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The EU Directorate-General for Environment is showcasing IIIEE research in its Science for Environment Policynewsletter. The newsletter highlights IIIEE’s study Banking on Ecosystem Services, which reveals that European banks face significant risks due to their dependencies on ecosystem services (ES). Analysing data from the ten largest European banks, IIIEE researchers estimate that at least 26 c
Alzheimer's Association recently released recommendations about using blood-based biomarkers to detect Alzheimer’s disease. The recommendations are based on research conducted by Oskar Hansson, one of MultiPark’s research group leaders. “Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s are already improving the design of clinical trials, and they are very likely to revolutionize the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
Bees are usually considered to be the most efficient pollinators for crops, but a new international study shows that other insects are just as important. A variety of different insects are needed for our food supply. Several BECC researchers have provided data to the study. "We already know that honeybees and wild bees are of great importance to our food production. This study shows that other pol
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/not-only-bees-are-important-pollination - 2026-05-09
Nio seniora forskare från fem olika fakulteter vid Lunds universitet har beviljats tre miljoner kronor för ett nytt tvärvetenskapligt initiativ för att förbättra den tidiga diagnosen Alzheimers sjukdom. Fyra av dem är forskningsledare från det strategiska forskningsområdet MultiPark vid den medicinska fakulteten. Samarbetet involverar också Region Skåne, Lunds kommun och flera viktiga partners frå
Ekonomihögskolan i Lund har tagit hem förstaplatsen i John Molson MBA International Case Competition i Montréal – en av världens mest prestigefyllda internationella casetävlingar. Det vinnande laget – Hanna Simona Allas, Lina Meyer, Karl Enocson och James Raymond-Paul – imponerade stort tillsammans med sin coach Mats Urde i hård internationell konkurrens. Vinsten är en viktig milstolpe för både la
https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/seger-i-montreal-ekonomihogskolan-vann-john-molson-mba-international-case-competition - 2026-05-10
Drygt 104 miljoner kronor till projekt inom cancerforskning och 22 miljoner till kliniska behandlingsstudier vid Lunds universitet när Cancerfonden delar ut anslag för 2024. 2024 har varit ett rekordår i anslagsutdelning för Cancerfonden. Totalt har de under året delat ut en miljard till cancerforskning inom olika fält: 209 forskningsprojekt och 15 kliniska studier medel för sin fortsatta forsknin
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/cancerfondens-anslag-till-framsta-cancerforskningen - 2026-05-10
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Jonas Hafström, a lawyer with a background in the diplomatic service, including as Swedish ambassador to the USA. For the past year he has led government trade delegations around the world and helped to coach Swedish embassy staff in countries with strong economic growth. Welcome to Lund University as the new cha
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-chair-university-board - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Special Issue celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of women in evolutionary biology by highlighting a sample of their research and accomplishments. “To my knowledge, this is the first time a scientific journal has devoted a whole Special Issue to celebrate and showcase the research of women”, sa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/journal-devotes-whole-special-issue-highlight-women-science - 2026-05-09
WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. WISE is now investing 500 million SEK (45 million Euros) for equipment and infrastructure at seven universities in Sweden to establish a national infrastructure for research into sustainable materials. Close
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/tremendous-impact-transformation-towards-sustainable-future - 2026-05-09
WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. WISE is now investing 500 million SEK (45 million Euros) for equipment and infrastructure at seven universities in Sweden to establish a national infrastructure for research into sustainable materials. Close
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/tremendous-impact-transformation-towards-sustainable-future - 2026-05-09
That life is not fair is hardly news. But that inequalities are at risk of increasing as we seek to improve the health of the population is perhaps unexpected. Health economics is a way of evaluating the potential health benefits of different interventions, setting them against the economic cost and their impact on society. Over two million people in Sweden are currently living with cardiovascular
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unfair-life - 2026-05-10
On behalf of Lund University and the United Nations University (UNU), Prof. Erik Renström and Prof. Kaveh Madani invite you to the official launch ceremony for the UNU Hub on “Water in a Changing Environment” at Lund University. Lund University is proud to become the second UNU Hub in Europe to address the global issues related to Water in a Changing Environment (WISE). This initiative is created
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/united-nations-university-hub-launch-ceremony - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As a young man, when Mats Bohgard was working at a chemical factory during a leave from studies, he was urged to “Come back and fix the work environment to make it fit for human beings!”. Mats Bohgard. “Even though they said it half-jokingly, the truth is that they were experiencing every conceivable work environment
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-environment-champion - 2026-05-09
A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jump
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2026-05-09
For the first time, Lund University School of Economics and Management secures a spot on the ‘Financial Times European Business Schools 2020 ranking’. In strong competition, the School ranks number 75. On Monday 7 December the newspaper Financial Times (FT) once again put the business schools in the spotlight. Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has two master’s programmes t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-ranked-among-europes-best-business-schools-financial-times - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petra Östergren is a social anthropologist who has received SEK 3 million to participate in a major new EU project about how to tackle human trafficking by studying demand. Around 15 researchers from eight countries are taking part in the project, the goal of which is to reduce the suffering that results from the wors
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/human-trafficking-primarily-about-prostitution - 2026-05-09
The impact party politics has on the circulation of information about COVID-19 is the topic of a new article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science. Doctoral Student of Social Anthropology Isabelle Johansson has together with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside published the article titled: ”The Partisan Impact on Local Government Dissemination of COVID-19 Information: Assess
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-do-politics-impact-access-information-about-covid-19 - 2026-05-09
Geopolitiska frågor, medicinska genombrott och kulturhistoriska ämnen dominerar under årets första åtta månader. Forskare som Ming Gao, Tabita Rosendal, Martin L Olsson och Jill Storry ligger bakom flera av årets mest lästa artiklar. 2025 har börjat med en rivstart med 49 publicerade artiklar och 985 000 visningar i The Conversation. Flest läsare återfinns i USA (28 %), följt av Japan (13 %), Aust
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nara-en-miljon-lasare-i-conversation-hittills-i-ar - 2026-05-10
Han Somsen has newly been appointed professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law. He is best known for his recommendation that bird-killing cats should be kept indoors. “Humans see themselves as the kings of the hill, which extends to their cats. If you question this, many people get very angry. I got death threats,” says Han Somsen. Han Somsen’s latest position was as professor at Tilburg
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/law-professor-who-wants-put-nature-above-law - 2026-05-10
