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The climate cannot handle the amount of animals we eat. There needs to be a protein shift, according to researcher Karolina Östbring who is involved in the Sustainability Week. Her vision is to create a platform for research on vegetable proteins at LU. Karolina Östberg Photo: Kennet Ruona. The human population is growing, while our ecological footprint needs to become much lower in order to redu
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-need-protein-shift - 2026-04-21
Intensive efforts are being made in medical research to discover the genomic causes of undiagnosed hereditary diseases. Persistent work and new technology are providing answers to several previously unsolved, enigmatic neurological disorders. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 4 was one of these, but now a research team in Lund, Sweden, have identified the gene that is responsible. Almost half a million
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Information om innehåll och system sammanställt av Kerstin Andreasson. Nya e-resurserLexisNexis Academic NyhetsdatabasWith this online academic research database, college faculty and students can find the critical news, legal and business information they need.Researchers can quickly and easily search full-text docu
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-3 - 2026-04-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Efter ett långvarigt ekonomiskt krisläge står Libanon på ruinens brant. Valutan har förlorat stort i värde och människors besparingar har ätits upp. Krisen i landet utspelas även på det politiska och sociala planet. Trots detta fortsätter den korrupta eliten att styra landet, utan att straffas för sina missgärningar
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/kommer-den-libanesiska-staten-att-overleva-krisen - 2026-04-21
Efter ett långvarigt ekonomiskt krisläge står Libanon på ruinens brant. Valutan har förlorat stort i värde och människors besparingar har ätits upp. Krisen i landet utspelas även på det politiska och sociala planet. Trots detta fortsätter den korrupta eliten att styra landet, utan att straffas för sina missgärningar. Rola el-Husseini forskar på den politiska situationen i Libanon vid Statsvetenska
https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/kommer-den-libanesiska-staten-att-overleva-krisen - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last year, the Disciplinary Board at Lund University found 64 students guilty. The most common form of cheating is plagiarism. “It is important to report it”, says Maria Bangura director of studies at the School of Social Work. “Departments have a great responsibility to ensure that students have the required skills
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/director-studies-important-report-students-who-cheat - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish health care delivers good results, yet we hear every day about the health crisis and its consequences. Now, representatives of academia and health care have grown tired of the crises and started the think tank Health Care and Science with the goal of contributing to solutions and spreading good ideas. – We wan
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/think-tank-seeks-solutions-health-crisis - 2026-04-21
The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers at Linköping, Lund, and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body’s molecules as triggers. The result, published in the journal Science, paves the way for the formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms. This news was initially publish
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/electrodes-grown-brain - 2026-04-21
There is a solemn atmosphere among the researchers who are about to take the stage and talk about their research. They are all scholarship recipients from one of Hain's four foundations that distribute funds to Lund University research. This year, 17 researchers will share SEK 13.5 million. One presentation picks up where the other leaves off. Together, they give the audience an insight into the s
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/ticks-fossil-free-researchers-awarded-their-work-himani-garg-lth-one-them - 2026-04-21
Professor Michael Edgerton is a composer directing the Artistic Research programme at Malmö Academy of Music who has made a name for himself within the field of Artistic Research in Music by being at the forefront of vocal exploration. His compositions have received performances and recognition around the world, and he has just released a new CD with the pianist Moritz Ernst on the label Perfect N
https://www.iac.lu.se/article/meet-michael-edgerton - 2026-04-21
Swedish Journal "Aktuell Hållbarhet" has listed young talents that in one way or another already have made an imprint in the area of sustainability. The list contains activists, lawyers, researchers, engineers and others. Congratulations, Steven! Where does your engagement come from and what made you choose a career in sustainability? Thanks! I am really honoured to be recognised, and included amo
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/steven-curtis-listed-one-33-most-influential-sustainability-profiles-under-33-sweden - 2026-04-21
Is there any point in participating in a graduate school? After qualitative interviews with alumni from SWEAH, a scientific publication has now been published, which establishes that interdisciplinary graduate schools can play a crucial role in educating the next generation of researchers. A few questions to the article's first author Catharina Melander, senior lecturer at SWEAH's partner universi
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/important-new-researchers-deal-uncertainty - 2026-04-21
Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we talk about the climate and endangered species. Ahead of Biodiversity Day on 22 May, Maria Hansson, a researcher at Lund University, offers tips on how to create a non-toxic environment in your own garden, benefiting all its inhabitants, big and small. Synthetically prod
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/five-ways-create-toxin-free-garden - 2026-04-21
Poverty reduction globally is one of the UN’s primary goals. But how can wealth and economic development be measured in a smart way? Artificial intelligence, AI, and satellite photos are able to give more effective and precise measurements, but will remote sensing technology ever be able to replace time-consuming interview surveys? In rich countries, GDP is the most common measure of a country’s w
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-poverty-ai-and-satellite-photos - 2026-04-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For many years, professor of Chinese Michael Schoenhals compiled a substantial archive containing material from the Cultural Revolution in China. He is now donating this unique collection to the Lund University Library. Michael Schoenhals. The Cultural Revolution took place from 1966 to 1976 – a period about which not
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/memories-cultural-revolution - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it possible to conduct research on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and hair loss at the same time? Absolutely, says Pontus Dunér who after many years of secrecy can now lift the lid on and talk about his promising results. The common denominator is a protein that Pontus Dunér and his colleagues have worked on inte
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hair-raising-research-could-lead-diabetes-treatment - 2026-04-21
Hur påverkas föräldrar och barn av att delta i screeningstudier för typ 1-diabetes? Det är en fråga som doktoranden Jessica Melin har undersökt i en doktorsavhandling som läggs fram vid Lunds universitet. Resultaten kan användas för att identifiera de familjer som behöver rätt stöd för att minska deras oro och öka deras nöjdhet med sitt deltagande. Forskare vid Lunds universitets diabetescentrum (
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/hur-paverkas-foraldrar-och-barn-av-att-delta-i-screeningstudier - 2026-04-21
It is half past three in the morning on one of the last nights of October. Storm Babet is raging and most people are trying to sleep through the sound of the wind, but coastal researchers at LTH are wide awake. Strong winds combined with high water levels are a warning sign for communities on the south coast of Skåne, and that’s where the researchers are heading, to the heart of the action. They a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chasing-storm - 2026-04-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “It was previously believed that you are stuck with the genes you were born with, regardless if they are favourable or unfavourable. But now it seems that you can affect how your inherited genes manifest themselves”, says diabetes researcher Charlotte Ling. Charlotte Ling. Because all the cells in the body have the sa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lifestyle-can-affect-our-genes - 2026-04-21
The new Campus Plan is now out on a consultation round among organisational units and external collaboration partners. The consultation period lasts until 13 February but as requirements and relations are constantly changing, the Campus Plan will need to be continuously updated. The Campus Plan, which is a part of the University’s work on strategy, will be finalised in the summer and cover the per
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-2050-horizon-out-consultation-round - 2026-04-22
