Latest meeting of the faculty boardAt its meeting on 10 April, the faculty board was provided with information on topics such as progress on the review of the faculty’s total premises provision and the faculty’s financial situation. Furthermore, it was decided to adopt the revised Rules of Procedure. Information was also provided on the faculty’s establishment of activities in Science Village and on progress relating to the coordination of a joint department. |
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Prizes and awarded grants |
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Two researchers receive prestigious EU grantRaimund Muscheler, professor at the Department of Geology, and Thomas Pugh, senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). They will receive EUR 2.5 million each over a five-year period to study historical solar storms and the rate at which trees grow and die around the world.
Read the news item on the faculty website |
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Project manager receives funding for new idea for a sustainable workplaceThe University is now funding six projects that will test solutions for sustainability challenges within the organisation. At the Faculty of Science Cheryl Sjöström, project manager at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, will receive funding for the project “A pause for menopause in the workplace”.
Read the news item on the Staff Pages |
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Mathematics researcher receives funding to study mysterious algebrasGustavo Jasso Ahuja, senior lecturer at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, has been granted funding within the framework of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s Programme for Mathematics. The grant will be used to recruit a researcher from abroad for a postdoctoral position in Lund.
Read the news item on the faculty website |
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Seminar on teaching for sustainability, 7 MayTeaching staff members can now register for a seminar entitled “Teaching for Sustainability – introducing sustainability competencies”. The seminar provides an introduction to sustainability competencies and tips on learning components that can be used in teaching. Time and place: 7 May from 10:15 to 12:00 via Zoom.
Sign up for the seminar (ahu.lu.se)
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Upcoming LINXS eventsLINXS, the Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, which is an important link between researchers and the research facilities MAX IV and ESS, invite you to the following events:
See all events on the LINXS website |
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Opportunity to take part in the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, 3-13 JuneThe University has accreditations for climate negotiations within the UN. There are currently vacant places in the University’s delegation to the negotiations in Bonn, 3-13 June. The application deadline for accreditation is 2 May.
Apply for accreditation (cec.lu.se) |
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Preparatory course for prospective associate professors, 14-18 OctoberThe application is now open for the module “Beyond Doctoral Supervision – scholarship and academic values”, which will be held on 14-18 October. This is one of two modules that are mandatory for those who are applying for the title Associate Professorship (docent). There are 20 places on the course and the registration deadline is 9 September (first come, first served).
Sign up for the course on the faculty’s internal website |
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Course for assistant supervisors, 27 OctoberAre you on the way to being appointed as an assistant supervisor, but lack supervisor training? You can now register for the course “Doctoral Supervision at the Faculty of Science – a basic introduction”, to be held on 27 October from 09:00 to 16:00. There are 20 places on the course and the registration deadline is 2 October (first come, first served).
Sign up for the course on the faculty’s internal website |
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The following theses will be presented at the Faculty of Science this month:
- Arti Jadav, “Improved Cloud Parameterization in Global Climate Model: Aerosol effects and secondary ice production mechanisms”
- Bolaño Losada, “Modeling Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes”
- Twinkle Biswas, “Olfactory genomics of bark- and ambrosia beetles: evolution and function of chemoreceptors”
- Tjördis Störling, “Changes in ocean geochemistry across the K-Pg boundary interval”
- Anna Borgström, “The potential of wetlands for mitigation of eutrophication and brownification”
- Dániel Tájmel, “Microbial temperature dependences in soil: the belowground feedback to climate change”
- Mridula Nandakumar, “Pathogen-mediated selection in the immune system of rodents: exploring selection targets, functional effects and trade-offs”
- Katrin Ros, “The role of ice in planet formation”
Search for doctoral theses in the University’s research portal
See forthcoming public defences of theses (lu.se) |
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Staff in the Swedish media |
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Utbildningsradion broadcasted lectures from the NMT DaysUtbildningsradion (the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company) filmed several lectures from the NMT Days, covering science, medicine and technology, that attracted 6,000 upper secondary school students to Lund in mid-March. The participants from the Faculty of Science and their lecture topics were:
- Charlotta Turner, vice-dean and professor at the Department of Chemistry – green and sustainable chemistry.
- Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science – how conflict areas can be studied from space.
- Raimund Muscheler, professor at the Department of Geology – solar activity, solar storms and the connection with climate change.
- Sofia Feltzing, professor at the Department of Geology – the consequences of light pollution.
- Else Lytken, professor at the Department of Physics – particle physics.
- Philipp Birken, professor at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences – the mathematics behind aircraft design and climate projections.
- Per Uvdal, professor at the Department of Chemistry – were dinosaurs actually black?
- Ruth Pöttgen, senior lecturer at the Department of Physics – the universe’s dark building blocks.
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Marine worm with magnificent vision fascinates researchersMichael Bok, researcher at the Department of Biology, was interviewed about a new study which shows that the large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has exceptional vision that bears comparison to mammals, arthropods and cephalopods. |
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Strong magnetic field around the black hole at the centre of the Milky WayOscar Agertz, senior lecturer at the Department of Physics, was interviewed about new research which shows that there is a strong spiral-shaped magnetic field around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the centre of the Milky Way. |
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Hundreds of porpoises get stuck in fishing nets in the Öresund and KattegattJohanna Stedt, doctoral student at the Department of Biology, was interviewed in many media outlets concerning the 50 per cent drop in the porpoise population in the Öresund and Kattegatt over a period of less than 20 years. According to a new study, the biggest culprit is commercial fishing. |
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Articles in the Lund University Magazine, LUMIn the latest issue of LUM Amber Hood, researcher at the Department of Geology, talks about the investigation of a mysterious queen’s tomb in Egypt. The article also features colleague Helena Alexanderson, professor at the Department of Geology. Anders Ahlström, senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, is interviewed about the reactions to his study on Sweden’s old, natural forests. Tönu Pullerits, professor at the Department of Chemistry, talks about the profile area Light and Materials. Henrik Smith, professor at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and the Department of Biology, is interviewed about the profile area Nature-Based Future Solutions. Margareta Johansson, research coordinator at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, talks about the EU’s major investment in polar research. And Charlotta Turner, vice-dean and professor at the Department of Chemistry, has written a guest column about the future of the cellular office. LUM webpage |
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Project manager interviewed about Sustainability WeekStina Lundkvist, project manager at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, was interviewed about this year’s edition of Sustainability Week that recently took place in Lund. |
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Museum curator wants to see import controls for exotic plantsTorbjörn Tyler, curator at the Biological Museum, was interviewed about the trend of importing exotic plants for parks and gardens, and why he is proposing import controls. |
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Researcher talks about ageing among animalsAndreas Nord, researcher at the Department of Biology, was interviewed about how long animals can live and how they age. |
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Biologist interviewed about animals’ abilitiesJessica Abbott, senior lecturer at the Department of Biology, was interviewed about the
communicative abilities of animals. |
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Butterflies are flying earlierLars Pettersson, researcher at the Department of Biology, was interviewed in connection with butterflies flying almost two weeks earlier in the spring compared with 14 years ago. |
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Opinion piece: beach roses are a threat to biodiversityPål Axel Olsson, professor at the Department of Biology, is a co-author of an opinion piece about why beach roses need to be removed from coastal environments. |
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