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Nu är det klart! Rektor har beslutat att tillsätta framröstat dekanpar vid fakulteten. Professor Kristina Åkesson blir dekan och professor Martin L Olsson blir prodekan, med början 1 januari, 2021. Medicinska fakultetens nuvarande dekan, Erik Renström, kommer att tillträda som rektor för Lunds universitet vid årsskiftet. Efter ett val inom Medicinska fakulteten valdes nuvarande prodekan Kristina Å

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/faktultetens-nya-dekan-och-prodekan - 2025-12-11

En ny metod som långsamt frisätter läkemedel lokalt i hjärnan har tagits fram av forskare vid Lunds universitet. Läkemedlet kapslas in i nanopartiklar och levereras till hjärnvävnaden via flexibla elektroder. Metoden har testats på möss och publicerats i bland annat Journal of Nanobiotechnology under året, och försvaras i en avhandling den 19 november vid Lunds universitet. Hjärnan är vårt mest ko

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nanopartiklar-kommer-lastade-med-lakemedel-till-hjarnan - 2025-12-11

Darcy Wagner utvecklar behandlingar för patienter med lungsjuksommar. “Detta kan hjälpa oss runt bristen på donerad vävnad som är tillgänglig för patienter och kan dessutom förbättra överlevnaden på lång sikt." Darcy Wagner är en av forskarna på Wallenberg centrum för molekylär medicinsk forskning vid Lunds universitet (WCMM LU). Under hösten 2020 presenterar vi varje vecka en forskare verksam vid

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/mot-veckans-wallenbergforskare-darcy-wagner - 2025-12-11

Diabetes behandlas i dag med inkretinhormoner för att minska risken för hjärtkärlsjukdomar och andra riskfaktorer sjukdomen kan ge upphov till. I en ny studie har forskare från Lunds universitet sett nya samband mellan hormonerna GIP och GLP-1 och åderförkalkning. Själva tror forskarna att deras fynd kan ha betydelse för framtida studier och behandling av diabetes. Studien är publicerad i Diabetes

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hormoner-kopplas-till-aderforkalkning-forskare-vill-oka-kunskap-om-diabetesbehandling - 2025-12-11

Elva forskare verksamma vid medicinska fakulteten i Malmö och i Lund får anslag från Maggie Stephens stiftelse på 200 000 kronor vardera. Stiftelsen grundades av docent Fredrik Koch 1959 med huvudsakligt ändamål att främja medicinsk vetenskaplig forskning. Maggie Stephens stiftelse delar ut extra anslag som går till forskare där samtliga är kliniskt verksamma och etablerar forskningslinje efter di

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/maggie-stephens-stiftelse-stottar-forskning-inom-medicin - 2025-12-11

Regeringen har utsett Medicinska fakultetens dekan Erik Renström till rektor för Lunds universitet 2021 - 2026. Renström är läkare och professor i experimentell endokrinologi med lång akademisk erfarenhet bakom sig. Han har de tre senaste åren varit dekan för Medicinska fakulteten. Erik Renström kommer att installeras den 22 januari 2021 vid en ceremoni. Rektorsinstallationen utformas efter rådand

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fakultetens-dekan-blir-rektor-klartecken-fran-regeringen - 2025-12-11

Analysföretaget Clarivate Analytics, listar varje år världens mest inflytelserika forskare. Med på listan finns bland andra lundaforskarna Sara Linse, Oskar Hansson och Johannes Rousk. Sara Linse, professor vid biokemi och strukturbiologi:– Det här visar att vår forskning är viktig och intressant, och att människor läser om den. Vi publicerade en banbrytande upptäckt 2013 kopplad till Alzheimers s

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/medicinare-med-bland-varldens-mest-citerade-forskare - 2025-12-11

Vinay Swaminathan studerar cellers rörelse i hälsa och sjukdom. “För att förstå hur celler kapas under sjukdom måste vi förstå hur celler fungerar.” Vinay Swaminathan är en av forskarna på Wallenberg centrum för molekylär medicinsk forskning vid Lunds universitet (WCMM LU). Under hösten 2020 presenterar vi varje vecka en forskare verksam vid centrumet. WCMM vid Lunds universitet är ett forskningsc

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/mot-veckans-wallenbergforskare-vinay-swaminathan - 2025-12-11

In collaboration with Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE) the department of Service studies offers a new international education programme with start later this spring. Focus is on the region around Lake Victoria in east Africa and prefect Mattias Wengelin, responsible for the programme, hope to share knowledge about sustainable services. LUCE contacted Mattias Wengelin in his prefect ro

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/service-studies-starts-education-programme-great-lakes-region - 2025-12-11

This fall, world leading researchers and practicians will gather att Lund university, Campus Helsingborg to exchange ideas and discuss the latest research at the seventh international conference on place branding. The theme is place branding in times of crisis and uncertainty. The conference is hosted by the Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University in collaboration with the Departmen

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/world-leading-conference-place-branding-comes-sweden-and-campus-helsingborg - 2025-12-11

The 24th of March Rui Liu defended her doctoral dissertation “Tinkered Care: Assembling Medicine Consumption in Grey Zones”. The thesis looks into two related domains: care seekers’ self-care and medicine consumption strategies on the one hand, and the provision of health services on the other. The thesis explores how medical professionals and care seekers negotiate their perceptions of medicine a

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-about-grey-zones-medical-care - 2025-12-11

Reducing plastic waste and plastic pollution in our oceans is on the agenda for UN’s member states since March 2022. In a hearing between the French Sénat and Assemblée Nationale regarding this matter, Professor Hervé Corvellec participated as an invited expert on plastic waste and answered the question “Why is there so much plastic waste?”. In March 2022 UN Member States agreed to start negotiati

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/herve-corvellec-plastic-embedded-consumption - 2025-12-11

The students at the master programme in Service Management with the specialization in Supply Chain Management is currently taking the course Service Logistics where several interesting guest lecturers are invited. – Guest lecturers creates a possibility for collaboration between Campus and the outside world, says course examiner Klas Hjort. – The course started with a guest from the University of

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/guest-lecturers-gives-valuable-industry-insights-and-connection-business-life - 2025-12-11

The students at the masters' programme in Service Management with the specialization in Supply Chain Management is currently taking the course Service Logistics where several interesting guest lecturers are invited. – Guest lecturers creates a possibility for collaboration between Campus and the outside world, says course examiner Klas Hjort. – The course started with a guest from the University o

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/guest-lecturers-gives-valuable-industry-insights-and-connection-business-life-0 - 2025-12-11

On the 8th of June, the graduation ceremony for our Master's students was arranged by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lund University Main Building. During the ceremony, two theses were awarded the honorary award from the department for their excellent work. The ceremony began with live music and speeches by the Dean, Christofer Edling, and student Janine Pröll. Following that, Malin Zilling

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/two-master-theses-received-honorary-award - 2025-12-11

CCT, Consumer Culture Theory, annually arrange an international conference on consumer culture. This year it was organized on 27-30 June by the School of Economics and Management at Lund University. The conference was attended by 317 participants from 25 different countries. Four researchers from Service Studies contributed to the conference. Dystopia or utopia – how does it affect consumer behavi

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/fashion-textile-care-cryptocurrency-and-seaweed-cct-conference - 2025-12-11

Are you interested in fashion, trends, communication, and sustainability? Are you already working in the fashion industry and want to deepen your knowledge? Or are you a student who wants to broaden your education? Then apply for our new stand-alone courses: The Fashion Market: Innovation and Fashion Forecasting (5 credits) and The Fashion Market: Fashion Communication and Sustainability (5 credit

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/fashion-market-focus-latest-additions-our-course-portfolio - 2025-12-11

How much environmental impact does your hair removal have? With the method LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) it’s possible to find out. Sustainability researchers from Lund, United Kingdom and Italy put the shaving habits to a test when they tried to find answer to which method has the least environmental impact. That is, if you don't consider the option of not removing it at all. Researchers Tullia Jac

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/razors-vs-lazers-hair-removals-environmental-footprint - 2025-12-11

From climate change disasters to the war in Ukraine and the shaky global economy, there is a growing and palpable sense of living in a time of perpetual crisis and uncertainty. How do crises and uncertain times affect place brands and what are the implications for research? In October, a unique and world-leading conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss today's challe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/place-branding-times-crisis-and-uncertainty - 2025-12-11

The European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR) at Mid Sweden University, hosted the 31st Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research on 19-21 Sep 2023. The symposium focused on the topic “Rethinking tourism for a sustainable future”. Several researchers from the department of Service Studies attended the conference. The theme Wherever you go in the world, almost every region rely on thei

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/tourism-conference-about-sustainable-future-ostersund - 2025-12-11