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A few sharp minds working together for almost an entire summer. The task: to tackle the problem that a couple of days of work generates so much data, that it would take months to analyse. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction is a technique that allows us to obtain precise and detailed structural information of materials and their properties, and to fundamentally understand physical processes at the atomi

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/mission-get-data-unstuck - 2026-04-21

Cake and a packed Rydberg Hall set the tone when Fysicum celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Department of Physics invited guests to a party, and the audience was treated to a dizzying journey through history, presented by Professor Erik Swietlicki. When Lund University was founded in 1666, there was no faculty of natural sciences. Instead, physics was part of the faculty of philosophy, and for a

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/fysicum-75-years-lively-anniversary-long-history - 2026-04-21

How do you fit everything together – at home and at work – and feel good at the same? Our researcher at the Faculty of Medicine, Carita Håkansson, has done research on the matter. Activity balance means the right amount of activities in relation to your energy and time."The most important thing is to have a balance between activities that take and give energy," explains Carita Håkansson, who condu

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/our-researchers-advice-how-make-your-life-puzzle-work - 2026-04-21

Do you want to take your research further? Innovation developer Cecilia Jädert at LU Innovation encourages researchers to come and present their idea. Register for a workshop no later than 9 September. Also, read about the Faculty researchers who got help to start a business. So, what is an innovation? "That's a good question. The simple answer is: come and talk to us! We are always curious about

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/innovation-workshop-researchers-how-think-entrepreneur - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team has found a new method for predicting entire pollen seasons, something that can help healthcare and allergy sufferers plan to reduce problems. No similar tool has previously been used in the area. The researchers also show that pollen seasons may be 60 per cent more severe in the future

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-method-predicts-severity-grass-pollen-season-allergy-sufferers - 2026-04-21

This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there is one problem: bumblebee nests are very difficult to find. Now she hopes to be able to train Ylle the dog to help her. Sofia Blomqvist’s objective is to repeat a previously criticized scientific

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2026-04-21

An economist as a comic book character, podcaster, or cultural commentator? Andreas Bergh from LUSEM has chosen all three (and a bit more) as he, alongside his lectures on microeconomics and the welfare state, curiously explores various ways to reach the public. Here, he shares his best tips on where and why. Comics – because it’s so challenging. "It’s a challenge to simplify complex things. That’

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/andreas-bergh-media-choices-research-communication - 2026-04-21

On 15-16 June 2015 MERGE's annual spring/summer meeting was held at Örenäs Castle in Glumslöv. MERGE researchers and PhD students got together for two days of discussions, scientific presentations and beautiful walks around the castle area. You can find the presentations from the meeting here. Markku Rummukainen, coordinator of MERGE, started the meeting with a background on MERGE's development as

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-summer-meeting-2015 - 2026-04-21

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-atmp-center-lund-university - 2026-04-21

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/antidiabetic-effects-discovered-appetite-hormone-cart - 2026-04-21

Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm received the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research at the annual LUDC Diabetes Research Day. "This award allows me to rest in the feeling that all the work I have done is good enough, at least for a short while,” said the recipient. Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg is this year’s recipient of the Leif C. Groop

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-event-highlighted-findings-may-lead-new-treatments - 2026-04-21

The palm house in the Botanical Garden is to be renovated and the environment improved for both staff and visitors. Production is planned for 2024 and expected to take just over a year. The project was initiated by the University and the Botanical Garden because the cycads and other plants in the palm house require more space while the glass and technical systems in the building need reviewing and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/palm-house-botanical-garden-be-remodelled - 2026-04-21

Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredrik Andersson, Chairman of the IIIEE board and Professor at Lund University School of Economics a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jenny-palm-new-director-iiiee - 2026-04-21

The University is growing and developing, which entails the need for changes of campus. At the moment, around 35% of the University’s premises are under refurbishment, planning or reconstruction. As this brings major changes affecting the entire University, the work on campus development needs to be reinforced. A campus development office, with responsibility for campus development issues and incl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-establishes-campus-development-office - 2026-04-21

It’s time to start planning your summer rest and recreation. We’ve put together some frequently asked questions about annual leave and key dates to help you with your planning. How many days of annual leave do I have to take?You must take at least 20 days of your annual leave during the year.What happens if I do not use all my annual leave? The year’s entire annual leave is primarily to be used du

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/time-plan-your-annual-leave-heres-what-you-need-know - 2026-04-21

Do you want to take your research further? Innovation developer Cecilia Jädert at LU Innovation encourages researchers to come and present their idea. Register for a workshop no later than 9 September. Also, read about the Faculty researchers who got help to start a business. So, what is an innovation?"That's a good question. The simple answer is: come and talk to us! We are always curious about y

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/innovation-workshop-researchers-how-think-entrepreneur - 2026-04-22

Research on climate change, gender and peace, sustainable migration and electric scooters are recognised in this year's edition of the Agenda 2030 Award. The winner is Christie Nicoson, a PhD student at the Department of Political Science, who will be celebrated and present her research at Lund's Sustainability Week. For the third year in a row, the Agenda 2030 Award will be presented at Lund Univ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/agenda-2030-award-research-climate-change-gender-and-peace - 2026-04-22

Europe's largest respiratory society, ERS, has awarded its winners for 2021. By doing so the society wishes to recognise the achievements of leaders in the field of respiratory medicine. The Mid-Career Gold Medal in Asthma for 2021 went to EMV´s own Lena Uller, Professor in Immunology. It´s a very prestigious award! Warm congrats, Lena! ­– Thank you so much, I feel overwhelmed. Especially now afte

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/european-gold-medal-respiratory-medicine-awarded-professor-lund - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It worked out – in the end. The enormous European investment in food development, “Food KIC”, did not go to the consortium of which Lund University was a part in 2016. But that was then. Now the board of the winning network, EIT Food, has decided that Lund University is to become a full member of their network instead

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unexpected-development-lund-university-selected-join-european-multimillion-euro-investment-food - 2026-04-21

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2026-04-21