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Ice sheets, snow and the ocean as far as the eye can see. No shipping vessels or people in sight, and only polar bears for company. The icebreaker Oden sails between Svalbard and Greenland, and this spring, doctoral student Lovisa Nilsson joined the ship to study the transition from winter to summer in the Arctic, and how soot affects the melting of sea ice. For six weeks, the spaces onboard Oden
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/polar-bears-company - 2026-07-04
Moonlight determines when the red-necked nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young. A groundbreaking long-term study from Lund University shows how the migratory bird’s entire annual cycle follows the moon’s rhythm. “… the lovely, melancholy moonlight, which makes the birds dream in the trees…”The French poet Paul Verlaine was seemingly wrong in his famous poem Clair de Lune. Moonlight does no
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nocturnal-migratory-birds-follow-rhythm-moon - 2026-07-03
Barn som haft autoantikroppar innan de insjuknat i typ 1-diabetes har också haft en obalans i tarmfloran, visar tidigare forskning. I en ny studie ska forskare vid Lunds universitet och Region Skåne inom ramen för ett europeiskt forskarnätverk undersöka om probiotika från tidig ålder kan förhindra utvecklingen av typ 1-diabetes hos barn med ökad genetisk risk. – Hypotesen är att probiotika ska frä
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-kan-probiotika-forhindra-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-07-03
In connection with our efforts towards internationalization, we have had the opportunity to welcome a guest doctoral student within the tourism field to share his research and learn from ours. This is his experience after a few months with us in Helsingborg and Sweden. Say hello to Jordi Vegas-Macias. Tell us about your research!– My name is Jordi Vegas-Macias, and I am a PhD Fellow at Roskilde Un
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/guest-doctoral-student-share-his-thoughts-fall - 2026-07-03
Welcome to an evening in the Main University building filled with inspiration, new ideas, laughter and good conversation! The evening will offer performances on stage, informal networking, an exhibition and the awarding of the Future Innovations Prize. Join us in celebrating the innovative power at the University together with interesting people with different perspectives on innovation. During th
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/innovation-evening-25-october - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The new law on accessibility to digital public services (EU Web Accessibility Directive) comes into effect as of 23 September. The aim is to increase digital accessibility for all users, including those who are disabled. For Lund University, the new law means that the content of all LU’s websites – webpages, document
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forward-planning-important-accessibility-management - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Artisanal interpretation of ceramics from the Bronze Age shows that a nine-year-old child could be a highly skilled artisan. This was one of the discoveries presented in a new thesis from Lund University. The thesis explores how an artisanal perspective can contribute to archaeology by providing new insights into arch
Have you made adjustments to your garden to make it more welcoming for pollinators? If so, you have probably made a valuable contribution, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers evaluated the national ‘Operation: Save the Bees’ campaign, and their results indicate that what private individuals do in their gardens really can make a positive difference. The fact that pollinat
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-you-do-your-garden-help-pollinators-works - 2026-07-03
By welcoming Laurence Mott, LUSEM further builds its capacity to combine academic excellence with practical experience and deepen its international network. LUSEM has appointed its first Professor of Practice, Laurence Mott. Through this new role, Laurence will provide strategic advice to LUSEM’s leadership and contribute to the work of the International Advisory Board. He will also engage with st
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/laurence-mott-joins-lusem-professor-practice - 2026-07-04
Lund University can nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2025. The STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers the opportunity to spend the autumn semester at one of STINT’s thirteen partner institutions in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the USA.The programme aims to develop both indiv
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-2025 - 2026-07-04
Bland vinterns disputationer vid Medicinska fakulteten, lyfter vi denna gång dessa: Mattias Hills arbete om hjärt-lunghälsa hos personer som levt länge med en svår ryggmärgsskada. João Vieira om fetmas effekt på ämnesomsättning, minne och återhämtning efter stroke. Ellen Landgren om patienters upplevelser av personcentrerad vård vid reumatoid artrit. Ida von Konow om hur barn med medfödda hjärtfel
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/om-ryggmargsskada-fetma-reumatism-och-donerade-hjartklaffar - 2026-07-04
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have created a digital audio platform that can modify the emotional tone of people’s voices while they are talking, to make them sound happier, sadder or more fearful. New results show that while listening to their altered voices, participants’ emotional state change in accordance with the new emotion. “Ve
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/way-you-sound-affects-your-mood - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Forum Medicum – the new major construction of the Faculty of Medicine at the top of Sölvegatan – will become a reality. For a while, things looked bad, but by making small adjustments here and there, the project can now be pursued to begin construction in the winter of 2018/2019. The idea of Forum Medicum is to establ
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-slimming-down-construction-plans-forum-medicum-now-underway - 2026-07-03
Why do people slack off at work? Last year it was revealed that 20 workers at a big Swedish mining company had been slacking off at work by taking turns clocking each other in and out. The scheme had been going on for several years - supposedly costing the company millions of dollars. How is such major slacking possible? In his new book “Empty Labor: Idleness and Workplace Resistance” (Cambridge U
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/book-release-empty-labor-idleness-and-workplace-resistance - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kaffe minskar risken att drabbas av typ 2-diabetes − men bara om du dricker bryggkaffe istället för kokkaffe. En studie från Chalmers, i samarbete med Umeå universitet, visar att valet av bryggmetod påverkar utfallet av kaffets hälsoeffekter. Många studier har visat att ett högt kaffeintag har ett samband med minska
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/bryggkaffe-skyddar-mot-diabetes-typ-2-visar-biomarkorer-i-blodet - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nästan hälften av alla som har typ 2 diabetes har också sömnapné, andningsuppehåll under sömnen men många drabbade vet inte ens om det. Sjukdomarna innebär var för sig ökad risk för hjärtsjukdomar och i kombination är risken än högre. Såväl typ 2 diabetes som sömnrubbningar är sjukdomar som den drabbade kan vara ome
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/starkt-samband-somnrubbningar-och-diabetes - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Barn upp till två år som har utvecklat typ 1-diabetes drabbas mer sällan av s.k. syraförgiftning vid sitt insjuknande om de deltar i ett långsiktigt program med uppföljning och information. Det visar en internationell undersökning från Lunds universitet. I undersökningen jämfördes hälsotillståndet hos ett stort anta
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/teddy-barn-klarar-insjuknandet-i-diabetes-battre - 2026-07-03
Palmhuset i Botan ska byggas ut och miljön förbättras både för medarbetare och besökare. Produktionen planeras till 2024 och beräknas ta drygt ett år. Ombyggnaden omfattar ett nytt högre Palmhus och en ny entrébyggnad som ska passa Botaniska trädgårdens behov bättre. Bland annat kommer det nya Palmhuset att få en större butik, förbättrad utställningsyta och nya spännande miljöer för växter. Arbets
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/palmhuset-i-botan-ska-byggas-om - 2026-07-03
Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The largest groups are from North
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Wait, wait, come here! And then you go under there, good, and now you can jump…” instructs Daniela Chiang and bursts out laughing when coursemate Malaley Rahmani stumbles and collapses in a giggling heap on the floor. It is Monday afternoon at the Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and about 40 Master’s st
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/project-reports-lth-have-improved-thanks-sports-psychologist - 2026-07-03
