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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Laurie Cohen, from the Department of Business Administration, on gender inequality in academia and how it won't go away unless we take action. An old story has re-emerged on social media. It goes like this. A father and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is rushed to the hospital for emerg

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-work-actively-against-gender-inequality-academia - 2026-06-29

The idea of publishing research findings in open access journals is in many ways an asset in the research community. Unfortunately, it has also entailed the emergence of many unprofessional agents on the market. Their only purpose is to trick researchers into giving them money. Olga had published academic work over 25 times before she fell victim to a predatory journal. Today she is embarrassed be

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/watch-out-predators - 2026-06-29

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have compared the effects of intravenous ketamine treatment with ECT treatment in severe depression. The results support the view that ketamine is a possible treatment, but also show that ECT treatment helps more people. In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a new treatment for depression, after studies have shown it to be a fast-acting antidepressant. “

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ect-more-effective-ketamine-severe-depression - 2026-06-29

The aim is more efficient and effective communication operations that better meet the needs of the organisation and focuses on the user. On 4 February, the university director decided on a new organisation and mission for the communication activities of the Central Administration. The communication operations of faculties, departments and centres are not affected by the organisational change.Respo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-wide-communication-organisation-decided - 2026-06-30

The excitement has been palpable in recent weeks following the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Anne L’Huillier, a researcher at Lund. This is the first time a researcher at Lund University has received a Nobel Prize, and atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier is only the fifth woman ever to be awarded the prize in Physics. By now it is widely known where atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier was when

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-received-lunds-first-nobel-prize - 2026-06-30

The ground floor of the University Library will be refurbished and preparations will start in the summer. During the renovation, the public section will be emptied and the number of study places will be more than halved. If all goes according to plan, the University Library interior will be both better and more beautiful when all is complete in time for the start of the autumn semester 2024. There

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/renovating-university-library-will-take-year - 2026-06-29

Despite the pandemic, the mood is good among those working with international students. Richard Stenelo and Louise Corrigan think it is fantastic that so many of them have managed to arrive in Lund. “They have defied obstacles such as closed airports and vacated embassies. The most creative students seem to have made it here – and these are exactly the type of students we want”, they observe. Ther

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-students-managed-arrive-lund - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Right now, everything is focused on managing the coronavirus. However, even before COVID-19, viral pandemics around the world were increasing and the ’ordinary’ influenza virus and common cold virus cost society enormous amounts of money each year. Swedish virus researchers say they could improve the world with the he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/virus-war - 2026-06-29

IIIEE is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses influenced them to apply for one of the IIIEE’s traditional courses or programmes. That MOOCs attract students to study programmes is only one of several positive aspects. The opportunity to collaborat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2026-06-29

The results from the autumn travel habits survey show that a majority of the University’s staff (approx. 80%) get to and from work by walking, cycling or using public transport. This is a higher percentage than for other large organisations in Lund. However, there is potential for even more people to commute sustainably by investments in public transport and measures to promote cycling on campus.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-staff-are-best-sustainable-commuting - 2026-06-30

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. På en vacker platå i en ekdunge i Johannishus gräver lundaforskare fram ny kunskap med ny teknik. Projektet som lockar flera vetenskaper har pågått i många år och flera små guldgubbar har tittat upp ur den blekingska rullstensåsen. – Men vi aktar oss för att drabbas av guldfeber utan vill istället hitta historien oc

https://www.lu.se/artikel/blekinge-satts-pa-jarnalderskartan - 2026-06-29

Amyloid-beta accumulation may start inside neurons. A novel imaging approach to study structural changes before amyloid plaques are formed. Four distinct subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. A simple diagnostic tool predicting the risk of developing the disease. And a collaboration with Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, and the pharma industry to facilitate earlier diagnosis and more accurate prognosti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-awareness-month-five-optimistic-research-news-multipark - 2026-06-29

Emily Sonestedt investigates how food affects the health and the risk to develop type 2 diabetes. This knowledge is of importance to society when developing food-based dietary guidelines. It can be hard to make healthy food choices. The bread rolls behind the counter in the café at Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö have a dark color, but it does not have to mean that they are a healthy choic

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/healthy-eating-reduce-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at the School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make research better – and more open. “Researchers should always pre-register their studies and be open with their

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-it-again-and-do-it-right - 2026-06-29

Reference Works Online Som en vidareutveckling av eboksguiden eBooks@Lund University Libraries finns nu även en guide som lyfter fram ett urval av våra licensierade referensverk, uppdelade på ämne. Den innehåller även en del fria referensverk. Det går att nå guiden från eBooks@Lund University Libraries eller direkt via Reference Works Online. Plan S och monografier Den internationella sammanslutni

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-september-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-1 - 2026-06-29

Ny version av Scifree Journal Search Söktjänsten för tidskrifter som ingår i open access-avtal, Scifree Journal Search, har blivit uppdaterad med en ny version. Den nya versionen är framförallt snabbare och mer stabil än sin föregångare. URLen har ändrats till https://search.scifree.se/lu, så alla som eventuellt länkar till tjänsten genom sina webbsidor måste byta länk. Den gamla URLen kommer släc

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-3 - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Regnet styr det mesta i Sahel – närvaron av det men framförallt frånvaron. Och trots att landbältet söder om Sahara blivit grönare ser det dystert ut vad gäller att få resurserna att räcka till med tanke på klimatförändringar och befolkningsökning. Nu vill forskarna satsa på jordbruket, utbildning och familjeplaneri

https://www.lu.se/artikel/familjeplanering-nytt-vapen-mot-hotade-sahel - 2026-06-29

Efter 524 år på havets botten avslöjar en liten metallklump, stor som en tumme, hur krig och konflikter påverkade det ekonomiska och politiska landskapet i medeltidens Europa. När det kungliga danska flaggskeppet Gribshunden sjönk i Blekinge skärgård vid slutet av 1400-talet tog det med sig mängder av tidsdokument i sin grav. Med hjälp av medicinsk skiktröntgen, dator­tomografi, har Historiska mus

https://www.lu.se/artikel/mynt-fran-1400-talet-rontgades-fram - 2026-06-30

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vilket samband finns mellan mat och dryck med tillsatt socker och allvarlig hjärtsjukdom? Frågan är tidigare dåligt belyst i forskningen, men nu finns för första gången en mer omfattande studie från Lunds universitet som bidrar med ledtrådar. - Historiskt har mycket av forskningen kring vår kost och risken att utvec

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-om-sockrad-kost-och-allvarlig-hjartsjukdom-0 - 2026-06-30

Veterinarian in charge Anders Forslid is retiring after 30 years working to improve the welfare of research animals at Lund University. He has witnessed a paradigm shift in animal health and animal experiments, and the way animal testing and humans’ obligations are viewed has changed. When Anders Forslid started out as a laboratory animal veterinarian at Lund University, he received a fairly cool

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-we-are-going-have-animal-testing-then-we-have-do-it-well - 2026-06-30