Published 8 June 2022 Applications for funding for new thematic collaboration initiatives are now open. The purpose of the thematic collaboration initiatives is to support work on solutions in areas where Lund University has established research that can contribute to future breakthroughs. New for this year’s call, in addition to focusing on the intersection between research and collaboration, is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-opportunities-apply-collaboration-funding - 2025-04-02

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 18 February 2025 Illustration: Katarina Jandér. The Faculty of Medicine's one-day conference (6/3) focuses on open science from a researcher's perspective; Opportunities, challenges, open publishing and data management. Librarian Aprile Clark explains why you should join. Open science is an umbrella term that deals

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/our-one-day-conference-everything-you-need-know-about-open-science - 2025-04-01

Published 7 June 2023 The total sick leave among government employees increased to 4.1 per cent last year, reports the ST trade union’s magazine, Publikt*. Lund University has the lowest sick leave among the ten largest government employers with 2.6 per cent. “It’s naturally very pleasing to see that our sick leave is low compared with other large public authorities. However, we know that generall

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-comparison-shows-lund-university-has-lowest-sick-leave - 2025-04-02

By par [dot] svensson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Pär Svensson) - published 6 November 2023 Recent geopolitical changes have increased the interest for, but also challenged, academic freedom. It is generally considered that academic freedom in the Nordic countries is high. But is this really the case? In this seminar, Prof. Terence Karran will present his study on academic freedom in Scandinavia an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-scandinavia-has-nordic-model-survived - 2025-04-02

Published 21 November 2023 The number of cyber attacks against the University is always high, but the attacks are growing in sophistication. In addition to direct attempts to intrude or exploit vulnerabilities in our IT systems, phishing (aimed at stealing login credentials) and the spread of malicious software known as malware are on the rise. Fraudulent emails, especially so-called CEO scams, ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/be-alert-cyber-attacks - 2025-04-02

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl och Johan Joelsson) - published 4 December 2023 Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson. Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuroblastoma, the crucial role of B cells in our immune system and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-04-02

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 12 February 2024 All teaching staff must submit a report concerning secondary employment by 31 March at the latest. Teaching staff who do not hold secondary employment are also to report this. Reporting and assessment is done in Primula. Be careful to choose the current year (2024) in the report. Heads of department

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-teaching-staff-report-secondary-employment - 2025-04-02

By tina [dot] trollas [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Tina Trollås) - published 25 September 2020 The vice-chancellor has approved a new university-wide strategy for Lund University’s Strategic Research Areas (17 September). The strategy includes a vision and strategic goals for Lund University’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs) for the period 2020 to 2030. The allocation of roles and responsibilities i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-strategy-strategic-research-areas-2020-2030 - 2025-04-01

Published 4 September 2020 Minaturized human bone organs, called “human ossicles”. Image credit: Laboratory for Cell, Tissue and Organ Engineering. Congratulations to Lund Stem Cell Center PI and Wallenberg Fellow Paul Bourgine, who has been awarded European Research Council funding. His research group, the Laboratory for Cell, Tissue and Organ Engineering, are using engineered miniaturized human

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-awarded-prestigious-european-research-council-grant - 2025-04-01

Published 13 September 2022 A presentation during the conference, the conference poster and the Columbia Global Center in Amman. Photo: Helen Avery CMES scholar Helen Avery organized a well-attended and successful two-day workshop on community capacity-building in Yemen for climate adaptation. The workshop, "Community capacity-building in Yemen for climate adaptation of agriculture and water manag

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/yemeni-capacity-building-workshop-climate-adaptation - 2025-04-01

Published 7 October 2022 Illustration: Linda Eitrem Holmgren This panel of Middle East experts will discuss: What is the status of women’s rights in Iran? How can we understand recent political acts of resistance and civil protests expressed by young people in Iran? What is the role of the Iranian diaspora, and what is the impact of these protests beyond Iran regionally and globally? The Centre fo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-public-panel-protests-iran - 2025-04-01

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 17 February 2022 Photo. Michael Erhardsson/MostPhotos Business travel at the University took off again in November last year compared with the same month the year before. More business trips could mean that the University’s climate footprint is increasing again and that the drop seen in 2020 was a one-off phenomenon.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/business-travel-university-rise - 2025-04-01

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/call-papers-sixth-annual-forte-epidem-network-junior-conference - 2025-04-01

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 23 March 2025 Learning Hub Syd is a new initiative that aims to generate and share knowledge about collaborative governance. The hub focuses on developing the cities’ capacity to manage complex climate challenges with other stakeholders. This is done by creating a platform where the cities can work together and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/learning-hub-syd-new-collaboration-and-knowledge-sharing-platform-climate-neutral-cities - 2025-04-02

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 14 January 2025 All teaching staff and certain management positions must submit a report concerning secondary employment during the first quarter of 2025. Other staff members may also need to report secondary employment. Those who have an obligation to report secondary employment must submit a report even if they do

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-report-secondary-employment-2025 - 2025-04-02

By Eva [dot] Johannesson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Johannesson) - published 26 March 2024 The Central Administration must reduce its costs by SEK 20 million. The University Management therefore plans to reduce university-wide support for commissioned education. This is one of several measures to balance the Central Administration’s finances. The proposal that has now been presented

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reduced-university-wide-support-commissioned-education - 2025-04-02

Av lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - publicerad 12 juni 2024 Her Majesty Queen Silvia inaugurated the conference. Photo: Yanan Li/Kungl. Hovstaterna Återupplev nordiska gerontologi konferensen NKG 2024 i bilder. SWEAH medverkade med en rad doktorander, handledare och forskare samtliga konferensdagar på Karolinska Institutet i Stockholm, i mitten av juni 2024.   Openi

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/sweah-pa-nordiska-gerontologikonferensen-nkg2024 - 2025-04-01

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 29 March 2022 Photo of Dr. Cristian Bellodi and Dr. Sowndarya Muthukumar Researchers from Lund University, building on previous studies, have been working to understand why stem cells are transforming into cancer. Previously they revealed that small RNA molecules, long considered “junk” or degradation byproducts of RNA

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/what-makes-stem-cells-transform-cancer-answer-may-lie-our-rna - 2025-04-01

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 19 June 2024 A new method can be used for large-scale screening for type 1 diabetes. The blood test can be done at home. Photograph: Petra Olsson. Interest in type 1 diabetes screening is growing as methods improve and new treatments become available to more patients. New research at Lund University demonstrates how screen

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-allows-large-scale-screening-autoimmune-diseases - 2025-04-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 18 November 2024 Johan Flygare and the remarkable story of the genesis of Apriligen, a company which aims to find a cure for the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA. Photo: Johan Persson. After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare h

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2025-04-01