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Off the coast at Haväng, forests several thousands of years old are hidden below the sea. When researchers dive down to examine the well-preserved tree-trunks, they are literally diving deep into human history. Arne Sjöström gets ready for another sea dive. The morning sun is glittering on the calm surface of the Baltic Sea at Haväng in Österlen. Down on the beach, the researchers are preparing fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studying-stone-age-forest-under-sea - 2025-12-19

The information age predates the internet by a long stretch – it began with life itself. Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello described at the Lund Spring Symposium in May how living organisms are not merely carriers of genes, but also active managers, defenders, and editors of genetic information. Craig Mello, who received the Nobel Prize in 2006 for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), together wi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/rnai-genetic-spark-information-inferno-cell - 2025-12-19

Overfishing, hunting and intensive agriculture and forestry can sometimes contribute to plants and animals becoming endangered. New research from Lund University in Sweden and University of Toronto can now show why this leads to entire populations becoming smaller in size, as well as reproducing earlier. The study is published in the journal PNAS. Researchers from Lund and Toronto are behind the s

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/why-overfishing-leads-smaller-cod - 2025-12-19

On behalf of the Swedish Government, SciLifeLab develops and provides advanced technologies, instruments and expertise to researchers in academia, industry and healthcare throughout Sweden. Johan Malmström has served as Scientific Director of Integrated Structural Biology (ISB), one of the platforms within SciLifeLabs, since 1 June of this year. What is the platform’s mission? “In collaboration wi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/johan-malmstrom-scientific-director-scilifelab-platform-isb - 2025-12-19

Among the four scholars from Lund University who have received ERC Starting Grants is Filip Lenrick, a researcher in industrial production, for the project “Bulk-like Joints by Gas Actuated Bonding”. The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their careers and has scientific excellence as its sole selection criterion. The researchers and their projects have been ranked t

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-nanolundian-filip-lenrick - 2025-12-19

At the School of Economics, Per Jochumzen teaches courses on mathematics and microeconomics. He believes that there are major challenges around how to handle cheating in areas where students’ knowledge cannot be tested through, for example, essays. Peter writes: In my opinion, the biggest challenge with home exams is to prevent cheating. This especially applies to situations where you want to eval

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/creating-conditions-avoid-cheating - 2025-12-19

Professor Thoas Fioretos is the first recipient of Lunds Innovatörspris (the Lund Innovator Award), a newly established prize that recognises research that has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. Fioretos receives the award for his pioneering work in blood cancer research and his ability to translate scientific discoveries into life-

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwide - 2025-12-19

The City of Helsingborg and Lund University, initiators of the Helsingborg Innovation District, are signing a new strategic partnership that further strengthens their collaboration. The agreement marks an important milestone in a joint effort to promote education, research, innovation, and growth. Lund University has been operating in Helsingborg since the 1990s. At the turn of the millennium, the

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-and-city-helsingborg-enter-strategic-partnership - 2025-12-19

Sierd de Vries is an associate professor at the department of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University (Netherlands), and will be working as a guest researcher with the Theme Coastal Perspectives. What is your background and research interests?I work on the creation of sustainable coastal landscapes. With my background in coastal engineering and coastal sciences, I study how Nature Based Solution

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-sierd-de-vries - 2025-12-19

Christine Etzerodt Laustsen's research focuses on the involvement of professionals in research in aging and health. It is about how researchers and professionals can benefit from each other's perspectives to bridge the gap that exists between research and practice and make research more relevant and useful in practice. The involvement can look different and be to different extents, in different pa

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-sweah-dissertation-involvement-professionals-research - 2025-12-19

This year, Media and Communication Studies instituted an award for exceptional master's theses in the subject. The papers given the Peter Dahlgren Excellent Dissertation Award had been publicly defended and received the highest grade."We instituted this prize to celebrate the hard work our international master programme students put into their theses every year and the amazing results that yields,

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/first-recipients-peter-dahlgren-excellent-dissertation-award - 2025-12-19

Urban Living Labs: Visiting researcher James Evans in search of success factors Can urban living labs create more sustainable urban development? Manchester researcher James Evans and colleagues at the IIIEE are studying and comparing four Scandinavian cases, seeking common drivers of success – and of failure.  – Today, cities face the enormous challenge of climate change and are searching for effe

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-visiting-iiiee-researcher-james-evans - 2025-12-19

A discussion on semiconductors was on the agenda in Almedalen. The dialogue, hosted by LTH at Lund University, addressed how Sweden can contribute to the efforts being made in Europe. One of the conclusions of the discussion was “the crisper the proposal – the more policy influence”. Semiconductors are a strategically important component of today’s and tomorrow’s society. The technology is needed

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/crisp-proposal-requested-during-almedalen-talk-semiconductors - 2025-12-19

Cancerfonden continues to fund the foremost cancer research in Sweden – investing in cancer research that makes a difference. Last month, Cancerfonden distributed SEK 37 million to eight researchers at Lund University whose work will contribute to defeating cancer. Included in this group of talented researchers, is postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Sowndarya Muthukumar, from the Lund Stem Cell Center.

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-awards-sowndarya-muthukumar-postdoctoral-fellowship - 2025-12-19

Johanna Bergqvist Rydén är med i organisationskommittén för LU:s pedagogiska utvecklingskonferens som firar tioårsjubileum i år. Konferensen äger rum den 23 november och här listar hon fem goda grunder för att komma på den. Johanna Bergqvist Rydén Tioårsperspektiv bakåt och framåt. Förutom att den ramas in av universitetets 350-årsjubileum inom temat ”Framtidens universitet” så firas vårt eget jub

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fem-skal-att-ga-pa-pedagogisk-konferens - 2025-12-20

Politiker som ska fatta beslut om hållbar stadsplanering och delningstjänster kommer framöver att få det lite lättare. En ny bok ger handfasta tips på hur hållbara delningstjänster som exempelvis bilpooler kan förverkligas. Michael Johansson, forskare vid Institutionen vid service management och tjänstevetenskaper vid Campus Helsingborg, Lunds universitet, är en av författarna till boken. Han tar

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-guide-ska-minska-bilberoendet-i-stader - 2025-12-20

Den 10 april släpptes QS World University Rankings by subject och nu det går att se hur universitetet rankas i olika ämnesområden i en global jämförelse. QS subject ranking baseras på uppgifter som QS själva inhämtar på olika sätt och uppgifter som LU rapporterar in själva ingår inte. De parametrar som ingår i ämnesrakningen är Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations, H-index samt för

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lus-placering-pa-qs-world-university-rankings-subject-2024 - 2025-12-20

Kerstin Sandell, one of our foremost researchers in Gender and Science and Technology Studies, publishes a new book on New Big Science together with Josephine V. Rekers This anthology is about new big science, approached through perspectives from law, sustainability studies, sociology of science and technology, history, human geography and information studies. In focus are the two large experiment

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/new-big-science-focus - 2025-12-19

Jimmie Durham, vår avhållna professor, gick bort i sömnen natten till den 17 november efter en tids sjukdom. Han blev 81 år. Jimmie Durham var professor på Konsthögskolan 1996- 2005, och influerade generationer unga konstnärer genom sin blandning av värme, humor och rakknivsvass politisk analys. Han började sina föreläsningar med att deklarera ”I have nothing to tell you” och fortsatte i två timma

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/khm-sorjer-bortgangne-jimmie-durham - 2025-12-19

För att kunna göra mWorks så användarvänlig som möjligt involverade forskarna i CEPI flera personer med erfarenhetskompetens av psykisk ohälsa och sjukskrivning, personal, arbetsgivare, och en hel gymnasieklass, Fontänhuset och spelutvecklare. Såklart behöver de som använder och levererar den webbaserade arbetsåtergångsstödet, mWorks, vara med och påverka innehåll, utformning och funktion i digita

https://www.cepi.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-om-samskapande-av-digital-utveckling - 2025-12-19