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In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms (see fact box) cont

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-11-23

Swedish higher education institutions have recently highlighted several problems concerning international students and researchers and their opportunities to enter, stay and work in Sweden. This is not only a considerable concern for individuals, but also affects higher education institutions’ competitiveness and ultimately that of Sweden. I have previously written in the blog about amendments to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-initiatives-remove-obstacles-international-researchers - 2025-11-24

Join LUCSUS at this year's Sustainability Week. We are organising and participating in events on climate litigation, science and activism, and the role of the arts in the climate crisis. Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaboration

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/join-lucsus-sustainability-week-17-22-april - 2025-11-23

Ludwig Schmiderer has studied how to overcome delivery challenges in stem cell biology with nanotechnology. In this interview, he tells us about his research and generative art. What have you been working with during your PhD studies? At the beginning of my PhD, I was trying to reengineer the CRISPR/Cas9 system to make it work in mitochondria instead of nucleus. The project started off quite well

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-ludwig-schmiderer - 2025-11-23

Den som är ogift och har låg inkomst samt bor i ett socioekonomiskt belastat område löper större risk att drabbas av hjärtinfarkt. Dessutom att dö inom kort tid efter infarkten. Det visar Sofia Gerward, Kardiologiska kliniken, Skånes universitetssjukhus i Malmö, i sin doktorsavhandling vid Medicinska fakulteten på Lunds universitet.Når inte riskindividernaHon har i arbetet med sin avhandling, stud

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/dalig-ekonomi-och-ensamboende-okar-risken-att-do - 2025-11-23

Japanska vaktlar som utsätts för värmeböljor som kycklingar är bättre rustade att hantera extremvärme när de blivit vuxna än vaktlar som växer upp i kyla. Men det finns ett tak för hur värmetoleranta de små hönsfåglarna kan bli. Det visar en ny studie från Lunds universitet. I takt med att klimatet blir varmare och mer oförutsägbart måste fåglar och andra varmblodiga djur anpassa sig. Det sker exe

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/det-finns-en-grans-hur-mycket-varme-faglar-klarar-av - 2025-11-23

Young people in India are often described as a well-educated and progressive force. How does that align with the right-wing populism sweeping through the country? Journalism student Linn Jönsson embarked on a reporting journey to Bombay, delving into religious and political conflicts of present-day India. In the Fall of 2023, Linn Jönsson received the SASNET travel grant for journalism students at

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/reporting-bombay-young-perspectives-indian-politics - 2025-11-23

The number of applicants to this autumn's international courses and programmes has increased by 16% across Sweden. As usual, Lund University is at the top in terms of the number of applications and has for the first time reached over 30,000 applications in total in the international Master's programme (Master HT25) with 31,947 applications. This represents an increase of around 15% compared to app

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-applicants-our-international-courses-and-programmes - 2025-11-24

What made IKEA go against the grain and move into town? This week, IKEA opened a bedroom store in central Stockholm. The store in The Lobby on Regeringsgatan is the latest in a series of smaller, city-centre formats that IKEA is currently testing in various parts of the world. It is an interesting development, at a time when other retailers are moving out of the city. And it represents another imp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ikea-bedroom - 2025-11-23

Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects.  “We have the most ERC grants in Sweden, and within the humanities and social sciences there are special ef

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2025-11-23

Under våren erbjuds en mängd olika former av kompetensutveckling för vårt nätverk. Så snart vi lägger upp ett nytt tillfälle skickar vi ut information om tillfället, men ha gärna som vana att gå in och kika i kompetensportalen så ni inte missar något spännande. Mellan den 18-27 maj kommer det för fjärde gången anordnas en safari inom nätverket. Under safarin är det tänkt att man ska besöka så mång

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-fran-arbetsgruppen-kompetensutveckling-varen-2020 - 2025-11-23

Varje år dör flera tusen personer i förtid i Sverige till följd av luftföroreningar och det finns tydliga bevis för att människor som bor i områden med sämre luft har högre dödlighet. Forskare har räknat på vad som händer om man tar bort avgaser från bensin- och dieseldrivna fordon i Malmö och vilka effekter det ger på befolkningens hälsa. Deras beräkningar visar att i Malmö är det sju gånger fler

https://www.lu.se/artikel/minskade-avgaser-skulle-radda-malmobor - 2025-11-23

Vetenskapsrådet (VR) beviljar MAX IV-laboratoriet 1,39 miljarder kronor i driftsbidrag för 2013-2018 och Lunds universitet går in med 250 miljoner kronor under samma tidsperiod. Dessutom anslår VR 250 miljoner kronor i investeringsbidrag för nya strålrör. - Detta är fantastiskt goda nyheter för alla de forskare som ska använda världens mest briljanta synkrotronljus. Detta gör det möjligt att utvec

https://www.lu.se/artikel/max-iv-far-nara-19-miljarder-kronor-drift-och-stralror - 2025-11-24

Mikael Akke, Göran Jönsson, Sara Linse och Mathieu Gisselbrecht vid Lunds universitet har tilldelats mångmiljonanslag från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse. Under fem år ska de driva tunga projekt om allosterisk signalering, effektivare immunterapi, hemlighetsfulla hjälparproteiner och kvantmekanisk sammanflätning. Mikael Akke, professor i biofysikalisk kemi, får 36 miljoner kronor för att ”kn

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fyra-lundaforskare-far-120-miljoner-kronor-fran-wallenbergstiftelse - 2025-11-24

Varför gör människor motstånd mot åtgärder som ska skydda dem mot klimatrisker? Denna fråga utforskas i en studie från Lunds universitet som kartlägger var, och i vilka sammanhang, olika grupper motsätter sig klimatanpassningar.  – Klimatanpassning ses alltmer som något nödvändigt och bra, där brist på pengar eller kapacitet är det enda hindret för framgångsrika lösningar. Människor som inte vill

https://www.lu.se/artikel/global-kartlaggning-av-motstand-mot-klimatanpassning - 2025-11-24

Within 100 years, approximately half of the 6,000 languages in the world will become extinct. A window to the past is currently being opened in Lund, where you can listen to languages that are no longer spoken thanks to a special resource for digital language documentation. Niclas Burenhult. Every two weeks, a language is lost. Through an infrastructure project funded by the Swedish Foundation for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/language-collectors - 2025-11-23

Deadline for application is noon on Friday 10 October 2025. InvitationeSSENCE@LU now invites proposals for new projects. Applicants may request 2 years of funding, starting 1 January 2026. We anticipate being able to fund at least five grants with a maximum of 600 kSEK/year (including overhead). The funding could be used, for example, for part-financing a PhD student or a postdoc in Lund.The resea

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/essencelu-call-proposals-autumn-2025 - 2025-11-23

The MultiPark backbone for research interactions is about to be reorganized. Thanks to our members' suggestions, we are now creating 13 special interest groups to address important scientific and technological areas. The process of finding engaged leaders for these groups is about to start, providing opportunities for professional development and network formation to our young scientists. During t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/special-interest-groups-open-more-collaboration-within-multipark - 2025-11-23

“Toke is shy but does the most exploring of all of them, while Siggi is relaxed and friendly. But you have to know them to be able to work with them”, says cognitive scientist Stephan Reber. He is not talking about his colleagues but the alligators now on site in Ystad zoo, where the researchers have a specially adapted facility to study the animals’ behaviour. The heat and humidity hit you as soo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/alligators-are-key-world-dinosaurs - 2025-11-24

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 University Square and the fountain. Behind the doors of the University’s oldest building, there’s a definite air of new and modern. You are greeted first by an exhibition about the buildin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-beginning-kings-house - 2025-11-24