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Gig-arbete, där man tar korta och osäkra uppdrag för att få ekonomin att gå ihop, framställs ibland som en modern trend. Men det är felaktigt, menar ekonomihistorikern Marcus Falk på Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet. Dagens gig är en återgång till ett mycket äldre sätt att organisera arbete, snarare än en nyhet. Normen med heltidsarbete, att hela ens årsinkomst kommer ifrån ett enda arbete,

https://www.lu.se/artikel/1700-talets-gig-ekonomi-ledde-till-okad-komfort-snarare-utsatthet - 2026-06-04

I ett unikt arkiv i Lund förvaras 500 djupintervjuer med överlevande från koncentrationslägret Ravensbrück, gjorda direkt efter att de ankom till Sverige våren 1945. Nu är arkivet nominerat till FN-organet Unesco för att bli ett världsminne, ett skrivet kulturarv som är av stort värde för mänskligheten. Taj Mahal i Indien, den vattenburna staden Venedig liksom Grand Canyons svindlande höjder är bå

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ravensbruckarkivet-vid-universitetsbiblioteket-i-lund-nominerat-till-varldsminne - 2026-06-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Workhorse Philip Warkander became Sweden’s first PhD graduate in Fashion Studies. He describes research in a new subject as continuously doubting – an approach he also applies to the academic community’s focus on hard work. Moving around as a researcher, he noticed one day that he had fallen into the classic man-trap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doubting-fashion-pioneer - 2026-06-03

Forests have long been seen as a sink for greenhouse gases. Research conducted by scientists from University of Gothenburg has shown that over a forest rotation of 80 years, forest production on drained peat soil is a large source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. MERGE/BECC researchers Hongxing He and Åsa Kasimir, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, are two of the authors

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/forest-production-drained-peat-release-greenhouse-gases - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Solutions to limit the climate impact of plastics” was the topic of this years Climathon in Lund. The 24 hour hackathon gathered 54 participants and was thereby one of the larger among the 113 Climathons held simultaneous all around the world. Climathon in Lund was organised by a consortia of five very different orga

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018-0 - 2026-06-03

Forests have long been seen as a sink for greenhouse gases. Research conducted by scientists from University of Gothenburg has shown that over a forest rotation of 80 years, forest production on drained peat soil is a large source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. BECC/MERGE researchers Hongxing He and Åsa Kasimir, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, are two of the authors

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/forest-production-drained-peat-release-greenhouse-gases - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ICOS Carbon Portal is the central data portal for a European-wide Greenhouse Gas monitoring network. It offers access to research data from ICOS scientists all over Europe, and provides facilities and IT resources supporting modelling activities for elaborated data products. Hello Alex Vermeulen! What is the Carbon Po

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/carbon-portal-access-carbon-research-data - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions: Getting the most out of Urban Living Labs A new trans-European project aims to better define and evaluate the concept of Urban Living Labs. One goal is to understand what can be shared and learned in order to advance urban sustainability transitions.Across Europe, so-cal

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researchers will be part of the upcoming 2020 Virtual Forum on Earth System Governance, where they will be organising a session on migration and climate change. LUCSUS and the University of Liége will be facilitating an innovative session on 16th of September, 2020 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (CEST) in the 2020 Virtua

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/2020-virtual-forum-earth-system-governance - 2026-06-03

The disciplinary board at Lund University exists to ensure that all students have a fair and safe study environment. The board handles matters such as cheating, interference and harassment and ensures that rules and guidelines are followed and that everyone can feel safe and respected at the university. Elisabet Londos is a member of the disciplinary board and tells us more about the board's missi

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/disciplinary-board-where-humor-takes-break - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The students, wider society and the path to academic success were important points in Torbjörn von Schantz’s inauguration speech on the University’s foundation day, 28 January. After the usual pomp and ceremony, and with the vice-chancellor’s chain hanging splendidly round his neck, he expressed his thanks for the app

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-vice-chancellor-safeguard-student-influence - 2026-06-03

No 43, 21 June 2025 The NAISS training team hopes you had a good summer break and feel refreshed for the autumn term.In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the beginning of the autumn term.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website:OverviewNAISS trainingOn-site workshop: "Awk Workshop", Uppsala, 28-29 August, 2025Online training semi

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter - 2026-06-03

Lund Stem Cell Center's Research School in Stem Cell Biology has a new Executive Coordinator, Mattias Magnusson. As a researcher with a passion for education and collaboration, he aims to take the research school to new heights by implementing innovative education programs and cultivating a supportive research environment. In this interview, we explore his background, his vision for the future of

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/meet-new-executive-coordinator-lund-stem-cell-centers-research-school-stem-cell-biology - 2026-06-03

The Faculty of Medicine welcomes three new international visiting professors — Robert Cramer, Patrick MacDonald, and Sarah Rowland‑Jones — through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. They bring expertise in mental health, diabetes and pancreatic biology, and immunology, and support ongoing research collaboration within prioritised areas. Meet our new three visiting professors:  Pa

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/global-visiting-professors-faculty-medicine - 2026-06-03

Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by researchers at Lund University provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes. The researchers behind the new findings published in Nature Communications now aim to develop methods for disease prevention. We inherit our genes from our pa

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-can-cause-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Neuroscientists and stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a research model that allows studying human hippocampal neurons, the brain cells primarily affected by Alzheimer’s disease pathology. The study has been published in Stem Cell Reports. In Alzheimer’s disease the hippocampus, a brain

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-research-paves-way-developing-therapies-could-slow-down-alzheimers - 2026-06-03

Fanny Hellgren's solo exhibition features several paintings from the artist's latest series. The astonishing canvases radiate soothing and pleasant feelings and by contemplating these non-figurative compositions one after another, one can sense a continuous rhythm. A pulsation, emanating from layers upon layers of acrylic paint, attracts us to track and understand its language and the dialogue tha

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumn-fanny-hellgren-perpetual-pulsation - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Budgetpropositionen, internationella stipendier, Medelhavsinstitutens framtid, professorsinstallation, MOOC:s, Vetenskapsrådets stora utlysning och Gerdahallen är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Budgetpropositionen presenterades i förra veckan. Statssekreterare Anders Lönn var här och presenterade satsningar

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-3-november - 2026-06-04

Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, the world’s leading organisation for stem cell science and regenerative medicine. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is an independent, global, nonprofit organization that brings tog

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-malin-parmar-elected-vice-president-international-society-stem-cell-research - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Hanging bridges are practical when studying le

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examining-forests-world - 2026-06-03