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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 - 2026-05-19

Anna Stubbendorff, a recent PhD graduate from the Faculty of Medicine, has been awarded Lund University’s Agenda 2030 Award 2026. She is being recognised for research showing that when we put climate-friendly food on our plates, it benefits both the environment and our personal health. In her doctoral thesis, Anna Stubbendorff has studied the effects of the EAT-Lancet diet, a dietary pattern desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-stubbendorff-receives-agenda-2030-award-her-research-sustainable-diets - 2026-05-18

Trump’s intervention in Venezuela was physical, concrete, and armed. What is happening now is decisive for the country’s future, but it also affects the entire region, according to Andrés Palacio, researcher at LUSEM. Historically, the United States has on several occasions asserted Central America, the Caribbean, and South America as its sphere of interest. Since the end of the Second World War,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/venezuela-after-maduro - 2026-05-18

In this series, we continue our reporting on the timeline of surgical treatment of late stage osteoarthritis. Today we meet Sven, who has had problems with pain and limited mobility in one of his knees for several years. After visiting his primary care health center, Sven received physical therapy and has been doing exercises at home, carefully following instructions. He has also received several

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-come-sven-his-surgery - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A method that will quickly and easily detect diabetic neuropathy, nerve damage caused by high blood sugar, is under development. The aim is to identify individuals in the risk zone so that it is possible to initiate early treatment to prevent, or even reverse, the development. Neuropathy can be difficult to diagnose.

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/screening-reveals-early-nerve-damage - 2026-05-19

The distinguished socio-legal scholar Thomas Mathiesen died on Saturday, May 29. He was 87 years old. Thomas Mathiesen received his doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1965 with the dissertation The Defenses of the Weak, which examined the Norwegian prison service. Three years later, he founded the Norwegian Association for Criminal Reform (KROM), with the intent to reform the prison system.

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-social-sciences-has-passed-away - 2026-05-19

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/computational-science-hub-sharpen-research-environment-and-health - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The new law on accessibility to digital public services (EU Web Accessibility Directive) comes into effect as of 23 September. The aim is to increase digital accessibility for all users, including those who are disabled. For Lund University,  the new law means that the content of all LU’s websites – webpages, document

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forward-planning-important-accessibility-management - 2026-05-17

In everyday life, he is a professor of economics and, once a year, he helps award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. But now Tommy Andersson is receiving an award of his own: Teacher of the Year 2025! LundaEkonomerna’s prize for best teacher is awarded annually following a vote among students at LUSEM. The Best Teacher of 2025 is Professor of Economics Tomm

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lundaekonomerna-teacher-year-award-2025 - 2026-05-18

The annual report for 2023 has now been finalised and submitted to the Government. It reports that the University continues to develop positively, with lots of reasons to be cheerful. The annual report summarises the University's activities with a complete set of figures and reports on the remit and achievement of objectives. The year 2023 saw the University receive its first Nobel Prize through A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-report-2023-now-complete - 2026-05-18

A team of NanoLund researchers sought ways to make students understand what is actually happening inside the “magic black box” of a commercial spectrophotometer.  “This set promotes discovery in a natural and self-motivating way. By changing samples in the spectrometer, we can explore a variety of materials and their properties,” says NanoLundian Jens Uhlig, one of the researchers behind the work.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/inexpensive-spectrometer-triggers-chemistry-students-curiosity-0 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - Sustainability is often studied from a large-scale, political or institutional perspective. I was interested in looking at sustainability from the other end, how individual inner transition could impact on global sustainability, says Professor Christine Wamsler from LUCSUS.This interest led her to conduct a study on

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-link-between-sustainability-and-mindfulness - 2026-05-19

Lund University and Imperial College London are strengthening their collaboration in research, education and innovation. A new agreement between the two universities will create opportunities for researchers. The agreement will make it easier for researchers at Lund University to collaborate with and spend time at the London based institution. “It is natural for Lund University to strengthen its c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaboration - 2026-05-18

Huge congratulations to our former Doctoral student Lea Porsager with the Eckersberg Medal, awarded by Akademiraadet, the council of the Royal Danish Academy of Art! Lea Porsager's works give us a new look at how the world and knowledge are materialized, entangled and connected. In the quantum world, we talk about entanglement: her works unfold in a wide range of media and dimensions, with titles

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/lea-porsager-awarded-eckersberg-medal - 2026-05-19

We are delighted to announce that the application for our second PhD course now is open for the next semester.  Please note that the application has been extended until the 26 January 5 pm. The course provides a critical introduction to the governance of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. It emphasizes the challenges of implementing the 2030 Agenda w

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-our-phd-course-governance-and-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-05-19

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nielsen-and-lindvall-trust-government-during-covid-19-epidemic - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Roxanna Sjöstedt has together with Anders Themnér, Uppsala University, co-authored the article ”Buying Them Off or Scaring Them Straight: Explaining Warlord Democrats’ Electoral Rhetoric”, which has been published in the journal Security Studies. AbstractPost–civil war democracies are characterized by intense electora

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sjostedt-warlord-democrats-electoral-rhetoric - 2026-05-19

The world's oldest complete wooden hunting weapons are 200,000 years old, not 300,000 as previously believed. This is shown by a new dating study that Zoran Perić from the Department of Geology participated in, which has now been published in Science Advances and highlighted in international media. The discovery indicates that the spears originate from Neanderthals, deepening our understanding of

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/worlds-oldest-complete-wooden-hunting-weapons-are-younger-previously-thought-co-author-zoran-peric - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Monday 23 April 15.00-17-00 there will be a panel discussion on state building in Afghanistan in a global context at Edens hörsal, Department of Political Science, Lund University. The event is open to everyone and as usual we will serve fika! With its strategic location Afghanistan has been a focus of global polit

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-discussion-state-building-afghanistan-global-context - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Zaal Kokaia, professor of neurology at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund and former chairman of Lund Stem Cell Center, is this year's winner of the Bengt Falck Prize in Neuroscience. He receives the award for his many years of research on stroke, presented to him by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Erik

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stroke-researcher-receives-bengt-falcks-award - 2026-05-18