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Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease. Researchers at Lund University have discovered that it is possible to identify at-risk individuals by measuring BMI in a new way. The authors of the study have identified metabolic alterations associated with obesity that can increase the risk of developing type

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-way-measuring-bmi-can-predict-risk-type-2-diabetes-individuals-normal-weight - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Statins are a cholesterol-lowering drug that almost one million Swedes take to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. But could perhaps statins also be used against breast cancer? Cancer researcher Signe Borgquist at least hopes so. Signe Borgquist and her colleagues found that statins had a tumour-inhibiting ef

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/common-drug-may-have-effect-breast-cancer - 2026-05-03

Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have completely changed the landscape of stem cell research. Since its establishment as a strategic research centre, the Lund Stem Cell Center has become one of the strongest

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2026-05-04

Every year, the Swedish Riksdag organises a research day. This year the theme was “artificial intelligence”. The aim is to give Members of Parliament the opportunity to gain new knowledge and to highlight the value of science for politics, democracy, and parliamentary decision-making. This year, Johan Axhamn, senior lecturer in Business Law here at LUSEM, was the sole representative from Lund Univ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/johan-axhamn-represented-lund-swedish-riksdags-seminar-ai - 2026-05-03

Professor Petter Pilesjö has been appointed Head of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, which will be established at the turn of the year. Security, integration, and joy will be high on his agenda during the first year. How would you briefly describe your background and yourself as a person?– I see myself as a broad geographer. After completing my undergraduate studies in geoscienc

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/petter-pilesjo-appointed-head-facultys-new-department - 2026-05-03

Researcher Emma Hammarlund realized that geological measurement methods can also be used for medical purposes. With a simple hair sample, she hopes to find cancer at an early stage. First in the study are prostate cancer and breast cancer. Now her project has been selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list. The list also includes eight other research projects fr

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/ivas-100-list-hair-analysis-find-cancer-early-stage - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year’s Fernström Prize for young, particularly promising and successful researchers at Lund University is awarded to Professor Johan Malmström. He wins the award and prize of SEK 100 000 for his world-leading work on proteomics, a field of large scale protein analysis that charts the function and structure of pro

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lunds-fernstrom-prize-research-interaction-proteins - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Royal climate change researcher Harriet Bulkeley doesn’t believe that directives from above cause us to change our behaviour. On the other hand, she believes in the creative and fumbling environmental experiments that she has seen popping up in cities around the world. Now she is going to study climate-friendly initia

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-cities-grow-roots - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RQ20, the new major research quality evaluation, is underway! It is based on self-evaluations and will involve around 5 000 members of staff. In contrast to the last time, in 2008, there is no extra money for the fields of research that come out best. There will be no grades or gold stars. “However, the evaluation wil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-be-evaluated-without-grades-or-gold-stars - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He has advised management groups across the University for three decades. Now, the psychologist and leadership consultant Thomas Sewerin has defended his PhD – on leadership in academia. Among other things, he has looked at how disagreements can pave the way for both failure and success.  In one of the four case studi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/many-constructive-disagreements-successful-research-group - 2026-05-03

The number of students with some form of impairment at Lund University has increased by almost 300 per cent in the last ten years. “My staff have more to do every year,” says Kia Olsson, head of office for Student Support and Advising Services. Lund University is not unique in experiencing an increase in the number of students requiring different types of support. The same trend has been evident a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/significant-increase-students-need-learning-support - 2026-05-04

One in three patients is asked about their lifestyle habits when they visit the outpatient healthcare clinics. This figure really ought to be higher, according to Professors Hanne Tønnesen and Inger Kristensson Hallström, who are in charge of the WHO Collaborating Centre at Lund University. Lifestyle should concern the health care system even more than it does today,stresses Hanne Tønnesen: “We qu

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/who-mission-creating-evidence-how-health-care-can-prevent-disease - 2026-05-03

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 - 2026-05-03

Last week, six intrepid retail researchers from the Centre for Retail Research at Lund University travelled to London to observe the latest retail trends. Here, we summarise the most important trends and what the Swedish retail industry can learn from what is happening in London. Trend #1: Interesting use of space London is a densely populated city, which means they make use of all available space

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/handbags-flowers-and-desserts-what-can-sweden-learn-londons-retail-trends - 2026-05-03

Despite an increasing number of informal outdoor sport and recreational spaces in Sweden and our society, not everyone feel that they can use them. Public spaces for physical activity are dominated by boys and men, while girls and women are under-represented. The research project Equalizer examines the barriers that hinders different groups access to these spaces and methods to remove the obstacle

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/methods-disturbance-gives-more-people-access-public-places - 2026-05-03

The University has started a new initiative that involves inviting its new staff from far and wide to joint activities during the year. New international staff members and their families were recently welcomed to the new academic year at an event in the Main University Building. Specially invited staff members enjoyed a get-together and refreshments with music by Albin Rickman’s Trio and students

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-international-staff-members-were-welcomed-new-academic-year - 2026-05-04

Med Enheten för forskningsdata satsar universitetet på att förbättra stödet till forskarna i hanteringen av forskningsdata. På varje fakultet finns nu en data steward som ska hjälpa forskarna i deras arbetet med forskningsdata. Ann-Sofie Zettergren har rollen som data steward på Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten. Den nya Enheten för forskningsdata ska ge forskare bättre stöd i att hantera sina fors

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/ny-enhet-forskningsdata-med-data-stewards-pa-varje-fakultet - 2026-05-03

Amanuensverksamheten vid Lunds Universitet syftar till att stötta undervisande personal med kvalitetssäkring, överföring av material, kursstruktur i Canvas mm. Här berättar Arina Stoenescu, doktorand i Bokhistoria om sin erfarenhet av att få stöd av en amanuens. Läs också om hur amanuenserna ser på sin roll i verksamheten vid LU! Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Ämnet Bokhistoria förändrade under

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/amanuenser-stod-vid-kursuppbyggnad-och-kursdesign - 2026-05-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Långsiktig viktuppgång kan i vissa fall förklaras av nedsatt förmåga att omsätta fett, visar en ny studie från Karolinska Institutet som publiceras i den ansedda tidskriften Cell Metabolism. Känsliga individer kan behöva mer intensiva livsstilsförändringar för att undvika övervikt och typ 2-diabetes, menar forskarna

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ineffektiv-fettnedbrytning-kan-ligga-bakom-overvikt - 2026-05-03

Ulf Ramberg och Mikael Hellström från KEFU medverkar med ett kapitel i den nyutkomna boken ”The Resilience of New Public Managagement” där de tar upp hur de svenska storstäderna har hanterat de kapacitetsutmaningar demografiska förändringar innebär. Deras kapitel har titeln "NPM? No thanks -We want bureaucracy!" Här visar de att de nya arbetssätt och styrmodeller som New Public Management (NPM) ha

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/god-gammaldags-byrakrati-vinner-mark-nar-det-ar-kris - 2026-05-03