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The COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer countries, according to a new study from LUCSUS and the University of Leeds. The study also labels the participating countries as either Radicals, Opportunists, Hypocrites or Evaders. Every year, the UN organises its global climate change Conference of the Parties, “COP”,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countries - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year Birger Schmitz, Fredrik Terfelt and Ellinor Martin dissolve five to ten tonnes of limestone with highly dangerous chemicals. The aim is to find microscopic grains from fossilised meteorites that are many millions of years old, which can provide important clues to the development of life on Earth.  LUM was g

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemically-empowered-hunt-space-grains - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES student, Hanna Geschewski, has just come back to Sweden after she was temporarily stranded in Nepal during fieldwork for her thesis. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the corona outbreak on her own studies, and on the society in Nepal, where the socio-economic consequences of global and national m

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/interview-lumes-student-hanna-geschewski-about-impact-corona-pandemic-nepal - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jumaah and his family got caught up in the first ISIS lightning offensive in Iraq.  Employing far-reaching means, Charlotta Turner managed to get them back to Lund unharmed. Now they have written a book togeth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2026-10-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Getting important information out fast to the right target group has been a challenge for the crisis management group, which has now entered a calmer phase after an intensive spring. “Now it is mostly a question of coordination and we are also considering opening the group up to representatives of education and resear

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-successful-quick-digital-restart - 2026-10-21

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hyped-hope-shady-stem-cell-clinics-take-advantage-desperate-patients - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fast fashion has shrunk the fashion production cycle from three months to an unbelievable two weeks. New ideas are snapped up from the catwalk, interpreted and made into trendy clothes with a low price-tag, available in shops and online. Economists attribute the success of fast fashion to innovative large companies, b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/korean-efficiency-behind-fast-fashion - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “We have to become much better at actively pursuing human rights issues in the public debate”, says Morten Kjaerum who since last spring is new director at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund. His goal is to make the Institute more visible: within the University, locally, nationally and internationally. Morten Kjae

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/raoul-wallenberg-institute-has-become-more-visible-public-debate - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In order to avoid water conflicts and to stimulate food production in sub-Saharan Africa, large-scale land acquisition must be regulated and focus on food production. These are the conclusions of a new doctoral thesis from PhD Emma Johansson. Emma Johansson’s thesis investigates how land use is affected by large-scale

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/large-scale-land-acquisition-affects-farmers-ability-produce-their-own-food-africa - 2026-10-21

Lund University, Future By Lund and Tetra Pak are now jointly focusing on bioprocess technology and new solutions in the sustainable production of food and materials. Lund University School of Economics and Management is also part of the initiative that goes under the name Biotech Heights. For Thomas Kalling and his colleagues this is a natural continuation of research on the food industry and its

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/strategic-perspectives-food-future-new-biotech-heights - 2026-10-21

How is North Africa’s renewable energy transition reshaping local communities, landscapes, and power relations? Bringing together researchers from across disciplines and regions, an international workshop at Lund University explored the social, political, and environmental implications of large-scale renewable energy projects, with a particular focus on extractivism, environmental justice, and loc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/international-workshop-towards-research-agenda-expansion-renewable-energy-frontiers-and-local - 2026-10-21

SI stands for Supplemental Instruction - a collaborative and peer to peer study group designed to assist newly admitted students academically by offering them a learning environment. Meet our SI leaders (selected from each specialization) who share insights on why students should attend SI sessions, best study tips and what motivated them to become SI leaders. Why should students attend SI meeting

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-si-leaders - 2026-10-21

Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease that can lead to serious health problems. It is important to find ways to predict the disease to take preventive measures. A large interdisciplinary study led by Lund University has identified a biomarker in the blood that predicts type 2 diabetes several years before diagnosis. Diabetes is on the rise and over time, diabetes can lead to complications such as c

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-several-years-diagnosis - 2026-10-21

Which natural areas should be protected, and which can be developed? Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only nine per cent of the world’s largest companies in sectors with a major impact on nature use such indicators, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers also provide seven recommendations for the future use of biodiversity indi

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/companies-risk-misjudging-their-impact-biodiversity - 2026-10-21

Despite the pandemic, the mood is good among those working with international students. Richard Stenelo and Louise Corrigan think it is fantastic that so many of them have managed to arrive in Lund. “They have defied obstacles such as closed airports and vacated embassies. The most creative students seem to have made it here – and these are exactly the type of students we want”, they observe. Ther

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-students-managed-arrive-lund - 2026-10-21

The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. It’s a noble aim, yet Colombia itself shows just how far we have to go. If you travel south east fr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/colombia-hosts-un-biodiversity-summit-its-own-amazonian-rainforest-crisis - 2026-10-21

Trump’s attack on US universities and their research is actually a broader attack on democratic values, according to historian of knowledge Johan Östling. By destroying them, the Trump administration is paving the way for a very different kind of society.  “We need to understand the breadth and depth of this offensive,” says Johan Östling.Could you put Trump’s actions against universities in the U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-johan-ostling-attack-us-universities-unprecedented - 2026-10-22

Impaired insulin secretion is closely associated with type 2 diabetes, but the process is not yet fully understood. A new study by researchers at Lund University shows that the Piezo1 ion channel regulates insulin secretion, which means it may be an important target for new diabetes treatments. Type 2 diabetes often occurs because the pancreatic beta cells are unable to produce enough effective in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-piezo1-ion-channel-plays-important-role-insulin-secretion - 2026-10-21

Impaired insulin secretion is closely associated with type 2 diabetes, but the process is not yet fully understood. A new study by researchers at Lund University shows that the Piezo1 ion channel regulates insulin secretion, which means it may be an important target for new diabetes treatments. Type 2 diabetes often occurs because the pancreatic beta cells are unable to produce enough effective in

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-shows-piezo1-ion-channel-plays-important-role-insulin-secretion - 2026-10-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 20-22 September 2016, the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) successfully organized a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future of Everyday Life in South Asia” at Lund University. The conference attracted more than 60 researchers, Swedish and European, but a large number of them also cam

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-modernity-south-asia-successfully-completed - 2026-10-21