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Walking trails in the forest are often unnecessarily well-lit, according to a new study at Lund University. Softer, warmer lighting works just as well for people as today’s bright, white lighting, whilst causing less disturbance to nocturnal animals. Being able to spend time in woodland areas close to towns and cities provides opportunities for psychological recovery, experiencing nature and recre

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/right-lighting-encourages-more-people-go-evening-walk - 2026-10-11

Israel is in shock. The most basic task of a country's defence forces is to guard and protect its borders. Yet the Israeli army was caught completely off guard when thousands of terrorists entered the country to murder and take hostages. Read the interview with Karin Aggestam, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies and expert on the Israeli-Palestin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2026-10-11

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/using-airborne-dna-monitor-insect-biodiversity - 2026-10-11

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-10-11

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/skys-limit-using-airborne-dna-monitor-insect-biodiversity - 2026-10-11

Insulin secretion into the bloodstream requires a protein called CD59. New research led by Lund University shows that the two protein variants that are responsible for this function of CD59 are affected in diabetes. The study has been recently published in PNAS. Insulin affects many bodily functions, and is required for survival. It causes cells to take up glucose from the blood, storage of energy

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-protein-variants-are-key-insulin-secretion - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, scientists are able to describe the exact mechanism for how a common genetic variant leads to a disruption in blood lipid levels that significantly increases the risk of heart disease. The one in every three persons who carries both copies of the risk allele engages a 40 percent higher risk of suff

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/mechanism-behind-common-heart-attack-gene-explained-scientific-breakthrough-nature - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over 10 years

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2026-10-11

Each year, Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies welcomes international Fellows who join our interdisciplinary research groups. The Institute’s coordinator Eva Persson tells us about the programme and why it matters. What is the International Fellows Programme?Experience has shown that the core idea of the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies holds true: When people with different perspecti

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/opening-minds-across-borders-our-international-fellows-pufendorf-ias - 2026-10-11

Asgard Therapeutics, in partnership with Lund University and Herlev Hospital, has been awarded €2.5 million for an EIC Transition project from the European Innovation Council. EIC Transition is a funding program under Horizon Europe aimed at validating and demonstrating a specific technology in a relevant environment while also developing business and market readiness.The project is coordinated by

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/innovative-cancer-cell-therapy-project-lands-eu25-million-eic-funding - 2026-10-11

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Thomas Tengelin Nyström and Kurt Mattsson share the role of data steward at the Faculty of Science. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their r

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-10-11

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 University's new resource ‘Sustainable at work’ brings together concrete tips and tools for those who want to make more sustainable choices i

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/five-ways-be-even-more-sustainable-work - 2026-10-11

Writing a thesis can be both lonely and difficult to get started with. To support students in the writing process, the Faculty of Science Library and the Academic Support Centre at Lund University have launched a joint digital initiative combining focused writing sessions with Q&A drop-ins.“We noticed that students often come to us with questions that fall somewhere between the library and the Aca

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/shut-and-write-focused-online-sessions-help-students-get-started-their-thesis - 2026-10-11

In 2025, LINXS received a grant of SEK 7 million from the Crafoord Foundation to support several strategic initiatives. Part of the funding has been used to acquire new high-performance workstations designed to help researchers process and analyse data from experiments conducted at large-scale research facilities such as MAX IV and ESS. Since spring, four workstations have been available at LINXS.

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-workstations-linxs-make-research-data-analysis-easier - 2026-10-11

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund excellent research and innovation. This March, the MSCA awarded €242m to the 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants – among them, a researcher from Lund University, Camila Vazquez Echegaray, aiming to uncover regulators of plasticity in cell fate decision. The MSCA are the EU’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral train

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-awarded-camila-vazquez-echegaray - 2026-10-11

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-new-frontiers-knowledge-awardee - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomic amounts of new digital information about the world, our genetic heritage and our habits are continuously being generated. This information is a goldmine for research – as long as the data can be accessed, stored and analysed. “We have a lot of expertise in the field. More and more areas of Lund University a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/big-data-research-both-reality-and-rhetoric - 2026-10-11

Borders don’t just divide nations — they define our bodies too. At the skin and in the gut, our barrier organs form the frontline of defense against infection. Here, diverse communities of friendly microbes, the microbiota, help maintain health and keep these borders strong, backed up by an immune system ready to deploy antibodies against any intruder. Protecting these barrier organs is central to

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/inta-gribonika-awarded-ssmf-starting-grant-research-skin-humoral-immunity - 2026-10-11

Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we potentially can influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which risk factors are associated with two of our most common causes of dementia – Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. During our lifetime, the risk of developing dementia is influenced by aspects tha

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-lifestyle-can-affect-your-risk-dementia - 2026-10-11

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/international-islet-cell-researchers-met-conference-malmo - 2026-10-11