Published 12 October 2021 Mariko discuss the femwashing of clothing commercials in Dagens Nyheter. We are happy to share yet another news article from DN in which our Department is represented! PhD student Mariko Takedomi Karlsson discussed Femwashing and Greenwashing in the clothing industry, which is related to her research project. You can read the article HERE. To read similar research by Mari

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mariko-takedomi-karlsson-discuss-femwashing-dn - 2025-06-11

Published 17 February 2022 A child on a bike, cycling through exhaust fumes on their way to school. Photograph: Aulia Erlangga How vulnerable is humanity in relation to climate change? And how is it impacting livelihoods today? These are some of the questions answered by the IPCC on February 28th. Martina Angela Caretta, senior lecturer at the department, is authoring one of the chapters in the fi

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/martina-angela-caretta-author-un-climate-report - 2025-06-11

Published 18 February 2022 The student office at Geocentrum 1 is opening up again. You are welcome to visit us on: Wednesdays 09.00 - 12.00 Thursdays 09.00 - 12.00

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/student-office-opening-hours - 2025-06-11

Published 2 March 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international peace and security and violates international law and the European security order. Lund University stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian higher education institutions. Please read more about this on the Univerity's central page HERE.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/regarding-situation-ukraine - 2025-06-11

Published 16 March 2022 The 2022 PhD positions in Human Geography have now been advertised! The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis. The holder of a doctoral position has a primary obligation to successfully fulfil the third cycle of education

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/2022-phd-positions-human-geography - 2025-06-11

Published 7 April 2022 Between April 4–19th the University's general study guidance service offers drop-in guidance over phone and zoom. Between April 4–19th the University's general study guidance service offers drop-in guidance over phone and zoom, every work day between 10.00 - 14.00, and between 14.00 - 18.00 on April 7th and 13th.  You can find more information about this on Lund University's

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/drop-study-guidance - 2025-06-11

Published 5 May 2022 Here's a note from the Academic Support Center: The writing sessions for the Spring 2022 semester have now started! You can find more information about the writing sessions, current dates and how to register on this link: Writing sessions. Do you have any short, specific questions about academic writing or study strategies? Or do you just want to know what help is available fr

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/newsletter-academic-support-center - 2025-06-11

Published 17 October 2022 Swedish development research network meets senior lecturer at the Department of Human Geography Vasna Ramasar at the Department of Human Geography gets interviewed by the Swedish development research network

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-vasna-ramasar - 2025-06-11

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 28 February 2022 Image: iStock/Design Cells In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of new successful immunotherapies to treat cancer. CAR T-cell therapy and antibody treatments are two types of targeted immunotherapies that have revolutionised areas of cancer care. However, there are still signif

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-precision-technology-immunotherapy - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 15 September 2023 Photo: Panorama Images from Getty Images Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University has launched its ATMP Pipeline Report, which maps the pipeline of cell and gene therapies being developed at the center. Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) are revolutionary medicines based on cells, tissues, or

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-releases-atmp-pipeline-report - 2025-06-11

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 9 October 2023 Using a data-driven, bioinformatics approach, Lund University researchers have made it possible to take a holistic approach to how our blood group genes are regulated. Photo: iStock/choja Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 11 October 2023 An illustration depicting the different steps that need to be taken to bring a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, from the lab to the clinic. Illustration by Katrine Bech Lauritzen. A recent publication by researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center, gives a closer look

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/closer-look-making-novel-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-11

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 17 October 2023 Filipe Pereira (R) coordinates the research project which is allocated 33 million from the EIC. Together with Fábio Fiúza Rosa (L), he is also one of the founders of the company Asgard Therapeutics, a partner in the EIC project. Photo: Asgard Therapeutics An international research project led from Lund

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/enemy-friend-33-million-reprogramming-cancer-cells - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 27 October 2023 Researchers at Lund University have developed an new strategy against leukemia that targets the energy production within cancer cells. Photo: Science Photo Library/Canva.com Cancer cells are the ultimate sugar addicts, gobbling up glucose to fuel their growth and spread. What if we could starve them of

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/powering-down-cancer-cells-new-way-beat-leukemia - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 31 October 2023 The innovation environment for customised stem cell treatments is led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, and is now celebrating its second anniversary. Photo: Science Photo Library at Canva.com IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Swed

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 3 November 2023 Researchers at Lund University have discovered that a specific group of genetic elements in our DNA influence the development of the human brain, their study was published in Science Advances. Photo: Phonlami Photos at Canva.com The human brain is an incredibly intricate organ that regulates everything

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-mobile-dna-shapes-human-brain - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 14 November 2023 Mattias Magnusson joined the Research School in Stem Cell Biology as its Executive Coordinator earlier in 2023. Photo by: Alexis Luis Lund Stem Cell Center's Research School in Stem Cell Biology has a new Executive Coordinator, Mattias Magnusson. As a researcher with a passion for education and collabo

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/meet-new-executive-coordinator-lund-stem-cell-centers-research-school-stem-cell-biology - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 28 November 2023 Each year, the Lund Stem Cell Center recognizes notable scientific achievements made by our members in the fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine through our Article of the Year Award. With each passing year, we witness remarkable strides in scientific innovation, and today, we are delig

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-announces-articles-year-2022-and-2023 - 2025-06-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 23 November 2023 Participating in the Forskar Grand Prix was proof that she has succeeded in conveying how exciting her research is, and the enthusiasm she feels for the profession, says Sofie Mohlin. With a presentation focusing on how research using chicken embryos can help cure an unusual form of childhood cancer, researche

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/research-chickens-and-childhood-cancer-takes-center-stage-forskar-grand-prix - 2025-06-11

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl and Johan Joelsson) - published 24 November 2023 Joan Yuan received the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant 2023 for the project: Unraveling the Role of Early Life B Cells in Shaping the Adult Immune System. Joan Yuan, associate professor of immunology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, and researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center, is

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-grant-advances-study-b-cells-crucial-role-our-immune-system - 2025-06-11