Published 29 September 2021 Photo: Mostphotos In recent years, the circular economy has become a guiding principle in industrial and environmental policies. But how good is it really? The definition of a circular economy is unclear and lacks substance, according to a team of researchers from Lund University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. It risks becoming counterproductive, unles

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hoped - 2025-07-03

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 10 April 2022 In the first week of May, it is time to discuss the transition to a sustainable society and network with researchers, students, the municipality and other societal actors. During Sustainability Week, you can go on a guided tour of Lund's newest park, get the best tips for charging electric vehicles, influen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-lund-2-7-may-2022 - 2025-07-03

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 6 March 2023 Children stand on a playground in front of a destroyed building in Kalynivka, north of Kyiv, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 15 September 2022. Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP. By invading Ukraine, Russia is not only violating international law - it is also preventing people in Ukraine from e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-ultimate-violation-human-rights - 2025-07-03

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 21 January 2021 How do we recycle or dispose of? Researchers at Lund University emphasize the importance of becoming better at both producing materials and recycling things we no longer use. Sweden’s industry uses about one third of the country’s entire energy consumption. How can industry convert to a better conside

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recycling-alpha-and-omega-sustainable-circular-economy - 2025-07-03

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 3 July 2024 Jan Nilsson's research group has identified a substance that stimulates the repair capacity and growth of vascular cells. Biomedical analyst Filiz Serifler has contributed to the project. Photo: Petra Olsson Heart attack and stroke are common complications of diabetes, as the body's ability to repair and form v

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-peptide-may-reduce-risk-diabetes-complications - 2025-07-03

Published 14 October 2021 The Polar regions play a crucial role in balancing global climate – with the poles heating up much faster than the rest of the world. Yet, climate projections for the Polar regions still have significant uncertainties. This is hampering efforts to curb climate change and deal with the effects we already see at play not only within the Polar regions, but also in Europe and

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/exploring-future-climates-polar-regions - 2025-07-03

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 14 April 2025 Professor Oskar Hansson, professor in neurology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to bene

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2025-07-03

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Published 3 February 2016 Likki-Lee speaking in the General Assembly Hall, UN headquarters, NYC Her interest in language took her all the way to the UN headquarters in New York City to take part in the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest. For Likki-Lee Pitzen it was a jaw-dropping experience and now she calls for other students to do the same. Likki-Lee Pitzen had just finished her Master's pr

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By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 9 November 2023 SWEAH's research administrator Stina Elfverson. Photo: Lill Eriksson In a week or so it’s time for the National graduate school on ageing and health, SWEAH's biennial conference for affiliated researchers. For some, the first real event in a scientific context awaits. But what should you pack, wear and wh

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Published 22 May 2013 In recent years, researchers have discovered around 70 genetic risk variants for diabetes, but still TCF7L2, known as the diabetes gene, is the gene that carries with it the largest risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Using a new method called exon skipping, Ola Hansson at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) wants to learn more about TCF7L2 by studying new ways of delaying

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/method-which-repairs-damaged-genes - 2025-07-03

Published 23 November 2016 A new interdisciplinary research environment for human rights will soon be launched in Lund. “Interdisciplinarity and innovative thinking are required if our work on human rights is to remain relevant to society”, writes Morten Kjaerum, director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. Morten Kjaerum, director and adjunct professor Raoul Wallenberg Institute. The head of the h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chronicle-human-rights-are-become-interdisciplinary - 2025-07-03

Published 24 February 2025 External Reviewer Associate Professor Marco Viera, University of Birmingham and now Doctor Maysam Behravesh. Maysam Behravesh has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'Political Psychology of Revisionist Behavior in World Politics: State Subjectivity, Ontological (In)Security, and Iranian Foreign Policy'. Congratulations Doctor Maysam! AbstractDriven by a core curio

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/maysam-behravesh-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2025-07-03

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 31 March 2025 Professor Oskar Hansson, professor in neurology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to bene

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2025-07-04

Published 31 March 2020 PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stockholm Sax Quartet. These were good experiences and I was im

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-07-03

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 10 June 2024 Tony Ingesson writes about Morse code in one of his articles published in The Conversation. Photo: Johan Persson and Chris Curry Why does Russia still use Morse code? Has military conscription increased equality? These are two questions that Tony Ingesson, political scientist and expert

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/path-idea-popular-article-conversation - 2025-07-03

By carys [dot] egan-wyer [at] fek [dot] lu [dot] se (Carys Egan-Wyer) - published 13 January 2022 Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash Martin Moström from Retail House shares insights on the necessity for the retail sector to embrace change. Contrary to rumours, the physical store is far from obsolete; it has consistently evolved. Over the past two decades in the grocery trade, store numbers in Sweden

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/seeing-grocery-store-fresh-eyes - 2025-07-03

Published 13 January 2025 Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The larg

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2025-07-04

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 13 May 2019 Photo:Louise Larsson From internal training courses for university lecturers in which the participants take a deep dive into case method teaching, to dedicated conferences and competitions. The alternatives to traditional classroom teaching are increasing and one of them is known as case method teaching, wi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-case-method-teaching-spreads-one-lecturer-another - 2025-07-03

Publicerad 28 september 2018 Nya e-resurserDETAIL inspirationThe new image and reference database DETAIL inspiration uses precise, relevant visual inspirations to support architects in their search for construction solutions. With around 3,000 projects from the past 30 years, DETAIL inspiration is a highly valuable source of research and inspiration for architects.UppsägningarSpringerMaterialsUnde

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