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LUCSUS PhD students, Fabiola Espinoza Córdova and Alicia N’Guetta, share their insights from their experience at COP27. The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference came to an end on 20 November. Since then, researchers have analysed the outcomes, highlighting both successes and failures.  LUCSUS PhD students Fabiola Espinoza Córdova and Alicia N’Guetta were both at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to ob

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflections-cop27-fabiola-espinoza-cordova-and-alicia-nguetta - 2026-07-03

When the Swedish Research Council announced funding for so-called "centres of excellence" almost three years ago, a total of 15 new initiatives were approved across Sweden. Only one of them was awarded to Lund: COMMONS – Commonalities in biomembrane and biomolecular interactions.A year has now passed since COMMONS was inaugurated with a ceremony at the Department of Chemistry. What has happened si

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/commons-centre-excellence-focus-common-ground - 2026-07-03

For a researcher to be successful, he or she not only needs to produce good research – it also has to gain exposure. However, there is competition for space in scientific and popular science journals. This has led to the growth of a grey area with unprofessional journals that take payment from researchers who want their work to appear. Kristoffer Holmqvist recommends the information on the Univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unprofessional-open-access-publishing-new-industry - 2026-07-03

LUCSUS researchers spent the last four years collaborating with Indigenous communities in Colombia to document how traditional knowledge can support biocultural diversity and wildlife in the Amazon. The project culminated in a final workshop in February 2026. Global discussions on protecting the Amazon rainforest often focus on carbon storage and forest cover. In a recent study, Torsten Krause and

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/long-term-study-highlights-indigenous-role-protecting-amazon-wildlife - 2026-07-03

The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University. This may have led to incorrect results and misconceptions about ethnicity and genetic relationships. The method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies, affecting results within medical genetics and even commercial ancestry tests. The study is published in Scienti

https://www.science.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exporting the Swedish welfare model is not a good idea. At least not as a recipe for achieving a more sustainable society, says Professor Max Koch, manager of a research team that links the climate crisis with welfare. Sweden’s relatively low carbon emissions, despite a high gross domestic product, are partly due to t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-success-terms-economic-growth-devastating-our-climate - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international group of clinicians and scientists, including MIT and Lund University , have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool to integrate genomic and clinical data to enhance medical and surgical decisions to support future therapies fo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-and-tailor-treatments-heart-patients - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 10th of November 2016, we had another inspiring edition of the Development Research Day, a flagship annual event at Lund University bringing together all disciplines working on development issues since 2002. This year the Development Research Day was hosted by the Human Geography department and was dedicat

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/inspiring-edition-development-research-day-2016-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2026-07-03

The developers of a rapid IVF test and a methane detector are among those behind breakthrough technologies emerging from Lund University. They were recognised by the University and Sparbanken Skåne, along with professor Thoas Fioretos – the first recipient of the Lunds Innovatörspris (Lund Innovator Award) for his pioneering work in blood cancer research that is revolutionising diagnostics and tre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pioneering-innovators-and-researchers-recognised-future-innovations-award-ceremony - 2026-07-04

Last year's Nobel celebration was a digital version, but this year David Julius, who won the Nobel prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2021, will travel to Stockholm for the festivities. In this interview he talks about what such a prize leads to, about the joy of curiosity-driven research that, although lacking guardrails, is full of creativity and opportunities – and about the similarity between

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/his-interest-natural-products-led-nobel-prize - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-07-03

The Pereira research group has previously shown that it is possible to reprogram human skin cells into dendritic cells that strengthen the immune system. However, the efficiency of these reprogrammed cells has been shown to be very low. New studies now indicate that there are ways to increase the efficiency of these reprogrammed cells by over 75%. These findings provide mechanistic insights into h

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-indicate-ways-increase-efficiency-reprogrammed-immune-cells - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-07-03

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive symptoms. A study from Lund University in Sweden has provided new insight, and is published in Biological Psychiatr

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-03

Många av Sveriges 20 000 Parkinsonpatienter får inte den behandling de behöver och många av de svårast sjuka får felaktig terapi. Med nya verktyget Manage PD och studien PD Pal hoppas Per Odin, professor vid Lunds universitet och överläkare vid Skånes universitetssjukhus, kunna förbättra omhändertagandet av Parkinsonpatienter. Varje år får cirka 2 000 svenskar diagnosen Parkinsons sjukdom – en neu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/snabbare-och-battre-behandling-mot-parkinsons-sjukdom-med-verktyget-manage-pd - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lunds universitet växer, mottagning av internationella studenter, resa till Taiwan, rektorsmöte i Steningevik, danska och finländska besök, Lärosäten Syd, resa till Nottingham, Ideon Gateway och SUHF-seminarium om Akademins framtida rum är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Lunds universitet växer. Under 2012 h

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-1-februari - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – På sjukhusen har det ju alltid funnits forskning. Men nu när patienterna i stor utsträckning flyttat ut till primärvården måste även vårdcentralernas personal uppmuntras till att forska! Det anser Jan Sundquist, professor i allmänmedicin i Malmö. Han leder enheten Centrum för primärvårdsforskning, CPF, som har jus

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forska-pa-vardcentralen - 2026-07-03

En ny studie visar att en liten belöning på 200 kronor, kan öka vaccineringsgraden med fyra procentenheter (från 72 till 76 procent). Studien är gjord på 8 286 svenskar mellan maj och juli i år och publiceras nu i ansedda tidskriften Science. Forskarna bakom studien tillhör ett internationellt team av nationalekonomer från Lund, Köpenhamn, Schweiz och USA. Vad kan få folk att i högre grad ta emot

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskare-erbjod-betalning-vaccinering-da-vaccinerade-sig-fler-svenskar - 2026-07-04

Forskare vid Lunds universitet har i en ny observationsstudie tittat på samtliga fall av hjärttransplantationer hos barn under 18 år i Norden mellan 1986 och 2023. Totalt 597 barn ingick i studien, varav 461 transplanterades. Resultaten visar att överlevnaden ökat markant – en utveckling som forskarna kopplar till tekniska framsteg, avancerad teknik och bättre rutiner i vården. Kort om studien:597

https://www.lu.se/artikel/barn-i-vantan-pa-nytt-hjarta-ny-studie-visar-pa-markant-forbattrad-overlevnad-och-vikten-av-nordiskt - 2026-07-04

Forskare vid Lunds universitet har i en ny observationsstudie tittat på samtliga fall av hjärttransplantationer hos barn under 18 år i Norden mellan 1986 och 2023. Totalt 597 barn ingick i studien, varav 461 transplanterades. Resultaten visar att överlevnaden ökat markant – en utveckling som forskarna kopplar till tekniska framsteg, avancerad teknik och bättre rutiner i vården. Kort om studien:597

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/barn-i-vantan-pa-nytt-hjarta-ny-studie-visar-pa-markant-forbattrad-overlevnad-och-vikten-av-nordiskt - 2026-07-04