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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 going from one stage of lif
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/48-considered-old-work - 2025-10-05
Getting important information out fast to the right target group has been a challenge for the crisis management group, which has now entered a calmer phase after an intensive spring. “Now it is mostly a question of coordination and we are also considering opening the group up to representatives of education and research”, says Susanne Kristensson, who manages the group. When the University directo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-successful-quick-digital-restart - 2025-10-05
Lund University, Future By Lund and Tetra Pak are now jointly focusing on bioprocess technology and new solutions in the sustainable production of food and materials. Lund University School of Economics and Management is also part of the initiative that goes under the name Biotech Heights. For Thomas Kalling and his colleagues this is a natural continuation of research on the food industry and its
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/strategic-perspectives-food-future-new-biotech-heights - 2025-10-05
“True crime” has exploded in popularity and crime and punishment dominates the headlines. Linnea Wegerstad, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, opposes the tendency to label people who have committed crimes as monsters. Linnea Wegerstad researches sexual offences and has a background as a judge in training. She was about halfway through this training when she chose to return to academia. A seni
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mind-legal-scholar - 2025-10-06
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 colleagues and advice clients in the life sciences sector. Hi Marc Leon! You graduated from the master’s
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marc-leon-willemsen-alumnus-international-strategic-management-2021 - 2025-10-06
Protein researcher Mikael Akke has been showered with grants recently: a total in excess of SEK 130 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the European Research Council. But who is the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) professor whose research is so hot right now? Since childhood, Mikael Akke has been driven by a desire to understand how things work in nature. Biology and chemistry w
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-researcher-receives-major-grants - 2025-10-06
Betty Saenyi is in her last semester of her doctoral studies at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her PhD journey so far. Betty, why did you choose to pursue a doctoral education?“Funny enough, a PhD was never my dream. After my undergraduate studies, I worked in industry for quite a while and only decided to retur
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2025-10-06
Finding housing is a major challenge for students in university towns like Lund, where demand far exceeds supply. Long queue systems, high rents, and limited options force many to commute or move frequently — disrupting their studies and daily life. Negar Khaliliaraghi, shows in her research, a clear causal link between student housing and academic performance. Finding accommodation is often one o
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/housing-chance-academic-impacts-lottery-based-access-student-accommodation - 2025-10-06
The packing crates are emptied, new furniture is in place, the art is hung, and the tech is working. The Offices of the Vice-Chancellor and staff have moved into the King’s House. The new entrance opens onto the University Square and the fountain. Behind the doors of the University’s oldest building, there’s a definite air of new and modern. You are greeted first by an exhibition about the buildin
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-beginning-kings-house - 2025-10-06
IIIEE researchers Lena Neij and Sofie Sandin Lompar shared their ongoing research on transaction costs for acquiring solar PV systems at the 14th International Sustainability Transitions conference in Utrecht. In the light of the numerous challenges we as societies are facing, the need for sustainability transitions is pressing. As researchers, we ask ourselves what is needed to move forward: whic
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-presenting-transitions-and-pv-systems-utrecht - 2025-10-05
Agnete Kirkeby is working to repair the brain with stem cells. “The goal of our research is to understand how the human brain is formed and how it functions. And how we can repair it by generating new cells in the lab.” Agnete Kirkeby is one of the reserchers at Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University (WCMM LU). This autumn, every week, we present a fellow at the center.WCMM at
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-10-05
Nicholas Leigh is studying how other organisms have solved biological problems “The idea is that by understanding how other species are able to, for instance, regenerate a limb, we could help promote regeneration in humans.” Nicholas Leigh is one of the researchers at Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University (WCMM LU). This autumn, every week, we present a fellow at the center.
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-nicholas-leigh - 2025-10-05
Markku Rummukainen has been featured twice in Dagens Nyheter recently, and once in Forskning & Framsteg. In one article in Dagens Nyheter, Rummukainen was interviewed about capturing and storing of carbon dioxide as a strategy for mitigating climate change. The technology is called CCS, which stands for carbon, capture and storage.Rummukainen says he'd prefer if emissions could be avoided altogeth
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/marku-rummukainen-featured-media-topic-climate-change - 2025-10-05
