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Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we talk about the climate and endangered species. Ahead of Biodiversity Day on 22 May, Maria Hansson, a researcher at Lund University, offers tips on how to create a non-toxic environment in your own garden, benefiting all its inhabitants, big and small. Synthetically prod

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/five-ways-create-toxin-free-garden - 2026-05-01

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/socioeconomic-circumstances-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-live - 2026-05-01

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/methods-disturbance-gives-more-people-access-public-places - 2026-05-01

Two NanoLundians attended the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this summer in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. PhD student Julia Valderas and Postdoctoral fellow Ajeet Kumar share their trip experiences with us. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by about 30–40 Nobel Laureates and some of the most promising young scientists f

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/reports-2025-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-05-01

What is most surprising about the demonstrations in Iran, is how young the protesting girls are. So says Rola El-Husseini, researcher in political sociology and expert on women's movements in the Middle East. On Monday, she will participate in a panel discussion on Iran, organised by the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. – Iran is rocked by major protests about every t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/leadership-needed-protests-usher-change-iran - 2026-05-01

Poverty reduction globally is one of the UN’s primary goals. But how can wealth and economic development be measured in a smart way? Artificial intelligence, AI, and satellite photos are able to give more effective and precise measurements, but will remote sensing technology ever be able to replace time-consuming interview surveys? In rich countries, GDP is the most common measure of a country’s w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-poverty-ai-and-satellite-photos - 2026-05-02

Geopolitical issues, medical breakthroughs and cultural history topics have dominated the first eight months of the year. Researchers such as Ming Gao, Tabita Rosendal, Martin L Olsson and Jill Storry are behind some of the most read articles of the year. This year got off to a flying start. In 2025, 49 articles have been published, clocking up 985,000 views in The Conversation. Most readers are i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-million-readers-conversation-so-far-year - 2026-05-02

The Covid-19 pandemic barely had time to subside before the next upheaval occurred. The war in Ukraine also impacts us as a University. We have set up an organisation to manage Ukraine-related issues at Lund University. Over the past two years, a lot of my time has been spent dealing with various crises in the world around us that affect us in one way or another. First came the Covid-19 pandemic,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-management-issues-relating-war-ukraine - 2026-05-02

These are busy times for atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier. Earlier this year, she received the prestigious Wolf Prize – perhaps not as widely known among the general public, but within the field of physics it is considered second only to the Nobel Prize. Anne L’Huillier was honoured for her contribution to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics. “I haven’t really taken it all in yet. I hav

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/prestigious-physics-prize-goes-lund-researcher - 2026-05-02

The internal combustion engine is a subject that has been described as nasty and outdated. In fact, it is not outdated at all – but an area of cutting-edge research that is an important part of a sustainable energy transition. Martin Tunér is a professor of Internal Combustion Engines at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and he explains that a functioning and egalitarian society needs transport, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internal-combustion-engine-will-remain-important - 2026-05-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first researcher the University has received through the network Scholars at Risk. Despite the start not being as he imagined he sees exciting opportunities in his new research community.  On the Ebla Private University website, there is a pho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2026-05-01

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 - 2026-05-02

An immersive fusion of music, AI, and interactive audience play explores how digital technology can reshape the future of live performance Yūrei is art, technology, and at its core it is developed from a research project called OPERAI led by Dr Alexandra Huang-Kokina. Yūrei investigates how AI can enhance accessibility and reimagine audience engagement in classical music and opera across cultural

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/opera-and-ai-united-yurei-ghost-ai-empire - 2026-05-02

Researchers from Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) will play a key role in a long-term grant from FORTE to establish a new national research centre. Lund University has received a long-term grant from FORTE to establish a new national research centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research on cancer and equity in women’s health. The centre, known as CIRCE (Centre for Inter

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-part-winning-proposal-national-research-centre-womens-health - 2026-05-02

Increased collaboration within the faculties and a general revitalisation.  This is already a clear result from the RQ20 research evaluation that was presented in March. “We have caught sight of each other” was a frequent comment heard in a round of telephone calls to the deans and research managers. Most of the faculties were encouraged to identify their strengths, combine their strengths and mak

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-regrouping-after-rq20 - 2026-05-01

Martin Magnusson received a 4.8 million VR project grant 2023-2026 for the project "Incretin system´s impact on cardiovascular disease and cancer" together with Joao Duarte and Anja Meissner. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term effects of incretin hormones GIP and GLP-1 on the cardiovascular system. These hormones initiate insulin secretion, which reduces blood sugar levels after a me

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellows-receive-vr-grant-2 - 2026-05-01

The competence center NextG2Com gathered for a program day focusing on ongoing research, doctoral students, and demonstrations. NextG2Com is a Vinnova Competence Center that brings together research and expertise in future advanced communication systems. On September 25, sixty members and interested participants met for the center’s first program day at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LT

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/research-doctoral-students-and-demos-nextg2coms-first-program-day - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Global environmental problems can be addressed by means of policy instruments such as carbon dioxide taxes, building and technology standards and support for new technology, but the issues are complex and several environmental challenges must be addressed simultaneously in order to achieve optimal effect. This is evid

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/environmental-challenges-must-be-addressed-simultaneously - 2026-05-01

The workshop focused on the intersections between conflict, environment and policy to explore the politico-environmental dimensions of the war in Syria. There were also discussions on the broader relevance and application of project results beyond the context of Syria. On 20-21 February, CMES hosted the workshop “Just and Equitable Ecological Models in Contested and Conflict Environments”, organiz

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-workshop-conflict-and-environment-kurdistan - 2026-05-01

Many species of bee are threatened by global warming, but not all. The buff-tailed bumblebee is the world’s most common bee and will likely remain that way, as researchers from Lund University have discovered that this species benefits from a warmer climate. Through research into buff-tailed bumblebees collected by amateurs and researchers over a period of 150 years, biologists and climate researc

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-making-worlds-most-common-bumblebee-even-more-common - 2026-05-01