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The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, has led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal. However, a new study that pieces together evidence stretching back 9,000 years, suggests that the current changes aren’t unique, and that a reversal may not be in the cards after all. The Earth’s magn

https://www.science.lu.se/article/earths-magnetic-poles-not-likely-flip - 2026-07-25

A new year is approaching and when the Faculty enters 2025, it will be with nine departments instead of the current eleven. The Faculty of Social Sciences will gradually develop towards fewer units over the next six years, according to a policy decision from 2023. After initial preparatory work, it is now time for the first changes to take place at the end of the year:The Department of Communicati

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2026-07-25

Not a sex toy – but a toy for adults. For the 38th consecutive year, HUI Research has announced The Christmas Gift of the Year — a product that captures the spirit of the times. The winner should be something new, or newly relevant, that reflects today’s society and sells widely, either in value or in volume.This year’s choice, the adult toy, reflects both demographic and cultural shifts. Sweden’s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/christmas-gift-2025-playtime-grown-ups - 2026-07-26

Kortfilmen "Vem ropar för Alvar" är resultatet av tre års forskning i projektet "Moralisk stress och moraliskt aktörskap i svensk äldreomsorg". Nu ska dramakomedin visas även i Lund, i samband med profilområdets öppna seminarium den 11 april. Efter filmen blir det samtal med forskarna och regissören.– Manus är en fri tolkning av intervjumaterial från forskningsprojektet. I handlingen skildras hur

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/forskningsprojekt-utmynnade-i-dramakomedi-ska-nu-visas-i-lund - 2026-07-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ta del av hur andra medier rapporterade om vårt samarbetsprojekt Ung i Malmö i somras. Ung i Malmö är ett projekt som syftar till att föra fram röster om hur det är att vara ung i Malmö. Bland årets artiklar finns bland annat reportage om otrygghet, krönikor om identitet och tillhörighet samt enkätundersökningar där

https://www.journalistik.lu.se/artikel/ung-i-malmo-i-medierna - 2026-07-25

Vetenskapsjournalisten och författaren Maria Borelius tog oss med till världens “blå zoner”. Publiken fick skratta, ställa frågor och till och med delta i ett oväntat gympapass, allt för att utforska frågan: Hur kan vi leva längre och bättre? Det var svårt att inte ryckas med när Maria Borelius klev upp på scenen vid Trappan i Forum Medicums foajé. Hon öppnade kvällen med stämningsfull musik och l

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/kunskapskrogen-2511-en-kvall-med-bla-zoner-skratt-och-ovantad-gympa - 2026-07-26

Med hjälp av data från rymdteleskopet Gaia kan ett internationellt forskarlag visa att stora delar av Vintergatans yttre skiva vibrerar. De säregna krusningarna orsakas av dvärggalaxen Sagittarius som passerade vår galax för mellan 1–2 miljarder år sedan. Vår kosmiska hemvist Vintergatan innehåller mellan 100 och 400 miljarder stjärnor. Astronomer tror att galaxen föddes för 13,6 miljarder år seda

https://www.lu.se/artikel/mystiska-krusningar-i-vintergatan-harstammar-fran-nargangen-dvarggalax - 2026-07-26

The security situation in the world is volatile now and sometimes changes from day to day. How should we manage our international contacts and exchanges in this context? Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord gives us guidance on how to act. What do we mean by responsible internationalisation?"Responsible international cooperation means assessing opportunities versus risks before each cooperation. This a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/international-collaborations-be-open-possible-careful-necessary - 2026-07-25

The Department of Service Studies welcomes Marta Baltruszewicz and Diana Ivanova, two visiting researchers who will be part of our research environment for a couple of weeks. They are the first of five pairs of visiting researchers. Thanks to an internationalisation initiative at the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Department of Service Studies has been able to apply for funding to invite internat

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/department-invites-international-guest-researchers - 2026-07-25

Variation i undervisningen är en nyckel till att få till en levande och engagerande kurs. En del i denna variation är den förinspelade videoföreläsningen och kringmaterial till den. Foto: Priscilla Du Preez På avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier finns Björn Fritz som aktivt arbetar för att hitta nya sätt att få sina studenter engagerade. Nedan ger han exempel på hur han med hjälp av

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/gor-inspelade-forelasningar-mer-engagerande-med-kringmaterial - 2026-07-25

Sötpotatis kan bli en vanlig gröda i Sverige om några forskare får som de vill. Just nu utvecklar de sorter för svenskt klimat. Forskarna efterlyser också hobbyodlare som vill testodla olika varianter – redan i vår. Den är nyttig, lättodlad, har hög avkastning, kan ge bra intäkter och saknar skadedjur i Sverige. Det handlar om sötpotatisen som har blivit en alltmer uppskattad rotfrukt. På bara någ

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sotpotatis-soker-bonde - 2026-07-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Young South Asia Scholars Meet (Y-SASM) call for papers for its 2018 conference. The conference will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 15-17th June, 2018. Submit applications before 30th September 2017. Y-SASM provides a platform for young scholars working on South Asia to present their work and to ensue fruitful 

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-y-sasm-conference-2018 - 2026-07-25

The aim of annual leave is to give employees leisure time for rest and recreation; the main principle is therefore that annual leave is to be taken as holiday time. Already early on in the year, annual leave needs to be planned on the basis of the manager’s responsibility for ensuring the function of the organisational unit, and the wishes of the employees. Pursuant to the Annual Leave Act, an emp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/useful-information-about-annual-leave - 2026-07-25

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data according to legal requirements and security standards. This is achieved through techni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-07-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-union-st - 2026-07-25

Yulia Vakulenko grew up in a small Russian town north of the Arctic Circle, today she works at Lund University. When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, her world was turned upside down. The first thing Yulia Vakulenko says when she meets me on the staircase of her workplace at the Ingvar Kamprad Design Centre, IKDC, is that her sorrow is nothing compared to what the people of Ukraine are being

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/yulia-russia-helps-refugees-ukraine - 2026-07-25

Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-07-26

Games in teaching, creative classrooms, trust and learning – the topics addressed at the pedagogical inspiration conference at LTH were many. The conference, which aims to increase opportunities for collaboration and exchange of educational experiences, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and attracted around 100 participants. The day was opened by Kristofer Modig, LTH's Assistant Dean

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/if-it-fun-it-also-easier-learn - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Leif Groop, professor in diabetes and endocrinology at Lund University Diabetes Centre and consultant at the Endocrinological Department at Skåne University Hospital Malmö, has been elected to the diabetologist of the year by the Swedish Society of Diabetology. - I am of course honored and happy that my work is apprec

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/leif-groop-diabetologist-year-2010 - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andréas Ivarsson from Sweden studies a Master's in Service Management with specialisation Supply Chain Management. We asked him what he think's about his choice of education. What is the best thing about your programme?"I would say that our programme's strength lies in the fact that it's so broad, which gives you load

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/service-management-gives-you-edge - 2026-07-25