Faculty of Medicine
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SINCE 1666
Facts and figures
• 2,800 full-time students
• 1100 postgraduate students
• 130 obtain their doctorates each
year
• Staff: 1 400
174 professors
797 lecturers/researchers and
doctoral students
453 technical /administrative staff
(expressed as fulltime equivalents)
1666
• 1666 -The Faculty of Medicine was one of the four
original faculties at Lund University.
• 1768 - The university hospital in Lund was established.
• 1948 - The Malmö General Hospital was affiliated to the
Faculty of Medicine.
• 1998 - Health Sciences were integrated into the Faculty
of Medicine.
• 2001 - The Biomedical Center was established.
• 2006 - Clinical Research Centre was established.
Strategic plan 2012-2017
Education.
Learning for life.
Undergraduate programmes
• Audiology
• Biomedicine
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Diagnostic Radiology Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech Pathology and Therapy
Master programmes
• Audiology/ Speech Therapy
• Biomedicine
• Public Health
• Sport Sciences
• Medical Science with a major in
Nursing/ Occupational Therapy/
Physiotherapy
Postgraduate education
• 5 postgraduate subjects
• About 1100 postgraduate
students
• About 130 doctoral dissertations
presented annually
Research.
For health.
Strong research areas
•
Neuroscience
• Diabetes/Endocrinology
• Cancer
• Microbiology
• Musculoskeletal diseases
• Stem cell biology
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Epidemiology
• Nursing
Cross-disciplinary research – examples
• Nano-science
• Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Stem Cell Center
• Translational Cancer Research
• Ageing and Supportive
Environments
Cross-boundary collaboration.
Innovations –
research put into practice in healthcare and industry
Well-known and wellestablished:
• Use of ultrasound in medicine
Hellmuth Hertz and Inge Edler
• The artificial kidney
Nils Alwall, Gambro
• Non-ionised contrast medium
Torsten Almén, Nycomed
• New ventilator
Björn Jonson, Siemens-Elma
Innovations –
research put into practice in healthcare and industry
Established in Sweden and
internationally:
• Proteins G and L
Lars Björck, 1980s
• Test for risk of blood clots
Björn Dahlbäck, 1990s
• Lund model for treatment of
head injuries
Per-Olof Grände and CarlHenrik Nordström, 1990s
Innovations –
research put into practice in healthcare and industry
Innovations for the future:
• Vaccine against heart attacks
Jan Nilsson
• A drug that speeds up slow
childbirth
Anders Malmstöm
• Endogenous peptides against
bacteria
Artur Schmidtchen, Lund,
Martin Malmsten, Uppsala
Centres for research and education
Research and education are located in three centres
in Lund and Malmö:
• Biomedical Centre,BMC, in Lund
• Health Sciences Centre, HSC, in Lund
• Clinical Research Centre, CRC, in Malmö
Education and research also take place at Skåne University
Hospital in Lund and Malmö.
Biomedical Centre (BMC)
• 43000 m2
• 110 research groups
• 800 scientists, post-docs, Ph.D.
students, technical and
administrative staff
• 450 undergraduates
Health Sciences Centre (HSC)
• 11600m2
• 10 research groups
• 200 scientists, post-docs, Ph.D.
students, technical and
administrative staff
• 900 undergraduates
Clinical Research Centre (CRC)
• 26000 m2
• 40 research groups
• 420 scientists, post-docs, Ph.D.
students, technical and
administrative staff
• 400 undergraduates
Medicon Valley
IN THE ÖRESUND REGION OF SWEDEN AND DENMARK
Medicon Valley
• 3,5 million inhabitants
• 41 000 employees in the private life science sector
• 32 hospitals, of which 11 are university hospitals
• 6 science parks
• 12 universities