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The Swedish Research Council’s (SRC) latest review of MAX IV, published at the end of last year, was positive. It states that the SRC’s review committee is very impressed by the scope and pace of changes that MAX IV has achieved since the previous review in November 2021. The committee also praised MAX IV’s staff for the technical and scientific performance during 2022 and changes initiated by the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-praised-srcs-review-and-has-new-chair-board - 2026-06-24

Many of the University’s staff members state that they seldom or never use AI at work, according to a survey conducted by the Ad Hoc Group. As previously mentioned in LU News, a questionnaire on the use of AI was sent to a random selection of technical and administrative (TA) staff at the University. The survey was conducted within the framework of the University’s digitalisation and AI initiative

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ta-staff-opinions-are-divided-ai - 2026-06-24

The Green Travel Plan adopted by the University highlighted the need for more storage facilities for e-bike batteries, improved bike racks and lockable bike storage facilities in some parts of the campus. As part of the Green Travel Plan, dialogue continues with our property owners to develop more theft-proof bike parking facilities, as well as more options for storing and charging e-bike batterie

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/e-bike-battery-storage-and-bike-parking-facilities-campus - 2026-06-24

A new research study has shed light on the underground interaction between tree roots and fungi. In order to understand how this important symbiosis came about, an international team of researchers have sequenced the genomes of different fungi that live underground. The study shows that in the course of evolution, the symbiotic fungi have lost many genes present in their free-living ancestors, and

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/lost-genes-make-fungi-dependent-trees - 2026-06-23

Higher HIV-1 evolutionary rate is associated with cytotoxic T lymphocyte escape mutations in infantsJamirah Nazziwa 1 2, Sophie M Andrews 3, Mimi M Hou 3, Christian A W Bruhn 1, Miguel A Garcia-Knight 3 4, Jennifer Slyker 5 6, Sarah Hill 7, Barbara Lohman Payne 8 9, Dorothy Moringas 8, Philippe Lemey 10, Grace John-Stewart 5 6 9 11 12, Sarah L Rowland-Jones # 3, Joakim Esbjörnsson # 1 2 3Affiliati

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/higher-hiv-1-evolutionary-rate-associated-cytotoxic-t-lymphocyte-escape-mutations-infants - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "We are seeing an increase in the intensity of extreme climate events, as well as growing inequality.  There is an urgency to look at the intersections between climate change and parameters such as class, gender, ethnicity and soco-economic background", says Director Emily Boyd. She is leading the four yearlong projec

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/project-dice-linking-climate-change-and-extreme-events-inequality - 2026-06-23

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researcher-kevin-anderson-visits-lund-april-10-and-11 - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. She is a new ‘Hedda’ professor, but has a long career behind her. Biologist Ellen van Donk now hopes that she can serve as a role model for female students who dream of a future career in research. Biologist Ellen van Donk is a new professor in Hedda Andersson’s name. LUM meets ecology researcher Ellen van Donk on a b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-professor-wants-be-role-model-female-students - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the next four years, Lund University will coordinate a new exchange programme with India. Over 100 Indian scholarship recipients will get the chance to study or do research in Europe. Lund University hopes that many of them will choose Lund as their destination. “We are pleased that the European Commission has put

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-coordinate-new-eu-exchange-india - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pear-shaped atomic nuclei can reveal clues as to why the Universe is made up of more matter than anti-matter. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll’s research on this type of atomic nucleus has now made it onto the top 10 of breakthroughs in physics from 2013. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll talks about the hunt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pear-shaped-atomic-nuclei-top-10-break-throughs-physics - 2026-06-23

Is it possible to put a value on nature and the vital ecosystem services it provides for us? What are the pros and cons of different valuation models? These are the key questions addressed in a new report by IPBES, the UN’s biodiversity panel, to be published on 11 July. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) can be described as the equivalent

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-nature-be-valued-new-report-way-ipbes - 2026-06-23

The Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 in Barcelona put the spotlight on the future of smart and sustainable cities. Through engaging discussions and presentations, we gained unique insights into innovative solutions crucial for the cities of tomorrow. Key topics included urban mobility, logistics, technology's role, sector collaboration, and smart solution integration, shaping a vision for livea

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/integrated-ecosystems-path-tomorrows-smart-and-sustainable-cities - 2026-06-23

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain’s support cells into parvalbumin-positive cells. These cells act as the brain’s rapid-braking system and are significantly involved in schizophrenia, epilepsy and other neurological conditions. Parvalbumin cells play a central role in keeping brain activity in equilibrium. They control nerv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-create-cells-help-brain-keep-its-cool - 2026-06-23

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/epigenetic-disorder-can-be-eliminated - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17 five Nordic universities appear among the top 100 in the world. Three of them are Swedish – Karolinska Institutet as No. 28 (same position as last year in spite of recent research scandal news), Uppsala University ranked as No. 93 (down by

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/five-nordic-universities-among-top-100-according-world-university-ranking-list-2016-17 - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lisa Justesen and Jakob Strandgaard have defended their dissertations this week. Lisa Justesen Lisa Justesen defended her dissertation "The Emerging Outer Space Order: Professional Orders, Heterarchy, Hypermodernity and Political Reason" on May 20 at 10.15. The external reviewer was Professor Mark Rhinard, Stockholms

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/two-dissertations-department-0 - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 31 October 16.00-18.00 in room R240, Gamla kirurgen 2nd floor, Sandgatan a panel on Hindu nationalism will address the particular narratives and discourses of populist politics in India in the light of neoliberal politics and globalization. The speakers will focus on how rightwing populist narratives of n

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-hindu-nationalism - 2026-06-23

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2025 - 2026-06-23

Maysam Behravesh has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'Political Psychology of Revisionist Behavior in World Politics: State Subjectivity, Ontological (In)Security, and Iranian Foreign Policy'. Congratulations Doctor Maysam! AbstractDriven by a core curiosity about the political psychology of change and change-seeking as opposed to continuity and status quo-keeping in world politics, this

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/maysam-behravesh-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-06-23

Women make up 70 per cent of Zimbabwe's agricultural labour but have little influence over farmlands and resources. Recent research shows that women farmers are uniting to challenge traditional norms and are gaining influence and respect while promoting sustainable agriculture. When men leave Zimbabwe's rural areas for work in cities and abroad, women farmers establish agricultural leadership comm

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/zimbabwes-women-farmers-fighting-patriarchal-land-laws-and-reshaping-sustainable-agriculture - 2026-06-23