Published 3 October 2024 A year has passed since Anne L'Huillier became Lund University's first Nobel laureate. Since then, she has tried to use the attention to revive interest in research. But she has also had to come to terms with the oddity of becoming a science rock star asked for selfies all over town. I thought we would go back in time to the 3rd of October 2023. What do you remember most a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/anne-lhuilliers-year-science-rockstar - 2025-04-06

Published 9 October 2024 Photo: Petra Francke Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and Lund University has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that Lund University has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. “It’s easy to criticise rankings, but they aim to make sense of the complexity of what a uni

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Published 11 October 2024 Illustration: iStock/Rasi Bhadramani For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in wom

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Published 14 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 m

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extinct-brittle-stars-named-after-death-metal-bands - 2025-04-06

Published 15 October 2024 Tougher sentencing – a measure put in place when it is already too late, argue Tova Bennet and Sverker Jönsson, researchers in Criminal Law at Lund University. (Photo: Mostphoto/Michael Erhardsson) Despite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to prob

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Published 14 October 2024 This illustration clearly shows how AI lacks sense. It is an example of the distortions found in the system's background material. DALL·E here illustrates a "human" as a white man in his 30s with symmetrical features. Illustration: DALL·E Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two

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Published 17 October 2024 Vanya Darakchieva, Joan Yuan and Filipe Pereira (Photo: Lund University) Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has

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Published 23 October 2024 Kári Stefánsson, professor emeritus at the University of Iceland and CEO of deCODE genetics, has been awarded the Eric K. Fernström foundation Nordic Prize, Lund University. Photo: JG/deCODE genetics Kári Stefánsson, professor emeritus at the University of Iceland and CEO of deCODE genetics, has been awarded one of the Nordic region’s most prestigious medical awards – Lun

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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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-element - 2025-04-06

Published 24 October 2024 More than two thousand patent applications have been filed by researchers at Lund University between 2000 and 2020. Photo: Kennet Ruona Swedish higher education institutions excel in patents from academia, with Sweden ranking fifth in Europe. Lund University claims the top spot on the Swedish list. A new report from the European Patent Office (EPO) released today provides

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Published 25 October 2024 Photo: iStock/gilaxia Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol consumption at a risk-level. The researchers based their study on Sweden’s two highest

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussions - 2025-04-06

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 17 September 2024 After graduation from the master's programme in International Strategic Management (ISM) in 2021, Marc Leon started his career in the fast paced world of consultancy at Porsche Consulting in Hamburg, Germany. Today, he thrives in the role as senior consultant where he manages workflows, junior colle

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marc-leon-willemsen-alumnus-international-strategic-management-2021 - 2025-04-06

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 19 September 2024 Soroor Mansouryar has been a LUSEM student for five years, first in the bachelor's programme in International Business and then in the master's programme in International Strategic Management. When she graduated in 2023 she felt ready to step into her dream job as a management consultant. Hi Soroor!

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/soroor-mansouryar-alumna-international-strategic-management-2023 - 2025-04-06

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 18 September 2024 Sofia graduated from Lund University’s master’s program in Economic Growth, Population and Development in 2022 and has since built a career in international relations, currently working as an Adviser at the UN Headquarters in New York. In our interview, Sofia shares her journey from studies to the U

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sofia-brannstrom-alumna-msc-economic-growth-population-and-development-2022 - 2025-04-06

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 8 October 2022 Joel Rikardsson studied the master's programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, class of 2022. Today Joel is Head of Operations at Rubato, a dynamic fashion startup. Joel's entrepreneurial journey began with a twist of fate when he ventured into the fashion industry, only to face unexpected setbacks

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By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 31 October 2024 According to Svensk Handel, the interest from the retail industry when it comes to Halloween is at an all time high. Photo: iStock Candy heaven or candy hell? Halloween consumption has gone rampant since we imported this tradition from the United States, and is expected to reach 1,6 billion SEK in 2

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/economics-death-and-halloween-consumption - 2025-04-06

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 5 November 2021 Meet Karl Yves Vallin from Class of 2021, who today is the Managing Director of RFSL Utbildning AB, providing education services to businesses and organizations with the aim of improving the quality of the working environment by promoting diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging in the workplace. K

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By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 5 September 2021 Melissa Dogo (née Melissa Bojang), class of 2020 of the master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation has been applying what she learnt from her studies in her work at WaterAid Sverige and SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute. Over the last few years, Melissa has introduced f

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By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 8 November 2023 Melissa from California came to Sweden to study the Master's programme in Entrepreneurship & Innovation at LUSEM. What did she think about the programme? About Melissa JOBCurrent position: Project Management Associate, Heka VRLocation: CopenhagenDEGREEHighest degree from LUSEM: MSc in Entrepreneurship

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/melissa-mae-cruz-alumna-msc-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-2023 - 2025-04-06

By maria [dot] persson [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Persson) - published 6 November 2024 Donald Trump aims to introduce sharply increased tariffs and an extensive deportation policy, while Kamala Harris is focused on domestic issues like stabilizing inflation and strengthening the middle class. What will happen to the U.S. and global economy when one of them becomes president? Maria Persson,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/harris-and-trump-economy-and-election - 2025-04-06