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Geologists at Lund University in Sweden have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Using a uniquely well-preserved fossil, the team has also created the scientifically most up-to-date reconstruction of an ichthyosaur currently available. Fish lizards, or ichthyosaurs, were a very successful group of animals that, much like today's whales, migrated f

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-reconstruct-ancient-fish-lizard - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pear-shaped atomic nuclei can reveal clues as to why the Universe is made up of more matter than anti-matter. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll’s research on this type of atomic nucleus has now made it onto the top 10 of breakthroughs in physics from 2013. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll talks about the hunt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pear-shaped-atomic-nuclei-top-10-break-throughs-physics - 2026-05-29

WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. Join us as we

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-elin-tragardh - 2026-05-29

During her thesis project, Elin Byman discovered a role of alpha-amylase in Alzheimer’s disease. January 21, she defends her Ph.D. work supervised by Malin Wennström in the Preclinical memory research group at MultiPark. Here, she tells about the journey and major breakthroughs. Tell us about your research! The enzyme alpha-amylase has long been known to be abundant in saliva and the gastrointesti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-elin-byman - 2026-05-29

On 18 November, a news item was released that went beyond our wildest dreams: Lund University ranked first in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability. We have been ranked as not just the best in Sweden, or even Europe – we are number one in the entire world! This is most likely the first time that a Swedish or Nordic university has been ranked best in the world in one of the major ranking

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-ranked-best-world-sustainability-according-qs-i-am-speechless - 2026-05-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2026-05-29

The use of technologies to support teaching was essential during the pandemic. But what can they do to support education at a campus university in ‘normal’ times? Here are four reasons why the university might want to plan strategically for the use of digital learning to enhance campus experiences. Continue reading and you will find out more in this opinion piece by Rachel Forsyth. Photo: Ben Davi

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/why-bother-blended-learning - 2026-05-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. The South Swedish Geographic Society invites everyone with an interest for geography to an evening at the Geo pub!  When: Thursday 28/4, 19.00.Where: The Geopub, "Sky high lounge", top floor of Geocentum 1.We are happy to announce that this evening, our new chairman Karin Book who has a Ph.D. in human geography and

https://www.keg.lu.se/artikel/geopub-sky-high-lounge - 2026-05-29

Arbetar du med att planera och följa upp din verksamhet? Då är detta utbildningen för dig! Det finns platser kvar på utbildningen Ekonomiskt planera och följa upp verksamheten. Utbildningen består av tre delar: Första tillfället: 11 oktober (förmiddag) Andra tillfället: 18 oktober (förmiddag) Ekonomispelet: Datum meddelas senare Passa på att anmäla dig nu innan 9 oktober klockan 10:00 för att kunn

https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/platser-kvar-pa-utbildning-1 - 2026-05-29

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/vagen-fran-ide-till-popular-artikel-i-conversation - 2026-05-29

The Historical Museum at Lund University reopened during the first weekend of December after almost one year of renovation and rebuilding. “It feels great to be able to welcome new and previous visitors to the museum at last. We hope that they will make new discoveries about the past and find new approaches to our collections, while it will be easier to find your way here and around the museum”, s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reopened-museum-looks-future - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What jobs will we do in the future? And who will work? Research shows that half of today’s jobs will not be necessary in 20 years’ time. Questions about unemployment and the future job market have been discussed at several different university events in recent months, most recently at Debatt i Lund. In early June, pol

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-jobs-will-we-do-future - 2026-05-29

Candy heaven or candy hell? Halloween consumption has gone rampant since we imported this tradition from the United States, and is expected to reach 1,6 billion SEK in 2024. In Sweden we used to just go to graveyards on All Hallows Eve and light candles in memory of loved ones that have passed, but starting in the 1990’s it has become a spectacle, with costumes, parties, ghostly decorations and tr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/economics-death-and-halloween-consumption - 2026-05-29

Candy heaven or candy hell? Halloween consumption has gone rampant since we imported this tradition from the United States, and is expected to reach 1,6 billion SEK in 2024. In Sweden we used to just go to graveyards on All Hallows Eve and light candles in memory of loved ones that have passed, but starting in the 1990’s it has become a spectacle, with costumes, parties, ghostly decorations and tr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/economics-death-and-halloween-consumption - 2026-05-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. På måndag den 20 augusti arrangeras Arrival Day vid Lunds universitet. Då kommer cirka 2 000 internationella studenter från hela världen till Lund för att studera under en termin eller ett till två år framåt. Arrival Day pågår mellan klockan 09.00 och 20.00. För att välkomna och hjälpa de internationella studenterna

https://www.lu.se/artikel/arrival-day-nu-kommer-de-nya-internationella-studenterna-till-lund-0 - 2026-05-29

https://www.botan.lu.se/artikel/varyra - 2026-05-29

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/apply-gullers-grupp-award - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it increasingly difficult to regulate emotions, thoughts, then movements. There is no treatment that slows

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2026-05-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Marion von Osten som doktorerade med 'In The Making : Traversing the project exhibition In the Desert of Modernity. Colonial Planning and After' vid Konsthögskolan i Malmö 2018, avled tragiskt nog i cancer under helgen som gick. Hennes kollegor i doktorandgruppen samt hennes handledare har skrivit ihop några minneso

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/minnesord-marion-von-osten - 2026-05-29

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/officiell-start-av-den-nya-tidsskriften-interdisciplinary-egyptology-startad-bla-av-dr-amber-hood-en - 2026-05-29