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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological fossils and heavy metal music. Researching microscopic fossils and attempting to reconstruct several hundred million-year-old ecosystems is Mats E. Eriksson’s day job as a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/geology-professor-releases-new-book-about-heavy-metal - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With the enormous pressure on the Swedish health care system during the ongoing pandemic, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center are helping battle Covid-19. In response to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the south of Sweden, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center have been working at Lund University Hospit

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-help-fight-against-covid-19 - 2026-07-21

The faculty's organisational project is growing and is now entering a more active phase. In addition to practical preparations for the new Department of Communication, planning and analyses are underway for further mergers in the coming years. Preparations for the new Department of CommunicationAt the end of April, the faculty board decided that a new department - the Department of Communication -

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/latest-news-organisational-project - 2026-07-21

Up to 20 percent of Swedish couples have difficulty having children. Now a new research project will seek to find the answer to the riddle of infertility. In a group effort to combat involuntary childlessness, researchers within the Öresund collaboration ReproUnion are creating a register that includes 5,000 Swedish and Danish childless couples. The biobank is named ReproUnion Biobank and Infertil

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reprounion-joins-forces-combat-involuntary-childlessness-creating-biobank - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the academic year 2020–2021, the Faculties of Humanities and Theology (HT) are funding 25 per cent of a business developer’s post at Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE). The aim is to broaden their range and commissioned education is deemed to be an important tool for obtaining updates from the wider wor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-humanities-and-theology-embark-strategic-collaboration-commissioned-education - 2026-07-21

Welcome to a drop-in at Lund University for new international staff! This is an opportunity for you to meet different functions, both from the university and outside. At this drop-in, you can ask questions for example regarding migration, population registration, coordination number, declaration, social insurance, pension, child and school activities, your salary. Take the opportunity to meet thes

https://www.staff.lu.se/drop-in - 2026-07-22

In mid-October, the vice-chancellor took the decision to implement a project entitled “The Workplace of the Future– – Sustainable and Hybrid.” The project will run until September 2022. The Covid-19 pandemic, which forced major changes to working life, is the reason why Lund University chose this year to initiate work on the Workplace of the Future. Earlier in the autumn, vice-chancellor Erik Rens

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-focus-lund-university-sustainable-and-hybrid-workplace - 2026-07-21

How planets form is a question that has long vexed the world's astronomers. In recent years, the so-called pebble theory - where tiny gravel particles are sucked together - has gained ground. A new paper shows that ice plays a crucial role in allowing these celestial bodies to reach a certain size where they can continue to grow to planetary size. Just over 4.6 billion years ago, our planetary sys

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/ice-plays-important-role-swelling-small-celestial-bodies-massive-planets - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research on land and sustainable agriculture is at the core of LUCSUS’ work as a centre. In this interview, Wim Carton highlights work on perennial agriculture as a means to meet some of the challenges facing small-holder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, and gives advice to researchers going in to the field.  What is th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-wim-carton-perennial-agriculture-means-meet-sustainability-challenges-and - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Entry phones can cause problems. For elderly people with a visual impairment or reduced mobility, getting into one’s flat can suddenly become a challenge. However, researchers can also experience problems. One person who knows is occupational therapist Elina Taurina, who has mapped environmental obstacles for elderly

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-elderly-research-exported-latvia - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Solutions to limit the climate impact of plastics” was the topic of this years Climathon in Lund. The 24 hour hackathon gathered 54 participants and was thereby one of the larger among the 113 Climathons held simultaneous all around the world. Climathon in Lund was organised by a consortia of five very different orga

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018-0 - 2026-07-21

It has been a year since an extensive Research and Innovation Bill was introduced. The Ministry of Education, research funding bodies and higher education institutions are still busy converting it and its initiatives into action. Perhaps this is why the autumn’s budget bill now feels a little thin on ideas and forward-thinking in those parts relating to our sector. In addition, the Government has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-budget-bill-turns-reform-focus-away-higher-education - 2026-07-22

Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it's genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within research?“Twenty year

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. One of the two recent Lund University jubilee stamps depicts the young diabetes researchers Anna Edlund and Jones Ofori. They are pleased to be featured on the stamps – but it was a complete surprise to them both. “Obviously we knew that our picture had been taken. A couple of years ago, there was a photographer here

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unknowing-researchers-became-stamp - 2026-07-21

Can innovation strengthen research? Former NanoLund director Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, achieved this by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it’s genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-07-21

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 - 2026-07-21

Can fashion ever become sustainable? How do we transition to environmentally smart e-commerce? What role will universities play in future society? These are some of the subjects to be discussed during the research festival Our Future City on 7-10 June at Campus Helsingborg. The event is organised in collaboration with the daily newspapers Helsingborgs Dagblad. Our Future City can most simply be de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-cities-and-communities-focus-research-festival-our-future-cityh22-7-10-june - 2026-07-21

Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin may suffer from type 2 diabetes while the other twin does not develop the disease. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has now discovered that there are differences in gene activity in twins where only one sibling had developed the disease. The researchers’ discovery could contribute to the development of new treatment methods. “Identical twins

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/twin-study-finds-type-2-diabetes-clues-epigenetic-changes - 2026-07-21

An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden’s population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma. The state of research on tattoos and cancerIn view of the lack of knowledge concerning the long-term heal

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanoma - 2026-07-21

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-07-21