By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 17 December 2020  To achieve the University’s emissions targets, students and employees must for example, reduce how much CO2 they produce when commuting . Cycling is one alternative. Photo: Kennet Ruona By 2023 the University is to have reduced its CO2 emissions by half, according to the new sustainability pla

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-new-plan-co2-emissions-be-halved-2023 - 2025-06-07

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 26 January 2023 Riksteatern Crea's technical know-how offers many possibilities for the avatar to be projected anywhere on the stage, approaching from the side or appearing behind the actor's shoulder. With enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign langua

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-project - 2025-06-07

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 9 November 2020 Feiner and her research team will travel to six locations in the Mediterranean region and collect wall lizards to study. Photo:Johan Joelsson Using fishing-rods laced with dental floss and the Nobel-prize winning Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology, Nathalie Feiner wants to reveal some of the deepes

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lizards-key-evolutionary-mysteries - 2025-06-07

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 17 September 2024 After graduation from the master's programme in International Strategic Management (ISM) in 2021, Marc Leon started his career in the fast paced world of consultancy at Porsche Consulting in Hamburg, Germany. Today, he thrives in the role as senior consultant where he manages workflows, junior colle

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marc-leon-willemsen-alumnus-international-strategic-management-2021 - 2025-06-07

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 22 September 2022 Lars Samuelson celebrates together with colleagues including Lund University vice chancellor Erik Renström, NanoLund directors Anders Mikkelsen and Maria Messing – and, online, colleagues from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). Lars Samuelson, professor of nanotechnology and semico

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lars-samuelson-receives-ivas-great-gold-medal - 2025-06-07

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 4 May 2023 “Nanotechnology and nanoscience are necessary to address global challenges and achieve a sustainable world. We are already working on this, but we are bursting at the seams,” says NanoLund’s director Anders Mikkelsen. Work is now in progress on procuring a landlord who wants to be part of the development of Nanolab Sc

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/next-milestone-lund-universitys-road-science-village-landlord-wanted - 2025-06-07

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 9 December 2021 LU can apply for grants for five profile areas as the government reallocate 500 million SEK from direct government funding. Photo: Kennet Ruona ‟Profiling is an opportunity to gather our strengths and renew our research, increase its societal impact and improve the intertwining of cutting-edge resea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-prioritize-profiling - 2025-06-07

Published 7 December 2017 At what age are you considered old at work? Are you old when you are 48? Why do some people seem as if they never to want to retire, while others would not dream of working beyond 65? Kerstin Nilsson’s research concerns what makes us thrive at work and the factors that affect how long we are able, or want, to continue working. Retiring is a major life decision. It means g

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/48-considered-old-work - 2025-06-07

Published 2 May 2016 In late May–early June, Lund University will hold a Nobel Symposium in Physics and Chemistry where newly discovered super-heavy elements will be discussed. The possibility for a Nobel Prize looms on the horizon, but the road ahead is not straightforward and competition between countries and researchers is fierce. Dirk Rudolph in front of the updated nuclide chart. The yellow f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-elements-be-discussed-lu-nobel-symposium - 2025-06-07

Published 2 May 2016 When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Hanging bridges are practical when studying leaves in tree crowns. Photo taken in Peru. Photo: Jake Bryant

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examining-forests-world - 2025-06-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 13 March 2020 The forest represents deep and intimate values for children such as freedom, comfort, a sense of discovery and wellbeing New research from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies shows that children’s relationships with nature are not only important for their wellbeing but also for fu

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/childrens-relationship-nature-key-future-sustainable-forest-management - 2025-06-07

By marie [dot] pihl [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Pihl) - published 14 May 2024 Albert Duodu investigates how trade shocks impact the economic activities of a country. Photo: iStock Trade shocks can have various impacts on the economic activities of a country, yet it remains uncertain whether such shocks influence the environmental behaviors of firms. Albert Duodu shows, in a recent investigat

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/carbon-offshoring-and-manufacturing-cleanup - 2025-06-07

Published 4 May 2016 Hanging bridges are practical when studying leaves in tree crowns. Photo taken in Peru. Photo: Jake Bryant When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/project-finds-ways-better-care-worlds-forests - 2025-06-07

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 14 December 2023 Inequalities are at risk of increasing as we seek to improve the health of the population. Photo: Stefan Holm/Mostphotos and Carina Andreasson/Mostphotos That life is not fair is hardly news. But that inequalities are at risk of increasing as we seek to improve the health of the population is perhaps u

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unfair-life - 2025-06-08

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 30 May 2024 Locally produced food is vital in times of crisis. Photo: Carina Andreasson When planning for food in times of crisis – what foodstuffs do we imagine? Many think of tin cans and freeze-dried food, but the fact is that if a crisis occurs, it is not stockpiled cans that will save us. Food preparedness

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preparedness-more-stockpiling-pantry-provisions - 2025-06-08

Published 10 January 2024 Ganna Petruk and Artur Schmidtchen, two of the reserchers behind the study of a new treatment strategy for severe bacterial infections. Photo: Tove Smeds. The development of a new treatment strategy for bacterial infections and sepsis is being led by researchers at Lund University. In a study the researchers demonstrate how they, by mimicking a substance naturally present

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/step-closer-treatment-severe-bacterial-infections-and-sepsis - 2025-06-07

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/groundbreaking-alzheimers-blood-test-proves-highly-effective-primary-healthcare - 2025-06-07

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By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 27 January 2025 FOTO: MARIA_SBYTOVA/Smartphotos Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2025-06-08

Published 11 November 2019 For a decade now, the Rehabilitation Medicine research group’s work on spinal cord injuries (SCI’s) has had a far-reaching impact. In many areas, this is research at the global cutting edge; not least, in terms of following the same group of individuals as they live – and age – with spinal cord injuries. Research group leader Jan Lexell is preparing to flex the group’s a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-research-spinal-cord-injuries-continues-have-global-impact - 2025-06-07