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How regional, local and national governments decide to develop coastal regions affects 21st century flood exposure more than climate threats according to a new study, focusing on China. The research, which for the first time integrates projected land use change under different policies, sea-level rise, extreme events, and land subsidence, identifies that strategic coastal planning can have huge ef

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/coastal-development-planning-matters-more-21st-century-flood-risk-climate-change - 2025-10-29

Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic eczema. In particular, children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are at higher risk of developing the condition. However, there is help available and it is important to apply treatment early says Laura von Kobyletzki, a researcher at Lun

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-10-31

Professor Stina Oredsson and the owner of the women’s underwear store Kvinnligt under, Carolina Le Prince, have together created a calendar of partially nude women. This unusual way to raise money for cancer research resulted in SEK 235,000. Stina Oredsson (right) receives the collected money from Carolina Le Prince (in the middle). Carolina Le Prince shows us the calendar when we visit her store

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/calendar-girls-promote-cancer-research - 2025-10-29

During the week of Midsummer, Sweden will inaugurate its largest investment in research ever made – MAX IV Laboratory. “It has been a long process and it feels amazing that all the electrons and light are now working”, says Pro Vice-Chancellor Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen, responsible for the University’s infrastructure and Professor of Synchrotron Radiation Physics. “We are proud to host MAX IV and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-inaugurate-swedens-largest-research-investment-max-iv - 2025-10-29

The University’s central initiative on contract education is now getting underway. New business developers are on their way into the strengthened organisation that is to administrate the education. “If we succeed, we will need to employ more teaching staff”, says Bo Ahrén, pro vice-chancellor responsible for external engagement. Photo: Kennet Ruona LUCE, the division in charge of contract educatio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contract-education-will-require-more-teaching-staff - 2025-10-29

Congratulations, Katarina Steding-Ehrenborg, Docent at Lund University! You’re one of six sports researchers who will take part in a two-year development program in which the Swedish Olympic Committee is now investing. What will the investment mean for you? – The support from the SOC means that we can carry out long-term studies on how strenuous exercise affects the heart and thus help make sports

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-researcher-joins-olympic-offensive - 2025-10-29

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing over SEK 3 billion in research that creates the conditions for a sustainable society. This will be done by developing new and improved materials and manufacturing processes, which, among other things, aim at better technology for the energy systems of the future and the control of pollution and toxic emissions. In addition, an increased investm

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/billions-materials-science-sustainable-world - 2025-10-29

The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, invites applications for Director for Neutron Scattering Facilities. Description of positionReporting to the Director General, the Director for Neutron Scattering Facilities provides leadership and professional direction to the staff within the Directorate, and manages the planning and implementation of the Directorate's scope of responsibiliti

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/job-ad-director-neutron-scattering-facilities - 2025-10-29

On 17 April, the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament unfolded. A total of 20 players battled fiercely until the very end, and the final match of this year may well be remembered as the most thrilling and of the highest quality ever! A set of quick questions for the winnersCongratulations! How do you feel?Djevdet: “Amazing!""She was amazing. It was all thanks to her!" (points at Yuqing)Yuqing: "I al

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/fek-table-tennis-tournament-2024-meet-winners - 2025-10-29

Just over a year has passed since LU was awarded funds by the Swedish Institute (SI) to implement three of the five announced capacity building programmes focusing on Agenda 2030. Professional course participants from all over the world are currently pursuing their continuing professional development activities. Two of the groups came to Lund to attend lectures and workshops, and make study visits

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-development-lund-inspired-agents-change - 2025-10-29

The potential of ecodesign:Increasing efficiency by requirement From a sustainability point of view, the EU Ecodesign Directive has been very successful in improving the environmental performance of products – but there is more work to do. IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar is currently searching for concrete suggestions as to how the Swedish Energy Agency can advance their governance for resource ef

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-carl-dalhammar - 2025-10-30

An atmosphere of anticipation and excitement filled the air as the Principal Investigators (PIs) and the management of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) gathered for this year’s Scientific Advisory Board meeting. The discussions of the meeting focused on achievements to date, future challenges and advancements both regarding the centre itself and at a national perspective, and st

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/highlights-wcmm-scientific-advisory-board-meeting - 2025-10-31

The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. The Swedis

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-kristian-pietras - 2025-10-31

Last week, you read the first part of our interview with Elin Östlind and Thérése Jönsson, specialist physiotherapists with extensive experience in osteoarthritis education/school (swedish: artrosskola). If you haven't read the first part yet you'll find it here (link opens in a new tab).When the osteoarthritis education program was initially established, there was a common framework that was more

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/how-does-oa-school-work-treatment-osteoarthritis - 2025-10-31

During the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz will be the new Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), during the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz is currently the Research Director of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), where he is also a research professor.  As of 1 January 2019, he will be Director of the IIIEE and he will be employed as prof

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mickwitz-his-new-position-director-iiiee - 2025-10-30

Anna Nivestam's research is about health-promoting aspects of preventive home visits to older people, from an individual and a societal perspective. With the help of register data from a project for preventive home visits, she has, among other things, identified factors that may be associated with good health and which physical aspects can prevent older people from participating in social contexts

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-sweah-research-shows-several-health-promoting-effects-preventive-home-visits - 2025-10-31

The international and interdisciplinary conference Rethinking Justice in European Faith-Based Refugee Relief will be held in Lund, 4 to 6 September, 2023. The conference is done as a collaboration between the Center for Theology and Religious Studies, the Center for European Studies at Lund University and the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. According to the United Nations High

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/call-papers-rethinking-justice-european-faith-based-refugee-relief - 2025-10-31

Varför började man fira 1 maj? När var demonstrationstågen som störst? Och hur ser firandet ut idag? Arbetarhistorikern Roger Johansson intervjuas om förstamajfirandets dåtid, glanstid och nutid. Hur blev 1 maj arbetarnas dag?– Om man frågar folk var firandet av 1 maj startade dyker bilder av Ryssland, Röda torget och parader upp för många. Men det började inte alls där utan i USA. Kravet på en ko

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sju-fragor-om-forstamajfirandet - 2025-10-30

After two semesters, students showcase their unique sustainability initiatives during Lund's Sustainability Week on 9 April, after following LUSEM's voluntary track 'Living the Sustainability Idea' where focus is on a personal sustainability challenge. Working on the internal transformation“This is about working on the internal transformation, focusing on sustainability, supporting students in how

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/breaking-new-ground-living-sustainability-idea-sets-path-student-empowerment - 2025-10-29

Growing up in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, he knew that one wrong word could get you killed; as a forced recruit, he came close to death many times. But after three Master’s degrees, Dara Maghdid has earned a PhD with his investigation of cultural differences in the teaching of mathematics. Now he wants to thank Lund University. In the future, motivation among students of mathematics could increase – in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/phd-mathematics-against-all-odds - 2025-10-29