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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international panel. “This is the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Huntingtonforskaren Åsa Petersén är en av fyra forskare som utses till Wallenberg Clinical Scholar 2020. Hon får 15 miljoner kronor för att finna metoder som kan bromsa sjukdomsförloppet vid den neurodegenerativa sjukdomen Huntingtons. En ärftlig hjärnsjukdom som leder till för tidig död och för vilken det idag inte

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/asa-petersen-utsedd-till-wallenberg-clinical-scholar - 2026-07-23

We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract for the Swedish Climate Symposium: a symposium dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. The Swedish Climate Symposium serves as a national platform for advancing climate knowledge and driving action. It brings together researchers, policymakers, and societal stakeholders

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/swedish-climate-symposium-2026-call-abstracts-now-open - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-central-administrator - 2026-07-23

In recent years, the circular economy has become a guiding principle in industrial and environmental policies. But how good is it really? The definition of a circular economy is unclear and lacks substance, according to a team of researchers from Lund University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. It risks becoming counterproductive, unless we stop referring to it as a panacea for all

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hoped - 2026-07-23

Recent developments in the retail sector—increased competition, a focus on sustainability, and the pervasive digitization—have prompted discussions on its long-term competitiveness and the potential for more systematic innovation alongside daily operational activities. However, understanding how the retail industry perceives and addresses innovation remains a key question. In contrast to industria

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/continuous-improvement-systematic-innovation-retail-utopia-or-opportunity - 2026-07-23

Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-07-23

Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are in the vicinity of the nest. This is shown in a long-term study from Lund University in Sweden. City trees contribute to several important ecosystem services such as lowering local temperature and purifying air but are a

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/urban-birds-prefer-native-trees - 2026-07-23

Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-07-23

In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2026-07-24

LU Business Track has been designed to speed up the development of growth companies born out of Lund University's research. Innovation is a driving force for the transition to a more sustainable society - and Skåne is one of the world's most innovative regions. At Lund University we see research results that can turn into knowledge-intensive innovations and technologies, which in turn can be the s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/launching-lu-business-track-new-way-commercialize-research - 2026-07-24

The need for learning support is growing. To make support more effective, the Unit for Educational Services has started a two-year project that will focus on professional development initiatives, common guidelines and a new advisory entity to ensure a unified strategy for accessible and inclusive teaching. We know that the need for learning support is increasing. At Lund University, the number of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-focus-accessible-and-inclusive-teaching - 2026-07-24

Committed, curious and eager to take action. The students who apply to Lund University's master's programs in sustainability are distinguished by their genuine drive to change the world. Pioneers and forerunners: this is how the master's programmes EMP (Master's Programme in Environmental Management and Policy) and LUMES (Master's Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science) can

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-lunds-international-sustainability-master-programmes-shape-change-leaders-future - 2026-07-24

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, some shopping geographies had difficulties while others proved to be more resilient. Devrim Umut Aslan discusses what we can learn from these resilient places. A global pandemic hit the world, radically changing how shoppers shop and how they move around in cities. Sweden’s handling of the pandemic had been rather ‘relaxed’; it had not enforced any strict lock-downs

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-maintain-town-centre-retail-times-crisis - 2026-07-23

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, some shopping geographies had difficulties while others proved to be more resilient. Devrim Umut Aslan discusses what we can learn from these resilient places. A global pandemic hit the world, radically changing how shoppers shop and how they move around in cities. Sweden’s handling of the pandemic had been rather ‘relaxed’; it had not enforced any strict lock-downs

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-maintain-town-centre-retail-times-crisis - 2026-07-23

Vi är glada att kunna presentera institutionens seminarieserie för våren 2025, som kommer att bjuda på en spännande rad talare från hela världen. Seminarierna äger rum varje torsdag kl. 13.15 i Blå hallen i Ekologibyggnaden. Efter föreläsningarna finns det möjlighet för fika och mingel.Nedan hittar du det fullständiga schemat för våren 2025:Alla länkar, utom den till BLAM, leder till personliga we

https://www.biologi.lu.se/internt/artikel/seminarieserien-varen-2025-klar - 2026-07-23

Ett nytt större EU-finansierat forskningsprojekt ska undersöka arbetsvillkoren för så kallade ”care workers”. Projektet CARE4CARE ska undersöka arbetsvillkoren för "care workers", vilket omfattar ett urval av arbetstagare i vård och omsorg som sjuksköterskor och undersköterskor, och hur dessa arbetstagare själva ser på sin arbetssituation. Projektet ska också resultera i förslag på hur man kan frä

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/arbetsvillkoren-inom-vard-och-omsorg-ska-studeras-i-eu - 2026-07-23

Inflammatory responses in the brain have long been suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but are challenging to monitor in the living human brain. An international collaboration including researchers at MultiPark, Lund University has made it possible to detect elevated levels of Galectin-3, a protein expressed in the immune cells inside the brain. The results were published in Acta N

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/biomarker-reveals-inflammatory-changes-brain-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Despite the disappointing results in trying to treat children suffering from type 1 diabetes with the GAD vaccine, the treatment has not been written off entirely. DIAPREV-IT, the study in which healthy high-risk children are vaccinated, is continuing as planned, and now with more money behind it. "I am still hopeful

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/still-hope-gad-diabetes-vaccine - 2026-07-23

During the spring, 30 years of music education research was celebrated at the Malmö Academy of Music. This milestone highlights a department that, since the mid-1990s, has developed in close relation to teaching practices and is today actively engaged in the international research community. Earlier this spring, current and former doctoral students, colleagues, and partners gathered in Malmö to ce

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/30-years-music-education-research-malmo-international-stage - 2026-07-23