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A unique trove of bone material from the 9,200 year old coastal settlement Norje Sunnansund in Blekinge, Sweden, has revealed that surprisingly sophisticated hunting strategies were used at the time. One key find was that the early Mesolithic humans practiced so-called selective hunting – seemingly in order to maximise gain and preserve the local population of certain species. ”A telling example i
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The European Research Council today announced the winners of its latest Consolidator Grant competition: 301 top scientists and scholars across Europe. Funding for these researchers, part of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is worth in total EUR 600 million. Filipe Pereira at Lund University in Swede
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prestigious-erc-grant-innovative-immunotherapy-research - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wine connoisseur with a taste for Pinot noir? You probably need to rethink your position. Wines made from the most popular grapes could disappear because of climate change, according to LUCSUS researcher Kimberly Nicholas. “As a society, we must drastically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in order to ensure the f
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-change-uncertain-future-favourite-wines - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Low age, the number of hours spent on the internet/social media, feelings of loneliness and thoughts about seeking treatment for mental illness. All of these are associated with problem gaming over the internet. This is one of the findings of a study recently published by researchers at Lund University that includes a
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-screen-games-mental-illness-and-addiction - 2026-06-11
The war in Ukraine has now been going on for a year. The devastation is enormous, as are the human rights abuses. At the moment, most of the talk is about arms supplies and very little about diplomacy. When will be the appropriate time for diplomatic talks? An interview with Karin Aggestam, professor of political science and expert on diplomacy and peace processes. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/has-diplomacy-been-exhausted - 2026-06-11
For a researcher to be successful, he or she not only needs to produce good research – it also has to gain exposure. However, there is competition for space in scientific and popular science journals. This has led to the growth of a grey area with unprofessional journals that take payment from researchers who want their work to appear. Kristoffer Holmqvist recommends the information on the Univers
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unprofessional-open-access-publishing-new-industry - 2026-06-11
No 50, 15 December 2025 The NAISS training team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearWelcome to the last edition of the NAISS training newsletters in 2025. In this newsletter we announce our new NAISS introduction training week. The introduction week consists out of 7 training modules, which have previously been stand alone courses. Please select the modules according to your own r
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-4 - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carbon offsetting can be strongly questioned as an environmental strategy, due to major challenges in reconciling climate benefits with local needs, participation and development. This is the view taken by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, who studied a tree-planting project in Uganda, through which a number
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/planting-trees-africa-dubious-environmental-strategy-study - 2026-06-11
How can aquathermal energy systems support a sustainable energy transition in the European Union? This will be explored in a new EU Interreg North Sea Region project, WaterWarmth, which seeks to raise awareness about the possibilities of sustainable heating and cooling solutions based on aquathermal energy and integrate them into existing renewable energy systems across the North Sea region. Aquat
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-eu-project-aims-pave-way-sustainable-heating-and-cooling-solutions - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Love poems, playing cards and secret notes. For half a millennium, people who have attended mass at Lund Cathedral have found ways to pass the time when the sermons felt too slow. In a few years, the Lund University Historical Museum will introduce a new cabinet of curiosities, containing notes and strange objects whi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hidden-treasures-choir-stalls-made-exhibition - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have long wondered how our cells navigate inside the body. Two new studies, in which Lund University researcher Pontus Nordenfelt has participated, have now demonstrated that the cells use molecular force from within to steer themselves in a certain direction. This knowledge may be of great significance in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-cells-are-able-turn - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new report from Lund University in Sweden shows how the pharmaceutical industry time and again violates regulations on the marketing of drugs. The study has been published in the journal PLOS Medicine. In order to avoid unethical marketing, the pharmaceutical industry has a well-established system of self-regulation
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pharmaceutical-companies-violate-own-regulations - 2026-06-11
Lund University has every chance of reversing the negative trend in its ranking, argues Daniel J. Guhr, who has previously been hired as a consultant on this issue. Three factors, all related to research, are of particular significance for LU, according to Daniel J. Guhr: publications, citations and reputation. This is where the University should put its focus in order to continue being ranked as
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/possible-reverse-negative-ranking-trend - 2026-06-12
The UNFCCC climate meeting COP27 is currently taking place in Egypt. With evidence growing that green house gas emissions are making extreme events occur more frequently, and with greater intensity, loss and damage has emerged as one of the most important topics at the meeting. Developing countries and civil society are mobilizing for compensation, and are demanding that polluters pay. Lund Univer
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cop27-climate-compensation-poorer-countries-must-top-agenda - 2026-06-11
What are AI writing tools and how do they affect our assessments? Three main options for considering AI writing tools in assessment are: 1. to ban their use, 2. to assume that they may be used, and set tasks which incorporate them or 3. require them to be used – to fully incorporate the tools in the assessment. Continue reading and get concrete examples on this current topic! Foto: Deepmind, Domhn
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/potential-impact-ai-tools-assessment - 2026-06-11
This Regional Outlook focuses on the obstacles of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza and the challenges of rebuilding and reconstructing the area after the war. In 2007, the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in Gaza transformed the Strip into an area entirely dependent on humanitarian aid and external support, with the movement of people and goods under Israeli and Egyptian control. The 7 Octo
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A lack of professional project management, unclear decision-making processes and shortcomings in communication underpin delays in the beamline programme at MAX IV. A new plan of measures will prioritise tackling these problems. Ian McNulty is the acting director at MAX IV. “We must get more beamlines ready faster, and
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/better-project-management-get-max-iv-back-track - 2026-06-11
Professor Marko Milanovic is appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025. The Faculty of Law is honoured and pleased to announce that Professor Mark Milanovic, University of Reading, has been appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025 until August 2027, and affiliated to the Faculty
https://www.law.lu.se/article/professor-marko-milanovic-appointed-raoul-wallenberg-visiting-chair - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new epidemiological study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the intestinal hormones GIP and GLP-1 are important for i
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-06-11
