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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University will hold its first Future Week in October. It is to become an annual event in which researchers from the entire University will offer the general public lectures, panel discussions and debates intended to stimulate reflection about major future issues. The theme for this year’s week is adaptations – wh
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-starts-october-0 - 2026-04-19
The work to find a new vice-chancellor has begun. The recruitment committee, which now consists of equal numbers of members from the Electoral College and the University Board (with the chair of the board having the casting vote), has started the process of producing a person specification. At the turn of the year, applications will be open for the position as Torbjörn von Schantz's successor. Fol
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-new-vice-chancellor-underway - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 cogniti
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/less-noise-more-efficient-brain-work - 2026-04-19
Can a reduced intake of gluten during childhood affect the development of coeliac disease (gluten intolerance)? Researchers at Lund University will investigate this question in the new study GRAIN (Gluten Reduction After INfancy and the risk of celiac disease). – We’ve seen in previous studies that the amount of gluten you eat plays a role in the risk of getting sick. In GRAIN, we want to see if w
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-can-gluten-reduced-diet-first-years-life-prevent-celiac-disease - 2026-04-19
It was Dolly the sheep that decided the fate of Filipe Pereira's future career. The choice lay between becoming an architect or a researcher, when one of the world's most extreme examples of cell reprogramming aroused his curiosity about the inner works of the human body. – I was in high school when I heard about Dolly the sheep, which fascinated me! How can a single, mature cell give rise to an e
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/dolly-sheep-inspired-him-build-trojan-horse - 2026-04-19
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm received the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research at the annual LUDC Diabetes Research Day. "This award allows me to to rest in the feeling that all the work I have done is good enough, at least for a short while,” said the recipient. Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg is this year’s recipient of the Leif C. Gro
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/diabetes-event-highlighted-findings-may-lead-new-treatments - 2026-04-19
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 sufficiently stable to be long-lived and not prone to immediate decay. There is a theory in nucle
https://www.science.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-element - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.science.lu.se/article/dung-beetles-use-wind-compass-when-sun-high - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A hot topic among cancer researchers is vesicles, nanoparticles that flow in our veins in their billions and which have proven to hold information on the health status of the body. Now the hope is to be able to capture and decode the messages in the vesicles via a standard blood test. Thomas Laurell, professor of biom
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/early-detection-diseases-aided-bodys-own-nanoparticles - 2026-04-19
The BECC board has decided to strengthen the ongoing interdisciplinary development of BECC research by announcing a call for funding salary of up to 6 two-year postdoctoral researcher positions. The aim is to promote the development of BECC research by creating and strengthening interdisciplinary interactions. Application deadline is January 27st 2017, 12.00. This is an abbridged summary in Englis
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/announcement-call-salary-funds-6-becc-postdoctoral-positions-lund - 2026-04-19
With over 40 exhibitors and thousands of visitors, this year’s ATLAS Career Fair was the largest to date! The annual career fair, organised by LUNA – the Science Student Union – with support from the Faculty of Science, brings together students, PhD candidates, companies and organisations with a shared focus: creating opportunities for the natural scientists of the future.ATLAS offers undergraduat
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/record-interest-years-atlas-career-fair - 2026-04-19
With a background in Marine Geology and a passion for connecting past ocean conditions to today’s environmental challenges, Professor Helena Filipsson is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department at MGeo. In her new position, she will focus on strengthening scientific infrastructure, supporting research, and building collaborations that help the department grow in visibility and impac
Interview with Carina Jarl, new Education coordinator at the Faculty office. Congratulations on your new role! Can you tell us a bit about what it involves?Thank you! I’m really excited to take on this role and to focus on strengthening the connection between our programmes and the society around us. My role will be quite varied, with several important areas of responsibility, but overall it’s abo
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/we-need-show-how-socially-relevant-our-programmes-really-are - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 b
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-professor-wants-be-role-model-female-students - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-coordinate-new-eu-exchange-india - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are the latest topics within health and care services. With its capacity to process large volumes of data, self-learning software can detect complex correlations between patients, find disease markers at an early stage and make more correct diagnoses. However, this new
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-study-how-self-learning-software-can-provide-improvements-healthcare - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The European Research Council today announced the winners of its latest Consolidator Grant competition: 301 top scientists and scholars across Europe. Funding for these researchers, part of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is worth in total EUR 600 million. Filipe Pereira at Lund University in Swede
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prestigious-erc-grant-innovative-immunotherapy-research - 2026-04-19
