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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. All over the world, thousands of experts are sitting entering information about their home countries into a huge democracy database. Soon, three quarters of the world’s countries will have been entered. “In my megalomaniac moments, I usually compare the database to the CERN particle accelerator. It will be as importan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gigantic-database-stores-information-about-democracy-worldwide - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays, the ability to write computer code is almost as fundamental as writing and arithmetic. Björn Regnell is passionate about getting programming onto school timetables, preferably from the very start. Björn Regnell. Photo: Mats Nygren He works practically towards this goal with children at Vattenhallen and by tr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/never-too-young-learn-programming - 2026-07-11

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease-0 - 2026-07-11

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many Swedes have large debts, and being in debt is often expected to lead to poor health. However, economist Therese Nilsson at the School of Economics and Management finds that we still do not know enough to determine whether it is the debt itself that leads to ill health – or if ill health leads to debt. Economist T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/does-debt-create-ill-health-or-does-ill-health-create-debt - 2026-07-11

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-07-11

Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ) har tagit fram statistik för internationell studentmobilitet på grund- och avancerad nivå för alla Sveriges lärosäten under läsåret 2022/23. Lunds universitet ligger högt i nationell jämförelse. UKÄ:s rapport tar upp att pandemin innebar en kraftig nedgång av den internationella studentmobiliteten både när det gäller inresande och utresande till Sverige. Men 2022/

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/okning-av-bade-och-utresande-utbytesstudenter - 2026-07-12

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nu börjar det närma sig första kvartalsbokslutet för 2017. Vi har här ställt samman datum och information om några extra viktiga uppgifter. Du får också en övergripande tidplan för kommande tre bokslut i år. Nu börjar det närma sig första kvartalsbokslutet för 2017. Vi har här ställt samman datum och information om

https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/infor-bokslut-1a-kvartalet-2017 - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Could green citizen journalism on social media be a way to solve China’s huge environmental problems? “Perhaps. Citizen journalism forces change. However, the authorities still believe that experts and more control from above will solve the problem of climate change. They haven’t understood that the trend cannot be re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-grassroots-journalism-important-tackle-chinas-environmental-problems - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics is about choosing what to do, and what not to do. At the start, Lena Neij travelled a lot, but now she sees representing the institute abroad as a responsibility shared by all the staff. She still supervises doctoral students, but doe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/there-are-lot-duties-role - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New Lund students are generally younger and have better educated parents than the average Swedish student. This emerges from the figures in a new LU report. Despite a series of initiatives to attract more students from non-academic backgrounds in recent decades, there is little progress. Now a major regional approach

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/initiatives-aimed-children-widen-participation - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “My first project was about giving poor families in Thailand the opportunity to send their children to school. A student and I helped set up chicken farms at the schools, which the children took care of. The money they earned by selling the eggs on the markets covered their school fees”. Leif Bjellin. Photo: Gunnar Me

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-earthquake-victims-nepal - 2026-07-11

Synchrotron radiation helps vision researcher Emily Baird create three-dimensional images of how insects see the world. In the future, this could lead to sighted drones that navigate through the air like insects, without being remote controlled from the ground. “I enjoy research more than anything, and the most fun part is that I am forced to be creative and make constant progress, says Emily Bair

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studies-bees-can-enable-drones-see - 2026-07-11

London is a top-ranked destination for shopping, offering a mix of high-street shopping, luxury stores, and independent boutiques. The city is traditionally known for being at the forefront of the latest trends in fashion and retailing. In line with this, several retail areas in London have recently undergone extensive redevelopments to offer shopping beyond the ordinary. Places such as Coal drops

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/exploring-shopping-trends-london - 2026-07-11

Jimmie Durham, vår avhållna professor, gick bort i sömnen natten till den 17 november efter en tids sjukdom. Han blev 81 år. Jimmie Durham var professor på Konsthögskolan 1996- 2005, och influerade generationer unga konstnärer genom sin blandning av värme, humor och rakknivsvass politisk analys. Han började sina föreläsningar med att deklarera ”I have nothing to tell you” och fortsatte i två timma

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/khm-sorjer-bortgangne-jimmie-durham - 2026-07-11

För att kunna göra mWorks så användarvänlig som möjligt involverade forskarna i CEPI flera personer med erfarenhetskompetens av psykisk ohälsa och sjukskrivning, personal, arbetsgivare, och en hel gymnasieklass, Fontänhuset och spelutvecklare. Såklart behöver de som använder och levererar den webbaserade arbetsåtergångsstödet, mWorks, vara med och påverka innehåll, utformning och funktion i digita

https://www.cepi.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-om-samskapande-av-digital-utveckling - 2026-07-11

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Första hjälpen till psykisk hälsa är en utbildning som ges till allmänheten för att lättare kunna bemöta och hjälpa personer som är i kris på grund av psykisk ohälsa. Docent Annika Lexén från CEPI som utbildat sig i metoden berättade om Första hjälpen tidigare i veckan i Sveriges Television. Spridning av effektiva m

https://www.cepi.lu.se/artikel/cepi-pratar-om-forsta-hjalpen-till-psykisk-halsa-pa-svt - 2026-07-11

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Annika Björkdahl och Ivan Gusic har publicerat artikeln ”'Global' Norms and ’Local' Agency: Frictional Peacebuilding in Kosovo" i Journal of International Relations and Development. Abstract:This article explores how the ‘liberal democratic peace package’ is received in post-conflict spaces.

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/bjorkdahl-och-gusic-om-det-liberala-fredsbyggandets-svarigheter - 2026-07-11

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Politiker som ska fatta beslut om hållbar stadsplanering och delningstjänster kommer framöver att få det lite lättare. En ny bok ger handfasta tips på hur hållbara delningstjänster som exempelvis bilpooler kan förverkligas. Michael Johansson, forskare vid Institutionen vid service management och tjänstevetenskaper v

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-guide-ska-minska-bilberoendet-i-stader - 2026-07-12