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Regionala mätningar av växthusgaser är avgörande för att förstå hur klimatförändringen utvecklas. Lunds universitets mätstation i Norunda har tillsammans med ytterligare 14 europeiska stationer som mäter växthusgaser nu certifierats för standardiserad dataproduktion. Mätstationen i Norunda ingår i ett nätverk kallat ICOS som mäter förekomsten av växthusgaser på över 130 platser runt om i Europa. I
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. J.W.Runebergs pris år 2019 tilldelas professor Leif Groop för hans banbrytande forskning i diabetes. Priset delas ut av Finska Läkaresällskapet för framgångsrik vetenskaplig verksamhet inom medicin. Leif Groop fick sin läkarutbildning i Bern, och återvände därefter till Österbotten i Finland, där han tjänstgjorde so
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/jwrunebergs-pris-till-leif-groop - 2026-06-27
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. SIK2 är ett protein som framförallt förekommer i fett. Forskare vid Lunds universitet som har studerat proteinets roll i fettceller har gjort nya fynd som kan bidra till ökad förståelse för hur fetma leder till insulinresistens och typ 2 diabetes. Insulinresistens innebär att cellernas förmåga att reagera på insulin
https://www.lu.se/artikel/protein-kan-skydda-mot-fetma-och-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-06-28
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Natural solutions to combat climate change are perceived as beneficial to both nature and people simultaneously. But claims that natural solutions also bring about empowerment, gender equality and inclusion are problematic, especially when issues of power, agency and marginalisation are ignored. This is according to n
PhD student Juan Antonio Samper hopes that his research some day can play a role in emancipatory causes currently happening in the territory of Putumayo, and make a difference for social life in specific places. He explores the relationship between collective identity and place, and the ways in which this relation is mobilised by different groups in the Colombian Andean-Amazonia to resist extracti
With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set out to find new nesting sites. But they are flying earlier in the year, as a result of a warmer climate and a changing agricultural landscape, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. “We risk losing additional bumblebee species, and having less pollination of crops and wild plants”, says
https://www.science.lu.se/article/earlier-take-could-lead-fewer-bumblebees-and-less-pollination - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions: Getting the most out of Urban Living Labs A new trans-European project aims to better define and evaluate the concept of Urban Living Labs. One goal is to understand what can be shared and learned in order to advance urban sustainability transitions.Across Europe, so-cal
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick - 2026-06-27
Although surgery is performed with a simple procedure that is performed under local anesthesia, new research by post doc Malin Zimmerman at Lund University shows that socioeconomic factors such as income, education and/or occupation, have an impact on general recovery and outcome after surgery. -The results from my research show that patients with different socioeconomic backgrounds recover and be
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst. Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing in place. The advice comes from aerosol researchers at Lund University in Sweden. They have studied the amount of particles we actually emit
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/could-singing-spread-covid-19 - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can insulin absorbed in small doses through food in early childhood get the immune system accustomed to insulin and thereby delay – or prevent – type 1 diabetes? Researchers hope to find the answer through POInT, a study starting in Skåne this autumn. Newborn babies in Skåne with a high risk of autoimmune diabetes (ty
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-babies-skane-prevent-type-1-diabetes - 2026-06-27
A special government investment is now being made in research and education in electrification and battery technology. This means that Lund University and the Faculty of Engineering, Uppsala University and Chalmers University of Technology will be allocated SEK 270 million over the years 2024-2029. The strategic initiative is part of the universities' cooperation within Compel and will be based in
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2024/government-invests-batteries-and-electrification-lth-has-key-role - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Ellen Hillbom, the economic historian, who, in cooperation with a Dutch and a German colleague, has created an online textbook on trends in Africa’s economic history. The book, which can be downloaded free of charge from the internet, has so far reached over 4,000 readers. Ellen Hillbom. Where did you get the ide
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ellen-hillbom-about-free-digital-textbook-about-africa - 2026-06-27
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Börserna är i vild gungning, evenemang ställs in och företag varslar sina anställda om uppsägning – vad säger det om de ekonomiska konsekvenserna av coronaviruset? Vi frågade tre forskare från Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet: en nationalekonom, en ekonomihistoriker och en företagsekonom med inriktning på soci
https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskarna-varldsekonomin-haller-pa-att-frysa-till - 2026-06-28
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. DN DEBATT 10/5. Johan Alvehus: Tyvärr är vi mediekonsumenter sällsynt dåligt rustade för att navigera i forskningslandskapet. Den enskilda forskarstudien står inte för Sanningen. Och det är inte så att all vetenskap enkelt avbildar en objektiv yttre värld. Snarare är forskning ett utforskande samtal – och ibland ett
https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/johan-alvehus-forskarnas-gral-ar-karnan-i-vetenskapen - 2026-06-27
The battle for real democracy in the Middle East will largely be decided in schools. The role of education in a democracy was also the theme of a workshop in Alexandria, where Swedish researchers met their Egyptian counterparts. The USI network organised the event on a hot topic in a country that needs to fight for democracy if it is to take root. “Democracy in Egypt isn’t going to work unless p
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/battle-democracy-decided-schools - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Now I dare to rejoice a little", says Sven Lidin, dean of the Faculty of Science. "The uphill task that establishment in Brunnshög had become at times is now much easier, as the whole Department of Chemistry has agreed to join in the move." Another person breathing a sigh of relief is Leif Bülow, who is in his fourth
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemists-jump-science-village-bandwagon - 2026-06-27
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD an
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-06-27
Insamlingskampanjen för att etablera världens första Museum of International Law vid Juridiska fakulteten i Lund har nått en viktig milstolpe. Tack vare en betydande donation på 143 000 kronor från Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund, samt generösa bidrag från Mannheimer Swartling, Engström & Co. och Lunds universitets Human Rights Profile Area, har kampanjen nu samlat in hälften av d
https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/insamlingen-nar-milstolpe-varldens-forsta-museum-international-law - 2026-06-27
