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Christmas coming and a kind reminder that LED lights should be used. The Faculty’s Fire protection manager, Linus Jeppsson, shares his best tips for safe and cosy December. 1 December is Smoke Alarm Day, when the public is encouraged to test their smoke alarms to ensure that they work. At the Faculty, fire detectors and alarms are checked regularly throughout the year. Linus Jeppsson, the Faculty'

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/smoke-alarm-day-112-light-december-led-responsibility-and-faculty-spirit - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Silicon has a crucial effect on the planet’s climate A comprehensive research project on the mineral silicon and the anonymous climate heroes in the oceans, diatoms, is now starting. Every day, the tiny diatoms, which are a type of phytoplankton, absorb enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. And when they die

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-nearly-eur-33-million-five-year-project-global-silicon-cycle - 2026-05-13

https://www.science.lu.se/article/genes-decide-willow-warblers-migration-routes - 2026-05-13

https://www.science.lu.se/article/scientists-discover-rare-element-exoplanets-atmosphere - 2026-05-13

https://www.science.lu.se/article/extinct-brittle-stars-named-after-death-metal-bands - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University Diabetes Centre has entered into a collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) and the University of Helsinki involving exome-sequencing and whole genome array genotyping of greater than 9,000 individuals. The collaboration will involve the largest sequencing study in diabetes families t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lund-initiates-genetic-sequencing-study-diabetes-families-provide-new-insights-what-causes-disease - 2026-05-13

https://www.science.lu.se/article/genomics-informed-decisions-can-help-save-species-extinction - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is done, the water is likely to turn even browner – however, there is hope. Supported by a new study, researchers from Lun

https://www.science.lu.se/article/how-changes-land-use-could-reduce-browning-lakes - 2026-05-13

https://www.science.lu.se/article/use-certain-neonicotinoids-could-benefit-bumblebees-new-study-finds - 2026-05-13

COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has just started in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running from 11th to 22nd November, a key priority for this year's climate conference is to secure a new goal on climate finance, ensuring every country has the means to take much stronger climate action, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilient communities. Professor Emily Boyd at Lund Unive

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-emily-boyds-expectations-cop29 - 2026-05-13

During spring – April and May – a lot of exciting things happen in the field of research communication for researchers! Keep reading! Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. When: 8 April, available times are 12:10-12:30, 12:30-12:50, 12:50-13:10 Where: DigitalPitch your id

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researcher-and-want-write-and-communicate-more-enhance-your-skills-now - 2026-05-13

As Nick Ford at the Department of Economic History prepares the defense of his doctoral dissertation "Origins of the knowledge economy: Higher education and Scandinavia's development, ca. 1800–1929", we had a chance to ask him a few questions. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My thesis is about the role of higher education in fostering economic development historically. Nowada

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-nicholas-ford - 2026-05-13

In 2028, the first observations will be made at the world's largest optical telescope being built in Chile. It is now clear that the facility will be equipped with a powerful spectrograph that researchers in Lund will help to develop. The telescope is called the Extremely Large Telescope and is being built by the European Southern Observatory, ESO - an international organisation with 16 member cou

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/astronomers-develop-new-spectrograph-giant-telescope - 2026-05-13

Several recent surveys indicate high levels of mental health problems among PhD students. Together with reports that PhD studies are often characterized by, among other things, a high workload, long working hours, and future job insecurity, this evidence has given rise to a broad discussion about a mental health crisis in graduate education. However, since survey evidence often relies on smaller a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/phd-studies-may-trigger-mental-health-problems - 2026-05-13

Elisabet Londos, professor and chief physician, takes multitasking to a new level. She researches cognitive diseases, teaches the doctors of the future, supervises doctoral students and is GU prefect at the department of clinical sciences in Malmö. But what does it mean to be GU prefect? GU stands for undergraduate education, education on bachelor's level, and the largest undergraduate education a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/gu-assistant-head-department-ensures-doctors-future-get-best-training - 2026-05-13

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/deeper-understanding-dynamics-within-ferroic-materials - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ruth Bedoya Lopez from Colombia is currently studying the master's programme with specialisation Culture and Creativity. We asked her what she thinks about her studies. What is the best thing about your programme?"The best thing about this programme is to encounter professors and colleagues from different backgrounds.

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/everything-i-love-one-programme - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University Board has today decided to recommend the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Erik Renström, as the new vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021 to 2026. "This is a big step. I am humble and it is with deep respect I am looking forward to this task", comments Erik Renström.He is also h

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-proposed-new-vice-chancellor - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petra Fransson is the first member of the Malmö Theatre Academy to obtain a PhD as a stage performer. The dilemma between the tough conditions for professional actors on the one hand, and the potential between the body and delivering lines on the other led her to her PhD project. “I started eight years ago, but I chos

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-actress-broaden-repertoire-artistic-doctoral-degree - 2026-05-13

Hello there, Björn Ekman and Jesper Sundewall! You’re both researchers in social medicine and global health at Lund University, and now you’ve been granted SEK 600,000 from the Expert Group for Aid Studies to study the effects of global health development aid. What are you going to do within the context of your research project? – We will analyse global development assistance in the area of sexual

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-projects-will-examine-effects-development-assistance-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and - 2026-05-13