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Anders Wittrup about this year's Nobel prize

Published 6 November 2023 Photographer: Tove Smeds For Anders Wittrup, clinical WCMM researcher and oncologist, the choice of this year's Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, was quite expected. They recieved the prize for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 such

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/anders-wittrup-about-years-nobel-prize - 2025-07-07

Associate Professor Kimberly Nicholas is a recipient of the 2024 Planet Earth Award

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 24 May 2024 The Alliance of World Scientists awards the Earth Planet Awards. Kimberly Nicholas is one of the recipients 2024. Kimberly Nicholas, Asssociate Professor at LUCSUS, is one of six recipients of the 2024 Planet Earth Award, a prestigous prize which acknowledges individuals who champion life on Earth. These individual

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/associate-professor-kimberly-nicholas-recipient-2024-planet-earth-award - 2025-07-07

Men and women have different priorities when living with chronic pain

Published 18 September 2023 In the article "Different logics of pain: the gendered dimension of chronic pain in a relational setting" in Social Science & Medicine, Stina Melander analyzes how chronic pain affects the conditions for how women and men live together. I think my husband has taken more responsibility for the home … and helps with these big and heavy duties like grocery shopping and suc

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/men-and-women-have-different-priorities-when-living-chronic-pain - 2025-07-07

"Find Ways of Harnessing the Increasing Interest in land for Sustainable Development" Lennart Olsson reflects ahead of seminar on land

Published 6 November 2017 LUCSUS Professor Lennart Olsson is one of the participants in the upcoming seminar: Land: a Common Good, or a Good Investment? organised 9th November by LUCSUS, Latinamerikagrupperna, Svalorna Indien Bangladesh and Lund Inter Faculty Sustainability Network.Ahead of his participation, he discusses the most important issues surrounding land today, and reflects on why land i

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/find-ways-harnessing-increasing-interest-land-sustainable-development-lennart-olsson-reflects-ahead - 2025-07-07

New collaboration agreement with UC Berkeley provides new opportunities

Published 11 October 2023 Today, we are signing a university-wide collaboration agreement with UC Berkeley. This opens the door to new collaboration opportunities for the entire University. From 11 to 13 October, University management will host a unique visit from UC Berkeley. Among the guests are representatives for research, education, international issues, innovation and entrepreneurship. The a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-agreement-uc-berkeley-provides-new-opportunities - 2025-07-08

One in seven staff members already has strong authentication

By karin [dot] lilja [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Karin Lilja) - published 25 March 2025 More than one in seven staff members has already started using strong authentication. This is a good start – but what is important now is that more follow their example. Strong authentication is a way to log in that makes it more difficult for an unauthorised person to gain access to an IT service, for e

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-seven-staff-members-already-has-strong-authentication - 2025-07-08

The Main University Building will be closed from 2026 onwards

By eva [dot] johannesson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Johannesson) - published 5 May 2025 In February, the National Property Board (SFV) carried out supplementary test measurements on the air in several spaces of the Main University Building to ascertain the building’s air flows. The Occupational Health Service at Lund University has now completed its assessment of the health risks ba

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/main-university-building-will-be-closed-2026-onwards-1 - 2025-07-08

LU Holding becomes LU Ventures – a new chapter for the university's venture builder

Published 20 February 2025 Lund University's holding company is changing its name from LU Holding to LU Ventures. The new name aims to better reflect the company's mission: to build companies that transform research into new products and services creating global impact. "We are third best in the world, but we should not be satisfied – more research must lead to innovations." said Rector Erik Renst

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-holding-becomes-lu-ventures-new-chapter-universitys-venture-builder - 2025-07-08

Contentment in the moment makes life more enjoyable

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 30 September 2019 Ulrika Sandén, taking a break from driving her motorcycle. Photo:Kennet Ruona. She has survived a brain tumour and hates empty phrases such as “seize the day” and “live in the present”. Despite this, after the tumour operation Ulrika Sandén both researched and wrote a book on what she calls “C

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contentment-moment-makes-life-more-enjoyable - 2025-07-07

Understanding the behaviour of light and matter - key to future technologies

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 October 2023 Foto: Pixabay. If 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, Department of Physics. As long as he can

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologies - 2025-07-07

Big data, muffins and space travel

Published 29 January 2019 What do muffins and space travel have in common? Answer: They affect our genes through altered DNA methylation patterns. Two researchers who studied this recently met at the public defence of a doctoral thesis at Lund University. Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, has often been called the Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopki

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/big-data-muffins-and-space-travel - 2025-07-07

PAX5 – a gene strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 16 February 2023 Charlotte Ling, Tina Rönn, and Karl Bacos are three of the authors of a new study that has identified an important gene that affects insulin secretion. Photo: Petra Olsson Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-07

New study: Parents' metabolic traits can affect the child's health over time

Published 8 April 2025 A human inherits genes from both parents and the genes control what traits a human should have. The researchers behind a new study have studied how metabolic traits are passed on from mothers and fathers to children. Photograph: Kennet Ruona New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents’ genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate b

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-parents-metabolic-traits-can-affect-childs-health-over-time - 2025-07-07

European Huntington heights met at Lund summit

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 18 December 2019 Prof. Åsa Petersén, Dep. of Experimental Medical Science, Astri Arnesen, President of The European Huntington Assocation and Patrick Weydt, the European Huntington Disease Network at the Nordic Huntington Disease Research Meeting in Lund. A few weeks ago The Huntington Disease Center in Lund, Swede

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/european-huntington-heights-met-lund-summit - 2025-07-07

The cancer researcher and the intelligence expert

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 November 2023 Tony Ingesson and David Gisselsson Nord. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter David Gisselsson Nord and Tony Ingesson both love spy novels and have a nerdy interest in history. Their shared curiosity resulted in an interdisciplinary collaboration about how it might be possible to inspire smarter cancer treatment with

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cancer-researcher-and-intelligence-expert - 2025-07-07

How B cells are programmed early in life can impact long-term immune health

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 18 October 2022 B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill. Uncovering how they form and are ‘programmed’ during development is key to better understanding the immune response to infections and vaccinations. A ne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-b-cells-are-programmed-early-life-can-impact-long-term-immune-health - 2025-07-07

Unexpected viral behavior linked to type 1 diabetes in high-risk children

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 3 December 2019 New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2025-07-07

Spring meeting 2019 – MERGE BECC jointly on the Sustainable Development Goals

Published 21 May 2019 During 7-8 of May, 80 researchers within MERGE and BECC met to learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and how their research can be linked, and contribute, to the implementation of the goals. We are just as far from reaching the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as Burkina Faso. We just have different challenges.This is one of many terse quotes delivered by Ka

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/spring-meeting-2019-merge-becc-jointly-sustainable-development-goals - 2025-07-07

How B cells are programmed early in life can impact long-term immune health

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 26 October 2022 Image: Clement Da Silva B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill. Uncovering how they form and are ‘programmed’ during development is key to better understanding the immune response to infections and

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-b-cells-are-programmed-early-life-can-impact-long-term-immune-health - 2025-07-07

MOOCs more popular during the pandemic

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 22 February 2022 Charlotte Leire and Kes McCormick are responsible for the MOOCs produced at the IIIEE. Photo: Jan Olsson IIIEE is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2025-07-07