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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From despair to transformation: evidence-backed ways to think and act on the nature crisis. Looking at the bigger pictureThe UN Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has just published a global assessment of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people. Compi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-research-biodiversity-comment-ipbes-global-assessment-report - 2026-05-03

With enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign language in real time takes the stage. During 2022, Riksteatern Crea – one of the world’s leading sign language theatres – and researchers at Lund University Humanities Lab trialled new innovative and creative solutions in order to make the technology work for this multi-dimensional theatr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-project - 2026-05-03

The internal combustion engine is a subject that has been described as nasty and outdated. In fact, it is not outdated at all – but an area of cutting-edge research that is an important part of a sustainable energy transition. Martin Tunér is a professor of Internal Combustion Engines at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and he explains that a functioning and egalitarian society needs transport, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internal-combustion-engine-will-remain-important - 2026-05-04

Frans Libertson, doctoral student at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, has published a new report on user perspectives on smart charging. Electric vehicles will play a significant role in decarbonizing the transport sector. However, if not coordinated, the increase in electricity use threatens to overload the energy system. The charging of the vehicles must theref

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/flexibility-and-control-what-do-users-think-smart-charging - 2026-05-03

Lund University researcher Wenqian Xu will investigate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in home care and the risks associated with its implementation, together with colleagues from Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The project, called AMICA, has been granted SEK 14,9 million from NordForsk, along with an additional SEK 1.6 million from the Estonian Research Council. It is one of se

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-powered-care-home - 2026-05-03

Lund University has a world-class art collection worth hundreds of millions of Swedish crowns. But many of the less valuable paintings are currently hidden in attics and cellar storage rooms. “With the initiative entitled ‘When collections come to life’ and a new open warehouse, we want to highlight the art collection and make it more accessible”, says Annie Lindberg, archivist and acting director

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-treasures-taken-out-hiding - 2026-05-03

The Swedish Research Council has announced this year’s grant decisions in medicine and health, awarding more than SEK 1.2 billion nationally for 2025. Several researchers from the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University are among the recipients, securing new funding to advance stem-cell and regenerative medicine research with strong translational and clinical potential. The awards include seven g

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-swedish-research-council-grants-strengthen-stem-cell-and-regenerative-medicine-research-lund - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Through cooperation, animals are able to colonise harsher living environments that would otherwise be inaccessible, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, together with researchers in England and USA. The research community has long believed this was the other way around - that species in tough envir

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/those-who-help-each-other-can-invade-harsher-environments - 2026-05-03

Several BECC researchers and PhD students are in Paris for COP21 right now. And they're sharing their impressions on social media. From 30 November to 11 December 2015 all eyes are on Paris and COP21, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11). The conference is crucial because the expected outcome is a new international agreement

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/news-cop21-paris - 2026-05-03

Do you have research ideas or results that you would like to discuss with politicians or specific target groups together with researchers from other disciplines? If so, we can help you organise a dialogue meeting. Since 2023, Samtal i Lund has been organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences. It is a dialogue forum where researchers and specially invited people from outside academia meet to discus

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/samtal-i-lund-get-help-network-and-create-dialogue-about-your-research - 2026-05-03

With 89 defibrillators, Lund University has more defibrillators than any other Swedish higher education institution. These are to cover a campus area of around 550,000m2 and be available for about 39,000 staff and students. The magazine Universitetsläraren has conducted a survey to find out how many defibrillators there are at Sweden higher education institutions (HEIs). They sent out a questionna

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-has-most-defibrillators-1 - 2026-05-04

Lund University works actively for gender equality and equal opportunities, and this is something we would like to highlight on our webpages and in our brochures, reports etc. We are therefore looking for those of you who would like to appear in images to represent that diversity. The University’s Image and Media Bank has many images, but more are needed to illustrate the diversity that exists amo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/would-you-help-represent-lus-diversity - 2026-05-04

Every spring, Huntington Disease Center in Lund traditionally hosts an information night on Huntington disease. This year is no exception! The program is set for the evening:Staff from the clinical team and representatives from the patients’ organization, RHS, as well as HD researchers, will give talks about different aspects of the the disease and the current research. And, as always, there will

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-info-night-hd-22-april-2024 - 2026-05-03

Now it is decided that two of the graduate school's PhD students receive SWEAH travel grants from the spring call. Stina Larsson, Linköping University, is granted 30 000 SEK to visit the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, in June-July 2026. PhD student Mattias Antar, from the same university, is granted 50 000 SEK to visit the University of Pennsylvania, USA, i

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/research-trips-singapore-and-usa - 2026-05-03

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/welcome-meet-sweah-nkg-odense-8-10-june - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The members of the University Board have been appointed for the period 1 May 2020–30 April 2023. There are four new members. Chair and external members appointed by the Government:Former ambassador Jonas Hafström (chair)District court chief judge Gudrun Antemar (new)CFO Ingrid Bengtsson-RijavecR&D director Torbjörn Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-board-members-have-been-appointed - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Call for papers for the panel on "Producing and consuming photography in South Asia" at the 25th ECSAS conference. ECSAS 2018 is taking place at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France, from 24 to 27 July 2018. This panel seeks contributions pertaining to the history of the commercial pract

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-panel-photography-south-asia - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The research project Post Conflict Futures had its first workshop 1-3 September as part of the scenario building project on the future of Syria organised by the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES).More than 30 Syrian scholars met to colle

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/first-scenario-building-workshop-post-conflict-futures-initiative - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-05-03

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-05-03