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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 focus on the present, writes Mikael Nyblom. And what will happen to internationalisation in the future? At the moment, working on internationalisation is a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2025-12-20

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 on Leadership and Followership in Organisational Change Processes. The course is part of the study opportunities in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dont-pressure-your-manager-clear-messages-during-covid-19-pandemic - 2025-12-20

Somewhere in an abandoned chalk quarry in northeastern Skåne lurks the skeleton of an 84 million-year-old dinosaur. A group of geologists is convinced of it. Now that a number of teeth have been found, the treasure hunt has intensified. The September sun blazes over the extensive chalk quarry outside the Skåne village of Vinslöv. On a little ledge near a bright blue pond stand two geology research

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hunt-missing-dinosaur - 2025-12-20

In high-demand public services where priority pricing aims to ration access, like medical appointments or visa renewals, a new study by Prakriti Thami reveals that this approach may not always benefit consumers. In settings where public services are capacity-constrained and timely access is critical, such as medical appointments, passport renewals, or visa processing, priority pricing is often use

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/truth-telling-priority-pricing-mechanism - 2025-12-20

During Sustainability Week, you can hear psychologists’ tips on how you can get rid of your climate change anxiety by taking action. You can also experience an earthquake via a virtual reality game, take an art tour in the Botanical Garden or learn how to bake bread without generating food waste. Sustainability Week will run from 8 and to 13 April. For the third year running, the University is org

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/transformation-theme-years-sustainability-week - 2025-12-19

When Anders Ackfeldt and 22 other researchers criticised the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency’s (MSB) research report “The Muslim Brotherhood in Sweden” for adding fuel to an overly conspiracy theory-tinged image of Islam, it provoked a deluge of threatening emails the following day. “My children were mentioned in the email and that got me worried. There is a limit when family is concerned. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/islamologist-nuanced-picture-islam-provocative - 2025-12-19

Recurrent threats via telephone, email and letter – often in conjunction with being published. That is part of everyday research for gender researcher Diana Mulinari and many of her colleagues. “It is almost systematic. Those who hate and make threats are aggressively sexist and racist. Their hate ideology is based on who I am – a woman with a foreign background.”  Diana Mulinari, is a Doctor of S

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-researcher-threats-and-hate-are-part-everyday-life - 2025-12-19

The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring.  LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-chancellor, how important the vice-chancellor is to them and which areas of develo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-research-leader - 2025-12-19

On 17 December, the Faculty Board decided on the Faculty of Science’s continued work regarding a potential establishment in Science Village. This means that it will not support the continued planning of Nanolab Science Village (Stage 1). The decision is based, among other things, on the report "Assessment of Critical Mass for Establishment in Science Village", which highlights both the opportuniti

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/faculty-board-decides-not-proceed-establishment-science-village-stage-2 - 2025-12-19

With SEK 36 million in funding, stakeholders in Skåne are joining forces to develop and commercialise breakthrough ATMP research – Advanced Therapy Medical Products. The aim is to accelerate the next generation of these therapies so that more potentially life-saving ATMP treatments reach patients who currently lack effective treatment options Through the ATMP Path2Patient project, stakeholders wil

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/major-investment-accelerates-advanced-therapies-research-patient - 2025-12-19

Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2025-12-19

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 - 2025-12-19

Researchers at Lund University have developed a new method to determine how the composition of proteins in blood changes in response to disease or organ damage. This could provide a deeper understanding of how diseases affect the body and be used to discover new biomarkers in the blood to aid in diagnosing complex medical conditions. Our organs consist of a variety of specific proteins that are vi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/protein-changes-reveal-diseases - 2025-12-19

Congratulations to Charlotte Ling who, together with Katarina Fagher and Alice Maguolo, has been awarded a grant of five million Danish kroner by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The funding will support clinical research in precision medicine, focusing on epigenetic analysis of blood samples from 13,000 individuals. Epigenetic research paves the way for tailored type 2 diabetes treatmentCharlotte Lin

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/charlotte-ling-receives-major-grant-clinical-diabetes-research - 2025-12-19

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lifetime-achievement-award-gunilla-westergren-thorsson - 2025-12-19

Are you curious about how forests affect the climate, how the climate affects forests, and how we can actually know anything about the forests of the future? Then this new exhibition at Naturum Skrylle is for you! There’s a lot of talk about forests and their importance for people, the climate, and biodiversity. This exhibition offers brief insights into current research from Lund University on th

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/opening-climate-and-forests-new-popular-science-exhibition-naturum-skrylle-0 - 2025-12-19

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/seminar-social-identity-and-local-governance-uzbekistan-lund-university - 2025-12-19

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/lund-university-mocca-and-mars-project-teams-contribute-first-central-asia-nordics-think-tank-forum - 2025-12-19

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/seminar-social-identity-and-local-governance-uzbekistan-lund-university - 2025-12-19

A unique archive in Lund, Sweden, holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The interviews were conducted immediately after the survivors arrived in Sweden in spring 1945. The archive has now been nominated to the UN agency UNESCO to become part of the Memory of the World Register, as a piece of written cultural heritage of great value to humanity. The arc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-world - 2025-12-20