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We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding. The truth, however, goes back much further. An international study shows that the rich morphological variety among dogs began to take off 11,000 years ago – long before nineteenth century kennel clubs. Look at the dogs of today: the dainty Chihuahua, which most resembles a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dog-diversity-thousands-years-older-we-thought - 2026-07-03

Dick Harrison is 57 years old and has written 105 books. He lectures all over the country, is a regular expert on TV and radio, runs a podcast, and writes articles for magazines and two columns a week in one of Sweden’s largest newspapers. “Teaching is my calling, though, the thing closest to my identity.” It’s winter and muddy on the drive in front of the Harrisons’ Art Nouveau villa in Åkarp. On

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dick-harrison-brand - 2026-07-04

Update (10 June 2026, 12:45):The planned service stop for all LUNARC systems has been completed ahead of schedule. All systems are now back in service and available for use.We thank all users for their patience and understanding during this maintenance period. There will be a service stop for all LUNARC systems from 8th until 10th of June 2026.  The service stop is scheduled to start at 8:00 in th

https://www.lunarc.lu.se/article/lunarc-service-stop-8-10-june-2026-completed - 2026-07-03

Ever since it was invented in the 1960s, the laser has found new areas of use, and is today very useful in research, industry and society. In most laser applications, for example material processing, the laser can be placed very close to the area to be processed. However, there are many important application areas where this is problematic. For example, if you want to use the laser to study an are

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/backward-lasing-breakthrough-remote-sensing - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Silicon has a crucial effect on the planet’s climate A comprehensive research project on the mineral silicon and the anonymous climate heroes in the oceans, diatoms, is now starting. Every day, the tiny diatoms, which are a type of phytoplankton, absorb enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. And when they die

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-nearly-eur-33-million-five-year-project-global-silicon-cycle - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How have universities adapted to the refugee crisis in Europe? How can universities find constructive solutions through their own educational activities? Norma Montesino, Christel Avendal and Carolin Schütze are part of a collaborative European research project about higher education and issues related to migration an

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/refugee-reception-and-universities-agents-social-innovation - 2026-07-03

Många arter havssköldpaddor, sälar, valar, hajar och sjöfåglar riskerar att fara illa på grund av mänsklig aktivitet. Det visar en internationell jättestudie som Lunds universitet medverkat i. Studien, som publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Science, bygger på omfattande följningsdata från 121 marina djurarter som alla är beroende av havet för sin överlevnad. Bakom studien står 377 forskare

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/viktiga-havsomraden-marina-djur-saknar-ofta-skydd - 2026-07-03

Många arter havssköldpaddor, sälar, valar, hajar och sjöfåglar riskerar att fara illa på grund av mänsklig aktivitet. Det visar en internationell jättestudie som Lunds universitet medverkat i. Studien, som publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Science, bygger på omfattande följningsdata från 121 marina djurarter som alla är beroende av havet för sin överlevnad. Bakom studien står 377 forskare

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/viktiga-havsomraden-marina-djur-saknar-ofta-skydd - 2026-07-03

Många arter havssköldpaddor, sälar, valar, hajar och sjöfåglar riskerar att fara illa på grund av mänsklig aktivitet. Det visar en internationell jättestudie som Lunds universitet medverkat i. Studien, som publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Science, bygger på omfattande följningsdata från 121 marina djurarter som alla är beroende av havet för sin överlevnad. Bakom studien står 377 forskare

https://www.lu.se/artikel/viktiga-havsomraden-marina-djur-saknar-ofta-skydd - 2026-07-04

Giulia Beneventi has investigated the role of RNA modifications and post-transcriptional control in cancer and stem cells. In this interview, she tells us about her research and what is it like to be a PhD student in newly established group. Giulia defends her thesis on the 8th of December.   What have you been working with during your PhD studies? The main aim of my PhD project was to unravel pos

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-giulia-beneventi - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seminar by Anuradha Rose on alcohol consumption in South India to be held in Stockholm. On November 16, 2015 from 14.00-15.30, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm hosts a lecture by Dr. Anuradha Rose, associate professor of community medicine and bioethicist at Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A. The talk is titled A

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-about-alcohol-consumption - 2026-07-03

The university’s new professors will be inaugurated in a ceremony at the main University Building on 13th October 2023 at 16:00. Among the new professors are our colleagues Jonathan Polk, Robert Klemmensen and Fariborz Zelli. The ceremony includes the official inaugurations by the vice-chancellor, performances by the Academic Orchestra and addresses by some of the new professors and the chair of L

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors-13-october-three-political-scientists - 2026-07-03

We expect a change in labour legislation that comes into force on 1 October this year. What is happening in the autumn is that general fixed-term employment, which is all fixed-term employment including hourly, but not temporary employment, disappears as a form of employment and is replaced by special fixed-term employment (Särskild visstidsanställning – SÄVA). The new preferential right requires

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/labor-legislation-will-change-autumn - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new research model of the early embryonic brain. The aim of the model is to study the very earliest stages of brain to understand how different regions in the brain are formed during embryonic development. With this new insight, researchers hope to be

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-unique-insight-development-human-brain - 2026-07-03

CASE researchers Björn Slaug and Susanne Iwarsson have shown that their instrument for assessing accessibility in housing for the elderly also works in Japan - even though it was originally developed according to Swedish conditions. Swedish research contributes to improving public health in Japan.– Through long-term and careful work, we have been able to transfer it to a very different cultural co

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/japan-takes-help-case-developed-research-tool - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - The idea is to use the great public interest that the Climate Summit in Paris in December 2015 will stir up to educate the masses on climate change, says Angela Oels to Riksbankens website rj.se and continues:- A MOOC (massive open online course) is basically a lecture series of different speakers that is broadcaste

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/angela-oels-visiting-researcher-starts-mooc-climate-justice - 2026-07-03

The application deadline for health promotion reimbursement for activities paid for in 2021 is 31 January 2022. Applications registered in Primula after this date will not be approved. On 1 January 2022, the A-Z list that provides examples of approved health promotion activities will be removed from the Swedish Tax Agency website. However, the removal of the list does not entail any change to the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updates-regarding-health-promotion-reimbursement - 2026-07-03

Onsdagen den 1 mars bjöds Parkinson Skånes medlemmar in till MultiPark Café-träff som handlade om hur arv och miljö bidrar till Parkinsons sjukdom och nyttan av MultiParks biobank i dessa studier. Här kommer en kort sammanfattning över vad kvällen bjöd på. Arv och miljö Först ut av kvällens föreläsare var forskargruppsledaren Maria Swanberg, som talade om Arv och Miljö vid Parkinsons sjukdom. Mari

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/arv-och-miljo-i-parkinsons-sjukdom-vilka-svar-kan-multiparks-biobank-ge - 2026-07-03

The IIIEE has the pleasure to welcome Bert Keirsbilck as a visiting fellow in the spring 2024.  Bert is a Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of KU Leuven. He lectures Commercial law, EU Law and European Economic Law in Brussels, Leuven and Kortrijk. He is a co-director of Consumer Competition Market (CCM) and is a co-promotor of the CE Center – Steunpunt Vlaanderen Circulair. H

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visiting-fellow-bert-keirsbilck-ku-leuven - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Goran Basic har publicerat en artikel om det idealiska offret och konkurrensen om offerrollen i berättelserna efter kriget i Bosnien och Hercegovina. Artikeln är på serbiska. ”Idealna žrtva i nadmetanje za dobijanje statusa žrtve u pričama preživjelih rata u Bosni i Hercegovini”. Temida, 18(2), 2015: 7-30.Se artikel

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/konkurrens-om-offerrollen - 2026-07-03