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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with. The hope is that the results will lead to better pest control and protection of the forest in the future. The Eurasian

https://www.science.lu.se/article/breakthrough-fight-against-spruce-bark-beetles - 2026-04-29

Professor Mia Korpiola and justice of the Supreme Court Stefan Reimer have been awarded honorary doctorates by the Faculty. Mia KorpiolaMia Korpiola is a professor of legal history at the Faculty of Law, University of Turku (Finland) since 2014. She is a legal historian with an exceptionally broad range of expertise and has devoted herself to fields that have not previously been highlighted in res

https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctorates-2026 - 2026-04-29

Africa is very vulnerable to climate change. However, challenges remain in understanding the full set of climate impacts for the region. Improved climate models may help contribute to solutions for reducing vulnerability. A step in the right direction, according to the researchers Minchao Wu and Markku Rummukainen, is to incorporate into todays climate models how regional ecosystems are affected b

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/improving-climate-models-reduce-vulnerability - 2026-04-29

CMES PhD researcher Joel W. Abdelmoez recently returned from fieldwork in Tunisia. Tell us, why Tunisia? As a PhD student in political science with a focus on comparative politics in the Middle East, I investigate feminist activism and gender politics in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. What interests me is largely that feminism is usual

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-w-abdelmoez-fieldwork-tunisia - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 30 November 2016 14.15-15.45, Professor Ruby Sain from Centre for the Study of Religion and Society in the Department of Sociology at Jadavpur University, will hold a lecture entitled: "Religious Education in South Asia" at Uppsala University. Abstract: The exploration of religion in India is as old as that country

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/public-lecture-uppsala-religious-education-south-asia - 2026-04-29

On Friday 24 May, PhD Student Mathilde Martin defended her thesis “Mattering at the periphery – Geographies of peri-urban life and its discontents.” Curious about Mathilde’s thesis? Here’s what it’s all about: Amid rising social discontent in the peripheries of Western European democracies, this thesis offers an exploration of “places that don't matter” through the lens of the French Yellow Vests.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mathilde-martin-defended-her-thesis-about-french-yellow-vests - 2026-04-29

In October last year, the Sociology of Law Department's researcher and senior lecturer Patrik Olsson was invited to a conference in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent to contribute with expertise on the country's social and political development. On October 24, 2024, an international conference on the topic "Development of Free Civil Society and Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organizations" was held in Ta

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/patrik-olsson-invited-uzbekistan-expert-civil-society-and-non-profit-development - 2026-04-29

"Nothing scares a medical student more than the words deadline and course administrator in the same sentence." "Surgeons on Halloween: Where every incision is a thriller". Scary Halloween installation at the Office of Education for the Medical program at CRC. Isabelle Hansson has gone all in for Halloween:"I dug out various Halloween stuff from the stash at home. And got to borrow some anatomy par

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/anatomical-skeletal-parts-and-spooky-speech-bubbles-give-scare-hiccups-crc-halloween-greetings - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Dawit Isaak Library is a freedom of expression library at Malmö City Archives. It will open On 16 September 2020 to the public and it is located in Malmö City Archives' existing premises.  The library contains the banned books, books that have been burned or censored - all written by people who have been silenced,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-mohammed-almahfali-part-new-dawit-isaak-library - 2026-04-29

As reported previously, employees at KC4 who were previously located at Byrålogen have been evacuated due to the risk of asbestos dust and other incidents. The evacuation of KC4 started on 23 May and testing will now take place and possible measures taken in that part of the building. The evacuation concerns approximately 140 staff from the Finance Division, HR, LU Building, Research Services, Int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/evacuation-kc4-part-kemicentrum - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published the article "Demography and Democracy: A Global, District-level Analysis of Electoral Contestation" in American Political Science Review. Among the co-authors is John Gerring (Boston University). Abstract:"According to the classical perspective, polity size and democ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-democracy-and-size-polities - 2026-04-29

On the 12th of June, the graduation ceremony for our Master's students was arranged by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the AF-Borgen’s Stora Salen. During the ceremony, below thesis was awarded the honorary award from the department for her excellent work. The ceremony began with live music and a speech by student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo. Following that, Elin Bommenel, the program director o

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/graduation-ceremony-our-masters-students-0 - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year’s meeting was held in Lund and contained intense discussion on MERGE future and dynamics. The meeting started with presenting the four Research areas past, present and ideas for the future. RA1 - Model development and scenarios, was summarized by Paul Miller with input from colleagues. The progress and inclu

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/autumn-meeting-merge-knowledge-gaps - 2026-04-29

The Social Sciences Faculty Library, Sambib, has added content to the large database Sage Research Methods. From January 2025 you will have access to Sage Cases and Sage Foundations, in addition to the already available resources. Sage CasesAuthentic cases taken from research projects, where the reader can follow how methods were selected and applied. The database is particularly useful when teach

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-sage-research-methods - 2026-04-29

Two important items on the medical program's course administration agenda this morning. QPS and putting on the ugliest Christmas sweater of the year. The participants excelled in both areas, of course. No, the workshop participants did not disappoint, going all-in in the Christmas sweater swamp (which had been created with gusto) after education administrator Linda Brolin sent out this enthusiasti

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/yuletide-qps-workshop-most-colorful-fashion-disaster-year - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the beginning of December 2016, Lund University, including the IIIEE, and Uppsala University met with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile, to sign an intent of a bilateral collaboration project between Chile and Sweden. A historic kick-off took place and marked the b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/access-academic-collaboration-chile-sweden - 2026-04-29

On 03 March 2023, Jenny Mattsson defended her Ph.D. thesis. With the goal to broaden the availability of antibody-based drugs for patients with cancer and other diseases, she has spent the past several years working to develop new methods that can be used to identify new antibodies and antibody targets. In this interview, we learn more about her research, how she has simultaneously juggled doing a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-methods-phenotypic-antibody-discovery-phd-interview-jenny-mattsson - 2026-04-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor och en rad andra ämnen som ofta är aktuella. Medicin, mat och hälsaFästingsmitta och malaria  Kristina Persson svarar på frågor om malaria och babesia – en fäst

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2019-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2026-04-29

Att det är bra för hälsan att äta mycket grönsaker, fullkorn och baljväxter är välkänt. Mer överraskande är att personer som äter klimatvänligt också uppvisar näringsvärden som är bättre än forskarna hade väntat sig. Det visar en ny studie vid Lunds universitet. EAT-Lancet-kosten är en global kostvägledning som är framtagen för att främja både människors hälsa och en hållbar planet. Den utgår från

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/klimatvanlig-kost-gav-ovantat-goda-naringsvarden - 2026-04-30

Att det är bra för hälsan att äta mycket grönsaker, fullkorn och baljväxter är välkänt. Mer överraskande är att personer som äter klimatvänligt också uppvisar näringsvärden som är bättre än forskarna hade väntat sig. Det visar en ny studie vid Lunds universitet. EAT-Lancet-kosten är en global kostvägledning som är framtagen för att främja både människors hälsa och en hållbar planet. Den utgår från

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/klimatvanlig-kost-gav-ovantat-goda-naringsvarden - 2026-04-29