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Published 11 December 2020 Mikael Dolsten (Photo: Pfizer) Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund, Sweden. The circle wi
Published 24 November 2016 Photo: Vetenskapsrådet In late October 2016, the Swedish Research Council decided upon project grants within Humanities. Two projects given a grant relates to South Asian studies, from Uppsala University and Stockholm University. Within Medicine, one project grant from Uppsala University was given a grant relate to South Asian studies. List of South Asia related projects
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/research-council-grants-south-asia-related-projects - 2025-06-07
By fritzliselotte [at] gmail [dot] com (Liselotte Fritz) - published 1 June 2021 Kajsa Brolin, doctoral student in Translational Neurogenetics at Lund University, is using the biobank in her doctoral thesis. Photo: Kennet Ruona Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain ac
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-07
Published 6 September 2021 Trevor Forsyth. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron
https://www.science.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2025-06-07
Published 5 December 2024 A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-08
Published 10 December 2024 Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sus
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-06-08
By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 20 April 2023 Students learn about river restoration during a field trip as part of a water management course in biology. Photo: Johan Persson. Implementing nature-based solutions requires better management and funding with clear political priorities. This is the conclusion of a new study by the Nordic Council of Minis
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-have-great-potential-nordic-countries - 2025-06-07
Publicerad 28 oktober 2024 COUNTER Code of Practice 5.1. Vid årsskiftet kommer standarden COUNTER Code of Practice i en ny version. Det som förändras är bland annat att nya datatyper tillkommer, att förlagen förväntas mäta nedladdning av e-böcker på ett annat sätt än tidigare och att en ny rapporttyp för att mäta öppet tillgängligt material tillkommer.Mer information: COUNTER Code of Practice 5.1.
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-4 - 2025-06-07
Publicerad 7 mars 2014 32 miljoner vuxna i EU har typ 2 diabetes. En av tre vet inte om det. Orsaken är att vi äter fel och för mycket och rör oss för lite. En fortsatt ökning av diabetes är ett hot mot välfärden, skriver Mona Landin-Olsson, Svensk Förening för Diabetologi som deltagit i ett europeiskt diabetesmöte. Inom EU har för närvarande 32 miljoner vuxna personer med diabetes mellitus vilket
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/diabetes-en-vaxande-borda-eu - 2025-06-07
By emma [dot] lord [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Lord) - published 19 February 2019 Thomas Duke Labik Amanquandor graduated from the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, and was awarded the overall best student of his year for his academic achievement, but also for his extra contributions to the community. Ghana’s “overall best student 2018” is studying Sociology of Law in Lund. La
By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 19 October 2022 The new excavations in Uppåkra are at the forefront of cutting edge archaeological techniques. By combining big data, data modelling and DNA sequencing, researchers are currently solving significant parts of a historical puzzle. Perhaps we will learn whether the Justinianic Plague, the forerunner o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/modern-archaeology-reveals-secrets-iron-age-power-centre - 2025-06-07
By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 2 April 2025 Photo: Emma Nyberg. What role does an inflammatory protein have in disease development? Which neuronal circuits cause different symptoms? How may diabetes affect Parkinson’s disease? Can motor signs be identifies early in individuals at risk for the disease? And how should patients in very advanced dis
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/molecule-patient-six-promising-projects-advance-parkinsons-research - 2025-06-07
By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 13 October 2020 3D illustration of different pollen. Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 years to predict our future climate, and to study ecological and historical change. Researchers E
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/old-pollen-seed-can-predict-tomorrows-climate - 2025-06-07
By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 15 February 2021 “What side effects can you get?"," What unnatural chemicals do they inject?" and "Is it unnecessary to get vaccinated?" are some questions that vaccine sceptics ask themselves, according to Mia-Marie Hammarlin. Photo: Anna Aatola Engagement with alternative health theories and a scepticism towar
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-vaccine-sceptics-think - 2025-06-07
By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 October 2020 3D illustration of different pollen Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 years to predict our future climate, and to study ecological and historical change. Researchers Es
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-pollen-seed-can-predict-tomorrows-climate - 2025-06-07
By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 9 November 2020 Anette Agardh, who led a research-based project on sexual harassment at LU. Photo: Jenny Loftrup There is nothing to indicate that sexual harassment is more common at the University than in other workplaces. However, different relationships of a dependent nature complicate the situation, such as
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/power-hierarchies-make-it-more-difficult-curb-sexual-harassment - 2025-06-07
Published 28 July 2020 A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease as early as 20 years before the onset of cognitive impairment, according to a large international study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and simu
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-shows-great-promise-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2025-06-07
By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 6 December 2024 "This collaboration is truly valuable and with high potential because it merges clinical, molecular, and computational expertise,” states Johan Jakobsson. Photo: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK gr
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-07
Published 10 September 2018 Public interest in degrowth is on the rise in these times of global warming awareness, but the idea is hardly new. We talked to professor Hervé Corvellec after the 6th International Degrowth Conference took place in Malmoe. "Degrowth is the idea of turning economic development from growth-based into its opposite. A key aspect of today’s economic life is that we consume
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-just-another-growth-model - 2025-06-07
By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 7 April 2021 LUMES took me a step forward. I learned about the interlinkages between broader systems, from the economy to shared worldviews and values, and how justice plays such an important role in creating a truly sustainable world says Lucia Di Paola. Lucia Di Paola graduated from LUMES in 2019. Today she works as Just Tra
https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-alumni-lucia-di-paolas-career-path-become-just-transition-officer - 2025-06-07
