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Researchers at Lund University, Sweden, are studying whether it is possible to prevent obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease by reducing levels of the hormone vasopressin in the blood. 
- If you dilute the blood by drinking water, the body releases less of the hormone vasopressin, which can potentially lead to diabetes, says Sofia Enhörning, a doctor who has recently completed her PhD at Lu

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/could-normal-water-prevent-diabetes-obesity-and-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-10-21

Have you spent the Christmas break skiing or jogging? Perhaps you have tried a new health-promoting activity that you would like to continue? Did you keep last year’s New Year’s resolution about devoting time to your health? Or are you going to give it another try this year? Whatever your situation, the New Year means that you are entitled to a new health promotion benefit.Here is a reminder about

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-care-yourself-utilise-health-promotion-benefit-0 - 2025-10-22

20 years ago, the LUMES programme opened up its door to its first batch of students.  A booklet detailing the history of LUMES and interviews with alumni and teachers has now been launched to mark this very special anniversary. – With this booklet, we wanted to capture both the historical development of LUMES, and the programme’s very unique spirit. That is why we have included sections on history

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-booklet-marks-20-years-education-environment-and-sustainability - 2025-10-21

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/campus-engagement-prepares-students-work-life - 2025-10-21

CMES PhD researcher Behshid Khodaei and researcher Hossein Hashemi have co-authored an article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. The article "Can river flow prevent land subsidence in urban areas?" was co-authored by Alireza Sharifi (University of Oulu), Behshid Khodaei (CMES), Amirhossein Ahrari (University of Oulu), Hossein Hashemi (CMES) and Ali Torabi Haghighi (Univers

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/groundwater-depletion-and-land-subsidence-iran - 2025-10-21

The Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning took place in Forum Medicum last week. During the conference, experiences and challenges in teaching were discussed. Do you want to become a teacher or develop your pedagogical skills? Apply for a course in higher education pedagogy. The Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning is arranged every two years and is a collaboration bet

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/take-course-teaching-and-learning-higher-education-spring - 2025-10-21

Have you spent the Christmas break skiing or jogging? Perhaps you have tried a new health-promoting activity that you would like to continue? Did you keep last year’s New Year’s resolution about devoting time to your health? Or are you going to give it another try this year? Whatever your situation, the New Year means that you are entitled to a new health promotion benefit. Here is a reminder abou

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-care-yourself-utilise-health-promotion-benefit - 2025-10-22

Since 1 June of this year, Thoas Fioretos, Professor of Clinical Genetics at Lund University and Senior Physician in Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Region Skåne, is leading the work of the national research infrastructure Clinical Genomics within SciLifeLab. SciLifeLab is a national infrastructure within the field of life science and offers cutting-edge technologies and expertise to the Swedish

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-lead-work-scilifelabs-clinical-genomics-platform - 2025-10-21

The national 7T MR facility is one of about 100 similar ultra-high field MR scanners for human use in the world. The facility recently underwent a major state-of-the-art upgrade that will ensure that the facility remains at the forefront of ultra-high field MR research, enabling ground-breaking studies across a wide range of fields. Thus, as the national 7T MR facility celebrates its 10-year anniv

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/lund-university-bioimaging-centre-celebrates-10-years-advancing-research-national-7t-mr-facility - 2025-10-21

The City of Helsingborg and Lund University, initiators of the Helsingborg Innovation District, are signing a new strategic partnership that further strengthens their collaboration. The agreement marks an important milestone in a joint effort to promote education, research, innovation, and growth. Lund University has been operating in Helsingborg since the 1990s. At the turn of the millennium, the

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-and-city-helsingborg-enter-strategic-partnership - 2025-10-21

While many people are happy at once again being able to meet in physical classrooms, it would be a shame not to take advantage of the fact that the vast majority of all teaching staff and students have learned to use digital tools for teaching. How, for example, can you get the best out of Zoom knowhow in the new normal – apart from the obvious, such as inviting in guest lecturers from other parts

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/after-pandemic-four-ways-using-zoom-campus-based-course - 2025-10-21

Nearly 100 species of swift are completely adapted to life in the air. That is the conclusion of researchers at Lund University in Sweden after having studied a third species and observing that some individuals did not land for over three months. “They eat and sleep while they are airborne. This is something that researchers have believed since the 1950s, and now we can show that it’s true”, says

https://www.science.lu.se/article/swifts-are-born-eat-and-sleep-air - 2025-10-21

The Faculty's pilot of transcription using the Whisper AI tool has worked very well, with many hundreds of hours of interview material transcribed so far. Until there is a university-wide solution, we are therefore continuing to offer the tool through the Department of Psychology. About the offerThe Department of Psychology has purchased a powerful computer to be used for transcribing audio and vi

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2025-10-21

Meet Jonas Hafström, a lawyer with a background in the diplomatic service, including as Swedish ambassador to the USA. For the past year he has led government trade delegations around the world and helped to coach Swedish embassy staff in countries with strong economic growth. Jonas Hafström. Foto: Pawel Flato Welcome to Lund University as the new chair of the University Board. “Thank you.” You ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcome-jonas-hafstrom-new-chair-university-board - 2025-10-21

Continual managerial changes and collegial leadership are major challenges for rehabilitation at LU according to Anne Link, head of the Occupational Health Service. Anne Link. Photo: Jenny Loftrup In spring 2016, changes to the Work Environment Act increased pressure on employers to regulate stress, overwork and workplace bullying. Responsibility for the rehabilitation process always lies with the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/occupational-health-service-managers-must-be-trained - 2025-10-21

I attended a LERU meeting to discuss issues relating to education strategies, lifelong learning, exchanges of experience for improvements in teaching, and the challenges of interdisciplinary programmes. On 7-8 October, there was a two-day meeting in Utrecht of the policy group Teaching and Learning in LERU (League of European Research Universities), which includes vice-chancellors and deputy vice-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/taking-train-leru-meeting-utrecht - 2025-10-21

The career program Wallenberg Academy Fellows is the largest private investment in young researchers in Sweden. It provides the most promising young researchers with long-term resources, giving them excellent opportunities to establish themselves and build up their research groups. Wallenberg Academy Fellows is designed for young researchers and was launched by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Founda

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/daniella-rylander-ottosson-has-been-admitted-wallenberg-academy-fellow - 2025-10-21

Dung beetles are among the strongest animals in the world. They also possess an exceptional ability to cooperate. Research shows that female and male spider dung beetles together are able to move large dung balls across difficult obstacles. However, same-sex attempts to do the same always ended in aggressive fights. Dung beetles live in and on animal droppings. By breaking down organic substances,

https://www.science.lu.se/article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-moves - 2025-10-21

The Central Administration must reduce its costs by SEK 20 million. The University Management therefore plans to reduce university-wide support for commissioned education. This is one of several measures to balance the Central Administration’s finances. The proposal that has now been presented entails that university-wide support will be reduced to cover a smaller node with two to three full-time

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reduced-university-wide-support-commissioned-education - 2025-10-22

Dung beetles are among the strongest animals in the world. They also possess an exceptional ability to cooperate. Research shows that female and male spider dung beetles together are able to move large dung balls across difficult obstacles. However, same-sex attempts to do the same always ended in aggressive fights. Dung beetles live in and on animal droppings. By breaking down organic substances,

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-moves - 2025-10-21