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This study focuses on the assessment and selection of applicants for doctoral positions. The empirical data was gathered through a survey among faculty staff at Lund University, Sweden. The findings are also contrasted against the literature within the subject area, which is surprisingly scarce. One interesting finding of the survey is the frequent use of interviews and infrequent use of other ass
Lessons learned in the feedback process are atwo-sided coin that ultimately guide the PhD candidatetowards becoming an independent researcher as well aseducating “reader/docents” in their role as supervisor.Building on a brief literature review, observations from 14interviewed PhD candidates were reflected upon and these arethe suggested lessons learned. The study’s preliminary findingssuggest tha
Engineering education among children has the potential to spark their interest in technical subjects, overcome gender imbalances within the field, and empower young people with the tools to make positive changes in their communities. However, it can be difficult to integrate into existing school curricula, especially when resources are constrained.Here I present a one-year case study conducted in
Universitetskanslerämbetet (UKÄ) ställer numera krav på svenska lärosäten att vi ska utvärdera oss själva. Vi på LTH bör då gemensamt försöka hitta sätt att uppfylla UKÄs krav som även ger de verktyg vi själva behöver för att förbättra våra utbildningars kvalitét.Hur tar vi reda på våra utbildningars styrkor och svagheter och vad vi kan göra för att förbättra dem ytterligare? Ett sätt är att under
För att lära sig programmera måste studenterna själva vara aktiva och öva programmering på dator. Med ett omfattande kursinnehåll går det av resursskälinte att göra all nödvändig övning obligatorisk därför har vi digitaliserat övningsuppgifter som tidigare varit på papper i ett försök att få studenterna att göra fler övningar på med en mer aktiv approach.Försöken har mottagits väl och en majoritet
Även om det är ytterst få av den undervisande personalen på Lunds tekniska högskola som medvetet skulle göra skillnad på kvinnliga respektive manliga studenter så förekommer det ändå. Det finns alltid en risk att undermedvetet ge fördelar/nackdelar av olika slag till olika grupper av studenter. För att undersöka detta gjordes en kvantitativ bedömning av kommunikationen mellan olika studentgrupper
Although international students are allowed to study at Swedish universities since 1985, the Swedish university landscape has undergone a strategic internationalization mainly during the recent few years. With a steadily growing number of international master programs and thereby more international students being part of the Swedish education system, a variety of problems related to cultural-diver
Läsåret 2013/14 skulle grundkursen i kemisk reaktionsteknik vid LTH omarbetas. Kontakt togs med lärare på Chalmers för att diskutera deras erfarenheter av undervisning i ämnet och den lärobok som var i åtanke för den nya kursen. Diskussionen ledde fram till ett konkret samarbete genom att vi beslöt att skapa en gemensam mapp för undervisningsmaterial på "molntjänsten" Box. Under det senaste läsåre
Background: The differential diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and Lewy body disorders, which include Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, is often challenging due to the overlapping symptoms. Purpose: To develop a diagnostic tool based on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to distinguish between PSP and Lewy body disorders at the individual-subject level. Materials and Met
Volcanic emissions can significantly affect the Earth's radiation budget by emitting aerosol particles and gas-phase species that can result in the new particle formation (NPF). These particles can scatter solar radiation or modify cloud properties, with consequences on health, weather, and climate. To our knowledge, this is the first dedicated study detailing how gas-phase precursors emitted from
Deuterium isotope labelling is important for structural biology methods such as neutron protein crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance and small angle neutron scattering studies of proteins. Deuterium is a natural low abundance stable hydrogen isotope that in high concentrations negatively affect growth of cells. The generation time for Escherichia coli K-12 in deuterated medium is substantia
Increasing interdependencies between critical infrastructures have made these systems more effective, but also more susceptible to cascading failures. In order to reduce the likelihood and consequences of cascading failures, it is essential to develop tools that support incident commander decisions so that an initial failure does not spread to other infrastructures. Here, a framework for generatin
Myocardin (MYOCD) is a critical regulator of smooth muscle cell (SMC) differentiation, but its transcriptional targets remain to be exhaustively characterized, especially at the protein level. Here we leveraged human RNA and protein expression data to identify novel potential MYOCD targets. Using correlation analyses we found several targets that we could confirm at the protein level, including SO
