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The Academy of Music has the great pleasure of being able to distribute more than SEK 900,000 at the end of the school year in the form of various scholarships to the school's students. An important and tax-free addition to many students' wallets for the summer, which creates new opportunities, for example for further studies, instrument purchases or recordings.The Academy of Music has met one of

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/malmo-academy-music-awards-almost-one-million-sek-scholarships - 2025-09-27

Göran Söllscher, professor at Malmö Academy of Music, is the first Swede to be awarded in the Hall of Fame for classical guitarists by the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA). Göran has known about the award for some time but was overwhelmed when he received the news. He thinks it proves that his musical achievements have been appreciated all over the world. Due to the pandemic, the ceremony and a

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/goran-sollscher-honored-gfa-hall-fame - 2025-09-27

A week at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Christoph Turatus, who is a student on the second year of the Master Programme in Strategic Communication is doing an exchange semester at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Australia. Are you curious about what a typical week looks like at an Australian university? Read more HERE where he shares his experiences, impressions, and r

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/studying-abroad-experiences-and-stories - 2025-09-27

Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many democratic governments have paid close attention to how forei

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2025-09-27

The frequency of the word "polarisation" in Swedish news media increased by 300% between 2010 and 2021. In the same period, the term's definition evolved, and its contextual meaning would differ depending on whether the context was Swedish or American. Nils Gustafsson and Anamaria Dutceac Segesten contributed to an article studying the use of the word "polarisation" in Swedish newspapers and magaz

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/significant-increase-polarisation-swedish-newspapers - 2025-09-27

On Friday, February 15, Alicia Fjällhed defended her thesis, "Strategic moral communication: A metatheoretical and methodological response to the normative perspective on strategic communication," which challenges the assumption that strategic communication is immoral. The basis for understanding strategic communication as immoral, a notion prevalent among many social scientists, Alicia Fjällhed s

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/alicia-fjallhed-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2025-09-27

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. Read the article in Lund University Magazine at staff.lu.se.

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/psychological-defence-research-institute-we-could-be-ten-times-size-we-are - 2025-09-27

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 genes, offering new possibilities for treating a wide range of diseases and conditions. In a strategic move to map the ever-evolving lands

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-releases-atmp-pipeline-report - 2025-09-27

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another. And this can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group in Lund has developed a toolbox that finds the answer – and in doing so, has solved a 50-year-old myst

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-09-27

A recent publication by researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center, gives a closer look at the making of a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, which has been approved for a Phase I/IIa clinical trial in Europe. Parkinson's Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects almost 8 million people worldwide, causing movement difficulties due to the loss of dopami

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/closer-look-making-novel-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease - 2025-09-27

An international research project led from Lund University is now awarded 33 million SEK by the European Innovation Council, EIC Pathfinder. The idea behind the project is to use drugs to reprogram cancer cells into immune cells, in order to increase the body's natural anti-tumor response and fight cancer. And it is small molecules that will do the work. The research project that has received fund

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/enemy-friend-33-million-reprogramming-cancer-cells - 2025-09-27

Cancer cells are the ultimate sugar addicts, gobbling up glucose to fuel their growth and spread. What if we could starve them of their favorite food? A recent study in Blood Advances by Lund University researchers describes a new method to combat leukemia by disrupting the energy-making machinery of cancer cells, cutting off their dual energy supply. Despite advancements in treatment, acute myelo

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/powering-down-cancer-cells-new-way-beat-leukemia - 2025-09-27

IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of diseases and medical conditions. The project, led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, is now celebrating its second anniversary. Launched in 2021 with funding from Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Age

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2025-09-27

The human brain is an incredibly intricate organ that regulates everything from our motor skills to our memories. But how did it evolve into the complex structure we see today? Researchers at Lund University offer new insights in their latest study, published in Science Advances, detailing how a specific group of genetic elements have influenced the development of the human brain over time. Hidden

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-mobile-dna-shapes-human-brain - 2025-09-27

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 collaboration, he aims to take the research school to new heights by implementing innovative education programs and cultivating a supportive research environment. In this interview, we explore his background, his vision for the future of

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/meet-new-executive-coordinator-lund-stem-cell-centers-research-school-stem-cell-biology - 2025-09-27

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 delighted to unveil the winners of the Article of the Year Award for both 2022 and 2023. This recognit

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-announces-articles-year-2022-and-2023 - 2025-09-27

With a presentation focusing on how research using chicken embryos can help cure an unusual form of childhood cancer, researcher Sofie Mohlin took home the win in this year's final of the Forskar (Researcher) Grand Prix held in Stockholm on November 23rd, 2023. In October, she competed against seven other researchers from Lund University - to see who was the best at presenting their research in ju

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/research-chickens-and-childhood-cancer-takes-center-stage-forskar-grand-prix - 2025-09-27

Joan Yuan, associate professor of immunology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, and researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center, is one of three researchers from Lund University to receive a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) this year. The main goal of the project is to explore the fascinating world of B cells, which originate from our very earliest time in life, but play

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-grant-advances-study-b-cells-crucial-role-our-immune-system - 2025-09-27

Christopher Douse, a new group leader at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, has been awarded the Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award by The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. This award includes a $1.2 million grant to support his lab’s exploration of the repetitive portion of the human genome, so-called ‘genomic dark matter’, and its role in human brain development and degeneration. Repe

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/exploring-genomic-dark-matter-christopher-douse-awarded-12m-grant-chan-zuckerberg-initiative - 2025-09-27

World Cancer Day, celebrated on 04 February, is a time to reflect on the progress being made in cancer research. At Lund Stem Cell Center, researchers are using innovative approaches to advance the field, offering exciting possibilities for the future. At the end of 2023, their work received a significant boost through generous funding of SEK 77.5 million from the Swedish Research Council, the Swe

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/leukemia-lung-cancer-funding-regenerative-medicine-advances-cancer-research - 2025-09-27