No study to date, as far as we know, has analyzed the potential effect of neighborhood-level deprivation on autoimmune disorders (ADs), when adjusted for individual-level characteristics. Methods: A total of 5.4 million individuals from 8363 neighborhoods, comprising the whole Swedish population (ages 25–74 years), were followed for the period 1 January 2000, until admission due to diagnosis of AD

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/neighborhood-deprivation-and-risks-autoimmune-disorders-national-cohort-study-sweden - 2025-09-13

An increasing number of women are evaluated for potential breast cancer and may experience mental distress during evaluation. We aim to assess the risks of psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular diseases during the diagnostic workup of potential breast cancer. New publication in Breast Cancer Research

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/psychiatric-disorders-and-cardiovascular-diseases-during-diagnostic-workup-potential-breast-cancer - 2025-09-13

Studies on partners' mutual receipt of benefits constitute a growing research field in the way individual health and health-related decisions depend on social relations. This paper provides the first study on the mutual receipt of sickness allowance. We analysed married and cohabiting couples' receipt of sickness allowance and disability pension by estimating discrete-time hazard models for indivi

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/sickness-or-health-register-based-evidence-partners-mutual-receipt-sickness-allowance-and-disability - 2025-09-13

The launch of the project “MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective” (MARS) took place in Istanbul on February 1-2, 2024. The project kick-off meeting brought together the researchers from all project partners to discuss the project idea, the implementation process and the researchers’ interests. 10 EU-based academic institutions and 13 academic and non-academic partners from va

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-project-kick-event-took-place-february-1-2-2024 - 2025-09-13

The MARS Workshop, titled "Methodological and Theoretical Approaches to Studying Migration and Mobilities in Non-Western Migration Locales," convened in Istanbul on February 3-4, 2024. It brought together both experienced and early-stage researchers of the MARS project to discuss methodologies and theories relevant to the study of migration in non-Western contexts. This event served as a platform

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-workshop-migration-methodologies-non-western-contexts - 2025-09-13

MARS project members participated in the joint conference of the CESS and ESCAS on January 8-10, 2025 in Lisbon A few MARS project members presented their research at the joint CESS and ESCAS conference, which took place on January 8–10, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The international Conference «Geopolitics, Migrations and Identities in Central Eurasia» featured Professor Timur Dadabaev from the Inst

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/participation-joint-conference-cess-and-escas - 2025-09-13

Lund University hosted an MSCA Ambassador event for high-school students from Uzbekistan on December 6-7, 2024. 19 students from the Academic lyceum of University of World Economy and Diplomacy from Tashkent, Uzbekistan visited Lund University. 19 students (12 boys and 7 girls), accompanied by their four teachers, visited the department of Sociology of Law at Lund University. During their visit, M

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/msca-ambassador-event-high-school-students-uzbekistan - 2025-09-13

MARS Project Members Present Research on Migrant Precarity at CESS Conference in Almaty on June 6-9, 2024 Two members of the MARS project, Sherzod Eraliev and Rustamjon Urinboyev, participated in the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) conference held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from June 6-9, 2024. They presented their research as part of a panel titled "Migration from Central Asia to the European

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/presentation-research-migrant-precarity-cess-conference-almaty - 2025-09-13

MARS Project Members Participated in Aleksanteri Conference in Helsinki on October 23-25, 2024 Members of the MARS project recently participated in the Aleksanteri Conference, held at the University of Helsinki from October 23–25, 2024. The conference, titled "Resisting Authoritarianism in Eurasia: Civil Society and New Solidarities", provided a platform for discussion on pressing issues related t

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-project-members-participate-aleksanteri-conference-helsinki - 2025-09-13

PRESS RELEASE As part of the ongoing dissemination activities of the MARS (Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective) project, a series of expert-led workshops were held at Uzbekistan National University from 7 to 10 March 2025. The sessions were conducted by Dilaver Khamzaev, a researcher at the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. The workshops covered key topic

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-project-dissemination-event-uzbekistan-national-university - 2025-09-13

Screenshot of the news page with Ozoda Islomova on the www.kun.uz website. Press release The MARS project (Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective) draws attention to the pressing issues confronting Uzbek women migrants in Turkey, as recently detailed by Ms. Ozoda Islomova, Director of the Uzbek Women’s Rights Centre – a key partner in the MARS consortium.In a recent interview with K

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-project-partner-highlights-urgent-challenges-faced-uzbek-women-migrants-turkey - 2025-09-13

PRESS RELEASE The MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective research project marked a key milestone on May 5, 2025, by hosting its mid-term meeting at Lund University. Held in a hybrid format—both in-person at the Sociology Department and online via Zoom—the event brought together researchers, seconded staff, and representatives from the European Research Executive Agency (REA) f

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-project-holds-mid-term-meeting - 2025-09-13

Daniel Benoit moved from Canada to Sweden to take on the role as the new director for MoRe-Lab. Click below to read the full interview with Daniel Benoit:In EnglishIn Swedish

https://www.more-lab.lu.se/article/new-more-lab-director-daniel-benoit - 2025-09-13

A donor who wishes to remain anonymous has donated SEK 7.5 million to the Faculty of Medicine and the Movement & Reality Lab, an experimental health science test environment for full-scale studies of movement, activity and behavior. Read the full article here (new tab, Swedish)

https://www.more-lab.lu.se/article/multi-million-donation-more-lab-lund-university - 2025-09-13

Photo: Lill Eriksson Read the full news article with questions for Kiran Maini Gerhardsson, who wrote the study together with Steven Schmidt and Susanne Iwarsson. (New window, article in Swedish)Read the scientific article here (new window) 

https://www.more-lab.lu.se/article/first-more-lab-study-published - 2025-09-13

Hanging out at MoRe-Lab's gym. Lab Director Daniel Benoit guides the group. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. The other day, Vice-Chancellors from several Swedish universities were at a conference in Lund and took the opportunity to visit Medfak with their host, Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström. Read the full article on Intramed by clicking here. 

https://www.more-lab.lu.se/article/vice-chancellors-visiting-more-lab - 2025-09-13

Eleven new competence centres in Sweden get funding from Vinnova – four of them reside in Lund, together with the already existing one.. Foto: Kennet Ruona Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Vinnova, will invest in eleven new competence centres starting in January 2024. Four of these are coordinated from Lund University, adding up to the existing competence centre. New research environments for sustainab

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/sentio-one-vinnovas-new-competence-centres - 2025-09-13

90 MSEK goes to Lund when research initiative WISE invests half a billion SEK in material science for increased sustainability – the largest investment in material science in Sweden. Photo: Kennet Ruona WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. WISE

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/tremendous-impact-transformation-towards-sustainable-future - 2025-09-13

Professor Anders Mikkelsen, here outside the Department of Physics, looks forward to starting work on the new centre of competence. Photo: Johan Joelsson. Professor Anders Mikkelsen, here outside the Department of Physics, is looking forward to starting work on the new centre of competence. Photo: Johan Joelsson. Anders Mikkelsen, professor of synchrotron light physics and director of NanoLund, is

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/he-leads-new-centre-competence - 2025-09-13

How can sensors help industrial production improve sustainability, reduce the use of resources, and increase competitiveness? That is the question for Sentio. On the 5th March all partners met in Lund for the inauguration day, full of discussions, inspiration, collaborations, and planning for a more sustainable future.The aim is to develop and use new types of integrated sensor technology to enabl

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/sentio-now-inaugurated - 2025-09-13