Published 2 October 2018 Photo: Lena Björk Blixt Silicon has a crucial effect on the planet’s climate A comprehensive research project on the mineral silicon and the anonymous climate heroes in the oceans, diatoms, is now starting. Every day, the tiny diatoms, which are a type of phytoplankton, absorb enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. And when they die, they take the carbon with the

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Published 6 December 2018 Fossilized skin forming the trailing edge of the right pelvic fin (Image: Johan Lindgren) More information here: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remarkably-preserved-fossil-sea-reptile-reveals-skin-that-is-still-soft Article in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0775-x

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/johan-lindgren-publishes-article-nature-about-soft-tissues-jurassic-ichthyosaur - 2025-04-29

Published 14 January 2019 Amber Hood Highcock is since Jan. 1, 2019 employed as a researcher, linked to the luminescence lab, and will during the coming six months work on developing luminescence dating in archaeological contexts.

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Published 17 January 2019 Per Möller and Helena Alexanderson got a new 3-year project funded from SGU, starting in 2019: "Sub-till sediments and deflation surfaces in south Sweden - what are their implication for the glacial history of this area?"

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/moller-and-helena-alexanderson-got-new-3-year-project-funded-sgu - 2025-04-29

Published 26 February 2019 50000-year-old peat is seen as a dark layer buried under 2 m of sediment deposited by the Scandinavian ice sheet. Thorbjörg Sigfúsdóttir investigates the sediments at Rauvospakka in Norrbotten, N Sweden. Photo: H Alexanderson, Lund University. Scientists have unearthed and pieced together evidence on more than 1,000 ancient wetland sites from across the globe, that are p

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/dating-ancient-peat-northern-sweden-contribute-new-insight-global-carbon-cycle - 2025-04-29

Published 12 March 2019 Solar storms can be far more powerful than previously thought. A new study with researchers from the dept. of Geology, has found evidence for the third known case of a massive solar storm in historical times. The researchers believe that society might not be sufficiently prepared if a similar event were to happen now. More reading: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/r

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-additional-evidence-massive-solar-storms - 2025-04-29

Published 28 March 2019 Daniel Conley, professor of biogeochemistry at the Department of Geology, Lund University, has received EUR 2.5 million (just over SEK 26 million) for a five-year project on the impact of the evolution of diatoms on the oceans. Diatoms have a significant impact on the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon, silica and other nutrients that regulate ocean productivity and ulti

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-eur-25-million-five-year-project-impact-evolution-diatoms-oceans - 2025-04-29

Published 15 August 2019 https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/the-composition-of-fossil-insect-eyes-surprises-researchers

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Published 14 January 2020 Prof. Mary Higby Schweitzer is without doubt the foremost scientist in the field of molecular palaeobiology. Over the last two decades, she has developed detailed protocols to extract, recover and characterize ancient proteinaceous matter. Additionally, she has been able to demonstrate that collagenous sequences obtained from Late Cretaceous dinosaurs closely match those

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/prof-mary-h-schweitzer-nominated-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2025-04-29

Published 4 March 2020 Our Master Programme in Geology (start 31st of August) will be open for late applications from the 6th of April to the 31st of May: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-NAGEL-BERG https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-NAGEL-BIGE https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-NAGEL-KVRT

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Published 25 March 2020 Dr. John Cherry received the world's most prestigious water award, the Stockholm Water Prize for his lifelong contributions to groundwater science, education, practice and for translating his well-earned stature into a passionate and highly effective advocacy for groundwater science.    Please see the live video announcement from Sweden by the Stockholm International Water

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Published 23 February 2021 Gesine Paul-Visse, Associate Professor and last author of the study. Overexpression of the Parkinson-related protein, α-synuclein, leads to blood-brain barrier leakage and pericyte activation in mice. A study published in Scientific Reports identifies pericytes as potential target cells for early interventions. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder caused by the acc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/pericytes-link-between-parkinson-related-protein-and-blood-brain-barrier-disruption - 2025-04-29

Published 11 March 2021 A high power microscopy image of a neuron (blue) in which the epigenetic silencing of ERVs are lost, resulting in abundant ERV proteins (red). Photo credit: Marie Jönsson. Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center highlight the importance of controlling viral elements that reside in the genome and how their activation during development may contribute to brain disorders later

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/activation-ancient-viruses-during-brain-development-causes-inflammation - 2025-04-29

By alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 9 March 2021 Shelby Shrigley defends her PhD thesis on Friday 12th March 2021. During her PhD studies Shelby Shrigley has been exploring patient-specific cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease. Defending her PhD thesis on March 12th, here Shelby tells us about her research within the Developmental and Regen

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-shelby-shrigley - 2025-04-29

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 25 March 2021 Ruben Smith is responsible for brain imaging in the study recently discovering that the Alzheimer’s-related protein tau accumulates faster in women compared to men. Alzheimer’s disease seems to progress faster in women than in men. The protein tau accumulates at a higher rate in women, according to re

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/women-accumulate-alzheimers-related-protein-faster - 2025-04-29

By alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 23 March 2021 Immunofluorescence image of toxic alpha-synuclein aggregates (green) accumulating in astrocytes (purple). The nuclei of the cells are shown in blue. Credit: Laurent Roybon. In a collaborative study, with other European research groups, scientists from Lund University in Sweden have shed new light on how

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-insights-toxic-protein-aggregate-formation-parkinsons-disease-size-matters - 2025-04-29

By Martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 8 April 2021 On the last of December, Professor Gunnar Gouras left his position as a coordinator for MultiPark after five years. Here is how he sums up his time and mission for our environment. Can you describe your time as a coordinator for Multipark? To lead Multipark has been very interesting as well as challeng

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/interview-gunnar-gouras-about-his-time-coordinator - 2025-04-29

By Alexander [dot] Doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 12 April 2021 Prof. Malin Parmar (right) with researcher Tiago Cardoso (left). Photo credit: Kennet Ruona. Congratulations to Prof. Malin Parmar, who has been elected as one of three new members of the Board of Directors at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). The Developmental and Regenerative N

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-elected-isscr-board-directors - 2025-04-29

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 29 April 2021 Tau accumulation in different brain regions depending on the subtype of Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: J Vogel Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that l

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2025-04-29