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Professor Charlotta Turner believes in the power of natural science to shape society. As Dean, she wants to create an environment where people meet across boundaries and where going to work or study feels engaging, inspiring and rewarding. Why are you running for Dean of the Faculty of Science?“I am driven by new challenges, especially when it comes to leadership and development in our academic en
Johan Gustafsson, a researcher in medical radiation physics at the Faculty of Science, delivered his docent lecture last week, attracting around 40 attendees keen to learn more. In this interview, he talks about the theme of the lecture and his research. You have just given your docent lecture, “What a Martian traveler needs to know about radiation” – how did it go, and how does it feel now?It fee
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/docent-lecturer-provided-depth-look-mars-travel-and-radiation-risks - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We know that noise affects our ability to learn as well as generating irritation and stress. This, in turn, reduces efficiency and well-being in the workplace. Some research findings indicate that workplace efficiency could increase by as much as 50% with the right sound environment. Memory researchers and cogniti
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/less-noise-more-efficient-brain-work - 2026-05-07
Contrary to popular belief, Swedish women who have joined IS were not simply passively manipulated by men. A new study from Lund University suggests that it was a strict religious culture, which opposes gender equality, and modern gender roles and norms, that attracted Swedish women to join the Islamic State. On the internet, Swedish IS women propagate Sharia law, gender segregation and a patriarc
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aggressively-patriarchal-worldview-attracted-swedish-women - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, fac
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, fac
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2026-05-07
2020-11-25 CoVid-restrictions Dear tenants, Yesterday new restrictions started to apply in Sweden and Skåne in regards to the CoVid-19 pandemic. The new restrictions are not recommendations but musts, and will apply for 4 weeks from now. The following information is crucial and LU Accommodation requires all tenants to read and follow the decisions made by the Swedish Government and the Swedish H
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/news-updates-2020 - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday 16, 09.00-10.30, there will be a lecture on Indian independent documentary at Gamla Kirurgen, floor 3 at Lund University. The event is a collaboration with School of Journalism and the event is open to everyone. The documentary participant is largely a site of anxiety, viewed through the discourse of documen
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-indian-independent-documentary - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - behave very differently as they navigate through the earth’s microscopic labyrinths. The study was performed in a lab environment, and the underground system c
https://www.science.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2026-05-07
At Lund University School of Economics and Management, there is an extensive range of courses in statistics. We talked with Albert Wendsjö, one of the School's statistics students! Why should you study statistics here at LUSEM?“Statistics is fun, challenging and offers great job opportunities after graduation! Overall, I think the Department of Statistics at LUSEM is excellent because they provide
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/statistics-fun-challenging-and-offers-great-job-opportunities-after-graduation - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BECC researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - behave very differently as they navigate through the earth’s microscopic labyrinths. The study was performed in a lab environment, and the underground sys
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2026-05-07
Representatives from all the partner universities meet once a year in conjunction with the alliance’s Annual Summit. This year we are the hosts – the meeting will be held in Lund 13-14 June, with an extra day on 12 June to enable meetings for the project’s various working groups. Our European university collaboration, EUGLOH (European University Alliance for Global Health), continues to develop. A
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-host-eugloh-annual-summit-13-14-june - 2026-05-08
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Shai Mulinari has together with Malin Ideland (Malmö) and Tora Holmberg (Uppsala) published an article in Science and Technology Studies: "Money, Money, Money? Politico-Moral Discourses of Stem Cell Research in a Grant Allocation Process". Read the whole article on lup.lub.lu.seShai Mulinari AbstractConcerns have been
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/mulinari-stem-cell-research-and-marketization-science - 2026-05-07
For experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter, Professor Anne L’Huillier at Lund University is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz. Today, we celebrate the first Lund University Nobel Laureate. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 to
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/and-nobel-prize-now-announced - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Steen, researcher at LUCSUS, was recently in Zimbabwe researching land and land use issues, with particular focus on women. You research women’s rights to soil and land; do you believe the regime change could affect their rights?It is too early to say how much of a change the transfer of power will bring. But ev
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/will-regime-change-zimbabwe-affect-situation-women-karin-steen-womens-rights-soil - 2026-05-07
What would it take for people living 100 000 years from now to be able to understand a message from people living today? Language historian and exegete Ola Wikander has, on behalf of the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), outlined some of the linguistic challenges. The question of how to warn people in the future was raised in connection with the decision made in January this
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-language-eternity - 2026-05-08
Läkare ska hålla så kallade brytpunktssamtal i livets slutskede med obotligt sjuka patienter. Men många gånger ges inga sådana samtal, visar en ny studie vid Lunds universitet. Ett tidsperspektiv skulle kunna hjälpa läkarna att förstå vad patienterna behöver. – Ett ramverk för samtal utifrån år, månader och dagar skulle underlätta för att låta samtal om livets slutskede vara den process det är. De
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/patienter-gar-miste-om-samtal-i-livets-slutskede - 2026-05-07
Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center are coming together with colleagues across Lund University to shape the future of healthcare. A new University-wide seed funding initiative seeking to support emerging research topics that benefit society will see interdisciplinary teams of neuroscience, medicine, and biotechnology researchers attempt to develop new, innovative, patient-specific disease model
Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see
https://www.science.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2026-05-07
Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2026-05-07
