Maria Bangura Arvidsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Last year, the Disciplinary Board at Lund University found 64 students guilty. The most common form of cheating is plagiarism.  “It is important to report it”, says Maria Bangura director of studies at the School of Social Work. “Departments have a great responsibility to ensure that students have the required skills when they head out and start working

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/director-studies-important-report-students-who-cheat - 2025-08-27

”If we want proud employees who will represent the University externally, we need an internal culture that is secure”, says Mats Heide, pictured here with Charlotte Simonsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup How staff communicate – at lectures, meetings, via email and on social media is more valuable for the trust in the University than PR campaigns. However, to talk about Lund University staff as ambassadors

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/staff-communication-more-valuable-pr-campaigns - 2025-08-27

Hervé Corvellec believes that, in the future, higher education institutions that achieve ‘excellence in minimal carbon dioxide’ will be the most attractive. Photo: Kennet Ruona Currently, a worthy and fast-moving academic career requires extensive travel with high carbon dioxide emissions. Because of this, sustainability researcher Hervé Corvellec says Lund University should review its qualificati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-cannot-assume-doctoral-student-or-researcher-better-because-they-have-attended-more-international - 2025-08-27

Photo: Istockphoto/Maren Winter Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University in Sweden found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. Previous research has investigated the presence of heavy metals in hedgehogs from

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/high-levels-environmental-pollutants-and-heavy-metals-hedgehogs - 2025-08-27

“Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been tested in a large multicentre study, led by Lund University in Sweden. “This is a majo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-08-27

Elin Hård af Segerstad, dietitian specialised in pediatrics and researcher at Lund University. She works clinically at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. Photo: Tove Gilvad The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease. A particularly clear link was seen when children had eat

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-08-27

Highschool students learn how the extraordinary regenerative powers of salamanders can help us discover new ways to fight diseases in humans in a UniStem Day 2023 workshop led by researchers in the Leigh Group. Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a brain in a petri dish or how scientists use viruses to fight genetic diseases? These are just some of the fascinating topics explored on UniSt

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/inspiring-tomorrows-scientists - 2025-08-27

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a synthesis report summarizing the reports of recent years. Markku Rummukainen, Sweden's contact person for the IPCC and also Professor of Climatology at the Center for Environmental and Climate Science at Lund University and a member of MERGE, answers five question about the new report. What does the new synthesis report say?

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/markku-rummukainen-new-ipcc-report-near-term-action-crucial - 2025-08-27

90 MSEK goes to Lund when research initiative WISE invests half a billion SEK in material science for increased sustainability – the largest investment in material science in Sweden. Photo: Kennet Ruona WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. WISE

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/tremendous-impact-transformation-towards-sustainable-future - 2025-08-27

Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the National Swedish ATMP Research School. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the Swedish National ATMP Research School talks about ATMP, about the school and explains why you should apply. Deadline: 15 February. –  ATMP is personally very important to me. Since I started as Deputy Coordinator of the Stem Cell Center, a specific task I have focused

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-swedish-national-atmp-research-school - 2025-08-27

Researchers at Lund University show that it is possible to replace aged or defective blood stem cells in mice using a non-toxic stem cell transplantation approach. Photo // Pexels Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University have developed a stem cell-based therapy that rejuvenates the aging blood and immune systems in mice without harsh treatments like chemotherapy or radiation. Th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/non-toxic-stem-cell-therapy-prevents-age-related-blood-diseases-mice - 2025-08-27

Riksteatern Crea's technical know-how offers many possibilities for the avatar to be projected anywhere on the stage, approaching from the side or appearing behind the actor's shoulder. With enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign language in real time takes the stage. During 2022, Riksteatern Crea – one of the world’s leading sign l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-project - 2025-08-27

It was a surprise for Anne L’Huillier when she was awarded Wolf Prize. Photo: Evelina Lindén These are busy times for atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier. Earlier this year, she received the prestigious Wolf Prize – perhaps not as widely known among the general public, but within the field of physics it is considered second only to the Nobel Prize. Anne L’Huillier was honoured for her contribution to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/prestigious-physics-prize-goes-lund-researcher - 2025-08-27

Jonna Bornemark. Photo: Johan Persson 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 perhap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-colleague-have-artificial-intelligence - 2025-08-27

Kalle Åström. Photo: Jessika Sellergren Mathematics Professor Kalle Åström studies the future of agriculture with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). He develops mathematical models to optimise harvests and contribute to climate-friendly agriculture. Artificial intelligence and agriculture may seem like two different worlds, but not for Kalle Åström. On the contrary, he sees synergies and is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ai-provides-agricultural-intelligence - 2025-08-27

Tim Ekberg, Head of Planning at Lund University. Photo: Kennet Ruona 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 mo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-threat - 2025-08-27

Elisabet Englund teaches medical students at autopsy demonstrations. Photo: Johan Persson Pathologists and coroners are now commonplace in crime novels and TV crime series and are often depicted as slightly odd people. Elisabet Englund has worked at the Division of Pathology in Lund for over 40 years. She has often been told that she is a little ‘too happy’ to be a pathologist. “Yes, there is a st

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/death-our-textbook-life - 2025-08-27

Andreas Bergh, Louise Bringselius, Niklas Altermark and Cecilia Cassinger. You have to respect the fact that collaboration takes time and is not always so easy to achieve, according to Louise Bringselius, who recently started the Institute for Public Affairs together with researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the School of Economics and Management. During her years as a research lead

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-tool-researchers-take-part-public-debate - 2025-08-27

LU can apply for grants for five profile areas as the government reallocate 500 million SEK from direct government funding. Photo: Kennet Ruona ‟Profiling is an opportunity to gather our strengths and renew our research, increase its societal impact and improve the intertwining of cutting-edge research and education.” So says Per Mickwitz, who hopes to receive many registrations of interest in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-prioritize-profiling - 2025-08-27

The research team from LTH and Tetra Pak - Mathias Wallin, Sara Johansson and Johan Tryding. Photo: Kennet Ruona There are many requirements on the food packaging of the future. They must be better and safer than today, while also environment-friendly, cost-effective, and aesthetically pleasing. In the product development race, Tetra Pak has teamed up with the Faculty of Engineering in Lund – LTH.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/collaboration-better-packaging - 2025-08-27