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Svante Björck has been elected as a Fellow of The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS).“For distinguished contributions reconstructing Quaternary environments in the northern and southern hemispheres, and for leadership in the international community of Quaternary geoscientists.”AAAS: https://www.aaas.org/List of elected Fellows 2017: https://www.aaas.org/page/2017-fellows

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/svante-bjorck-has-been-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-sciences-aaas - 2026-01-01

In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean without oxygen has gone up more than four-fold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased more than 10-fold since 1950. Protecting sensitive species, controlling eutrophication and climate change and improving monitoring are some solutions to the problem, according to researchers from, among ot

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/oxygen-worlds-oceans-declining-scientists-reveal-dangers-and-solutions - 2026-01-01

Exciting news - Hedda Andersson guest professorshipWe are very pleased to announce that Prof Anna Godhe from the University of Gothenburg has been awarded a Hedda Andersson guest professorship at our department. Godhe is a biologist by training but has a very broad background. Her main research interests include the role of phytoplankton life-cycle stages (diatoms and dinoflagellates), population

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/prof-anna-godhe-awarded-hedda-andersson-guest-professor - 2026-01-01

Svante Björck and Sherilyn Fritz have been awarded the International Paleolimnology Association (IPA) Lifetime Achievement Award.These awards will be presented at the International Paleolimnology Symposium (IPS) which will be held in Stockholm this June 18-21 (this will be a joint meeting with the International Association of Limnogeology (IAL).https://ipa-ial.geo.su.se/

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/svante-bjorck-and-sherilyn-fritz-have-been-awarded-international-paleolimnology-association-ipa - 2026-01-01

Svante Björck and colleagues publishes a paper in Nature: "Warm summers during the Younger Dryas cold reversal"

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/collapse-atlantic-ocean-heat-transport-might-lead-hot-european-summers - 2026-01-01

We are proud over our Bachelor students, who gave their poster presentations June 1 2018, hope to see you in the fall!

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/we-are-proud-over-our-bachelor-students-who-gave-their-poster-presentations-june-1-2018-hope-see-you - 2026-01-01

Since Sept. 1, Helena Alexanderson is also employed by the Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsö, Norway. The 20% position as professor II includes both research and teaching. Please contact Helena if you’re interested in collaboration with the University of Tromsö, which has a strong Arctic profile in e.g. Quaternary sciences and marine geology.

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/new-position-and-collaboration-university-tromso - 2026-01-01

Silicon has a crucial effect on the planet’s climate A comprehensive research project on the mineral silicon and the anonymous climate heroes in the oceans, diatoms, is now starting. Every day, the tiny diatoms, which are a type of phytoplankton, absorb enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. And when they die, they take the carbon with them. Daniel Conley, a professor of biogeochemistry a

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-nearly-eur-33-million-five-year-project-global-silicon-cycle - 2026-01-01

More information here: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remarkably-preserved-fossil-sea-reptile-reveals-skin-that-is-still-soft Article in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0775-x

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/johan-lindgren-publishes-article-nature-about-soft-tissues-jurassic-ichthyosaur - 2026-01-01

Amber Hood Highcock is since Jan. 1, 2019 employed as a researcher, linked to the luminescence lab, and will during the coming six months work on developing luminescence dating in archaeological contexts.

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/new-colleague-amber-hood - 2026-01-01

Per Möller and Helena Alexanderson got a new 3-year project funded from SGU, starting in 2019: "Sub-till sediments and deflation surfaces in south Sweden - what are their implication for the glacial history of this area?"

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/moller-and-helena-alexanderson-got-new-3-year-project-funded-sgu - 2026-01-01

Scientists have unearthed and pieced together evidence on more than 1,000 ancient wetland sites from across the globe, that are presently covered by fields, forests and lakes. Although vanished from the Earth’s surface, these buried sites could explain some of the differences between global carbon cycle models and real-life observations, as shown in a study now published in PNAS. Work done at the

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/dating-ancient-peat-northern-sweden-contribute-new-insight-global-carbon-cycle - 2026-01-01

Solar storms can be far more powerful than previously thought. A new study with researchers from the dept. of Geology, has found evidence for the third known case of a massive solar storm in historical times. The researchers believe that society might not be sufficiently prepared if a similar event were to happen now. More reading: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-addit

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-additional-evidence-massive-solar-storms - 2026-01-01

Daniel Conley, professor of biogeochemistry at the Department of Geology, Lund University, has received EUR 2.5 million (just over SEK 26 million) for a five-year project on the impact of the evolution of diatoms on the oceans. Diatoms have a significant impact on the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon, silica and other nutrients that regulate ocean productivity and ultimately the planet's clim

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-eur-25-million-five-year-project-impact-evolution-diatoms-oceans - 2026-01-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/the-composition-of-fossil-insect-eyes-surprises-researchers

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/johan-lindgren-et-al-present-study-composition-fossil-insect-eyes-nature - 2026-01-01

Prof. Mary Higby Schweitzer is without doubt the foremost scientist in the field of molecular palaeobiology. Over the last two decades, she has developed detailed protocols to extract, recover and characterize ancient proteinaceous matter. Additionally, she has been able to demonstrate that collagenous sequences obtained from Late Cretaceous dinosaurs closely match those of extant birds, and as su

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/prof-mary-h-schweitzer-nominated-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2026-01-01

Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define underlying mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy. Their latest discovery, published in PNAS, could be used to devise novel therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as these, as well as other synucleiopathies in the fu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2026-01-01

Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an impact on the age at which the disease takes hold. Those affected by frontotemporal dementia usually

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-folds-formed-during-foetal-stage-could-affect-onset-dementia - 2026-01-01

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive symptoms. A study from Lund University in Sweden has provided new insight, and is published in Biological Psychiatr

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2026-01-01

Earlier this year, Stem Cell Center, in partnership with MultiPark, brought together three core facilities into one - The Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility - aiming to support advanced science at the highest international level. This new infrastructure includes the previous AAV vector lab, and much more! Equipped with the latest technologies and specialist expertise, this core provides a plethor

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-cell-and-gene-therapy-core-facility-opening - 2026-01-01