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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more reputable the scientific journal, the more expensive it will be to publish an article with Open Access. Research publishers are riding the gravy train, but for the individual researcher the cost often comes as an unpleasant surprise, after they have spent all of their funding. Librarian Aron Lindhagen helps r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/expensive-publish-open-access-prestigious-journals - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Burman is a former doctoral student at LU who has developed a method for efficiency and stress management. In January she held a workshop for doctoral students and has also written a book entitled "Finish on time - the Doctoral Student Handbook". Here are her best tips. Work in unitsDivide your day into units and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-important-tips-way-thesis - 2026-07-05

Many of the University’s staff members state that they seldom or never use AI at work, according to a survey conducted by the Ad Hoc Group. As previously mentioned in LU News, a questionnaire on the use of AI was sent to a random selection of technical and administrative (TA) staff at the University. The survey was conducted within the framework of the University’s digitalisation and AI initiative

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ta-staff-opinions-are-divided-ai - 2026-07-06

Olof the bird – a stuffed bird of prey with a stern expression – currently stands in the heart of The Science Student Union (LUNA), keeping watch over students’ discussions and union activities. But few are eager to get too close. A sign next to him warns that his plumage contains arsenic.  The warning has become a talking point – is Olof really so toxic that he should be placed behind protective

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/stuffed-bird-olof-full-arsenic-new-measuring-device-gives-us-answers - 2026-07-05

The machines have started rolling in at Norunda and are cutting down trees, one by one. Norunda is Sweden’s oldest measuring station for greenhouse gases and it is unique. Following several decades of being surrounded by a hundred-year-old forest, it will instead be surrounded by a clear-cut. - We expect a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions, says professor Natascha Kljun at CEC. The

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/clear-cut-forest-provides-essential-information-climate-research - 2026-07-05

There is now an updated platform for strategic work which will guide our initiatives between 2025 and 2027. This update is an important part of our efforts to remain relevant and competitive in a rapidly changing world. The world around us is becoming increasingly unpredictable and complex, and in order to meet the new challenges we must act more quickly and in new ways. The platform for strategic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-platform-strategic-work-initiatives-international-impact - 2026-07-06

The COP15 summit is over, and the world has received a sister deal to the "Paris Agreement", a global framework to protect biodiversity on the planet. - It is a great moment for biodiversity. We needed this set of goals and hope. But there is lots of work to be done and only a few years left, says BECC researcher Maria Blasi, who was present during the negotiations in Canada. These are Maria Blasi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/maria-blasi-after-attending-cop15-key-outcomes-biological-diversity - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden has got its first seven Tesla MRI scanner. The 40 ton scanner had to be lowered into place at the Lund University Bioimaging Centre (LBIC) at Skåne University Hospital. Until now, the most powerful MRI scanners in Sweden that are used on humans have had a magnetic field of three Tesla. The weather was kind when

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-host-strongest-mri-scanner-sweden - 2026-07-05

Imagine you had to get surgery due to esophagus cancer. Initially, you seem to recover well, but suddenly you are rushed to emergency surgery. The wound has failed to heal and the inflammation has caused severe, life-threatening sepsis. What if this could have been prevented? What if your doctors could have seen the problem in the wound days before the severe problem occurred, and been able to fix

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/method-measuring-healing-after-surgery - 2026-07-05

The COP15 summit is over, and the world has received a sister deal to the "Paris Agreement", a global framework to protect biodiversity on the planet.  – It is a great moment for biodiversity. We needed this set of goals and hope. But there is lots of work to be done and only a few years left, says CEC researcher Maria Blasi, who was present during the negotiations in Canada. These are her five ke

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cop15-key-outcomes-biological-diversity - 2026-07-05

On 10th October, PhD student Lisa Heldt discussed her on-going research on how companies can drive sustainability in their business models and supply chains by adopting and integrating digital technologies, such as smart sensors, blockchain, or satellite technology. Lisa’s research investigates how companies use digital technologies in the multi-tier management of sustainability issues in complex

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mid-term-seminar-phd-research-how-digital-technologies-can-drive-sustainability-business - 2026-07-05

The EU has set ambitious goals for reducing emissions and cutting energy use in buildings, but when it comes to everyday renovation projects, energy efficiency still struggles to gain ground.  A recent article by Katharina Reindl, Georgios Pardalis, and Jenny Palm explored why, by taking a closer look at how energy-related decisions are actually made during the early planning and design phases of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-energy-efficiency-still-struggles-take-center-stage-building-renovations - 2026-07-05

As the year draws to a close, we look back on a selection of activities, results, and achievements at LUSEM and across Lund University. How often do you get to be the best in the world at something? Even more meaningful when it's for leading the way in sustainability — as Lund University was recently ranked #1 globally by QS.There we can probably leave the broader LU perspective behind and focus s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/2025-comes-close - 2026-07-05

For the autumn semester of 2025, more than 72,000 people applied to programmes at Lund University — and LUSEM continues to stand strong in the competition. LUSEM’s programmes remain highly attractive. According to the recently published application statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), the Swedish Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Selma Maric is a woman who is not afraid of departures and she has not followed the classic path into the research world. “I have never shied away from ending things if something else shows up. I only have one life and I have to do what is most interesting and exciting.” Her worldview may have been affected by her fli

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/refugee-experience-coloured-researchers-worldview - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Det luktar ljuvligt från köket i lägenheten hemma hos Louise Brunkwall, som forskar på tarmbakterier och är näringsfysiolog. Idag blir det pasta och grönsakssås till lunch. Städningen inför intervjun med LUM har gjort att hon inte längre hittar i köksskåpen: – I vanliga fall är det alltid någon form av kaos här! säg

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hjalp-kroppen-overlista-reptilhjarnan - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Per Nordén is not really new to the job of chief security officer. He started working at Lund University’s security division seventeen years ago, staying until 2007, when he took a break. During his twelve-year absence, he worked in the municipality of Kävlinge and most recently at Tetra Pak. The reason for his return

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nordens-new-job-old-one-chief-security-officer-lund-university - 2026-07-05

For one week in April, the Malmö Academy of Music served as a hub for teachers and students from 16 different music academies across the Nordic and Baltic regions. This event only returns to Malmö every fifteen years. This year, the occasion was used to highlight folk music from minority groups. Nordtrad is a Nordplus-funded network for music academies offering folk and world music programs. The n

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/nordtrad-2026-malmo-spotlights-minority-folk-music - 2026-07-05

On behalf of the Swedish Government, SciLifeLab develops and provides advanced technologies, instruments and expertise to researchers in academia, industry and healthcare throughout Sweden. Johan Malmström has served as Scientific Director of Integrated Structural Biology (ISB), one of the platforms within SciLifeLabs, since 1 June of this year. What is the platform’s mission? “In collaboration wi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/johan-malmstrom-scientific-director-scilifelab-platform-isb - 2026-07-05

For the 73rd time, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be arranged. It takes place 30 June–5 July 2024 in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. One of the participants this year is Ruby Davtyan, a doctoral student at NanoLund and Solid State Physics. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by about 30–40 Nobel Laureates and some of th

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/next-stop-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-07-05