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That all students should learn about sustainability at some point during their education is something the Swedish Council for Higher Education has decided. But how can lecturers include sustainability in their teaching – without tying themselves in knots in what is often a hectic schedule? That was just one of the questions addressed in the seminar series Sustainable Teaching & Learning in Higher

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-sustainable-teachers-about-working-sustainably-teaching-staff - 2026-05-10

It can take a long time between words and action at the University, sometimes a little too long. This is one of the reasons the University management has developed a platform for strategic work. It speaks to what is most important to the University right now and will help it to act much faster as the world changes. Pandemic, war in Europe, fake news, increased polarisation at home and abroad and,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changing-world-requires-agile-university - 2026-05-10

Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives from a close collaboration between two of MultiPark’s experimental research groups and how she brings together the expertise of both groups. Tell us about your res

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2026-05-09

Marta Ramos’ Ph.D project unravels how inflammation and the glymphatic system affect each other in the brain. September 9, she defends her thesis. Here, she explains how you may complement your thesis project with other missions to boost your career. Tell us about your research! The glymphatic system clears waste products away from the brain via the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It consists of a peri

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/inflammation-and-glymphatic-system-phd-interview-marta-ramos - 2026-05-09

Keivan Javanshiri’s Ph.D. project explores cardiac and vascular pathologies in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease. January 20, he defends his thesis. Here, he shares the most important findings and why sudden cardiac arrest is a common cause of death in patients with Lewy body disease. Tell us about your research! “My research focuses on cognitive disorders, which you may envision like a t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cognitive-disease-beyond-brain-phd-interview-keivan-javanshiri - 2026-05-09

Innebörden av ordet otrygghet har förändrats betydligt i Sverige. När det amerikanska forskningsfältet "Fear of Crime" introducerades i Sverige under 1980-talet översattes det till "otrygghet". Från att ha tidigare använts för att beskriva materiell ojämnhet och bristande förutsägbarhet, kom "otrygghet" nu att associeras till brott och våld. Hanna Sahlin Liljas avhandling beskriver trygghetsforskn

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/hanna-sahlin-lilja-har-disputerat-med-avhandling-om-trygghetsforskning-i-sverige - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. 2016 påträffades en bortglömd arkivskatt i geologiska institutionens källare. Bland materialet fanns bland annat en unik Islandskarta från 1844 och en geologiskt heltäckande karta över Nya Zeeland daterad 1869. Nu har 322 alster restaurerats och det smids planer på en utställning. Ett blekt novemberljus faller in ge

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/glomd-kartskatt-har-aterfatt-sin-forna-glans - 2026-05-09

De lärande och lärda människorna är universitetets värdefullaste tillgång och möten där hälften av deltagarna tänker på annat är slöseri med resurser. Och dessutom ganska tråkiga. Hur skapar man deltagaraktiva möten online? Här ger Lena Örnberg förslag på tre verktyg som kan engagera och ge mötesdeltagarna en aktiv roll från början: Cirkel, incheckningsrunda och utcheckningsrunda. Bild: Lena Örnbe

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/deltagaraktiva-moten-online-genom-tre-verktyg-som-kan-engagera-motesdeltagarna - 2026-05-09

Amanuensverksamheten vid Lunds Universitet syftar till att stötta undervisande personal med kvalitetssäkring, överföring av material, kursstruktur i Canvas mm. Här berättar Arina Stoenescu, doktorand i Bokhistoria om sin erfarenhet av att få stöd av en amanuens. Läs också om hur amanuenserna ser på sin roll i verksamheten vid LU! Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Ämnet Bokhistoria förändrade under

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/amanuenser-stod-vid-kursuppbyggnad-och-kursdesign - 2026-05-09

LU Futura, tankesmedjan med syftet att tänka nytt och fritt inför kommande framtidsscenarier, drabbades själv rejält av framtiden. Av de tre planerade arbetsåren åts hälften upp av pandemin och många arrange­mang fick ställas in. – Men det vi hann med var framgångsrikt och i höst har vi en spännande agenda, säger LU Futuras föreståndare Lynn Åkesson. Hon hade gärna sett en fortsättning med ett nyt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lu-futura-slutar-med-flaggan-i-topp - 2026-05-10

Med hjälp av satellitbilder följer naturgeografen Lina Eklund förstörelsen av Gaza vecka för vecka. Sådana analyser kan komma att spela en viktig roll när striden mellan Israel och Hamas är över och frågor om eventuella krigsbrott kan tas upp vid Internationella domstolen i Haag. Snön har precis smält utanför Lina Eklunds kontorsfönster på GIS-centrum. Det enda som vittnar om Kung Bores januarifra

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/hon-kartlagger-forstorelsen-av-gaza-fran-rymden - 2026-05-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2026-05-09

Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's q

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/bertrand-chavarria-aldrete - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From the coordinator:As we approach Midsommar, we in MultiPark can reflect on the extraordinary last few months and hope that our environment can return back more to meetings, seminars and productive exchanges after the summer. Although neurodegenerative diseases were less in the news because of Covid-19, people with

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/message-coordinator - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of managers at the University who have consulted the Occupational Health Service for preventive purposes has risen during the pandemic. "It is easy to feel that you are losing control when things change quickly and you don't know exactly how your employees are coping at home", says Anne Link, head of the Oc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-people-need-help-cope-working-home - 2026-05-09

Katrine Skovgård’s Ph.D. project sheds light on the dysfunctions in the brain through which dopaminergic pharmacotherapies for Parkinson’s disease affect motor behaviors. January 19, she defends her thesis. She explains how better experimental models might improve future translational research on dyskinesia. You presented your research at the MultiPark Café recently. But for those who could not at

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/why-dopamine-receptor-type-matters-phd-interview-katrine-skovgard - 2026-05-09

The aggregation of the protein Amyloid-beta (Abeta) into plaques outside the nerve cells has been recognized in patients with Alzheimer’s disease since 1905. But eliminating the plaques has not helped patients so far. Still, Tomas Roos thinks that Abeta matters, but we may need to focus on the aggregates elsewhere. On February 17, he defends his thesis about prion-like proteins in neurodegeneratio

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-alzheimers-disease-start-inside-neurons-phd-interview-tomas-roos - 2026-05-09

In English:  Salary review process enters new phase for members of Saco-S and OFR/S Lunds universitet har nu undertecknat lokala avtal med Saco-S och OFR/S om principer för genomförande av lönerevision. Parterna är överens om att revisionsperioden är den 1 oktober 2020 till och med den 30 september 2022, vilket innebär att de nya löner som snart kommer att fastställas betalas ut retroaktivt från d

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/ny-fas-i-lonerevisionsarbetet-medlemmar-i-saco-s-och-ofrs - 2026-05-09

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, researchers must constantly adapt to new tools, meet increasing demands on visibility, and navigate rapid technological shifts. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. To support faculty research staff, the Science Library has launched Quick Bites for Researchers - a digital knowledge series designed to provide clear, concise insights on key topics.This series offer

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/our-librarians-guide-researchers-digital-knowledge-bites - 2026-05-09

Pesticide use in is an urgent concern for human health and the environment. New studies on pesticide practices in Ugandan smallholder agriculture highlight the need to focus on drivers and impacts of unsafe pesticide use instead of putting blame on farmers. Two recent research articles by LUCSUS researchers Elina Andersson and Ellinor Isgren show that while there is still a widespread notion that

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/it-not-farmers-who-drive-pesticide-use-it-lack-alternatives - 2026-05-09