Published 18 October 2016 Professor Oksana Mont Photo: Kennet Ruona There is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered. A new interdisciplinary anthology by researchers from Lund University raises the question of what is required to make welfare societies ec

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-reach-ecologically-sustainable-welfare-societies - 2025-08-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 29 October 2019 International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an inter

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2025-08-07

By Alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 20 October 2020 Researcher Els Mansell, first author of the article published in Cell Stem Cell. In a collaborative study, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center and University College London have developed a novel method of isolating ‘young’ stem cells still present in old mice. They show that activity of mitochondr

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/novel-approach-identifies-young-stem-cells-old-mice - 2025-08-07

By erik [dot] skogh [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erik Skogh) - published 19 May 2025 The therapy dog Millie puts on a show in the entrance of Forum Medicum. Photo: Erik Skogh Two therapy dogs instead of one. There was a big turnout on May 5 when the pop-up event "Mental Health on Campus" was held in the Forum Medicum entrance. The goal was to give students a chance to share their thoughts on mental

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/therapy-dogs-attracted-students-exchange-ideas-mental-health - 2025-08-07

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 17 February 2023 Skin cells have been reprogrammed into brain cells. The process takes a couple of weeks. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter It is Thursday morning and time for the miniature brains to have lunch. The temperature in the cell incubator is a comfortable 37 degrees, perfect for a tiny brain. Anna Falk prepares the nutr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/feeding-time-miniature-brains - 2025-08-08

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 2 April 2024 The Meret-Neith tomb in Abydos. Photo: E. Christiana Köhler Meret-Neith was perhaps the first female ruler of ancient Egypt and one of the most powerful women in the world during her lifetime some 5,000 years ago. Researcher Amber Hood is part of an international research team investigating the royal t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/exploring-tomb-wine-loving-queen - 2025-08-08

By Petra [dot] svensson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Svensson) - published 5 December 2023 Thoughts from LU staff members on how we can achieve a better web experience for prospective students, from the exhibition at Skissernas Museum in February 2023. A newly started project is to produce a web solution to support potential students in the process of choosing courses and programmes

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-solution-will-focus-prospective-students - 2025-08-08

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 13 February 2025 It is unclear which parts of physics and chemistry will move to Science Village. Vision image: Science Village What has been the main option for a long time – i.e. relocating basically all physics and chemistry to Science Village – is no longer relevant. The costs would be too high and the logistics

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-scraps-plan-relocate-chemistry-and-physics-science-village - 2025-08-08

Published 21 December 2020 As of the new year, a new University management team will take over the helm. For the next term of office, 2021-2026, the University will be led by vice-chancellor Erik Renström and deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson, together with five pro vice-chancellors and the University director. “The choice of pro vice-chancellors was based on identifying skilled academic leade

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-management-2021-2026 - 2025-08-07

Av Ulf [dot] Kristoffersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulf Kristoffersson) - publicerad 19 oktober 2020 Invigningstal vid utställningen ”Embracing the Future” av Patricia Piccinini, Borås konsthall, den 8 februari 2020 Tack för att ni inbjudit oss från Pufendorf-Temat CRISPRideas – Genome Editing Technologies att bidra till invigningen av Patrica Piccininis utställning. Pufendorfinstitutet är ett

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/crispr-i-vetenskap-och-konst - 2025-08-07

Publicerad 8 oktober 2020 The Development Research Day is an inter-disciplinary arrangement that was initiated in order to form a meeting ground for all researchers and students at Lund University who share an interest in development issues. About Development Research Day, DRD The first DRD The event was launched in 2002 by the Department of Political Science at Lund University. Since then the res

https://www.keg.lu.se/artikel/development-research-day-2020 - 2025-08-07

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By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 21 March 2024 Not just intense interdisciplinary discussions. In collaboration with the Pufendorf IAS, the LMK Foundation invites to an annual Idea Forum for young researchers. Last autumn, Maya Kylén and Magnus Dustler Medfak participated, and this is what it was like for them. Deadline to nominate for participati

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominate-ideforum-2024-unexpected-outside-perspectives-can-be-more-important-world-leading-experts - 2025-08-07

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By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 2 April 2020 Annika Mårtensson chats with colleague Louise Larsson. Like learning to fly as the plane takes off.   Across the entire University, teaching staff are grappling with the transition to digital education and assessment at record speed in the unique situation caused by the coronavirus. The initial pha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/imposed-distance-education-puts-pressure-university-teaching-staff - 2025-08-07