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EASAC has issued a new report on the multifunctional role of forests. Among other things, the report debunks the idea about the climate neutrality of bioenergy. EASAC - European Academies 'Science Advisory Council - has published a new report dealing with the multifunctional role of forests, focusing on biodiversity and climate. Among other things, the report debunks the myth of bioenergy's climat
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-report-easac - 2026-01-01
Hakim Abdi, who recently defended his PhD thesis at the department, has published a popular science article on The Conversation website. Hakim Abdi recently finished his PhD studies the department. Now he has published a popular scientific article on the The Conversation website.Articles published on The Conversation are often picked up by major newspapers around the world.Among the challenges tha
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/chad-country-most-vulnerable-climate-change-heres-why - 2026-01-01
Jörgen Olofsson, Markku Rummukainen and Minchao Wu were recently featured or cited in various media. Researcher interviewed about strategies to achieve climate targetsResearcher Jörgen Olofsson, was interviewed in the daily Dagens ETC about a new book containing 100 strategies to achieve climate targets by 2050. “I’ve only skimmed through the list, but I see that, for example, the production and c
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/staff-swedish-media - 2026-01-01
Anders Lindroth was interviewed by the magazine Dagens ETC about the climate impact of forests, and about why the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing. Anders Lindroth, Professor Emeritus at the Department, was recently interviewed by Dagens ETC. In one article about about the effect of forests on the climate, he says “In principle, it would be best for the climate simply not to cut do
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/anders-lindroth-interviewed-dagens-etc - 2026-01-01
Swedish forests are important carbon sinks today, despite emissions from deforestration. The choice of management is paramount for the impacts on climate change and some of the concepts used in the climate discussion today needs to be thought over and based on research. This is the essense of an article published by Professor Anders Lindroth and Professor Christina Moberg, in DN Debatt on 11 Septe
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dn-debatt-clear-cutting-forests-generate-large-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-01-01
In April, the young MultiPark working group organized a photo competition entitled "Brain in Picture". The external jury has had a hard time choosing, but now, they have appointed the best entry. Congratulations to Ellinor Molnár, bachelor student in the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, for a great picture and for winning the competition! The jury had the following motivation: The winning entry
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-picture-winning-photo - 2026-01-01
New research is underway at Lund University, led by Dr. Vivien Horvath, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center. Supported by a new grant from the Collaborative Center for X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), Vivien aims to improve our understanding of XDP, a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by the recent insertion of a transposable element. Transposable elements, also known as '
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/exploring-role-jumping-genes-x-linked-dystonia-parkinsonism - 2026-01-01
Fredrik Nilsson defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 10, 2023. For the last four years, he has explored the use of patient-specific cells in cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease to identify strategies to safeguard these transplanted cells from disease-related degeneration. Now, he tells us about his findings, their potential implications for future therapies, and valuable insights and advi
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-replacement-therapy-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-fredrik-nilsson - 2026-01-01
One of Multipark's associated research groups has published a new study that reveals the role of astrocytes in the development of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Their findings, now in the journal Brain Communications, provide valuable insights into the cellular mechanisms of the disease and open up new possibilities for developing early diagnostics and potential interventions for patients with FTD
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-astrocytes-role-frontotemporal-dementia - 2026-01-01
Summer is the right period for recharging our batteries through vacations and travels. It also seems to be an attractive time to organize scientific conferences… Here are some warm summer wishes from three MultiPark research group leaders and the MultiPark management team attending the World Parkinson Congress in Barcelona. Every third year, the World Parkinson Coalition organizes a breathtaking m
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/summer-greetings-multipark-world-parkinson-congress - 2026-01-01
Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2026-01-01
Researchers at Lund and Gothenburg Universities have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems. The method, now published in Nature Communications, opens up a future where bioelectronics can be implanted in and removed from the body without surgery. Electrotherapy is a medical treatment method that uses electrical currents to sti
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2026-01-01
Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons when the rats are given psychedelic drugs. The results show an unexpected and simultaneous synchronisation among neurons in several regions of the brain. In light of the develo
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brain - 2026-01-01
Hur arbetar etniska organisationer, även kallade invandrarorganisationer, med bistånd och utveckling i sina hemländer? Andra europeiska länder arbetar mer aktivt än Sverige med att använda den kunskap om hemlandet som finns inom dessa organisationer. Om detta skriver lundasociologerna Axel Fredholm, Johan Sandberg och Olle Frödin i forskningsartikeln ”The Migration-Development Nexus Revisited: Imm
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/etniska-organisationer-i-sverige-kan-spela-en-viktigare-roll-i-bistand-och-utveckling - 2026-01-01
Idag ökar ljudnivån i vår byggnad när ett 70-tal besökande sociologer från Japan till Colombia, samt hela Europa, träffas på Sociologen för att samtala och fördjupa sig i ämnet konstsociologi. Sociologiska institutionen i Lund är värd för ESA:s forskningsnätverkskonferens "ARTS IN MOVEMENT" eller det långa namnet "2022 ESA RN02 Sociology of the Arts Mid-term Conference 14-16 september 2022". ESA,
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/sociologikonferensen-arts-movement-rullar-igang-idag-i-vart-hus - 2026-01-01
Framtiden för arbetslivet i Europa benas ut i en ny antologi som med hjälp av olika forskare tittar på framförallt tre stora omställningar som sker i arbetslivets just nu. Dessa omställningar beror på tre oundvikliga fenomen: pandemin, klimatet och digitaliseringen. Fyra lundasociologer bidrar med kapitel i boken. Aldrig i modern tid har det arbetande Europa ställts inför så grundläggande förändri
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/pandemin-klimatet-och-digitaliseringen-arbetslivets-stora-anpassningar-just-nu - 2026-01-01
Tvärtom vad många tror har kvinnor haft en framstående roll i IS rekrytering – särskilt när det gäller att få med andra kvinnor. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar att det var delaktigheten i en religiös kultur, som motsätter sig jämställdhet, moderna könsroller och könsnormer, som lockade svenskor att ansluta sig till Islamiska Staten. På internet propagerar de svenska IS-kvinnorna för sha
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/aggressivt-patriarkal-varldsaskadning-lockade-svenska-kvinnor-att-ga-med-i - 2026-01-01
Fredagen den 21 oktober försvarade Oriana Quaglietta Bernal framgångsrikt sin doktorsavhandling "In Her Words: Women's Accounts of Managing Drug-related Risk, Pleasure, and Stigma in Sweden". De senaste fem åren har Oriana Quaglietta Bernal undersökt varför kvinnor i Sverige börjar, fortsätter och ibland slutar använda droger. Hennes avhandling utforskar kvinnors drogerfarenheter och dess betydels
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-har-forsvarat-sin-avhandling - 2026-01-01
Fysiskt våld är sällan något som människor tänker på eller utför. Till och med våldsspecialister - personer med en benägenhet för våld och förmåga att orsaka förödande skador - är bara involverade en bråkdel av sin vakna tid. Sociologiprofessorn David Wästerfors är en anomali. Han har tänkt jättemycket på våld. I höstas publicerade David Wästerfors några av sina tankar i boken "Violence: Situation
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/david-wasterfors-kan-inte-sluta-tanka-pa-vald - 2026-01-01
Sara Eldén har tilldelats medel från FORTE för forskningsprojektet ”RUT för äldre: Nya villkor för omsorgspraktiker i äldres vardagsliv” tillsammans med Terese Anving på Genusvetenskapliga institutionen. Forte (Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd) stödjer forskning inom områdena hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd. Nu tilldelas forskningsmedel till biträdande universitetslektor Terese Anving
