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“We are dependent on one another globally – this became evident not least through the Ebola epidemic. For cooperation to work and develop, Africa cannot be left out of the loop”, says Benedict Oppong Asamoah, researcher and lecturer in public health. He hopes that the University’s focus on Africa will lead to more and better contacts Benedict Oppong Asamoah. Photo: Gunnar Menander Lund University

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/africa-strategy-shows-great-potential - 2026-09-15

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/artist-takes-residency-max-iv - 2026-09-15

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/artist-takes-residency-max-iv - 2026-09-16

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2026-09-15

When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at Lund University in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a considerable difference to the patients’ wellbeing. Each y

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptoms - 2026-09-15

Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything? A group of researchers is trying to get to grips with the issue. “In fact, we have always been as close to or as far from an apocalypse, if by that we mean a global catastrophe that wipes out or radically alters life. The idea that human life is fragile and can come to an abru

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/end-world-nigh - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cognitive scientists at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have demonstrated that experimentally induced changes in political attitudes can last over time. Notably, participants’ who verbally motivated these ”false attitudes” exhibited the largest changes. This is the first time a lasting effect of th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/induced-changes-political-attitude-can-last-over-time - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Better communication between different waste actors is paramount”. LUCSUS researchers present policy brief on how to address challenges linked to urban solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya. The collection and handling of municipal solid waste pose a significant challenge in urban Kisumu. The demand for more sustai

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/four-ways-address-challenges-urban-solid-waste-new-policy-brief-developed-city-kisumu-kenya - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recently discovered HIV strain leads to significantly faster development of AIDS than currently prevalent forms, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The period from infection to development of AIDS was the shortest reported among HIV-1 types, at around five years.There are over 60 different epi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-aggressive-hiv-strain-leads-faster-aids-development - 2026-09-15

Using magnetically controlled nanoparticles to force tumour cells to ‘self-destruct’ sounds like science fiction, but could be a future part of cancer treatment, according to research from Lund University in Sweden. Watch on YouTube: How rotating nanoparticles target cancer cells  “The clever thing about the technique is that we can target selected cells without harming surrounding tissue. There a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nanoparticles-cause-cancer-cells-self-destruct - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Superbosses” are exceptional at attracting talented people and getting them to perform at their best – while also developing them to become new, good leaders. Are superbosses to be found at the University? “I’m convinced that we would also find superbosses at Lund University if we looked”, says Christine Blomquist, w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/superbosses-make-others-become-good-leaders - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He was selling carpets on Mårtenstorget in Lund, applying for all kinds of jobs and answered an advert from the Department of Clinical Immunology, Lund University, for a lab technician job. He didn´t get the job. Instead he was asked if he wanted to start a Ph.D. A few weeks ago immunology professor William Agace was

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/carpets-market-academy-professor - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) invites you to a seminar on democracy in conflict and post-conflict countries. This seminar will take stock of the challenges to democracy facing Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, two South Asian countries that have or are currently experiencing internal conflict and civil

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/challenges-democracy-south-asia - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andreas Johansson met with various South Asia experts and scholars to explore new possibilities for collaboration. SASNET Director Andreas Johansson visited Boston, US, at the end of September. He met with Professor Frank Korom, Deputy Director of the American Institute of Bangladeshi Studies (AIBS) and Professor John

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-director-visited-boston - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. While deforestation and forest degradation have gained attention in recent years not least at the UN climate negotiations, defaunation, has to a great extent been overlooked. Human-induced faunal loss does not only reduce tree species diversity, but also significantly erodes key ecosystem services and functions and fu

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-future-primates-conservation-struggles-forests-cross-river-state-nigeria - 2026-09-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published the article ”A Quality of Government Peace? Explaining the Onset of Militarized Interstate Disputes, 1985–2001” in the journal International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations. AbstractThat democracies do not wage wars against

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/quality-government-well-influence-democracy-prevents-war - 2026-09-15

The lecturer at this year's Reza Banakar Memorial Seminar is Susan S. Silbey, Professor in Humanities, Sociology and Anthropology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor of Behavioral and Policy Sciences at MIT's business school Sloan School of Management. Professor Silbey's lecture, "Pragmatic Regulation: Governing Inside the House of Science", will be delivered online and ac

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/lecturer-reza-banakar-memorial-seminar-decided - 2026-09-15

Focusing on the concept of the rule of law, the article looks at how China employs established legal terms like the rule of law to make itself more understandable to the international community. However, this willingness to adopt familiar terminology does not necessarily translate to strict adherence to their original definitions. Martin Lavička, visiting research fellow at the Centre for East and

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-martin-lavicka-has-published-new-article-hague-journal-rule-law - 2026-09-15

Often described as Sweden’s most beautiful building, our University Library from 1907 has now been transformed inside to better meet the needs of students, researchers, staff, and the general public. On 30 August, everyone is welcome to join the inauguration with guided tours and other activities. The renovation of the University Library began in February 2024 and was finally completed in June. Th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-librarys-new-interior-be-inaugurated-30-august - 2026-09-16

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-fabio-rosa - 2026-09-15