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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Somewhere in an abandoned chalk quarry in northeastern Skåne lurks the skeleton of an 84 million-year-old dinosaur. A group of geologists is convinced of it. Now that a number of teeth have been found, the treasure hunt has intensified. The September sun blazes over the extensive chalk quarry outside the Skåne village

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hunt-missing-dinosaur - 2026-10-07

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/discover-arts-and-culture-universitys-activities-new-webpages - 2026-10-08

Together with Sparbanken Skåne, Lund University is giving out SEK 500 000 to students and researchers with ideas that can make a difference. Ideas that are so good they can become Future Innovations. Do you have an idea that could make a difference? An idea that answers a real need, that is sustainable, thinks long-term and brings societal benefit? Here is your chance to put it into action!   Six

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-looking-future-innovations - 2026-10-08

Everyone is talking about agentic AI. On the fika-to-fika event 28 September, you will see what it actually looks like in practice, and then you get to build one yourself. The event is jointly organised by the LU eScience Hub and WASP Lighthouse. On 28 September we bring together researchers and companies working with AI agents right now. The day closes with a hands-on session where you build an a

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/agentic-ai-research-and-applications-building-your-own-agents - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anne L’Huillier has been awarded the prestigious European Research Council’s (ERC) Advanced Grant of approximately SEK 25 million for the project Quantum Physics with Attosecond Pulses. With the grant from ERC Anne and colleagues plan to use laser technology to create ultra-short light pulses to study the motion of el

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-advanced-grant-awarded-anne-lhuillier - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Skissernas Museum wants more people at Lund University to discover the University’s own art museum and is now offering free admission for all employees. Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art is a unique art museum, focusing on the artistic, creative process. It houses the world’s largest collec

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/free-admission-skissernas-museum - 2026-10-07

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 PhD Conference on Sustainable Development! The conference aims to showcase ongoing research and promote networking opportunities for PhD students at Lund University who are interested in sustainable development. It will serve as a platform for exchanging ideas, presenting research and strengthening existing collaborations, while

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/4th-phd-conference-sustainable-development-societal-transformation-and-university - 2026-10-08

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-webpage-about-rankings - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant.

“This could explain why the risk of type 2 diabetes is greater among, for instance, overnight workers or people with sleeping disorders”, says Pro

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-explain-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes - 2026-10-07

Within a few months, two startups with roots at Lund University have been accepted into Y Combinator, one of the world's most selective accelerators. Getting in is no small feat. An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 startups apply to the San Francisco accelerator every quarter, and only about one in a hundred is accepted. Founded in 2005, Y Combinator counts Airbnb, Stripe and Coinbase among its alumni.

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/lund-university-y-combinator-first-zaplar-now-halmos-labs - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Goran Basic has published an article on the ideal victim and competition for victimhood in the stories after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The article is in Serbian. ”Idealna žrtva i nadmetanje za dobijanje statusa žrtve u pričama preživjelih rata u Bosni i Hercegovini”. Temida, 18(2), 2015: 7-30.See article on l

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/competition-victimhood - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cardiovascular and lung disease increase the risk of complications in COVID-19. Therefore, the Heart-Lung Foundation has granted SEK 3.1 million for five research projects at Lund University that will contribute to more knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. One of the researchers, Jonas Erjefält, professor in Medic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/five-lund-researchers-received-grants-deepen-knowledge-about-effects-covid-19 - 2026-10-07

Petra Holmberg won the Researchers’ Grand Prix heat in Helsingborg on 7 October. She presented her research – on the risks involved when 80 per cent of Gen Z use chatbots to manage stress or anxiety – to an audience of over 500 upper secondary school pupils. In her presentation she talked to an animated chatbot to illustrate how AI can give destructive advice to young people who already feel unwel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winner-petra-holmberg-will-represent-lund-university-researchers-grand-prix-2025 - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Every year, about 800 children in the US are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressi

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In competition with more than a thousand entries for the Presidential Poster Competition at the 2010 Endocrine Society congress in San Diego, USA, the winning contribution was that of Rajesh Kumar, scientist at Lund University Diabetes Centre. The research in question relates to the positive effects of the oestrogen h

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/oestrogen-protects-transplanted-cells-and-organs - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Ravensbrück archive at the University Library is unique in the world. Nowhere else is there a collection of 500 testimonies from concentration camp survivors, recorded so soon after their terrible ordeal. Now, their stories from Ravensbrück will be made available in digital form, so that anyone can search the arch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/important-testimonies-digitised - 2026-10-07

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/coordinated-carbon-taxes-or-tightened-ndcs - 2026-10-07

The Libraries at Lund University are launching a new search tool. LUBcat and LUBsearch will close on 1 October, and the new search tool Finn will replace them. With the shift to a single search system, the libraries aim to make it easier for students, staff, and other users. Finn helps you find all the books, journals, articles, and databases at Lund University. You can make requests and manage yo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/searching-becomes-easier-finn - 2026-10-07

Industrial Design students are exhibiting their project ‘From now on’ in Malmö 11 April – 30 May. 'From now on' is a project by students at the School of Industrial Design at Lund University, in which historical civilisations serve as a starting point for exploring more circular and sustainable ways of organising today’s society.The students have drawn inspiration from ancient civilisations as wel

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/now-exhibition-formdesign-centre-malmo - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Between 2004 and 2005 Lund University published the Swedish journal Chakra: tidskrift för indiska religioner. The journal published peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on religions on the Indian subcontinent. The founding editors of Chakra were Associate Professor Kristina Myrvold and Dr. Katarina Plank. The four

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/online-republication-chakra-marks-first-step-toward-creating-nordic-journal-south-asian-studies - 2026-10-07