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Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artificial systems lack – the capacity to think in terms of cause and effect, according to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University. Since ChatGPT was introduced to great fanfare in 2022, the debate a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-think - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUM managed to sneak in an interview with Carita Håkansson before she packs her bags for a hiking trip in Greece. For the first time in many years she has the chance once more to do what she loves the most – to experience nature and landscapes on foot. Thanks to a transplant, she is living a new life. Carita Håkansson

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-got-new-liver-and-new-life - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our everyday lives, we surround ourselves with electronics without really thinking about it. We go to work by car or train, travel by air when we go on holiday, and are reliant on our mobile phones, iPads and laptops. We take the products’ functions for granted, until they suddenly stop working. The fact is that th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-project-produce-more-reliable-electronics - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the early 1990s, peacemakers, politicians and researchers believed that growing water shortages would lead to an increasing number of wars and conflicts around the world. It was thought that the disputes in the Middle East would become more difficult to resolve as water resources diminished. However, views have sin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/collaboration-water-offers-great-potential-peace - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scient

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2026-06-29

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 - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fackets nya roll och förhållandet mellan innovation och kvalitet på arbetet är innehållet i två nya sociologiska artiklar publicerade i tidskriften "European Journal of Workplace Innovation". Anders Kjellberg, Susanne Boethius och Chris Mathieu medverkar i ett specialdubbelnummer av tidskriften "European Journal of

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/tre-sociologer-medverkar-i-specialnummer-om-den-hallbara-europeiska-arbetsplatsen - 2026-06-29

Grattis till Hanna Thorsson, vars avhandling utsetts till årets bästa hematologiavhandling 2025, av Svensk Förening för Hematologi. I maj 2025 försvarade Hanna Thorsson sin doktorsavhandling, "Single-cell Sequencing of Acute Leukemia", vid Lunds universitet. I oktober tilldelades hon utmärkelsen Årets bästa avhandling i hematologi av Svensk förening för hematologi i samarbete med Blodcancerförbund

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/arets-basta-hematologiavhandling - 2026-06-30

Global warming has meant that diseases such as West Nile fever, NTM infections, and new tick-borne viruses are on their way or have already taken hold in Sweden. People are being affected by new diseases, and challenges for the health system are increasing. Among other things, everything is prepared to start screening blood donors for West Nile fever in Region Skåne in southern Sweden. Tropical di

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-diseases-tropical-sweden - 2026-06-29

After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. The message came from American entrep

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-06-29

Simon Timpka, forskare vid Lunds universitet och läkare inom obstetrik och gynekologi vid Skånes universitetssjukhus, tilldelas Bundy Academy’s stora pris på tre miljoner kronor för sin forskning om sambandet mellan graviditetskomplikationer och framtida hjärt-kärlsjukdom hos kvinnor. Simon Timpka leder en forskargrupp inom perinatal och kardiovaskulär edpidemiologi vid Lunds universitet och vill

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/2026-ars-pristagare-av-bundy-academys-stora-pris - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Off the coast at Haväng, forests several thousands of years old are hidden below the sea. When researchers dive down to examine the well-preserved tree-trunks, they are literally diving deep into human history. Arne Sjöström gets ready for another sea dive. The morning sun is glittering on the calm surface of the Balt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studying-stone-age-forest-under-sea - 2026-06-29

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 - 2026-06-29

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that usually requires lifelong treatment. A central goal for many diabetes researchers is to develop new cell therapies that can cure the disease. The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation now provides support two diabetes researchers at Lund University working to learn more about diabetes. Among them is Associate Professor Isabella Artner, from the Lund Uni

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/hjelt-diabetes-foundation-supports-research-can-pave-way-new-cell-therapies - 2026-06-29

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 - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eighteen nationalities come together during lunch on level B10 at Biomedical Centre (BMC). There is a hotchpotch of dishes and languages. Lunch becomes an opportunity to meet colleagues across borders and to learn about other cultures and approaches. Diversity, openness and curious taste buds are good prerequisites fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/world-meets-lunch - 2026-06-29

Årligen satsas nya pengar på forskningen inom åldrande och hälsa. Men tas forskningsrapporterna och resultaten av studierna till vara ute i samhället? Och vilken nytta är dem för de människor som berörs allra mest? Möt Silviasyster Karin Nilsson som blivit omvänd när det handlar om att anamma forskningsresultat. På den populärvetenskapliga konferensen CASE-dagen presenterar forskarnätverket CASE v

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/silviasystern-jag-har-tyckt-att-forskning-ar-onodig - 2026-06-29

I mitten av november beslutade Cancerfondens forskningsnämnd att ge 138 miljoner till flera framstående cancerforskare vid Lunds universitet. En av dessa är professor Anders Bjartell som bland annat med hjälp av AI forskar om prognos, sjukdomsutveckling och att skapa nya behandlingar för prostatacancer. Anders Bjartell, professor och överläkare inom urologi är en av Sveriges främsta forskare inom

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/138-miljoner-till-universitetets-cancerforskning-nya-biomarkorer-och-ai-ska-bidra-till-battre - 2026-06-29

Vi är så stolta över våra kollegor Håkan Håkansson och Tomasz Lesniak. Deras arbete med att göra Ravensbrückarkivets vittnesmål från Förintelsen fritt tillgängliga för alla, fick Unesco att erkänna arkivet som ett världsminne förra året. Nu får de pris av universitetet för sitt gedigna arbete. Ravensbrückarkivet är en samling av 500 djupintervjuer med överlevande från nazisternas koncentrationsläg

https://www.ub.lu.se/artikel/universitetets-administrativa-pris-belonar-arbetet-med-ravensbruckarkivet - 2026-06-29