Dainis Dravins, professor emeritus of astronomy at the Department of Physics. Photo: Johan Joelsson 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

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mystery-stolen-mars-globe - 2025-09-08

The University’s call for applications concerning positions for 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and 10 visiting professors has now ended. The call attracted interest far beyond expectations and I am very pleased to note that several world-leading researchers are among the applicants for the visiting professorships. In total, 968 people from all over the world applied for the 1

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/over-1300-people-all-over-world-applied-assistant-professor-and-visiting-professor-positions - 2025-09-08

It is unclear which parts of physics and chemistry will move to Science Village. Vision image: Science Village What has been the main option for a long time – i.e. relocating basically all physics and chemistry to Science Village – is no longer relevant. The costs would be too high and the logistics of providing first and second-cycle education in particular would be difficult to organise. “This w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-scraps-plan-relocate-chemistry-and-physics-science-village - 2025-09-08

Last year was the warmest year on record and 2024 is on track to be even warmer. Democracy is in decline and food insecurity is increasing as a result of military conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather. The ability of the United Nations to act globally is significantly weaker than before owing to the geopolitical situation. This comes at a time when we really need international cooperation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/considerable-recognition-universitys-sustainability-initiatives-increasingly-unsustainable-world - 2025-09-08

On 12 December, the Government presented the Research and Innovation Bill entitled “Research and Innovation for the Future, Curiosity and Benefit”. An overall assessment of the Bill shows that it is much more challenging for Lund University than any previous Research Bill. It offers great opportunities for many researchers and different types of research, while stearing research more than earlier

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-bill-great-opportunities-very-challenging - 2025-09-08

Mattias Högberg and Fredrik Liedberg want to develop a system to analyse bladder cancer to create better chances of survival. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same since the 1970s. Yet only a very small part of research funding goes to bladder cancer. Through

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2025-09-07

Mikael Nyblom: "It feels like it was lucky that we were exposed to the situation in Hong Kong.  It became a sort of dress rehearsal for what was to come" New epicentres of the pandemic are flaring up, borders are closing, partner universities are shutting their doors and international communications are collapsing. Working as an international coordinator during the corona crisis demands a total fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2025-09-07

“Now is the time to break with convention in the workplace and to investigate the outcome. ", says Johan Bertlett. During the pandemic, employees should avoid putting pressure on their managers for clear answers for which there is no basis. “As a manager, you have to stand firm in the uncertainty and not take hasty decisions”, says Johan Bertlett, who is in charge of the popular new summer course

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dont-pressure-your-manager-clear-messages-during-covid-19-pandemic - 2025-09-07

Caroline Sundberg, EU Policy Officer at the Brussels office of the Universities of South Sweden network. Photo: Melinda Szabo The new EU framework programme Horizon Europe is more generous than ever. It makes just over EUR 95.5 billion available for European researchers and innovators to share. The first calls for applications have opened and the remainder will be announced continuously over the n

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-more-generous-ever - 2025-09-07

The open access market i lucrative. Not all magasines are genuine. Illustration: David Parkins The idea of publishing research findings in open access journals is in many ways an asset in the research community. Unfortunately, it has also entailed the emergence of many unprofessional agents on the market. Their only purpose is to trick researchers into giving them money. Olga had published academi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/watch-out-predators - 2025-09-07

Jan Astermark has done research in coagulation medicine since the beginning of the '90s. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia who were treated in Malmö last year. “It is fantastically exciting to work in a research field

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2025-09-07

The Meret-Neith tomb in Abydos. Photo: E. Christiana Köhler Meret-Neith was perhaps the first female ruler of ancient Egypt and one of the most powerful women in the world during her lifetime some 5,000 years ago. Researcher Amber Hood is part of an international research team investigating the royal tomb in the desert outside Abydos. When LUM spoke to Amber Hood, a researcher at the Department of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/exploring-tomb-wine-loving-queen - 2025-09-08

Adugna Negussie Gudeta, a doctoral student at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, teaches about coeliac disease to students in Ethiopia. Photo: Dr. Tamiru Coeliac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, has until now been all but unknown in Ethiopia. Yet as more people adopt a Western diet, the number of cases is increasing. “Few people here have heard of coeliac disease, not even amo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-raises-awareness-coeliac-disease-ethiopia - 2025-09-08

Almedalen in Visby on the island of Gotland. Photo: Nadezhda Kharitonova /Shutterstock For the first time in two years, Lund University will be in Visby for Almedalen Week. In times of crisis and war, such democratic meeting places are more important than ever. “A magical place for dialogue, exchange and unexpected encounters that contribute to the development of our society.” This vision statemen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almedalen-opportunity-lu-meet-decision-makers - 2025-09-08

Photo: Raphael Nogueira/Unsplash SWEAH-doktoranden Pernilla Alencar Siljehag, som har en personlig historia från Brasilien, har fått en inbjudan från Latinamerikas främsta och största institution inom folkhälsa, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation i Brasilien. – Forskargruppen som jag ska besöka driver en gigantisk befolkningsstudie som involverar sex stora federala universitet. Det påminner om SNAC-studien,

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/reser-och-lar-om-utsatthet-vald-och-grasrotsaktivism - 2025-09-07

– Även med den enklare analysmetoden ger blodprovet svar med hög träffsäkerhet för alzheimerpatologi, säger Sebastian Palmqvist. Foto: iStock Enklare analysmetod av blodprov för Alzheimers sjukdom har testats i en stor multicenterstudie, ledd från Lunds universitet. – Detta är ett viktigt steg för att kunna föra in enkla blodprovstester för Alzheimers sjukdom i vården globalt, säger forskarna bako

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/storre-mojligheter-att-testa-alzheimers-med-ny-analysmetod - 2025-09-07

En bättre åtgärd för att hantera engångsplast, än plastpåseskatten, är att införa ett kraftigt utökat pantsystem menar Karl Holmberg. Bild: Pixabay. Ett innovativt pantsystem för matförpackningar. Det är en bättre och mer omfattande åtgärd än den omtvistade plastpåseskatten som kan komma att tas bort eller reduceras vid årsskiftet. Det menar statsvetaren Karl Holmberg som anser att skatten bör beh

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ett-utokat-pantsystem-en-battre-atgard-den-omtvistade-plastpaseskatten - 2025-09-07

Nytt gränssnitt till EBSCOhostDen 5:e augusti ändras gränssnittet för EBSCOhost-databaserna. Ni har redan nu möjlighet att bekanta er med gränssnittet via följande länk: http://ludwig.lub.lu.se/login?url=https://research.ebsco.com/c/hrh7jr/search?locale=en Denna länk finns även i Databases A-ZMer information om det nya gränssnittet hittar ni på EBSCO:s hjälpsidor:https://connect.ebsco.com/s/articl

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-maj-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-4 - 2025-09-07

I en rapport som tagits fram av innovationskontoren vid Sveriges lärosäten redovisas statistik gällande antal bolagsstarter sedan 2010, samt deras samlade ekonomiska effekt. Svenska universitet skapar värde i miljardklassen. Sedan 2010 har Sveriges lärosäten gett upphov till över 2 500 nya företag som idag sysselsätter nästan 10 000 personer, omsätter 18 miljarder kronor och genererar 4 miljarder

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/svenska-larosaten-kraftfulla-motorer-tillvaxt-och-innovation - 2025-09-07

Illustratör Erik Månsson Simå Dyk ner i fysikens spännande värld här i Lund - från materiens minsta byggstenar till kosmos mysterier. Följ med på roliga experiment och demonstrationer, där du bland annat kan testa ett svepelektronmikroskop eller sakta ner tiden med en höghastighetskamera. Årets evenemang kommer också att innehålla presentationer (på engelska eller svenska) av forskning från instit

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/kvantfysik-och-jubileum-x-2-pa-kulturnatten - 2025-09-07