Published 3 April 2019 Daniel Conley and Anders Rantzer Two researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been awarded almost EUR 5 million in total from the European Research Council. One of the research projects focuses on the early growth of diatoms in the ocean 250 million years ago, and the subsequent global effects of the algae growth. The other grant will go towards research on the automati

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-awarded-prestigious-erc-grants - 2025-02-09

Published 5 April 2019 This planetary fragment is orbiting around the white dwarf among the debris from the earlier solar system. The image is an artistic impression. Illustration: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a planet orbiting a dead star in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets. The planetary fragment could offer clues

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remains-planet-found-orbiting-dead-star - 2025-02-09

Published 10 April 2019 Photo: Tirthankar Mohanty With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial infections. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen may have identified such an alternative treatment for bacterial meningitis, a serious infection that can lead to sepsis. Th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-non-antibiotic-strategy-treatment-bacterial-meningitis - 2025-02-09

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 11 April 2019 Living in a community with access to clean water and functioning sanitation is a basic requirement for people’s good health. In Kazakhstan in Central Asia, people cannot depend on a reliable water supply and many are at risk of contracting serious infectious diseases. However, the country now wants to focus on im

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/access-clean-water-not-option-everyone-lund-researchers-are-helping-rural-areas-kazakhstan - 2025-02-09

By Noomi [dot] Egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 April 2019 One cannot come up with anything fundamentally new if one focuses only on optimizing what is already consolidated and developed, says Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and director of NanoLund. Photo: Kennet Ruona The energy sector is one of the sectors that need to undergo both rapid and far-reaching transf

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-make-solar-energy-more-efficient - 2025-02-09

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 11 April 2019 The forest trees can be refined into many other products that are now made of oil. But how big is the environmental impact? Photo: Shutterstock Living forests with diverse plants and animals, forests where you can hike, hunt or pick berries and mushrooms – will they still be there when the pressure on forestry pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/forest-under-strain-many-directions - 2025-02-09

Published 11 April 2019 A team of former Lund University students have developed a smart plant wall, that can be monitored via an app and therefore minimizes the amount of maintenance needed. The smart wall measures things like indoor temperature, humidity and water levels to make sure the plants are thriving - and therefore improving the indoor environment. Erik Wilson, a Lund University Master’s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-lund-university-students-develop-smart-living-plant-wall - 2025-02-09

By Noomi [dot] Egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 April 2019 More knowledge of how the climate affects agriculture and vice versa can provide important input into political decisions and legal frameworks, say the researchers in Lund. Photo: Shutterstock Currently, it can take weeks and even months to produce results on how the future climate could affect agriculture. Now,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-much-land-do-we-need-produce-enough-food-bioenergy-and-forest-new-digital-technology-provides - 2025-02-09

Published 12 April 2019 Madeleine Liljegren Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed a correlation between certain proteins and dementia sufferers’ tendency to commit criminal acts. “This study is unique in that we studied deceased patients, somethi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/abnormal-proteins-correlate-criminal-behaviour-dementia - 2025-02-09

Published 17 April 2019 Salma Kikhia, a student at Master’s Program in Public Health at Lund University, will be awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute in May. Congratulations to Salma Kikhia, a student at the Master’s programme in Public Health at Lund University, who will be awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute in May. Salma Kikhia,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-named-global-swede-2019 - 2025-02-09

Published 23 April 2019 Niklas Mattsson (Photo: Björn Martinsson) A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analysed neurofilament light protein (NFL) in blood samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Recently published in JAMA Neurology, the study suggests that the NFL concentration in the blood co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-evidence-blood-tests-can-detect-risk-alzheimers - 2025-02-09

Published 23 April 2019 Mats E. Eriksson Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological fossils and heavy metal music. Researching microscopic fossils and attempting to reconstruct several hundred million-year-old ecosystems is Mats E. Eriksson’s day job as a professor of geology at Lund University

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/geology-professor-releases-new-book-about-heavy-metal - 2025-02-09

Published 23 April 2019 Charlotte Ling and Tina Rönn (Photos: Stig-Åke Jönsson and Sara Liedholm) In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund University have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-02-09

By carys [dot] egan-wyer [at] fek [dot] lu [dot] se (Carys Egan-Wyer) - published 3 December 2020 Photo by Simon Bak on Unsplash In the dynamic world of retail, the relationship between retailers and customers relies heavily on trust and confidence. As we witness a digital revolution in retail, fuelled by the vast possibilities of data analytics, it becomes crucial to ensure that data collection a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/building-customer-trust-retail-data-practices - 2025-02-09

Published 20 December 2023 Martha Bailey (to the left) and Anna Breman will both attend the doctoral ceremony in Lund on 31 May 2024. (Photo sources: UCLA and Riksbanken/Sandra Birgersdotter Ek). Professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s First Deputy Governor Anna Breman have been appointed 2024 honorary doctors at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). American econo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/leading-us-economist-and-first-deputy-governor-riksbank-new-honorary-doctors - 2025-02-09

Published 7 December 2020 Photo: Johan Persson For the first time, Lund University School of Economics and Management secures a spot on the ‘Financial Times European Business Schools 2020 ranking’. In strong competition, the School ranks number 75. On Monday 7 December the newspaper Financial Times (FT) once again put the business schools in the spotlight. Lund University School of Economics and M

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-ranked-among-europes-best-business-schools-financial-times - 2025-02-09

Av nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - publicerad 16 december 2020 Efter sju år som rektor, och ett helt yrkesliv inom musik-, sång- och körutbildning i Skåne, går Ann-Charlotte Carlén nu vidare in i en senior mer rådgivande roll på Musikhögskolan under nästa år och därefter väntar, ja vadå? Vad ska du göra sen, Lotta? -Jag ska samla ihop mina erfarenheter som pedago

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/ann-charlotte-carlen-lamnar-rollen-som-rektor - 2025-02-09

Av nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - publicerad 5 januari 2021 Sanimir Resic Sanimir Resic är docent i historia och europakunskap, numera tjänstledig från Humanistiska och Teologiska fakulteterna i Lund, och Musikhögskolans nya rektor efter Ann-Charlotte Carlén. Hur känns det? -Jo, det nya året har nu officiellt påbörjats med min första dag här på Musikhögskolan, d

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/sanimir-resic-ny-rektor-musikhogskolan - 2025-02-09

Av ove [dot] torstensson [at] mhm [dot] lu [dot] se (Ove Torstensson) - publicerad 21 januari 2021 Kristina Winiarski cello Musikhögskolan i Malmö har härmed det stora nöjet att för tolfte gången utlysa Familjen John Anderssons i Anderslöv stipendier i 2021 års tappning. Stiftelsen skall tillgodose och främja vidareutbildningen av musikalisk ungdom inom instrumentgrupperna sång, violin/viola, pian

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/utlysning-av-jaa-stiftelsens-stipendier-2021 - 2025-02-09

Av ove [dot] torstensson [at] mhm [dot] lu [dot] se (Ove Torstensson) - publicerad 25 januari 2021 Julia Sigova, konsertpianist och konstnärlig ledare för Malmö Yamaha Piano Competition Julia Sigova är konsertpianist och konstnärlig ledare för Malmö Yamaha Piano Competition, som går av stapeln i maj 2021. Årets upplaga är för unga pianister från de Nordiska länderna. Sista dag för ansökan är 1 maj

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/halla-pianist-julia-sigova - 2025-02-09