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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By the end of 2019 it emerged that there were work environment problems in the astronomy section of the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, also known as Lund Observatory. The then head of department had received a significant number of complaints from staff members about bullying and harassment. The Facu

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/work-environment-lund-observatory - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Following a generous donation by the LMK foundation our new telescope was purchased and installed in the south-east dome.  Donors and senior astronomers were invited to a small inauguration ceremony where it was revealed that the telescope would be named "Anres Öga" (or 'the Eagle Eye') to honor professor emeritus Arn

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/inauguration-new-telescope - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the end of March Lund Observatory together with the Department of Theoretical Physics moved its website to the Lund University web server. This move gives the Lund Observatory website a whole new look, many new functionalities and enables us to comply with the guidelines of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). I

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/new-website-launched - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We congratulate our friend and colleague Anders Johansen who was recently elected new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in the class for astronomy and space sciences.  Press release from the Royal Swedish Academy (in Swedish)

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/anders-johansen-elected-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-science - 2026-08-13

Oscar Agertz and his team of astronomers have been simulating galactic formation and evolution.  This is something Lund University has been covering in one of their latest press releases. Read the whole story on the LU news site

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/vintergatan-simulations-gets-some-well-deserved-attention - 2026-08-13

Big congratulations to Nils, who has just been promoted to Professor at the Department for Astronomy and Theoretical Physics.

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/nils-ryde-promoted-professor - 2026-08-13

Today is the 20 year anniversary of the inauguration of our new building here at Sölvegatan 27.  We celebrated with cake!

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/cake-20-year-anniversary-astronomy-building - 2026-08-13

Congratulations to our very own Michiel Lambrechts, who has received a starting grant from the European Research Council (ERC)! More information: https://erc.europa.eu/news/erc-2021-starting-grants-results 

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-michiel-lambrechts - 2026-08-13

Congratulations to Lennart Lindegren, Professor Emeritus of Lund Observatory, for being the shared recipient of the Shaw Price in Astronomy! Lennart shares the price with Michael Perryman, Adjunct Professor, School of Physics at University College Dublin, Ireland. The price was awarded for their lifetime contributions to space astrometry, and in particular for their role in the conception and desi

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/lennart-lindegren-shared-recipient-shaw-price-astronomy - 2026-08-13

Congratulations to the Gaia team (and especially to the Lund Observatory members of the team) who will soon receive the 2023 Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. The Berkeley Prize is awarded for highly meritorious work in advancing the science of astronomy.  In 2023 it is to be awarded to the Gaia team. As stated in the prize statement: Gaia’s t

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/berkeley-price-awarded-gaia-collaboration - 2026-08-13

Every seat in Lundmarkssalen was full, and around 50 additional visitors followed on zoom, as NASA astronaut Jim Pawelczyk gave his talk on Monday afternoon. Jim Pawelczyk is not only a NASA astronaut but also an associate professor of physiology and kinesiology at PennState University studying the effects of microgravity on the human body.  During his talk Jim told the audience about his own expe

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/nasa-astronaut-jim-pawelczyk-visits-lund-university - 2026-08-13

In a recent paper, Nicholas Borsato, along with collaborators Jens Hoeijmakers, Bibiana Prinoth, Brian Thorsbro, and Rebecca Forsberg, provides insightful research on the complex atmospheric composition of the exoplanet KELT-9b. The team captured the exoplanet's spectra during transit, revealing numerous elements within its atmosphere. This study not only verifies the presence of previously known

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/terbium-among-heavy-elements-discovered-atmosphere-exoplanet-kelt-9b - 2026-08-13

The annual Space Research School was organized here in late August by Astronomic Youth (Astronomisk Ungdom) in collaboration with Lund Observatory. Attending this year's Space Research School were twenty intelligent, motivated and space-interested high school students from across Sweden.  During their 10 days in Lund the group of high school students attended several lectures given by university r

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/rfs-2023-space-research-school - 2026-08-13

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https://www.geology.lu.se/article/miguel-marx-analysed-soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur - 2026-08-13

The world's oldest complete wooden hunting weapons are 200,000 years old, not 300,000 as previously believed. This is shown by a new dating study that Zoran Perić from the Department of Geology participated in, which has now been published in Science Advances and highlighted in international media. The discovery indicates that the spears originate from Neanderthals, deepening our understanding of

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/worlds-oldest-complete-wooden-hunting-weapons-are-younger-previously-thought-co-author-zoran-peric - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a study, published in the journal Geology, C. Alwmark and co-authors provides definite evidence for a meteorite impact origin of the Hummeln structure (located in the Småland province, Sweden), closing an about 200 years old debate. Further reading..

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/meteorite-impact-created-hummeln-structure - 2026-08-13

Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Sahara. This is what researchers have observed in a major eleven-year international study of the birds. “Our study is very significant for understanding how organisms, in this case the common swift, can migrate from one part

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/rare-pattern-observed-migrating-common-swifts - 2026-08-13

Professor Anders Hedenström receives SEK 22,9 million from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Together with his colleagues Susanne Åkesson and Christoffer Johansson he will take a holistic approach to the factors that affect migratory birds and their flight from one part of the world to another. The project runs over a 5-year period. For birds, flying takes a lot of energy. Therefore, it is ext

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/sek-229-million-holistic-approach-migratory-birds - 2026-08-13

Insects have difficulties handling the higher temperatures brought on by climate change, and might risk overheating. The ability to reproduce is also strongly affected by rising temperatures, even in northern areas of the world, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Insects cannot regulate their own body temperature, which is instead strongly influenced by the temperature in the

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/high-temperatures-threaten-survival-insects - 2026-08-13

Together with almost 6400 other researchers around the globe Johannes Rousk has been selected as Highly cited researcher 2020 by The Web of Science Group. Only about one per cent of the researchers within a scientific field are appointed. Johannes Rousk is proud. To be appointed is proof that your research is important and has reached out to peers who have found it useful and frequently cited you.

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/johannes-one-most-cited-researchers-world - 2026-08-13