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Forskare över hela världen är ense: jorden blir varmare och varmare och extremt väder som värmeböljor eller långvarig torka skapar större risk för skogsbränder. I en ny fotografisk utställning i Pufendorfinstitutets trädgård i Lund kan besökare ta del av kraftfulla fotografier på hur människor, djur och samhällen påverkas av skogsbränder. Brandsäsongen blir längre för varje år i Kalifornien, bränd

https://www.lu.se/artikel/varlden-brinner-hur-anpassar-vi-oss-till-en-varmare-planet - 2026-06-28

Are you curious about how forests affect the climate, how the climate affects forests, and how we can actually know anything about the forests of the future? Then this new exhibition at Naturum Skrylle is for you! There’s a lot of talk about forests and their importance for people, the climate, and biodiversity. This exhibition offers brief insights into current research from Lund University on th

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/opening-climate-and-forests-new-popular-science-exhibition-naturum-skrylle-0 - 2026-06-27

Global e-waste levels continue to rise, posing serious challenges to human health and the environment. Observed annually on January 24, Circular Electronics Day raises awareness about this escalating crisis and promotes sustainable practices such as more sustainable production, extending product lifespans, repairing, buying second-hand, and recycling responsibly. This initiative empowers both cons

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/five-ways-join-movement-circular-electronics-day-sparks-action-more-sustainable-tech-future - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2026-06-27

Hur mycket vatten behöver vi dricka för att vi ska hålla oss friska? Vilken effekt får olika dieter på ämnesomsättningen? Studier av olika hormoner i kroppen ger diabetesforskare nya svar. Förhoppningen är att utveckla individanpassade behandlingar och kostråd som kan minska risken att utveckla fetma och sjukdomar som typ 2-diabetes. Hormonsystemet samarbetar med nervsystemet och styr mycket av de

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/okad-kunskap-om-hormonsystemet-kan-ge-farre-fall-av-typ-2-diabetes-och-fetma - 2026-06-27

On Tuesday, the new PhD students from partner universities around the country, who have joined the graduate school in 2025, met for the first time. During the introduction day in Lund, they got to meet SWEAH's management and PhD students who have been active in the graduate school since before. Together, the newly admitted PhD students have knowledge and experience from large parts of the world, f

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/here-are-sweahs-new-phd-students - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In October 2020, Associate Professor Kes McCormick at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) passed a milestone of 200,000 downloads of his publications in Lund University Publications – which is the institutional repository for scholarly publications from Lund University. In Octobe

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-kes-mccormick-achieves-200000-downloads - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new research project at the Department of Strategic Communication will examine the problems tourism causes for cities and create counteractive strategies. The project, which will run for four years, is funded by a SEK 19.2 million grant from Formas. The number of tourists in cities is expected to rise in the future,

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/new-interdisciplinary-research-project-renewal-urban-tourism-development-managing-sustainability - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How accessible are Swedish homes to the elderly? Pensioners, teachers and students all over Sweden will be helping researchers at the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) at Lund University to find out in the ForskarFredag (Researchers’ Friday) 2020 mass experiment – the Housing Experiment. Professor S

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/out-tape-measure-first-time-sweden-mass-experiment-involving-elderly - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Emily Boyd comments on the event on the theme of “sustainability in education”, on 18th October organised by Sustainability Forum and LUCSUS. The aim is to discuss how Lund University can become more sustainable – and all staff and students are encouraged to join.She says that a sustainable university – wher

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/there-are-many-areas-which-university-could-show-leadership-emily-boyd-creating-sustainable - 2026-06-27

Elva forskningscentrum inom fyra tematiska spår har beviljats bidrag i Fortes utlysning Centrumbidrag 2025. Två av dessa centrum ska ledas från Lunds universitet. Det handlar om tema Allvarliga psykiska sjukdomar samt Kvinnors hälsa och sjukdomar. De två nya forskningscentrumen vid Lunds universitet som beviljats långsiktig finansiering från FORTE  ska ledas av Ulrika Bejerholm inom Allvarliga psy

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fortebidrag-forskning-om-psykisk-halsa-och-kvinnohalsa - 2026-06-28

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under våren kommer Sveriges Kommunikatörer att presentera resultatet från forskningsprojektet Kommunikativa organisationer, Europas största forskningsprojekt inom strategisk kommunikation, i olika delrapporter. Men redan nu kan vi dela med oss av smakprov från studien. Sveriges Kommunikatörer är huvudfinansiär till

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/ett-smakprov-fran-europas-storsta-studie-inom-strategisk-kommunikation - 2026-06-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vi söker nu en affärsutvecklare inom Life Science med särskilt ansvar som nationell koordinator av industrisamverkan inom Genomic Medicine Sweden. LU Innovation är Lunds universitets innovationsverksamhet. Vi hjälper studenter och forskare vid universitetet att omvandla idéer och forskningsresultat till nya hållbara

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/affarsutvecklare-life-science - 2026-06-27

Professor Timur Dadabaev is conducting a 12-month research stay at the Sociology of Law Department. The visiting professorship marks the launch of a long-term effort to establish a Transregional Decolonial Studies Hub at Lund University. Timur Dadabaev is a Professor of International Relations, the founding Director of the Special Program for Japanese and Eurasian Studies at the University of Tsuk

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/timur-dadabaev-joins-department-visiting-professor - 2026-06-27

Dr Colm Flaherty noticed that despite generally declining membership in Swedish political parties, political engagement is very much alive. He says it is observable in the mundane activities of everyday life, and studying it can teach us a lot about Swedish culture. Political engagement is changing form in Sweden. The place to find political action today is in everyday life, rather than solely in

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/creating-spaces-radical-social-change - 2026-06-27

In the 1960s, Europe’s largest steel plant was built in Taranto, Italy. While transforming the local economy, it generated pollution that has been linked to illness and premature death among residents. In his doctoral thesis, Carlo Nicoli Aldini shows how law has both contributed to the crisis and been used as an instrument to seek justice by the local population. Carlo Nicoli Aldini recently comp

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/taranto-environmental-crisis-reveals-laws-ambivalent-role - 2026-06-27

Vad är det som gör att vissa får typ 1-diabetes medan andra inte får sjukdomen? Forskare runtom i världen söker gemensamt efter ett svar på den svårlösta frågan. Diabetesforskare vid Lunds universitet bidrog nyligen med data till en studie som visar att sjukdomen utvecklar sig på tre olika sätt hos barn. Den ökade kunskapen gör det möjligt att genomföra nya typer studier som går ut på att förebygg

https://www.lu.se/artikel/barnens-blodprover-okar-kunskapen-om-hur-typ-1-diabetes-utvecklas - 2026-06-28

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Each year, the analysis company Clarivate Analytics identifies the world’s most influential researchers ─ the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. The list includes three names from Lund University, and Sara Linse, principal investigator at NanoLund, is one of them. The H

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/sara-linse-among-worlds-most-cited-researchers - 2026-06-27

What can be done to help to manage peak demand and congestion in the electricity grid? A new article highlights the role of local flexibility markets and provides and understanding from the perspectives of the flexibility service providers in two LFMs in Sweden. Local flexibility markets (LFM) help to manage peak demand and congestion in the electricity grid. They are designed to function around m

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-article-drivers-and-barriers-local-flexibility-markets - 2026-06-27

What role can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play in the resilience and sustainability of communities? New research highlight the specific ways that SMEs play and how they can accelerate the adoption of sustainability practices. However, the findings also indicate that capacity-building and experimentation are required throughout the ecosystem of policies, resources, governance actors t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes-are-pivotal-actors-and-amplifiers-community-resilience - 2026-06-27