Published 6 February 2017 BECC researcher Johanna Alkan Olsson from Lund University was awarded 5 000 Euro for her project on algorithmic potato farming at Climate-KIC Nordic Ideation Day 27/1. The project will create a method for farmers to better handle outbreaks of late blight on crops, a disease expected to become more problematic in a changing climate. This was the second ever Climate-KIC Nor

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/potato-project-awarded-grant - 2025-01-17

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/summer-bike-removal - 2025-01-17

Published 28 November 2022 The researchers used ultrafast laser spectroscopy (Photo: Pavel Chabera) With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team led by NanoLundian Tönu Pullerits has managed to use light more efficiently. The finding could eventually be useful for controlling solar energy conversion during photosynthesis, or other reactions driven by light.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2025-01-17

Published 27 June 2017 LUCSUS is launching a new blog initiative to highlight various aspects of sustainability research and teaching. Over the course of 12 months, individual researchers will write on themes such as research methods, field work, pedagogy, impact and outreach, research papers and conferences.- We want to create a dialogue on sustainability. What research methods are used by resear

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-lucsus-blog-initiative-forward-discussion-sustainability - 2025-01-17

Published 26 March 2024 Today, 12 researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, and one of them is Oksana Mont at the IIIEE. The program is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation supporting high class research in medicine, technology and natural sciences. Today, the Wallenberg Scholars grants for the applications submitted in spring 2023 have been announced. I

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-got-its-first-wallenberg-scholar - 2025-01-15

Published 9 August 2017 David Wästerfors and Malin Åkerström have each written a chapter concerning youth welfare in the book "Den motspänstiga akademikern" (The Opposing Academic), a volume in honor of Professor Ingrid Sahlin at the School of Social Sciences in Lund. The chapters are Eyes for Violence (David Wästerfors) and Mötesstrider och dokumentkamp i ungdomsvården (Meeting Struggles and Docu

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/dark-gazes-and-meeting-distress-youth-homes - 2025-01-15

By erik [dot] andersson [at] design [dot] lth [dot] se (Erik Andersson) - published 14 December 2021 Elif Tiryakioglu, Turkey, Roxanne Mae Targa, the Philippines and Nawapan Boonchum from Thailand did their degree projects at Tetra Pak 2020, within the Erasmus Mundus Master's programme FIPDes, Food Innovation and Product Design. Photo: Erik Andersson "When I was a kid, I said tetra about all the j

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degree-project-students-appreciate-open-working-climate-tetra-pak - 2025-01-16

Published 21 February 2022 February 15th was the deadline to make pre-notifications with the preliminary title and a contact person of proposed profile areas. We received 26 pre-notifications. Based on the preliminary titles, the 26 proposed profile areas that are being developed cover the breadth of the university very well. They contain many expected topics in which Lund University has a strong

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/26-pre-notifications-profile-areas-received - 2025-01-16

Published 7 May 2019 In October, LUCSUS will host a conference on Loss and Damage (L&D) from climate change. Discussions to advance research on L&D are urgently needed, says LUCSUS Director Emily Boyd, since many challenges remain for the scientific and policy community on how L&D should be conceptualised, how best to measure, quantify and predict future L&D, and what governance arrangements are m

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/dates-set-conference-loss-and-damage-ld-will-be-explored-through-five-interrelated-lenses - 2025-01-15

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elias-isaksson-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2025-01-16

By Anna [dot] Johansson [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Johansson) - published 19 November 2020 Erik Renström Photo: Kennet Ruona The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund University’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2025-01-16

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-honorary-doctor-receives-prize-economic-sciences-2023 - 2025-01-16

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 2 June 2022 Anders Lindskog (on the left) and Johan Lindgren, studying fossils. Photo: Johan Joelsson During the excursion week this spring, Master’s students from the Department of Geology visited Öland and the Danish town of Faxe. This year there was also a new location in the programme. Students had the opportun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-between-university-and-underground-world - 2025-01-16

By louice [dot] cardell_hepp [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Louice Cardell Hepp) - published 24 April 2024 From left: Jason Diakité, Biljana Topalova-Casadiego, Patrick Amsellem, Nina Andersson, Helene Larsson Pousette, Jenny Lindén Urnes, Marcus McKinley, Anna Lyrevik, and David Polfeldt. Last week, Lund University's external Cultural Council convened and several interesting discussions about t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/culture-water-essential-and-enduring - 2025-01-16

Published 13 February 2024 The year 2023 was a fantastic year for research at Lund University. The year can be summarised as 1825. In this case, it does not refer to the year 1825 and that our research has stagnated at the level it was then. Here, 1825 refers to four numbers: 1: Number one stands for a Nobel Prize – What a fantastic recognition for the incredible research conducted by Anne L'Huill

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-report-research-2023-fantastic - 2025-01-16

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 16 September 2020 The researchers tracked 102 common swifts on their journey to Africa . Photo: Aron Hejdström. Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Sahara. This is what researchers have o

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/rare-pattern-observed-migrating-common-swifts - 2025-01-17

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 4 November 2024 Here follows the third and final part of our theme on osteoarthritis of the wrist and fingers, if you have missed the two previous parts you will find these at the bottom of the page. Since a lot of The Arthritis Portal's articles are about knee and hip OA, we took the opportunity to ask Katarina Mortazavi, F

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/oa-wrist-and-fingers-part-iii - 2025-01-17

By nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - published 7 June 2021 Photo: Sophie Ljungblom Edstrandska Stiftelsen has decided to award practising artists Lena Bergendahl, Nicklas Randau and Johan Österholm each a scholarships of SEK 400,000. Graduating students from Malmö Art Academy, Louise Hammer, Olle Helin, Fanny Hellgren and Dag Kewenter are each awarded scholarships

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/edstrandska-stiftelsen-scholarships-2021 - 2025-01-17

By cornelia [dot] andersson [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Cornelia Andersson) - published 22 December 2022 Centre for European studies has awarded Katarina Bungerfeldt an honorary mention for her Master’s thesis “Money Talks: The potential of an EU financial conditionality mechanism linked to the rule of law”. The thesis is about rule of law conditionality in the EU. Is it possible to persuade polit

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/katarina-bungerfeldt-receives-honourable-mention-her-thesis - 2025-01-17

By miriam [dot] sjodahl_jakobsen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Miriam Sjödahl Jakobsen) - published 2 February 2022 Associate professor Magnus Ekström Associate professor Magnus Ekström is using cross-linked databases to develop a new standard method that can measure the severity of breathlessness in the population and find treatments to provide patients relief from symptoms. Magnus is Associate pro

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/cross-linkage-and-analysis-large-registry-based-databases-help-us-conduct-research-breathlessness - 2025-01-17