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Recently, a new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile captured its first starlight. This marks the start of a new era in astronomy, where researchers will map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument, called 4MOST (Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope), does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, it collects spectra or colour

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-04-17

The dissertation is called: Statistical Aspects of Group Dynamics – Multilevel Methods for Emergent Processes in Teams. She explains that the thesis develops new statistical methods to help researchers better capture how teams evolve. “They are not static entities: trust can build or erode, members can leave or join, and events can strengthen or disrupt collaboration. Understanding these dynamics

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-statistics-yvette-baurne - 2026-04-18

Many of the University’s staff members state that they seldom or never use AI at work, according to a survey conducted by the Ad Hoc Group. As previously mentioned in LU News, a questionnaire on the use of AI was sent to a random selection of technical and administrative (TA) staff at the University. The survey was conducted within the framework of the University’s digitalisation and AI initiative

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ta-staff-opinions-are-divided-ai - 2026-04-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Bianca Jagger, Jan Eliasson och Sydafrikas före detta president F.W. de Clark är bara några av de som har gästat Studentafton i Lund. Nu blir de klassiska aftnarna en dokumentärfilm. Oscar Edlund och Daniel Bengtson står bakom filmen om studentaftnarna. I över hundra år har Studentafton bjudit in allt från musiker,

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hundra-ars-studentaftnar-portratteras-i-ny-dokumentarfilm - 2026-04-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Annika Björkdahl och Johanna Mannergren Selimovic har författat artikeln "Gendering Agency in Transitional Justice", publicerad i Security Dialogue (2015) vol. 46 no. 2: 165-182. Abstract:Mainstream transitional justice and peacebuilding practices tend to re-entrench gendered hierarchies by

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/annika-bjorkdahl-om-gendering-agency - 2026-04-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Musikförläggarnas Pris delas årligen ut av branschorganisationen Musikförläggarna och syftar till att lyfta fram årets mest framstående svenska låtskrivare, kompositörer och textförfattare. Staffan Storm har i år tilldelats priset i ena kategorin för Konstmusik. Den andre pristagaren är alumn Albert Schnelzer. Staff

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/staffan-storm-vinner-musikforlaggarnas-pris-2019 - 2026-04-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Hanna Bäck har medförfattat artikeln "Partisanship, Ministers, and Biotechnology Policy" (med Marc Debus och Jale Tosun), som har publicerats i tidskriften Review of Policy Research. Resultaten visar att ett förbud mot bioteknologi är mer sannolikt med kristdemokratisk närvaro i regeringen.L

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/forbud-mot-bioteknik-mer-sannolikt-med-kristdemokrater-i-styre - 2026-04-17

Professor Lennart Olsson tilldelas det prestigefyllda ERC Advanced Grant för visionär forskning om perenna grödor. Lennart Olsson tilldelas ERC Advanced Grant på 2,5 miljoner euro för att utveckla sin mångåriga forskning om perenna grödor. European Research Councils (ERC) uppdrag är att främja forskning av högsta kvalité genom omfattande och långsiktig finansiering. Anslagen söks i internationell

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/prestigefullt-eu-anslag-forskning-om-perenna-grodor - 2026-04-17

Dr Viswanath Venkatesh lockade en stor publik till sitt seminarium "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", där han talade om vikten av kontextualisering inom forskning. Dr Venkatesh delade med sig av sin senaste forskning inom kontextualisering, inklusive diskussioner om:Problem kopplade till brist på kontext i forskning;Vad forskare ställs inför i nya sammanhang; Hur man kan tänka kring konceptet vet

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/viswanath-venkatesh-haller-seminarium-pa-informatik - 2026-04-18

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stephen Woroniecki blogs on the issues highlighted in Director Emily Boyd's article in NatureRecently our Director, Professor Emily Boyd, published an article in Nature, Climate Adaptation - Holistic Thinking Beyond Technology, exploring issues emerging in global attempts at climate change adaptation. A central theme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/comment-issues-highlighted-director-emily-boyds-article-nature - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish manhood enters into crisis at irregular intervals; the male role may now be about to change once again in the aftermath of the #metoo protest. Gender historian Emma Severinsson hopes that the boys of today will learn to show feelings – and gender scholar Jens Rydström adds that men need to get better at talkin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-male-roles-change-after-metoo - 2026-04-17

There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/applicants-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-are-now-coming-lund - 2026-04-18

The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of research-based policy briefs, including formatting and writing conventions, identifying and disseminating to an audience, and evaluating their impact. The workshop is a joint collaboration with the LU Agenda 2030 Graduate School and the Pufendorf Institute Advanced Study Group "Wildfires in the Anthropocene". Researchers are increasingly encour

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/workshop-writing-policy-briefs - 2026-04-17

Throughout life, our lungs are vital organs. For newborns as well as for elderly patients, there is a need for safe and continuous lung monitoring in the healthcare. Some of today's common methods of examining the lungs, such as X-rays and computed tomography are limiting since they can not be applied continuously and carry ionizing radiation. A new technology for clinical lung monitoring is now o

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/measuring-oxygen-lungs-lasers-finished-master-project - 2026-04-17

On 25 November, after two years of intense legal preparations, the youth organsation Aurora, submitted a litigation against the Swedish state for its insufficient climate policies – the very first of its kind in Sweden. Mark Connaughton, research assistant at LUCSUS, and member of the GAMES research project, a collaborative project led by LUCSUS with Copenhagen University and Imperial College Lond

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/aurora-climate-litigation - 2026-04-17

A new study have identified which blood tests are best at detecting Alzheimer’s disease during the earliest stages, and also another blood test that is optimal for detecting relevant treatment effects. These findings will speed up the development of new therapies that can slow down the disease progression. The article was originally published as a press release from the Sahlgrenska Academy, Univer

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/optimal-blood-tests-development-new-therapies-alzheimers-disease - 2026-04-17

From the Vice-Chancellor’s blog: For several years, Lund University and many other stakeholders within the sector and beyond have been calling on the Government to alter and simplify immigration legislation and its regulations for researchers and doctoral students. Sweden and its universities are competing in a highly competitive international study and labour market, and there have been far too m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-immigration-rules-researchers-and-doctoral-students-welcomed - 2026-04-18

Lia Lonnert försvarar sin avhandling i musikpedagogik vid Musikhögskolan i Malmö. När:20 februari, 2015, 10.00.Opponent: Professor Stephen Cottrell. City University LondonTitel:Surrounded by Sound. Experienced Orchestral Harpists’ Professional Knowledge and LearningAbstract:Orchestral playing is a central practice within Western European classical music. Previous research in the field of orchestra

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/lia-lonnert-disputerar-i-musikpedagogik - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High blood pressure damages our blood vessels. It also damages our heart, our brain and our kidneys. A high blood pressure increases the risk of suffering a heart attack and stroke. However, it is not known exactly why a high blood pressure is so dangerous. – The reason is that we have effective antihypertensive medic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/high-blood-pressure-bloody-serious - 2026-04-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Går det att lita på folk i allmänhet? Ja, svarar ungefär två av tre svenskar. Nordiska länder ligger högt i det vi kallar mellanmänsklig tillit. I andra länder är det inte lika självklart. Vad händer när perspektiven möts? Nationalekonomen Andreas Bergh har studerat fenomenet närmare. I Sverige har vi tillgång till

https://www.lu.se/artikel/vem-i-hela-varlden-kan-man-lita-pa - 2026-04-17