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Several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases have been discovered, according to new research by Jonas Ljungberg at Lund University, published in Cliometrica. This can have major consequences for both research and the decisions politicians make regarding economic policy. Jonas Ljungberg needed access to different European countries' consumer price indices (CPIs) for the last

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/errors-detected-several-historical-consumer-price-indices - 2026-06-15

Last year's Nobel celebration was a digital version, but this year David Julius, who won the Nobel prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2021, will travel to Stockholm for the festivities. In this interview he talks about what such a prize leads to, about the joy of curiosity-driven research that, although lacking guardrails, is full of creativity and opportunities – and about the similarity between

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/his-interest-natural-products-led-nobel-prize - 2026-06-15

The university receives around one million emails every day. About 90% of them are unsolicited messages. To mitigate the risks involved, the university will move the email service to a more secure solution. This move has been brought forward due to recent disruptions. The unwanted messages consist of spam, attempts to steal passwords, so-called CEO scams or other unwanted messages. To facilitate t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/update-universitys-central-email-service - 2026-06-16

He just finished his dissertation in Business Administration called: "Constraints and Costs: Essays in Corporate Finance", and is preparing for its defense on 16 May at 14:15 in EC3: 207. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My thesis is a compilation of four empirical essays that investigate how firms respond to internal and external financial pressures, focusing on investment–ca

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-nick-christie - 2026-06-15

Diving headlong into the matter of economic inequalities in Kenya, Economic History doctoral student Valeria Lukkari looks at what factors drive these disparities. You are about to defend your thesis “Economic Disparities in Colonial Kenya – Income Inequality and Wage Differentiation”, what is the thesis about?My thesis project reconstructs and explains the long-run income inequality trends in Ken

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-valeria-lukkari - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Accepted paper, book chapter, key note address and a scholarship! Accepted paper"Quality of charcoal produced using micro gasification and how the new cook stove works in rural Kenya"by Njenga, Mary; Mahmoud, Yahia; Mendum, Ruth; Iiyama, Miyuki; Jamnadass, Ramni; Roing de Nowina, Kristina; Sundberg, Cecilia.Article, i

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/may-highlights - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand a specific type of neuron that could underlie several brain disorders including schizophrenia, epilepsy and autism, and are developing exciting new strategies to treat them. For the brain to function properly, signaling – be it excitatory or inhibitory – m

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/restoring-neural-networks-and-understanding-brain-disorders-0 - 2026-06-15

How planets form is a question that has long vexed the world's astronomers. In recent years, the so-called pebble theory - where tiny gravel particles are sucked together - has gained ground. A new paper shows that ice plays a crucial role in allowing these celestial bodies to reach a certain size where they can continue to grow to planetary size. Just over 4.6 billion years ago, our planetary sys

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/ice-plays-important-role-swelling-small-celestial-bodies-massive-planets - 2026-06-15

A new WCMM research school year is completed and the students together with the PIs could celebrate the success of another engaging year at a well-planned and well-deserved retreat. The WCMM research school retreat always offers a good balance between stimulating scientific programs including external speakers or fellow WCMM researchers and social events. This year we heard great talks by invited

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-wcmm-research-school-representatives-2023 - 2026-06-15

The second part of our theme on osteoarthritis of the wrist and finger joints. We get to share facts and tips from Freya Kristjansdottir, Sara Larsson, and Katarina Mortazavi, all three of whom work at Skåne University Hospital, Hand Surgery Rehab in Malmö.” It is not always easy to know where to turn to get help with the testing of aids. During our conversation, we learn that you can turn to an o

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/oa-wrist-and-fingers-part-ii - 2026-06-15

The University has decided that health promotion reimbursement will rise to SEK 3,000 from 1 January 2026. The University Management regards health promotion as important and they are keen to see more employees taking part. Health promotion benefit is offered to all employees at Lund University, regardless of the terms of your employment. To encourage higher uptake of the benefit, it has now been

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increased-health-promotion-reimbursement-1-january-2026 - 2026-06-16

As long as we need to examination remotley, we will need to do it in partly new ways. There are no methods for "translating" an examination on campus into the same examination done at home, and different forms of examination handle the adjustments needed differently. Photo by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash Home examinations and essays are among the kinds of examinations that work just as well and someti

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/easier-formative-assessment - 2026-06-15

As long as we need to examine remotely, we will need to examine in partly new ways. There are no methods for "translating" an on-campus examination into an identical remote examination, but rather, different forms of examination cope with the transition to varying degrees. Photo by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash Exam hall and home examinations Home examinations and essays are among the kinds of examinat

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/better-course-formative-examination - 2026-06-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Studenter vid Lunds universitet har skapat egna visningar i trädgården, ur sitt perspektiv sett från sina studier. Visningarna går under perioden 21 april-18 juni. På tisdagar och torsdagar kl 17:00, lördagar och söndagar kl 14:00. I år är det sju studenter som har visningar med sitt eget tema. Rieke ger visningen:O

https://www.botan.lu.se/artikel/visningar-ur-en-students-perspektiv - 2026-06-15

I möten med fler än åtta deltagare tenderar många att hålla sig tysta och det kan vara svårt att få igång gruppen. Det finns dock en del knep att ta till. Lotta Åbjörnsson som är systemförvaltare för Zoom vid Lunds universitet och som även håller workshops om Zoom och Zoom Webinar ger sina bästa tips på hur du skapar interaktiva möten! Foto: Brooke Cagle från Unsplash.com Berätta för deltagarna at

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/sa-skapar-du-interaktion-i-digitala-moten - 2026-06-15

Fallen av bröstcancer mellan två screeningundersökningar blev färre, och av de cancrar som hann utvecklas var färre allvarliga och aggressiva. Nu är slutresultaten från Lunds universitets forskningsstudie MASAI klara, och de visar på ytterligare nytta med AI-stödd bröstcancerscreening. Studien har redan tidigare visat att AI-stöd bidrar till 29 procent fler hittade fall av bröstcancer jämfört med

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ai-stod-vid-brostcancerscreening-farre-missade-cancerfall - 2026-06-16

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Eftersom de båda vanligaste diabetestyperna, typ 1 och typ 2, blir vanligare ökar också antalet individer som har båda sjukdomarna samtidigt. Mycket kort kan dubbel diabetes definieras som när en typ 1:a utvecklar insulinresistens, ofta på grund av övervikt. Så sammanfattas tillståndet bakom begreppet dubbel diabete

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/bade-typ-1-och-typ-2-samtidigt - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. WINGS hereby invites you to a workshop on Gender-Equal Teaching with Equality Inc! On April 6, 2016, WINGS is proud to present a workshop on gender-equal teaching practices, led by Alice Marshall from Equality Inc. This workshop is for all faculty members with any teaching responsibilities. In this creative and intera

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/gender-equal-teaching-workshop-equality-inc - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New business models and commercial opportunities in lighting:What stops LEDs from hitting the market? Energy efficient lighting as in LED is an essential technique in a sustainable society. In Sweden, LED is becoming affordable and has a limitless performance. Yet it is still hardly used in schools, hospitals and publ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-andrius-plepys - 2026-06-15

For Marcus Ascard, the interest in artificial intelligence (AI) started in his early studies – he was fascinated by how a computer could play a computer game by itself. Today, the engineering student has gained working experience in artificial intelligence from two different companies, and pictures a future career within AI. Marcus is in his fifth and final year of the civil engineering program in

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/marcus-ascard - 2026-06-15