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Achieve your training goals and get money back – it works!
Set a goal for your training for one to four months and pay in SEK 1,000. You get your money back if you achieve your goal. Crazy? Perhaps, but in a study by Professor of Economics Erik Wengström and his colleagues, the incentive proved to be quite effective compared with the control groups. “I’ve had a long-standing interest in how people behave in strategic situations and if you look at it from
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/achieve-your-training-goals-and-get-money-back-it-works - 2026-10-14
In chase of the vikings
Archaeologist Greer Jarrett’s research focuses on reconstructing Viking sailing routes and cartography. To do so, he learnt to sail boats similar to those sailed by the Vikings and set off out to sea. He likens the sailors of that time to today’s extreme athletes. “I started a fairly theoretical doctoral thesis on reconstructing Viking sailing routes, but I wanted practical experience from a sailo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chase-vikings - 2026-10-14
Exploring the tomb of a wine-loving queen
Meret-Neith was perhaps the first female ruler of ancient Egypt and one of the most powerful women in the world during her lifetime some 5,000 years ago. Researcher Amber Hood is part of an international research team investigating the royal tomb in the desert outside Abydos. When LUM spoke to Amber Hood, a researcher at the Department of Geology, she was making final preparations for this year’s
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/exploring-tomb-wine-loving-queen - 2026-10-14
New projects will shape the future of financial support and make things easier for the organisation
Through the Finance 2030 and Purchasing 2030 projects, the University aims to develop its support for finance and purchasing to meet the needs of the future. The work is to be based on the organisation’s needs and examine how systems, processes and working methods can be simplified. New procurements for system supportThe contracts for several key system support solutions, including Raindance, EOS
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-projects-will-shape-future-financial-support-and-make-things-easier-organisation - 2026-10-14
International students arrive in Lund for the autumn semester
On August 18, 1,500 international students arrived in Lund and were welcomed by university staff and volunteers. From Copenhagen Airport to their new accommodation, support was available every step of the way. “Arrival Day is about much more than just logistics. For many students, this is their first time in Lund, and we want them to feel welcome, safe and well looked after right from the start,”
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-students-arrive-lund-autumn-semester - 2026-10-14
Three research infrastructures named as University Platforms
The Vice-Chancellor has named three of the University’s large research infrastructures as University Platforms. The designation signals that these research infrastructures have high strategic significance for the entire University. The designations are based on a number of criteria, for example whether the research infrastructures have contributed to excellent research, offered broad availability
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-research-infrastructures-named-university-platforms - 2026-10-14
The risk of polarisation in the lecture hall
To ensure that everyone has their say and that no one feels attacked when debating loaded and sensitive topics, it is important to establish the ground rules from the outset. This applies to society at large and in the lecture hall. This is the opinion of Christer Mattsson, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Director of the Segerstedt Institute at the University of Gothenburg, who has been invite
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/risk-polarisation-lecture-hall - 2026-10-14
Why bother with blended learning?
The use of technologies to support teaching was essential during the pandemic. But what can they do to support education at a campus university in ‘normal’ times? Here are four reasons why the university might want to plan strategically for the use of digital learning to enhance campus experiences. Continue reading and you will find out more in this opinion piece by Rachel Forsyth. Photo: Ben Davi
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/why-bother-blended-learning - 2026-10-13
Learning more about the endocrine system could lead to fewer cases of type 2 diabetes and obesity
How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The endocrine system and th
A jubilee journey through time and space
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join us on a journey through the centuries, a hunt for the point where the present and the past merge. The history of the University is alive and well among us. After all, it is the same city, the same streets and buildings now as then. The only thing that distinguishes us from our colleagues from the 1600s, from a pu
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jubilee-journey-through-time-and-space - 2026-10-13
Turning glia into neurons inside the brain – PhD interview with Jessica Giacomoni
Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project about the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain has the ultimate goal to become an alternative to cell t
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-10-13
WORLD PARKINSON's DAY: Transplantations for Parkinson's disease – A time travel
In the early 1950s, no one knew what caused Parkinson's disease. Then, Arvid Carlsson's discovery of dopamine opened the door to world-leading transplantations for Parkinson's patients. Thanks to the pioneering basic research at MultiPark, stemcell-derived neural cells can now be tested in a clinical trial for the first time. In Parkinson's disease, the nerve cells in an area of the brain that con
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-transplantations-parkinsons-disease-time-travel - 2026-10-13
How case method teaching spreads from one lecturer to another
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From internal training courses for university lecturers in which the participants take a deep dive into case method teaching, to dedicated conferences and competitions. The alternatives to traditional classroom teaching are increasing and one of them is known as case method teaching, with assignments based on real sit
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-case-method-teaching-spreads-one-lecturer-another - 2026-10-13
New initiative aims to take immunotherapy from research to patient benefit
A decade of the Paris Agreement brings progress and setbacks
Ten years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead. What has been the biggest success of the Paris Agreement so far?I would say the biggest success is that the UN has succeeded in keeping its central role in global cl
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacks - 2026-10-13
Huntington's disease – a fascinating and touching mystery
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it increasingly difficult to regulate emotions, thoughts, then movements. There is no treatment that slows
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2026-10-13
“Data has the power to transform business and improve society”
Data literacy is increasing its importance for current and future professionals. But what is ‘data literacy’ exactly and how do LUSEM educators work with it? We asked Blerim Emruli, Senior Lecturer in Informatics, and recently announced as one of the select participants in the Inaugural Professor Ambassador Class at Qlik. Senior Lecturer Blerim Emruli is one of seven educators from around the glob
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/data-has-power-transform-business-and-improve-society - 2026-10-13
Learning more about the endocrine system could lead to fewer cases of type 2 diabetes and obesity
How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The endocrine system and th
Preparing for your summer holiday
The summer is approaching and soon it will be time to enjoy a well-deserved break. Allow yourself to let go of things, recharge your batteries and savour the sunshine. Annual leave is not only about relaxing, but also giving body and soul the time they need for recovery. Following the tips below can make it easier to relax, wind down and get the most out of your summer break. In good time before y
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preparing-your-summer-holiday - 2026-10-14
