By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 6 November 2024 More than two thousand patent applications have been filed by researchers at Lund University between 2000 and 2020. Photo: Kennet Ruona Swedish higher education institutions excel in patents from academia, with Sweden ranking fifth in Europe. Lund University claims the top spot on the Swedish

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-tops-patent-ranking - 2025-04-24

By karin [dot] lilja [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Karin Lilja) - published 4 November 2024 As of Wednesday 6 November, the Division of IT will change its email addresses with domain names from ldc.lu.se to it.lu.se. At the turn of the year 2023-24, Lund University's central Division of IT changed its name from LDC to Division of IT. As part of this change, the section's email addresses will

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/division-it-gets-new-email-addresses - 2025-04-24

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 5 November 2024 The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Professor Titti Mattsson as the new holder of the Pufendorf Endowed Chair. The Vice-Chancellor appoints a professor at Lund University to the four-year professorship in the subjects of economics, political philosophy and jurisprudence in the spirit of P

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/titti-mattsson-named-pufendorf-endowed-chair - 2025-04-24

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 1 November 2024 Foto: Mikael Risedal As Primula will be closed from 29 November to 2 December, 3 December is the final day to apply for health promotion reimbursement relating to 2024 (instead of 30 November). Bear in mind that your application and enclosures need to be complete in Primula by 3 December at the lates

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-years-health-promotion-reimbursement-3-december - 2025-04-24

By Johanna [dot] Mellgren [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Mellgren) - published 6 November 2024 The Vice-Chancellor has named three of the University’s large research infrastructures as University Platforms. The designation signals that these research infrastructures have high strategic significance for the entire University. The designations are based on a number of criteria, for example whet

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-research-infrastructures-named-university-platforms - 2025-04-24

By Maria [dot] Blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 5 November 2024 Olof Skoog, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, has been named the 2024 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 19 November, he will present “Strategy of Human Rights” Time and place: 19 November 2024, at 18:00, University Auditorium, Main University Building, Paradisgatan 2, LundThe lecture is open to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-olof-skoog-strategy-human-rights - 2025-04-24

By katarina [dot] lilliequist [at] skissernasmuseum [dot] lu [dot] se (Katarina Lilliequist) - published 13 November 2024 Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided tour through the exhibition. See the exhibition at Skissernas Museum where Gunilla Klingberg is highlighting her latest public art projects for two much-discu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-wringwrenchwhirlweave - 2025-04-24

Published 20 November 2024 The Central Administration’s aim is to offer the best possible support for the University’s operations. In order to do this, we need to continuously review the organisation and working methods so that optimum support is provided while balancing the budget. Based on this, a number of changes are being made. One example is that the major part of the support relating to con

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/central-administration-transition - 2025-04-24

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 19 November 2024 Hanna Isaksson has developed a method to calculate fracture risk. Emma Hammarlund looks at hairs for early cancer diagnosis. Sang Hyun Pyo uses birch bark for make-up and other purposes. Photo: Johan Persson; Auraya Manaprasertsak and John Price The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nine-projects-are-included-list-ongoing-swedish-research-projects-potential-create-societal-benefit - 2025-04-24

By par [dot] svensson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Pär Svensson) - published 19 November 2024 Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project. Lund University is a member of Scholars at Risk Sweden. Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project. The report explores concerning trends in attacks on higher educati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/webinar-current-state-academic-freedom-world - 2025-04-24

Published 16 November 2024 Do you want to know more about students' mental illness and experiences of discrimination? Are you also curious about the Eurostudent survey and what data can be obtained from the results? Time and place: 16 December at 13:00-14:00, on-line (in Swedish)The webinar is primarily aimed at those of you who in some way work with widening participation, equal treatment within

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/webinar-eurostudent-8-students-mental-illness-and-experiences-discrimination - 2025-04-24

Published 19 November 2024 Do you have experience in scientific research? Would you like to start an international career within a multicultural and diverse team? The European institutions are looking for scientific research administrators. Recruited officials (grade AD 7) will work mainly for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). Most posts will be in various JRC sites (Brussels,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-looking-scientific-research-administrators - 2025-04-24

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 19 November 2024 Are you innovative and want to develop a project within education, entrepreneurship, literature, medicine, music, technology or training? Sten K Johnsson's foundation can provide funding and LU Innovation can help you. The Sten K Johnson Foundation awards scholarships of up to 300,000 SEK. Its a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/information-session-and-qa-about-sten-k-johnson-foundation-grants - 2025-04-24

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 12 december 2019 Filipe Pereira beviljas 21 miljoner i ERC Consolidator Grant 2019. Foto: Kennet Ruona. Av de 707 ansökningar till europeiska forskningsrådet ERC, inom life science, är Filipe Pereira på Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin vid Lunds universitet, en av de 89 forskare vars forskningsprojekt beviljats. D

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/21-miljoner-till-innovativ-immunterapiforskning - 2025-04-24

Publicerad 16 december 2019 Varje år insjuknar cirka tjugo barn i neuroblastom i Sverige, de flesta före fem års ålder. Det är en ovanlig och komplicerad tumörsjukdom som nästan uteslutande existerar hos barn. För femtio år sedan var en diagnos ofta lika med döden, men tack vare framgångsrik forskning överlever idag närmare 80 procent. Läkemedelsresistens är dock fortfarande ett stort problem hos

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/forskning-om-komplicerad-tumorsjukdom - 2025-04-24

Av tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - publicerad 17 december 2019 Sverige och Danmark är bland de länderna i världen med högst förekomst av typ 1-diabetes i relation till invånarantal. Inte konstigt då att de båda länderna har lång tradition av forskning och behandling. Med DiaUnion, ett nytt gemensamt diabetesprojekt finansierat av EU stärks nu relationen mellan de båda

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/diaunion-sverige-och-danmark-i-gemensam-kamp-mot-diabetes - 2025-04-24

Publicerad 17 december 2019 Ny forskning stärker teorier om träningens positiva effekter på hjärnan. Illustration: Linnéa Haviland I en studie jämförde forskare Vasaloppsåkare med övrig befolkning och såg att risken att utveckla epilepsi var hälften så stor hos dem som åkt loppet. Studien visar inte på orsakssamband, men forskarna menar att det stärker teorier om träningens positiva effekter på hj

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-traning-kan-minska-risken-att-utveckla-epilepsi - 2025-04-24

Av Bjorn [dot] Martinsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Björn Martinsson) - publicerad 18 december 2019 Framstående insatser inom medicinsk humaniora, psykiatri och neurodegenerativ medicin lyfts fram när Medicinska fakulteten utser tre nya hedersdoktorer 2020. Birgit Rausing, Owen Wolkowitz samt Glenda Halliday promoveras i Lunds domkyrka den 29 maj 2020. Fil. dr. h.c. Birgit Rausing är humanist, f

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-hedersdoktorer-vid-medicinska-fakulteten-2020 - 2025-04-24

Publicerad 20 december 2019 Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin vid Lunds universitet, har i över 30 år arbetat med att analysera markörer för exponering av olika miljögifter. Efter att ha genomgått nålsögat genom en mängd kvalificerade prövningar och tester, har laboratoriet nu blivit uppgraderat till EU-certifierat expertlaboratorium. Nu är laboratoriet ett av Europas främsta inom sin nisch

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lab-arbets-och-miljomedicin-bland-europas-basta - 2025-04-24

Publicerad 20 december 2019 Forskare vid Lunds universitets Epilepsicentrum har med hjälp av en neuropeptid lyckats minska anfallsliknande aktivitet i vävnad från patienter med läkemedelsresistent epilepsi. Läs hela artikeln på Lunds universitets centrala webbplats

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/peptid-minskade-epileptiska-anfall-i-mansklig-hjarnvavnad - 2025-04-24