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Gender dynamics in academic recruitment and selection by Mathias W. Nielsen, Assistant Professor Aarhus University, Denmark Mathias W. Nielsen is a sociologist by training and his research focuses on several aspects of gender in science including how gender diversity is linked to research outcomes, scientific performance assessments through a gender lens and reasons why younger female researchers

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/wings-steering-committee-and-horizon-2020-funded-project-baltic-gender-invite-you-all-seminar-10th - 2026-01-17

The WINGS network is happy to invite you to the workshop A toolbox for academic productivity and stress management!Aim: The aims of the workshop are 1) to provide new work strategies and to shift the focus from what you are working with and the content to how you are working and the process of your work, and 2) to learn how to reduce stress levels at work.Content: In the workshop, you will learn t

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/workshop-doctoral-students-academic-productivity-and-stress-management - 2026-01-17

Studies show that both women and men judge men as more competent than women with the same qualifications. To read the article please clich aktuella_16_6.pdf

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/wings-newspaper-research-shows-gender-equal-university-does-not-develop-itself - 2026-01-17

Are you thinking of applying for an ERC grant? Elevate Scientific is holding a workshop on “How to write successful ERC applications” in Malmö on August 26. For information and registering, see https://www.elevatescientific.com/workshops/grant-writing/upcoming-workshop/

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/how-write-successful-erc-applications - 2026-01-17

WINGS Workshop with Finish on Time:From negative to positive stress & from efficiency to effectiveness for doctoral student supervisors  Date and timeFriday 8 November, 09.00-16.00 PlaceAF Borgen, Sandgatan 2, Lund (https://goo.gl/maps/bCj8eCTMX4cwXw1s5) Target groupDoctoral student supervisors ObjectiveThe objective of this one-day workshop is to show and discuss various stress management and aca

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/negative-positive-stress-efficiency-effectiveness-doctoral-student-supervisors-fully-booked - 2026-01-17

Nobel prize winner Marie Curie is coming to town… This year we are combining the WINGS annual meeting with a month-long exhibition about Marie Curie, her work, and her life as a woman scientist. In addition to the actual exhibition "Maria Sklodowska-Curie. A Polish in Paris”, which will run from 28th November 2019 to the 20th December 2019, Professor Curie’s grandson Professor Pierre Joliot-Curie,

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/wings-annual-meeting-and-marie-curie-exhibition-opening - 2026-01-17

The objective of this half-day workshop is to show and discuss strategies and methods how to become a better speaker, in order to understand and improve your presentation skills. These skills are essential when it comes to presenting research and achievements on conferences and meetings all over the world. The workshop is aimed for both new and experienced staff. The tools presented will be useful

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/how-become-better-speaker-november - 2026-01-17

The objective of this half-day workshop is to show and discuss strategies and methods how to become a better speaker, in order to understand and improve your presentation skills. These skills are essential when it comes to presenting research and achievements on conferences and meetings all over the world. The workshop is aimed for both new and experienced staff. The tools presented will be useful

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/how-become-better-speaker-february - 2026-01-17

A hands-on workshop exploring new ideas, opportunities and actions at the intersection of zero waste and gender equality Date of Event: 11/9 2020 Location: ZOOM Register Here The objectives of this half-day workshop are to understand the many different entry-points and challenges there are for us to create just transition towards a circular society. In this workshop, the participants use the 12 R

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/just-transition-towards-circular-society - 2026-01-17

WINGS is proud to invite you to the first lunch seminar of 2020. Given the highly unusual circumstances, the seminar will be accessible via Zoom. Presenter: Anna Ekwall Kristensson, RN, PhD. Date: April 20 Time: 12-1 PM To sign up please email Ann Alriksson-Schmidt at ann [dot] alriksson-schmidt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se. You will receive zoom log in information prior to the event (no downloading

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/journey-brave-lecturer-timid-researcher - 2026-01-17

The objective of this lunchtime seminar is to provide a guided reflection on the different ways in which a CV can be constructed to maximize your potential for success in job and grant applications. Why: CVs are the most commonly used instrument for job and grant applications across many different fields, industries and cultures. The CV for most applications is severely limited with regard to leng

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/how-strategically-build-and-sell-your-cv-across-fields-industries-and-cultures-june - 2026-01-17

WORKSHOP ON DIVERSE TEAMS. Work practices for maximising the potential of diverse teams and research groups. ●  Why do we need diverse teams? ●  What are the challenges when working with diverse teams? ●  What work practices should we consider when working in diverse teams. This event is for anyone who wants to work within or create great diverse teams within in research and academia. The workshop

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/wings-annual-meeting-2020 - 2026-01-17

Welcome to watch the movie Picture a Scientist and attend a panel discussion organized by WINGS. Sign up here (https://forms.gle/2UCpn9SkXPpGzEeJ9) before the 2nd of March. The dates for the screening are 6-9 March. In the evening of the 9th you are also welcome to join a panel discussion on Zoom (more information will follow). PICTURE A SCIENTIST (https://www.pictureascientist.com/) chronicles th

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/movie-screening-debate-6-9-march-2021 - 2026-01-17

WINGS recently organised a Lund walking tour called "Strong Women of Lund". During the 1.5 hr walking tour through the historical centre of town, we gained a new perspective of the university town of Lund thanks to our excellent tour guide. We learned about several interesting women, that lived from the middle-ages to modern times, such as Lina Jonn, Elin Wägner  and Hedda Andersson, and the place

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/strong-women-lund-walking-tour - 2026-01-17

On Tuesday, June 21st, we had our first book-club! Twenty-five eager and a little bit angry (this book evokes emotion) women gathered at Geocentrum II to discuss Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez (read more below). It was a very nice and inspirational afternoon lead by our hosts and organisers Rebecca and Amber. Did I mention there was also lunch and fika!!  For our next book club we will b

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/wings-first-book-club - 2026-01-17

In a recent study from Lund University, researchers have discovered that metabolic changes in the blood cell, affect the development of blood during the fetal stage. They found a previously unknown metabolic regulator - a kind of switch - which turns out to be crucial for how different types of blood cells develop. In the long run, this could mean that natural killer cells, a type of white blood c

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/increased-metabolism-mitochondria-resulted-higher-levels-natural-killer-cells - 2026-01-17

A multidisciplinary research team at Lund University has innovatively tackled what has long been a major problem in stem cell research. The project has now been awarded a Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council, ERC. Jonas Larsson, Professor of Molecular Medicine, and his research colleague Ludwig Schmiderer, together with Martin Hjort, a researcher at NanoLund, have developed th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-nanostraws-can-increase-number-blood-stem-cells - 2026-01-17

Each year, Lund Stem Cell Center presents one of its members with its Article of the Year Award. This year three distinguished nominees contended for the title. Among them, Marie Jönsson, representing the research group Molecular Neurogenetics, was awarded Article of the Year 2021, for their work in revealing how the activation of ancient viruses during brain development causes inflammation. In th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scc-article-year-award-goes - 2026-01-17

A team of researchers from Lund University and the Lund Stem Cell Center have developed a new memory-efficient tool for single-cell genomic analysis called Scarf. Now available in Nature Communications, this innovative, bioinformatics software has the potential to help researchers navigate a growing treasure trove of data and set them on the path to answering new scientific questions related to hu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/introducing-scarf-memory-efficient-solution-single-cell-genomic-analysis - 2026-01-17

Researchers at Lund University and Lund Stem Cell Center in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders. The researchers have focused on the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease and the results have now been published in the journal Brain. Basic medical research often faces the challenge of developing disease models that correspond to specific disease mec

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-human-skin-cells-aged-neurons-study-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2026-01-17