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Tropical rainforests have long been considered the Earth’s lungs, sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thereby slowing down the increasing greenhouse effect and associated human-made climate change. Scientists in a global research project now show that the vast extensions of semi-arid landscapes occupying the transition zone between rainforest and desert dominate th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-article-science-shows-savannahs-slows-climate-change - 2025-12-17

The photosynthesis of tropical species in montane rain forest is very sensitive to high temperature which means high-altitude rain forests are particularly under threat by global warming. This has been shown by researchers from the University of Gothenburg in a study published in the journal New Phytologist. An increase in temperature usually stimulates photosynthesis and growth for plants at our

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/tropical-montane-rain-forests-sensitive-temperature-increase - 2025-12-17

Regeringen har utsett tre nya ledamöter i Klimatpolitiska rådet. En av dem är Anna Maria Jönsson, professor vid institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemanalys vid Lunds universitet och vice koordinator i BECC. (In English below) Grattis, Anna Maria Jönsson, till det nya uppdraget. Vilken expertis bidrar du med i Klimatpolitiska rådet?– Min forskning handlar om klimateffekter på skogliga ekosy

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/anna-maria-jonsson-utsedd-till-ledamot-i-klimatpolitiska-radet - 2025-12-17

During 2016 there has been some involvement in different Climate-KIC activities at Lund University. Here are short descriptions of the different Projects. AcceleratorIn 2016 the following activities have been taking place at Lund University within the Climate-KIC.LU Innovation is the contact point at the university for Start-ups and entrepreneurs wanting to engage in Climate-KIC activities and thi

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climate-kic-activities-lund-university-2016 - 2025-12-17

Helena Filipsson, professor at the Department of Geology, together with colleagues, has received seed funding from Lund University for the interdisciplinary project From Microns to Models: Leveraging μCT and Machine Learning for High-Resolution Morphological Diversity Analysis (MICROMORPH). The project brings together expertise in geology, biology, mathematics, and statistics, and is carried out i

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-perspectives-natures-forms-interdisciplinary-project-receives-seed-funding-university - 2025-12-17

The photosynthesis of tropical species in montane rain forest is very sensitive to high temperature which means high-altitude rain forests are particularly under threat by global warming. This has been shown by researchers from the University of Gothenburg in a study published in the journal New Phytologist. An increase in temperature usually stimulates photosynthesis and growth for plants at our

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/tropical-montane-rain-forests-sensitive-temperature-increase - 2025-12-17

Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer’s drugs. In brief:A newly discovered blood marker, MTBR-tau243, can reveal how much Alzheimer’s disease pathology is present in the brain. The hi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2025-12-17

WINGS Workshop with Finish on Time:From negative to positive stress & from efficiency to effectiveness for doctoral student supervisors  Date and timeFriday 8 November, 09.00-16.00 PlaceAF Borgen, Sandgatan 2, Lund (https://goo.gl/maps/bCj8eCTMX4cwXw1s5) Target groupDoctoral student supervisors ObjectiveThe objective of this one-day workshop is to show and discuss various stress management and aca

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/negative-positive-stress-efficiency-effectiveness-doctoral-student-supervisors-fully-booked - 2025-12-17

The work in SWEAH's management continues with high energy. At the turn of the year, some new people entered as members of the graduate school's board. In addition, alumni have been granted assignments in their postdoctoral career development. The graduate school SWEAH is led by a board consisting of members from SWEAH's partner universities. Affiliated PhD students and a SWEAH alumnus also partici

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-commitment-new-year - 2025-12-17

Laura Betancur Alarcón graduated from LUMES in 2019. Today she is pursuing a PhD at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin at the Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys). For the last nine years she has worked in the environmental sector in various roles as researcher, writer, lecturer, and journalist for different organisations in academia, media, and i

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-alumni-laura-betancur-alarcon-now-phd-student-investigating-social-ecological-relations - 2025-12-17

On 1 July, a pilot project for a new building supervisor organisation within the faculty started. The project, which will run until December 2025, will provide proposals for management and structure for a new building supervisor model for the faculty's departments in Lund. The background to the pilot project is a need for clarity and coordination regarding the physical work environment, fire prote

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-pilot-project-will-clarify-role-building-supervisors - 2025-12-17

Helena Filipsson, professor at the Department of Geology, together with colleagues, has received seed funding from Lund University for the interdisciplinary project From Microns to Models: Leveraging μCT and Machine Learning for High-Resolution Morphological Diversity Analysis (MICROMORPH). The project brings together expertise in geology, biology, mathematics, and statistics, and is carried out i

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-perspectives-natures-forms-interdisciplinary-project-receives-seed-funding-university - 2025-12-17

Welcome to the inauguration of the Anti Apartheid Room at Malmö Art Academy During the spring semester 2017 the course The World Turned Upside Down: art and ethics in the rise of the Stone Age South initiated by professor Sarat Maharaj will take place at Malmö Art Academy.The start-up for the project is a reconstruction of the Art History Room (Durban, South Africa) of the Apartheid years. The AH

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/course-start-world-turned-upside-down - 2025-12-17

Åsa Burman is a former doctoral student at LU who has developed a method for efficiency and stress management. In January she held a workshop for doctoral students and has also written a book entitled "Finish on time - the Doctoral Student Handbook". Here are her best tips. Work in unitsDivide your day into units and A and B tasks. You should dedicate four 45-minute sessions to undisturbed work on

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-important-tips-way-thesis - 2025-12-17

The first call for applications, Sustainable Idea Exploration, within the University’s Sustainability Fund opened during the autumn. The aim is to explore the innovative potential of sustainability-related research projects at an early stage. Four projects have now been granted funding. From biomimicry and energy efficiency enhancement to a model for legal advice on human rights – the applications

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/four-projects-awarded-grants-sustainability-fund - 2025-12-18

Doctoral students living on relatively low external scholarships should get terms of employment that are more equal to those on doctoral studentships. This is the hope of the University’s Education Board, which has approved the faculties topping up the income of doctoral students on scholarships. However, the Faculty of Law and the University’s employment lawyers have registered reservations again

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/better-conditions-horizon-scholarship-holders - 2025-12-17

The war in Gaza is testing alliances and shaking up politics, both globally and regionally. What does this mean for the West's relationship with the Middle East? How are inter-regional dynamics affected? And what is the impact of the war in Israel? Read an interview with Karin Aggestam, Political Scientist and Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. What geopolitical consequenc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/geopolitics-and-diplomacy-wake-gaza-war - 2025-12-17

Each year, around 350 children in Sweden are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to progress in research and treatment, six out of seven children today survive. But unlike cancer in adults, we don't know what causes most childhood cancers to develop. This spring Barncancerfonden, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, awarded SEK 64 million to 29 researchers across the country. The funding includes po

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/three-researchers-receive-barncancerfonden-funding-investigate-causes-childhood-leukemia - 2025-12-17

Eighteen nationalities come together during lunch on level B10 at Biomedical Centre (BMC). There is a hotchpotch of dishes and languages. Lunch becomes an opportunity to meet colleagues across borders and to learn about other cultures and approaches. Diversity, openness and curious taste buds are good prerequisites for unique food meetings.  Qianren Jin - China Title: Research engineer Age: 44 Num

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/world-meets-lunch - 2025-12-17

Interest in type 1 diabetes screening is growing as methods improve and new treatments become available to more patients. New research at Lund University demonstrates how screening for autoimmune diseases can be carried out on a large-scale basis. A new treatment that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes has been approved for use in the United States. If the treatment Teplizumab becomes availabl

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-allows-large-scale-screening-autoimmune-diseases - 2025-12-17