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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS is part of the annual Sustainability Week in Lund, 8-13 April. This year's theme "Transforming our world" focuses on the global goals and agenda 2030. LUCSUS will participate in, and host, several events about sustainable transformations at different levels. 8 AprilOpening  and guided tour of the exhibition Car

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is checking out at the same fighting weight as when he checked in, and does the same number of push-ups (40!) now as he did then. He has been through several tough rounds and had to fight to defend his convictions and his views on the University’s development. Per Eriksson summarises his time as vice-chancellor as

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eriksson-you-have-dare-take-risks-sometimes-if-you-want-make-things-happen - 2026-07-23

Lund University is returning to Almedalen with a broad programme to strengthen the public discussion about higher education and research. Since the university's first participation in 2009, the commitment has grown, and this year around 50 employees are participating. The programme offers discussions on everything from preparedness and AI to the future of food. ”Universities play an important role

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ai-crisis-and-quantum-lund-university-almedalen - 2026-07-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Recently, the EU parliament’s environmental committee proposed that crop-based biofuels should not be considered renewable, which would affect Sweden’s strategy for achieving a fossil-free transport fleet, among other things. According to two researchers from LUCSUS, it is a good thing that the EU is reviewing the leg

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-new-proposed-eu-legislation-consequences-biofuels-land-use-must-be-considered-greater - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A diversity of different pollinators and other beneficial organisms in an agricultural landscape leads to an increase in crop production. This has been shown by a comprehensive international study that included researchers from Lund University. The study investigated two so-called ecosystem services that are of great

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/biodiversity-leads-increased-crop-production - 2026-07-23

Pesticide use in is an urgent concern for human health and the environment. New studies on pesticide practices in Ugandan smallholder agriculture highlight the need to focus on drivers and impacts of unsafe pesticide use instead of putting blame on farmers. Two recent research articles by LUCSUS researchers Elina Andersson and Ellinor Isgren show that while there is still a widespread notion that

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/it-not-farmers-who-drive-pesticide-use-it-lack-alternatives - 2026-07-23

For almost 30 years, NMT days has invited upper-secondary students and teachers to a week filled with popular-science lectures and inspiring demonstrations in science, medicine, and technology. The aim is to spark curiosity, show how exciting and useful these subjects can be, and inspire future studies.Sofie Ceberg, Senior Lecturer in Medical Radiation Physics, has been part of NMT days for more t

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/five-reasons-participate-lecturer-during-nmt-days - 2026-07-23

On Friday, December 3, Mikael Lundholm’s eight-year doctoral education ended with a successful defence of his thesis “The Social Contingency of Law: Studies of Social Control during Foreclosure in Sweden”. Mikael Lundholm’s thesis defence was the Sociology of Law Department’s first on-campus since social restrictions were prescribed at Lund University in the spring of 2019 to mitigate the spread o

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/now-it-doctor-mikael-lundholm - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cardiovascular and lung disease increase the risk of complications in COVID-19. Therefore, the Heart-Lung Foundation has granted SEK 3.1 million for five research projects at Lund University that will contribute to more knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. One of the researchers, Jonas Erjefält, professor in Medic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/five-lund-researchers-received-grants-deepen-knowledge-about-effects-covid-19 - 2026-07-23

Runt 80 procent av dem som har Downs syndrom utvecklar Alzheimers sjukdom, ofta redan 40-50-årsåldern. Nu visar en svensk-amerikansk studie, ledd från Lunds universitet, att ett enkelt blodprov med stor säkerhet kan upptäcka Alzheimers sjukdom hos personer med Downs syndrom. Fynden är viktiga av flera skäl, inte minst möjligheten att ställa korrekt diagnos utan komplicerade ingrepp. Studien är nyl

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/blodprov-upptacker-alzheimers-hos-personer-med-downs-syndrom - 2026-07-23

Lewykroppssjukdom är den näst vanligaste formen av neurodegenerativa hjärnsjukdomar efter Alzheimer sjukdom. En forskargrupp från Lund universitet, visar nu att sjukdomen med hjälp av ett ryggvätskeprov, kan upptäckas innan symtom. Deras fynd, som publicerats i Nature Medicine och presenterades under Alzheimer's Association International Conference, visar också att nedsatt luktförmåga är starkt ko

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/lewykroppssjukdom-kan-upptackas-innan-symtom - 2026-07-23

Psykiska och kognitiva symtom kommer tidigt vid Huntingtons sjukdom och är ofta de svåraste symtomen i sjukdomen, vittnar berörda. Ändå har forskningen, i sin jakt på behandling, främst fokuserat på sjukdomens rörelsestörningar, ett senare symtom. Ny forskning visar att känslohjärnan påverkas tidigare i sjukdomsförloppet och därför bör ges mer fokus vid utvecklingen av nya behandlingar. Artikeln p

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/kanslohjarnan-en-nyckel-i-kampen-mot-huntingtons-sjukdom - 2026-07-23

Författaren, folkbildaren och filosofiprofessorn Jonna Bornemark är ny gästprofessor vid Institute for Public Affairs vid Lunds universitet. – Jag ser fram emot att bli en del av de nätverk som finns vid Lunds universitet i allmänhet, och vid Institute for Public Affairs i synnerhet. Jag är så förtjust i den inriktning som institutet har: de jobbar för att tillgängliggöra forskning utanför univers

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/jonna-bornemark-till-institute-public-affairs - 2026-07-23

Författaren, folkbildaren och filosofiprofessorn Jonna Bornemark är ny gästprofessor vid Institute for Public Affairs vid Lunds universitet. – Jag ser fram emot att bli en del av de nätverk som finns vid Lunds universitet i allmänhet, och vid Institute for Public Affairs i synnerhet. Jag är så förtjust i den inriktning som institutet har: de jobbar för att tillgängliggöra forskning utanför univers

https://www.lu.se/artikel/jonna-bornemark-ny-gastprofessor-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-07-24

Nation states should take the lead in governing and deploying carbon capture and storage technologies and use them to mitigate emissions from hard-to-abate industries such as iron, steel, cement or chemical production. This approach can contribute to both sustainable development and climate justice according to a new thesis from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies. “If we collectivel

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/nation-states-should-take-lead-governing-and-deploying-carbon-capture-and-storage-technologies - 2026-07-23

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 - 2026-07-23

ISTANBUL, Türkiye – April 13-15, 2026. The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia (POLCA) research project, funded by the European Commission and led by the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University, recently convened two major international workshops in Istanbul. The events brought together more than 30 leading scholars, pract

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-project-hosts-international-workshops-istanbul-exploring-alternative-institutions-and-legal - 2026-07-23

During her Ph.D. studies, Caroline Haikal has investigated the connections between the gut and the brain in early Parkinson’s disease development. On March 11, she defends her work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Here, Caroline tells us about her research in Neural Plasticity and Repair, one of MultiPark’s experimental research groups. Tell us about your research! My research is about the connectio

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-caroline-haikal - 2026-07-23

A unique collaboration between school children and researchers and students at LUCSUS, focusing on children’s thoughts and questions related to sustainable development, aims to contribute to the development of a future UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Vombsjö basin. The project, Ung SciShop, is a collaboration between the association ARNA (Art and Nature), researchers and students at LUCSUS and sch

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-school-children-focuses-childrens-ideas-and-questions-sustainable-development - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What do muffins and space travel have in common? Answer: They affect our genes through altered DNA methylation patterns. Two researchers who studied this recently met at the public defence of a doctoral thesis at Lund University. Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, has

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/big-data-muffins-and-space-travel - 2026-07-23