Published 23 October 2023 Photo: Dean Drobot/MostPhotos Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This according to a new report from Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2025-05-21

Published 3 November 2023 The study shows that large herbivores have a positive impact on variation in tree cover in the world’s protected areas. The picture shows Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. (Photo: Wikipedia) Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-herbivores-such-elephants-bison-and-moose-contribute-tree-diversity - 2025-05-21

Published 8 November 2023 Illustration of phage virus injecting its DNA into a cell (Image: Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu) Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. "When the temperature rises, the virus's genetic material changes its form and d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infection - 2025-05-21

Published 10 November 2023 Photo: Kennet Ruona Six of the most innovative ideas and projects currently within Lund University were spotlighted at the Future Innovations Award, held on November 7th. The contributors shared a total of SEK 500,000 when Lund University's and Sparbanken Skåne's Future Innovations Award was given out. The winning ideas included an energy storage system that makes use of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/most-innovative-lund-university-receive-awards - 2025-05-21

Published 14 November 2023 Anna Sellgren Engskov (Photo: Ingemar Hultquist) A man who is exposed to physical pain feels less severe pain if he is subjected to pain by a woman compared with a man, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, men experience less pain after surgery when asked about it by a woman than by a man. “This was true despite the fact that the men and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/men-experience-less-pain-when-woman-charge - 2025-05-21

Published 17 November 2023 Pictured is the male, blue variant of the bluetail damselfly (Photo: Erik Svensson) For over 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms – one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them from mating harassment. In a new study, an international research team f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-have-solved-damselfly-colour-mystery - 2025-05-21

Published 20 November 2023 Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers from Lund University and Utrecht University have identified the most critical risks to deltas in the future. The research shows that deltas face multiple risks, and that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/coastal-river-deltas-threatened-more-climate-change - 2025-05-21

Published 22 November 2023 UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth The COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer countries, according to a new study from Lund University and the University of Leeds. The study also labels the participating countries as either Radicals, Opportunists, Hypocrites or Evaders. Every year, the UN orga

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countries - 2025-05-21

Published 23 November 2023 Image: iStock/Zanuck Breath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care. This is because there are no national or international guidelines on how to assess children in these cases. A team of researchers at Lund University, Sweden has now proposed guidelines to reduce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventions - 2025-05-21

Published 24 November 2023 Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuroblastoma, the crucial role of B cells in our immune system and the Earth’s magnetic field. Daniel Bexell, senior lecturer and associate professor at

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants-0 - 2025-05-21

Published 16 March 2022 Ahead of spring, the University’s International Council has started working on the development of a new approach to broad international issues. The objective is to enable the University to act faster and more proactively in its international work, while applying a more long-term perspective. The working method, which the members of the International Council have chosen to c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/path-clearer-global-engagement - 2025-05-22

Published 15 March 2022 Renovation and modernisation is now starting on the King’s House, which was once the University’s first main building. After a period of investigations, building permit reviews and discussions, it has now been decided that the King’s House will contain the offices of the University Management and its staff. The aim of the renovation is to develop the King’s House and create

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/renovation-begin-kings-house-lundagard - 2025-05-22

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 22 March 2022 The workshop will help you sort out what you need and must do as an employer regarding both the handling of cases of victimisation and harassment, and the preventive work against victimisation and harassment. You will also be clearer on what kind of support you can get and where to get it. During the wor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workshop-managers-victimisation-and-harassment - 2025-05-22

By linnea [dot] morth [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Linnea Mörth) - published 23 March 2022 Photo: Science Village Scandinavia AB Scope proposals for establishment of chemistry and physics in Science Village have been sent for consultative procedure. LTH and the Faculty of Science have been tasked by the vice-chancellor with proposing which organisational units are to be established in Science V

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/consultative-procedure-scope-proposals-establishment-science-village - 2025-05-22

Published 30 March 2022 On 22 March, the alliance of European universities, EUGLOH, submitted an application for a grant to continue their collaboration for a further four years. At the same time, four new European partners will be joining the alliance. In our application, we EUGLOH alliance members promise to continue to develop our collaboration through new common educational initiatives and ext

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-application-paves-way-broader-eugloh-alliance - 2025-05-22

Published 30 March 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic barely had time to subside before the next upheaval occurred. The war in Ukraine also impacts us as a University. We have set up an organisation to manage Ukraine-related issues at Lund University. Over the past two years, a lot of my time has been spent dealing with various crises in the world around us that affect us in one way or another. First came

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-management-issues-relating-war-ukraine - 2025-05-22

Published 13 April 2022 All employees and students at Lund University are welcome to the X Lab with their own projects, course work and ideas. For a long time, Lund University has lacked an open meeting place for staff and students to gather and work on their own projects/course work or share knowledge. In response to this, LTH has built up the X Lab, whose activities are based on collaboration an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/x-lab-innovation-environment-and-co-working-space-all-students-and-staff-university - 2025-05-22

By ingegerd [dot] wirehed [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Ingegerd Wirehed) - published 27 March 2022 Now the Information Security Management System at Lund University document "Ledningssystem för informationssäkerhet vid Lunds universitet" has been determined by the vice-chancellor Erik Renström. The management system has thereby formally taken effect, but will be implemented stepwise. This is the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/isms-has-been-decided-vice-chancellor - 2025-05-22

Published 30 March 2022 The application to become a Culture KIC was submitted to the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) at the right time. Together with just over 100 partners throughout Europe, Lund University wants to be part of the world’s largest innovation initiative in the cultural and creative sectors and industries. The consortium that the EU names as a Knowledge and Innov

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kic-application-timely-culture-europes-heart-and-soul - 2025-05-22

By caroline [dot] cabot [at] uvet [dot] lu [dot] se (Caroline Cabot) - published 26 March 2022 In this third and final theme in the series The international classroom we will focus on Insiders and outsiders in the classroom. At the webinar on the 8th of April you will hear three presentations on how students’ stories and experience can be an asset in building an effective and inclusive learning en

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/insiders-and-outsiders-classroom-webinar-and-workshop-8-april - 2025-05-22