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Using fishing-rods laced with dental floss and the Nobel-prize winning Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology, Nathalie Feiner wants to reveal some of the deepest mysteries of evolution. At the root of it all: a heartfelt love of lizards. Lying on a thin branch in the terrarium on Nathalie Feiner’s desk in the Department of Biology is a grey-speckled anolis lizard, looking out over the empty coffee c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lizards-key-evolutionary-mysteries - 2026-04-17

Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything? A group of researchers is trying to get to grips with the issue. “In fact, we have always been as close to or as far from an apocalypse, if by that we mean a global catastrophe that wipes out or radically alters life. The idea that human life is fragile and can come to an abru

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/end-world-nigh - 2026-04-17

Twelve researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. The grants, which are for a five-year period, are worth up to SEK 18 million each for researchers in theoretical

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announced - 2026-04-17

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 - 2026-04-17

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 - 2026-04-17

There is a solemn atmosphere among the researchers who are about to take the stage and talk about their research. They are all scholarship recipients from one of Hain's four foundations that distribute funds to Lund University research. This year, 17 researchers will share SEK 13.5 million. One presentation picks up where the other leaves off. Together, they give the audience an insight into the s

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/ticks-fossil-free-researchers-awarded-their-work-himani-garg-lth-one-them - 2026-04-17

The city is the perfect place to study nature and how humans affect it, says Johan Kjellberg Jensen. In a new dissertation from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) at Lund University, he explores the interaction between plants, animals, and humans in the physical environment of cities.  Many of us associate 'nature' with something we go to the countryside to experience. But natu

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/city-our-most-important-ecosystem - 2026-04-17

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 - 2026-04-18

Visible matter in the universe represents only five per cent of everything that exists. The rest is invisible dark matter and dark energy. Particle physicist Ruth Pöttgen is one of the Lund University researchers involved in the search for the mysterious dark matter of the universe. She is standing at her whiteboard in a small office at Fysicum. With the help of her pen, Ruth Pöttgen tries to pain

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-shadow-invisible - 2026-04-18

You are at the shop to buy food for the weekend. The shop’s security guard is keeping a close eye on you and you start to get nervous. He approaches you and you feel that you are starting to break out in a sweat. What the heck does he really want? This is not happening for real. It is just a situation in a virtual world, tailor-made for violent criminals to train them to control their aggression.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivating-vr - 2026-04-18

No 45, 17 September 2025 In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the autumn term.  Since last time we have added an Introduction to Python on HPC systems.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website.OverviewNAISS trainingOnline workshops: Mondays with Matlab, 23 SeptemberOnline training seminar: Introduction seminar for Alvis users, 1 O

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-0 - 2026-04-17

Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such maps requires in-depth knowledge about map design which can be further improved by using new technology that can process large amounts of data. “We are collaborating with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2026-04-17

What is worth sustaining? Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir's research is all about a theatre audience facing themselves with that profound question. "In my work I offer a frame or a situation for my guests to meet their own stories and their values through an encounter with a host in their own surroundings". For 20 years, the Icelander Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir has tried to create a meaningful dialogue w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-man-island - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has received a major donation from IKEA. It all started at a meeting over a lot of coffee and snuff between Ingvar Kamprad and Thomas Joha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Following criticism from the Swedish Research Council for delays and unclear leadership at MAX IV, the organisation is now headed in the right direction. Efficiency has increased through stricter deadlines, clearer priorities among the projects and increased clarity in the decision chains. “We are on the right path an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-sees-light-end-tunnel - 2026-04-17

In healthcare, treatments developed for broad patient groups are often used. This is not always an effective approach. Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova has therefore distributed research grants to eleven Swedish innovation environments whose research aims to develop more individually adapted healthcare for patients. The stem cell researchers at the IndiCell innovation environment have been award

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-40-million-innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments - 2026-04-17

Call for applications: 17 Fully-Funded PhD Positions within the project "SOCIAL" funded by the European Commission's MSCA DN programme. Programme Title: Sociology of Authoritarian Law: Insights from Central Asia (SOCIAL)Funding: Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Doctoral NetworksStart: September 2026 | Duration: 48 months | Deadline: January 31, 2026Consortium: 14 leading universities across E

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/call-applications-17-fully-funded-phd-positions-within-msca-dn-social-project - 2026-04-17

This Regional Outlook focuses on the role of satellite imagery in shaping our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the physical damage it has caused the landscape.  On 7 October 2023, Hamas carried out a large scale attack against Israel, causing over 1 000 fatalities, taking more than 200 hostages and firing thousands of rockets into Israeli territory. At the time of writing, Isr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-monitoring-israels-destruction-gaza-space - 2026-04-17

DIABETES. After more than a decade of stagnation, there is a major surge in kidney research effort. New drugs and biomarkers make it possible to detect and slow the progression of the disease earlier – something that long seemed unattainable. This will impact people with diabetes, for whom kidney damage is a serious long-term complication. “We are entering a new era. What is happening now is simil

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hope-kidney-care - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Students tackled overconsumption through setting up a centre for borrowing household items; devised an action plan to ensure that our universities become more sustainable, and explored the potential for art to affect social norms around flying. The Knowledge to Action, K2A, course is all about bringing your theoretica

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/2019-knowledge-action-projects - 2026-04-17