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From spider smell to Perfect Pasta – 108,000 Readers Reached in The Conversation

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By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 16 January 2026
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The Faculty of Science published 12 articles on The Conversation in 2025, reaching 108,000 readers. The articles spanned from biological research to climate analysis and food science – showing how fundamental research can explain everyday phenomena.

Lund University had a record year on The Conversation in 2025. The university’s researchers published 76 articles that together reached 1.1 million reads. In total, all of the university’s articles – including older articles that continue to be read – reached 1.5 million readers during the year. 

Lina Eklund’s satellite image analysis of agriculture in Gaza reached nearly 19,000 readers, while Dan-Dan Zhang’s research on how spiders “smell” with their legs fascinated 17,000 readers. Andrea Scotti’s article on how to cook perfect pasta – using particle accelerators – reached 13,000 readers.

Articles on The Conversation are published freely and often republished by international media, giving the faculty’s research global reach.

Read the Faculty's top three articles in The Conversation:

Want to Share Your Research Globally? The Conversation

Here’s how the process works:

  1. Keep your pitch short and concise – answer these four questions:
    • What is your point? (max 50 words)
    • Why should readers care? (max 100 words)
    • What are your main points? (max 150 words)
    • Why you? (max 200 words)
       
  2. Discuss with your communications officer if you want advice.
     
  3. Submit your pitch via the web form on The Conversation.
     
  4. Select UK as the edition when submitting. This is important for your pitch to reach the right place.
     
  5. Wait for feedback from an editor. If you haven’t heard back within three days, the pitch likely hasn’t been accepted this time. Think of a new idea!

Next workshop: April 28, 10:00–12:00. We will provide more information shortly.

For questions or to register for the workshop, contact Ellen Albertsdóttir, responsible for The Conversation at Lund University: ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (ellen[dot]albertsdottir[at]kommunikation[dot]lu[dot]se).

Read more about Lund University's committment to The Conversation on our Staff Pages.

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Last updated: 16 Jan 2026 | cecilia [dot] schubert [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se