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 international team of 32 scientists identifies key knowledge gaps that need to be answered to tackle the root ca

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2025-08-29

Arrival Days are taking place today and tomorrow. Lund University expects around 2 000 international students this autumn. (Photo: Nga Nguyen) The Arrival Days for international students who are to begin their studies at Lund University in the autumn of 2021 are Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 August. All the events during the reception days and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-arrival-days-lus-incoming-international-students - 2025-08-29

Photo: Fredrik Schlyter Researchers have successfully mapped the entire genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle. The breakthrough paves the way for new research into bark beetles and better prospects for effective pest control of a species that can destroy more than 100 million cubic metres of spruce forest during a single year in Europe and Asia. Mapping the genome of the Eurasian spruce bark b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/entire-genome-common-forest-pest-now-revealed - 2025-08-29

Cover art: Hasan Hosseini On Thursday June 16, Hasan Hosseini is defending his PhD thesis in Water Resources Engineering, "Advanced Remote Sensing Precipitation Input for Improved Runoff Simulation – Local to Regional Scale Modelling". Welcome to attend! Hasan Hosseini is defending his PhD thesis in Water Resources Engineering, Advanced Remote Sensing Precipitation Input for Improved Runoff Simula

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/phd-thesis-defence-advanced-remote-sensing-precipitation-input-improved-runoff-simulation - 2025-08-29

Pierre Carbonnier has been teaching here at LUSEM for 44 years straight. Photo: Oleksandra Panashenko A former student had heard that our senior lecturer in statistics, Pierre Carbonnier was about to retire after this semester. Would we do a feature on him? The student remembered him fondly and added that his mother had also had Pierre as a teacher and thought he was pretty awesome. Few, if any st

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/44-years-teaching-stats-dont-lie - 2025-08-29

Laurie Cohen, from the Department of Business Administration, on gender inequality in academia and how it won't go away unless we take action. An old story has re-emerged on social media. It goes like this. A father and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Upon entering the operating theatre and seeing the boy, the surgeon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-work-actively-against-gender-inequality-academia - 2025-08-29

Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles and emits a rhythmic, clicking sound. “That was a soprano pipistrelle, one of the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2025-08-29

Tobias Uller and Emma Kritzberg hope the decision inspires catering companies to focus more on vegetarian alternatives. The hope is also that other parts of the University will follow suit. Photo:Inger Ekström Vegetarian to become the standard, meat a special dietary request. That is the result of the Department of Biology and the Department of Psychology striking a blow for reduced meat consumpti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/departments-choose-sustainable-food-meat-become-special-dietary-reques - 2025-08-29

Acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Threats against researchers are increasing, according to acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson, who received 16 reports of threats last year. The rise is in online threats, whereas the number of disruptive or violent people on campus is dropping – probably thanks to more locked doors. “But the hidden figures are high when it co

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/online-threats-against-researchers-are-rise - 2025-08-29

Photo: Jonas Andersson In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main University building flapped against a clear blue sky. Peopl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2025-08-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/methanol-could-be-climate-neutral-option-shipping - 2025-08-29

One clear change meant minimising the number of patient visits to the clinic – instead, physicians, nurses and patients met via telephone or video call. A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk group, so forms of treatment

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2025-08-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nanoparticles-deliver-drugs-brain - 2025-08-29

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https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-scale-production-living-brain-cells-enables-entirely-new-research - 2025-08-29

New study quantifies how well 12 measures reduce car use, drawing from real-world experience in cities across Europe. Researchers have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use. The most effective measure was applying a congestion charge, with the notable case of London, where city traffic dropped by 33% following the change. Most success stories involved both “carr

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/most-effective-ways-reducing-car-traffic - 2025-08-29

Associate Professor Barry Ness is LUCSUS' new Director from 1st January 2024. He is excited about this new venture in his career, and aims to bring a collaborative and inclusive leadership approach to the role, one that mirrors the greater developments in the field of sustainability science. Read more about Barry Ness, and about his vision for LUCSUS in this interview. What are you most excited ab

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/meet-new-lucsus-director-barry-ness - 2025-08-29

The identified practices seems to be especially suitable to woody perennials, suggesting that they will work especially well in wine growing region, says the researchers behind the study. Photo: Pixabay. Farming practices have the potential to slow climate change by pulling carbon from the air and store it in the soil. A new study from LUCSUS has identified seven ways in which farmers can increase

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/study-identifies-seven-ways-which-farmers-can-help-increase-carbon-storage-soil - 2025-08-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2025-08-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/impact-water-droplets-leaves-quickly-triggers-stress-responses-plants - 2025-08-29