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Academic freedom is under threat

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 2 June 2022 Tim Ekberg, Head of Planning at Lund University. Photo: Kennet Ruona 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 inc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-threat - 2025-07-05

Study reveals culture of silence around sexual harassment

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 8 April 2025 Sexual harassment at work 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 con

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/study-reveals-culture-silence-around-sexual-harassment - 2025-07-06

Managing clearcuts to favour certain species

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 28 March 2024 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 b

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/managing-clearcuts-favour-certain-species - 2025-07-07

EU infertility project focuses on men

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 15 April 2019 Photo:Vchal/Shutterstock Infertility is now a condition as common as diabetes. On the one hand, women are waiting until they are older to have children, which makes it more difficult to get pregnant, but some studies also indicate a drastic decline in sperm counts in men over the past 50 years. Repro Unio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-infertility-project-focuses-men - 2025-07-07

Director of studies: important to report students who cheat

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 7 January 2020 Maria Bangura Arvidsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup 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 gre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/director-studies-important-report-students-who-cheat - 2025-07-07

Dzhamilia Mamysheva - alumna from MSc in European and International Trade and Tax Law 2023

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 31 May 2024 Dzhamilia Mamysheva, a 2023 graduate of LUSEM’s master’s programme in European and International Trade and Tax Law, has an inspiring career journey. From roles in international trade and supply chain management to her current position in Mars' Leadership Experience Program, she shares her post-graduation

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/dzhamilia-mamysheva-alumna-msc-european-and-international-trade-and-tax-law-2023 - 2025-07-07

Biomarker reveals inflammatory changes in the brain with Alzheimer’s disease

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 5 October 2022 A Galectin-3-expressing microglia (green) close to Tau (red) inside patient brains. Photo: Antonio Boza Serrano. Inflammatory responses in the brain have long been suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but are challenging to monitor in the living human brain. An international collaborat

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/biomarker-reveals-inflammatory-changes-brain-alzheimers-disease - 2025-07-07

Number of siblings may be linked to risk of cardiovascular disease

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 25 August 2021 Among other things, the results indicated that individuals without siblings had an increased frequency of heart problems and that first-born children had a lower risk of heart problems such as heart attack and stroke. Photo: Mosthphotos. First-born children are at lower risk of heart attack and stroke than the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/number-siblings-may-be-linked-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-07-07

Protein that affects the ability to secrete insulin in type 2 diabetes

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 8 January 2025 Efraim Westholm and Lena Eliasson have measured levels of the protein IGFBP7 in beta cells from people with type 2 diabetes. Photo: Petra Olsson In type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to release insulin is impaired, which leads to high blood glucose levels. Research led from Lund University shows how the lev

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/protein-affects-ability-secrete-insulin-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-07