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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Continual managerial changes and collegial leadership are major challenges for rehabilitation at LU according to Anne Link, head of the Occupational Health Service. Anne Link. Photo: Jenny Loftrup In spring 2016, changes to the Work Environment Act increased pressure on employers to regulate stress, overwork and workp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/occupational-health-service-managers-must-be-trained - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Smith & Meissner are two researchers who have been hand-picked to find molecular clues to healing processes in the heart and blood vessels. A cardiologist and a molecular biologist who complement one another and work together to move research forward, Gustav Smith and Anja Meissner are one of the “tandem pairs” in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tandem-researchers-smith-meissner - 2026-04-27

Narcissism, psychopathy and machiavellianism are personality traits that often lead to major social problems in the workplace. Magnus Lindén has researched “the dark triad” – dark personality traits that can nevertheless lead to success and management positions. Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson “People with dark traits often cause major relationship problems in the workplace. It’s arsehole-like beha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dark-personalities-how-handle-arsehole-work - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fifty per cent of all pregnant women in need of a C-section are unable to get one. Most people around the world still do not have access to safe surgery, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities each year. As a paediatric surgeon, Lars Hagander wanted to find ways to help, and has travelled the world to perfor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lack-surgeons-threat-global-health - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A night at the opera is associated with reverential listening and a formally dressed audience. But during an opera improvisation, a performance emerges organically. The audience may contribute with their thoughts and ideas before it starts. Sara Wilén Photo:Kennet Ruona Sara Wilén is Sweden’s – and probably the world

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctor-opera-improvisation - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Colleagues who assume responsibility for the big picture at their workplace nurture the leadership culture that Torbjörn von Schantz wants to see at his University. The heads of department, managers and deans of the future need to consider what is best for the University as a whole in addition to their own area. Torbj

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaders-future-should-assume-responsibility-university-whole - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Comics for adults are no longer a subculture for comic book nerds but an established art form. Nina Ernst is the first literary scholar to study autobiographical comics that often address issues of vulnerability and difficult subjects. Nina Ernst Photo Kennet Ruona “The limited space and the immediacy of the images ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autobiographical-comics-addressing-difficult-subjects - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At what age are you considered old at work? Are you old when you are 48? Why do some people seem as if they never to want to retire, while others would not dream of working beyond 65? Kerstin Nilsson’s research concerns what makes us thrive at work and the factors that affect how long we are able, or want, to continue

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/48-considered-old-work - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Giving yourself a pat on the back rather than thinking that you should have performed better – self-compassion is about being as friendly and kind to yourself as you would be to a close friend or colleague. Anna Pardo. Photo: Kennet Ruona Anna Pardo is a psychologist, registered psychotherapist and psychotherapy super

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/silence-your-inner-critic-its-stressful-will-not-improve-your-performance - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Foto:Mostphotos Are people generally trustworthy? Yes, say about two out of three Swedes. Nordic countries are ranked high in what we call interpersonal trust. In other countries, trust is not as obvious. What happens when these perspectives meet? Economist Andreas Bergh has studied the phenomenon more closely. In Swe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/trust-good-economy - 2026-04-27

Your ergonomic work environment is important – find out how the Occupational Health Service can help you. Consult a physiotherapist/ergonomistIt is important to adapt the workplace both to the job and the employee's personal circumstances, in order to create a healthy and well-functioning work environment. We always encourage having a conversation with your line manager about this.The Occupational

https://www.staff.lu.se/employment/work-environment-and-health/occupational-health-service/ergonomic-advice - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the wake of #metoo, thousands of women have dared to speak out about the sexual assaults and harassment they have been subjected to in the workplace. In the case of academics, this has been channelled through the call to action, “Akademiuppropet”, which started on Facebook. Lena Lindell is human resources consultan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-scale-sexual-harassment-lu - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Curiosity, openness and compassion are words to live by for Sylvia Schwaag Serger, who will become the new deputy vice-chancellor as of next year. She believes that we all have a civic duty to be proactive but must also be aware that we might, actually, be wrong. Sylvia Schwaag-Serger, new deputy vice-chancellor at Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaving-her-comfort-zone-lund-university - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two universities within 20 km of each other will become a reality next year when the higher education institution in Malmö will receive full university status. What this will mean for Lund is unclear. Will the university in Malmö be a complement or a competitor? In Lund, the feeling is cautiously optimistic. Huset Ork

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/complement-or-competitor - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petra Fransson is the first member of the Malmö Theatre Academy to obtain a PhD as a stage performer. The dilemma between the tough conditions for professional actors on the one hand, and the potential between the body and delivering lines on the other led her to her PhD project. “I started eight years ago, but I chos

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-actress-broaden-repertoire-artistic-doctoral-degree - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is there any underlying biological explanation for why men are responsible for such a large proportion of sexual assaults compared to women? Or, from a biological point of view, could women just as easily have been the ones to commit this type of harassment and assault, if the social and historical power structure wer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biology-could-partially-explain-sexual-abuse-power - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish manhood enters into crisis at irregular intervals; the male role may now be about to change once again in the aftermath of the #metoo protest. Gender historian Emma Severinsson hopes that the boys of today will learn to show feelings – and gender scholar Jens Rydström adds that men need to get better at talkin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-male-roles-change-after-metoo - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What does the origin of life on Earth have to do with malignant tumour cells? In an unusual research project, a geochemist and a tumour biologist have joined forces to explain the emergence of animals in a new way, thereby questioning one of the cornerstones of evolution. Geochemist Emma Hammarlund is excited to see w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odd-pair-solves-evolutionary-riddle - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When I see the ideal father role today, I see a copy of the motherhood myth. I am concerned that men are about to end up where many women have been in relation to parenthood, never satisfied and always feeling that they should have done more”, says developmental psychologist Elia Psouni. Elia Psouni. Photo: Ulrika Or

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-equal-dads-risk-falling-womens-trap - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Today’s governance of Swedish higher education institutions is short-sighted, poorly coordinated and much too general and competitive. The separation of direct government funding between education and research has created unnatural boundaries and promoted a culture within academia that underestimates education in rela

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/combine-government-funding-research-and-education - 2026-04-27