By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 19 December 2023 Kids playing in the backyard of newly built houses in Johanneshov, Stockholm, 1943. Photo: Johansson (SvD). Stadsmuseet i Stockholm/Stockholmskällan. The new research project, “Socioeconomic Segregation - The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools and Policy Across the Life Course”, aims to establish a resea

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-project-explores-socioeconomic-segregation-then-and-now - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 22 November 2023 Photo: Madelaine Hallerdal, WithSecure WithSecure visited the Department of Informatics on their European Cyber Tour, allowing students on our Bachelor's programme to get hands-on experience with the handling of cyber threats in a simulated environment. On October 30th, 2023, students taking the course IS an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cybertruck-cyber-security-simulation - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 October 2023 Markus Lahtinen. Photo: Johan Persson Markus Lahtinen, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, Lund University, has been interviewed by both Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) for expert insights on the use of AI for crime-fighting purposes. The articles in DN and SvD report on

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-speaks-ai-and-camera-surveillance - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 September 2023 The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies. Photo: Kennet Ruona Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, Miranda Kajtazi, is currently involved in a mix of internal and external grants. At the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Miranda Kajtazi is leading an Advanced Study Group on "Hum

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ai-human-rights-and-digital-welfare-miranda-kajtazi-takes-lead - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 8 June 2023 The Department of Informatics uses Microsoft Azure as a cloud solution for students attending the Bachelor’s Programme in Design of Information Systems. It allows us to have complete BYOD-solutions in our computer rooms, which attracts students to campus while also saving energy and money. Informatic’s director o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 23 February 2023 Informatics lecturer Markus Lahtinen shares benefits, examples, and lessons learnt from using LinkedIn in the Wellness Weeks seminar. Photo: Carla Böhme Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected op

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 27 January 2023 Viswanath Venkatesh. Photo: Carla Böhme Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Prob

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2025-03-10

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 17 January 2023 Vincenzo Corvello. Photo: Carla Böhme Associate Professor Vincenzo Corvello, joining us from the University of Messina, is an established business and innovation scholar as well as the Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Innovation Management. Hosted by lecturer Markus Lahtinen, Vincenzo Corvello start

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2025-03-10

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 4 November 2024 Research nurse Jessica Melin takes a blood sample from a study participant. In the film Åke Lernmark, principal investigator of the TEDDY study in Sweden, explains the most important results of the TEDDY-study. In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in S

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completed - 2025-03-10

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 November 2024 “Our goal is to make advances in stem cell therapy by modifying and adapting cells to the patient’s needs", explains Malin Parmar. Photo: Tove Smeds Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 1

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies - 2025-03-10

Published 5 November 2024 Foam cells visualised using confocal microscopy in tissue from a patient with glioblastoma. Shown are the nucleus (in blue), a marker for macrophages that are recruited from the bone marrow (in green) and lipid droplets that gave the foam cell its name. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a certain type of cells – foam cells – in patients with the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/foam-cells-brain-tumours - 2025-03-10

Published 7 November 2024 Photo: iStock/SewcreamStudio When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at Lund University in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptoms - 2025-03-10

Published 7 November 2024 Illustration: Inger Ekström/Pixabay A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine whether some

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work - 2025-03-10

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 14 November 2024 Hanna Isaksson has developed a method to calculate fracture risk. Emma Hammarlund looks at hairs for early cancer diagnosis. Sang Hyun Pyo uses birch bark for make-up and other purposes. Photo: Johan Persson; Auraya Manaprasertsak and John Price The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cancer-detection-through-hair-analysis-makes-prestigious-list - 2025-03-10

Published 22 November 2024 Photo: Wikimedia Commons Lund University and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen Lund University’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students. The new hub will be called Water in a Changing Environment (WICE). The in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water - 2025-03-10

Published 25 November 2024 In a study published in Advanced Science, researcher Fredrik Ek et al. describe how they can use light to create electrically conductive materials directly in the body, showing promising results in animal trials. Photo: I. Hultquist. Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. H

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2025-03-10

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 25 November 2024 Kristian Riesbeck, professor of clinical bacteriology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analysed. The study, which attracted a lot of attention, showed that some of the bacteria types had total resistance to antibiotics. No

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenic - 2025-03-10

By lars [dot] uhlin [at] konstnarliga [dot] lu [dot] se (Lars Uhlin) - published 27 November 2024 Photo: Agnete Brun The Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, is to be conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University. Jon Fosse has received great international recognition for his works. Hi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jon-fosse-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2025-03-10

Published 29 November 2024 Elmi Muller, Professor of Medicine at Stellenbosch University, is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities at Lund University. Elmi Muller is Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities for her pioneering work a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prominent-south-african-researcher-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-humanities-lund-university - 2025-03-10

Published 3 December 2024 Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord, Yafa Shanneik, Per Augustsson Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research conc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-03-10