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Vice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz was inaugurated with pomp and ceremony in the university assembly hall on Wednesday 28 January 2015. Torbjörn von Schantz is Vice-Chancellor of Lund University for the period 1 January 2015–28 February 2019.In his speech during the formal ceremony, Torbjörn von Schantz emphasised his intention to work closely with the deans and said that he believed in a future

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-torbjorn-von-schantz-inaugurated - 2026-01-15

We have an innate mechanism that ensures that our blood vessels do not become blocked. The protein A1M, alpha-1-microglobulin, is naturally present in the body and prevents oxidation of blood fats – a major cause of atherosclerosis. The discovery is the work of a research group led by Professor Bo Åkerström from Lund University. VIDEO: How 'cleaner' protein protects us“Atherosclerosis is largely c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-cleaner-protein-protects-against-atherosclerosis - 2026-01-15

Food waste is completely bananas, according to a group of Master’s students in Food Technology at Lund University in Sweden. In fact, a significant amount of the 100 million tonnes of bananas produced annually worldwide is discarded before it even reach consumers. WATCH: Students make gluten-free banana flourThe Lund University students were asked to find ways of using these rejected bananas, as a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-students-create-gluten-free-banana-flour - 2026-01-15

We should not be afraid to joke about one another’s ethnic background. Used with sensitivity, such jokes can instead help to challenge the stereotypical image of immigrants, according to Lund University sociologist Henriette Frees Esholdt, who has studied humour at a multi-ethnic workplace in Denmark. Henriette Frees Esholdt’s study was carried out in a large organisation in the hospitality sector

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-humour-multicultural-workplaces - 2026-01-15

Extremely premature babies that reach the age of two and a half demonstrate significantly poorer cognition, language and motor skills than children born at full term. The new study from Lund University in Sweden is one of few to study children born prematurely at such a young age. The results could be used to provide help at the right time. Extremely premature babies are those born in week 28 or e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-assesses-premature-babies-25-years-old - 2026-01-15

The new Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University, which will focus on regenerative medicine, is part of a national plan to re-establish Sweden’s leading position in medical research. The centre is being funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, in collaboration with Lund University and Region Skåne. “It is very gratifying that the foundation can develop this important

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-molecular-medicine-centre-lund-university - 2026-01-15

A production facility for start-ups in the field of nanotechnology may be built in the Science Village in Lund, a world-class research and innovation village that is also home to ESS, the European Spallation Source. “With this new facility, we want to create the conditions to enable new companies to develop from the R&D phase to full production, without needing to leave Sweden,” says Lars Samuelso

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nanotechnology-facility-planned-lund - 2026-01-15

A new report from Lund University in Sweden shows how the pharmaceutical industry time and again violates regulations on the marketing of drugs. The study has been published in the journal PLOS Medicine. In order to avoid unethical marketing, the pharmaceutical industry has a well-established system of self-regulation. There are individual national systems, but they are very similar in many Europe

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pharmaceutical-companies-violate-own-regulations - 2026-01-15

Researchers have long sought treatments that can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. Current treatments have for decades been only symptomatic in nature, supplying the neurotransmitter dopamine, which the dying nerve cells can no longer produce. Results from a recent clinical study offer hope that future therapies could take advantage of the brain's own protective mechanisms to limit neur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-growth-factor-indicates-possible-regenerative-effects-parkinsons-disease - 2026-01-15

När pandemin är över är det viktigt att information finns bevarad om hur Lunds universitet mötte och hanterade krisen. Vilka beslut fattades? Vilka åtgärder genomfördes? Hur påverkades verksamheten? Bevarad information utgör underlag för forskning och lärande för framtiden. Dokumentation relaterad till corona/covid-19 består av två typer:Förändringar och anpassningar av dokumentation som skulle ha

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/riksarkivet-uppmanar-alla-att-bevara-handlingar-om-covid-19 - 2026-01-14

Ett stort arbete har utförts ute på institutioner och fakulteter för att anpassa sig till en ny termin med fler studenter och i vissa fall även mer medarbetare på plats mitt under rådande pandemi. Här kommer ett nedslag på Medicinska fakulteten med exempel på hur man har anpassat sig till Folkhälsomyndighetens rekommendationer och universitetets praktiska råd och tips. Hantering av grundutbildning

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/sma-fasta-studentgrupper-och-tydliga-lokalregler-pa-medicinska-fakulteten - 2026-01-14

Rektor har fastställt en ny universitetsövergripande strategi för Lunds universitets strategiska forskningsområden (17 september). Strategin innehåller vision och strategiska mål för Lunds universitets strategiska forskningsområden för perioden 2020-2030. Roll- och ansvarsfördelning anges för arbetet framöver. Strategin bygger på universitetets samlade kunskaper och erfarenheter i utvecklingen och

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ny-strategi-de-strategiska-forskningsomradena-2020-2030 - 2026-01-14

Den 22 september fick Lunds universitet det glädjande beskedet från EU-kommissionen att vi har fått certifieringen HR Excellence in Research Award. Lunds universitet strävar efter vara en attraktiv arbetsgivare för forskare i alla skeden av karriären, och omfattas sedan september 2020 av EU:s certifiering HR Excellence in Research.Certifieringen HR Excellence in Research betyder att ett lärosäte d

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-certifierad-med-hr-excellence-research-award - 2026-01-14

Vid ett webbinarium den 28 september presenterades resultaten från undersökningen om förekomsten av sexuella trakasserier, trakasserier och kränkande särbehandling vid Lunds universitet och hur universitetet ska arbeta med denna fråga framöver. Nu finns rapporten att ladda ner. Tellus är ett forskningsbaserat projekt som startade 2018. Projektet har syftat till att ta reda på förekomsten av sexuel

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/tellus-rapporten-om-sexuella-trakasserier-vid-lu-ar-nu-publicerad - 2026-01-14

Rektor har beslutat att ge Hållbarhetsforum ett utökat uppdrag med ökade resurser med fyra miljoner kronor om året från två miljoner kronor om året från och med 2021. Rektor har beslutat att ge Hållbarhetsforum ett utökat uppdrag med ökade resurser med fyra miljoner kronor om året från två miljoner kronor om året från och med 2021. Hållbarhetsforum blir också permanent, hållbarhetsfrågorna är lång

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhetsforum-far-utokat-uppdrag-med-studenter-och-inom-utbildning - 2026-01-14

Microsofts kommer att stänga ner tjänsten Skype for Business Online till sommaren. Efter omläggningen hänvisas alla till Teams för fortsatt arbete. Alla anställda och studenter har möjlighet att kommunicera via Teams. All chatt, samtal och möten kommer att hanteras av Teams. Finns klientprogrammet Skype for Business installerat på datorn kommer det inte att plockas bort. Programmet kommer att hänv

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/skype-business-slutar-fungera-i-april-2021 - 2026-01-14

Researcher Karin Steen is leading a new Formas project on love, gender and agriculture in Zimbabwe. – I wanted to pursue research that took a different approach to sustainability, gender, power and agriculture. Usually, you look at things like ownership and access to land. By focusing on immaterial values such as love, I believe that you can gain new insights into existing power structures, and ho

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/whats-love-got-do-it-place-gender-and-agriculture-zimbabwe - 2026-01-14

Take the opportunity and apply for the capacity building programme Land is Life. The programme aims to train future leaders and decision-makers from across Africa to build knowledge, understand measurement and develop leadership on SDG15 – Ecosystem and biodiversity.  Land is at the heart of what makes agriculture function in sub-Saharan Africa, and as such it is also crucial to reducing poverty.

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/open-application-capacity-building-programme-agenda-2030-land-life - 2026-01-14

Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research from Lund University shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in Europe currently have different, often conflicting priorities for sustainable agriculture. The researchers propose a way forward built on shared priorities. – We identified precisely where the major gaps between research, policy, and

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/identifying-common-ground-sustainable-agriculture-europe - 2026-01-14

Last summer's extreme drought hit farmers and horse stables in county Skåne hard. Yields were smaller than normal and the price of fodder has increased.  Now, researchers from LUCSUS and Lund University want to gather farmers’ experiences of the drought to find out more about the major challenges to adapt the Swedish agricultural sector.  – We are interested in how different famers handled the dro

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-researcher-will-gather-farmers-experiences-extreme-summer-drought - 2026-01-14