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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ny forskning från Lunds universitet kastar nytt ljus över interaktionen mellan immunförsvaret och streptokocker, som orsakar både lindrig halsfluss och allvarliga infektioner som blodförgiftning och köttätande sjukdom. Det sätt på vilket antikropparna fastnar på bakterierna är kopplat till hur allvarlig sjukdomen är

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-om-mordarbakteriers-forsvar - 2026-05-15

On 1 January 2020, a new law will come into force that means that cases concerning research misconduct are to be forwarded to a new national board exclusively dedicated to this. At Lund University, this will involve two or three current cases that will not be finalised in time.  "The purpose of the act is good, however, the allocation of responsibilities between the new board and ourselves is unfo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-national-board-take-over-cases-research-misconduct - 2026-05-15

Take the chance and learn how to build and implement a COIL course that can give all students in the program international and cultural experience. At the end of November, Casey Dinger and Leslie Alvarez from University of Denver will be visiting Lund University in order to share their knowledge and experience about Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses. COIL is a cross-border

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/denver-uni-visit-workshop-cross-border-course-collabs - 2026-05-15

Autumn is underway, and Dean Per Persson highlights some of the key issues currently in focus for the faculty. Among other things, he writes about the research bill, the strong interest in visiting professorships, the work on gender equality and equal opportunities, and why it is important to keep the tradition of honorary doctors alive. The autumn term has begun, and in addition to everything tha

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-dean-persson - 2026-05-15

Why is listening important and how can we as employees and organisations become better at it? These and other questions are answered in a new book aimed at those who want to become a more customer-oriented organisation and to develop good relations both internally and externally. Despite the positive impact of listening and the fact that organisations have more communication channels than ever, to

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-book-why-it-so-important-listen - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The majority of gastic bypass patients mysterioulsy recover from their type 2 diabetes within days, before any weight loss has taken place. A study at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden has now shown that the insulin-producing beta cells increase in number and performance after the surgery. “We have suspected t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-gastric-bypass-and-diabetes - 2026-05-15

For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to orient themselves. The findings are published in Current Biology. Some animals, including migratory birds, seals and moths, use light from the moon, stars and Milky Wa

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2026-05-15

Professor Åsa Westrin manages a big national medical screening database to conduct research on Death by Suicide in the Swedish population. The database helps her extract research data on the contacts and relationships between healthcare and patients who have died by suicide to map healthcare utilization and improve future preventative treatments for suicidal patients. Åsa is a professor of psychia

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/new-national-medical-screening-database-helps-us-conduct-research-death-suicide - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can the process of creating a touristic offer be described? Manuela Kronen reconstructed a rural development project that had led to the creation of ten biking trails. Tourism researcher Manuela Kronen found reference to ”uniqueness” in the marketing of completely diverse Swedish destinations. She wanted to invest

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/looking-uniqueness-skane-countryside - 2026-05-15

LUMES student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo organised a workshop on how to densify Lund during Lund Sustainability Week together with fellow student Sari Nomura. With their stand in the city centre, they aimed to start a conversation on how the public would like to see their buildings and public spaces used. Passers-by were invited to place sticky notes on a map of Lund on spaces and areas they thin

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-students-aim-densify-city-lund-preserve-green-spaces-and-build-community - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Contagion spreads in various ways, with airborne viruses being especially difficult to protect oneself against. Norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug as it is sometimes known, is just such a virus. Carl-Johan Fraenkel, infectious disease and healthcare hygiene specialist, is currently defending his thesis at Lund Univ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-track-spread-norovirus-hospitals - 2026-05-15

How do you spark curiosity about science in classrooms and workplaces? One answer is Borrow a Researcher — a national outreach initiative that makes it easy for schools, non-profit organisations, and workplaces to meet active researchers. Twice a year, participants can book a researcher for a visit, either on site or online, to learn about research topics or what it is like to work as a scientist.

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/borrow-researcher-irma-shares-magic-lungs - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2026-05-15

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. Ann-Sofie Zettergren has the role of data steward at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data ac

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-05-15

In March 2015, a valuable globe of Mars was stolen from the Astronomy Library. After disappearing without a trace for almost a decade, it suddenly turned up at an antique dealer in Stockholm. The astronomical treasure has finally been returned to Lund. Astronomers have been using globes to visualise moons and planets ever since the 18th century. As telescopes improved in the late 19th century, int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mystery-stolen-mars-globe - 2026-05-16

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I den hittills största kliniska studien av mikrobiomets, dvs tarmflorans, utveckling hos spädbarn har forskare vid Baylor College of Medicine funnit att utvecklingen sker i olika stadier som kan associeras med förändringar i livsstilen under den första tiden i livet. Fynden baseras på prover från TEDDY-studien och p

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-om-tarmflorans-utveckling-hos-spadbarn - 2026-05-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Hjälprobotar förväntas ta större plats i hemmen i takt med att tekniken utvecklas och andelen äldre ökar. Nya resultat från ett studentprojekt tyder på att robotar bör ha mer mänskliga drag för att skapa tillit hos de äldre. Projektet presenteras den 16 december kl 9.15 på LUX sal C:121. Samma dag presenteras även f

https://www.lu.se/artikel/man-maste-kunna-lita-pa-sin-robot - 2026-05-16

“True crime” has exploded in popularity and crime and punishment dominates the headlines. Linnea Wegerstad, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, opposes the tendency to label people who have committed crimes as monsters. Linnea Wegerstad researches sexual offences and has a background as a judge in training. She was about halfway through this training when she chose to return to academia. A seni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mind-legal-scholar - 2026-05-16

Meet Stina Vikingson and Pernilla Thellmark at Lund University School of Economics and Management’s career centre, who have begun working hands-on with personal development goals for a sustainable future. Their target group is students, but the methodology works for everyone from individuals to teams and larger groups in the workplace. ”Choose a skill that you would like to develop. Reflect on it

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/inner-development-goals-build-sustainable-careers - 2026-05-15

Varje våldsam upptrappning av Israel-Palestina-konflikten har lett till ökad antisemitism i många länder. Så är också fallet i samband med det nu pågående kriget mellan Israel och Hamas. Det menar Svante Lundgren, religionshistoriker med fokus på Mellanöstern. – Det här är inget nytt utan har pågått i decennier. Varje gång det hettar till blir det aktivitet också här. Nu är stridigheterna dock mer

https://www.lu.se/artikel/okad-antisemitism-kopplad-till-israel-och-palestina - 2026-05-16