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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have recorded coughs resolved at high temporal resolution - 8,000 images per second - and high detection sensitivity, using laser light scattering. This enabled them to count the number of droplets as well as measure their speed with high accuracy. The preliminary results show

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-85-cough-droplets-blocked-surgical-mask-experiment-shows - 2026-07-01

A working group, led by Vice Dean Eva Ageberg, has mapped the needs for career support activities at our Faculty. The changes are now being rolled out. Career support means guidance and inspiration regarding career and the labour market. The goal of the mapping has been to enable the faculty to offer career support to a broad target group, thereby reaching many employees at the Faculty of Medicine

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-career-support-redesigned-include-larger-and-broader-target-groups - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. More people working from home does not necessarily mean less travel. On the contrary, leisure travel may increase to compensate for sedentary work in the home, according to transport researcher Lena Winslott Hiselius. This can become a challenge for public transport. There are strong indications that remote working is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/leisure-travel-appears-increase-alongside-working-home - 2026-07-01

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are inv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2026-07-01

The African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African professionals. For the second year in succession, there is a contract education course on innovation policy and innovation leadership through the Department of Economic History. In May, the African participants had

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. COLLABORATION WITH UZBEKISTAN: The Sociology of Law Department at Lund University and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Uzbekistan are closely collaborating within the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme. Both partner universities exchange academic staff, PhD students, master and undergradu

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/language-skills-and-international-workshop-migration-and-informality-when-interns-uzbekistan-visit - 2026-07-01

A research project has, for the first time, investigated how a neonicotinoid pesticide, clothianidin, affects both honeybees and wild bees under field conditions in agricultural landscapes. The study shows that honeybees can cope with exposure to the pesticide, but that it has a strong negative impact on wild bees. Maj Rundlöf, coordinator and principal investigator for the field study, and severa

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/wild-bees-are-harmed-pesticide-becc-researchers-involved-unique-field-study - 2026-07-01

Congratulations Anna Blom, Professor of Medical Protein Chemistry at Lund University and the recipient of the Swedish Society of Medicine’s Berzelius Medal in Gold 2021 for innovative research in the field of medical chemistry. How does it feel to receive this prestigious award? – It’s a great honour for me to be awarded the Berzelius Medal and for our research to receive such notice. I began my p

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/anna-blom-receives-2021-berzelius-medal-advances-medical-chemistry - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied flight routes to determine how far willow warblers migrate in the autumn. The results show that the willow warbler holds a long-distance migration record in the ten-gram weight category – with the small birds flying around 13 000 kilometres or longer to reach their

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/songbirds-set-long-distance-migration-record - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of January 1, 2021, Maj Hasager will be the new Rector at Malmö Art Academy. Gertrud Sandqvist, who has been Rector at Malmö Art Academy since 2011 (she also held the post between 1995 and 2007), then becomes vice rector at the school. Below, Gertrud herself writes about the handover of the post. After 22 years as

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/gertrud-sandqvist-hands-over-maj-hasager - 2026-07-01

Professor Thoas Fioretos is the first recipient of Lunds Innovatörspris (the Lund Innovator Award), a newly established prize that recognises research that has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. Fioretos receives the award for his pioneering work in blood cancer research and his ability to translate scientific discoveries into life-

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwide - 2026-07-01

Bibiana Prinoth, who completed her PhD at Lund University in 2025, has now been recognised internationally. She is one of only nine researchers worldwide to receive the IAU PhD Prize. The award highlights the most outstanding doctoral theses globally and places her research among the very best in the world. Bibiana Prinoth is being honoured by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organis

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/astrophysicist-lund-receives-international-prize-her-thesis - 2026-07-01

As Head of the Faculty Office, you are involved in a wide range of issues, which provides a broad perspective on the organisation. Our facilities are, in many ways, the foundation of everything we do. They need to function well, be fit for purpose, and be available when needed – while also being used efficiently so that valuable space does not stand empty.A few years ago, a more coordinated effort

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-catrin-malmstrom-fit-purpose-facilities-are-essential-our-organisation - 2026-07-01

Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredrik Andersson, Chairman of the IIIEE board and Professor at Lund University School of Economics a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jenny-palm-new-director-iiiee - 2026-07-02

The frustration with not being able to contribute to the difficult situation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic led researchers at LUPOP to launch a matchmaking initiative. Their idea is to help researchers with clinical background, now needed in healthcare, by supporting their research and application work. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world, public interest in epidemiology has increased sig

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-19-mitigating-impact-research-through-matchmaking - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over 50% of the global population lives in cities, and those cities all share the same pressing challenge: how can they provide economic prosperity and social cohesion in a sustainable way? One way of finding answers to that question is urban living labs, a type of testbed where social and technical innovations are te

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/book-release-urban-living-labs-experimenting-city-futures - 2026-07-01

Did you miss the chance in the spring to apply for funds to develop a commissioned education course at your department, or would you like to try again? Now, the University is opening another round of applications, starting on 1 September. In order to provide further support for organisations within LU in the development of new commissioned education courses, a second round of applications for stra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-opportunity-apply-funds-develop-commissioned-education-courses - 2026-07-01

Numerous studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person’s risk of dementia. A new study from one of MultiPark's research groups, published in Neurology, sheds new light on the impact of having a Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet includes a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish and healthy fats such as olive oil, and a low intake of dairy products, meats a

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-mediterranean-diet-really-decrease-your-risk-dementia - 2026-07-01

Physical geographer Lina Eklund is tracking the destruction of Gaza week by week using satellite images. Her analyses could be significant if, once the fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, questions of possible war crimes are raised at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/destruction-gaza-monitored-space - 2026-07-01

David Wästerfors, Veronika Burcar Alm and Erik Hannerz have published an article in New Media & Society dealing with crime case discussions on the Swedish platform Flashback. The article shows how the interactions form a "bumpy" path as the Flashback-writers together try to achieve knowledge, evidence and authority regarding the various crimes being discussed. Much of today's public discussion on

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sleuthing-online-bumpy-path-net-detective - 2026-07-01