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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, a Swedish municipality has placed large amounts of sand on its beaches as a way of combating coastal erosion. This would probably never have happened if it wasn’t for Hans Hanson, Professor of Water Resources Engineering at LTH, who has been “nagging the municipal leaders and the Government for the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sand-instead-stone-combat-coastal-erosion - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sixty-six million years ago, a gigantic celestial body crashed to Earth on the Yucatán peninsula, forming a crater 200 kilometres across. The impact plunged Earth into darkness and killed off the dinosaurs. Now, researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others, are analysing drill cores from the crater to reco

https://www.science.lu.se/article/drill-cores-mexican-crater-provide-new-knowledge-about-dinosaurs-extinction - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a planet orbiting a dead star in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets. The planetary fragment could offer clues into the fate of our own Solar System in the far-off future. According to a new study published in Science, researchers have found a s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remains-planet-found-orbiting-dead-star - 2026-07-21

It is now possible to test chemicals and makeup without using products isolated from animals. Researchers from Lund have developed a completely animal-free preparation for cell culture, a medium that can be used to grow human cells, including for cancer research. They believe this is a much sought-after breakthrough, as it solves an ethical dilemma, leads to higher scientific accuracy and thus sav

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/she-has-developed-animal-free-preparation-cell-culture-and-giving-away-recipe - 2026-07-21

Joakim Esbjörnsson, Associate Professor in Virology, lecturer and head of the Systems Virology research group at Lund University Virus Centre (LUVC). Joakim is coordinating the Pandemics and Alertness initiative together with Professor Anette Agardh from the unit of Social Medicine and Global health. What inspired you to form the initiative Pandemics & Alertness?To me it became clear during the pa

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/building-bridges-pandemic-preparedness-interview-joakim-esbjornsson-coordinator-pandemics-alertness - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An upcoming IIIEE ‘Massive Open Online Course’ to be launched on the Coursera platform in the 3rd quarter of 2018 The CE-MOOC – or “The Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably” – will reach out with learning content, and best practice examples, to broader social and political audiences.The CE-MOOC content wil

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably - 2026-07-21

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "A Combination of Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms and Machine Learning Methods Improves the Prediction of Groundwater Level" together with Zahra Kayhomayoon (Payame Noor University), Faezeh Babaian (Islamic Azad University Tehran), Sami Ghordoyee Milan (University of Tehran) and Naser Arya Azar (University of Tabriz). The arti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/predicting-groundwater-levels-iran - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University finds itself in a time of paradoxes. At the same time as the EU, via its framework programmes, works for openness and mobility for researchers and students, there are increasing nationalistic and protectionist trends. In addition, the trust and hope that society has in research as a solution for global

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/competitive-intelligence-increasing-difficulty-being-university - 2026-07-21

We congratulat Sandra Mujinga for winning the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2021 Jury’s statement: Sandra Mujinga works across a variety of media, with her presentation at Hamburger Bahnhof placing a focus on her sculptural practice. On the one hand, the works display a great sensibility for craft and materiality. Yet, with them, Mujinga is also able to reconcile contradictory experiences: ostensibly

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumna-sandra-mujinga - 2026-07-21

Almost three years ago, Måns Svensson took a leave of absence from the Sociology of Law Department to become Professor of Sociology of Law and Dean of the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences at Halmstad University. When his leave of absence ends at the turn of the year, he leaves his position in Lund. Instead, he will become President of Jönköping University."I am now leaving my po

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/mans-svensson-leaves-sociology-law-department-become-president - 2026-07-21

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astonishingly-well-preserved-mummy-found - 2026-07-21

Welcome to a workshop to find strategies and fruitful pathways for the future aerosol related work in MERGE, August 22-24 in Gothenburg. The aim of the workshops is to find strategies and fruitful pathways for the future aerosol related work in MERGE. Specifically, we want to develop efficient ways to bridge over scales and between MERGE research areas. This in order to make our detailed process w

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-aerosol-workshop-22-24-aug-gothenburg - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linda Karlsson graduated from the Bachelor’s programme in Equality and Diversity Management in 2014. After graduation, Linda moved down under, to Australia, to start a career with the goal to improve gender equality in the workplace. You graduated from the Bachelor’s programme in Equality and Diversity Management in 2

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/alumni-around-world-linda-karlsson - 2026-07-21

Lund University makes annual purchases totalling SEK 1.5 billion. Together, these purchases make up a large part of the University’s carbon footprint. How can we meet the high demands of research on materials and products, and at the same time become a resource-efficient organisation with a carbon footprint that is as small as possible? Anja Björnberg Ekstrand works as a procurement officer at the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/importance-sustainable-purchasing-and-procurement - 2026-07-22

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-statement-intent-city-lund - 2026-07-22

Early in the morning there was the sound of explosions and the sky lit up. Since 24 February 2022, Lund University has stood in solidarity with Ukraine’s universities. Are there lessons to be learned from the period when Kiev’s largest university had to rapidly adapt to war and a humanitarian crisis? This is an article from LTHIn (the Faculty of Engineering). LTH and Lund University recently recei

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lessons-ukraine-running-university-while-war-rages - 2026-07-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. School students are right to demand more ambitious climate policies on 15 March. The scientific facts are entirely on their side. As researchers working on climate change we support the student movement and share our insights and research-based advice for local and global policymakers. For the past months, school stud

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-supports-ongoing-climate-strikes - 2026-07-21

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new type of biomarker that can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes, by detecting epigenetic changes in specific genes through a simple blood test. The results are published today in Nature Communications. “This could motivate a person at risk to change their lifestyle”, says Karl Bacos, researcher in epigenetics at Lund University.Predicting th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-measures-risk-type-2-diabetes-blood - 2026-07-21

Lund University is now launching the recruitment process for the position of deputy vice-chancellor for the term of office beginning on 1 January 2027. The University Board approved the person specification on 27 April. Work is currently underway to recruit the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, whose term will begin on 1 January 2027. However, it is not only the Vice-Chancellor’s term of office

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/person-specification-deputy-vice-chancellor-lund-university-decided - 2026-07-21

Lund University is now launching the recruitment process for the position of deputy vice-chancellor for the term of office beginning on 1 January 2027. The University Board approved the person specification on 27 April. Work is currently underway to recruit the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, whose term will begin on 1 January 2027. However, it is not only the Vice-Chancellor’s term of office

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/person-specification-deputy-vice-chancellor-decided - 2026-07-22