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“True crime” has exploded in popularity and crime and punishment dominates the headlines. Linnea Wegerstad, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, opposes the tendency to label people who have committed crimes as monsters. Linnea Wegerstad researches sexual offences and has a background as a judge in training. She was about halfway through this training when she chose to return to academia. A seni
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mind-legal-scholar - 2026-05-06
LUSEM's long-standing heritage of case competitions has now been revived after some years' intermission and it is a welcomed event both by students and collaborating partners. On 21 November, nine teams gathered to showcase their skills in an intense day of preparation and case solving! The case method is one of the cornerstones of Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) present
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/case-competition-2024 - 2026-05-06
An investigation by Miljödata AB, the company which supplies the Adato system to Lund University, shows that the group behind the cyberattack on Adato was able to access certain information about all of the University’s employees. Former employees are also affected. This page was updated 29 September 2025.Both current and former employees of Lund University are affected, with the latter group incl
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cyberattack-targeting-lund-universitys-system-supplier-miljodata - 2026-05-06
Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings and poor sleep. Many women are adversely affected by menopause. According to a 2021 study published by the Swedish National Board o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2026-05-06
Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-05-06
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Man skulle kunna beskriva henne som kartritare. Eller som upptäcktsresande. En som söker sätta landmärken i en mycket vidsträckt och till stora delar okänd terräng. En som söker identifiera genetiska riskmarkörer bland 30 000 gener och tre miljarder DNA-bokstäver. - Genetiken gör mycket stora framsteg. Tekniken för
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/kartritare-i-nastan-okant-land - 2026-05-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under onsdagskvällen delades Lunds universitets och Sparbanksstiftelsen Finns pris för framtidens innovationer ut. Tre forskar- och tre studentprojekt fick ta emot ära, applåder och totalt 225 000 kronor. Det var första året som Lunds universitet och Sparbanksstiftelsen Finn delade ut priset. Tävlingen var öppen för
https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-innovationer-prisbelonade - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that bird blood produces more heat in winter, when it is colder, than in autumn. The study is published in The FASEB Journal. The secret lies in the energy factories of cells, the mitochondria. Mammals have no mitochondria in their red blood cells, but birds do,
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-blood-functions-heating-system-winter - 2026-05-05
Aerosol researchers Malin Alsved and Jakob Löndahl are awarded the Levi Prize 2025 from the Engineers of Sweden. They receive the prize for their research on how covid-19 can spread via small airborne particles. Malin Alsved and Jakob Löndahl have conducted groundbreaking research in recent years, which was quickly adapted during the covid-19 pandemic to study the coronavirus. The research has res
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/work-environment-prize-malin-alsved-and-jakob-londahl - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Klara Winkler spent last semester at LUCSUS as a visiting PHD student. Here she reflects on her time at the centre, and discusses research approaches and collaboration in sustainability science.What are your reflections on research and collaboration at LUCSUS?LUCSUS is a vibrant place for sustainable sciences research
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-ways-are-short-and-atmosphere-welcoming - 2026-05-05
The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson assumed the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewardin
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/meet-new-head-department-sociology - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode has not been efficient at all. Now, researchers from institutions including Lund University have achieve
https://www.science.lu.se/article/bacteria-could-become-future-source-electricity - 2026-05-05
Crafting positive customer experiences has become increasingly crucial for retailers and third-party logistics providers, with delivery playing a pivotal role. Deliveries play a big part in this. With more people buying things online, there are more packages to deliver. This puts a lot of pressure on the companies that deliver these packages, and it's a challenge for both online retailers and thir
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/customer-experience-key-world-class-delivery - 2026-05-05
The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewa
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/meet-new-head-department - 2026-05-05
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En upptäckt gjord av forskare vid Lunds universitet visar att bakterier selektivt påverkar den välkända onkogenen MYC, som är involverad i många cancersjukdomar. Studien publiceras nu i Nature Biotechnology. Cancerceller växer snabbt, förstör frisk vävnad och kan sprida sig vidare i kroppen och orsaka metastaser. Ku
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/bakterieproteiner-bryter-ner-onkogenen-myc-och-motverkar-cancer - 2026-05-05
Klädindustrin är ett hållbarhetsproblem och samtidigt som cirkulär ekonomi kan vara lösningen är det svårt att skapa en omställning som passar konsumenten. I ett nyligen avslutat forskningsprojekt undersöktes det hur konsumenten ställer sig till cirkulär modekonsumtion och vilka hinder det finns för att ställa om. Dagens modebransch står inför flera hållbarhetsutmaningar. Fast fashion och överprod
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/hinder-och-mojligheter-cirkular-modekonsumtion - 2026-05-05
Diabetesforskare och kardiolog Isabel Goncalves vid Lunds universitets diabetescentrum (LUDC) har gått samman med ultraljudsforskare vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola (LTH) för att identifiera farliga plack i ett tidigt skede. Teamet vinner nu Lunds universitets och Sparbanken Skånes pris för framtidens innovation för att vidareutveckla sin idé. Vid åderförfettning lagras fett in i blodkärlens väggar i
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/innovation-som-ska-identifiera-farliga-aderforfettningsplack-vinner-pris - 2026-05-05
Ett sensationellt bokfynd, förbjudna idéer och Lunds mest älskade studenttradition möts i Universitetsbibliotekets nya utställning. Den 8 maj invigs ”Tankens frihet – från Copernicus till Celestialkarnevalen” – en satsning som knyter samman vetenskap, satir och akademisk frihet i en högaktuell berättelse. Det började med ett oväntat fynd i ett magasin.Universitetsbibliotekets exemplar av Nicolaus
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/fran-bannlyst-vetenskap-till-karnevalssatir-ny-utstallning-pa-ub - 2026-05-06
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There is no magic formula for who is going to win a Nobel Prize, but there are many common denominators among Nobel Prize winners, according to Pauline Mattsson from the School of Economics and Management at Lund University. According to Pauline Mattsson’s research, there is a distinction between the majority of Nobel
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-winners-rock-stars-week - 2026-05-05
Remnants of plastic left by humans can now be found practically everywhere in nature – in waterways, within animals, and even amidst the clouds. In her thesis, Micaela Mafla-Endara examined how nanoplastics that end up in the soil affect the microorganisms living there. The answer is clear: there is an effect on the organisms and how they behave. One could say that Micaela Mafla-Endara and her tea
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/nanoplastics-influence-microbial-activity-soil - 2026-05-05
