Published 23 December 2015 A Massive Open Online Course on sustainable cities and ways to green the economy starts on 18 January 2016. The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University is launching a new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) in the Greening the Economy series in January. How can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous f

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Published 11 January 2016 Lund University Arrival Day Arrival Day will be held at Lund University on Monday 11 January. About 650 international students will participate, most of whom are exchange students here to study for at least one semester. The reception on Arrival Day will take place between 09:00 and 19:00. The students will be greeted by their international mentors at Copenhagen airport K

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Published 17 October 2024 The evaluation report for the premises programme linked to Stage 2 has now been published and is available on LU in Science Village blog. The report has been produced by the Stage 2 project team in collaboration with White Arkitekter and with support from Akademiska Hus.The report analyses the main option – an establishment in Science Village according to Scenario 5 – and

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Published 25 November 2024 With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Thomas Tengelin Nyström and Kurt Mattsson share the role of data steward at the Faculty of Science. The new Research Data Office will better support rese

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Published 8 January 2025 Illuminated image of what is known as "Kunskapsstråket". Image: Lund Municipality On 11–12 December, the Board of the Faculty of Science and the Board of Lund University of Technology (LTH) made a decision regarding the faculties' joint establishment in Science Village and outlined the next steps in the process.The decisions, based on proposals from the Operations Steering

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/board-decision-next-steps-universitys-establishment-science-village - 2025-04-15

Published 12 March 2025 Librarians Fredrik Larsson and Britta Smångs, together with their colleagues, have developed a knowledge series that provides research staff with brief digital insights on topics ranging from relevant AI applications to the basics of ORCiD. In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, researchers must constantly adapt to new tools, meet increasing demands on visibility, and nav

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Published 26 March 2025 Bild av Jakob Rosén (Unsplash). Although emissions from air travel at Lund University have slightly decreased compared to last year*, longer journeys remain a major source of emissions. Now, a group of five researchers from different departments is tackling the challenge of shifting travel norms and reducing air travel with fresh perspectives. Funded by the University's Sus

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/researchers-aim-change-travel-norms-and-reduce-air-travel-lund-university - 2025-04-15

Published 26 March 2025 In March this year, LINXS received a new organisational placement within the Faculty of Science. Rather than being part of the Department of Chemistry, LINXS is now established as a separate unit reporting directly to the Dean. The decision follows a strategic review and an external evaluation of the organisation conducted last year, both of which yielded very positive resu

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Published 10 April 2025 LUNA's Head of Corporate Relations Chelsea Ann Connell in the midst of the ATLAS bustle. Image by C. Schubert. With over 40 exhibitors and thousands of visitors, this year’s ATLAS Career Fair was the largest to date! The annual career fair, organised by LUNA – the Science Student Union – with support from the Faculty of Science, brings together students, PhD candidates, com

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Published 11 April 2025 Carina Jarl, project manager at the faculty office, is together with Tobias Nilsson, investigator at the same office, the faculty’s point of contact for matters related to export control. Photo: C. Schubert Export control are regulations used to govern the export of military and dual-use goods—items with both civilian and military applications. While these rules are often a

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/getting-grips-export-control-what-you-researcher-need-know - 2025-04-15

Published 11 April 2025 Meeting of the Faculty Board of Science 9 April 2025.DecisionsThe matters for decision concerned the procedure for allocating faculty funding to research infrastructure initiatives, as well as the degree requirements for the one-year Master’s programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Physical Geography.Information and discussionAn annual cycle of the Faculty

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Published 12 January 2016 Graph of how audio affects people's mood Researchers have created a digital audio platform that can modify the emotional tone of people’s voices while they are talking, to make them sound happier, sadder or more fearful. New results show that while listening to their altered voices, participants’ emotional state change in accordance with the new emotion. “Very little is k

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/way-you-sound-affects-your-mood - 2025-04-15

Published 13 January 2016 Researchers have found that through studying protein patterns in blood samples they can more easily determine how severe a sepsis (blood poisoning) condition really is. Photo: MostPhotos Sepsis is a very complicated and precarious condition. Research groups in Lund and Zurich have now developed a way to use mass spectrometry to measure hundreds of proteins in a single blo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-patterns-new-tool-studying-sepsis - 2025-04-15

Published 14 January 2016 The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme has been appointed Honorary Doctor by the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University. Nina Stemme is one of the foremost singers of today. Her international career has involved high-profile appearances at the most prestigious international opera stages, such as in London, Paris, New York (Metropolitan), Berlin, Milan (La Scala)

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soprano-nina-stemme-appointed-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2025-04-15

Published 14 January 2016 New findings indicate that the risk of developing COPD is twice as high for women as it is for men. Photo: MostPhotos A new study by researchers at Lund University, Sweden shows that women can have a considerably higher risk than men of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Using a new diagnostic method, researchers have now shown that the risk of devel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/women-higher-risk-develop-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease - 2025-04-15

Published 18 January 2016 Lund University remains the most popular choice for international students wanting to study their Master’s degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants from the latest application round choosing Lund University programmes. Of the total 64,317 students who applied to autumn 2016 Master’s programmes at Swedish universities, 21,448 chose Lund University programmes. This is a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-most-popular-choice-international-students-applying-sweden - 2025-04-15

Published 21 January 2016 A special type of sperm analysis can help guide which fertility treatment - ICSI or IVF - involuntary childless couples should undertake for more successful results. in the picture: the ICSI-method where one viable sperm is chosen to fertilize the egg. New research findings from Lund University, Sweden show that a simple analysis of chromosomal breaks in sperms can help g

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extra-sperm-analysis-could-help-involuntary-childless-couples - 2025-04-15

Published 25 January 2016 A research group recently found six statues dating back 3,400 years in two shrines by the sandstone quarry of Gebel el Silsila, Egypt. Photo: The Gebel el Silsila Project 2015. It was just before Christmas when the only Swedish-led archaeological project in Egypt, run by Maria Nilsson from Lund University, made the unique discovery. The research group found six statues da

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeological-project-discovers-3400-year-old-family-made-out-sandstone-egypt - 2025-04-15

Published 26 January 2016 New research findings show that the magnetic compass that birds use for orientation is affected by polarised light. In the photo: Zebra finch by R. Muheim The magnetic compass that birds use for orientation is affected by polarised light. This previously unknown phenomenon was discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The discovery that the magnetic compass

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-magnetic-compass-affected-polarised-light-study - 2025-04-15

Published 29 January 2016 Kenichi Miharada's work with his team Department of Laboratory Medicine Lund, on bile acids was recently published in the Cell Stem Cell journal. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter A research group at Lund University has been able to show that bile acid is transferred from the mother to the foetus via the placenta to enable the foetus to produce blood stem cells. Bile acids are normal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bile-acid-supports-production-blood-stem-cells - 2025-04-15