By elin [dot] engman [at] ldc [dot] lu [dot] se (Elin Engman) - published 21 June 2022 The Vice-Chancellor has decided that the first part of the ‘Coordinated examination service’ project will start with a budget of SEK 13.8 million. The project is tasked with initiating coordinated administration and scheduling, organising a pool of exam invigilators and starting work on the construction of a ded

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-efficient-exam-management-coordinated-examination-service-project - 2025-02-02

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 21 June 2022 The Act on Special Protection for Workers against Reprisals for Whistleblowing concerning Serious Irregularities (2021:890), referred to as the Whistleblowing Act, entered into force on 17 December 2021. The Act enables people to report irregularities in a work-related context of such gravity that their c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reporting-irregularities - 2025-02-02

By johanna [dot] mellgren [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Mellgren) - published 22 June 2022 The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and rece

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2025-02-02

Published 23 June 2022 With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2025-02-02

Published 23 June 2022 Now, we are here at last, after intense involvement and many exciting ideas from many parts of the University, the Vice-Chancellor has today (23 June) decided on five profile areas for Lund University for 2022-2030. The selected profile areas are: Human Rights in a Polarised World Light and Materials – from fundamental understanding to industrial and societal needs Natural a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-profile-areas-have-been-selected-process-highlighted-strong-knowledge-environments - 2025-02-02

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 15 August 2022 Help your students by referring them to campusonline.se. On the site they can find tips on involvement, reading and planning in the light of more or less digital teaching. There are now also two much requested texts, one on multitasking – or rather uni-tasking – and one on ergonomics. Do your

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tips-study-technique-your-students - 2025-02-02

Published 22 June 2022 The number of reports of cheating at LU has increased considerably and now a project is starting that aims to prevent the students from cheating by providing support to teaching staff. Elin Bommenel will lead the project, which is to run from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2023. There has been a marked increase in the number of reports of cheating in recent years. In 2019,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-reduce-cheating-lund-university - 2025-02-02

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 23 June 2022 On June 8, the Swedish parliament adopted the Government’s bill Flexibility, adaptability and security in the labour market. The bill addresses the modernisation of labour law with changes to, among other things, the Employment Protection Act (LAS). The LAS amendments enter into force on 30 June and apply

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-employment-protection-act-las-provide-better-protection-staff - 2025-02-02

Published 23 June 2022 Lund University has been ranked 95th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has ranked almost 1,500 universities, placing the top 100 within the top 7%. The universities are assessed using six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-global-ranking - 2025-02-02

Published 22 August 2022 Illustration by Catrin Jacobsson. The news last week that Lund University has five profile areas has generated a lot of interest. Since the information at this stage has been rather limited, I will answer the three most common questions here. More information will be published about the profile areas after the summer holidays. Question 1: What will the profile areas do? Al

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-information-about-lund-universitys-five-profile-areas - 2025-02-02

Published 19 August 2022 During a few hot summer days in June, representatives from all the EUGLOH universities gathered at Paris-Saclay for the big Annual Summit. EUGLOH, the European University Alliance for Global Health, is part of the EU-funded European Universities programme in which Lund University participates together with Université Paris-Saclay (France), University of Szeged (Hungary), U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/continued-funding-eugloh-programme-and-new-partner-universities - 2025-02-02

Av petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - publicerad 17 augusti 2023 Forskare har studerat ämnesomsättningen hos personer med övervikt före och efter att de genomgått en gastric bypass-operation. Studien visar att de största förändringarna skedde strax efter operationen. Foto: iStock/herjua En ny studie av forskare vid Lunds universitet väcker frågor om hur effektivt det är

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/vad-hander-med-amnesomsattningen-efter-en-fetmaoperation - 2025-02-02

Av erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - publicerad 29 augusti 2023 Vad präglar ditt bostadskvarter? Kenta Okuyama har undersökt grannskapets betydelse för olika hälsoaspekter. Foto Istock/Brian Scantlebury I början av hösten äger många disputationer rum vid Medicinska fakulteten. Här är tre av dem: Fabian Larrosa Pardo om patienter som söker vård för smärta, och h

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-disputationer-om-smarta-forlossningsstod-och-grannskapets-halsoeffekter - 2025-02-02

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 24 augusti 2023 En ny studie från bland annat Lunds och Göteborgs universitet ger kunskap som kan användas vid individuell riskbedömning, förebyggande åtgärder och behandlingsstrategier för bröstcancerpatienter. Foto: iStock/Rasi Bhadramani BRCA1 och BRCA2 är välkända bröstcancergener som är förknippade med avsevärd ö

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/brostcancerstudie-andrade-nationella-riktlinjer - 2025-02-02

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 24 augusti 2023 Forskare vid Lunds universitet, Rigshospitalet Köpenhamn, Hannover Medical School samt biopharmaföretaget Amniotics ska undersöka hur mördarceller kan skräddarsys för behandling av cancerformerna AML, glioblastom och bukspottkörtelcancer. Foto: iStock Tumörstamceller gömmer sig i kroppen och gör att pa

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/40-miljoner-till-dammsugande-mordarceller - 2025-02-02

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 30 augusti 2023 Infektionsforskarna Lisa Mellhammar och Adam Linder vill påverka EU att skapa ett gemensamt övervakningssystem för sepsis. Foto: Åsa Hansdotter. Ett forskarteam vid Lunds universitet har tidigare visat att ungefär 70 000 vuxna drabbas av sepsis varje år i Sverige. I en ny studie visar de att fyra proce

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sepsis-lika-vanligt-som-cancer-lika-dodligt-som-hjartinfarkt - 2025-02-02

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 5 september 2023 När Oskar Hansson och hans forskargrupp, med Sebastian Palmqvist i spetsen, genomfört sin studie i Sverige, kommer de att dela med sig av sina erfarenheter till amerikanska forskargrupper att sätta upp liknande studier i primärvården. Foto: Åsa Hansdotter Kan det amerikanska sjukvårdssystemet dra nytt

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sokte-anslag-i-sista-stund-fick-33-miljoner - 2025-02-02

Av petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - publicerad 8 september 2023 Svenska barn har bidragit till en ny studie som ger ökat stöd för att vissa virus har betydelse för utvecklingen av typ 1-diabetes. Foto: Johan Persson. Ny forskning ger ökat stöd för att vissa virusinfektioner kan ha betydelse för utvecklingen av typ 1-diabetes. Ett internationellt forskarlag har sett at

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-virus-med-betydelse-utveckling-av-typ-1-diabetes - 2025-02-02

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 11 september 2023 Anna Falk. Foto: Tove Smeds. Anna Falk, professor vid Lunds universitets Stamcellscentrum, blir föreståndare för det nyligen inrättade utvecklingscentrum för avancerade terapier, LU-ATMP. – Min vision är att vi ska accelerera utvecklingen av alla de avancerade terapier som är på gång inom Lunds universitet.

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/stamcellsforskaren-anna-falk-leder-lunds-universitets-centrum-avancerade-terapier - 2025-02-02

Av anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - publicerad 18 september 2023 Esther González-Padilla and Markus Heidenblad. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist Den 28 september firas lanseringen av SciLifeLab Lund – en av fyra nya sites som etablerades 2022. Siterna i Göteborg, Linköping, Umeå och Lund är delar av en statlig storsatsning på en nationell forskningsinfrastruktur, SciLifeLab

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/kick-scilifelab-lund - 2025-02-02