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Energisektorn är en av de sektorer där det både krävs en snabb och en långtgående omställning för att begränsa klimatförändringarnas effekter. Vilken betydelse har grundforskningen, som utforskar nya teorier och nya sätt att tänka, för att driva utvecklingen framåt? Solenergi har stor potential att kunna bli en av våra viktigaste energikällor. Energin i solstrålarna motsvarar mer än 15 000 gånger

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-kan-solenergi-bli-mer-effektiv - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Improved and sustainable Menstrual Health Management has great impact on several of the Sustainable Development Goals, including: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Quality education, Sustainable cities and communities, and Clean water and sanitation. On the 28th of May we join the commemoration of the Menst

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/menstrual-hygiene-day-2019-itstimeforaction - 2026-08-13

The Public Health Agency recently announced that stage 4 in the easing of restrictions will be implemented as planned on 29 September, including the removal of the overall recommendation to work from home and the start of a general, but gradual, return to all Swedish workplaces. September has started in the best possible way with lovely late summer weather as more and more of the limitations that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-sticking-plan - 2026-08-13

On 9 September the government changed the end date for working from home from 15 September to 28 September. Since June there had been a decision that applies to the University regarding the gradual and orderly adaptation to activities without restrictions. This decision continues to apply. The government’s instruction now applies up to and including 28 September in order to align with stage 4 of t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-government-decision-return-work-established-plan-still-applies - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kenan Madi, a former student at our Master's programme with the specialisation Logistics, spent the summer at the Jordanian- Syrian border as an Emergency specialist for UNICEF. Kenan was working with UNICEF to support coordination of critical lifesaving services and supplies for Syrian children and families at Jordan

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/master-student-helped-syrian-refugees-during-summer - 2026-08-13

Fakulteterna har nu utsett sina hedersdoktorer för 2023. Det är många namnkunniga mottagare, bland annat Johannes Anyuru, Timbuktu (Jason Diakité), Rita Charon, Mimi Abramovitz och Jan Dohnt. Hedersdoktorerna kommer att promoveras vid doktorspromotionen den 26 maj. Se hela listan och gå in på respektive fakultet för att se om/när det arrangeras föreläsningar med hedersdoktorerna. Teologiska fakult

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/universitetets-hedersdoktorer-2023-utsedda-av-fakulteterna - 2026-08-14

Att minska plastavfallet och plastföroreningar i våra hav står på agendan för FN’s medlemsländer sedan mars 2022. I en utfrågning arrangerad av franska Sénat och Assemblée Nationale deltog professor Hervé Corvellec som inbjuden expert på plastavfall och svarade på frågan ”varför finns det så mycket plastavfall?”. I mars 2022 beslutade medlemsstater i FN att utreda möjligheterna till ett lagligt bi

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/herve-corvellec-plast-och-konsumtion-hanger-ihop - 2026-08-13

Oksana Tymoshchuk, professor from Ukraine, came to Sweden in April 2022 when a full-scale war broke out in her country. A grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation brought Oksana and Iben Lundgaard together and today Oksana is working in the Lundgaard lab trying to find out more about the mysterious glymphatic system. We are all well aware of the situation in Ukraine. Prof Oksana Tymoshc

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/story-oksana-tymoshchuk-and-mysterious-glymphatic-system - 2026-08-13

Living in a community with access to clean water and functioning sanitation is a basic requirement for people’s good health. In Kazakhstan in Central Asia, people cannot depend on a reliable water supply and many are at risk of contracting serious infectious diseases. However, the country now wants to focus on improving public health and has turned to Lund University for help. Approximately 2.1 bi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/access-clean-water-not-option-everyone-lund-researchers-are-helping-rural-areas-kazakhstan - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays it is possible to produce plastics from sugar or vegetable oils, but up to now fossil oil has been too cheap for the production of bioplastics to be profitable. That explains why the plastic-producing bacteria, developed some years ago by researchers at the Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (Kemic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/huge-potential-bioplastics - 2026-08-13

Vinnova is a Swedish innovation agency, dedicated to fund Swedish innovation and fostering sustainable growth. Their commitment lies in propelling Sweden as a dynamic force in the realm of innovation within the context of a sustainable world. Paul Bourgine and his group will receive 970 000 SEK from November 2023 to June 2024 for the proposed development of the OssiGel technology, which aims to te

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-receives-vinnova-emerging-technology-grant-ossigel-technology - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Contagion spreads in various ways, with airborne viruses being especially difficult to protect oneself against. Norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug as it is sometimes known, is just such a virus. Carl-Johan Fraenkel, infectious disease and healthcare hygiene specialist, is currently defending his thesis at Lund Univ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-track-spread-norovirus-hospitals - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week, a new council for business (Näringslivsråd) was announced by Lund University, the main focus of which is to “be a natural forum for cooperation, where questions such as regional development, research, education, innovation and infrastructure are to be discussed”. The proposed council consists of 18 men and

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/open-letter-chancellor-torbjorn-von-schantz-regarding-unequal-representation-lu-business-council - 2026-08-13

A new thesis in Service Studies has been completed at the department. Marcus Persson has written "How is leadership enacted?: Sacralization in everyday interactions at a care and elderly care administration". Marcus will defend his work at the public defence on 24 March. "The answer to the question of why certain everyday interactions can be interpreted as examples of how leadership is exercised c

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/marcus-persson-nailed-his-dissertation - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Tanzania, girls on their period avoid going to school, something that affects their opportunities for education. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the menstrual cup could be a step towards better school attendance, and a life with more freedom. As a young woman in Tanzania, having your period is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/menstrual-cups-could-help-girls-attend-school-tanzania - 2026-08-13

The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. Different forms of metals are in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling - 2026-08-13

The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. Different forms of metals are in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling - 2026-08-13

SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecular biosciences in Sweden. What started off as a joint effort between Stockholm-based universities is now a national collaboration with operations at 11 universities. In 2022, SciLifeLab site Lund was started. SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecula

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-national-resource-unique-technologies-and-expertise - 2026-08-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A year ago LUCSUS researcher Sara Gabrielsson went to Tanzania to study the cultural acceptability and management challenges of different menstrual products among adolescent school girls in rural Tanzania. The study, which tested three types of menstrual products: the menstrual cup, disposable sanitary pads and washab

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/she-wants-break-silence-about-menstruation - 2026-08-13