Published 19 April 2018 Economy packs of Danish meat and potato chips or venison and hand-picked lingonberries? The new Nordic green cuisine has become one of our most important marks of identity. Eating like a foodie – organic, ethical, modern and innovative food, is a way of acquiring status.  Sofia Ulver, Associate professor of marketing at the School of Economics and Management. Interior desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-nordic-green-cuisine-has-become-mark-identity - 2025-07-05

Published 18 October 2016 Professor Oksana Mont Photo: Kennet Ruona There is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered. A new interdisciplinary anthology by researchers from Lund University raises the question of what is required to make welfare societies ec

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-reach-ecologically-sustainable-welfare-societies - 2025-07-05

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 26 May 2025 The trio Anabella Aguilera, Wojciech Potrzebowski, Sophie Hellstrand coordinate SciLifeLab in Lund. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist As SciLifeLab continues to grow as a hub for cutting-edge life science research, collaboration and coordination are more important than ever. At SciLifeLab Lund, the coordinators play a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/enhancing-research-and-partnerships-new-coordinators-step-scilifelab-lund - 2025-07-03

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 25 January 2023 Nurse Anna Hellman measures the blood pressure of a participant in a treatment study where researchers are investigating how the hormone vasopressin is affected by how much water we drink. Photo: Kennet Ruona. How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism?

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity - 2025-07-05

Published 8 October 2020 The Development Research Day is an inter-disciplinary arrangement that was initiated in order to form a meeting ground for all researchers and students at Lund University who share an interest in development issues. About Development Research Day, DRD The first DRD The event was launched in 2002 by the Department of Political Science at Lund University. Since then the resp

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2020 - 2025-07-05

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 4 June 2025 The summer is approaching and soon it will be time to enjoy a well-deserved break. Allow yourself to let go of things, recharge your batteries and savour the sunshine. Annual leave is not only about relaxing, but also giving body and soul the time they need for recovery. Following the tips below can

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preparing-your-summer-holiday - 2025-07-04

By Agata [dot] Garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 16 June 2020 Åsa Petersén works hard at i to find treatment that slows down Huntington's disease. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2025-07-05

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 7 October 2022 Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis 14 October 2022. Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project abo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2025-07-05

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 April 2023 Behind the ongoing clinical trials are years of basic research in the lab where the new generation of researchers continues where the previous one handed over. Photo: Kenneth Ruona. In the early 1950s, no one knew what caused Parkinson's disease. Then, Arvid Carlsson's discovery of dopamine opened the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-transplantations-parkinsons-disease-time-travel - 2025-07-05

Published 21 December 2020 As of the new year, a new University management team will take over the helm. For the next term of office, 2021-2026, the University will be led by vice-chancellor Erik Renström and deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson, together with five pro vice-chancellors and the University director. “The choice of pro vice-chancellors was based on identifying skilled academic leade

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-management-2021-2026 - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 29 May 2020 Mattias Högberg and Fredrik Liedberg want to develop a system to analyse bladder cancer to create better chances of survival. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same sinc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2025-07-03

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 28 September 2020 “Now is the time to break with convention in the workplace and to investigate the outcome. ", says Johan Bertlett. During the pandemic, employees should avoid putting pressure on their managers for clear answers for which there is no basis. “As a manager, you have to stand firm in the uncertai

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dont-pressure-your-manager-clear-messages-during-covid-19-pandemic - 2025-07-03

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 2 April 2020 Annika Mårtensson chats with colleague Louise Larsson. Like learning to fly as the plane takes off.   Across the entire University, teaching staff are grappling with the transition to digital education and assessment at record speed in the unique situation caused by the coronavirus. The initial pha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/imposed-distance-education-puts-pressure-university-teaching-staff - 2025-07-03

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 9 May 2019 Photo: Johan Persson The loss of animals, often due to unregulated or illegal hunting, has consequences for the carbon storage capacity of forests, yet this link is rarely mentioned in high-level climate policy discussions, according to a new study from Lund University Centre for Sustainability St

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/hunting-jeopardizes-forest-carbon-storage-yet-overlooked-climate-mitigation-efforts - 2025-07-03

Published 16 December 2019 By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published on 23 August 2018“We must understand the ageing process itself in order to help people with conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, and to possibly enable us to prevent these diseases from arising”, says Henrik Ahlenius of the Stem Cell Centre at Lund University. His aim is to develop an experim

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-do-dementia-diseases-affect-our-brains - 2025-07-03

By Alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 25 June 2020 Postdoctoral researcher Agatheeswaran Subramaniam and PhD Student Kristijonas Žemaitis from the Stem Cell Regulators research group. Photo: Alexander Doyle Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center have identified a novel target for the expansion of human blood stem cells ex vivo and shed light on the mecha

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-insights-ex-vivo-expansion-transplantable-human-blood-stem-cells - 2025-07-03

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra) - published 11 January 2022 The study participants were served portions of white wheat bread during the two meals. After the meal intervention, blood sugar and insulin levels differed between different groups of participants. Photo: Petra Olsson A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much re

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 25 October 2024 Dainis Dravins, professor emeritus of astronomy at the Department of Physics. Photo: Johan Joelsson In March 2015, a valuable globe of Mars was stolen from the Astronomy Library. After disappearing without a trace for almost a decade, it suddenly turned up at an antique dealer in Stockholm. The astr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mystery-stolen-mars-globe - 2025-07-04

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 20 January 2021 Mixed-reality project “Breathe” by Diego Galafassi and collaboration with Phi-Centre (Canada) and Crimes of Curiosity (U.S.A.)). Photo: Diego Galafassi. Diego Galafassi, researcher at LUCSUS, is leading a new research project on emerging media practices. Using co-creation, and a practice-led approach, the aim i

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-project-will-analyse-how-emerging-media-practices-and-art-can-support-sdgs - 2025-07-05

Published 23 April 2025 Commuting by bike or public transport is a simple and effective step towards greater sustainability. Image: Unsplash Sustainability is a priority – not only for the Faculty of Science but for the entire university. Working sustainably is not only about reducing climate and environmental impact – it also contributes to a more stimulating, safe, and inclusive workplace. Lund

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/five-ways-be-even-more-sustainable-work - 2025-07-05