“Cultural heritage means a great deal for Syria’s identity and is something we all share. It can help to reconcile groups that were previously in conflict”, says Anas Al Khabour. In his homeland, Syria, he was a museum director – but today there is not much left of the National Archaeological Museum in Raqqa after it was plundered by IS. “I try to do what I can to save the cultural heritage”, says

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fighting-save-syrias-cultural-heritage - 2025-08-23

The precise construction design for Science Village is still unclear, with the possible exception of the common Space (in the background) which will be the first building to be erected in the area. This will house a reception, restaurant and exhibition ab "Now I dare to rejoice a little", says Sven Lidin, dean of the Faculty of Science. "The uphill task that establishment in Brunnshög had become a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemists-jump-science-village-bandwagon - 2025-08-23

"There is so much freedom and so many opportunities here – it is a fantastic place. But if my main task is to be smart, there must be the conditions for it." says Jimmie Kristensson. Photo: Kennet Ruona Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2025-08-23

As one of four young researchers at Lund University, Ingrid van Dijk, Associate senior lecturer at the Department of Economic History at LUSEM and researcher at the Centre for Economic Demography, receives an ERC Starting Grant. Her project is titled “Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations”. She is the first researcher ever from Lund U

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-economic-historian-ingrid-van-dijk-project-health - 2025-08-23

“Replication studies are not seen as valuable, but researchers and society need to know which studies hold up”, says Burak Tunca. Photo: erol ahmed, evan smogor och hans reniers/unsplash Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at the School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make rese

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-it-again-and-do-it-right - 2025-08-23

Christian Balkenius is not worried about robots taking over and becoming smarter than us. " Not in my lifetime, in any case", he reassures. Photo:Maria Lindh How do you get a robot to behave in an ethical and moral way? Christian Balkenius is giving this a lot of thought, as it is the topic of his research project. However, he is also thinking about ethics among robot researchers.  “It’s often sai

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/robots-not-so-smart-we-would-think - 2025-08-23

Maria Nilsson and her husband and fellow researcher John Ward looks at a find. Photo: Anders Andersson The archaeology team gets up with the sun at five o’clock each morning. They then work for seven hours under the burning sun in the middle of nowhere in Egypt’s desert landscape among venomous scorpions and lizards. They only stop work for lunch and a typical Egyptian chai tea break. “The most co

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leading-archaeological-super-team-banks-nile - 2025-08-23

Ethnologist Susanne Lundin studies peoples' attitudes towards organ­ trafficking, counterfeit medicines and transplants. Photo: Kennet Ruona Ethnologist Susanne Lundin’s research is ultimately about life and death and how people relate to the inevitable. What are people willing to do to delay the end briefly? Is there a limit beyond which someone ceases to be human? Susanne Lundin is a professor a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-research-concerns-our-deepest-fears - 2025-08-23

The building called The Spark is the entrance to Medicon Village. Photo: Kennet Ruona It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2025-08-23

Cyber attacks against universities have skyrocketed during the pandemic. The blackmailers often succeed. Photo: Shutterstock Cyberattacks against the University have sharply increased over the past two years. They mainly take the form of email attacks, known as phishing, which aim to penetrate and take over entire IT environments. The attacks often succeed. Lund University is no different from the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dramatic-increase-cyber-attacks-against-universities - 2025-08-23

A locked toilet station in the Gazdar Bandh informal settlement in Mumbai. – Sanitation is a major challenge in India. It is partly to do with the high population density, there are more people sharing the same space, and a historically higher cultural and religious acceptance of poor sanitation, says Sara Gabrielsson from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. Her research foc

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sanitation-more-toilets-informal-settlements-india-need-community-based-ownership-and-state-action - 2025-08-23

Petru Liuba checks Arvid's heart before the operation. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Two-year-old Arvid will soon undergo his third heart operation. This time, the procedure will be safer and quicker, due to a new simulation method that researchers have developed for children with heart disease. It is Monday afternoon in Ward 67 at Skåne University Hospital and in one of the rooms, two-year-old Arvid is h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tragic-loss-led-research-project - 2025-08-24

When Han Somsen recommended to limit the free outdoor movement of cats based on the EU’s Birds Directive and Habitats Directive it resulted in what can be described as a perfect storm. Photo: Andrzej Puchta/ Shutterstock Han Somsen has newly been appointed professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law. He is best known for his recommendation that bird-killing cats should be kept indoors. “H

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/law-professor-who-wants-put-nature-above-law - 2025-08-24

When 1,200 researchers from 60 countries arrived at the end of July, it marked a milestone: the largest academic congress ever held in the city – and the most important event in the field of economic history worldwide. For one week, the World Economic History Congress (WEHC) transformed Lund into a hub for ideas, networking, and public engagement. “I was very nervous right up until Monday morning,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nerves-pride-lusem-made-history-lund-universitys-largest-congress - 2025-08-24

If Stig Steen had followed his childhood dream, he would have become a speed skater. Instead he became a thoracic surgeon and researcher in physiology and medical technology. Photo: Kennet Ruona He has designed a transport box that keeps hearts alive outside the body and developed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device. But during a visit to nuns in Africa, he was suspected of being a spy. M

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cardiothoracic-innovator - 2025-08-24

Leave or renovate and expand? Kemicentrum plays a central role in two of the three alternatives for where the departments of chemistry and physics will be located in the future. Photo: Kennet Ruona Where will the chemists and the physicists be located in the future? A recent report shows that it will be much more expensive to move to Science Village than if they stay on Sölvegatan. The evaluation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/major-cost-differences-when-comparing-science-village-options - 2025-08-24

What was the rear of the King’s House has become the front, with the creation of new entrance through a former window recess now opening onto University Square. Photo. Kennet Ruona The packing crates are emptied, new furniture is in place, the art is hung, and the tech is working. The Offices of the Vice-Chancellor and staff have moved into the King’s House. The new entrance opens onto the Univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-beginning-kings-house - 2025-08-24

The excavation in Uppåkra will go on for many years. Photo. Kennet Ruona Why are there hundreds of jumbled human bones in the ground at Uppåkra? That is one of the mysteries that archaeologists at Lund University hope to be able to solve in the next few years. They will be aided by the latest DNA technology. A quiet calm rests over Uppåkra, just outside Lund. The only sound under the enormous tent

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-technique-reveals-uppakras-violent-past - 2025-08-24

Researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) met for a conversation about improving home care. Photo: Kennet Ruona How long does it take to comfort someone? Does an egg need to be fried rather than boiled? LUM invited home care researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) for a conversation. They are meeting for the first time;

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-persons-workplace-anothers-home - 2025-08-24

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-welcomes-new-leadership-team - 2025-08-23