By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 24 June 2022 A graphical image depicting the reprogramming of human skin cells to astrocytes. Image credit: Cathrine Ahlenius Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2025-07-15

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 27 May 2021 Yiyi Yang defends her PhD thesis on Thursday 3rd June 2021. During her Ph.D. studies, Yiyi Yang has been investigating the role of microglia in the pathological development of Alzheimer’s disease. On the 3rd of June, it is time to defend her work supervised by Prof. Tomas Deierborg. Now, Yiyi tells us a

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-yiyi-yang - 2025-07-15

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 9 August 2022 A graphical image depicting the reprogramming of human skin cells to astrocytes. Image: Cathrine Ahlenius Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2025-07-15

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 13 October 2020 3D illustration of different pollen. Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 years to predict our future climate, and to study ecological and historical change. Researchers E

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/old-pollen-seed-can-predict-tomorrows-climate - 2025-07-15

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 14 September 2023 Based on their comparison, the researchers want the next global agenda to be based on more dynamic goals and targets with more options for follow-up - that can be adjusted based on new information, such as how specific weather events impact societies. A new study from LUCSUS shows that the UN's sustainable de

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/scientists-critical-uns-sustainable-development-goals-do-not-make-us-resilient-withstand-changing - 2025-07-15

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 18 December 2020 Marine coastal ecosystems are severely threatened by the negative effects of climate change. At the same time, they are very important for climate change mitigation since they can store large amounts of carbon, and help sustain both life under water, and people’s livelihoods. LUCSUS is part of the four-year EU

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-part-eu-project-support-and-restore-marine-coastal-ecosystems - 2025-07-15

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 21 December 2020 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do resea

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2025-07-15

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 24 May 2021 If the climate continues to be purely an environmental issue, Emily Boyd believes we will see more opposition to political decisions to limit emissions. Photo: Unsplash and Peter Frodin. A warmer world affects health, jobs, migration and welfare. We can no longer talk about the climate as a separate issue, says sus

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/time-stop-talking-about-climate - 2025-07-15

Published 5 December 2019 Photo: Shutterstock An international research team has called for a more sober discourse around climate change prospects, following an extensive reassessment of climate change’s progress and its mitigation. They argue that climate change models have understated potential warming’s speed and runaway potential, while the models that relate climate science to consequences, c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/energy-advances-open-door-more-aggressive-climate-policies - 2025-07-15

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 25 January 2023 Despite not being part of the winning team in the EU’s enormous culture and innovation push, Lund University regards itself as a clear winner. The preparatory work on the application acted like a beacon and all the faculties joined in to work together and find interdisciplinary innovation and collabor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rallied-competition-lu-continue-investment-creatives - 2025-07-16

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 14 September 2023 Ester Barinaga studies local currency initiatives. Photo: Juan Ocampo Local currencies may arise when there is a clear need for certain products and services in a local area and where the competences to produce them exist but the lack of traditional money puts obstacles in the way. The lack of mon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-currencies-solution-times-crisis - 2025-07-16

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 25 May 2020 Photo by Ira Mint on Unsplash. Properly managed, the agricultural sector in Europe can contribute to many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving food security, reducing poverty and enhancing biodiversity. But new research shows that indicators to measure key SDGs such as health and

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-points-out-key-gaps-eus-largest-funding-scheme-common-agricultural-policy - 2025-07-15

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 16 February 2021 LU has fine laboratories with advanced equipment. But one RQ20 panel wonders how these are to be used and by whom? PHOTO: Kennet Ruona Recruitment is an area on which the University needs to continue working. "We can certainly become even better in this area", says Freddy Ståhlberg, one of the proj

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-evaluation-rq20-calls-better-international-recruitment - 2025-07-15

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 7 October 2021 Stephan Reber with two of the alligators he works with. Photo: Kennet Ruona “Toke is shy but does the most exploring of all of them, while Siggi is relaxed and friendly. But you have to know them to be able to work with them”, says cognitive scientist Stephan Reber. He is not talking about his col

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/alligators-are-key-world-dinosaurs - 2025-07-15

By marie [dot] pihl [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Pihl) - published 29 November 2024 LUSEM Case Competition 2024 LUSEM's long-standing heritage of case competitions has now been revived after some years' intermission and it is a welcomed event both by students and collaborating partners. On 21 November, nine teams gathered to showcase their skills in an intense day of preparation and case solv

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/case-competition-2024 - 2025-07-15

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 16 September 2024 Illustration: Axel Brechensbauer One of the biggest perks of teaching at university? Supervising students and seeing them grow into their role. That is at least according to senior lecturers Olof Hallonsten and Anna Jonsson. Detectives with magnifying glasses and catching and preparing a fish. Those a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/comic-strips-and-metaphors-help-students-reflect - 2025-07-16

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 2 April 2024 Annika Olsson, dean of LTH, Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences, and Karolina Isaksson, Head of Finance at LTH. Photo: Kennet Ruona, Johan Persson and private Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many fun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2025-07-16

By lena [dot] bjork_blixt [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - published 13 December 2024 Space contains staggeringly more than we can see or measure. The universe is estimated to consist of 5 per cent visible matter, 27 per cent dark matter and 68 per cent dark energy. Photo: ESA/Hubble & NASA, V. Antoniou Visible matter in the universe represents only five per cent of everything t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-shadow-invisible - 2025-07-16

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 13 February 2025 Heleneholm as a campus area for the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts has gained momentum. Photo: David Castor/wikimedia commons With Varvsstaden out of the picture, the University of Chicago’s establishment and investment in one of the US megacity’s most vulnerable areas, South Side, serve as the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculty-fine-and-performing-arts-mulls-co-location-heleneholm - 2025-07-16

Published 16 February 2024 The University building. Photo: Mikael Risedal A new three-year term of office has begun for the University’s eight deans. Five are new in the role, while three have been around for some time. LUM has put a few questions to each of them. Annika Olsson, Faculty of Engineering (LTH), second term of office Annika Olsson. Photo: Kennet Ruona What’s the first thing you will b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-term-deans - 2025-07-16