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Nu finns det möjlighet att delta i ett Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) utbyte mellan Geologiska institutionen och Department of Geosciences vid National Taiwan University (NTU). Spännande möjligheter väntar! Mer information kommer snart, men du kan redan nu läsa generellt om Erasmus-utbyte på LUs internationella web. Utbytet kommer att löpa 2025–2027. Kontaktpersoner: Helena Filipsson
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/masterstudenter-se-hit - 2026-09-21
Hällekis stenbrott på Kinnekulle har valts ut som ett av 100 geologiska arv i världen av stor betydelse för utvecklingen av geologisk vetenskap och förståelsen av jordens historia. Utnämningen gjordes av International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) i augusti 2024, efter lyckat nomineringsarbete lett av Per Ahlberg och Anders Lindskog vid vår institution. IUGS är en av världens största vetensk
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/hallekisbrottet-pa-kinnekulle-nytt-geologiskt-arv-i-varldsklass - 2026-09-21
De senaste PFAS-domarna visar att lagen om att förorenaren betalar inte är tillräcklig, skriver Charlotte Sparrenbom med medförfattare i the Conversation.PFAS ‘forever’ chemical laws need an overhaul – recent court rulings highlight the loopholes (theconversation.com)
Mer info på https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/astronomer-ska-utveckla-ny-spektrograf-till-bjasseteleskop
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/astronomer-ska-utveckla-ny-spektrograf-till-bjasseteleskop - 2026-09-21
“Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution"Authors: Karolina Bryłka, Matt P. Ashworth, Andrew J. Alverson, Daniel J. ConleyJournal: Journal of PhycologyDOI: 10.1111/jpy.13499https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13499In this article we present first comprehensive database of the Cretaceous Diatoms. We combined two views: palaeontology and phylogenetic. First and foremost we
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/karolina-brylka-and-co-authors-cover-latest-volume-journal-phycology - 2026-09-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. See the recent article with Daniel Conley in Nature Climate Change on Connecting the Seas of Norden.The Nordic Seas are highly sensitive to environmental change and have been extensively monitored and studied across a broad range of marine disciplines. For these reasons, the Nordic seas may serve as a pilot area for
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/connecting-seas-norden - 2026-09-21
Världens äldsta kompletta jaktvapen i trä är 200 000 år gamla, inte 300 000 som tidigare trott. Detta visar en ny datering som Zoran Perić vid Geologiska institutionen har medverkat i och som nu publicerats i Science Advances och uppmärksammats i internationella medier. Upptäckten innebär att spjuten härstammar från neandertalarna, vilket fördjupar vår förståelse för deras komplexa sociala beteend
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/varldens-aldsta-kompletta-jaktvapen-i-tra-yngre-trott-medforfattare-zoran-peric - 2026-09-21
Läs mer här: https://www.lu.se/artikel/korvformad-dvarggalax-passerade-vintergatan-f…
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/korvformad-dvarggalax-passerade-vintergatan-flera-ganger-innan-den-slukades - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have found a method that in the future could help people suffering from epilepsy so severe that all current treatment is ineffective. “In mice studies, we succeeded in reducing seizure activity by intervening in an area of the brain that is not the focus of the epi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hope-new-treatment-severe-epilepsy - 2026-09-21
In 2017, the European Research Council (ERC) adopted a new approach to making research accessible to a broader audience – creating cartoons. Malin Parmar, a professor of cellular neuroscience at Lund University and recipient of an ERC grant, is one of the Swedish researchers whose research formed the basis for an ERCcOMICS cartoon. The last episode in a series of ten has now been published. A Cell
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/final-episode-erccomics-series-cells-life - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that inflammatory, unstable atherosclerotic plaque has a metabolism that differs from that of stable plaque – and is similar to that of cancer cells. Future research will therefore investigate whether cancer drugs could potentially be used to treat cardiovascular disea
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Umeå are to become test cities in a new national sharing economy programme. “The cities of the future are facing major challenges. Sweden shall be a leader when it comes to developing the solutions that a sharing economy entails”, says Kes McCormick at Lund University. The programme –
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-swedish-cities-become-sharing-economy-test-pilots - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees. The ban on neonicotinoids, approved by member nations today, is expected to come into force by the end of 2018 and will mean these insecticides can only be used in closed greenhouses.This
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eu-agrees-ban-use-neonicotinoids - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How are insects responding to rapid climate change? Damselflies are evolving rapidly as they expand their range in response to a warming climate, according to new research led by Macquarie University researchers in Sydney. Damselflies are evolving rapidly as they expand their range in response to a warming climate, ac
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/are-damselflies-distress - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most comprehensive star catalogue in the history of astronomy has been released, mapping out an impressive 1.7 billion stars. The catalogue is based on observations made by the European satellite Gaia, and contains the exact distances, luminosity, temperatures and colours of millions of stars in the Milky Way. Ast
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/most-detailed-star-catalogue-ever-released - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Ivanna Read: the Master's student in Strategic Communication who is putting Lund University on the map as a blogger on Studyinsweden.se. In addition to being a high achiever academically, she is also the University's latest global ambassador - on 8 May she will be named as Lund University's Global Swede at a cere
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-new-global-ambassador - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Agroecology is a better alternative than large-scale agriculture, both for the climate and for small farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to researcher Ellinor Isgren from Lund University in Sweden. This agricultural model preserves biodiversity and safeguards food supply while avoiding soil depletion. “We must co
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/agroecology-better-alternative-sub-saharan-africa - 2026-09-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sustainable, biological filters called slow sand filters have been used to filter drinking water since the 1800s. They don’t use any chemicals, create no waste and use very little energy. However, technologies that meet modern requirements for control, monitoring and time-efficiency have become popular, while biologic
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eco-friendly-water-treatment-works-best-experienced-bacterial-flora - 2026-09-21
For human beings to function socially, they need to be able to perceive, understand, and talk about others’ mental states, such as beliefs, desires and intentions. There is no consensus among researchers as to when children develop this ability. Previous research indicates that it emerges around the age of four, but research at Lund University in Sweden shows that children can demonstrate this abi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/attentive-adults-increase-childrens-ability-empathise - 2026-09-21
