Published 22 February 2018 What does the origin of life on Earth have to do with malignant tumour cells? In an unusual research project, a geochemist and a tumour biologist have joined forces to explain the emergence of animals in a new way, thereby questioning one of the cornerstones of evolution. Geochemist Emma Hammarlund is excited to see what kind of response she and Sven Påhlman will get bas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odd-pair-solves-evolutionary-riddle - 2025-08-05

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 20 February 2025 The study shines a light on the need for adaptation laws and policies that empower vulnerable communities, rather than displacing them, say the researchers. Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson. How should societies adapt to rising seas, floods, and other climate threats? These questions are explored in a new study

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/rethinking-laws-climate-adaptation-exploring-resistance-flooded-cartagena - 2025-08-05

By Alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 3 December 2020 Johan Jakobsson and Johan Flygare. Photo credit: Kennet Ruona The leadership team set to guide Lund Stem Cell Center for the next three years was announced in early September 2020. In this interview with newly appointed coordinator Johan Jakobsson and deputy coordinator Johan Flygare, we hear about th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/plans-future-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-08-05

Published 6 March 2015 Doctoral students living on relatively low external scholarships should get terms of employment that are more equal to those on doctoral studentships. This is the hope of the University’s Education Board, which has approved the faculties topping up the income of doctoral students on scholarships. However, the Faculty of Law and the University’s employment lawyers have regist

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/better-conditions-horizon-scholarship-holders - 2025-08-05

Published 18 November 2016 As a young man, when Mats Bohgard was working at a chemical factory during a leave from studies, he was urged to “Come back and fix the work environment to make it fit for human beings!”. Mats Bohgard. “Even though they said it half-jokingly, the truth is that they were experiencing every conceivable work environment problem: chemical exposure, noticeable alcohol abuse,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-environment-champion - 2025-08-05

Published 17 February 2017 USV is the umbrella term for the University’s specialised centres which are gradually moving into the faculties. But the process is not painless – the specialised centres are keen to safeguard their identities and their low overhead costs. The faculties and departments, on the other hand, do not want to take on financially insecure ventures. Leif Stenberg is the director

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/usv-shrinking-centres-are-moving-faculties - 2025-08-05

Published 5 December 2019 Photo: Shutterstock An international research team has called for a more sober discourse around climate change prospects, following an extensive reassessment of climate change’s progress and its mitigation. They argue that climate change models have understated potential warming’s speed and runaway potential, while the models that relate climate science to consequences, c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/energy-advances-open-door-more-aggressive-climate-policies - 2025-08-05

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 16 September 2024 Illustration: Axel Brechensbauer One of the biggest perks of teaching at university? Supervising students and seeing them grow into their role. That is at least according to senior lecturers Olof Hallonsten and Anna Jonsson. Detectives with magnifying glasses and catching and preparing a fish. Those a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/comic-strips-and-metaphors-help-students-reflect - 2025-08-06

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 25 January 2023 Despite not being part of the winning team in the EU’s enormous culture and innovation push, Lund University regards itself as a clear winner. The preparatory work on the application acted like a beacon and all the faculties joined in to work together and find interdisciplinary innovation and collabor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rallied-competition-lu-continue-investment-creatives - 2025-08-06

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 April 2023 Derek Logan, Ulf Nilsson and Karin Lindkvist are all adding bits to solve the protein puzzle. Photo: Tove Smeds Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2025-08-06

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 14 September 2023 Ester Barinaga studies local currency initiatives. Photo: Juan Ocampo Local currencies may arise when there is a clear need for certain products and services in a local area and where the competences to produce them exist but the lack of traditional money puts obstacles in the way. The lack of mon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-currencies-solution-times-crisis - 2025-08-06

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 13 February 2025 Heleneholm as a campus area for the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts has gained momentum. Photo: David Castor/wikimedia commons With Varvsstaden out of the picture, the University of Chicago’s establishment and investment in one of the US megacity’s most vulnerable areas, South Side, serve as the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculty-fine-and-performing-arts-mulls-co-location-heleneholm - 2025-08-06

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 16 February 2024 Sverre Spoelstra is currently doing research on gamification in high-performance organisations and algorithmic leadership. Photo: Louise Larsson In just a few years, artificial intelligence has gone from horror film bogie man to a tool integrated into every phone and computer. From spell check to shopp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-boss-be-artificially-intelligent - 2025-08-06

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 2 April 2024 Annika Olsson, dean of LTH, Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences, and Karolina Isaksson, Head of Finance at LTH. Photo: Kennet Ruona, Johan Persson and private Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many fun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2025-08-06

By miriam [dot] sjodahl_jakobsen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Miriam Sjödahl Jakobsen) - published 13 July 2021 A representative from the strategic research area (SRA) EpiHealth has talked to Martin L. Olsson, who is the faculty management representative of the EpiHealth board and Deputy Dean with special responsibility for research infrastructure and strategic issues at the Faculty of Medicine. Ma

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/genetically-upgraded-epihealth-cohort-gold-mine-could-help-more-researchers-excel - 2025-08-05

Published 31 October 2024 Photo: Kennet Ruona WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the peo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-elin-tragardh - 2025-08-05

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 6 April 2022 Photo:Mostphotos Better treatment with the Mange PD tool. A biobank that opens up for discoveries about disease development. Keys to life satisfaction in people with Parkinson’s disease. New insights into toxic protein aggregation. And a more detailed knowledge of abnormal movement patterns with artifi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-five-promising-research-projects-multipark - 2025-08-05

Published 28 February 2023 ​​​​​​​Did you know that about 70% of rare diseases begin in childhood? How about that 1 in 5 cancers are considered a rare disease? Or that nearly three-quarters of all rare diseases are genetic diseases? With more than 6,000 rare diseases known to impact the lives of an estimated 300 million people around the world – rare diseases are all too common. Limited knowledge

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/shining-spotlight-rare-disease-research - 2025-08-05

Published 7 November 2023 In the middle of October, the first project partner meeting was held in Helsingborg. The project is about shared and sustainable mobility in new housing developments, and was hosted by Lund University, Campus Helsingborg and the City of Helsingborg. The goal of the project is to create innovative conditions for new residential areas with the preservation of green spaces t

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reduced-number-parking-spaces-favour-green-meeting-places-new-eu-project - 2025-08-05

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 4 April 2022 Finding your way and navigating around cities is not always easy. New digital maps that have a better overview can help you move more smoothly from point A to point B. Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-08-05