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Att anställa en barnflicka eller au pair har blivit ett vanligare sätt för barnfamiljer att få vardagen att gå ihop och se till att jämställdheten mellan föräldrarna ökar. Införandet av statliga subventioner har bäddat för en ny marknad som tycks leda till att det jämställda föräldraskapet alltmer blir en klassfråga. Nanny, au-pair eller barnflicka. Att betala någon för att ta hand om barnen är et

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/au-pairer-loser-livspusslet-men-okar-ojamlikheterna - 2025-12-17

Malmö Academy of Music is about to host the third GENUS Conference 14-15 March, targeting gender and equal opportunities for all in higher music education. Lars Andersson, Programme director at MHM, why is there a network and annual conference like GENUS? -This is ultimately a question of equality. Since there is an imbalance when it comes to gender, both in genres and instruments in higher music

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/international-conference-about-gender-equality-higher-music-education - 2025-12-15

Det centrala nervsystemets renhållningsarbetare, mikrogliaceller, spelar en viktig roll i skyddandet av hjärnan mot sjukdomar och skador. En forskargrupp i Lund har nu utvecklat en metod som gör det möjligt att på nära håll följa dessa stödjecellers beteende. Ny kunskap om mikrogliacellers specifika roll kan öppna dörren för viktig forskning inom flera olika hjärnsjukdomar, såsom Parkinsons och st

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-forskarron-om-hjarnans-renhallningsarbetare - 2025-12-16

Malmö Academy of Music is about to host the third GENUS Conference (14-15 March) about gender equality in higher music education.  Lars Andersson, Programme director at MHM, why is there a network and annual conference like GENUS, targeting gender and equal opportunities for all in higher music education? -This is ultimately a question of equality. Since there is an imbalance when it comes to gend

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/international-conference-about-gender-equality-higher-music-education - 2025-12-17

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are inv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2025-12-15

Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, Professor of Lung Biology at Lund University, has been awarded the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Basic and Translational Science 2025. The European Respiratory Society is a leading international organisation with more than 35,000 members from over 160 countries, working to improve lung health through research, education, and clinical

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lifetime-achievement-award-gunilla-westergren-thorsson - 2025-12-15

Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Why did you chose Sweden and the School of Economics and Management as your study destination?I had moved to Stockholm in 2014 years to work in the British Embassy, I first heard of Lund University from a friend who studied in Lund and went on to a successful career. After eight years in the Diplomatic service, I wanted to focus my career to be more econo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/william-dendy-alumnus-msc-economics-2017 - 2025-12-16

Last week, NanoLund arranged a kick-off with a pilot round of 12 PhD students who are about to meet their mentors. The PhD students are all well over halfway through their PhD studies. The mentoring program intends to guide the students and open new networks for them. “We have matched them with mentors after the PhD students submitted an application in which they told us a bit about their thoughts

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/stepping-out-comfort-zone-kick-new-nanolund-mentoring-program - 2025-12-15

He has designed a transport box that keeps hearts alive outside the body and developed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device. But during a visit to nuns in Africa, he was suspected of being a spy. Meet Stig Steen, a post-retirement professor of thoracic surgery, who is driven by an unshakeable belief that the greatest things in life are on the other side of the mountain. If Stig Steen had f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cardiothoracic-innovator - 2025-12-16

There are plans to build a new animal testing facility at Brunnshög in north-east Lund. It is a strategic decision by the Faculty of Medicine based on the need to replace the present animal facility, which is no longer optimal for breeding, and the desire aim to offer international researchers a safer research environment. LUM spoke to three of LU’s experts on animal testing matters. The animal fa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safer-research-new-animal-testing-facility - 2025-12-15

LUCSUS Professor Christine Wamsler recently visited Australia to give the prestigious Dean’s lecture at the Melbourne School of Design (MSD). She was also invited to meet with researchers, practitioners and policy-makers in order to stimulate their work and open up a wider debate on urban adaptation and resilience. - Supporting sustainability and resilience is one of the three focus areas of the U

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/christine-wamsler-giving-deans-lecture-australia-and-creating-wider-debate-urban-adaptation-and - 2025-12-15

Diabetes researchers have established methods for screening people with an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Current methods require multiple blood samples during each visit. An international team of researchers has developed a simplified screening method, which will increase screening efficiency. Type 1 diabetes is a disease that requires lifelong treatment with insulin. People of all

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/improved-screening-efficiency-type-1-diabetes-simplified-blood-draw - 2025-12-17

Socialhögskolans Jan Magnusson besökte nyligen School of Social Work vid Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) i Mumbai, en av Indiens främsta socialhögskolor. Han följde bland annat deras arbete i den översvämningsdrabbade regionen Ladakh. Socialhögskolan har sedan 2011 ett samarbete med TISS, och Jan Magnusson, docent vid institutionen, är ansvarig för utbytet. Han har precis kommit tillbaka

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/en-helt-annan-typ-av-socialt-arbete - 2025-12-17

The Faculty's pilot of transcription using the Whisper AI tool has worked very well, with many hundreds of hours of interview material transcribed so far. Until there is a university-wide solution, we are therefore continuing to offer the tool through the Department of Psychology. About the offerThe Department of Psychology has purchased a powerful computer to be used for transcribing audio and vi

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2025-12-15

Lund University is now distributing 100 licences for the DeepL translation tool. The licences are valid for one year and enable employees to translate in a more secure environment with higher quality – thanks to customised terminology and a management structure for the tool. DeepL is an AI-powered translation tool primarily used for translating text from Swedish to English. Lund University has now

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-hundred-deepl-licences-provide-more-secure-ai-translation-lu - 2025-12-16

   Welcome to the 13th One Health Sweden Scientific Meeting! Time to registerDate: 10 October 2024Time: The scientific program takes place approximately between 10am and 5pm.Venue: On site meeting at PO Bäckströms sal, SLU, Umeå, Sweden. (No Teams/Zoom links will be provided.)Sessions:Session 1: “Arctic One Health”Session 2: “The Ecological Dimension of One Health”Session 3: “The effect of environ

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/welcome-13th-one-health-sweden-scientific-meeting-time-register - 2025-12-17

LUCSUS organises two events at the Future week at Lund University, discussing the future of social movements and the future of traveling, in the light of both the climate crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. The events will take place both onsite and online. 14 October 15.00-16.00:  The future of traveling, mobility and flyingFlying, or rather flying less, has been in the public debate for the las

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lund-university-future-week-12-18-october - 2025-12-17

Clearcutting is often considered negative for biodiversity, which is why continuous cover forestry is seen as a more favourable alternative. But could it be that clearcutting - with proper management from a landscape perspective - could favour certain species? Recently, it has become increasingly common to find birds and butterflies on clearcuts, species that normally thrive in areas such as hayfi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/managing-clearcuts-favour-certain-species - 2025-12-17

“Of course there’s a bit of apprehension, just like when two people move in together. This is five families who have moved into the same building. We don’t know each other and our daily routines yet. We’ll have to find out as we go along”, said Therese Whass, a student at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies about how it feels to move into LUX. Therese Whass said that those who were scept

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-departments-installed-lux - 2025-12-17

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2025-12-15