By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson & Jessika Sellergren) - published 6 February 2023 Ville Maisi and Martin Bech have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Photo: Kennet Ruona/Till Dreier Ville Maisi and Martin Bech have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. Over a five-year period, the two researchers will conduct projects focusing on

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/erc-consolidator-grants-detection-microwave-photons-and-x-ray-microscopy - 2025-07-03

Published 16 March 2023 The new collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation is of strategic importance to Lund University’s expansion in Science Village, says Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström. NanoLund at Lund University has established a long-term strategic collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation, which intends to support the purchase of equipment for Nanolab Science Village to the tune

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/strategic-collaboration-olle-engkvist-foundation-100-msek-nanolab-science-village - 2025-07-03

By evelina [dot] linden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 31 March 2023 The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences goes in this fifteenth edition to Anne L’Huillier and her companions in the pioneering field of “attophysics”, Paul Corkum and Ferenc Krausz. Photo: Kennet Ruona For her pioneering work in attosecond physics, Anne L’Huillier is one of the

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/anne-lhuillier-new-frontiers-knowledge-awardee - 2025-07-03

By evelina [dot] linden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 5 May 2023 “Nanotechnology and nanoscience are necessary to address global challenges and achieve a sustainable world. We are already working on this, but we are bursting at the seams,” says NanoLund’s director Anders Mikkelsen. Work is now in progress on procuring a landlord who wants to be part of the development of

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/next-milestone-lund-universitys-road-science-village-landlord-wanted - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 4 May 2023 Illustration: Bibiana Prinoth, Lund University. The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden have also developed a new method for analyzing exoplanets, making it possible to study them in more detail. KELT-9 b is the g

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/scientists-discover-rare-element-exoplanets-atmosphere - 2025-07-03

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 4 May 2023 The ACTRIS and ICOS masts at the Hyltemossa research station in northern Skåne. Photo Erik Swietlicki. ACTRIS is a state-of-the-art European research infrastructure within atmospheric science. The European Commission has now decided to establish ACTRIS ERIC – a consortium for research infrastructures

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/atmospheric-research-europe-reaches-new-heights - 2025-07-03

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 5 May 2023 Christelle Prinz. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Christelle Prinz, Professor of Solid State Physics at Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research into creating cost-effective biosensor diagnostics for the early detection of ovarian cancer. What is your research project

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancer - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 1 June 2023 Hugo Laurell. Private photo. NEW THESIS ON ULTRA-FAST PHYSICS: By firing a short laser pulse at an atom, an electron can be ejected from its previous context. What happens to it, where does it go? In his thesis, Hugo Laurell develops a method to study ejected electrons and their behaviour. His work may

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hugo-studies-stray-electrons - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 7 June 2023 Timea Vitos. Private photo. NEW THESIS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS: Timea Vitos aims to provide accurate predictions for important measurements at particle facilities like the Large Hadron Collider at Cern, which will aid in the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model and advance our understanding of t

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/pushing-precision-frontier - 2025-07-03

By caterina [dot] doglioni [at] hep [dot] lu [dot] se (Caterina Doglioni) - published 7 June 2023 The computing farm for the real-time data selection system of the ATLAS experiment at CERN, where Lund particle physics researchers work, analyses up to 100000 collision events per second when the Large Hadron Collider is running. Image: ATLAS Experiment Research in particle physics often relies on si

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/towards-green-software-tackling-energy-cost-scientific-software - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 12 June 2023 Cecilia Jarlskog. Photo: Rebeca Romero Escrivà. Professor Emerita Cecilia Jarlskog has been awarded the prestigious EPS High Energy and Particle Physics Prize. She is awarded the prize for discovering a way to determine a property called CP violation for both quarks and leptons. CP breaking means that

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/prestigious-award-cecilia-jarlskog - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 16 June 2023 Mattias Bertolino. Private photo. Delving into the realm where light and matter converge, Mattias Bertolino's embarks on a theoretical exploration of photoionization. Focusing on multiphoton ionization of noble gas atoms, using a mixture of extreme-ultraviolet and infrared light, he explores the intric

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-thesis-explores-photoionization-dynamics - 2025-07-03

By bjorn [dot] fritz [at] kultur [dot] lu [dot] se (Björn Fritz) - published 4 March 2021 As long as we need to examine remotely, we will need to examine in partly new ways. There are no methods for "translating" an on-campus examination into an identical remote examination, but rather, different forms of examination cope with the transition to varying degrees. Photo by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash Ex

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/better-course-formative-examination - 2025-07-03

Published 4 March 2021 Many teachers would probably agree that it is an art to write good multiple choice questions. Multiple Choice Questions or MCQ are so-called closed questions, where the answering person gets to choose from a number of given answer options instead of formulating an answer themselves. Photo by Dan Asaki on Unsplash Text by Ann-Catrin Johansson, LTH  MCQ When creating your mult

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/art-formulating-mcq-quiz - 2025-07-03

Published 4 March 2021 Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The pandemic has made us test alternatives to our traditional exam methods, alternatives that work digitally and on remote. Some of these alternatives are worth keeping also when we head back to traditional, on campus, teaching. One thing we have learned the past years is that remote surveillance is problematic (no guarantee it works 100%)

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/digital-open-book-exam-flexible-option - 2025-07-03

Published 4 March 2021 Hans Knutsson, senior lecturer in business economy at EHL, describes the experiences he and his colleagues have had with online exams and the use of Canvas New Quizzes. Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash  At the School of Economics, where I work as a senior lecturer in business administration, we have spent the last two years working on switching platforms to Can

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/quizzes-question-banks-and-random-draws - 2025-07-03

Published 4 August 2020 What is Zoom-bombing and how can you protect yourself? Photo by Ryan Quintal on Unsplash As the e-meeting tool, Zoom, was becoming more frequently used, it was also subject to more and more infringements. Visits from unauthorised guests who disturb meetings by sharing unpleasant pictures or writing inappropriate texts in the chat are called Zoom-bombing. As a lecturer at Lu

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/are-you-afraid-being-zoom-bombed - 2025-07-03

Published 4 August 2020 On courses where students often work in groups and need to meet online, using Zoom and its breakout rooms may seem cumbersome, in which case you may use Teams – an alternative to Zoom that is integrated into the Canvas learning platform. At the Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology, Christoffer Johansson is a lecturer on a course where students often work in groups. Af

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/managing-online-group-exercises-teams - 2025-07-03

By nicolette [dot] karst [at] ahu [dot] lu [dot] se (Nicolette Karst) - published 27 April 2021 Take your chance to attend this online conference on the use of image and sound for learning in higher education. Free for LU staff! Managing and innovating video-based services in Higher Education The Media & Learning Association organizes a conference twice a year. The conference is aimed for universi

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/online-conference-media-learning - 2025-07-03

Published 4 August 2020 Are you unsure about the rules concerning remote exams? Here you will find information, tips and advice on the rules that apply. General information  On the Staff Pages, you will find information on:  Remote exams Personal data and data protection in connection with remote exams Students in need of learning support Archiving in connection with digital exams How other univer

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/lecturers-exam-anxiety - 2025-07-03