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Many people feel anxious about climate change and other trends in the world around us. However, there are constructive ways to cope with one’s emotions. Researcher Marlis Wullenkord sums up the current state of research. In step with the incorporation of the word ”klimatångest” (climate anxiety) in the Swedish vocabulary, more and more researchers have become interested in the concept. One of them

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-anxiety-advice-and-misconceptions - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year’s Eric K. Fernström foundation Grand Nordic Prize – one of the largest awards for medicine in Scandinavia – goes to neurology researcher Maiken Nedergaard, who works at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Rochester. She has discovered and investigated how the brain gets rid of harmful products

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/neurology-researcher-wins-prestigious-prize-discovery-brains-cleaning-system - 2026-07-19

The war in Ukraine has been going on for a year. The devastation is enormous as are the violations of human rights. So far, the focus has been placed on arms deliveries rather than on diplomacy. When is the right time for diplomatic talks? Interview with Karin Aggestam, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies and expert on diplomacy and peace proc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/diplomacy-still-relevant - 2026-07-19

The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 particles increases with shorter physical distance to a patient, higher patient viral load and poor ventilation. Measurements taken by researchers at Lund University in Sweden of airborne virus in hospitals provide new knowledge about how best to adapt healthcare to reduce the risk of spread of infection. Researchers hope current international guidelines in he

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-about-airborne-virus-particles-could-help-hospitals - 2026-07-19

Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins go wrong in the body. If a research field were to be evaluated based on the number of Nobel Prizes it has been

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2026-07-20

Filipe Pereira and his research team have discovered a recipe on how to reprogram cancer cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, essential for initiating and enhancing anti-tumour immunity. This approach provides a promising strategy for cancer treatment. The goal of the now awarded project is to engineer the "vehicle" to deliver the instruction converting the cells, utilizing RNA vectors f

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-07-19

Filipe Pereira and his research team have discovered a recipe on how to reprogram cancer cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, essential for initiating and enhancing anti-tumour immunity. This approach provides a promising strategy for cancer treatment. The goal of the now awarded project is to engineer the "vehicle" to deliver the instruction converting the cells, utilizing RNA vectors f

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/professor-filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-07-19

CMES researchers Amir Naghibi, Hossein Hashemi, Pengxiang Zhao, Sara Brogaard, Lina Eklund and Ali Mansourian have co-authored an article on dust storm source susceptibility, published in the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research. The article, "Spatiotemporal variability of dust storm source susceptibility during wet and dry periods: The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin", was also co-written by Husse

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dust-storm-source-susceptibility-tigris-euphrates-river-basin - 2026-07-19

Maryam Nastar, researcher at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS), and Rashmi B. Prasad, Associate Professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre, receive the first two SASNET grants intended to support individual researchers at Lund University in their writing of research applications. Maryam Nastar, (Mal)Adaptation to extreme urban heat: At what cost, to whom? The proposed re

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/two-new-sasnet-grants-support-writing-research-applications - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every chair is taken and the leaders of the workshop have had to turn participants away. Among doctoral students, there is clearly great interest in the topic – to finish your thesis on time and feel good along the way.   “I think the workshop is great, it opens your mind and the techniques seem realistic to use in yo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-survive-your-thesis - 2026-07-19

As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2026-07-20

The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) has produced statistics for international student mobility at undergraduate and graduate level for all Swedish higher education institutions during the academic year 2022/23. Lund University is high in a national comparison. UKÄ's report states that the pandemic led to a sharp decline in international student mobility in terms of both incoming and outgo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increase-both-incoming-and-outgoing-exchange-students - 2026-07-20

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention of in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial infections. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen may have identified such an alternative treatment for bacterial meningitis, a serious infect

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-non-antibiotic-strategy-treatment-bacterial-meningitis - 2026-07-19

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/lund-university-bioimaging-centre-celebrates-10-years-advancing-research-national-7t-mr-facility - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden and Denmark are among the countries in the world with the highest type-1 diabetes prevalence. Both countries have a long tradition of excellent research and treatment, and with the new joint diabetes project DiaUnion, supported by the EU's Interreg program, we are bridging research among the two countries to jo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/denmark-and-sweden-join-forces-against-diabetes - 2026-07-19

Through her work, Professor Cenci Nilsson has developed preclinical models mimicking the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia, exploiting these models to discover disease mechanisms and new therapeutic approaches. With this motivation, MultiPark’s coordinator was awarded the 2022 Bengt Falck Prize in Neuroscience. In this extensive interview, Angela Cenci Nilsson shares he

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multiparks-coordinator-awarded-bengt-falck-prize-neuroscience - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Suicide threat. Young woman with self-harming behaviour who has taken an overdose of pills”. This is one of the emergency calls that come in during Rasmus Eltén’s ten-hour shift at the ambulance station in Helsingborg. He is in his first week of internship on the specialist nursing programme in pre-hospital emergency

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emergency-call - 2026-07-19

Vad är det som gör att vissa får typ 1-diabetes medan andra inte får sjukdomen? Forskare runtom i världen söker gemensamt efter ett svar på den svårlösta frågan. Diabetesforskare vid Lunds universitet bidrog nyligen med data till en studie som visar att sjukdomen utvecklar sig på tre olika sätt hos barn. Den ökade kunskapen gör det möjligt att genomföra nya typer studier som går ut på att förebygg

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/barnens-blodprover-okar-kunskapen-om-utvecklingen-av-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A warmer world affects health, jobs, migration and welfare. We can no longer talk about the climate as a separate issue, says sustainability professor Emily Boyd. – Climate change has long been seen as something separate from society. People often talk about negative effects on our natural environment rather than how

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/time-stop-talking-about-climate - 2026-07-19