Published 10 July 2021 Climate change and biodiversity losses have long been addressed in parallel organisations. Now the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are launching the first global report that integrates the two issues. This is a welcome and much needed move, according to three

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-report-measures-support-both-climate-and-biodiversity - 2025-05-27

By cheryl [dot] sjostrom [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Cheryl Sjöström and Helena Gonzales Lindberg) - published 24 September 2021 At this ClimBEco summer meeting, mostly held online but with parallel in-person workshops in Gothenburg, Lund and Malmö, was themed around one of humanities ultimate equalizers; that of food. The way we produce, move and use food globally has important implications on ju

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting-2021-food-andeverything-else - 2025-05-27

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 2 November 2021 John Falk presents his thesis on how combustion affect clouddroplets and icenucleation in the atmosphere. Photo: Eberhard Grossgasteiger, Unsplash Primitive stoves and diesel engines produce soot particles, besides being bad for your health, have a negative effect on the climate. By affecting th

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/iceparticles-clouds-can-affect-climate - 2025-05-27

By lina [dot] nikoleris [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Nikoleris) - published 8 October 2021 Pristagarna Syokuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann och Giorgio Parisi. Illustration: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach. Earlier this week, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 to Syukuro Manabe, Princeton University, USA, and Klaus Hasselmann Max Planck Institute fo

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-researchers-celebrate-nobel-prize-2021-reciever-physics - 2025-05-27

Published 14 October 2021 The Polar regions play a crucial role in balancing global climate – with the poles heating up much faster than the rest of the world. Yet, climate projections for the Polar regions still have significant uncertainties. This is hampering efforts to curb climate change and deal with the effects we already see at play not only within the Polar regions, but also in Europe and

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/exploring-future-climates-polar-regions - 2025-05-27

Published 7 February 2022 Dear all, We are proud to welcome you to the first national scientific climate conference in Sweden - a unique opportunity for climate scientists to interact, reflect, and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for the future. The Swedish Climate Symposium will highlight the main conclusions of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC and its consequences for Sweden

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/welcome-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-05-27

Published 26 September 2023 Foto: Louise Larsson Job search safari, Learning Swedish and How does Sweden's social insurance agency work... Don't miss out on all the International Citizen Hub Lund activities this autumn. International Citizen Hub Lund International Citizen Hub Lund has a role to enlighten, coordinate, and connect international employees and their families to Sweden’s various author

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-sweden-heres-your-guide - 2025-05-27

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 26 October 2023 Cancer research explained with clay stop-motion. During the summer, Kristina Lång's research received a lot of attention in the media, nationally as well as internationally. The study showed that AI-assisted breast cancer screening is a safe alternative to radiologists' double-reading, reducing the workload o

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/increasing-outreach-cancer-research-about-ai-assisted-screening-attracts-media - 2025-05-27

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 17 September 2023 Web stats show an increased use of the internal web in employees' daily work. The new Intramed has made a difference for the employees at the Faculty of Medicine, the LU Staff pages conclude. It became clear that members of staff were not satisfied with the existing IT environment, which was splin

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/summing-new-intramed-provided-sharpened-internal-communication-and-reduced-e-mail-flow - 2025-05-27

By susanne [dot] sundell [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanne Sundell) - published 29 September 2023 Magnus Sandberg, leader of the faculty's working group for education and research for sustainability. How should undergraduate students and PhD students get basic knowledge about sustainable development? And how should the teachers and researchers of the faculty strengthen their compentency in susta

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/how-integrate-sustainable-development-your-teaching - 2025-05-27

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 19 September 2023 Esther Gonzàlez-Padilla, coordinator, and Markus Heidenblad, director, SciLifeLab Lund . Photo: Ingemar Hultquist. September 28 is the official launch of SciLifeLab Lund, a part of a major governmental investment in national research infrastructure. 200 participants are expected to Forum Medicum to get

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/kick-scilifelab-lund - 2025-05-27

By johanna [dot] erlandson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Erlandson) - published 20 September 2023 The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. At the beginning of the year, a commission was appointed under the leadership of Nils Danielsen to review the possibilities of making further savings in CCM (our animal department) due to high costs. During the board meeting, Nils Da

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-20-september - 2025-05-27

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 20 September 2023 Due date for the application is 25 September. When universities employ Associate Senior Lecturers (BULs), these often have very varied conditions for their research. Some have substantial support from faculty funding and some have extensive external support. However, most of them do not have large

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/royal-physiographic-society-announcing-special-bul-grant - 2025-05-27

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 21 September 2023 With this call Swelife wants to help Sweden remain a world leader in life science. The goal is to promote renewal and innova-tion for a more value-creating healthcare and increase growth in the life science sector in Sweden. With this call, Swelife wants to help Sweden remain a world leader in lif

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-proposals-swelifes-collaborative-projects-better-health - 2025-05-27

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 26 September 2023 By using the faculty's data storage and handling platform, LUSEC, you reduce the risk of data breaches and espionage that can have catastrophic consequences. The service is offered at cost. "The more people who use LUSEC, the cheaper it will be for everyone," says Lars Nilsson, IT engineer at the Divisi

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lusec-reduces-risk-data-breaches-and-spying - 2025-05-27

By sofia_b [dot] liljedahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sofia B Liljedahl) - published 21 September 2023 New Dean, Professor Maria Björkqvist and new Deputy Dean, Professor Jonas Larsson. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. On January 1, 2024, a new management will take office at our faculty. The Dean and Deputy Dean shall be elected. They, in turn, appoint vice-deans with specific responsibilities. The Nomin

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominated-dean-couple-we-complement-each-other - 2025-05-27

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 22 September 2023 For major breakthroughs in, among other things, nanoscience and neuroscience. Prize sum: one million USD per area. No later than October 1.     More on the Prize and how to nominate To the Kavli Prize web site.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/kavli-prize-2024-time-nominate-candidates - 2025-05-27

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 22 September 2023 The Palliative Development Center at LU organizes a national conference in Malmö with a focus on palliative care, 2-4 October. The conference is aimed at healthcare professionals and researchers. Sign up here To conference site, in Swedish.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/palliative-development-center-organizes-national-conference-malmo - 2025-05-27

Published 26 September 2023 Principal health and safety representative Johan Lind. Selfie. Term of office for health and safety representatives runs until 31 December 2023. There will be an election and you can nominate others or yourself until September 29. Principal health and safety representative, Johan Lind tells us more. Hi Johan! Tell us more about yourself. I’m a Finance officer, at the Me

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/time-vote-why-should-you-become-health-and-safety-representative - 2025-05-27

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 29 September 2023 Working at the Pufendorf IAS – Interview with Pofessor Karin Broberg (in Swedish) The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies stimulates interdisciplinary research within Lund University. Hear interview with Pofessor Karin Broberg (in Swedish) on working at the Pufendorf IAS. The Institute suppor

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/info-meeting-call-applications-pufendorf-ias - 2025-05-27