March 2012

Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine Alejandra Vasquez and Tobias Olofsson have achieved some very exciting findings in their research carried out with colleagues at SLU and KI. They have seen that the stomachs of wild honey bees are full of healthy lactic acid bacteria that are able to fight bacterial infections in both bees and humans. The results, which … Continue reading →

Positioning ahead of the autumn’s research and innovation bill is in full swing with a number of meetings in Stockholm. In the past week, Per has had the opportunity to present and discuss our input to the bill at a meeting of state secretaries from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, as well as … Continue reading →

A conference on “Housing First – what happened next?” will be held in Lund on 30 March in the main assembly hall in Universitetshuset. There are 300 people registered to attend. It is very pleasing to see that interest in this project is growing and that the Faculty of Social Sciences at our university is the driving force. More information … Continue reading →

A new study by Olof Ejermo from CIRCLE shows that Lund University has by far the most patent applications of all Swedish universities, with a strong upward trend since the year 2000. We are responsible for 22 per cent of all Swedish patents held by university employees, followed by KI with 14 per cent, Uppsala with 13 per cent, KTH … Continue reading →

Margot Wallström is proposed as the new chair of the Board from 1 April and we recently sent the formal proposal to the Ministry of Education. We see great strength in having Margot Wallström as Chair of the Board because of her wide experience of successful international work in the fields of the environment, human rights and communication. These areas … Continue reading →

An inauguration of professors will be held tomorrow, 16 March, when 25 new professors will be inaugurated in a ceremony in the main assembly hall in Universitetshuset. The inauguration lecture will be delivered by Leif Stenberg, Professor of Islamic Studies. This year’s teaching awards will also be presented at the ceremony. The students’ award goes to Bernt Nilsson of the … Continue reading →