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A new global study shows that in human-disturbed regions, many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats, contributing to the missing so called “dark diversity”. Natural vegetation often lacks many species that could potentially be present, especially in regions heavily affected by human activities, according to a new study coordinated by researchers at the University of Tartu an

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/global-study-dark-diversity-reveals-hidden-impact-human-activities-nature - 2025-12-01

There is a constant war between bacteria and their viruses, bacteriophages, where both try to outsmart each other. An international study led by Lund University provided an important missing bit to the puzzle of how the bacteria defend themselves against phages. This is an important stepping stone towards developing effective phage-based therapies to be used as an alternative to antibiotics. Bacte

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/war-between-bacteria-and-their-virus - 2025-12-01

Autumn is underway, and Dean Per Persson highlights some of the key issues currently in focus for the faculty. Among other things, he writes about the research bill, the strong interest in visiting professorships, the work on gender equality and equal opportunities, and why it is important to keep the tradition of honorary doctors alive. The autumn term has begun, and in addition to everything tha

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-dean-persson - 2025-12-01

Karin Smirnoff, andraårsstudent på Författarskolan vid Lunds universitet har fått vara med om det många författare drömmer om och få får uppleva. Hennes debutroman Jag for ner till bror är nominerad till årets Augustpris i den skönlitterära kategorin. Det betyder att en expertjury vaskat fram den och fem andra verk ur årets utgivning och att den nu läses av 21 elektorer, lika många bibliotekarier

https://www.lu.se/artikel/student-nominerad-till-arets-augustpris - 2025-12-01

New assignments, tough challenges and development work – a status check from Med-service, our section for managing and servicing the Faculty, one year after the inauguration of Forum Medicum. Almost a year ago, Akademiska Hus handed over the keys to Forum Medicum. During the three-year construction, a major organisational change was underway within the Faculty linked to the construction project. T

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/med-service-director-our-goal-always-do-our-best-help-our-employees - 2025-12-01

It is during a difficult time that Akiça Bahri has taken over the responsibility as Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia. But with a doctorate in water management from Lund University and many international missions on her CV, she was ready for the assignment. Since 2011 and the start of the Arab Spring, leading politicians in Tunisia have been trying to persuade Akiça

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lu-doctor-water-focus-and-cmes-connections-new-minister-tunisia - 2025-12-01

The European Research Council (ERC) is a key research funder in Europe funding researchers with projects with potential to be ground-breaking across all fields of science. As the principal investigator for a project, Professor Martin Englund at Lund University, has been fortunate to have had such funding for a 5-year period for a project in the field of osteoarthritis. The menisci in the knee are

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/role-meniscus-development-knee-osteoarthritis-research-project-funded-european-research-council - 2025-12-01

Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classic experiments”, says Mikael Lund, a theoretical chemist. What does it feel like t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2025-12-01

Can innovation strengthen research? Former NanoLund director Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, achieved this by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it’s genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2025-12-01

With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck, Lund University showed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2025-12-02

Investigating air pollution is not for researchers afraid of heights. One of the fearless is Erik Ahlberg, a combustion physicist at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH). His working days are often spent far above ground – currently on the roof of Malmö Town Hall, where the instruments that capture air particles are located. There are many stairs in the town hall. The last staircase to the top of the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-high-altitude-when-air-under-scrutiny - 2025-12-02

Doctoral students living on relatively low external scholarships should get terms of employment that are more equal to those on doctoral studentships. This is the hope of the University’s Education Board, which has approved the faculties topping up the income of doctoral students on scholarships. However, the Faculty of Law and the University’s employment lawyers have registered reservations again

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/better-conditions-horizon-scholarship-holders - 2025-12-01

I Ekonominytt (”Inför tertialbokslutet den 31 augusti”) den 12 juli 2023 publicerades en lista med övergripande hålltider inför årets helårsbokslut. I detta Ekonominytt görs några fördjupningar och förtydliganden. Gå direkt till:Allmänt om helårsbokslutetAnläggningstillgångarFakturor i LupinUtbetalning av stipendierÄndring grundkontering av lönUtläggsersättningBidragsutbetalningarInkomstbokföringe

https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/infor-helarsbokslutet-den-31-december-2023 - 2025-12-01

I Ekonominytt (”Inför tertialbokslutet den 31 augusti”) den 10 juli 2024 publicerades en lista med övergripande hålltider inför årets helårsbokslut. I detta Ekonominytt görs några fördjupningar och förtydliganden. Observera att några slutdatum i tidplanen infaller redan i slutet på november och i början på december. Gå direkt till:Allmänt om helårsbokslutetAnläggningstillgångarFakturor i LupinUtbe

https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/infor-helarsbokslutet-den-31-december-2024 - 2025-12-01

Mikael Dolsten har varit rådgivare för president Obama, arbetat med Joe Biden kring Cancer Moonshot, bidragit till ett 30-tal läkemedel – och nu leder han utvecklingen av Pfizers och BioNTechs corona-vaccin som forskningschef på Pfizer. En minst sagt imponerande karriär har stakats ut, och den började i Lund. Den 1 januari 2021 sluts cirkeln, då han tillträder som gästprofessor i farmakologi vid L

https://www.lu.se/artikel/mikael-dolsten-forskningschef-pfizer-blir-gastprofessor-vid-lunds-universitet - 2025-12-02

How do you make the regional craft beer industry more sustainable? Through direct collaboration with the sector to create “hyperlocal” solutions say researchers from LUCSUS who are growing hops at a local brewery in Skåne, Sweden. The aim is to test ways to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to regional, circular economies. WATCH VIDEO:  – We are testing different indoor growing alte

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researchers-are-testing-new-ways-make-your-beer-more-sustainable - 2025-12-01

800 people in Sweden are currently on the waiting list to receive donated organs, but there are too few organs. Nearly one person dies each week in Sweden while on the waiting list. How can this lack of donor organs in Sweden be solved? Researchers Darcy Wagner, Department of Experimental Medical Science, and Sandra Lindstedt Ingemansson, Department of Clinical Science Lund and Skåne University Ho

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/translational-research-developing-new-methods-prevent-organ-rejection-and-growing-new-organs-lab - 2025-12-01

Strukturella förändringar, som att den kvinnligt dominerande tjänstesektorn gick från lågavlönat hushållsarbete till kontorsjobb, bidrog starkt till att löneskillnaderna mellan fattiga och rika började minska i Stockholm för drygt 100 år sedan. Nya rön publicerade i Explorations in Economic History visar att strukturella förändringar av vilka typer av arbeten som fanns tillgängliga – inte minst fö

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nar-pigorna-blev-kontorister-nya-ron-om-inkomstojamlikhet-i-stockholm-under-100-ar - 2025-12-02

For two decades, researchers at Lund University's strategic research area, Lund Stem Cell Center, have focused on developing and refining stem cell research to improve human health. Now that the 20th anniversary is approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress made and the possibilities that researchers see for stem cell research in the future. Stem cells can make any inventor green with envy

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/vision-reality-20-years-cutting-edge-research-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-12-01

An extensive study has confirmed that the risk of developing coeliac disease is connected to the amount of gluten children consume. The new study is observational and therefore does not prove causation; however, it is the most comprehensive of its kind to date. The results are presented in the prestigious journal JAMA. In total, 6 600 children at increased risk of developing coeliac disease were f

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/association-between-coeliac-disease-risk-and-gluten-intake-confirmed - 2025-12-01