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Lund University welcomes Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, as invited speaker to a webinar: ”Pfizer Rapid Response: Rising to Meet the Crisis” on February 12th at 15.45-17.15. Preregistration is required. Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, was recently appointed as visiting professor at Lund University in Swede

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/webinar-mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer - 2025-11-29

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have identified a gene variant that can cause cerebral small vessel disease and stroke. The study is published in Neurology Genetics. ”The patients we have studied are from the same extended family, and several of them have been diagnosed with cerebral small vessel disease and suffered strokes. After tissue examination and using genetic sequenc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-variant-linked-stroke - 2025-11-29

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - behave very differently as they navigate through the earth’s microscopic labyrinths. The study was performed in a lab environment, and the underground system constructed synthetically from silicone. Using a microscope, researchers were able

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2025-11-29

The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C. The research, from Lund University in Sweden, is published in Nature Communications. The results show that the females lay up to 40 percent fewer eggs if the temperature has fluctuated in the days before laying eggs. Both male and female production

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2025-11-29

Mats Urde, brand researcher at Lund University School of Economics and Management, has been named Outstanding Case Teacher 2021. He has been a committed advocate of the case methodology throughout his professional life. Now, he is rewarded for his efforts. On “World Case Teaching Day” 5 February, he is named – as the first Swede – Outstanding Case Teacher. The 500 member organisations in the Case

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-award - 2025-11-29

Eighteen nationalities come together during lunch on level B10 at Biomedical Centre (BMC). There is a hotchpotch of dishes and languages. Lunch becomes an opportunity to meet colleagues across borders and to learn about other cultures and approaches. Diversity, openness and curious taste buds are good prerequisites for unique food meetings.  Qianren Jin - China Title: Research engineer Age: 44 Num

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/world-meets-lunch - 2025-11-29

Who are you – a separator or an integrator? Mobiles and laptops have created a working life where it is possible to work anytime and anywhere. In a major study, work environment researchers have identified how seven different personality types set boundaries – or not – between work and free time. "Everyone has their own standard which they think is right. However, there are often different views i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/who-are-you-work - 2025-11-29

The work to find a new vice-chancellor has begun. The recruitment committee, which now consists of equal numbers of members from the Electoral College and the University Board (with the chair of the board having the casting vote), has started the process of producing a person specification. At the turn of the year, applications will be open for the position as Torbjörn von Schantz's successor. Fol

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-new-vice-chancellor-underway - 2025-11-29

The Electoral College and University Board have now each appointed four members to the Recruitment Committee, which is to prepare proposals for the new vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The University Board decided to appoint its chair Jonas Hafström as chair of the Recruitment Committee. The other members are:Head of finance Ingrid Bengtsson-Rijavec, Malmö University (external member)Pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/all-members-recruitment-committee-are-now-appointed-0 - 2025-11-29

New graphic service with illustrations and infographics are now available. Media-Tryck now has a full-time staff member to assist with illustrations and infographics – invaluable complements to tables and when you want to visualise and clarify facts, visions, statistics and results.See examples and read more on the Media-Tryck web page (in Swedish)

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-you-need-illustrations-explain-your-research - 2025-11-29

As previously stated, the National Government Service Centre (SSC), which manages the University’s payroll system Primula reported a case of unauthorised access to data in the system during the spring. A user at one of the SSC client authorities accessed personal data from Primula without authorisation to do so, but the breach was less extensive than initially indicated. We have not been informed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sscs-discovery-unauthorised-access-data-not-extensive-feared - 2025-11-29

Ingegerd Wirehed has been appointed to the newly established position of information security coordinator at the University. The position is based at LDC, LU’s central unit for IT services. However, Ingegerd explains that information security it not purely an IT issue, but rather a strategic area for the entire organisation in which information owners and others need to obtain support and assistan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingegerd-wirehed-first-information-security-coordinator - 2025-11-29

The University must pay SEK 400. 000 fine for incorrect procurements.The Swedish Competition Authority has reviewed the University’s purchasing and prohibited direct award procurements for 2016 and 2017. They selected four matters, which they reported to the Administrative Court in Malmö for adjudication on the procurement fine. Lund University is to pay a tThe court has now arrived at a decision

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sek-400000-fine-incorrect-procurements - 2025-11-29

He has advised management groups across the University for three decades. Now, the psychologist and leadership consultant Thomas Sewerin has defended his PhD – on leadership in academia. Among other things, he has looked at how disagreements can pave the way for both failure and success.  In one of the four case studies in his thesis, Thomas Sewerin together with Eva Brodin, associate professor in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/many-constructive-disagreements-successful-research-group - 2025-11-29

There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen at the Malmö apartment of nutrition physiologist, Louise Brunkwall. Today, she is making pasta and vegetable sauce for lunch. A clean up before the interview with LUM means she can no longer find anything in the kitchen cupboards:  “Usually there is always some kind of organised chaos here!” Louise Brunkwall knew from an early age that she want

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/help-your-body-outwit-reptile-brain - 2025-11-29

Every year Birger Schmitz, Fredrik Terfelt and Ellinor Martin dissolve five to ten tonnes of limestone with highly dangerous chemicals. The aim is to find microscopic grains from fossilised meteorites that are many millions of years old, which can provide important clues to the development of life on Earth.  LUM was given a tour of the world-unique acid laboratory.  There is a smacking sound as Fr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemically-empowered-hunt-space-grains - 2025-11-29

What do human remains really have to do with a museum? When Lund University closed the Department of Anatomy of 1995, its collection of human remains was transferred to the Historical Museum. Now, the museum wants to conduct a proper review of the collection in order to communicate more about it. Human remains in a museum context awaken many feelings. As recently as last year, Lund University hand

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-want-shine-light-dark-chapter - 2025-11-29

The research quality evaluation, RQ20, is now in full swing. The evaluation-fatigue that project leaders Freddy Ståhlberg and Mats Benner expected to see among their university colleagues has not materialised. “We have encountered a strong engagement and interest!” The 200 or so external advisors for the 32 panels are appointed and the 156 research environments are organised. In January, the self-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-engagement-rq20 - 2025-11-29

A decision has now been taken on the next operational plan and resource allocation. The operational plan contains the management’s and University Board’s targets, priorities, initiatives and specific challenges. The resource allocation outlines how the government resources of SEK 4.5 billion are to be allotted, as well as the factors that affect planning over the next two years. There will be seve

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-operational-plan-and-resource-allocation-2020-2021-has-been-finalised - 2025-11-29

Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects.  “We have the most ERC grants in Sweden, and within the humanities and social sciences there are special ef

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2025-11-29