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On 12 December, the Government presented the Research and Innovation Bill entitled “Research and Innovation for the Future, Curiosity and Benefit”. An overall assessment of the Bill shows that it is much more challenging for Lund University than any previous Research Bill. It offers great opportunities for many researchers and different types of research, while stearing research more than earlier

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-bill-great-opportunities-very-challenging - 2025-12-18

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 - 2025-12-18

​​​​​​​Did you know that about 70% of rare diseases begin in childhood? How about that 1 in 5 cancers are considered a rare disease? Or that nearly three-quarters of all rare diseases are genetic diseases? With more than 6,000 rare diseases known to impact the lives of an estimated 300 million people around the world – rare diseases are all too common. Limited knowledge of these diseases often res

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/shining-spotlight-rare-disease-research - 2025-12-17

As students at Lund University, they studied the effects of climate change. As alumni, they are now negotiating the future of climate policy on behalf of the EU and the Swedish government. Lund University alumni headed to the COP29 negotiations in Azerbaijan with differing titles, goals and aims. After the negotiations, Christofer Ahlgren, Kajsa Nåtby and Yuichi Tsuchibuchi met for a reflective se

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-alumni-leave-cop29-climate-summit-feeling-hopeful - 2025-12-18

The MAX IV facility, set to become the brightest x-ray source in the world in 2016, has now been handed over to Lund University by the building contractor. Covering 50 000 square metres, the facility consists of a linear accelerator, storage rings, an office building and outdoor environments. It will now become the workplace for MAX IV’s 240 members of staff; in future the facility will be able to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/max-iv-facility-handed-over-lund-university - 2025-12-17

Welcome to the fifth edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat" series, an ongoing initiative, which showcases and highlights the work of researchers affiliated with or connected to WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we turn our spotlight to this years' WCMM Research day organizers Oscar van der Have, Swathi Pakirisamy and Iran Augusto Silva. Two oft them, Oscar and Iran, shared their motivations, experience

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-organizers-research-day - 2025-12-17

How can life-saving HIV treatments remain reliable when global aid is uncertain? What happens when animals are reduced to “carbon emissions” in sustainability debates? And how can urban forests be made safe at night without flooding them with artificial light, disturbing local wildlife? These are just some of the questions raised in Through the Kaleidoscope of Sustainability, an innovative new ant

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-anthology-explores-sustainability-through-25-unique-perspectives - 2025-12-17

The University finds itself in a time of paradoxes. At the same time as the EU, via its framework programmes, works for openness and mobility for researchers and students, there are increasing nationalistic and protectionist trends. In addition, the trust and hope that society has in research as a solution for global challenges is being unsettled by the spread of knowledge relativism. This is the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/competitive-intelligence-increasing-difficulty-being-university - 2025-12-17

24 January marks International Circular Electronics Day, #CircularElectronicsDay. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about sustainability issues associated with e-waste. It emphasizes the need for both consumers and businesses to use electronics more sustainably. The IIIEE is a participating organisation in the Circular Electronics Initiative. Millions of electronic devices face disposal e

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/top-five-tips-it-device-use - 2025-12-17

Science Village will now be the focal point for semiconductor research in Lund after Lars-Erik Wernersson’s research group moved to The Loop. The move is expected to provide new opportunities for collaboration, as well as increased cooperation with MAX IV, ESS, and the upcoming Nanolab Science Village. Lars-Erik Wernersson describes the move as “a strategic step forward”. Lars-Erik Wernersson, pro

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lund-semiconductor-research-moves-science-village - 2025-12-17

When asthmatics’ respiratory tracts are exposed to dust mites, their immune response becomes less effective, which can lead to a weaker immune system. People who suffer from asthma associated with infection may therefore be more susceptible to secondary viral or bacterial infections. According to the researchers, the results suggest that asthmatics should avoid house dust mites and that patients w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-dust-mites-and-respiratory-infections - 2025-12-18

A forest management method different to those practised today would contribute to greater welfare and wellbeing for society in general, compared with current methods that mainly benefit the forestry industry. This has been shown in a new study by two researchers from Lund University in Sweden. There is an intensive debate at the moment about the best way to use the forest as a resource, not least

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/another-type-forest-management-would-provide-greater-values-society - 2025-12-17

As part of current efforts to work towards sustainable development, find solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt cities to the effects of climate change, such as floods and extreme heat, there are high hopes that nature-based solutions (NBS) can support the transformation needed. Based on the knowledge that implementation of NBS is still emerging and constrained by various barriers,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/implementation-nature-based-solutions-cities-requires-collaboration-learning-and-co-production - 2025-12-17

New research is underway at Lund University, led by Dr. Vivien Horvath, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center. Supported by a new grant from the Collaborative Center for X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), Vivien aims to improve our understanding of XDP, a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by the recent insertion of a transposable element. Transposable elements, also known as '

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/exploring-role-jumping-genes-x-linked-dystonia-parkinsonism - 2025-12-17

Hello Ian Manners! Lund University has recently committed itself to student-centred education to improve the quality of learning and teaching on campus. Could you tell us more about the motivation behind this focus? – Certainly! Lund University aims to create a learning environment where students are at the heart of the educational process, and a crucial part of that is the implementation of activ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/professor-ian-manners-active-learning-social-science - 2025-12-18

Guy Jackson, post-doctoral researcher at LUCSUS, has co-written a new explainer on loss and damage, published by the by Loss and damage Collaboration. It unpacks the what, why, how, where, and who of non-economic loss and damage, and provides actionable advice on how people and institutions can begin to address it. The explainer aims to inform research and policy development going forward, especia

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-contributes-new-explainer-non-economic-loss-and-damage - 2025-12-17

A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand a specific type of neuron that could underlie several brain disorders including schizophrenia, epilepsy and autism, and are developing exciting new strategies to treat them. For the brain to function properly, signaling – be it excitatory or inhibitory – must be properly balanced. This is where a nerve cell known as interneurons come i

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/restoring-neural-networks-and-understanding-brain-disorders-0 - 2025-12-18

Moving from South America, learning Swedish and getting your medical degree approved in Sweden represent a major challenge. Mariana Reza Felix and Marcelo Petri recently started a new training programme for doctors with a foreign license to practise medicine, and must adapt their internationally-acquired skills to the Swedish healthcare system. But they will also need to learn to interpret unwritt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctors-new-borders - 2025-12-17

Knowledge that the gastrointestinal flora affects both healthy physiological processes and various disease mechanisms has increased in recent years. A study conducted at Lund University in Sweden is now published in one of the leading haematology journals, Blood Advances, and reveals a previously unknown link between the bacteria in the gut and acute lung injury after blood transfusions. It is now

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gastrointestinal-flora-culprit-severe-lung-damage-after-blood-transfusion - 2025-12-17

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.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability - 2025-12-17