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The glymphatic system clears waste products from the brain. Roberta Battistella defends her thesis about the role of this system in Parkinson’s disease on December 1. Here, she tells about her time as a Ph.D student in Iben Lundgaards research group at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! “The glymphatic system removes waste products from the brain with the help of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/glymphatic-system-pd-phd-interview-roberta-battistella - 2025-11-29

Is it possible to know exactly where to point a microscope in order to capture the precise moment a bacterium or a virus infects a cell? In order to take high resolution microscopic images of living biological material, you need to know exactly where to point the microscope. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a software solution for smart, data-driven microscopy, which mak

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/smart-microscopy-works-out-where-take-picture - 2025-11-29

To create a more inclusive and safe work environment for everyone, the Department of Laboratory Medicine invites all faculty employees to a digital lecture on norms and lgbtqi issues on 21 November. Sign up in advance to ge access to the lecure. Those who do not follow the norm, depending on, for example, gender, sexuality or gender expression, may feel discriminated against and excluded. The lect

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lgbtqi-conversations-about-inclusive-workplace - 2025-11-29

Spy scandals as a power struggle between three actors: whistleblowers, journalists and the intelligence service. On Friday 1 October Alexandra Franzén at the Department of Sociology defended her doctoral thesis in sociology, which investigates three cases of spy scandals in Western democracies. Alexandra Franzén's thesis defence took place on Friday 1 October at 13:15 in Eden's Auditorium in Lund

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexandra-franzen-has-defended-her-thesis - 2025-11-29

In mid-December 2019, Sara Wettemark took a flight to Vancouver, Canada, for a semester of Master’s studies in Biomedicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She intended to return home in May but, like so many others, had to alter her plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, her studies abroad are being pursued from quarantine in Sweden. Even though Sara fully understands it was nece

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/studying-abroad-during-coronavirus-epidemic - 2025-11-29

Join our research seminars with LUCSUS researchers and invited guests online every Thursday. Programme, Spring 2021 21 January 2021 10:15 to 12:00  Participatory scenario development in the African context 28 January 2021 15:00 to 17:00 PhD Mid seminar with Darin Wahl 4 February 2021 11:00 to 12:00  Across the Development Divide: A North–South Perspective on Environmental Democracy 11 February 202

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-seminars-2021 - 2025-11-29

Last Tuesday, our PhD Candidate Lisa Heldt “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. This traditional “spikning” takes place three weeks and three days before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing (att spika in Swedish) their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the official defense ceremony. At the same time, the spikn

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-lisa-heldt - 2025-11-29

Hans Knutsson, senior lecturer in business economy at EHL, describes the experiences he and his colleagues have had with online exams and the use of Canvas New Quizzes. Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash  At the School of Economics, where I work as a senior lecturer in business administration, we have spent the last two years working on switching platforms to Canvas. We started early a

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/quizzes-question-banks-and-random-draws - 2025-11-29

Arrival Days for international students were arranged on the 17th and 18th of August for those commencing their studies at Lund University in the autumn of 2020. Over the two days, 231 exchange students and 793 international Bachelor’s and Masters’ students arrived, which is around half the usual number of arrivals in August. Lund University made adjustments both to the Arrival Day events and the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-day-international-students-now-they-are-here - 2025-11-30

Our PhD course “Generic knowledge and skills – portfolio” is undergoing improvements, to be implemented February 1st. Olga Göransson, course leader, has led the changes: “The aim is to make the workflow and outcomes more logical and examination more uniform.” At the Faculty of Medicine, “the portfolio” is short for the mandatory PhD course “Generic knowledge and skills – portfolio”. Throughout the

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/simplified-portfolio-phd-students-say-hello-generic-knowledge-and-skills-20 - 2025-11-30

CRISPR is a simple yet powerful Nobel Prize winning technology that allows sequence specific editing and manipulation of DNA sequences. The CRISPR facility at Lund Stem Cell Center is here to help you with your projects using this technology. What is CRISPR and who is it for? CRISPR started as a “traditional” gene editing tool, where a double stranded DNA break is introduced and repaired by the ce

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-crispr-facility-here-help - 2025-11-30

I år är det 50 år sedan ämnet rättssociologi introducerades vid Lunds universitet. I samband med detta arrangeras för första gången i Lund, den vetenskapliga konferensen RCSL – Research Committee of Sociology of Law. – Intresset har varit överväldigande. Över 300 personer från hela världen deltar, säger professorn i rättssociologi Ole Hammerslev som är en av konferensanordnarna.   RCSL – Research

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/rattssociologer-samlas-i-internationell-jattekonferens - 2025-11-29

Walking is probably more cognitively demanding than you think. Magnus Lindh-Rengifo defends his thesis about walking aspects in neurodegenerative disorders on December 16. Read about his experiences as a Ph.D student at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! “Walking capability can be a key feature to being able to participate in meaningful activities in your daily life. Meeting patients with neu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/walking-neurodegeneration-phd-interview-magnus-lindh-rengifo - 2025-11-29

Maurits Johansson investigates neuropsychiatric symptoms in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before cognitive impairments are developed or diagnosis is set. He defends his thesis on May 13. Here, he shares the most important findings and experiences as a Ph.D. student at the Clinical Memory Research Unit. Tell us about your research! Growing evidence points towards Alzheimer’s disease bein

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-maurits-johansson - 2025-11-29

Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives from a close collaboration between the experimental neuroinflammation laboratory and the experimental dementia research group and how she brings together the exper

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2025-11-29

CEPI beviljades medel för två projekt och ett uppstartsbidrag i Fortes utlysning om tillämpad välfärdsforskning som omfattar klient- och praktiknära forskning inom socialtjänsten. Socialtjänsten saknar idag vetenskaplig kunskap inom flera verksamhetsområden och det behövs ny kunskap och metoder som kan förbättra det sociala livet för många, inte minst för gruppen personer med psykisk ohälsa. Läs m

https://www.cepi.lu.se/artikel/fortes-satsning-pa-forskning-inom-socialtjansten-gav-cepi-miljoner - 2025-11-29

I år erbjuder vi flera av våra klassiker, samt två helt nya kurser! Dessa är speciellt lämpliga för dig som yrkesarbetar. Anmälningsperioden är 15 september till 15 oktober. NY KURS: Professionella bedömningar - Teori och praktik Den här kursen är unik - det är den enda fristående kursen i Sverige som ger fördjupade kunskaper om bedömning i socialt arbete, och i allt professionellt socialt arbete

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/sok-vara-kurser-till-varen-2024 - 2025-11-29

Upphovsrätt och AI-tjänsterDen 28 april kl. 12:00-13:00 kommer Niklas Willén prata om upphovsrätt och AI-tjänster på ett webbinarium som arrangeras av SUHF:s arbetsgrupp för AI och lärosätesbibliotek (undergrupp till SUHF Expertgruppen för lärosätesbiblioteken).Vetenskaplig information publiceras både låst och öppet. Hur den kan användas regleras av licenser, avtal och lagar. AI-tjänster skapar ny

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-april-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-3 - 2025-11-29

Stefan Schüllers projektfinansiering på 150 000 SEK lockade lokala bagare och bryggare att testa ett klimatvänligt alternativ till vete. Utlysningen Sustainable Idea Exploration är öppen för nya ansökningar fram till den 24:e november. Vad händer efter att ett spannmål lämnar gården? LUCSUS-doktoranden Stefan Schüller fick 150 000 SEK genom Sustainable Idea Exploration för att fylla en kritisk kun

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-soka-sustainable-idea-exploration - 2025-11-29

För andra året i rad försökte spridning av coronavirus stoppa stafetten i forskningspresentationer kallad Panoramadagen. Ännu en gång kom digitaliseringen till undsättning. I början av varje vårtermin bjuder Rättssociologiska institutionen in alla sina studenter för att lyssna till presentationer om pågående forskning. Syftet är att ge en panoramabild av vad rättssociologi kan vara i praktiken. Fö

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/panoramadagen-tillbaka-i-digitalt-och-forkortat-format - 2025-11-29