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No 56, 5 March 2026 Welcome to the latest addition of the NAISS training newsletter. This time we have four new events: User developing and optimising applications on the Grace Hopper GPU nodes on Dardel or the future Arrhenius system may be interested to join us in the end of March. We have a course on using Python in an HPC environment and the Programming Formalisms course. Users of our se
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-9 - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University is now a member of Scholars at Risk (SAR), an international network that helps vulnerable and persecuted academics. Professor Shirin Zubair visited Lund University and spoke about her situation as a persecuted academic. “This is in line with our core values as a university, which include defending and s
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-joins-network-help-scholars-risk - 2026-07-09
Flower-rich road verges may attract hungry bumblebees, but at the same time they risk being dangerous for the buzzing insects – if the traffic is too heavy. This is shown in a new research study from Lund University in Sweden. The new research examined the role that roadsides play for bumblebees. The results show that road verges can be a dangerous environment for insects searching for food. The t
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/blooming-busy-roadsides-can-harm-bumblebees - 2026-07-09
The Leadership Academy has been offered at Lund University School of Economics and Management since 2007, and the program equips young leaders for the challenges that a leadership position in a student organisation often brings. The Leadership Academy at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) is a leadership training program for students at Lund University, who are employed ful
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/leadership-academy-educates-leaders-student-organisations - 2026-07-09
The University’s strategic platform has been updated for 2025 and is now applicable until 2027. Looking ahead, the platform will now be reviewed annually to ensure that it is optimally calibrated. "It is very pleasing to see that the University has started to climb the rankings in recent years. Lots of measures across many fronts have played a role, including the initiatives on international impac
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategies-are-development-international-issues-innovation-and-quality-enhancement - 2026-07-10
Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiversity overall. Maintaining species-rich and resilient ecosystems is key to preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Here, megafauna – the
https://www.science.lu.se/article/large-herbivores-such-elephants-bison-and-moose-contribute-tree-diversity - 2026-07-09
Stem cell transplantation is a cornerstone in the treatment of blood malignancies. In order to succeed, stem cells need to be harvested from a donor. This requires that hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) are mobilized from the donor’s bone marrow into the blood. In a new study, the Nilsson lab discovered DNA sequence variants that regulate HSPC levels in human blood, exposing potential
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Several coworkers have been featured in the media. Jutta Holst, researcher at the department, was interviewed about how a helium balloon was able to travel from Lund to Binnareboda in Småland. Holst says that a lot of luck is required as well as the right weather.Dan Metcalfe, senior lecturer at the department, was in
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/co-workers-featured-media-0 - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Read our masterstudent M Nafees Emtiaz Chowdhury´s article about his experiences from his vacation in Sweden. When I came to Helsingborg in Sweden to pursue my Master program in Service Management at Lund University on 31st of August, 2019 it was autumn here. Soon the orange leaves of the trees faded away as winter ca
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation - 2026-07-09
Informal networking, panel discussion, and Q&A session. During the forum for LTH's employees last week, Dean Annika Olsson highlighted a selection of recent good news from LTH. The management also discussed some of the key issues for the coming years – including strategic recruitment and the fact that, despite major successes, LTH cannot rest on its laurels in the competition for large grants. Emp
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/best-obtaining-erc-grants-and-40-cent-new-students-are-women - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the past two weeks, the new international students arrived at Lund University and Campus Helsingborg. Around 90 students, with nationalities from all over the world, were welcomed on the Master's programme in Service Management. The new master's students had a solid social schedule during their "Introduction we
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/students-all-over-world-masters-programme - 2026-07-09
Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project about the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain has the ultimate goal to become an alternative to cell t
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden is trending right now, with cultural concepts such as “lagom” (just enough) and “fika” (coffee break) selling everything from books to fashion. The nation is often seen as a social democratic model country, where people are egalitarian, wealthy and happy. As Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the Swedish multinatio
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-ikeas-founder-exported-certain-image-sweden-frugality-fika - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using data from over a billion stars, a research team at Lund University in Sweden are developing an interactive 3D model of the Milky Way galaxy. This could enable new types of discoveries that aren’t possible with current tools - perhaps even unraveling how the Milky Way was formed. The data being used is from the G
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-virtual-reality-model-milky-way - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Per Ödling, Professor of Telecommunication at LTH, who recently gave a lecture for the Hjärntrusten network in Lund entitled “The new digital society is already here”. You expect to become redundant as a teacher within the foreseeable future? “Yes, that’s correct.” And whose fault is that? “It is mine and all tho
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-digital-society-already-here - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University’s MOOCs have now started. First to launch was the Faculty of Law course in European Business Law, closely followed by Greening the Economy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), and later in the spring the Faculty of Medicine’s course in sexual health will take
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mooc-launch-celebrated-fizz-and-folk-dance - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ‘With age comes wisdom’ is an old proverb well suited to Björn Jonson, professor emeritus in clinical physiology who is about to turn 80. He is working day and night to develop a ventilator specifically adapted to the treatment of those suffering the most from COVID 19. Björn Jonson has worked as a researcher in pulmo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19 - 2026-07-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Paul Franks, Leif Groop, Olle Melander and Peter Nilsson, are among the most cited researchers in the world, according to Web of Science. The list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top one
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/worlds-most-cited-researchers - 2026-07-09
carlier | gebauer, Madrid, is pleased to announce Emily Wardill's solo exhibition, Sleep Patterns and Musical Chairs, opening on Friday, 01 December, 2023, 6 – 9 pm. This will be the first solo exhibition of the artist in Spain. "Emily Wardill’s works are best known for their sensual and psychologically charged refracted narratives. Wardill’s films, photographic works, drawings, and props investig
https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/phd-student-emily-wardill-exhibition-sleep-patterns-and-musical-chairs-madrid - 2026-07-09
