Published 15 April 2016 New findings indicate that a previously thought harmful inflammation in the brain after a stroke might actually support self-healing. Photo: MostPhotos After a stroke, there is inflammation in the damaged part of the brain. Until now, the inflammation has been seen as a negative consequence that needs to be abolished as soon as possible. But, as it turns out, there are also

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/immune-cells-can-help-brain-self-heal-after-stroke - 2025-03-07

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 16 November 2023 Illustration of phage virus injecting its DNA into a cell. Image: Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. “When the temperature ri

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infection - 2025-03-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 14 December 2022 Newly hatched baby birds - the study investigated how they were affected by various effects of the urban environment. Photo: Caroline Isaksson, Lund University. Life in the city is tough – if you are a baby bird you are markedly affected by a certain type of air pollution and by which trees are c

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By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 29 October 2019 International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an inter

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Published 29 May 2019 The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Together with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, researchers at Lund University have conducted the largest ever analysis of ALL at protein level by studying activity in more than 8,000 genes and proteins. The results of the study show a deviant folding of the DNA s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-large-scale-study-proteins-patients-all - 2025-03-07

Published 28 September 2020 Lund University has secured a spot on the Financial Times Master’s in Management 2020 ranking, with the fairly new Master’s in International Strategic Management programme placing 73rd. The Master’s in International Strategic Management was launched in 2016, and is based on a long tradition of education and research in strategic management. This is Lund University's sec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/masters-international-strategic-management-ranked-among-worlds-best - 2025-03-07

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By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 November 2020 One clear change meant minimising the number of patient visits to the clinic – instead, physicians, nurses and patients met via telephone or video call. A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pand

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2025-03-07

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Published 20 March 2017 Is it OK for a manager to email employees in the evenings and on weekends? More employers should have explicit rules about emailing outside working hours, according to Mikael Ottosson, who is researching the work environment within a project entitled “Going home already? Fluid working hours means freedom to some people and stress to others, says Mikael Ottoson. Photo: Ulrik

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/should-employees-be-reachable-email-during-their-leisure-time - 2025-03-07

Published 19 April 2018 More focus on the institutional environment and less on individual researchers in the assessment of research misconduct – and protection for whistle-blowers should be increased. These are some new points in the revised code of conduct for research integrity – points developed in a process led by Göran Hermerén. The EU Commission is now launching the code as a benchmark for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/diminished-focus-scapegoats-scrutiny-entire-research-environment-0 - 2025-03-07

Published 19 April 2018 Economy packs of Danish meat and potato chips or venison and hand-picked lingonberries? The new Nordic green cuisine has become one of our most important marks of identity. Eating like a foodie – organic, ethical, modern and innovative food, is a way of acquiring status.  Sofia Ulver, Associate professor of marketing at the School of Economics and Management. Interior desig

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By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 18 February 2019 Tobias Uller and Emma Kritzberg hope the decision inspires catering companies to focus more on vegetarian alternatives. The hope is also that other parts of the University will follow suit. Photo:Inger Ekström Vegetarian to become the standard, meat a special dietary request. That is the result of the Departm

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/departments-choose-sustainable-food-meat-become-special-dietary-reques - 2025-03-07

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 15 April 2019 Acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Threats against researchers are increasing, according to acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson, who received 16 reports of threats last year. The rise is in online threats, whereas the number of disruptive or violent people on

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Published 4 June 2019 Photo: Jonas Andersson In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main University building flapped against a

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