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Number of siblings may be linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
First-born children are at lower risk of heart attack and stroke than their siblings – provided that the number of siblings does not exceed three; then it is the other way around. And people without siblings have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke later in life compared to those who have siblings. These are among the findings of a new population study from Lund University published in BMJ Op
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/number-siblings-may-be-linked-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-11-19
Initiatives aimed at children to widen participation
Will your next colleague have artificial intelligence?
AI, artificial intelligence, is trendy. But where does the boundary go between humankind and machine and what should we use AI for? “It’s time to ask ourselves what humankind possesses that machines do not. How can they complement each other, rather than compete?” asks philosopher Jonna Bornemark. Will your future colleagues have human intelligence – or perhaps artificial? It may sound like a stra
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-colleague-have-artificial-intelligence - 2025-11-20
Academic freedom is under threat
The results of the election in September may have an impact on academic freedom and the independence of universities from political power. The principle of keeping an arm's length between politics and higher education and research is increasingly being called into question. “I think we are currently in a situation in which the most important thing is not for universities to receive more money, but
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-threat - 2025-11-20
EU infertility project focuses on men
Director of studies: important to report students who cheat
Last year, the Disciplinary Board at Lund University found 64 students guilty. The most common form of cheating is plagiarism. “It is important to report it”, says Maria Bangura director of studies at the School of Social Work. “Departments have a great responsibility to ensure that students have the required skills when they head out and start working with people in difficult situations. It is s
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/director-studies-important-report-students-who-cheat - 2025-11-19
Staff communication more valuable than PR campaigns
How staff communicate – at lectures, meetings, via email and on social media is more valuable for the trust in the University than PR campaigns. However, to talk about Lund University staff as ambassadors for the university brand is to choose the wrong perspective, say communication researchers Charlotte Simonsson and Mats Heide. On social media staff has a bigger impact than the organisation“I wo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/staff-communication-more-valuable-pr-campaigns - 2025-11-19
We are ranked as the best in the world in sustainability according to QS – I am speechless!
1,415 international students were welcomed during Arrival Day
Study reveals culture of silence around sexual harassment
A new study, published in the scientific journal PLOS One, reveals that a culture of silence surrounds sexual harassment in universities. The study was based on the supporting documents collected for the 2019-2020 Tellus report. The study, which ran from 2019-2020, was conducted via surveys sent to all staff and students at Lund University; the response rate was around one third in both groups. Th
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/study-reveals-culture-silence-around-sexual-harassment - 2025-11-20
Research on Home Care Services for Sick Children highlighted in several magazines.
By jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - published 29 January 2020 Charlotte Castor Charlotte Castor is a doctor of medical science at Lund University and part of the research group Child and Family Health. Since her dissertation in September 2019, her research on Home Care Services for Sick Children has been highlighted in several magazines. Advanced medical home care, AS
https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/research-home-care-services-sick-children-highlighted-several-magazines - 2024-06-25
Unique field study shows how climate change affects fire-impacted forests
Democracy and Human Rights in East and Southeast Asia: Developments and Challenges
Last performance of The right way
The team behind the tour of the theatre play The right way recently gave their last performance for researchers and staff at Lund University. The right way has been part of an outreach activity for high school students focusing on how we handle new research findings in our everyday lives. The team behind the theatre play Den rätta vägen (The right way, in English) recently concluded their tour aro
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/last-performance-right-way - 2025-11-19
Workshop at the IIIEE addressed post-growth, business and welfare
On 20th October, Lund University has organized a workshop on post-growth for organisations and their role in manoeuvring change processes, how to organise for a post-growth economy and society, and the emerging scholarship in the field. The need for alternatives to current production, consumption, and lifestyle patterns is widely acknowledged among decision-makers, researchers, and civil society.
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/workshop-iiiee-addressed-post-growth-business-and-welfare - 2025-11-19