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Climate solutions exist – so why isn’t more happening? On 9 December, researchers from University of Cambridge and Lund University will gather in Lund and online to try to find answers to how we can accelerate the climate transition. The UN climate panel is clear: human activity is already affecting extreme weather, ecosystems, our health, and livelihoods worldwide. At the same time, there are a r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutions - 2026-06-03

A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Every year, about 800 children in the US are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer of the nervous system that most frequently arises in the adrenal glands

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2026-06-03

Antibody-based drugs often become too thick to be injected at high concentrations. Now, new research can explain why this happens—knowledge that could eventually lead to easily injectable medications. Antibody-based drugs are currently used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory conditions. To be administered as a simple injection under the skin, they need to be concentrated, but a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-take-step-towards-improved-antibody-therapy - 2026-06-03

A new technology has brought researchers one step closer to a future cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy type1A, a devastating muscle disease that affects children. The new findings are based on research by Kinga Gawlik at Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical Science, and were recently published in Nature. Congenital Muscular Dystrophy type1A, MDC1A, a progressive genetic disease

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reversing-muscle-dystrophy - 2026-06-03

Lund University has climbed to first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The ranking includes around 2,000 higher education institutions from about 100 countries and measures how universities contribute to a sustainable future – through research, education, and the way they operate as organisations. “Humble, proud, and inspired to continue moving forward –

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability - 2026-06-04

Idag är Alzheimers sjukdom den vanligaste dödsorsaken för personer med Downs syndrom. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har därför, i samarbete med Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium – Down Syndrome i USA, undersökt biomarkörer i blodplasman hos denna grupp. Dessa markörer kan hjälpa till att förutsäga framtida förändringar i hjärnan och kognitiv nedsättning vid Alzheimers sjukdom, för personer med Dow

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/blodprov-kan-forutse-demens-vid-downs-syndrom - 2026-06-03

Idag är Alzheimers sjukdom den vanligaste dödsorsaken för personer med Downs syndrom. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har därför, i samarbete med Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium – Down Syndrome i USA, undersökt biomarkörer i blodplasman hos denna grupp. Dessa markörer kan hjälpa till att förutsäga framtida förändringar i hjärnan och kognitiv nedsättning vid Alzheimers sjukdom, för personer med Dow

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/blodprov-kan-forutse-demens-vid-downs-syndrom - 2026-06-04

Donald Trump aims to introduce sharply increased tariffs and an extensive deportation policy, while Kamala Harris is focused on domestic issues like stabilizing inflation and strengthening the middle class. What will happen to the U.S. and global economy when one of them becomes president? Maria Persson, Associate Professor in Economics, takes a closer look at the next U.S. president from an econo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/harris-and-trump-economy-and-election - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is our least known celebrity – a man of power who took the initiative for Lund University and was literally ‘prepared for both’. The 17th century bishop Peder Winstrup is an exciting historical person – and corpse – that will now be studied in a major interdisciplinary project. For many years, a beautiful coffin ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/old-bishop-winstrup-returns-academy - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Varje år tar cirka 1 500 personer livet av sig i Sverige. Den största riskfaktorn för suicid är att personen tidigare försökt ta sitt liv vid ett eller flera tillfällen. I en ny studie från Lunds universitet visar forskare att suicidrisken hos personer som försökt ta sitt liv kvarstår under lång tid. – Vi har i stud

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/suicidrisk-kvarstar-under-lang-tid - 2026-06-03

Den 24 oktober var det dags för doktoranden William Son Galanzas halvtidskontroll. Han presenterade sitt arbete "AGE-TECH: Technologies supporting engagement in meaningful activities in and out of the home while ageing". Hans forskningsprojekt fokuserar på teknologier som stödjer engagemang i meningsfulla aktiviteter, i och utanför hemmet under åldrandet. Tillsammans med forskargruppen Tillämpad G

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/halvtidskontroll-om-aldersteknik - 2026-06-03

I 60 år har han berikat musikvärlden med sitt breda och djupa musikaliska kunnande. Med bedrifter i allt från klassisk musik och humor till pop och filmmusik har denne brittiske gentleman väglett, drivit och inspirerat flera generationer i musikbranschen. Mest känd är han som popgruppen The Beatles producent.Sir George Marin blev 90 år. År 2010 utsågs han till hedersdoktor vid Musikhögskolan i Mal

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/hedersdoktorn-sir-george-martin-har-avlidit - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I 60 år har han berikat musikvärlden med sitt breda och djupa musikaliska kunnande. Med bedrifter i allt från klassisk musik och humor till pop och filmmusik har denne brittiske gentleman väglett, drivit och inspirerat flera generationer i musikbranschen. Mest känd är han som popgruppen The Beatles producent. Sir Ge

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/hedersdoktorn-sir-george-martin-har-avlidit - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vuxna som var underviktiga som spädbarn har ökad risk för diabetes som vuxna. De har också oftare en pågående inflammation i kroppen. Fyndet är ytterligare ett i raden som länkar samman diabetes och lågintensiv inflammation. Bakom det upptäckta sambandet står finska och engelska forskare som följt drygt 5 600 person

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/langvarig-inflammation-bakom-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-06-03

This year, the Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2023 Best Thesis Award to Olof Bärtås for his master's thesis called “European discoveries: Cultural Europeanization on Swedish culture pages 1977-1989”. We sat down with Olof to talk about his thesis-writing process and asked him if he had any tips for future thesis writers.Hello Olof. What are you up to right now?I am currently living in

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/olof-bartas-receives-cfes-best-thesis-award-2023 - 2026-06-03

Sociologist of religion Linnea Jensdotter conducts research on the role of religion in politics. She has analysed 20,000 Facebook comments on articles from Sweden’s biggest news sites. Her analysis shows that religion is becoming more politicised. Some comments point to religion to assert “Swedish values”. Others display a genuine interest and a willingness to discuss. “What surprised me was that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/religion-politicised-social-media - 2026-06-04

The Edstrand Foundation is one of the largest scholarship funds for the visual arts in Sweden and has previously received some of the Nordic region's most prominent artists. Now the scholarship recipients for 2024 have been announced.This year, the Edstrandska Scholarship Foundation has awarded a grant of 500,000 SEK each to the artists:    Pia Ferm   Tarik Kiswanson   Elisabeth Östin    In additi

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/edstrandska-foundation-scholarship-holders-2024 - 2026-06-03

In an article recently published in Nature Communications, researchers Fan Wu, Tu C. Nguyen-Phan, Richard Cogdell, and Tönu Pullerits suggest that optical microcavities can be a strategic tool for modifying excitation energy transfer between molecular complexes. “We show that optical microcavities can enhance energy transfer between photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes, even in the weak coupl

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/promising-approach-towards-efficient-artificial-light-harvesting - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the current extraordinary situation, voluntary initiatives and ideas have taken off at Lund University, at several different faculties. Everyone is helping where they can. In times of significant pressures on society, many people want to contribute to ensure the functioning of healthcare and education.  When it bec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/maths-tutoring-visors-and-disinfection-volunteer-initiatives-continue-lund-university - 2026-06-03