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Aquaporins are proteins that regulate the flow of water in and out of cells. These proteins have been found to play a role in both cancer and type 2 diabetes. Now, a research group at Lund University has succeeded in finding a drug candidate that binds to the protein, something that has been shown to affect the growth capability of leukemia cells. The study is published in PNAS. Aquaporins are wat

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/blocks-aquaporins-thereby-inhibiting-cancer-growth - 2026-06-15

Nuclear power is an advanced low carbon technology that can help to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. Yet, many countries, including those with rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions and enormous electricity needs, have not managed to construct a single nuclear power plant. Why do some countries use nuclear power and others don't? A new paper co-authored by Aleh Cherp answers this ques

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-nuclear-power-not-used-more-countries - 2026-06-15

When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton Wednesday, January 31, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor in Economic history at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton?  “I’m not sure, I was ask

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/meeting-president-macron-quick-chat-sylvia-schwaag-serger - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from the IIIEE at Lund University and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Oksana Mont, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Karin Bradley and Lucie Zvolska publish an Editorial for the Special Issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production on the Sharing Economy Researchers from the IIIEE at Lund University and Royal Insti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-decade-sharing-economy-concepts-users-business-and-governance-perspectives - 2026-06-16

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stoc

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2026-06-15

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2026-06-15

Eleven postdocs from around the world, with a particular interest in research in ageing and health, visited Lund University at the beginning of the new year. Mentoring programs, constructive feedback on project proposals, CV and career plans were on the agenda when the national research school SWEAH arranged a workshop. The workshop on mentoring on 25th January was held by licensed psychologist Ka

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/so-can-alumni-structure-their-research-career - 2026-06-15

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The ability of global ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide is regulated to a large extent by the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. With lower plant access to these nutrients, greater volumes of carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere, instead of being absorbed by forests and other ecosystems. A new study has now charte

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-study-solves-old-climate-mystery-about-ecosystems-nutrient-limitation - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Asian Dynamics Initiative at University of Copenhagen announces its 9th annual international ADI conference to be held 26-28 June 2017. The 2017 annual ADI conference addresses the question of ‘the Asian century’ that is yet to be fully examined. We attend to the ways in which new connected histories, flows and co

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/copenhagen-adi-conference-2017 - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. India is currently the fastest growing economy in the world, representing a market of 1.25 billion people, and an emerging global power. Since the late 1990s India has slowly shifted its foreign policy priorities in order to further its emergence as a prominent actor in global affairs. This shift was not easy after de

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-almedalen-why-india-important-europe - 2026-06-15

It is estimated that 3,000-3,500 new international students will arrive at Lund University this autumn to study. A total of 1,394 international students arrived during Arrival Days (15-16 August). The Arrival Days are followed by the Orientation Weeks and both of these events together engage 250 LU employees, student workers and around one hundred mentors. The Arrival Days aim to welcome internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-days-international-students - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Development Research Day is an inter-disciplinary arrangement that was initiated in order to form a meeting ground for all researchers and students at Lund University who share an interest in development issues. About Development Research Day, DRD The first DRD The event was launched in 2002 by the Department of P

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2020 - 2026-06-15

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellors-perseverance-pays-student-housing - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chad Boda recently attended the highly competitive 9th Summer School in Economic Geography. This is a brief reflection on his experience. What is the Summer Institute in Economic Geography?The Summer Institute in Economic Geography (SIEG) represents a unique approach to advanced training, mentoring, and professional d

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/chad-boda-9th-summer-institute-economic-geography-reflections-self-critical-disciplinary-development - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Scholarships from the EU have also strongly favoured Lund University’s exchanges with the surrounding world. Thanks to EU scholarships, a total of close to 18 000 students, researchers and other staff have come to Lund University or travelled to countries within Europe and beyond in the past fourteen years. There has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-membership-profitable-lu - 2026-06-15

On October 16-17th, 2024 Uzbekistan hosted the IV Tashkent Anticorruption Forum to promote innovation, strengthen compliance, and foster global cooperation. The Forum was organized by the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic Uzbekistan in collaboration with European Union, the consortium led by GIZ, UNDP and UNODC ROCA. The Forum brought together 250 representatives from anticorruption agencies,

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/iv-tashkent-anticorruption-forum-panel-discussion-nuruipa-mukanova-secretary-general-anticorruption - 2026-06-15

A new study from Lund University has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions. Raimund Muscheler is co-author of the article and is an active researcher within MERGE and BECC. For the first time, a research team

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/suns-activity-influences-natural-climate-change - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 350 international top scientists are gathering in Malmö to attend the 10th international congress of the Immunology of Diabetes Society (IDS). The focus of the congress will be on how to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes. -Malmö hosting such an event underlines Lund University Diabetes Centre’s (LUDC) position at the a

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/international-scientific-congress-type-1-diabetes - 2026-06-15

UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. It recognises the Ravensbrück Archive as an example of a cultural heritage of great value to humanity. The University Library manages this documentary heritage and keeps the archive protected and digitally accessible to all. On 10 April, UNESCO decided to add the Ravensbrück

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/ravensbruck-archive-receives-memory-world-status - 2026-06-15