Published 21 February 2018 Illustration: Derek Logan The enzyme that produces DNA building blocks plays an important role when cells divide. In a new study, researchers have discovered for the first time that the so-called master switch of the enzyme can change locations - while still performing the same task. Regardless of whether you are human, a worm or a bacterium, all beings need to create ne

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Published 19 September 2013 She is a new ‘Hedda’ professor, but has a long career behind her. Biologist Ellen van Donk now hopes that she can serve as a role model for female students who dream of a future career in research. Biologist Ellen van Donk is a new professor in Hedda Andersson’s name. LUM meets ecology researcher Ellen van Donk on a beautiful summer’s day. She comes from the Netherlands

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Published 19 September 2013 For the next four years, Lund University will coordinate a new exchange programme with India. Over 100 Indian scholarship recipients will get the chance to study or do research in Europe. Lund University hopes that many of them will choose Lund as their destination. “We are pleased that the European Commission has put its trust in us again. We can now further develop th

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Published 12 April 2024 Sharp-sighted bristle worm. Photo: Michael Bok. The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is active at night. Now, a research team has succeeded in locating an Italian worm colony and is able to confirm that the worm has completely unique vision

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Published 2 July 2019 Photo: Chris Collingridge. Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in different conditions. When the sun is high, dung beetles navigate using the wind. The discovery of the dung beetles’ wind compass and how it complements the sun compass was made by an international res

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Published 6 December 2022 Another decade of deforestation means more biodiversity lost, greenhouse gas emissions and forest degradation, fragmentation and conversion to other land-uses. Photo: Unsplash Just a month after the UN climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world meet again, at COP15 in Montreal, to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss of biodiversity. Torsten Krau

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By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 30 July 2021 Claudia Tocco, researcher at Lund University, performing experiments with dung beetles at a light-polluted site in central Johannesburg. Photo: Marcus Byrne For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky

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By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 11 June 2024 The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is active at night. Now, a research team has succeeded in locating an Italian worm colony and is able to confirm that the worm has

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/marine-worm-outstanding-vision-fascinates-researchers - 2025-07-11

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 3 December 2020 NEWCOMERS (New Clean Energy Communities in a Changing European Energy System), an EU Horizon 2020 project, has launched Our Energy, an online platform for education, awareness-raising, and networking, focusing on new clean energy communities, energy transitions and related topics. Our Energy offers shor

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/newcomers-project-launched-our-energy-online-platform-education-and-awareness-raising-citizens-and-0 - 2025-07-11

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 13 April 2021 A lot og people are allergic to timothy grass. Photo: Whiteway/Istockphoto. An international research team has found a new method for predicting entire pollen seasons, something that can help healthcare and allergy sufferers plan to reduce problems. No similar tool has previously been used in the

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-method-predicts-severity-grass-pollen-season-allergy-sufferers - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 25 May 2021 PhD student Sofia Blomqvist and her dog Ylle look for bumblebees and other pollinating insects. This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2025-07-11

Published 20 October 2023 Apply to become a post-doctoral fellow at CMES in earth observations of land cover and vegetation dynamics in the Middle East before 20 November 2023! For assessment criteria, terms of employment, instructions on how to apply and other information, please see the job listing. Type of employment: Temporary position Employment expires: 2025-12-31 Contract type: Full time Fi

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By nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - published 5 January 2021 History and European studies Docent Sanimir Resic, now on leave from the joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology in Lund, is taking over as Rector of Malmö Academy of Music after Ann-Charlotte Carlén. How does it feel? -Good, the new year has now officially started with my first day here at the Academ

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/sanimir-resic-new-rector-malmo-academy-music - 2025-07-11

Published 8 October 2015 "When actors in the private sector see the economic advantages in energy savings they are willing to adjust their ways of operating so as to benefit not only business, but society as a whole", says IIIEE researcher Bernadett Kiss. Urban Transition Öresund: Comparison of cost models supports retrofitting Copenhagen city is one of many European cities in need of energy retro

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