���Ƶ. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666./article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaborationFri, 31 Jan 2025 13:52:16 +0000/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaboration�۶���Ƶ and Imperial College London are strengthening their collaboration in research, education and innovation. A new agreement between the two universities will create opportunities for researchers. /article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-rankingTue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:04 +0000/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking�۶���Ƶ continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden./article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseThu, 05 Dec 2024 11:42:34 +0000/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseA team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at �۶���Ƶ has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease./article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsTue, 03 Dec 2024 10:55:56 +0000/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsPer Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. /article/prominent-south-african-researcher-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-humanities-lund-universityFri, 29 Nov 2024 16:49:48 +0000/article/prominent-south-african-researcher-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-humanities-lund-universityElmi Muller, Professor of Medicine at Stellenbosch University, is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities at �۶���Ƶ./article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-waterFri, 22 Nov 2024 09:05:57 +0000/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water�۶���Ƶ and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen �۶���Ƶ’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students./article/lund-university-tops-patent-rankingThu, 24 Oct 2024 11:12:51 +0000/article/lund-university-tops-patent-rankingSwedish higher education institutions excel in patents from academia, with Sweden ranking fifth in Europe. �۶���Ƶ claims the top spot on the Swedish list./article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThu, 17 Oct 2024 09:22:23 +0000/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThree researchers from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies./article/lund-university-top-100-rankingTue, 08 Oct 2024 23:05:37 +0000/article/lund-university-top-100-rankingToday, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and �۶���Ƶ has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that �۶���Ƶ has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. /article/anne-lhuilliers-year-science-rockstarThu, 03 Oct 2024 08:45:41 +0000/article/anne-lhuilliers-year-science-rockstarA year has passed since Anne L'Huillier became �۶���Ƶ's first Nobel laureate. Since then, she has tried to use the attention to revive interest in research. But she has also had to come to terms with the oddity of becoming a science rock star asked for selfies all over town. /article/lund-university-8th-most-attractive-employer-according-recruitment-agencyMon, 23 Sep 2024 14:42:31 +0000/article/lund-university-8th-most-attractive-employer-according-recruitment-agencyRecruiter Academic Work annually conducts the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI) survey, in which they ask young people in various occupations which employer they would most like to work for./article/four-researchers-lund-university-receive-erc-starting-grantThu, 05 Sep 2024 16:10:16 +0000/article/four-researchers-lund-university-receive-erc-starting-grantSociologist Lisa Flower, biologist Øystein Opedal, economic historian Ingrid van Dijk and linguist Karolin Obert have received the prestigious grant from the EU. Their research focuses on video links in court cases, plant adaptation to pollinators, health inequalities over time, and language change in hunter-gatherer societies as they move around./article/new-international-students-arrive-lund-universityTue, 20 Aug 2024 13:19:51 +0000/article/new-international-students-arrive-lund-universityOn Tuesday, 20 August, �۶���Ƶ welcomed new international students for the autumn semester./article/researchers-receive-prestigious-erc-grantThu, 11 Jul 2024 14:41:06 +0000/article/researchers-receive-prestigious-erc-grantPer Augustsson at LTH and Filipe Pereira at the Faculty of Medicine have been awarded Proof of Concept grants./article/pernilla-august-named-honorary-doctor-lund-universityMon, 10 Jun 2024 10:15:59 +0000/article/pernilla-august-named-honorary-doctor-lund-universityA record number of doctors received their hat or laurel wreath during the University’s ceremonial highlight of the year – the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony – on 31 May. A total of 266 doctors received their laurel wreath or hat together with 15 honorary doctors. At the same time, 67 doctors became jubilee doctors. /article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-awardTue, 04 Jun 2024 20:00:34 +0000/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award�۶���Ƶ has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award./article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announcedTue, 26 Mar 2024 11:18:14 +0000/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announcedTwelve researchers at �۶���Ƶ have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. /article/french-president-emmanuel-macron-visits-lund-universityWed, 31 Jan 2024 20:23:46 +0000/article/french-president-emmanuel-macron-visits-lund-universityDuring a French state visit to Sweden, President Emmanuel Macron visited �۶���Ƶ on Wednesday, where he spoke directly with students at Studentafton. The President addressed challenges, possibilities and the future of the European cooperation. /article/donations-help-highlight-ravensbruck-artMon, 15 Jan 2024 10:38:01 +0000/article/donations-help-highlight-ravensbruck-artAn upcoming book featuring reproductions of artworks from the Ravensbrück concentration camp tells the story of the horrific reality its female inmates had to endure. The book has been published entirely thanks to private donations. /article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-rankingTue, 05 Dec 2023 10:13:29 +0000/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking�۶���Ƶ has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in Sweden./article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventionsThu, 23 Nov 2023 09:39:28 +0000/article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventionsBreath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care. This is because there are no national or international guidelines on how to assess children in these cases. A team of researchers at �۶���Ƶ, Sweden has now proposed guidelines to reduce the number of emergency and unplanned medical visits and to provide more equitable and structured care for children with breath-holding spells./article/most-innovative-lund-university-receive-awardsFri, 10 Nov 2023 12:56:31 +0000/article/most-innovative-lund-university-receive-awardsSix of the most innovative ideas and projects currently within �۶���Ƶ were spotlighted at the Future Innovations Award, held on November 7th. The contributors shared a total of SEK 500,000 when �۶���Ƶ's and Sparbanken Skåne's Future Innovations Award was given out. The winning ideas included an energy storage system that makes use of upcycled electric vehicles batteries and a new method for assessing stroke risk./article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lundMon, 23 Oct 2023 09:25:33 +0000/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lundIryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at �۶���Ƶ for young policymakers, public servants and civil society workers from selected countries in the Baltic Sea Region/EU Eastern Partnership./article/increase-forest-fires-may-damage-crucial-ozone-layerMon, 09 Oct 2023 13:43:43 +0000/article/increase-forest-fires-may-damage-crucial-ozone-layerAll particles that reach the atmosphere cause different chemical reactions. Particles come partly from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires, and partly from pollution and emissions. Aerosol researcher Johan Friberg studies particles at high altitudes. He fears that the global increase in forest fires could have a significant impact on the ozone layer./article/anne-lhuillier-awarded-nobel-prize-physicsWed, 04 Oct 2023 14:48:15 +0000/article/anne-lhuillier-awarded-nobel-prize-physicsAnne L'Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at �۶���Ƶ, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz on Tuesday. “It feels absolutely incredible. Fantastic! I am very proud”, she says./article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-imagesWed, 04 Oct 2023 14:16:05 +0000/article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-imagesIn today's scientific world, microscopic images have become a powerful resource for research. With access to advanced microscopes, researchers can now create unique images of structures and objects. Beautiful and captivating images that can also convey complex context to a wider audience./article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologiesTue, 03 Oct 2023 13:07:51 +0000/article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologiesIf we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some of the most fundamental problems in physics. Finding the answers to these questions drives Ville Maisi, Associate Professor of Solid States Physics at NanoLund./article/innovation-happens-edges-0Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:42:44 +0000/article/innovation-happens-edges-0The UNEXPECTED event that took place 1 June in Lund gathered unique and diverse minds and organisations, that exemplifies the dynamism of human creativity. With limitless possibilities that emerge when we break down barriers, we can embrace the unexpected./article/supporting-african-cities-addressing-climate-related-displacementWed, 06 Sep 2023 15:31:02 +0000/article/supporting-african-cities-addressing-climate-related-displacementIn a spirit of collaboration and commitment, �۶���Ƶ's programme 'Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement' has reached its culmination. The programme's final workshop, held in Uganda on August 21-22, served as a dynamic platform for participants from Freetown, Kampala, and Nairobi to present their transformative City Profiles. These profiles encapsulate their insights, discussions, and strategies focused on human rights, gender equality, and climate challenges in urban contexts./article/industrial-doctoral-students-valuable-industryWed, 06 Sep 2023 13:43:44 +0000/article/industrial-doctoral-students-valuable-industryIncreasingly, industry is looking to recruit staff with doctoral degrees for research and development positions. This may involve hiring people with technical expertise in a specialist area and who also hold sufficient qualifications to independently run projects according to the company’s requirements./article/past-comes-alive-3dMon, 28 Aug 2023 11:28:38 +0000/article/past-comes-alive-3dIn the past, it has been common practice to perform analyses of archaeological sites after excavations have been completed and covered again with soil. But with the revolutionary development of digital technologies, we can now identify archaeological information that was previously invisible to the naked eye./article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-togetherWed, 23 Aug 2023 08:31:41 +0000/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-togetherChildren in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum./article/ai-improving-understanding-migratory-birds-internal-clock-map-and-compassThu, 29 Jun 2023 14:48:26 +0000/article/ai-improving-understanding-migratory-birds-internal-clock-map-and-compassDifferent species of migrating bird have different genetically programmed procedures that signal when it is time to head off and when it is time to return. It may have to do with factors such as daylight, temperature, weather and the Earth’s magnetic field. These migration programmes have been studied before, but new technology and computational capacity make it possible to process large amounts of data and even simulate various factors so that researchers are able to study how their routines are disrupted by changes to the climate and by us. /article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasingThu, 15 Jun 2023 10:58:02 +0000/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasingThe number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, investigating the connection between osteoarthritis and metabolic diseases in a new research project./article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africaThu, 01 Jun 2023 13:43:46 +0000/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africaThe African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African professionals. For the second year in succession, there is a contract education course on innovation policy and innovation leadership through the Department of Economic History. In May, the African participants had their teaching sessions in Lund and were visited by Sida and AUDA-NEPAD, the co-funders of the course. /article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesTue, 30 May 2023 12:37:05 +0000/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesPartners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries./article/clay-ancient-material-great-futureTue, 30 May 2023 12:02:31 +0000/article/clay-ancient-material-great-futureClay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays, such as through the addition of certain molecules or salts, we can use them for new and sustainable products in the fields of medicine, architecture and building materials./article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-futureMon, 08 May 2023 12:29:45 +0000/article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-futureWhat inner capacities do we need to support a more sustainable society? During the past decades, focus has been on addressing societal crises through external – technical, economic or medical – solutions. But in order to create real change, we must also tackle the underlying root causes: our broken relationship to nature, other people and not least ourselves. /article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancerFri, 05 May 2023 14:12:28 +0000/article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancerChristelle Prinz, Professor of Solid State Physics at �۶���Ƶ, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research into creating cost-effective biosensor diagnostics for the early detection of ovarian cancer./article/sand-and-dust-storm-research-find-answers-ai-and-ancient-knowledgeFri, 05 May 2023 12:39:15 +0000/article/sand-and-dust-storm-research-find-answers-ai-and-ancient-knowledgeThe Middle East and North African region lose about $ 13 billion a year because of increasing sand and dust storms. By combining learnings from artificial intelligence and 3000-year-old sustainable methods, researchers might be on the way to finding out how to mitigate the damages./article/become-your-own-conductorWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:19:28 +0000/article/become-your-own-conductorMake yourself comfortable at home on the sofa and immerse yourself in a symphony orchestra’s magical take on Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony as if you were there inside the concert hall. Change camera angles, zoom, cuts, sound quality and access background information about the piece being played. Or chat with fellow members of the digital audience. /article/triple-success-prestigious-eu-grant-roundThu, 30 Mar 2023 10:47:05 +0000/article/triple-success-prestigious-eu-grant-roundThree researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. This concerns research on a fundamentally changed food system, chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases, and blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease./article/new-climate-report-near-term-action-crucialWed, 22 Mar 2023 10:59:40 +0000/article/new-climate-report-near-term-action-crucialThe UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a synthesis report summarizing the reports of recent years. Markku Rummukainen, Sweden's contact person for the IPCC and also Professor of Climatology at the Center for Environmental and Climate Science at �۶���Ƶ, answers five question about the new report./article/new-innovation-policies-will-support-ecosystems-creativesWed, 08 Feb 2023 15:11:47 +0000/article/new-innovation-policies-will-support-ecosystems-creatives�۶���Ƶ and partners have been awarded a grant of € 6 million from the European Commission to develop innovation policies for the cultural and creative industries. New innovation policies are needed to support ecosystems in the sector with better access to funding and incubators so that more ideas can be realised. The ekip project starts 1 June./article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversityWed, 08 Feb 2023 08:41:09 +0000/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversityWe need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at �۶���Ƶ. “I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can make use of the results and have an impact”. /article/what-you-do-your-garden-help-pollinators-worksThu, 26 Jan 2023 15:59:13 +0000/article/what-you-do-your-garden-help-pollinators-worksHave you made adjustments to your garden to make it more welcoming for pollinators? If so, you have probably made a valuable contribution, according to a new study from �۶���Ƶ. The researchers evaluated the national ‘Operation: Save the Bees’ campaign, and their results indicate that what private individuals do in their gardens really can make a positive difference./article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-projectThu, 26 Jan 2023 12:42:12 +0000/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-projectWith enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign language in real time takes the stage. During 2022, Riksteatern Crea – one of the world’s leading sign language theatres – and researchers at �۶���Ƶ Humanities Lab trialled new innovative and creative solutions in order to make the technology work for this multi-dimensional theatre experience. /article/erc-grants-research-diabetes-and-immunotherapyWed, 25 Jan 2023 11:36:21 +0000/article/erc-grants-research-diabetes-and-immunotherapyTwo innovation-driven research projects at �۶���Ƶ have been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council, ERC. They relate to biomarkers for predicting who benefits from metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and new technology to enable powerful and focused therapies for the treatment of solid tumours./article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesityWed, 25 Jan 2023 08:13:09 +0000/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesityHow much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes.