Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:37:15 +0000People/article/final-episode-erccomics-series-cells-lifeTue, 17 Apr 2018 13:37:15 +0000/article/final-episode-erccomics-series-cells-lifeIn 2017, the European Research Council (ERC) adopted a new approach to making research accessible to a broader audience – creating cartoons. Malin Parmar, a professor of cellular neuroscience at 51�ؿ����� and recipient of an ERC grant, is one of the Swedish researchers whose research formed the basis for an ERCcOMICS cartoon. The last episode in a series of ten has now been published. /article/lund-astrophysicist-legacy-stephen-hawkingThu, 15 Mar 2018 14:46:44 +0000/article/lund-astrophysicist-legacy-stephen-hawkingProfessor of Astronomy Melvyn Davies at 51�ؿ����� discusses the legacy of renowned scientist Stephen Hawking. "He leaves the subject in a vibrant state", says Davies. /article/new-honorary-doctors-experts-women-peace-processes-and-gender-shiftMon, 12 Mar 2018 10:12:35 +0000/article/new-honorary-doctors-experts-women-peace-processes-and-gender-shiftWomen’s role in peace processes, and fluid boundaries between male and female in society and popular culture. These are topics researched by the new honorary doctors in social sciences – Jacqui True and Jack Halberstam – whose degrees will be conferred on 25 May in Lund Cathedral. /article/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-medicine-2018Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:39:26 +0000/article/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-medicine-2018An astrophysicist who has developed new knowledge about cardiac function, a cardiovascular expert who stimulated research in general medicine, an internationally leading researcher in autoimmune diseases, and a neuroscientist who is deeply engaged in society: these are the new honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine, who will be formally recognised in Lund Cathedral on 25 may 2018./article/lack-surgeons-threat-global-healthThu, 30 Nov 2017 09:58:23 +0000/article/lack-surgeons-threat-global-healthFifty per cent of all pregnant women in need of a C-section are unable to get one. Most people around the world still do not have access to safe surgery, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities each year. As a paediatric surgeon, Lars Hagander wanted to find ways to help, and has travelled the world to perform surgery. But, of course, this is not enough. A major change is needed./article/stem-cell-researcher-wins-prestigious-prizeMon, 25 Sep 2017 13:04:31 +0000/article/stem-cell-researcher-wins-prestigious-prizeThe Fernström Foundation’s Grand Nordic Prize – one of the largest medical research prizes in Scandinavia – goes this year to the stem cell researcher, Jonas Frisén. His research concerns stem cells, primarily how they are transformed and renewed in mature organs. /article/king-sweden-and-canadas-governor-general-visit-lundWed, 22 Feb 2017 10:23:18 +0000/article/king-sweden-and-canadas-governor-general-visit-lundOn Wednesday 22 February, the Governor General of Canada David Johnston will visit Lund together with King Carl XVI Gustaf in the context of a major Canadian state visit./article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2016Tue, 24 May 2016 06:59:21 +0000/article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2016Congratulations to Stephanie Jenny Angeraini, a student of the Energy-Efficient and Environmental Building Design Master’s programme at 51�ؿ�����, who was awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute last week./article/expert-nordic-noir-literature-kerstin-bergmanMon, 05 Oct 2015 13:12:50 +0000/article/expert-nordic-noir-literature-kerstin-bergmanKerstin is able to comment on the work of Henning Mankell, as well as the genre in general./article/new-director-raoul-wallenberg-institute-human-rightsWed, 08 Apr 2015 12:27:22 +0000/article/new-director-raoul-wallenberg-institute-human-rightsMorten Kjaerum is the new director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, having taken over the reins of the Institute on 1 April 2015./article/time-us-iran-deal-now-says-iran-scholarFri, 13 Mar 2015 11:06:25 +0000/article/time-us-iran-deal-now-says-iran-scholar51�ؿ����� Iran expert Rouzbeh Parsi on the importance of a nuclear deal with Iran:/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-chair-university-boardMon, 09 Mar 2015 09:20:14 +0000/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-chair-university-boardMeet Jonas Hafström, a lawyer with a background in the diplomatic service, including as Swedish ambassador to the USA. For the past year he has led government trade delegations around the world and helped to coach Swedish embassy staff in countries with strong economic growth. /article/vice-chancellor-torbjorn-von-schantz-inauguratedThu, 29 Jan 2015 14:36:11 +0000/article/vice-chancellor-torbjorn-von-schantz-inauguratedVice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz was inaugurated with pomp and ceremony in the university assembly hall on Wednesday 28 January 2015./article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-appointed-executive-director-u21-networkWed, 21 Jan 2015 08:45:18 +0000/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-appointed-executive-director-u21-networkThe global university network Universitas 21 (U21) has appointed 51�ؿ�����'s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eva Wiberg, as the network's first executive director./article/exile-warriors-social-anthropological-study-about-violence-and-community-eastern-congoSun, 22 Jun 2014 22:00:00 +0000/article/exile-warriors-social-anthropological-study-about-violence-and-community-eastern-congoThe Hutu militia FDLR, who were behind the genocide in Rwanda, now live in eastern Congo, one of a number of rebel groups in the war-torn country. 51�ؿ����� social anthropologist Anna Hedlund has lived with the group and describes the systematic attacks on the Congolese population, as well as a hopeless situation in which the group live as exiles, not welcome anywhere./article/ironman-support-diabetes-researchTue, 10 Jun 2014 22:00:00 +0000/article/ironman-support-diabetes-researchDiabetes is a disease that is increasing exponentially worldwide, largely as a result of the food we eat and because we exercise too little. Diabetes causes great personal suffering and shortens lifespan, as well as placing a heavy economic burden on society as whole and our health care systems in particular. This summer, Paul Franks, a professor at 51�ؿ����� Diabetes Centre, will be doing an Ironman to draw attention to and raise money for the vital research in the field./article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2014Mon, 12 May 2014 22:00:00 +0000/article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2014Today, in a ceremony at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, a 51�ؿ����� Master’s student has been named a ‘Global Swede’ by the Swedish Minister for Trade./article/lund-university-researchers-win-ig-nobel-prizeFri, 13 Sep 2013 07:57:00 +0000/article/lund-university-researchers-win-ig-nobel-prizeThree biology researchers from 51�ؿ����� have won an Ig Nobel Prize for their sensational studies of dung beetles’ ability to navigate using the light of the stars. The winners were announced at a humorous gala ceremony in the US on Thursday evening./article/major-prize-lu-diabetes-researcherThu, 12 Sep 2013 08:01:40 +0000/article/major-prize-lu-diabetes-researcherWith around 350 million patients worldwide, diabetes is one of the world’s major public health problems. This year’s Fernström Foundation Nordic Prize, with prize money of SEK 1 million, goes to the internationally renowned diabetes researcher Leif Groop from 51�ؿ����� in Sweden.