Mattias Högberg and Fredrik Liedberg want to develop a system to analyse bladder cancer to create better chances of survival. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same since the 1970s. Yet only a very small part of research funding goes to bladder cancer. Through

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2025-08-23

Mikael Nyblom: "It feels like it was lucky that we were exposed to the situation in Hong Kong.  It became a sort of dress rehearsal for what was to come" New epicentres of the pandemic are flaring up, borders are closing, partner universities are shutting their doors and international communications are collapsing. Working as an international coordinator during the corona crisis demands a total fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2025-08-23

“Now is the time to break with convention in the workplace and to investigate the outcome. ", says Johan Bertlett. During the pandemic, employees should avoid putting pressure on their managers for clear answers for which there is no basis. “As a manager, you have to stand firm in the uncertainty and not take hasty decisions”, says Johan Bertlett, who is in charge of the popular new summer course

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dont-pressure-your-manager-clear-messages-during-covid-19-pandemic - 2025-08-23

Charlotte Ling and colleagues want to develop a kit for clinical use to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes. Photograph: iStock An international research team led from Lund University, has identified epigenetic biomarkers that can predict which people with type 2 diabetes are at risk of cardiovascular disease. The study is now published in Cell Reports Medicine. People wi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/biomarkers-reveal-risk-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2025-08-23

Annika Mårtensson chats with colleague Louise Larsson. Like learning to fly as the plane takes off.   Across the entire University, teaching staff are grappling with the transition to digital education and assessment at record speed in the unique situation caused by the coronavirus. The initial phase includes long workdays and getting the available digital tools to work in a critical situation. “W

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/imposed-distance-education-puts-pressure-university-teaching-staff - 2025-08-23

Almedalen in Visby on the island of Gotland. Photo: Nadezhda Kharitonova /Shutterstock For the first time in two years, Lund University will be in Visby for Almedalen Week. In times of crisis and war, such democratic meeting places are more important than ever. “A magical place for dialogue, exchange and unexpected encounters that contribute to the development of our society.” This vision statemen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almedalen-opportunity-lu-meet-decision-makers - 2025-08-23

Caroline Sundberg, EU Policy Officer at the Brussels office of the Universities of South Sweden network. Photo: Melinda Szabo The new EU framework programme Horizon Europe is more generous than ever. It makes just over EUR 95.5 billion available for European researchers and innovators to share. The first calls for applications have opened and the remainder will be announced continuously over the n

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-more-generous-ever - 2025-08-23

The open access market i lucrative. Not all magasines are genuine. Illustration: David Parkins The idea of publishing research findings in open access journals is in many ways an asset in the research community. Unfortunately, it has also entailed the emergence of many unprofessional agents on the market. Their only purpose is to trick researchers into giving them money. Olga had published academi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/watch-out-predators - 2025-08-23

Jan Astermark has done research in coagulation medicine since the beginning of the '90s. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia who were treated in Malmö last year. “It is fantastically exciting to work in a research field

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2025-08-23

Adugna Negussie Gudeta, a doctoral student at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, teaches about coeliac disease to students in Ethiopia. Photo: Dr. Tamiru Coeliac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, has until now been all but unknown in Ethiopia. Yet as more people adopt a Western diet, the number of cases is increasing. “Few people here have heard of coeliac disease, not even amo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-raises-awareness-coeliac-disease-ethiopia - 2025-08-24

It is unclear which parts of physics and chemistry will move to Science Village. Vision image: Science Village What has been the main option for a long time – i.e. relocating basically all physics and chemistry to Science Village – is no longer relevant. The costs would be too high and the logistics of providing first and second-cycle education in particular would be difficult to organise. “This w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-scraps-plan-relocate-chemistry-and-physics-science-village - 2025-08-24

Last year was the warmest year on record and 2024 is on track to be even warmer. Democracy is in decline and food insecurity is increasing as a result of military conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather. The ability of the United Nations to act globally is significantly weaker than before owing to the geopolitical situation. This comes at a time when we really need international cooperation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/considerable-recognition-universitys-sustainability-initiatives-increasingly-unsustainable-world - 2025-08-24

On 12 December, the Government presented the Research and Innovation Bill entitled “Research and Innovation for the Future, Curiosity and Benefit”. An overall assessment of the Bill shows that it is much more challenging for Lund University than any previous Research Bill. It offers great opportunities for many researchers and different types of research, while stearing research more than earlier

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-bill-great-opportunities-very-challenging - 2025-08-24

The Meret-Neith tomb in Abydos. Photo: E. Christiana Köhler Meret-Neith was perhaps the first female ruler of ancient Egypt and one of the most powerful women in the world during her lifetime some 5,000 years ago. Researcher Amber Hood is part of an international research team investigating the royal tomb in the desert outside Abydos. When LUM spoke to Amber Hood, a researcher at the Department of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/exploring-tomb-wine-loving-queen - 2025-08-24

Photo: Unsplash At LU Innovation, anyone who wants to utilise and translate their research into a product or service can get help with things like funding, advice, development and marketing completely free of charge. Niclas Nilsson, head of office at LU Innovation, hopes that more researchers will discover the service. Ultrasound diagnosis, the first respirator, oat milk, Bluetooth and gene therap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-researchers-who-want-start-companies-and-develop-innovations - 2025-08-24

Photo: Marco Borggreve As part of the University’s annual academic ceremony in January, Håkan Hardenberger, world-famous trumpet soloist and professor, will receive Lund University’s gold medal for his extremely important contributions to the University. “I don’t usually care much about medals, but when Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström called and told me that I would receive the Lund University gold

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-gold-medal-awarded-hakan-hardenberger - 2025-08-24

Dainis Dravins, professor emeritus of astronomy at the Department of Physics. Photo: Johan Joelsson In March 2015, a valuable globe of Mars was stolen from the Astronomy Library. After disappearing without a trace for almost a decade, it suddenly turned up at an antique dealer in Stockholm. The astronomical treasure has finally been returned to Lund. Astronomers have been using globes to visualise

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mystery-stolen-mars-globe - 2025-08-24

James Pamment och Jesper Falkheimer. Photo: Alessandra Sossini In an ideal world, perhaps the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg would not even exist. But the global situation has brought attention, increased research funding and significant interest in collaboration from wider society. “The entire research institute is built around the idea that the world is troubled. We coul

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/psychological-defence-research-institute-we-could-be-ten-times-size-we-are - 2025-08-24

Markku Rummukainen. Fotograf: Kennet Ruona. Nu kommer FN:s klimatpanel IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) med en syntesrapport som sammanfattar de senaste årens rapporter. Vi ställde fem frågor till Markku Rummukainen, Sveriges kontaktperson för IPCC och även professor i klimatologi vid Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap på Lunds universitet. Vad bidrar den nya syntesrapporten me

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/markku-rummukainen-om-nya-ipcc-rapporten-atgarder-i-nartid-ar-avgorande - 2025-08-23

Elin Funck och Anna häger Glenngård, båda docenter vid Företagsekonomiska institutionen, Ekonomihögskolan i i Lund, arbetar vidare med att följa upp Mobilt Vårdteam Närsjukvård i Skåne Inom ramen för ett större forskningsprojekt, lett av docenten och företagsekonomen Anna H. Glenngård, studerades erfarenheter från de första fem månaderna av ett pilotprojekt med en multidisciplinär teambaserad prim

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/forskningsprojekt-om-mobila-team-i-skansk-narsjukvard-fortsatter - 2025-08-23