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Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2026-01-03

Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the transition to a climate-neutral society. Although hydrogen is not a greenhouse gas with a direct climate impact, there are large knowledge gaps about its indirect impacts on the climate and environment. The Horizon Europe-funded research project HYway aims to fill these gaps. We spoke to David Wårlind from Lund University who is leading one of

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-project-fills-knowledge-gaps-climate-impact-hydrogen-emissions - 2026-01-03

Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredrik Andersson, Chairman of the IIIEE board and Professor at Lund University School of Economics a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/jenny-palm-new-director-iiiee - 2026-01-03

A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk group, so forms of treatment were modified. Now a group of physicians at Lund University want to evaluate how these new forms of treatment were experienced by the patients themselve

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2026-01-03

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/fewer-breast-cancer-cases-between-screening-rounds-3d-mammography - 2026-01-03

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2026-01-03

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/starved-cancer-cells-became-more-sensitive-chemotherapy - 2026-01-03

https://www.science.lu.se/article/astronomers-determine-age-three-mysterious-baby-stars-heart-milky-way - 2026-01-03

Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron light techniques - and is an important step to maximise the pote

https://www.science.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2026-01-03

https://www.science.lu.se/article/pandemic-restrictions-enabled-unique-bird-study - 2026-01-03

Olof the bird – a stuffed bird of prey with a stern expression – currently stands in the heart of The Science Student Union (LUNA), keeping watch over students’ discussions and union activities. But few are eager to get too close. A sign next to him warns that his plumage contains arsenic.  The warning has become a talking point – is Olof really so toxic that he should be placed behind protective

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/stuffed-bird-olof-full-arsenic-new-measuring-device-gives-us-answers - 2026-01-03

- This was the best alumni conference yet. We had a great programme, created by and for alumni and students, a good turnout and amazing weather, says LUMES Student Coordinator Amanda Elgh.Last week, 160 alumni and students from countries such as Germany, Ecuador, Greece, the US, India and Ethiopia came together for a two-day conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the international master progr

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-master-programme-celebrates-20-years-conference-sunny-lund - 2026-01-03

The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Together with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, researchers at Lund University have conducted the largest ever analysis of ALL at protein level by studying activity in more than 8,000 genes and proteins. The results of the study show a deviant folding of the DNA strand which in turn af

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-large-scale-study-proteins-patients-all - 2026-01-03

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-01-03

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-01-03

CMES doctoral researcher Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in Dagens Nyheter about sportswashing in Saudi Arabia. The article "Naivt att damtennis i Saudiarabien skulle leda till förbättringar för kvinnor" (English translation: "Naive to Think That Women’s Tennis in Saudi Arabia Would Lead to Improvements for Women"), written by Pelle Strandman, was published on July 11, 2023 in Dagens Nyheter (

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sportswashing-saudi-arabia - 2026-01-03

Last fall, the municipality of Härnösand launched an initiative to more effectively support the older adults with rehabilitation and preventive health interventions. The first phase of part of the initiative, in the form of a “task force” led by Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor of physiotherapy at Lund University, is now being completed. An assessment and intervention team has been established in the

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/task-force-harnosand-project-we-are-already-seeing-positive-developments - 2026-01-03

Laurie Cohen, from the Department of Business Administration, on gender inequality in academia and how it won't go away unless we take action. An old story has re-emerged on social media. It goes like this. A father and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Upon entering the operating theatre and seeing the boy, the surgeon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-work-actively-against-gender-inequality-academia - 2026-01-03

Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles and emits a rhythmic, clicking sound. “That was a soprano pipistrelle, one of the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2026-01-03

Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classic experiments”, says Mikael Lund, a theoretical chemist. What does it feel like t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2026-01-03