Published 9 February 2022 iStock/selvanegra In a recent study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers discovered that metabolic changes affect how blood cells are formed during embryonic development. They found a previously unknown metabolic switch with a key role in how different types of blood cells develop. This means blood cell formation can be directed towards producing natural killer cel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/metabolism-found-regulate-production-killer-cells - 2025-05-01

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 9 February 2022 The southern part of Sweden has established itself as a centre of gaming. With its roots in sub-cultures, the gaming industry is now a strong market in which local actors and creatives collaborate. Photo: iStockphoto. Do you work in graphic design, are you passionate about games development, or do you

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cultural-and-creative-business-concepts-need-specific-and-strategic-support - 2025-05-01

Published 11 February 2022 Leo Flynn The Faculty of Law at Lund University has appointed Deputy Director and Principal Legal Advisor at the European Commission Leo Flynn as the faculty's Honorary Doctor for 2022. Leo Flynn will be promoted at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony 3 June. Leo Flynn is Irish and educated at Cambridge University and University College Cork. He is Deputy Director an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/leo-flynn-appointed-honorary-doctor-2022-faculty-law - 2025-05-01

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 11 February 2022 As it is difficult to predict which pollinators may survive in a future climate or which pollinators will be needed to pollinate future crops, it is important to preserve a diversity of pollinators. Photo: iStockphoto Honeybees are common pollinators, but other insects such as hoverflies, beetles and but

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/habitat-important-wild-pollinators-under-threat - 2025-05-01

Published 15 February 2022 Illustration of of electrons transferred between aromatic and non-aromatic rings in a hydrocarbon molecule (Illustration: DANIEL STRAND/JONAS AHLSTEDT) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule. The discovery could make electric compo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-molecule-can-pave-way-mini-transistors - 2025-05-01

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 15 February 2022 CROCUS wants to gather knowledge about cultural and creative industries so that they can jointly apply for projects and run projects. The watercolour is painted by Cecilia Fredriksson, project manager for the network. Cultural and creative industries are steadily growing and driving regional developm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2025-05-01

Published 16 February 2022 Tönu Pullerits and Kaibo Zheng by the laser spectroscopy setup used in the study. (PHOTO: PAVEL CHABERA) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle in reducing the levels of greenho

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-converting-co2-fuel-using-solar-energy - 2025-05-01

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 16 February 2022 Less than ten per cent of energy intake from food should come from added sugar, according to the current Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. For adults, this corresponds to approximately 50–75 grams of added sugar per day and one can of soft drink contains approximately 30 grams of sugar. “Drinking soft dr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/better-methods-are-needed-understand-how-sugar-affects-our-bodies - 2025-05-01

Published 23 February 2022 The Crab Nebula ( NASA/ESA/J Hester Arizona State University) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way, by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying the evolution of our galaxy

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astronomers-map-mysterious-element-space - 2025-05-01

Published 25 February 2022 Boy cycling to school through smog in Indonesia (Photo: Aulia Erlangga) How vulnerable is humanity in the face of climate change? And how have people around the world already been impacted? These are some of the questions to be answered on 28 February by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two researchers from Lund University participated in the final rep

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-how-vulnerable-are-we-and-how-can-we-adapt - 2025-05-01

Published 28 February 2022 Image: iStock/Design Cells In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of new successful immunotherapies to treat cancer. CAR T-cell therapy and antibody treatments are two types of targeted immunotherapies that have revolutionised areas of cancer care. However, there are still significant challenges in the identification of cancer cell surface prot

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-precision-technology-immunotherapy - 2025-05-01

Published 28 February 2022 A flooded village in Demak, Indonesia (Aji Styawan / Getty Images Climate Visuals Grant recipient) On Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report on how climate change is impacting nature and people worldwide, and on the necessity for adaptation. According to the researchers, more than three billion people live in environments

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-panel-world-must-act-now - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 4 december 2014 Improvisationsteater är rena vitamininjektionen för kreativiteten. Dessutom gynnar övningarna inte bara den enskilda medarbetaren utan hela organisationen, skriver Svenska dagbladet. – Improvisationsteater går ut på att testa gränser och att våga slänga ur sig obearbetade idéer. Det är häftigt att övningarna påverkar kreativiteten med så pass mycket som 30 procent, säger

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/improvisation-okar-kreativiteten-pa-jobbet - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 4 december 2014 På "Hjärndagen 2014", arrangerat av Forskning & Framsteg och Modern Psykologi, pratade professor Mikael Johansson om minnen och om ”Mentala tidsresor". "Episodiskt minne innebär mentala tidsresor som ger oss möjlighet att återuppleva tidigare händelser och att tänka om framtiden. Professor Mikael Johansson ger en bild av hur detta resande går till i hjärnan och fo

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/psykologiprofessor-pratade-minnen-pa-hjarndagen-2014 - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 11 december 2014 Att motion kan förbättra vårt minne vet forskarna. Men exakt på vilket sätt, och hur man kan skräddarsy de mest effektiva träningsprogrammen, tar man reda på just nu i Lund, skriver Sydsvenskan. Lennart Rydberg kämpar på till max på testcykeln. Han har en stor blå andningsmask över mun och näsa, en massa sladdar till EKG-mätare på bröstet och en blodtrycksmanschett runt

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/battre-flas-ska-ge-ett-battre-kom-ihag - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 17 december 2014 Den första december pratade professor Sverker Sikström vid Institutionen för psykologi om valblindhet på föreningen Humanisterna. “Valblindhet - så lätt lurar vi oss själva” - YoutubeSverker Sikströms forskning

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/valblindhet-sa-latt-lurar-vi-oss-sjalva - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 18 december 2014 Universitetslektor Emma A. Bäck vid Institutionen för psykologi har tillsammans med forskare från Statsvetenskapliga institutionen och Institutionen för Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, erhållit ett forskningsanslag om 5 miljoner från Marcus och Marianne Wallenbergs stiftelse för projektet Political Participation Among Young People: From Party Democrats to Social Med

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/5-miljoner-projekt-om-ungas-politiska-deltagande - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 30 januari 2015 Du som söker information om våra utbildningar går antingen in under "Studera" eller "Nuvarande student". I december bytte Institutionen för psykologi utseendet på sin webbplats, i enlighet med de grafiska riktlinjerna vid Lunds universitet.En nyhet är att vi delat upp utbildningarnas sidor efter behovet hos dig som besökare.Under "Studera" hittar du som ännu inte blivit

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/sa-hittar-du-pa-var-nya-webb - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 27 februari 2015 Lekar som stimulerar barns fantasi och kreativitet är jätteviktigt. Det menar Eva Hoff, biträdande lektor i psykologi vid Institutionen för psykologi i en intervju med Nya Wermlandstidningen. Den finns än så länge ingen forskning kring hur dagens allt mer avancerade och tillgängliga underhållningsteknologi påverkar barns kreativitet och fantasi.– Min inställning är att

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/viktigt-med-kreativ-och-fantasifull-lek - 2025-05-01

Publicerad 17 februari 2015 Onsdagen den 11 mars spelas The shawl på Pufendorfinstitutet i Lund. Pjäsen regisseras av professor Etzel Cardeña vid Institutionen för psykologi.  Tid: 2015-03-11 12:00 till 13:00Plats: Pufendorf Institute, Biskopsgatan 3, 2nd floor Theatre play The shawl by David Mamet at Lund universityEtzel Cardeñas forskning 

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/se-shawl-i-regi-av-etzel-cardena - 2025-05-01