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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, decision-makers around the world turned to predictive models and scenarios to navigate the unknown. But how did these projections shape—and sometimes mislead—strategies and public debate? In a newly published article in the journal Social Studies of Science, sociologist Tobias Olofsson explores how early pandemic predictions influenced policy and public discourse. T

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/can-flawed-predictions-still-guide-us-times-uncertainty - 2025-11-19

During spring – April and May – a lot of exciting things happen in the field of research communication for researchers! Keep reading! Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. When: 8 April, available times are 12:10-12:30, 12:30-12:50, 12:50-13:10 Where: DigitalPitch your id

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researcher-and-want-write-and-communicate-more-enhance-your-skills-now - 2025-11-19

As Nick Ford at the Department of Economic History prepares the defense of his doctoral dissertation "Origins of the knowledge economy: Higher education and Scandinavia's development, ca. 1800–1929", we had a chance to ask him a few questions. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My thesis is about the role of higher education in fostering economic development historically. Nowada

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-nicholas-ford - 2025-11-19

In the past week, several reports of the human rights protests in Iran have reached the wider world. Lund University has also been touched by these protests, which have spread and are now visible in the West, on the streets, in social media and the European Parliament, for example. Lund University stands up for and safeguards democracy, freedom of opinion, respect for everyone’s equal value, and h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-can-provide-knowledge-when-human-rights-are-violated-vice-chancellors-blog - 2025-11-20

On 9 November, two trial lectures will take place for the position as “Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies." The trial lectures will be held in Palaestra at Lund University at 08:30 - 10:00.As part of the recruitment process for the position as Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-sustainable-urban-governance-transition-low-carbon-and-resource - 2025-11-20

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-linked-aggressive-skin-cancer - 2025-11-19

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/moon-determines-when-migratory-birds-head-south - 2025-11-19

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/record-size-sex-chromosome-found-two-bird-species - 2025-11-19

An investigation by Miljödata AB, the provider of the Adato system used by Lund University, shows that the group behind last week’s cyberattack on Adato managed to access certain information about all university employees. Former employees are also affected. What information has the threat actor obtained?The data accessed by the threat actor includes, among other things, personal identity numbers,

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/update-59-cyberattack-our-system-provider-has-resulted-data-breach - 2025-11-20

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/less-flocking-behaviour-among-microorganisms-reduces-risk-being-eaten - 2025-11-19

In 2028, the first observations will be made at the world's largest optical telescope being built in Chile. It is now clear that the facility will be equipped with a powerful spectrograph that researchers in Lund will help to develop. The telescope is called the Extremely Large Telescope and is being built by the European Southern Observatory, ESO - an international organisation with 16 member cou

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/astronomers-develop-new-spectrograph-giant-telescope - 2025-11-19

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/looking-uniqueness-skane-countryside - 2025-11-19

Hello there, Björn Ekman and Jesper Sundewall! You’re both researchers in social medicine and global health at Lund University, and now you’ve been granted SEK 600,000 from the Expert Group for Aid Studies to study the effects of global health development aid. What are you going to do within the context of your research project? – We will analyse global development assistance in the area of sexual

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-projects-will-examine-effects-development-assistance-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and - 2025-11-19

Petra Fransson is the first member of the Malmö Theatre Academy to obtain a PhD as a stage performer. The dilemma between the tough conditions for professional actors on the one hand, and the potential between the body and delivering lines on the other led her to her PhD project. “I started eight years ago, but I chose to study part-time while continuing to work as an actress”, she says. Petra Fra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-actress-broaden-repertoire-artistic-doctoral-degree - 2025-11-19

Lund University Diabetes Centre has entered into a collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) and the University of Helsinki involving exome-sequencing and whole genome array genotyping of greater than 9,000 individuals. The collaboration will involve the largest sequencing study in diabetes families to date and aims to help generate knowledge about how to predict diabetes, causes

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lund-initiates-genetic-sequencing-study-diabetes-families-provide-new-insights-what-causes-disease - 2025-11-19

Under the title The Buzz of Europe - a Day in the Spirit of Art, Culture, Science and Innovation, we will showcase the breadth of the University and our fantastic collaborations with cultural and creative actors and industries from all over the world. Creativity is one of our watchwords, and our creative juices have been flowing in the extensive Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) application

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/buzz-europe-new-sides-creative-university - 2025-11-20

Markku Rummukainen, Professor of Climatology at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has been awarded the Lund University Silver medal and is recognised for his work in climate research and commitment to international climate issues. Professor Cecilia Jarlskog, Lund University, is also being awarded for her pioneering work in theoretical particle physics. Marrku Rummukainen – A clim

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/professor-markku-rummukainen-cec-receives-lund-university-silver-medal - 2025-11-20

Elisabet Londos, professor and chief physician, takes multitasking to a new level. She researches cognitive diseases, teaches the doctors of the future, supervises doctoral students and is GU prefect at the department of clinical sciences in Malmö. But what does it mean to be GU prefect? GU stands for undergraduate education, education on bachelor's level, and the largest undergraduate education a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/gu-assistant-head-department-ensures-doctors-future-get-best-training - 2025-11-19

Global Responsible Engagement is the University's overall framework for international collaboration. For many years, our international collaborations have been entirely positive and have contributed to the emergence of new research findings. As geopolitical pressures increase, so too do demands to balance the positive aspects of international collaboration with more careful consideration of which

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-gre-more-turbulent-world-demands-careful-consideration-international-collaboration - 2025-11-20

A new group, the Ad Hoc Group, has been formed with the task of supporting all staff members in developing their expertise in digitalisation and AI. The work is in full swing and the first phase will focus on the following in AI:Basic course in AI for all staff members The first initiative is a basic course in AI aimed at those who have just started, or not yet begun, to use generative AI in their

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/support-those-who-want-develop-expertise-ai-and-digitalisation - 2025-11-20