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There is a lot of talk about ChatGPT just now – one of the chat-based AI services delivering answers to all possible questions in matter of seconds. But the new technology is not merely generating answers, but also raising many questions. In order to get insight into what everyone is talking about, LUM has given it a try. It is easy to get started – all that is required is to create an account on
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dialogue-chatbot - 2026-09-30
When researchers are working in the field, they may be faced with challenging and sometimes dangerous situations. How does Lund University prepare its doctoral students and researchers for fieldwork? When LUM asks about the faculties’ procedures, it becomes clear that the departments are primarily responsible. Dealing with dangerous situations in the field once they have arisen is not enough – the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safe-fieldwork-who-responsible-security - 2026-09-30
Gases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows that greenhouse gas emissions from anaesthetic gases have decreased by 27% over the last ten years. By swapping out the anaesthetic gas with the highest climate impact, the climate impact of anaesthetic gas
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology ear
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-disease - 2026-09-30
Kompetensportalen, Lucat, Lupin, Lubas and LUCRIS. Those are the names of some of Lund University’s administrative systems. They are now also the names of five new bacteriophages that have recently been discovered in the ponds of Lund University’s Botanical Gardens. Bacteriophages – often abbreviated to phages – are viruses that attack bacteria. Phages are astonishingly effective assassins – these
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardens - 2026-09-30
Eating cheese and cream with a high fat content may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. This is shown by a new large-scale study from Lund University. The researchers analysed the dietary habits of more than 27,000 people and linked these to the occurrence of dementia over a follow-up period of up to 25 years. The debate about low-fat diets has long shaped our health advice and influ
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/full-fat-cheese-linked-lower-risk-dementia - 2026-09-30
The packing crates are emptied, new furniture is in place, the art is hung, and the tech is working. The Offices of the Vice-Chancellor and staff have moved into the King’s House. The new entrance opens onto the University Square and the fountain. Behind the doors of the University’s oldest building, there’s a definite air of new and modern. You are greeted first by an exhibition about the buildin
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-beginning-kings-house - 2026-09-30
Local currencies may arise when there is a clear need for certain products and services in a local area and where the competences to produce them exist but the lack of traditional money puts obstacles in the way. The lack of money might be the result of pandemics, war, natural disasters, financial crises or poverty. Ester Barinaga, professor of entrepreneurship at the School of Economics and Manag
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-currencies-solution-times-crisis - 2026-09-30
Protein researcher Mikael Akke has been showered with grants recently: a total in excess of SEK 130 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the European Research Council. But who is the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) professor whose research is so hot right now? Since childhood, Mikael Akke has been driven by a desire to understand how things work in nature. Biology and chemistry w
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-researcher-receives-major-grants - 2026-09-30
David Gisselsson Nord and Tony Ingesson both love spy novels and have a nerdy interest in history. Their shared curiosity resulted in an interdisciplinary collaboration about how it might be possible to inspire smarter cancer treatment with the help of methods from espionage and intelligence analysis. Tony Ingesson finds it fairly easy to show a bit of attitude in front of the camera. David Gissel
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cancer-researcher-and-intelligence-expert - 2026-09-30
LUSEM's long-standing heritage of case competitions has now been revived after some years' intermission and it is a welcomed event both by students and collaborating partners. On 21 November, nine teams gathered to showcase their skills in an intense day of preparation and case solving! The case method is one of the cornerstones of Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) present
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/case-competition-2024 - 2026-09-30
One of the biggest perks of teaching at university? Supervising students and seeing them grow into their role. That is at least according to senior lecturers Olof Hallonsten and Anna Jonsson. Detectives with magnifying glasses and catching and preparing a fish. Those are two of the metaphors that Anna Jonsson and Olof Hallonsten use to explain the relationship between supervisor and student, the v
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/comic-strips-and-metaphors-help-students-reflect - 2026-09-30
Students on the Master's Programme in Information Systems have the opportunity to earn valuable business analytics and data science certificates to boost their resumes. The international Master's Programme in Information Systems at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management, is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge within the field of Informati
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/students-empowered-industry-recognised-certificates - 2026-09-30
What does it mean to be Vice-Chancellor of Lund University? Work is now underway to recruit a Vice-Chancellor who will take up the position in January 2027. But what does the role actually entail and why is it important who is Vice-Chancellor? The University’s highest academic leaderThe Vice-Chancellor works on behalf of the University Board and is the University’s highest leader för academic acti
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-does-vice-chancellor-actually-do - 2026-09-30
Tolibjon Mustafoev, PhD candidate at Lund University For the last few decades, Uzbekistan has been a popular research destination for many scholars studying authoritarian regimes. Indeed, the first president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, had been in power from the first days of independence in 1991 until September 2016. Karimov was known for his policies on closed economy, high bureaucracy, centra
Det sex år långa CASE-koordinerade forskningsprogrammet UserAge, med en rad intressenter och 26 forskare från fyra lärosäten, har nått sitt slut. Resultaten presenteras i ett 25-tal vetenskapliga originalartiklar, fyra doktorsavhandlingar, en licentiatavhandling, en antologi, en populärvetenskaplig rapport, ett flertal populärvetenskapliga artiklar och reportage samt vetenskapliga konferensbidrag.
https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/sex-ar-lang-forskning-om-och-med-intressenter-nu-lanseras-intressentpoolen - 2026-09-29
Studiecentrum, samlat bibliotek, studentkafé och kansli med fakultetsledning. Lägg dessutom till en skyhög tummelplats för event. Projektledaren och bibliotekschefen Kristina Holmin Verdozzi har stora visioner för astronomihuset som under tre år ska genomgå en total metamorfos. Den som besöker Sölvegatan 27 en septemberdag 2028 kommer inte att känna igen sig. På gräsmattorna utanför den röda tegel
https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/hon-vill-skapa-ett-andningshal-naturvetenskaplig-nyfikenhet - 2026-09-29
Nu kommer FN:s klimatpanel IPCC med en syntesrapport som sammanfattar de senaste årens rapporter. Vi ställde fem frågor till Markku Rummukainen, Sveriges kontaktperson för IPCC och även professor i klimatologi vid Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap på Lunds universitet. Vad bidrar den nya syntesrapporten med? – Syntesrapporten ger ett relevant kunskapsunderlag i klimatfrågan för världens lände
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/markku-rummukainen-om-nya-ipcc-rapporten-atgarder-i-nartid-ar-avgorande - 2026-09-29
