Published 4 April 2016 A proof-of-concept recently published in Science Advances shows how light of a certain wavelength can put be used to put so-called active materials into motion. Photo: A. R. Doreto Santos Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different

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Published 23 June 2025 The Faculty Board held its final meeting of the spring term on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. The following decisions were made:Guidelines for appointment as professor and promotion to professor at the Faculty of ScienceUpdated guidelines for appointment as senior lecturer and promotion to senior lecturer at the Faculty of ScienceAmendment to the programme syllabus for the Master’

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By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 8 September 2020 Photo: Pixabay. Sara Ullström, PhD in Sustainability Science, will present her work at a first seminar on 17th September. We asked her to explain what her research within the project, The takeoff of staying on the ground, is about. What do you explore in your PhD? My research investigates the questioning of hi

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By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 16 September 2021 From the left: LUMES students Andrea Stevens, Nicola Perfitt and Jakob Wondra. - It was a perfect day for a field day, says Nicola Perfitt. Last week the new batch of LUMES students had their first field day for the course Earth Systems Science in Lund’s botanical garden. We took the opportunity

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Published 26 March 2019 Dmitrii Pankratov, Lo Gorton and Galina Pankratova (Photo: Maryam Saati) In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode has not been efficient at all. Now, researchers from institutions including Lund Univers

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Published 12 March 2019 Photo courtesy of NASA/SDO. Solar storms can be far more powerful than previously thought. A new study has found evidence for the third known case of a massive solar storm in historical times. The researchers believe that society might not be sufficiently prepared if a similar event were to happen now. Our planet is constantly being bombarded by cosmic particles. However, a

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By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 March 2024 The project aims to address climate anxiety in children and youth, increase resilience and enhance educators’ skills. Photo: Unsplash. A new research project aims to enhance educators' skills for nurturing inner resilience and reducing climate anxiety of learners through trauma-informed and creative approaches th

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Published 5 April 2017 LUCSUS and the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies are organising  two seminars to highlight recent debates in climate policy and the leadership role that academic institutions can play.Welcome to the two seminars with Kevin AndersonThe poster for the first event is attached here, please feel free to distribute!10 April 13-15h, Wrangel Library (Biskopsgatan 5)The carbon

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Published 18 October 2017 Professor Emily Boyd comments on the event on the theme of “sustainability in education”, on 18th October organised by Sustainability Forum and LUCSUS. The aim is to discuss how Lund University can become more sustainable – and all staff and students are encouraged to join.She says that a sustainable university – where sustainability in education is one piece of the puzzl

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