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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research communication officer Evelina Lindén at the School of Economics and Management encouraged journalists to use their moral compass and be careful to give credit where it is due when interviewing researchers – in reference to a case in which SVT had assumed credit for a documentary. Here she points out what rese
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-deal-journalists - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Bäck is one of the authors of the article ”Multiparty government and economic policy-making. Coalition agreements, prime ministerial power and spending in Western European Cabinets” which has been published in the journal Public Choice. AbstractMultiparty government has often been associated with poor economic p
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-coalition-governments-and-policy-making - 2026-07-03
This year is the 25th anniversary of the founding of Campus Helsingborg, and we will be celebrating this with a whole year of activities and events. The big finale will be on 10 October, when we will be holding a special anniversary day full of festivities. 25 years of education, research and innovation2000 was a year of change and optimism: the Öresund Bridge was opened, the Nokia 3310 mobile pho
https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/we-are-celebrating-25-years - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Plants in tropical dry areas have developed an unusual strategy for survival. Instead of using their water supply during the dry season, they hold on to the last drops until the very end in order to quickly get started on photosynthesis as soon as the rainy season has begun. Using satellite technology, researchers hav
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/clever-strategy-sets-photosynthesis-flying-start - 2026-07-03
The Open Science Days will be organised for a third consecutive year. This year it will take place on the 19th and 20th of November. The overarching theme for this year’s conference is Open Science: Trust and Integrity in Science. This encompasses how open science can foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability in scientific research. In an era where public trust in science
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-lu-open-science-days-19-20-november - 2026-07-04
The salary review is now in full swing and the University has sent the managers’ salary offers to the employee organisations with which it has collective agreements (OFR/S, Saco-S and Seko). The aim is for the majority of the new salaries to be paid in February 2026, retroactively from the salary review date of 1 October 2025. If you are a member of Saco-S, or are unaffiliated (i.e. not a member o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/2025-salary-review-underway - 2026-07-04
What is Zoom-bombing and how can you protect yourself? Photo by Ryan Quintal on Unsplash As the e-meeting tool, Zoom, was becoming more frequently used, it was also subject to more and more infringements. Visits from unauthorised guests who disturb meetings by sharing unpleasant pictures or writing inappropriate texts in the chat are called Zoom-bombing. As a lecturer at Lund University, you can p
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/are-you-afraid-being-zoom-bombed - 2026-07-03
Food researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that consuming small amounts of chromium mixed with certain amino acids before eating is healthy. Why? Well, this mixture diluted in water suppresses the blood sugar spike that occurs when we eat. Now, they are hoping that the drink – which tastes like ordinary mineral water – will be able to compete with soft drinks and flavoured water
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-drink-keeps-blood-sugar-check - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Food researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that consuming small amounts of chromium mixed with certain amino acids before eating is healthy. Why? Well, this mixture diluted in water suppresses the blood sugar spike that occurs when we eat. Now, they are hoping that the drink – which tastes like ordi
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-drink-keeps-blood-sugar-check - 2026-07-03
How do you measure biodiversity impacts from products and raw materials extracted in very different places around the world? Researcher Carla Coelho from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo), and colleagues, developed a new way to estimate the impact of mines and quarries - and how much they actually perforate their surroundings habitats. Perforation - human activity that crea
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/mining-last-wild-method-identify-mines-intact-landscapes - 2026-07-03
A former student had heard that our senior lecturer in statistics, Pierre Carbonnier was about to retire after this semester. Would we do a feature on him? The student remembered him fondly and added that his mother had also had Pierre as a teacher and thought he was pretty awesome. Few, if any statistics teachers can claim to have reached and inspired more students than Pierre Carbonnier, who has
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/44-years-carbonnier-stats-dont-lie - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor of Spanish Inger Enkvist has written a large number of books about education and teaching. She sees it as her obligation to take part in the debate on education, but she also participates in the public debate in other areas. Most recently, she wrote in Språktidningen about the Catalonian independence movemen
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/obligation-participate-education-debate - 2026-07-03
Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging. How can life be made easier for these individuals, so that they can continue to be active and participate in society? This is the aim of a multi-year study that examines the interplay between health and home among people ageing with Parkinson’s disease. Sinc
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The magnetic compass that birds use for orientation is affected by polarised light. This previously unknown phenomenon was discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The discovery that the magnetic compass is affected by the polarisation direction of light was made when trained zebra finches were trying t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-magnetic-compass-affected-polarised-light-study - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of problematic rehabilitations is increasing at LU, according to the employee organisations which often get involved when things go wrong. Lars-Åke Lööv. Photo: Kennet Ruona “A bad rehabilitation ends up being very expensive”, says Lars-Åke Lööv, elected representative of SACO-s. When it comes to rehabilita
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/employee-organisation-we-should-be-involved-outset-rehabilitations - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A forest management method different to those practised today would contribute to greater welfare and wellbeing for society in general, compared with current methods that mainly benefit the forestry industry. This has been shown in a new study by two researchers from Lund University in Sweden. There is an intensive de
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/another-type-forest-management-would-provide-greater-values-society - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wolfgang Knorr, a researcher at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, is one of three authors of a high-profile climate article recently published in The Conversation. The article, about our future carbon footprint, has received widespread coverage after being shared on Twitter by Greta Thunberg.
https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-was-given-helping-hand-greta-thunberg - 2026-07-03
From a room in the University Building, via AF-borgen and today’s Centre for Languages and Literature, to the current premises at Geocentrum. From being a small part of the Department of History to becoming two distinct academic directions. The story of the Department of Geography is full of twists and chapters—now documented in a new book by Jonas Åkerman. There are two people who, between them,
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/jonas-akermans-last-excursion-and-story-department - 2026-07-03
