http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv?l=en News from Linköping University en-gb http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.464003?l=en The winners of the Great KL Award in the international innovation contest the Great KL Challenge 2013 will go on a study trip to Sweden to explore Swedish innovations. On 9 July the two Malaysian students visit Linköping University. They were awarded at a ceremony at the Swedish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on 22 May for their innovativeness in generating solutions for a greater Kuala Lumpur. The Great KL Challenge was organised by the cross-boarder initiative Sweden – Malaysia, with LiU as one of the partners. 2013-05-24T07:55:30+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.464003?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.463081?l=en International Day, iDay, was back again on 16 May with yet another multicultural explosion. Walking from one end of Colosseum (on Campus Valla) to the other, you passed through 14 countries. All under the same roof. 2013-05-21T09:52:46+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.463081?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461203/1.461206?l=en Emmanuel Letsu-Dake won the Alumni Stories competition and will be LiU’s first International Master’s Alumni Speaker at the Farewell Ceremony in June. He is a senior research scientist at Honeywell Aerospace in the US, where he works to make air transport safer. Maria Karlberg 2013-05-13T09:50:55+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461203/1.461206?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461546/1.463891?l=en In close cooperation with Vietnamese doctors, LiU researchers run a project in an attempt to change the development of resistance to antibiotics in Vietnam, which is one of the most vulnerable countries. 2013-05-23T15:59:57+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461546/1.463891?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461666/1.463688?l=en Like a giant cocktail party with several hundred of the leading decision makers and thinkers in Sweden, where the absolutely most important issues in society are discussed – that is Development Days. And they are happening right now in Linköping. Björn Stafstedt 2013-05-22T16:10:34+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461666/1.463688?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459254/1.461025?l=en KVIT, the annual student conference of cognitive science and information technology celebrates its 20th anniversary with an interdisciplinary conference for 200 participants, also from European universities, at Östergötland Museum on 16-17 May. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-05-08T14:15:11+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459254/1.461025?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.460254/1.461410?l=en Water gives life. Researchers at Linköping University now show how the cells in our bodies are driven mainly by water power - a discovery that in the long run opens the way for a new strategy in cancer therapy. 2013-05-13T16:04:48+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.460254/1.461410?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459013/1.461080?l=en With the aid of new medical technology, brain tumours in children will be able to be operated on - more safely and effectively. Researchers at Linköping University are to receive over SEK 5 million (ca EURO 600,000) from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation. Åke Hjelm 2013-05-08T15:53:06+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459013/1.461080?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459670/1.460365?l=en On Wednesday, 8 May, the 40-year-old Student Orchestra Festival, SOF, kicks off. There is a warm-up party in Norrköping, a festival on Valla, and a parade through Linköping. And the festive theme of the 40 year anniversary? The apocalypse. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-05-06T15:02:59+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459670/1.460365?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458636/1.459197?l=en Professor Weimin Chen and his colleagues have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room temperature. The results have been published in the renowned journal Nature Communications. 2013-04-29T14:37:02+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458636/1.459197?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457012/1.460783?l=en The number of first-choice applicants to courses beginning this autumn at Linköping University has increased. Compared to last year, the increase is just over 4 %. The biggest increase was in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Eva Bergstedt 2013-05-07T15:57:42+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457012/1.460783?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457522/1.460535?l=en How are scientific advances created? They might start with a shot from a toy canon. These are the words of Nobel Prize winner and LiU honorary doctor Alan J. Heeger during his lecture in the Kåkenhus-building. 2013-05-07T08:31:16+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457522/1.460535?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458244/1.458393?l=en Also this year, the student singers in Linköping celebrate the arrival of spring by putting on their student caps and singing songs of spring at Linköping Castle courtyard on Walpurgis night (Valborgsmässoafton). Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-26T09:48:45+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458244/1.458393?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458175?l=en The National Thesis Award 2012 is given to LiU master's students Ekaterina Kalinina and Meaza Eshetu Abebe. Their master's thesis focus on coordination of projects within creative industries, involving multiple organisations. 2013-04-25T13:21:00+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458175?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457209/1.459420?l=en Researchers at Linköping University and the Sahlgrenska Academy have successfully proven that people also have the same type of heat-producing brown fat cells as smaller mammals. The observation opens up the way for future drugs that make use of the ability of brown fat cells to consume calories. 2013-04-30T13:37:29+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457209/1.459420?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457467/1.460979?l=en Swedish IT companies have a great opportunity to find a completely new market in the Sub-Saharan African countries. So say Erik Winther and Wilhelm Henriksson, who went to Africa to do their degree projects. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-05-08T13:36:46+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457467/1.460979?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456835/1.459358?l=en Researchers at Linköping University have made a big step towards understanding how type 2 diabetes develops. Through a system biological approach, they can single out an individual protein that plays a crucial role when fatty tissue becomes impervious to insulin. 2013-04-30T11:11:38+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456835/1.459358?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456762/1.457729?l=en Norrköping has been named University City of the Year for 2013-2014 by SFS, the Swedish National Union of Students. “A well-deserved prize,” according to students Therese Björn Johansson and Sofia Sandberg. Eva Bergstedt 2013-04-24T09:35:37+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456762/1.457729?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456267/1.456312?l=en Organic electronics is a strong field at Linköping University (LiU). Next week the American Nobel Prize winner Alan J. Heeger, one of the prominent persons in this field, comes to LiU for the ten year anniversary of the Center of Organic Electronics. Åke Hjelm 2013-04-17T08:59:51+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456267/1.456312?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456247/1.457797?l=en Melanoma patients with a lower level of education are more likely to die of malignant melanoma, according to a study from institutions including Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet. 2013-04-24T11:42:50+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456247/1.457797?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456143/1.459327?l=en Professor of Mathematics Jan Nordström will receive close to SEK 2.3 million for contributing to reducing uncertainty in simulation and calculations of aircraft construction, as part of the EU UMRIDA project. 2013-04-30T09:33:47+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456143/1.459327?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456712/1.457721?l=en Professor Lars Andersson has received a major gerontology prize, consisting of SEK 20,000 and awarded by the Swedish Gerontological Society. Among other citations in their statement: “His research has contributed to overturning several myths about the elderly and ageing. He started the first international open-access journal in social gerontology and was one of the people behind the initiative for the Swedish Gerontological Society, of which he was also president. For several decades, Lars Andersson has contributed to putting Swedish social gerontology on the international map.” 2013-04-24T08:41:28+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456712/1.457721?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448361/1.451415?l=en Bigger, more intensive, interactive and entertaining than ever. Tomfoolery, circus, stand up, music, art and science. The Humanist Day on 19 and 20 April will be taken over by the playful person. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-03-27T14:17:51+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448361/1.451415?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455740/1.457186?l=en Östergötland export initiatives were the focus of this year’s CAM day (Centre for Applied Management), which targeted the region’s small and medium-sized companies in particular. Björn Stafstedt 2013-04-22T10:54:49+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455740/1.457186?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454273/1.455890?l=en One place higher and eighth place overall. Linköping University (LiU) comes out well in Urank’s 2013 ranking of Swedish universities. The psychology programme is ranked as the best in Sweden and is in the top two in the medicine ranking. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-15T11:39:22+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454273/1.455890?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454547/1.456963?l=en Lars Hultman, professor of Thin Film Physics at Linköping University, has been named CEO of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, one of the major Swedish research financiers in the fields of science, technology, and medicine. He takes office on 1 June. Åke Hjelm 2013-04-19T14:21:47+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454547/1.456963?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455368/1.455370?l=en Should science play a role in politics? This is discussed at the Swedish Association of International Affairs annual conference. This year it is held on 12-13 April on Campus Valla at Linköping University. Anna Nilsen 2013-04-11T11:09:55+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455368/1.455370?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455332/1.457592?l=en In his thesis, Jonas Lantz has developed a technique where turbulence in the blood vessels can be calculated and the results of an operation can be simulated before it is carried out. 2013-04-23T16:07:41+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455332/1.457592?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455372/1.456909?l=en Eight out of ten members of staff think Linköping University (LiU) is a good workplace, according to this year’s employee survey. And three out of four say that they are proud of LiU, an increase from the previous survey. 2013-04-19T11:11:41+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455372/1.456909?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454609/1.456753?l=en The LiU alumni network now has more than 20,000 members. This means that more than one in five former students has actively joined. Maria Karlberg 2013-04-18T14:43:45+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454609/1.456753?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453293/1.455575?l=en The hottest design and furniture fair in the world opens on 9 April in Milan. LiU Malmsten will be in Superstudio Più with their own showcase represented by 16 alumni and 8 students. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-12T08:47:29+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453293/1.455575?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453592/1.461045?l=en Children of immigrant parents obtain higher education to a greater extent than children of Swedish born parents with the same level of education. The trend is especially strong when the parents are discriminated against on the job market. 2013-05-08T14:50:35+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453592/1.461045?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.452610/1.455846?l=en Students at Linköping University (LiU) will be given a basic knowledge of the significance of the environmental dimension of sustainable development in their education. This is one of the new environmental objectives for LiU, and perhaps the most ambitious. The environmental objectives for 2013-2015, and a centralised action plan to achieve them, have now been approved by the university’s leadership. Anika Agebjörn 2013-04-15T10:46:46+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.452610/1.455846?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.451975/1.452029?l=en International students are satisfied with Linköping University. The university is among the top five out of 193 around the globe in the online benchmark survey International Student Barometer (ISB) 2012. Anna Nilsen 2013-03-28T13:21:24+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.451975/1.452029?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453292/1.456360?l=en To be published, and cited, in high-ranking journals is nowadays the most used measure of the quality of a piece of research. The contemporary mania for measurements and the consequences of this mania are given a critical review in the first edition of Confero, a journal edited by a group of PhD students at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning. Anika Agebjörn 2013-04-17T11:30:00+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453292/1.456360?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453029/1.455642?l=en The record for participants in the LiU Running Race keeps being broken all the time. Now it’s time again. On the evening of 23 April, the starting pistol goes off. The event is organised by four students associations at LiU. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-12T11:39:39+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453029/1.455642?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453190/1.453194?l=en Three students from Linköping University will defend Sweden in the first official international student match in American football. Kenneth Frykler, Anders Johansson and Viktor Markkula are in the squad that faces the British team in Uppsala on Saturday, 6 april. 2013-04-03T15:50:47+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453190/1.453194?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450432?l=en LiU Alumni invited international students and alumni to a traditional Swedish “kafferep” or coffee party on Friday 22 March. Several students took the opportunity to register for the LiU Alumni network. Maria Karlberg 2013-03-25T11:51:14+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450432?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450393?l=en For international students studying at Linköping University, the language barrier will cause no barrier to entry into the Swedish job market. Companies situated in Mjärdevi Science Park are more than willing to employ skilled international students, says EvaMarie Törnström, Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Mjärdevi. Anna Farhadi 2013-03-25T10:47:00+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450393?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450169/1.455430?l=en Inventions are important for Sweden- but they are not being utilised. In a report from Vinnova, LiU researchers Per Frankelius and Charlotte Norrman suggest that individual inventors and small companies with ideas for inventions should get support from a special innovation office even at the early stages. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-11T13:41:01+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450169/1.455430?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450191/1.453395?l=en All-inclusive trips, volunteer tourism and western tourists hunting in Africa are some subjects highlighted by students in a book about tourism produced by Linköping University. Eva Bergstedt 2013-04-04T13:38:02+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450191/1.453395?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.449957/1.461047?l=en People who suppress their feelings, unwelcome thoughts and physiological sensations are more prone to suffering from tinnitus. But these are precisely the people who can derive great benefit from treatments that build on acceptance and commitment therapy, according to a new doctoral thesis in disability studies at Linköping University. 2013-05-08T14:52:00+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.449957/1.461047?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.451041/1.451084?l=en Magnus Dahlstedt is a political scientist at Remeso. He is at the Swedish Institute in Alexandria on 25-26 March to meet with researchers to discuss the role of education in democratic development. 2013-03-27T08:21:37+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.451041/1.451084?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.449145/1.453039?l=en The American innovation researcher Henry Etzkowitz and four other international researchers have been awarded honorary doctorates by Linköping University. The doctorates will be conferred at a ceremony in May together with that of Swedish author Jonas Gardell. Lennart Falklöf 2013-04-03T11:39:22+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.449145/1.453039?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.449100/1.453144?l=en Work is now beginning on making Kåkenhus on Campus Norrköping a more compact and vibrant building with a clearer, more attractive entrance from Skvallertorget. Elisabet Wahrby 2013-04-03T14:43:18+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.449100/1.453144?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448052?l=en Dreams, goals, challenges. What happens after graduation from a master’s programme at Linköping University? International students with a master’s degree from LiU are asked to share their stories in a competition for giving a speech at the Farewell Ceremony on 12 June. 2013-03-13T16:01:00+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448052?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.447710/1.450914?l=en Airspace is crowded and it is getting worse all the time. Valentin Polishchuk, senior lecturer in the division of Communications and Transport Systems, will now be working closely with the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (LFV) to look into how air traffic can be made safer, quicker and less expensive. 2013-03-26T14:14:17+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.447710/1.450914?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448225/1.450852?l=en The number of full-time equivalent students in Sweden fell by 10,700 between 2011 and 2012, according to figures from the Swedish Higher Education Authority. The reduction is due mainly to the fact that educational establishments have reduced the number of student places available. LiU reduced the number of full-time equivalent students by 282 over the same period. 2013-03-26T11:26:43+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448225/1.450852?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.446632/1.448580?l=en Linköping University is consolidating its position in the 301-350 place range on the ranking of world institutions of learning recently published by Times Higher Education. At the same time, LiU is increasing its numbers for both education and research as compared with last year. Lennart Falklöf 2013-03-15T15:38:11+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.446632/1.448580?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.446056/1.452998?l=en Twins become parents later than single-birth children and bring fewer children into the world, a new Linköping University study shows. 2013-04-03T11:00:22+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.446056/1.452998?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.445859/1.449094?l=en Inexpensive biosensors, methods of recreating damaged skin and other organs, more sensitive prostheses, and ever greater understanding of microcirculation. It’s all too exciting a development to ignore, Professor Anthony Turner stated when Biomedical Engineering celebrated 40 years as a department. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-03-19T10:32:50+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.445859/1.449094?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.446387?l=en Eva Reimers, professor in pedagogic practice, and Dr Susanne Kreitz-Sandberg, senior lecturer in education, were recently invited to Ochanomizu University in Japan to a kick-off symposium for an internationalisation project. "This was a good opportunity to expand the links with Japanese universities”, they say. ”Teacher education students at LiU are interested in exchange studies in Japan and Asia. There is also an interest for teacher exchange and research collaboration.” 2013-03-06T08:28:49+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.446387?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.445400?l=en Four master's students at Linköping University have been selected to pitch their ideas at the Hult Prize regional final in London. They have the chance to win one million US dollars. The Hult prize brings together college and university students from around the world to solve some of the world’s most urgent social issues. This year’s challenge is the global food crisis. 2013-03-01T14:06:34+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.445400?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.444417/1.447118?l=en When sensitive ecosystems, like the Arctic Ocean, are threatened by disruptions science is often at a loss. But new advanced data models can predict the damaging effects. 2013-03-08T12:51:31+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.444417/1.447118?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.443933/1.446186?l=en There is certainly a huge market for Swedish environmental technology in a megacity like Mexico City. But environmental and social issues are closely intertwined; what works best is technology adapted to daily life in Mexico, as a new licentiate thesis shows. 2013-03-05T13:46:48+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.443933/1.446186?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.443920/1.446250?l=en Research into older people’s loneliness and social isolation will now be gathered into a knowledge centre operated by NISAL, the National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life. Eva Bergstedt 2013-03-05T14:39:23+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.443920/1.446250?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.443611/1.445918?l=en Research at Linköping University is gradually increasing while the university continues to have comprehensive instruction. This according to the numbers from LiU’s 2012 annual report. Eva Bergstedt 2013-03-04T15:36:23+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.443611/1.445918?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.442472/1.443634?l=en The commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be allocated based on countries’ historic responsibility for the emissions. This logic was recognized early on in climate negotiations. But the countries are still disputing how it should be interpreted and applied. 2013-02-22T13:59:13+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.442472/1.443634?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.442178/1.446745?l=en Linköping University has written a new collaboration agreement with Moi University and the University of Nairobi. Lars Holberg 2013-03-07T11:02:50+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.442178/1.446745?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.442930/1.447727?l=en Last year fewer students were suspended from universities and colleges for cheating compared to the year before, according to an analysis by the Swedish news agency TT (Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå) . The 2012 figures for LiU show a reduction by half in the number of students suspended, from 50 in 2010 and 48 in 2011 to 25 suspensions in 2012. 2013-03-12T15:24:30+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.442930/1.447727?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.440969/1.446768?l=en More students are applying to courses and workshops at the Student Health Care Center. for instance to learn more about how to handle stress. Eva Bergstedt 2013-03-07T11:43:43+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.440969/1.446768?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.440866/1.445072?l=en Three new theses from Magnus Willanders’ research group provide new knowledge of white zinc oxide LEDs: They can kill cancer cells, and be grown on large surfaces for wallpaper or curtains, in several colours. 2013-02-28T15:55:29+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.440866/1.445072?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.439809/1.440185?l=en The brains of deaf people, with and without sign language experience, activate differently when they observe sign language communication. For the first time, this phenomenon has been studied in a direct comparison of these two groups. The results are sensational and are now being published in Nature Communications. 2013-02-12T13:38:38+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.439809/1.440185?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.438967/1.443257?l=en Javeriya Riaz, master’s student at LiU, has been awarded a diversity prize for her essay on how Sweden can retain talented people in a global labour market. Eva Bergstedt 2013-02-21T13:34:27+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.438967/1.443257?l=en