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CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has been interviewed on Assyria TV about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The interview aired on 27 September 2023 on Assyria TV, which is an independent news organisation registered in Sweden. Below are some excerpts from the interview translated into English. The conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region is long and complicated. It is a classic territorial confl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/understanding-nagorno-karabakh - 2026-06-05

Researchers at Lund University are participating in an international project that is transforming access to some of the world’s oldest written sources. As part of the collaboration, an Arabic digital interface has been developed to make cuneiform texts - written on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia over more than three millennia - accessible to new audiences. “This new initiative will not only h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/4000-year-old-texts-reach-new-audiences-landmark-digital-project - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research has granted SEK 47 million for four years to Mistra REES. The aim of the programme is to facilitate the transition by Swedish manufacturing industry to a circular economy. Business and academia collaborate to facilitate the transition by Swedish manufacturing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mistra-continue-funding-research-circular-economy-transition - 2026-06-06

The Swedish Research Council’s (SRC) latest review of MAX IV, published at the end of last year, was positive. It states that the SRC’s review committee is very impressed by the scope and pace of changes that MAX IV has achieved since the previous review in November 2021. The committee also praised MAX IV’s staff for the technical and scientific performance during 2022 and changes initiated by the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-praised-srcs-review-and-has-new-chair-board - 2026-06-06

Matilde Negrini’s thesis project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. November 4, she defends her thesis. Here, she talks about her project and most proud moments during her Ph.D. journey. Tell us about your research! My project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease based on the Parkinson’s-related protein alpha-synuclein. This

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/modelling-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-matilde-negrini - 2026-06-05

Burak Tunca is director of AI at the Department of Business Administration. He shares some insights into large language models and his work in this fairly new role. He is responsible for overseeing developments in the AI space and evaluating how teaching and research activities at the department can benefit from integration of those developments. “At the moment, we have two main questions: First,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/what-about-ai-burak - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Death in the form of a skeleton with a scythe is a familiar figure of dread, but death and dying do not have to be frightening. “Death does not have to be marked by fear; it can just as often be characterised by calm and quiet. There can be a lot of joy even during the last days of a person’s life!” Carl Johan Furst.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-palliative-centre-improve-skills-end-life-care - 2026-06-05

Contained within Greenland’s millennia-old ice are the traces of gigantic solar storms. Geology professor Raimund Muscheler is now undertaking a major initiative to chart the storms back through time, to improve our knowledge of potentially dangerous solar flares. Our sun is currently in an active phase which is seeing an increased number of solar storms. During such events, particles from the sun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ice-stone-age-might-reveal-future-solar-storms - 2026-06-06

Is it possible to convert a patient’s own skin cells into functioning nerve cells? Or insert healthy genes to reprogram the cells of a damaged brain? Stem cell researcher Malin Parmar at Lund University in Sweden is studying these types of issues, in close collaboration with clinical researchers. She is now awarded a prize of SEK 100 000 from the Eric K. Fernström Foundation for her work. Every ye

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-researcher-receives-fernstrom-prize - 2026-06-05

From January 2022, MultiPark will have its own coordinator for projects involving Artificial Intelligence. Pär Halje is an assistant researcher in Per Petersson’s Integrative Neurophysiology and Neurotechnology group. For a one year trial period, he will spend 20 % of his time facilitating the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in all-day methods used in MultiPark’s research grou

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-investing-artificial-intelligence - 2026-06-05

Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today’s dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source. New research, including work with an intestine simulator, shows benefits of fermenting seaweed as a food alternativeBiotechnology res

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumption - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. – Sanitation is a major challenge in India. It is partly to do with the high population density, there are more people sharing the same space, and a historically higher cultural and religious acceptance of poor sanitation, says Sara Gabrielsson from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. Her resear

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sanitation-more-toilets-informal-settlements-india-need-community-based-ownership-and-state-action - 2026-06-05

Carin Alegre Castegren When entering the lower gallery (KHM1) of Malmö Art Academy to see the MFA exhibition entitled “Tremeluz” by Carin Maria Alegre Castegren, I was met by numerous paintings, which all seemed to be in a state of flux. They had a lightness to them, an openness as well as something allusive. When reading the exhibition text, it was clear that Castegren had been thinking of light

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/mfa-student-interview-series-part-iii-carin-alegre-castegren-and-my-sjoberg - 2026-06-05

For almost 30 years, NMT days has invited upper-secondary students and teachers to a week filled with popular-science lectures and inspiring demonstrations in science, medicine, and technology. The aim is to spark curiosity, show how exciting and useful these subjects can be, and inspire future studies.Sofie Ceberg, Senior Lecturer in Medical Radiation Physics, has been part of NMT days for more t

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/five-reasons-participate-lecturer-during-nmt-days - 2026-06-05

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, 4MOST – the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope – collects spectra, that

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-06-05

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, 4MOST – the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope – collects spectra, that

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-06-05

A detailed timetable for the switch to Telia, Box Sync to close down and smart programs to make day-to-day work easier. Change of telephony supplier – updateThe quality assurance process for the new subscription has been completed. There will be a freeze period until 10 March during which no new telephony cases can be processed. If you have any questions, contact Service Desk.There is a dedicated

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-timetable-telephony-supplier-switch-biorender-more-widely-available-box-teams - 2026-06-06

The war against terror is coming to an end. Has China become the victor? The Middle East seems to be moving towards more authoritarian regimes. A large influx of migrants and refugees and increasing population growth are likely to affect the region over the coming decades. And what about climate change? Is the Middle East becoming wetter, drier, or both? Watch five Middle East scholars trendspotti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/trendspotting-future-challenges-middle-east - 2026-06-05

The institution of the university as we know it today emerged during the Middle Ages and has survived shifts in forms of government and economic systems, wars and periods of unrest. But how sustainable is the university system? Professor of History Johan Östling foresees great changes to come, and underlines the need for universities to protect their autonomy while they can. In today’s democracies

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/university-thousand-year-old-institution-must-defend-its-freedom - 2026-06-05

Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview, the former aid worker told the reporter: “My pain is under control and I’m terribly happy – it sounds weird to say, but I’m as happy as I’ve ever been in my life.”It may seem odd that a person could be happy as the end draws near, but in my experience as a clinical psyc

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/why-are-some-people-happy-when-they-are-dying - 2026-06-05