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These are busy times for atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier. Earlier this year, she received the prestigious Wolf Prize – perhaps not as widely known among the general public, but within the field of physics it is considered second only to the Nobel Prize. Anne L’Huillier was honoured for her contribution to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics. “I haven’t really taken it all in yet. I hav

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/prestigious-physics-prize-goes-lund-researcher - 2025-12-20

AI, artificial intelligence, is trendy. But where does the boundary go between humankind and machine and what should we use AI for? “It’s time to ask ourselves what humankind possesses that machines do not. How can they complement each other, rather than compete?” asks philosopher Jonna Bornemark. Will your future colleagues have human intelligence – or perhaps artificial? It may sound like a stra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-colleague-have-artificial-intelligence - 2025-12-20

Mathematics Professor Kalle Åström studies the future of agriculture with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). He develops mathematical models to optimise harvests and contribute to climate-friendly agriculture. Artificial intelligence and agriculture may seem like two different worlds, but not for Kalle Åström. On the contrary, he sees synergies and is keen to bring the two together. The Pro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ai-provides-agricultural-intelligence - 2025-12-20

There is widespread agreement among the physicists and chemists for their establishment in Science Village to take place simultaneously and as soon as possible. There are also proposals for how the two departments could work together. Leif Bülow, head of the Department of Chemistry, describes the forthcoming establishment and merger as an incredible opportunity and says the vast majority of those

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chance-lifetime - 2025-12-20

The results of the election in September may have an impact on academic freedom and the independence of universities from political power. The principle of keeping an arm's length between politics and higher education and research is increasingly being called into question. “I think we are currently in a situation in which the most important thing is not for universities to receive more money, but

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-threat - 2025-12-20

They come from different academic disciplines but have all ended up at the Centre for Economic Demography at Lund University. Join Ingrid van Dijk, Finn Hedefalk and Björn Eriksson in a conversation about the conditions for early-career researchers, learning from senior colleagues, and passing the torch on. “One of the most enjoyable parts of our work is learning from others.” These words belong t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/knowledge-transfer-way-forward-early-career-researchers - 2025-12-20

Sociologist of religion Linnea Jensdotter conducts research on the role of religion in politics. She has analysed 20,000 Facebook comments on articles from Sweden’s biggest news sites. Her analysis shows that religion is becoming more politicised. Some comments point to religion to assert “Swedish values”. Others display a genuine interest and a willingness to discuss. “What surprised me was that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/religion-politicised-social-media - 2025-12-20

The idea that research results should be simplified and related to a media logic when being communicated to the public is challenged in a new report on research communication. “It is just as important, if not more so, to provide an understanding of what lies behind the results – of the knowledge and the methods used,” says organisational researcher Anna Jonsson. She has been involved in the recent

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/background-results-important-when-communicating-research - 2025-12-20

A meeting at the kitchen table, with lots of coffee and snus. And a donation of SEK 250 million. That’s what happened when Ingvar Kamprad met LTH’s dean in 1998 to talk about the future of industrial design education at the University. The kitchen table belonged to the then dean of LTH Thomas Johannesson, who had invited the founder of IKEA to his house to discuss a collaboration between the desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingvar-kamprad-design-center-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary - 2025-12-20

Five years after the opening of the prestigious Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, nothing has turned out as planned. The “tandem pairs” that were supposed to develop research together are now cheating on each other with other researchers. Private and work life have become intertwined and families often barbecue together. It’s a cold Sunday afternoon and the ground is covered in a thin laye

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cheating-and-interdisciplinary-fun - 2025-12-20

Poverty reduction globally is one of the UN’s primary goals. But how can wealth and economic development be measured in a smart way? Artificial intelligence, AI, and satellite photos are able to give more effective and precise measurements, but will remote sensing technology ever be able to replace time-consuming interview surveys? In rich countries, GDP is the most common measure of a country’s w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-poverty-ai-and-satellite-photos - 2025-12-20

A multifaceted British-Israeli researcher has been awarded the prestigious visiting professorship in Olof Palme’s memory and will spend 10 months at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. The right to euthanasia, multiculturalism and peace in Israel and Palestine are a few of his areas of research. LUM meets Raphael Cohen-Almagor in an attic room at the Centre for Advan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professorship-olof-palmes-memory-british-israeli-researcher - 2025-12-20

As governments around the world ramp up subsidies to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, a key question remains: Do these policies deliver the economic and environmental benefits they promise? New research by Kajsa Ganhammar sheds light on the unintended consequences of one popular tool, green certificate schemes, revealing that when dominant producers can game the system, consumers may

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-renewable-energy-subsidies-can-affect-electricity-prices - 2025-12-20

Plans to move some research and education to Science Village are being formulated. But the University’s finances are proving to be a limiting factor for the establishment. The goal for the University is to have completed a premises programme by the end of the year, which is essential if research and teaching are to be conducted in Science Village by 2030. Yet, Science Village Scandinavia AB, which

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/finances-stumbling-block-move-science-village - 2025-12-20

Economists are obsessed with growth. So says economist Timothée Parrique, who has recently attracted attention for his research into degrowth. He thinks that creativity is missing from economic theory. “Economists stubbornly attempt to solve today’s problems with yesterday’s theories,” he says. Trusting one’s gut instinct can bring rewards. In Timothée Parrique’s case that was certainly true – tod

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degrowth-path-future - 2025-12-20

Redan under antiken förekom häxor i litteraturen och har sedan dess haft en självklar plats i böcker och berättelser. Häxans funktion som en projektionsyta för vår egen rädsla, ilska och begär kan vara en förklaring. Det menar litteraturforskaren Amanda Landegren. Många av oss förknippar häxor med magi, klokhet, kittlar, katter, oberäknelighet, det förbjudna, naturen, det kvinnliga, sexualitet, de

https://www.lu.se/artikel/varfor-ar-haxan-sa-popular-i-litteraturen - 2025-12-18

Genom att skapa ett konstgjort åldrande hos möss, har lundaforskare kunnat följa hur aneurysm – pulsåderbråck – utvecklas i blodkärlens väggar. Ett resultat i studien, som nu publicerats i Journal of Biological Chemistry, överraskade forskarna: mössen skyddades samtidigt mot högt blodtryck genom att en annan signalväg aktiverades i kärlväggens celler - och kompenserade för belastningen i de åldran

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-signalvag-skydd-mot-hogt-blodtryck-upptackt-av-lundaforskare - 2025-12-18

Egentid, partid och mer fritid i vardagen. Många bär på en önskan om mer tid – men finns det ett hållbart förhållningssätt till tid? Historikern David Larsson Heidenblad söker svaret. I många svenska hem finns ett vältummat exemplar av Bodil Jönssons bok Tio tankar om tid, en bok som för 20 år sedan såldes i över 600 000 exemplar. I boken diskuterade författaren klocktid, upplevd tid liksom värdet

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ett-hallbart-forhallande-till-tid-gar-det - 2025-12-18

Den viktigaste mineralen i dagens elbilsbatterier är litium. Kina totaldominerar marknaden och ingen utvinning sker i Europa. Men en ny studie visar att det finns en stor potential för europeisk litiumproduktion, till gagn för konkurrenskraft, klimat och säkerhet. Studien påvisar också komplexa internationella handelsberoenden som påverkar utbud och efterfrågan. Den europeiska biltillverkningen, s

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-litiumgruvor-kan-halvera-eus-importbehov - 2025-12-18

Arkeologer vid Lunds universitet har genomfört nya undersökningar av de senmedeltida kanonerna och vapnen från vraket av det danska-norska flaggskeppet Gribshunden. Skeppsvraket är det enda kända i sitt slag från medeltiden – både skeppet och vapnen är nästan identiska med de som användes av de tidiga spanska och portugisiska upptäcktsresande. Den nya studien visar hur den sena medeltidens sjöfara

https://www.lu.se/artikel/gribshundens-artilleri-ger-ny-kunskap-om-europeisk-kolonialisering - 2025-12-18