Published 10 March 2015 Established ways of measuring carbon emissions can sometimes give misleading feedback on how national policies affect global emissions. In some cases, countries are even rewarded for policies that increase global emissions, and punished for policies that contribute to reducing them. “We have developed a new method that provides policy makers with more useful information, in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-carbon-accounting-method-proposed - 2025-07-03

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 May 2023 In her research, Mine Islar is mapping social, economic and ecological impacts in relation to glacial change in the region. Photo: Pixabay. 29th of May, it will be 70 years since one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mount Everest, was climbed for the very first time. An important moment to bring attention to how g

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/70-years-mount-everest-was-climbed-first-time-glacial-melt-now-threatens-more-just-tourism-industry - 2025-07-03

Published 24 February 2020 The ability of global ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide is regulated to a large extent by the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. With lower plant access to these nutrients, greater volumes of carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere, instead of being absorbed by forests and other ecosystems. A new study has now charted the global patterns of this nitrogen and phosphorus

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-study-solves-old-climate-mystery-about-ecosystems-nutrient-limitation - 2025-07-03

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 17 September 2021 Nuclear power is an advanced low carbon technology that can help to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. Yet, many countries, including those with rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions and enormous electricity needs, have not managed to construct a single nuclear power plant. Why do some cou

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-nuclear-power-not-used-more-countries - 2025-07-03

Published 25 May 2016 Photo: André Bessa In many parts of the world, grass and forest fires pose a threat to animals and humans. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, while climate change is likely to cause more and larger fires, in the future, more and more people will become directly affected as a result of demographic changes. Wolfgang Knorr at Lund University, together with

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2025-07-03

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 25 September 2024 Stina Elfverson travels to Namibia and other countries on her half year long sabbatical. Photo: Private SWEAH's research administrator, Stina Elfverson, is taking a six-month leave of absence from October 1, 2024. She is going out and seeing the world. What are you going to do?– I will work as a tour gu

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/pausing-sweah-job-adventures-africa - 2025-07-03

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Published 19 February 2020 The ability of global ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide is regulated to a large extent by the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. With lower plant access to these nutrients, greater volumes of carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere, instead of being absorbed by forests and other ecosystems. A new study has now charted the global patterns of this nitrogen and phosphorus

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-solves-old-climate-mystery-about-ecosystems-nutrient-limitation - 2025-07-03

Published 30 December 2016 The Asian Dynamics Initiative at University of Copenhagen announces its 9th annual international ADI conference to be held 26-28 June 2017. The 2017 annual ADI conference addresses the question of ‘the Asian century’ that is yet to be fully examined. We attend to the ways in which new connected histories, flows and connections both within, and beyond, territoriality are

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/copenhagen-adi-conference-2017 - 2025-07-03

Published 15 June 2018 India is currently the fastest growing economy in the world, representing a market of 1.25 billion people, and an emerging global power. Since the late 1990s India has slowly shifted its foreign policy priorities in order to further its emergence as a prominent actor in global affairs. This shift was not easy after decades of great reluctance to act internationally. India is

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-almedalen-why-india-important-europe - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 February 2024 The picture shows how a drug (orange) attaches to the aquaporin (purple), resulting in the aquaporin no longer being able to transport molecules across the cell membrane. Photo: Raminta Venskutonyte. Aquaporins are proteins that regulate the flow of water in and out of cells. These proteins have been fo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/blocks-aquaporins-thereby-inhibiting-cancer-growth - 2025-07-03

Published 30 May 2016 As demography changes, more and more people will be affected by forest fires study shows. Photo: André Bessa In many parts of the world, grass and forest fires pose a threat to animals and humans. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, while climate change is likely to cause more and larger fires, in the future, more and more people will become directly affe

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2025-07-03

Published 22 August 2014 A new study from Lund University has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions. Raimund Muscheler is co-author of the article and is an active researcher within MERGE and BECC. For the fi

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/suns-activity-influences-natural-climate-change - 2025-07-03

By elmurod [dot] sobirov [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Elmurod Sobirov) - published 21 October 2024 On October 16-17th, 2024 Uzbekistan hosted the IV Tashkent Anticorruption Forum to promote innovation, strengthen compliance, and foster global cooperation. The Forum was organized by the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic Uzbekistan in collaboration with European Union, the consortium led by G

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/iv-tashkent-anticorruption-forum-panel-discussion-nuruipa-mukanova-secretary-general-anticorruption - 2025-07-03

Published 22 August 2014 Sun over earth, photo: NASA A new study from Lund University has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions. Raimund Muscheler is co-author of the article and is an active researcher withi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/suns-activity-influences-natural-climate-change - 2025-07-03

Published 11 January 2016 Lund University Arrival Day Arrival Day will be held at Lund University on Monday 11 January. About 650 international students will participate, most of whom are exchange students here to study for at least one semester. The reception on Arrival Day will take place between 09:00 and 19:00. The students will be greeted by their international mentors at Copenhagen airport K

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-students-around-world-arrival-day - 2025-07-03

Published 1 June 2009 350 international top scientists are gathering in Malmö to attend the 10th international congress of the Immunology of Diabetes Society (IDS). The focus of the congress will be on how to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes. -Malmö hosting such an event underlines Lund University Diabetes Centre’s (LUDC) position at the absolute scientific front. Not least when it comes to clinic

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/international-scientific-congress-type-1-diabetes - 2025-07-03

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Published 4 May 2014 Scholarships from the EU have also strongly favoured Lund University’s exchanges with the surrounding world. Thanks to EU scholarships, a total of close to 18 000 students, researchers and other staff have come to Lund University or travelled to countries within Europe and beyond in the past fourteen years. There has been more incoming than outgoing traffic, but in recent year

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-membership-profitable-lu - 2025-07-03

Published 2 May 2016 As demography changes, more and more people will be affected by forest fires study shows. Photo: André Bessa In many parts of the world, grass and forest fires pose a threat to animals and humans. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, while climate change is likely to cause more and larger fires, in the future, more and more people will become directly affec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2025-07-03