Published 11 October 2024 Grazing zooplankton, daphnia, which are an important source of food for fish, were found to be particularly vulnerable. Photo: Erik Selander/Lund University. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wi

https://www.science.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2025-04-01

Published 15 October 2024 Brittle stars clinging to mussels. These specimen are about the same size as the Silurian echinoderms named after metal bands. Photo: Lea D. Numberger-Thuy. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered thirteen new species of extinct brittle stars on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The fossils were dug out of rocks from the Silurian Period (around 444 to 419 mi

https://www.science.lu.se/article/extinct-brittle-stars-named-after-death-metal-bands - 2025-04-01

Published 24 October 2024 SHREC the detector is inspected by Pavel Golubev. Photo: Dirk Rudolph. Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the world so far: number 120. The search for new elements comes from the dream of finding a variant that is

https://www.science.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-element - 2025-04-01

Published 8 November 2024 Illustration: Inger Ekström/Pixabay. A research team led by Lund University has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine whether someone has j

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work - 2025-04-01

Published 26 November 2024 The concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to rise. Photo: Marcin Jozwiak, Unsplash. Physical geographer Alex Vermeulen, who leads the work on the ICOS Carbon Portal, was the editor of a new publication on greenhouse gas flows that has received significant international recognition. It was recently presented at the UN Climate Summit in Baku. Alex,

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-draws-attention-dark-report-greenhouse-gases - 2025-04-01

Published 22 November 2024 Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Lund University and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen Lund University’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students. The new hub will be called Water in a Changing Environment (WICE). The i

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water - 2025-04-01

Published 6 December 2024 Andreas Nord. Andreas Nord, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will receive EUR 2 million to study how warm-blooded animals are affected as the climate becomes warmer and more unpredictable. As part of the project, he will study different species of birds to determine how quickly heat tolerance could evolve and what will happen to our bird populations if tolerance

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-receive-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-04-01

Published 10 January 2025 Now that Christmas is just around the corner, thoughts inevitably turn to an expectant Mary in the stable. However, she is not alone in the sphere of life-giving without the involvement of both sexes. In the animal kingdom, there are many species that engage in immaculate conception. What we refer to as virgin birth means that an unfertilized egg can develop into a new in

https://www.science.lu.se/article/virgin-birth-beyond-biblical-legend - 2025-04-01

Published 24 February 2025 Reconstruction of the new plesiosaur with scales on the flipper and smooth scale-less skin along the body as informed by this new plesiosaur fossil. This is a significant update to how we reconstruct plesiosaurs (Image: Joschua Knüppe) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show

https://www.science.lu.se/article/soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur-analysed - 2025-04-01

Published 7 March 2025 The ultra-hot exoplanet's atmosphere is so hot that it can melt iron (Illustration: Bibiana Prinoth) Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have made detailed observations of the mysterious exoplanet WASP-121 b. The discoveries of the element titanium and jet streams challenge our understanding of the winds and chemistry found on

https://www.science.lu.se/article/titanium-and-mysterious-jet-streams-discovered-extreme-exoplanet - 2025-04-01

Published 13 March 2025 Kristina Holmin Verdozzi wants to strengthen the faculty's position along the so-called knowledge corridor on Sölvegatan. A study center, a unified library, a student café, and an office for faculty management—plus a towering venue for events. Project manager and library director Kristina Holmin Verdozzi has grand visions for the Astronomy Building, which is set to undergo

https://www.science.lu.se/article/she-wants-create-space-scientific-curiosity - 2025-04-01

Published 31 March 2025 Satellite image of Lake Yamzho Yumco in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China – one of the lakes that, thanks to minimal human impact, has not undergone major colour changes. (Photo: Google Earth) Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,0

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impact - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 20 januari 2017 Medverkande i filmproduktionen var Hannah Magnusson, Elin Franzén, Malcolm Thorburn och Viktoria Grönvall. Det har varit filminspelning på Campus Helsingborg! Även om det kanske inte gick till exakt som i en stor filmstudio så var stämningen i alla fall på topp, när studentambassadörerna Elin Franzén, Malcolm Thorburn och Viktoria Grönvall filmade en föreläsning. De stud

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/nu-blir-det-film-om-studentlivet-pa-campus - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 3 februari 2017 Studien anknyter till Fredrik Nilssons och Johan A. Lundins bok ”Spritsmuggling på Östersjön – En kulturhistorisk studie av nätverk i tillblivelse”. Några frågor till Fredrik Nilsson om seminariet med presentation av hans text ”Under ytan, i skuggan och bakom fasaden: Om spritsmuggling, kriminella tjänster och heterotopier”. Syftet med studien är att undersöka varför vis

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/under-ytan-i-skuggan-och-bakom-fasaden - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 9 februari 2017 Alma Raissova spikar sin avhandling under överinseende av Christer Eldh. Ännu en avhandling i tjänstevetenskap har spikats på institutionen. Nu var det Alma Raissova som fullföljde denna tradition inför sin kommande disputation. Uppslutningen var stor i personalrummet, där det bjöds på kaffe och tårta innan det var dags för Alma Raissova att svinga hammaren. Man kan note

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/spikningsfika-pa-institutionen - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 10 februari 2017 Anette Svingstedt Våra forskare Anette Svingstedt och Hervé Corvellec, har beviljats forskningsmedel på cirka 1,1 miljoner kronor, för projektet ”Att förebygga verksamhetsavfall: in- och upplåsningar” från Energimyndigheten. Fortsättning på tidigare projektProjektet ska pågå fram till slutet av februari 2019 och är en fortsättning på deras tidigare projekt: ”Frikoppling

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/nytt-projekt-om-avfallsforebyggande-far-11-miljoner-kronor - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 23 februari 2017 Ida de Wit Sandström skriver om kvinnliga livsstilsentreprenörer. Några frågor till Ida de Wit Sandström, som haft slutseminarium för sitt avhandlingsarbete, “Sommarbutiken – Kvinnor och köpenskap i kustens kommers”. Opponenter var Malin Espersson från Institutionen för service management och tjänstevetenskap och Magdalena Petersson McIntyre från Centrum för konsumtions

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/seminarium-om-sommarbutiker - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 23 februari 2017 Alma Raissova svarar på frågor från betygsnämndens ledamöter. Bredvid henne sitter opponenten Kajsa Ellegård. Så har ännu en av institutionens doktorander disputerat. På onsdagen försvarade Alma Raissova sin avhandling. Alma Raissova har varit doktorand vid institutionen sedan 2010. Avhandlingen har titeln ”Servicescapes seen by visually impaired travellers: Time-geogra

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/institutionen-har-fatt-annu-en-doktor - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 24 februari 2017 Christian Fuentes disputerade på en avhandling om grön detaljhandel. Några frågor till Christian Fuentes, som nyligen utsågs till docent i tjänstevetenskap vid institutionen. Klassisk fråga: Hur känns det?– Jo, det känns roligt.Vad innebär utnämningen, får du nya arbetsuppgifter?– Docent är en akademisk titel som är tänkt att visa att man har en högre vetenskaplig kompe

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/han-blir-docent-i-tjanstevetenskap - 2025-04-01

Publicerad 28 februari 2017 Vår universitetslektor, Christer Eldh, berättar för Norrländska Socialdemokraten om semlans historia inför fettisdagen. Idag är det fettisdagen och vad passar väl bättre än att få en kulturhistorisk aspekt på detta älskade bakverk? I förra veckan intervjuades Christer Eldh i NSD om just semlan, vars historia börjar redan på medeltiden som en lyxbulle. Fastlagsbullar fin

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/var-semmelprofessor-berattar-om-semlans-kulturhistoria - 2025-04-01