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Att sova mycket på natten och att ta långa tupplurar på dagen kan vara kopplat till sämre kognitiva förmågor visar ny forskning där 5631 deltagare medverkat från fem olika nordiska studier från ”the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research” (NEAR)*.(Overton et al., 2023) Människan sover nästan en tredjedel av livet och sömnen är en grundläggande faktor för vår hälsa och välbefinnande. Förekoms
From 1 December, a new framework and procedures apply for renting premises at the Faculty of Medicine. In connection with the review and the work on the faculty's empty premises, it has become clear that there is a need for clearer frameworks and procedures for renting premises. Vice Dean Karin Jirström explains:“In order to protect the work environment for our employees and at the same time bette
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-framework-and-procedures-renting-premises - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn, a unique research satellite, Gaia, will be launched. The project aims to map a billion stars and involves hundreds of European astronomers. One of the originators of the initiative is Lund University’s Professor of Astronomy Lennart Lindegren. Lennart Lindegren tests a meridian circle, which was used in t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/idea-lund-behind-research-satellite - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During 7-8 of May, 80 researchers within MERGE and BECC met to learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and how their research can be linked, and contribute, to the implementation of the goals. We are just as far from reaching the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as Burkina Faso. We just have different
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/spring-meeting-2019-merge-becc-jointly-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-05-01
The Director General of the National Board of Trade (‘Kommerskollegium’), Anders Ahnlid, visited Lund on 30 March 2022. At a seminar organized by the Centre for European Studies, he presented an overview of how the global trading system came into being, evolved during and after the Cold War, and might develop in light of the challenges imposed upon it by the current war in Ukraine. Anders, who has
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/global-trading-system-war-war - 2026-05-01
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 - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The incretin hormones GLP-1 and GIP act like the yin and yang on the body´s blood vessels. While GLP-1 has been associated with protective effects according to new research GIP can contribute to an increased risk of stroke. The findings are published in the scientific journal Diabetes. The incretin hormones GIP and GL
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/yin-yang-balancing-act-blood-vessels - 2026-05-01
Christmas is approaching and we’re all starting to look forward to some relaxation and Christmas spirit. But before you wind down, here are a few reminders. Service Desk: opening hoursService Desk and the telephone switchboard will be closed from 24 December to 28 December and from 31 December to 6 January.Please note that the staffing level may vary regarding Service Desk and other support servic
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/christmas-coming-first-few-tips-ahead-break-0 - 2026-05-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If you have not yet applied, you can now submit a late application to the Master’s Programme in Human Geography at the Department of Human Geography, Lund University. The Master’s Programme in Human Geography prepares you for a wide range of professions. Human Geography is about the ways in which spaces, places and en
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/masters-programme-human-geography-open-submitting-late-applications - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Due to the current spread of covid-19 in Sweden, teaching is right now carried out using digital tools (online). Teaching that needs to be campus-based is conducted in adapted forms in order to follow the recommendations to reduce spread of infection. We are striving to ensure that all courses will have campus-based
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/digital-2021-spring-semester - 2026-05-01
As of 15 September 2023, the University has a new framework agreement with eight translation providers for translation from Swedish to English and vice versa. The agreement covers translation from Swedish to English and English to Swedish for the following areas: law, economics, humanities, fine arts, music, theatre, engineering, medicine and social sciences. Orders for translations are to be plac
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-agreement-translation - 2026-05-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An antibody that did not fulfil its purpose against the disease multiple sclerosis, MS, instead made its big break in cancer research and is now starring in southern Sweden’s largest licensing agreement in Life Science history. The “father” of the antibody is Professor Carl Borrebaeck. It is one of the windiest days i
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/successful-antibody-behind-billion-crown-life-science-deal - 2026-05-01
An antibody that did not fulfil its purpose against the disease multiple sclerosis, MS, instead made its big break in cancer research and is now starring in southern Sweden’s largest licensing agreement in Life Science history. The “father” of the antibody is Professor Carl Borrebaeck. Carl Borrebaeck. Photo: Gunnar Menander It is one of the windiest days in late summer, and the wind is blowing es
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/successful-antibody-behind-billion-crown-life-science-deal - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Curiosity, openness and compassion are words to live by for Sylvia Schwaag Serger, who will become the new deputy vice-chancellor as of next year. She believes that we all have a civic duty to be proactive but must also be aware that we might, actually, be wrong. Sylvia Schwaag-Serger, new deputy vice-chancellor at Lu
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaving-her-comfort-zone-lund-university - 2026-05-01
Let your students know we have articles and guides on digital study techniques at campusonline.lu.se designed to help them handle technology and study in the new normal. Photo: Bruno Emmanuelle Azsk from Unsplash.com For many students, starting university involves new contexts to navigate and new expectations about taking personal responsibility for their own planning and motivation. In recent yea
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/new-semester-and-new-students-and-now-our-student-website-english - 2026-05-01
The climate cannot handle the amount of animals we eat. There needs to be a protein shift, according to researcher Karolina Östbring who is involved in the Sustainability Week. Her vision is to create a platform for research on vegetable proteins at LU. Karolina Östberg Photo: Kennet Ruona. The human population is growing, while our ecological footprint needs to become much lower in order to redu
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-need-protein-shift - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more reputable the scientific journal, the more expensive it will be to publish an article with Open Access. Research publishers are riding the gravy train, but for the individual researcher the cost often comes as an unpleasant surprise, after they have spent all of their funding. Librarian Aron Lindhagen helps r
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/expensive-publish-open-access-prestigious-journals - 2026-05-01
It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at that time,” he says. “But now it turns out that Medicon Village is a great success and
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2026-05-02
The University’s call for applications concerning positions for 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and 10 visiting professors has now ended. The call attracted interest far beyond expectations and I am very pleased to note that several world-leading researchers are among the applicants for the visiting professorships. In total, 968 people from all over the world applied for the 1
Many believe that the profile areas initiative has been forgotten and is in hibernation, since the government has not reached a decision about a national effort. But that is not the case – at least not at Lund University. When I met the coordinators for the profile areas, they were all able to tell me about exciting new initiatives within research, education and external engagement. Here are a few
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/full-speed-ahead-profile-areas - 2026-05-02
