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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Whose Museum x Krets: Max Ockborn WHOSE MUSEUM x KRETS 2019 AN EXHIBITION IN FIVE CHAPTERS OPENING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 5–8 PM Consider for a moment that a museum is a living organism, their collections forming a body whose relationships compel them to move and to act. Who will they become?In 2019, KRETS will be run
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-max-ockborn-1 - 2026-05-19
Borders don’t just divide nations — they define our bodies too. At the skin and in the gut, our barrier organs form the frontline of defense against infection. Here, diverse communities of friendly microbes, the microbiota, help maintain health and keep these borders strong, backed up by an immune system ready to deploy antibodies against any intruder. Protecting these barrier organs is central to
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/inta-gribonika-awarded-ssmf-starting-grant-research-skin-humoral-immunity - 2026-05-19
Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we potentially can influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which risk factors are associated with two of our most common causes of dementia – Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. During our lifetime, the risk of developing dementia is influenced by aspects tha
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-lifestyle-can-affect-your-risk-dementia - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Public interest in degrowth is on the rise in these times of global warming awareness, but the idea is hardly new. We talked to professor Hervé Corvellec after the 6th International Degrowth Conference took place in Malmoe. "Degrowth is the idea of turning economic development from growth-based into its opposite. A ke
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-just-another-growth-model - 2026-05-19
Asgard Therapeutics, in partnership with Lund University and Herlev Hospital, has been awarded €2.5 million for an EIC Transition project from the European Innovation Council. EIC Transition is a funding program under Horizon Europe aimed at validating and demonstrating a specific technology in a relevant environment while also developing business and market readiness.The project is coordinated by
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/innovative-cancer-cell-therapy-project-lands-eu25-million-eic-funding - 2026-05-19
Earlier this year, Stem Cell Center, in partnership with MultiPark, brought together three core facilities into one - The Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility - aiming to support advanced science at the highest international level. This new infrastructure includes the previous AAV vector lab, and much more! Equipped with the latest technologies and specialist expertise, this core provides a plethor
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-cell-and-gene-therapy-core-facility-opening - 2026-05-19
Insulin secretion into the bloodstream requires a protein called CD59. New research led by Lund University shows that the two protein variants that are responsible for this function of CD59 are affected in diabetes. The study has been recently published in PNAS. Insulin affects many bodily functions, and is required for survival. It causes cells to take up glucose from the blood, storage of energy
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-protein-variants-are-key-insulin-secretion - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The students, wider society and the path to academic success were important points in Torbjörn von Schantz’s inauguration speech on the University’s foundation day, 28 January. After the usual pomp and ceremony, and with the vice-chancellor’s chain hanging splendidly round his neck, he expressed his thanks for the app
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-vice-chancellor-safeguard-student-influence - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The artist performs, the audience listens and applaud to show their appreciation. These are the given roles during a concert. But what happens if we dissolve these roles and the audience acts in a way that is completely unexpected. Does this change the song? The sound? The communication? This is what an interdisciplin
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/musical-experiment-subject-research - 2026-05-19
“We are dependent on one another globally – this became evident not least through the Ebola epidemic. For cooperation to work and develop, Africa cannot be left out of the loop”, says Benedict Oppong Asamoah, researcher and lecturer in public health. He hopes that the University’s focus on Africa will lead to more and better contacts Benedict Oppong Asamoah. Photo: Gunnar Menander Lund University
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/africa-strategy-shows-great-potential - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Curiosity and the desire to learn are strong driving forces behind Almut Kelber’s research and her work as Pro Dean for research at the Faculty of Science. Almut Kelber says that knowledge about the animals’ solutions can also provide answers to general problems. “In my work as pro dean, it is important that I also co
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivated-colour-vision-birds-and-moths - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. More focus on the institutional environment and less on individual researchers in the assessment of research misconduct – and protection for whistle-blowers should be increased. These are some new points in the revised code of conduct for research integrity – points developed in a process led by Göran Hermerén. The EU
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/diminished-focus-scapegoats-scrutiny-entire-research-environment-0 - 2026-05-19
Professor Ian Manners, who is also due to be inaugurated as a professor tomorrow, teaches alongside Joel Abdelmoez on the course Political Cinéma. – Why Cinéma and not Cinema? – The course is called political cinéma to remind us that ‘cinéma’ is both the production and projection of films. In 1895 the Lumière brothers first used the cinématographe motion picture system (a camera, projector, and f
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hello-there-ian-manners-lets-hear-little-about-new-course-political-cinema - 2026-05-19
During her PhD studies Sausan Moharram has been investigating the molecular mechanisms driving acute myeloid leukemia, shedding light on novel therapeutic approaches to treat this disease. Defending her PhD thesis on June 9th, in this interview Sausan tells us about her research within the Molecular Cancer Research group led by Prof. Lars Rönnstrand and her time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sausan-moharram - 2026-05-19
PhD student Maria Jassinskaja has been studying the molecular and functional dynamics of hematopoietic progenitor cell fate during development. Defending her PhD thesis on June 9th, in this interview Maria tells us about her research within the Proteomic Hematology research group and her time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. What have you been working with during your PhD? Whilst researching in the
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-maria-jassinskaja - 2026-05-19
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund excellent research and innovation. This March, the MSCA awarded €242m to the 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants – among them, a researcher from Lund University, Camila Vazquez Echegaray, aiming to uncover regulators of plasticity in cell fate decision. The MSCA are the EU’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral train
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-awarded-camila-vazquez-echegaray - 2026-05-19
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. Thomas Tengelin Nyström and Kurt Mattsson share the role of data steward at the Faculty of Science. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their r
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-05-19
