Published 24 September 2018 The University’s central initiative on contract education is now getting underway. New business developers are on their way into the strengthened organisation that is to administrate the education. “If we succeed, we will need to employ more teaching staff”, says Bo Ahrén, pro vice-chancellor responsible for external engagement. Photo: Kennet Ruona LUCE, the division in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contract-education-will-require-more-teaching-staff - 2025-04-29

Published 24 September 2018 In mid-June, the University’s biologists fine-combed grass, bushes, trees, asphalt and waterways around the department’s buildings. Their aim was to find out what species of plants and animals lived there. Now their mapping project is complete, and their findings include 21 endangered species and six species never previously encountered in Sweden. “All six of them are h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biologists-found-new-insect-species-just-around-corner - 2025-04-29

Published 24 September 2018 Instead of leaving a will, she prefers to participate and contribute now. Maibrit Westrin, a 94-year-old former senior lecturer in French and Spanish, supports students and researchers in the Humanities – and finds that she gets a lot out of it. With determined steps, aided by walking sticks and wearing a cap on her head, Maibrit Westrin enters the main University build

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/secret-donald-duck-translator-supports-humanities - 2025-04-29

Published 24 September 2018 We know that noise affects our ability to learn as well as generating irritation and stress. This, in turn, reduces efficiency and well-being in the workplace. Some research findings indicate that workplace efficiency could increase by as much as 50% with the right sound environment.     Memory researchers and cognitive scientists have conducted a lot of research into h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/less-noise-more-efficient-brain-work - 2025-04-29

Published 24 September 2018 A lack of professional project management, unclear decision-making processes and shortcomings in communication underpin delays in the beamline programme at MAX IV. A new plan of measures will prioritise tackling these problems. Ian McNulty is the acting director at MAX IV. “We must get more beamlines ready faster, and that requires increased efficiency in the organisati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/better-project-management-get-max-iv-back-track - 2025-04-29

Published 25 September 2018 Data gathering for European climate research goes on around the clock at the University’s Hyltemossa research station. The tallest of its two masts reaches as high as 150 metres straight up into the sky. Every other week, the station’s staff must climb to the top of the mast to clean two sensors. Recently, intensive work has been conducted on the lower mast to install e

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/top-research-gathers-high-level-climate-data - 2025-04-29

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 13 December 2018 Firas Jumaah and Charlotta Turner. Photo:Kennet Ruona During a unique rescue operation, Lund University sent armed security forces into an Islamic State (IS) warzone to rescue a doctoral student and his family. For several years, Firas Jumaah, his supervisor Charlotta Turner and former chief se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rescue-operation - 2025-04-29

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 13 December 2018 Marlene Malmström. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2025-04-29

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 13 December 2018 Photo: Jan-Erik Kaiser/mostphotos Lund University sits at number 11 of 29 Swedish universities when it comes to most flights per employee. The new travel policy currently being prepared for approval places emphasis on the need for managers to consider a travel-free meeting or a train trip befor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heads-should-help-reduce-flying - 2025-04-29

By evelina [dot] linden [at] luhm [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 17 December 2018 The Historical Museum has a new prominent glass entrance. The Historical Museum at Lund University reopened during the first weekend of December after almost one year of renovation and rebuilding. “It feels great to be able to welcome new and previous visitors to the museum at last. We hope that they

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reopened-museum-looks-future - 2025-04-29

By johan [dot] nyman [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Nyman) - published 17 December 2018 Sylvia Schwaag Serger. Photo:Kennet Ruona Deputy vice-chancellor Sylvia Schwaag Serger sees an opportunity in the future to start a university-wide AI graduate school, similar to the one for Agenda 2030. “The discussions have started, but they are at a very early stage.” Developments in AI are happ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/importance-lu-interdisciplinary-ai-initiative - 2025-04-29

Published 17 December 2018 There are plans to build a new animal testing facility at Brunnshög in north-east Lund. It is a strategic decision by the Faculty of Medicine based on the need to replace the present animal facility, which is no longer optimal for breeding, and the desire aim to offer international researchers a safer research environment. LUM spoke to three of LU’s experts on animal tes

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safer-research-new-animal-testing-facility - 2025-04-29

Published 21 December 2018 Sara Virkelyst, project manager at the Planning office of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, and Johan Lind, finance officer at the Department Office of Clinical Sciences, are awarded the Lund University’s Administrative Prize 2019. Sara Virkelyst och Johan Lind will each receive SEK 15 000 for their own professional development. From the nominations:Johan Lind’s functio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-administrative-prize-2019 - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 27 januari 2014 Hur påverkar våra matvanor kroppens fettdepåer? Var lagras fettet någonstans, hur växer mängden och vilken sorts fett är det? Med avancerad bildteknik kan det för första gången bli möjligt att ge en detaljerad bild av vad som händer i kroppen vid bl.a. fetma och övervikt. I takt med de växande problemen med övervikt görs också nya framsteg inom fetmaforskningen. I en avh

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/skillnad-pa-fett-och-fett-avancerade-bilder-kartlagger-sjukdomsrisk - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 27 januari 2014 Kan tidiga erfarenheter i livet påverka hur och vad vi äter i vuxen ålder? Det ska ett nytt forskningsprojekt ta reda på med hjälp av drygt 80 miljoner kronor från EU, varav 13 miljoner går till Göteborgs universitet. Forskningsprojektet, som leds av universitetet i Edinburgh, syftar till att undersöka hur våra matvanor utvecklas och hur valet av livsmedel påverkas av hu

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stort-projekt-ska-forklara-vad-som-styr-vara-matval - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 27 januari 2014 Det har redan tidigare slagits fast att en kost baserad på nordiska livsmedel har flera positiva effekter, bland annat sänkt kolesterol, blodtryck och förbättrad insulinkänslighet. Vissa av de kolesterolsänkande effekterna är relaterade till den förbättrade fettkvaliteten i den nordiska kosten, och vår nordiska grötfrukost kan ha oväntade positiva effekter. Det framgår a

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nordisk-kost-och-grotfrukost-kan-motverka-hjart-karlrisk - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 28 januari 2014 En ny metod gör det möjligt att i stor skala få fram mänskliga embryonala stamceller av hög klinisk kvalitet. Det går dessutom att göra utan att något embryo dödas. Upptäckten innebär ett stort kliv framåt för stamcellsforskningen  och för de stora förhoppningar som finns om att kunna ersätta skadade celler och på så sätt bota svåra sjukdomar som diabetes och Parkinsons

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-okar-tillgangen-pa-embryonala-stamceller - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 18 april 2019 David Nicholls, professor emeritus i mitokondriell fysiologi vid Buck Institute i Novato i Kalifornen och mentor vid Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, har valts in i det Kungliga sällskapet i Storbritannien. Bland medlemmarna finns många av världens mest framstående vetenskapsmän. - Jag är oerhört hedrad! säger David Nicholls. David Nicholls visste tidigt att han ville s

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/diabetesforskare-invald-i-anrikt-sallskap-vetenskapsman - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 29 januari 2014 Forskare vid Lunds universitet har lyckats utveckla en teknik där de över tid och i realtid kan studera den inflammatoriska processen som sker i bukspottkörteln vid utvecklingen av typ 1-diabetes. Tekniken medger visualisering av en mänsklig autoimmun sjukdomssituation i djurmodell och det öppnar avenyer för utvecklingen av medicinsk forskning. Det menar Anja Schmidt-Chr

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/inflammatorisk-process-i-direktsandning - 2025-04-29

Publicerad 31 januari 2014 Merparten av gastric bypass-opererade patienter tillfrisknar från sin typ 2-diabetes. Orsaken kan vara att de insulinproducerande betacellerna blir fler och bättre efter operationen. Det visar en ny studie på grisar, gjord av ett forskarlag på Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum. Merparten av gastric bypass-opererade patienter tillfrisknar från sin typ 2-diabetes. Orsaken

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fler-och-battre-insulinproducerande-celler-efter-fetmakirurgi - 2025-04-29