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We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding. The truth, however, goes back much further. An international study shows that the rich morphological variety among dogs began to take off 11,000 years ago – long before nineteenth century kennel clubs. Look at the dogs of today: the dainty Chihuahua, which most resembles a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dog-diversity-thousands-years-older-we-thought - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2020 turned out to be a year like no other. It challenged us, but we found ways to keep up our good work. Read all about how NanoLund performed this special year in our annual report. Not only did NanoLund find ways to continue forwards despite ever-changing restrictions – but also did our best to contribute with rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-annual-report-2020 - 2026-10-05

The Aurora group are young people who recently initiated a process against the state of Sweden for not taking action and treating the climnate crisis as a crisis. More than 1600 researchers and teachers including researchers from our department, agreeing with the Aurora, have signed a debate article in Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Many researchers and teachers from academies all over Sweden have

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/academics-debate-article-young-people-are-right-sue-state - 2026-10-05

In his doctoral thesis in sociology "Structures of subcontracting: Work organisation, control, and labour in the Swedish building sector", Rasmus Ahlstrand analyses the increased use of subcontractors and explores new forms of work organisation in the Swedish building sector. A key contribution of his study is the concept of masked staffing, which refers to unauthorised ways of organising labour t

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/rasmus-ahlstrand-has-defended-his-thesis-changing-swedish-building-sector - 2026-10-05

CMES researcher Lina Eklund is hiring a post doc in Earth Observation for her project on Pyrogeography. The work will partly include research on vegetation fires in the Middle East, focusing on time series analysis and image classifications. Apply to the position by 15 October! Project Description Wildfire frequency and severity is expected to increase in the future due to anthropogenic climate ch

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-post-doc-earth-observation - 2026-10-05

As previously announced, the lichenologist and botanist, Professor Ingvar Kärnefelt, passed away on 24 July, having just turned 82. Ingvar was formerly Head of the Biological Museum, which for a number of years was a separate unit within the Department of Biology at Lund University. Although Ingvar battled a serious illness for several years and underwent numerous treatments, he remained active an

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/tribute-ingvar-karnefelt-1944-2026 - 2026-10-05

This year’s report from the V-Dem Institute’s Academic Freedom Index focuses in particular on the institutional autonomy of higher education institutions in different countries, which in turn is fundamental to the protection of individual academic freedom.  This includes countries such as Hungary, which began its steady decline from a high ranking in institutional autonomy in 2009 to a bottom-of-t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-can-be-rapidly-undermined - 2026-10-06

We congratulate this year’s Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine – Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth – on their groundbreaking discoveries that laid the foundations for optogenetics. Here at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine, we are particularly delighted: Karl Deisseroth holds an honorary doctorate from our Faculty of Medicine and has long-standing research collaborations w

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-doctorate-awarded-nobel-prize-physiology-or-medicine - 2026-10-05

Scientists all over the world agree: the earth is getting hotter and hotter and extreme weather such as heat waves or prolonged droughts create a greater risk of forest fires. In a new photographic exhibition in the Pufendorf Institute's garden in Lund, visitors could take part of powerful photographs of how people, animals and communities are affected by forest fires. The fire season is getting l

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-warmer-planet - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the largest of its kind in the world, includes results from over 3 200 patients with breast cancer. The researchers used RNA sequencing, a sensit

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-analytical-model-detects-mutations-breast-cancer - 2026-10-05

During the foetal stage, a number of so-called cell programs run that are vital to the development of the foetus. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers from Lund University demonstrate that one of these foetal programs appears to protect against acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). “We have used an experimental mouse model that always results in this type of leukaemia. The interesting thing

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-insights-foetal-development-may-protect-against-leukaemia - 2026-10-05

Since January 2026, the Main University Building has been closed for extensive renovations. The building is managed by the National Property Board of Sweden (SFV), and the refurbishment is being carried out in several stages. A new website has been launched where staff, students and the public can follow the progress of the work and find out about plans for how the building will be used when it re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-happening-main-university-building - 2026-10-06

RAMP-UP, a new EU-funded doctoral programme coordinated by Lund University, is now inviting researchers from all faculties to submit proposals for co-funded PhD projects in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The programme welcomes interdisciplinary ideas that span scientific, technological, clinical, ethical, economic, and societal perspectives on the developmen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-interdisciplinary-project-co-funding-ramp - 2026-10-06

For the tenth consecutive year, Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University welcomed high school students from across Skåne for UniStem Day 2025, a hands-on celebration of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. Held on Friday, March 14, this year’s milestone event offered students a unique opportunity to step into the world of science, learning from leading researchers, experimenting in state-

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unistem-day-2025-decade-inspiring-future-scientists-lund - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hui Zhao, Phd student at the Department has had one of her papers recognized among the top student papers of the 2017 ICA (International Communication Association) conference, PR Division. As a recipient of the top four student paper, Ms Zhao will also receive a scholarship from the ICA PR Division in the amount of $5

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/phd-student-hui-zhao-recipient-top-four-student-papers-ica-conference-2017 - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Economy packs of Danish meat and potato chips or venison and hand-picked lingonberries? The new Nordic green cuisine has become one of our most important marks of identity. Eating like a foodie – organic, ethical, modern and innovative food, is a way of acquiring status.  Sofia Ulver, Associate professor of marketing

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-nordic-green-cuisine-has-become-mark-identity - 2026-10-05

Changes in land use have been highlighted as one of the main reasons for the global decline of insects. New research from Lund University, which examined three common Swedish grassland butterflies, shows that changes in land use not only reduce insect numbers. The loss of habitat can also lead to increased inbreeding, especially among specialised species that find it increasingly difficult to move

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/changes-land-use-leads-increased-inbreeding-swedish-butterflies - 2026-10-05

For two weeks in May, teaching staff and students from Zhytomyr University experienced surroundings other than the state of war that prevails in their home country. In Sweden, they had teaching sessions on reflective thinking and, not least, a break from the war. The Lund University School of Aviation (TFHS) has had an exchange with Zhytomyr University, a Ukrainian university that focuses on techn

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukrainian-students-and-researchers-visited-school-aviation - 2026-10-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three major MERGE projects have data going into the new database PANGAEA LandClim II(VR, 2017-2020).This project is a collaboration between LNU, LU (dynamic vegetation modelling and spatial statistical modelling), SU (ESM EC Earth) and SMHI (regional models RCA4 and HARMONIE). The project is a development from the for

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/database-pangaea-now-public - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The project "NORBATOUR - Nordic-Baltic Tourism Research Studies” connects four universities in a joint master course to share information and knowledge on tourism research methods, trends and studies. There is a need for new research methodsNORBATOUR connects universities in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Denmark to dev

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/nordic-baltic-collaboration-tourism-research-master-students - 2026-10-05