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Edouard Berrocal, a university lecturer at the Department of Physics, has developed a new method to test hazy liquids using scattered light. Read about how he combines his academic career with his role as the founder of Spec-Imaging AB. Spec-Imaging is the company that builds on Edouard Berrocal’s research. Previously, it was often not possible to make reliable measurements of hazy, or what are ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-groundbreaking-products - 2026-05-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year Birger Schmitz, Fredrik Terfelt and Ellinor Martin dissolve five to ten tonnes of limestone with highly dangerous chemicals. The aim is to find microscopic grains from fossilised meteorites that are many millions of years old, which can provide important clues to the development of life on Earth.  LUM was g

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemically-empowered-hunt-space-grains - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Gulllers Grupp Award is annually granted to a Master´s thesis that covers the subject of societal actors' communication. The thesis should bring new knowledge to the area of communication that is pertinent to social issues. The definition of ”societal actor” is broad, encompassing both private and public communica

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/gullers-grupp-award-2018 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New study aims to describe physical, mental and functional health in relation to family care in old age (60+) over a six-year period. Sölve Elmståhl, professor and coordinator for EpiHealth is behind the study and he is co-author of the article "The Health of Older Family Caregivers - A 6-Year Follow-up" which has bee

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/health-older-family-caregivers-6-year-follow - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The semester is quickly coming to an end. We are all very busy with budgets, exams, planning next semester courses, etc. At the same time, the new project application period is soon coming up with issues on partner finding, work packages, and salaries. Partnerships, collaborations, and societal impact are becoming inc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-5-november-2019 - 2026-05-01

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overall-work-environment-goals-lund-university-2021-2023 - 2026-05-01

The European Research Council's (ERC) mission is to promote research of the highest quality through extensive and long-term funding. The grants are applied for in international competition with scientific excellence as the only selection criterion. Advanced Grants (AdG) are valid for a maximum of five years, and 2.5 million euros, and will enable the researchers to explore their most innovative an

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-lennart-olsson-awarded-prestigious-erc-advanced-grant-visionary-research-perennials - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, depends on its forests and trees that protect soil fertility, preserve biodiversity, help to cope with climate change and provide fuel for cooking. But the forests used to be much vaster.” Eric Mirindi Dusenge, BECC researcher at University of Gothenburg, is part of a project to

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/tropical-montane-forests-warming-world - 2026-05-01

All employees who are not teachers must have registered their holiday in Primula by 31 March. If you are a teacher and wish to deviate from the standard holiday, which is automatically scheduled starting the Monday after Midsummer, the deadline is 30 April. Why you should start planning your holiday now:To ensure operations run smoothly in your absence If you are a teacher, you automatically get y

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/5-reasons-start-planning-your-summer-holiday - 2026-05-01

The number of reports of cheating at LU has increased considerably and now a project is starting that aims to prevent the students from cheating by providing support to teaching staff. Elin Bommenel will lead the project, which is to run from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2023. There has been a marked increase in the number of reports of cheating in recent years. In 2019, cheating at the Univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-reduce-cheating-lund-university - 2026-05-02

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-effective-management-and-prevention-disciplinary-cases - 2026-05-02

In a recent interview, we had the chance to catch up with Abigail Altman, an alumnus of the WCMM research school, who embarked on an inspiring initiative, visiting Internationella Engelska Skolan in Staffanstorp to introduce the world of science to 12-13-year-olds. We had the pleasure to interview Abigail and she shared her motivations, experiences, and insights gained from this engaging outreach

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-alumni-spotlight-inspiring-next-generation-scientists - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban Transition Öresund: Developer dialogue - a tool for greener buildings How can a city encourage energy efficiency in new buildings? A study within the Urban Transition Öresund shows that local demands on building developers give good results. Combined with dialogue and knowledge sharing, the results are even bett

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-nora-smedby - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Dutch pilot, a safety manager from Australia, an average-adjuster from Denmark and twelve others who work with safety in high-risk industries came together a week before Christmas in Lund to hone their critical thinking skills. They are all studying the distance-learning MSc in Human Factors and System Safety, and i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2026-05-01

Back then, the red brick buildings rose like a lonely wall against the open fields of eastern Lund. Now, the buildings are a hub in the middle of the knowledge highway that links the centre of the city with the research facilities on the outskirts of Brunnshög. We are talking, of course, about the buildings on the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) campus. Architect Klas Anshelm’s red brick buildings ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-time-move-newly-renovated-m-building - 2026-05-02

LONGREAD. He treats tremor with sound waves, is preparing to help paralyzed patients control a cursor with their thoughts and envisions a future where brain and machines talk to each other in both directions. Neurosurgeon and researcher Andres Lozano is pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the human brain – and doing it with both precision and imagination. “We are trying to discover the b

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/fine-tuning-neural-circuits-heal-brain-segerfalk-lecturer-andres-lozano-next-gen-neurosurgery - 2026-05-01

This autumn, the pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences” has been offered for the first time at Lund University. Ian Manners, who has been active in developing the course, talks about the course and how we can work to promote student-centered learning and teaching. You are involved in the new student-centered pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences”, which aims to im

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/ian-manners-implementing-active-learning-education - 2026-05-01

At Lund University’s Biomedical Centre, the FACS Core Facility hums with activity, hosting a range of machines ready to support scientific research. Now, the facility welcomes its latest addition: a high-tech spectral flow cytometry instrument coupled with image-based sorting capacity. Scientists from various disciplines are lining up to use this new tool, which promises to make cell research fast

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-era-flow-cytometry-arrives-facs-core-facility - 2026-05-01

What happens when we get out of the driver's seat and our vehicles become autonomous? Mathematician Viktor Larsson is developing methods to enable cars and drones to see their surroundings. This is his insight into the self-driving present and future. Cameras, satnav, laser, radar and sensors. To earn the prefix ‘self-driving’, or ‘autonomous’, vehicles need a range of technologies capable of both

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/road-self-driving-future - 2026-05-01