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Reaction Engineering introduces third-year chemical engineering students at Lund University to the principles of reactor analysis, sizing, and design. Like other similar courses, it was traditionally taught with a heavy emphasis on theory and the derivation of mathematical equations. Students completed numerous exercises but rarely developed an intuitive understanding of the combined effects of ph

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/using-virtual-labs-teach-reaction-engineering - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Blodprover, urinprover, avföringsprover, nagelprover, muskel- och fettbiopsier… I forskningens tjänst har människor under de senaste decennierna lämnat prover och detaljerad information om sina liv och leverne. Ett material som utgör en guldgruva för dagens forskare. Vid Lunds universitet bedrivs i dag flera stora f

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/biobankernas-ovarderliga-kapital - 2026-06-03

I höst har de första studenterna påbörjat sina studier på det nya sexåriga läkarprogrammet. Samtidigt tog Medicinska fakulteten tillfället att arrangera en konferens där den nya utbildningen betraktas ur ett internationellt perspektiv. På programmet stod frågeställningar om framtida kompetensbehov i Sverige och andra länder samt internationella kvalitetsstandarder.  Och kommer läkarstudenterna som

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-lakarutbildningen-i-ett-internationellt-perspektiv - 2026-06-03

Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten erbjuder fem metodworkshoppar i september och oktober. I år ingår bland annat en workshop om ChatGPT i forskningen och en femdagarsworkshop i mixed methods, om hur man kombinerar och integrerar kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder. Workshopparna vänder sig till lärare, forskare och doktorander från samtliga ämnen och fakulteter som önskar bredda och fördjupa sin me

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/metodworkshoppar-hosten-2023 - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – Hjärtat är byggt runt vätskan det innehåller, blodet. Det är vätskans egenskaper som avgör hur stort hjärtat blir. Det säger Håkan Arheden, professor i klinisk fysiologi vid Lunds universitet, som med magnetkamera visat virvlarna i hjärtat på tredimensionell film. Att muskulatur påverkas av belastning är välkänt.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/blodets-egenskaper-formar-hjartat - 2026-06-04

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vid olyckor eller terrordåd där radioaktiva ämnen misstänks vara inblandade kan det vara svårt att klargöra ifall människor i omgivningen utsatts för strålning. Men genom att analysera mobiltelefoner eller andra kroppsnära föremål går det att få viktig information om strålningsexponeringen. Det visar en ny avhandlin

https://www.lu.se/artikel/din-mobil-kan-avsloja-om-du-utsatts-stralning - 2026-06-03

När Kansli S. flyttar in i Allhelgonaskolan kommer många av medarbetarna behöva vänja sig vid förändrade arbetssätt – och arbeta mer aktivitetsbaserat. Byggnaden kommer även att öppnas upp för att alla som arbetar inom fakulteten ska kunna nyttja ett av våningsplanen för olika aktiviteter. Ett aktivitetsbaserat kontor utgår från en enkel tanke: olika arbetsuppgifter kräver olika miljöer. I stället

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/aktivitetsbaserat-arbetssatt-i-allhelgonaskolan-vad-innebar-det-i-praktiken - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Allt fler samhällsfunktioner påverkas av digitaliseringen och den snabba teknikutvecklingen. Vid Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten startar man nu därför en tankesmedja med fokus på teknik. Sociologen Carola Aili är en av initiativtagarna. Sociologen Carola Aili är en av initiativtagarna till tankesmedjan. Varför behö

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tankesmedja-med-teknikfokus-hos-samhallsvetarna - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When I see the ideal father role today, I see a copy of the motherhood myth. I am concerned that men are about to end up where many women have been in relation to parenthood, never satisfied and always feeling that they should have done more”, says developmental psychologist Elia Psouni. Elia Psouni. Photo: Ulrika Or

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-equal-dads-risk-falling-womens-trap - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For many years, professor of Chinese Michael Schoenhals compiled a substantial archive containing material from the Cultural Revolution in China. He is now donating this unique collection to the Lund University Library. Michael Schoenhals. The Cultural Revolution took place from 1966 to 1976 – a period about which not

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/memories-cultural-revolution - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Hanging bridges are practical when studying le

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examining-forests-world - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new trend among food-conscious Swedes is to adopt a gluten-free diet. However, according to LU researchers studying coeliac disease (gluten intolerance), the trend is not solely a good thing as it may blur the line between illness and health. “The fact that patients with coeliac disease now have more food products t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gluten-riddle-searching-triggers-coeliac-disease - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At what age are you considered old at work? Are you old when you are 48? Why do some people seem as if they never to want to retire, while others would not dream of working beyond 65? Kerstin Nilsson’s research concerns what makes us thrive at work and the factors that affect how long we are able, or want, to continue

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/48-considered-old-work - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Curiosity, openness and compassion are words to live by for Sylvia Schwaag Serger, who will become the new deputy vice-chancellor as of next year. She believes that we all have a civic duty to be proactive but must also be aware that we might, actually, be wrong. Sylvia Schwaag-Serger, new deputy vice-chancellor at Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaving-her-comfort-zone-lund-university - 2026-06-03

The newly established Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC), at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), and led by Professor Daniel Hjorth, is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Malmö Academy of Music (MHM), the Inter Arts Center (IAC) and the research cluster on “Creativity, AI, and the Human” at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), University of E

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/bridging-performing-art-ai-creativity-and-entrepreneurship-abc-mhm-iac-and-efi-research-cluster - 2026-06-03

In his doctoral thesis in sociology "Structures of subcontracting: Work organisation, control, and labour in the Swedish building sector", Rasmus Ahlstrand analyses the increased use of subcontractors and explores new forms of work organisation in the Swedish building sector. A key contribution of his study is the concept of masked staffing, which refers to unauthorised ways of organising labour t

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/rasmus-ahlstrand-has-defended-his-thesis-changing-swedish-building-sector - 2026-06-03

Inflammation researcher Ben King studies the function of two different proteins in connection with diabetes. In the future, such knowledge may be important for the development of new treatments for people with diabetes. Ben King is this year’s recipient of the Medeon Award for his innovative research. “I was very surprised and feel very honored to receive the award. In my role, I do a lot of exper

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/award-protein-research-may-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Christmas and New Year holidays did not turn out the way Caroline Nilsson intended. Instead of taking time off from her job as a research nurse in the POInT study, she had to step in and help out in a COVID-19 ward at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. For six weeks, Caroline Nilsson and two other colleagues from

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-nurse-caroline-her-time-covid-19-ward - 2026-06-03

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 Sustainability Fund ("Hållbarhetsfonden"), the project, ‘Bi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-aim-change-travel-norms-and-reduce-air-travel-lund-university - 2026-06-04

Inflammation researcher Ben King studies the function of two different proteins in connection with diabetes. In the future, such knowledge may be important for the development of new treatments for people with diabetes. Ben King is this year’s recipient of the Medeon Award for his innovative research. “I was very surprised and feel very honored to receive the award. In my role, I do a lot of exper

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/award-protein-research-may-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-06-03