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Archaeologist Greer Jarrett’s research focuses on reconstructing Viking sailing routes and cartography. To do so, he learnt to sail boats similar to those sailed by the Vikings and set off out to sea. He likens the sailors of that time to today’s extreme athletes. “I started a fairly theoretical doctoral thesis on reconstructing Viking sailing routes, but I wanted practical experience from a sailo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chase-vikings - 2026-07-22
During the 8th - 11 th August 2022, the Development Research School held its first doctoral course in Methodology and Field Studies. It took place in Sogakope, Ghana. The doctoral course was organised by the Institute of Statistical, Economic and Social Research (ISSER), in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana, universities of Lund, Gothenburg and Uppsala for doct
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/successful-completion-our-first-course-ghana - 2026-07-21
Finding housing is a major challenge for students in university towns like Lund, where demand far exceeds supply. Long queue systems, high rents, and limited options force many to commute or move frequently — disrupting their studies and daily life. Negar Khaliliaraghi, shows in her research, a clear causal link between student housing and academic performance. Finding accommodation is often one o
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/housing-chance-academic-impacts-lottery-based-access-student-accommodation - 2026-07-22
För att komma till rätta med bristen på vetenskapliga samband mellan boende, flyttningar och hälsa under åldrandeprocessen har nu CASE-forskare för första gången kopplat samman heltäckande person- och bostadsdata tillgängliga från svenskt befolkningsregister. Docent Giedre Gefenaite, knuten till CASE och profilområdet Proaktivt åldrande, publicerade nyligen en så kallad kohortartikel om detta, til
https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/forsta-heltackande-person-och-bostadsdata-i-sverige - 2026-07-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Forskare i teoretisk fysik vid Lunds universitet har tagit fram en algoritm för att spåra felmärkta data hos cancerpatienter. Insatsen gav dem förstapriset i en tävling som utlysts av den amerikanska myndigheten för livsmedel och läkemedel. Felmärkta kliniska och biologiska data är ett problem som bidrar till oanvän
https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-vann-tavling-med-konstgjord-intelligens - 2026-07-21
Ett enkelt test bland personer äldre än 65 år visar att de som har en sämre fysisk funktion löper större risk att drabbas av hjärtinfarkt, hjärtsvikt och stroke. Detta oberoende av vedertagna riskfaktorer för hjärt- kärlsjukdomar som högt blodtryck, blodfettsrubbningar, rökning och diabetes. Testet utvärderar personens normala gånghastighet, balans och hur fort de kan resa sig utan att ta hjälp av
Recruiting osteoarthritis patients with a lot of pain to clinical studies, may give incorrect results if the researcher does account for the natural variation in pain that occurs. A research group from Lund University in Sweden is now drawing attention to the traps in clinical studies on osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a lifelong joint disease that is becoming increasingly common. The disease in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-questions-efficacy-many-osteoarthritis-treatments - 2026-07-21
Lund University School of Economics and Management works strategically to strengthen the connection between academia and industry. Through various initiatives, meeting points are created where companies have the opportunity to connect with the talent of the future and contribute their expertise, while students gain a clearer understanding of the opportunities within professional life. A close and
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/studies-professional-life-deloitte-partnership-lusem - 2026-07-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays, a photograph taken by a normal mobile phone camera is almost 2 MB in size. It is therefore possible to imagine the huge quantities of data produced by scanners that take thousands of three-dimensional images of a single body part or tissue sample. Freddy Ståhlberg shows how data from the forthcoming national
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/incredible-amounts-data-new-medical-images - 2026-07-21
Centre for European studies has awarded Katarina Bungerfeldt an honorary mention for her Master’s thesis “Money Talks: The potential of an EU financial conditionality mechanism linked to the rule of law”. The thesis is about rule of law conditionality in the EU. Is it possible to persuade political actors (such as the governments of certain EU member states) to respect fundamental principles of ru
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/katarina-bungerfeldt-receives-honourable-mention-her-thesis - 2026-07-21
The international news platform The Conversation is an alternative way for researchers to reach out in the media. We'll tell you how. The Conversation is a politically independent, non-profit international news site with readership on par with The Guardian and The New York Times (140 million reads in 2022). Lund University is a member of the platform, which gives researchers here a chance to inter
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/5-reasons-researchers-publish-conversation-workshops-94-25 - 2026-07-21
Lund University’s fastest growing online course can have up to a thousand new participants every week. ‘AI, business and the future of work’ is a success story – but behind it lies many hours of hard work. “In total, we have probably spent 8,000 hours preparing and producing the course,” says Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, currently senior lecturer in European Studies and deputy dean of the Joint Facu
https://www.ai.lu.se/article/tens-thousands-sign-ai-related-mooc - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wednesday 21 December 2016 was the last working day for Lars Eklund, after 16 years in SASNET service. Lars Eklund has been the deputy director for SASNET and has worked with the network since it was launched in January 2001. He was responsible for the construction and maintenance of the extensive SASNET Internet Gate
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lars-eklund-retiring-after-16-years - 2026-07-21
How do you succeed with your Marie Curie application? Konstantin Nestmann, a postdoc at NanoLund, scored 100 out of 100 points. The magazine Curie, published by the Swedish Research Council, talked with him about this. In mid-February, thousands of European early-stage researchers received their applications for EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship funding.Konstantin Nestmann, currently research
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/he-knows-how-score-maximum-points-your-eu-application - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden showed a connection between lifestyle intervention in pregnant women with obesity and epigenetic alterations in the baby. The study is published in the journal Diabetes. An international collaboration between researchers in Sweden, Denmark and Spain investigated
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lifestyle-changes-pregnant-women-affected-babies-genes - 2026-07-21
Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin can suffer from type 2 diabetes while the other twin does not develop the disease. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has now discovered that there are differences in gene activity in twins where only one sibling had developed the disease. The researchers’ discovery could contribute to the development of new treatment methods. “Identical twins
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/twin-study-finds-type-2-diabetes-clues-epigenetic-changes - 2026-07-21
Yuliya Voytenko Palgan is one of the driving spirits at the University who are doing everything they can to help Ukraine and the people who are fleeing. Since the war started, she has succeeded in helping her parents and a colleague escape the inferno of the war. Now, she and her father have met Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström and Pro Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz. Yuliya Voytenko Palgan is a Senior
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/yuliya-fighting-ukraine - 2026-07-21
Fysioterapeuten Charlotta Jönssons nya forskningsresultat visar att träning inte alls förvärrar lymfödem i benen. Personer med benlymfödem som deltagit i en träningsstudie vittnar om ökad livskvalitet och mindre besvär av ödemet. – Det är en seglivad myt att träning skulle förvärra benlymfödem. Träning har så god effekt på hälsan, det finns verkligen inget att förlora, konstaterar Charlotta Jönsso
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/trana-pa-ditt-benlymfodem-forvarras-inte-och-du-mar-battre - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Russia has its own right-wing populist movement: the Parental Movement. While the US equivalent is protesting stricter gun control, the Russians are raging against the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. “Western lifestyle is considered a major threat to Russian traditions and normal family life”, says social an
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/russian-parental-movement-counteracting-childrens-rights - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stortorget, the main square in the centre of Malmö, has looked the same for the past 35 years or so but the way in which the city’s inhabitants use the space has changed. These changes provide a picture of the development of the city and community, from an industrial society to a society based on services and consumpt
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fewer-malmo-city-dwellers-take-break-stortorget - 2026-07-21
