Published 1 October 2017 Laurie Cohen, from the Department of Business Administration, on gender inequality in academia and how it won't go away unless we take action. An old story has re-emerged on social media. It goes like this. A father and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Upon entering the operating theatre and se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-work-actively-against-gender-inequality-academia - 2025-03-21

Published 4 June 2018 Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles and emits a rhythmic, clicking sound. “That was a soprano pi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2025-03-21

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 11 May 2019 A donation saved the tulips in the Botanical Garden. Photo:Kennet Ruona The presence of the glorious tulips, which have captivated so many of the visitors to the garden and spread to the Instagram accounts of the residents of Lund, is in no way guaranteed. Neither are the coming summer flowers currently

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/botanical-garden-temporarily-flourishing - 2025-03-21

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 13 June 2019 Stefan Sveningsson and Mats Alvesson. Photo:Louise Larsson Leadership is merely one among an arsenal of tools at the disposal of managers and employees to create a well-functioning group or organisation, according to organisational researchers Mats Alvesson, Stefan Sveningsson and Martin Blom at the School

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-leadership-overestimated-rely-more-employees - 2025-03-21

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 26 April 2022 New study quantifies how well 12 measures reduce car use, drawing from real-world experience in cities across Europe. Researchers have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use. The most effective measure was applying a congestion charge, with the notable case of

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/most-effective-ways-reducing-car-traffic - 2025-03-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 20 July 2022 Researchers have found a metabolic "switch" that can activate specific bloodlines and thereby increase the production of NK cells, so-called killer cells. Image: iStock / selvanegra In a recent study from Lund University, researchers have discovered that metabolic changes in the blood cell, affect the deve

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/increased-metabolism-mitochondria-resulted-higher-levels-natural-killer-cells - 2025-03-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 Researchers at Lund University, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Hannover Medical School and the biopharma company Amniotics will investigate how natural killer cells can be tailored for the treatment of AML, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Photo: iStock. As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselv

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2025-03-21

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Published 2 May 2024 COSHE stands for Computational Science for Health and Environment. The hub is based at Geocentrum II in Lund. Photo: Kenneth Ruona/CEC. A computational science hub, COSHE, has been established at Lund University. The aim is to become a creative hub for computational science with a focus on interdisciplinary research in the fields of health, climate and the environment. COSHE w

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/computational-science-hub-sharpen-research-environment-and-health - 2025-03-22

Published 6 September 2021 Trevor Forsyth. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron

https://www.science.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2025-03-21

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Published 21 September 2023 Photo: Håkan Rodhe Meet our new colleague Georgios Pardalis who recently joined the IIIEE. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, with master’s degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gävle and a PhD from Linnaeus University, he has now moved to Lund. Georgios has a background in Building Technology and Industrial Economics, and will be worki

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-georgios-pardalis - 2025-03-21

Published 13 December 2013 Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classic experiments”, says Mikael Lund, a theoretical chemis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2025-03-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 3 December 2024 Magnesium plays a crucial role in protecting cells against damage from free radicals (antioxidant defense). Illustration: iStock/Just_Super An international team of researchers, led by scientists at Lund University, has uncovered how magnesium enters mitochondria. Magnesium is a vital mineral that plays a key r

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/auto-regulating-channels-supply-our-cells-magnesium - 2025-03-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 12 February 2025 Experimental scientist Ilknur Özen and Niklas Marklund, professor at Lund University and neurosurgical consultant at Skåne University hospital have in collaboration with Uppsala investigated brain tissue from 15 patients. Photo: Tove Smeds A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain inj

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cracking-alzheimers-code-how-brain-trauma-triggers-disease - 2025-03-21

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Published 11 December 2020 Droplets spreading from mouth when singing. Photo: Alexios Matamis If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst. Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing in place. The advice comes from aerosol researchers Jakob Löndahl and Malin Alsved at Lund University. They have studied the am

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/could-singing-spread-covid-19 - 2025-03-21

Published 8 June 2021 Ivan Scheblykin, Alexander Kiligaridis, Aymen Yangui. Photo: Alexander Kiligaridis Tri-national team of researchers from NanoLund, the Russian Academy of Science, and the Technical University of Dresden in Germany has developed a new methodology for the study of lead halide perovskites. Metal halide perovskites have been under intense investigation over the last decade due to

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lead-halide-perovskites-horse-different-color - 2025-03-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 Researchers at Lund University, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Hannover Medical School and the biopharma company Amniotics will investigate how natural killer cells can be tailored for the treatment of AML, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Photo: iStock. As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2025-03-21