By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 9 April 2025 With the Amazon under threat, Jesica López receives the Agenda 2030 Award for her research showing how cattle ranching is driving deforestation - and for her efforts to promote dialogue between communities, policymakers and landowners. Wildfires and deforestation are spreading in the wake of an expanding c

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/jesica-lopez-honoured-her-fight-future-amazon - 2025-04-29

By anna [at] astro [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna S. Arnadottir) - published 25 September 2019 The LMK foundation has granted Lund Observatory funds for purchasing a brand new, state-of-the-art 24" telescope that will benefit both universtity students and members of the public.   After extensive renovations of one of the observing domes Lund Observatory now has its brand new telescope in place.  The new

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/new-telescope-installed - 2025-04-29

Published 20 October 2018 Three planetarium directors: Anna Arnadottir, Ingemar Lundström and Björn Stenholm. Following a donation by Carl O. Springer, Lund Observatory purchaised an optomechanical GOTO projector and started a Planetarium back in 1978. 40 years later there may not be much left of the original installation, but the planetarium is as popular as ever. The planetarium was first establ

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/lund-university-planetarium-celebrates-its-40-years - 2025-04-29

Published 10 March 2019 Anders Johansen, professor i astronomi, har tilldelas Göran Gustafssonpriset 2019 tillsammans med Kristian Pietras, professor i molekylär medicin. Båda får drygt fem miljoner kronor till sin forskning. Pressmeddelande från Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/anders-johansen-has-been-awarded-goran-gustafssonpriset-physics-2019 - 2025-04-29

Published 26 October 2020 The American Astronomical Society's Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) has awarded our friend and colleague professor Lennart Lindegren the 2020 Brouwer Award for his profound impact on the fields of astrometry and celestial mechanics.  Press release from the American Astronomical Association

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/lennart-lindegren-awarded-dirk-brouwer-carreer-award - 2025-04-29

Published 4 January 2021 The University pedagogical prize 2020 was awarded to Paul McMillan here at Lund Observatory. Press release from LUNA

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/paul-mcmillan-awarded-pedagogical-prize - 2025-04-29

Published 12 December 2020 Lund Observatory By the end of 2019 it emerged that there were work environment problems in the astronomy section of the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, also known as Lund Observatory. The then head of department had received a significant number of complaints from staff members about bullying and harassment. The Faculty of Science commissioned an outsid

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/work-environment-lund-observatory - 2025-04-29

Published 17 December 2019 Following a generous donation by the LMK foundation our new telescope was purchased and installed in the south-east dome.  Donors and senior astronomers were invited to a small inauguration ceremony where it was revealed that the telescope would be named "Anres Öga" (or 'the Eagle Eye') to honor professor emeritus Arne Ardeberg.

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/inauguration-new-telescope - 2025-04-29

Published 30 March 2021 At the end of March Lund Observatory together with the Department of Theoretical Physics moved its website to the Lund University web server. This move gives the Lund Observatory website a whole new look, many new functionalities and enables us to comply with the guidelines of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). If you are no longer able find important content on our we

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/new-website-launched - 2025-04-29

By linn [at] astro [dot] lu [dot] se (Linn Eriksson) - published 26 May 2021 We congratulate our friend and colleague Anders Johansen who was recently elected new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in the class for astronomy and space sciences.  Press release from the Royal Swedish Academy (in Swedish)

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/anders-johansen-elected-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-science - 2025-04-29

Published 1 September 2021 Oscar Agertz and his team of astronomers have been simulating galactic formation and evolution.  This is something Lund University has been covering in one of their latest press releases. Read the whole story on the LU news site

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/vintergatan-simulations-gets-some-well-deserved-attention - 2025-04-29

Published 1 October 2021 Big congratulations to Nils, who has just been promoted to Professor at the Department for Astronomy and Theoretical Physics.

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/nils-ryde-promoted-professor - 2025-04-29

By emelie [dot] frid [at] atp [dot] lu [dot] se (Emelie Frid) - published 25 October 2021 Today is the 20 year anniversary of the inauguration of our new building here at Sölvegatan 27.  We celebrated with cake!

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/cake-20-year-anniversary-astronomy-building - 2025-04-29

Published 13 May 2014 Today, in a ceremony at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, a Lund University Master’s student has been named a ‘Global Swede’ by the Swedish Minister for Trade. Photo: Karin Nylund, Government Offices The distinction ’Global Swede’ is awarded to international students who are considered ‘good ambassadors for their University and for Sweden’, and have shown ’academic creativity

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2014 - 2025-04-29

Published 26 August 2014 Certain cows’ milk is excellent for cheesemaking, whereas others’ is considerably less suitable. This has been shown in a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden, as part of a Swedish-Danish milk genomics initiative. The findings could possibly lead to certain cows’ milk being used entirely for cheese, and others’ milk for drinking. WATCH: Why certain cows make better ch

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/moo-ve-over-findings-pave-way-cheese-cows - 2025-04-29

Published 21 August 2014 Image: The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA) The fluorine that is found in products such as toothpaste was likely formed billions of years ago in now dead stars of the same type as our sun. This has been shown by astronomers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues from Ireland and the USA. Fluorine can be found in everyday products such as toothpaste an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/toothpaste-fluorine-formed-stars - 2025-04-29

Published 18 August 2014 Photo: NASA A new study from Lund University in Sweden has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions. For the first time, a research team has been able to reconstruct the solar activity a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/suns-activity-influences-natural-climate-change - 2025-04-29

Published 18 August 2014 Ordinary table salt can be used to measure radiation from radioactive substances, provided that it is stored in the dark. This has been shown in a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden, where the method has been enhanced and tested on fallout from the nuclear disasters in Fukushima and Chernobyl. “Salt is readily available and very cheap, which gives it an advantage ov

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/table-salt-measures-radiation-fukushima - 2025-04-29

Published 7 August 2014 A professor at Lund University in Sweden has created the world’s first 3D-printed saxophone. WATCH: The world’s first 3D-printed saxophoneOlaf Diegel, Professor of Product Development at Lund University, developed the prototype in just six months.The saxophone was printed in nylon from 41 different components, weighing less than 25% of a real saxophone. And while it sounds

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worlds-first-3d-printed-saxophone - 2025-04-29

Published 5 August 2014 The body’s assailants are cleverer than previously thought. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows for the first time how bacteria in the airways can help each other replenish vital iron. The bacteria thereby increase their chances of survival, which can happen at the expense of the person’s health. The bacteria Haemophilus influenzae is a type of bacteria in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smart-bacteria-help-each-other-survive - 2025-04-29