Published 8 October 2018 Albert Salehi (Photo: Sara Liedholm) By blocking a protein, VDAC1, in the insulin-producing beta cells, it is possible to restore their normal function in case of type 2 diabetes. In preclinical experiments, the researchers behind a new study have also shown that it is possible to prevent the development of the disease. The findings are published in the scientific journal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discovery-restores-insulin-cell-function-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-29

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By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 4 April 2022 Finding your way and navigating around cities is not always easy. New digital maps that have a better overview can help you move more smoothly from point A to point B. Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-07-29

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 6 April 2022 Photo:Mostphotos Better treatment with the Mange PD tool. A biobank that opens up for discoveries about disease development. Keys to life satisfaction in people with Parkinson’s disease. New insights into toxic protein aggregation. And a more detailed knowledge of abnormal movement patterns with artifi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-five-promising-research-projects-multipark - 2025-07-29

Published 20 August 2024 Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) reached the Triple Crown status in 2021. Now, both EQUIS (in May) and AMBA (in August) issued their reaccreditations for another five years, confirming the quality of the School. Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improve

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/still-top-lusem-reaffirms-its-triple-crown-status - 2025-07-29

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 April 2023 Derek Logan, Ulf Nilsson and Karin Lindkvist are all adding bits to solve the protein puzzle. Photo: Tove Smeds Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2025-07-30

By lena [dot] bjork_blixt [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - published 16 September 2024 The core samples of millennia-old ice bear witness of severe solar storms long ago. Photo: Raimund Muscheler Contained within Greenland’s millennia-old ice are the traces of gigantic solar storms. Geology professor Raimund Muscheler is now undertaking a major initiative to chart the storms bac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ice-stone-age-might-reveal-future-solar-storms - 2025-07-30

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveries - 2025-07-29

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 2 June 2022 The building called The Spark is the entrance to Medicon Village. Photo: Kennet Ruona It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in its

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2025-07-29

Published 6 December 2022 A considerable reduction in the availability of electricity is expected this winter. If the electricity available is less than the demand for electricity, this results in what is known as a power shortfall. This could lead to short power cuts at the University. There is now a Vice-Chancellor’s decision that clarifies duties and responsibilities within the University in th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-must-be-prepared-disconnection-electricity-0 - 2025-07-29

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 16 February 2024 Fredrik Tufvesson, a professor of Communications Engineering at LTH, is in the midst of developing 6G technology for use in the 2030s. Photo: Jessika Sellergren Everyone is familiar with the frustration that comes when otherwise excellent mobile phone reception suddenly drops out. The moment wh

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/energy-efficiency-key-future-6g-technology - 2025-07-30

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 16 February 2024 Sverre Spoelstra is currently doing research on gamification in high-performance organisations and algorithmic leadership. Photo: Louise Larsson In just a few years, artificial intelligence has gone from horror film bogie man to a tool integrated into every phone and computer. From spell check to shopp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-boss-be-artificially-intelligent - 2025-07-30

Published 27 February 2023 Hani Alsafadi defended his Ph.D. thesis on the 13th of February, 2023. With a longstanding interest in biomedical research and a passion for better understanding one of the least regenerative organs in the body, the lung, he has spent the past four years helping to uncover some of the mechanisms that may drive a lung disease currently without a cure, idiopathic pulmonary

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/exploring-role-yap-and-taz-lung-epithelium-phd-interview-hani-alsafadi - 2025-07-29

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 3 December 2019 Many farmers are positive to measures beneficial for biodiversity and the environment. But bureaucracy and regulatory hassle often stand in the way, says Lovisa Nilsson in a new dissertation, while also calling for better financial incentives for the individual farmer to choose the best environmen

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/farmers-incentives-choosing-most-appropriate-environmental-measures-must-increase - 2025-07-29

Published 7 December 2015 BECC's annual meeting was held on 2-3 of November in Falkenberg. Find a report from the meeting here as well as presentations from the different parts of the meeting. MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER10:00 Welcome and presentation of the annual meetingBECCs coordinator Henrik welcomed everyone to BECCs 5th annual meeting with the agenda:Celebrating that we (BECC) have existed 2132 days!D

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-annual-meeting-2015-reports-and-presentations - 2025-07-29

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaborative-research-speed-sustainable-transition-cities - 2025-07-29

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] design [dot] lth [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 18 March 2019 Claus-Christian Eckhardt, the Director of the School of Industrial Design is relieved. Photo: Erik Andersson A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2025-07-29

By lena [dot] bjork_blixt [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - published 16 February 2021 Dragana Trivic working out in the laundry room. LUM asked a handful of employees this question after almost a year of working from home. Several of them spoke about putting on some extra weight, more TV and less exercise – but they were not too keen on putting their face to that in LUM... Howev

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-your-body-feeling-and-how-your-training-going - 2025-07-29

Published 6 May 2019 The UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment on nature highlights that 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Dr. Mine Islar, one of the lead athors of the report, and senior lecturer and researcher at LUCSUS, explains the significance of the report’s findings, which was releas

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mine-islar-comments-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2025-07-29

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 16 November 2022 Forests are important to people’s health and wellbeing and provide us with many different benefits. Photo: iStockphoto How are we going to reach climate targets? That is an ever-present question for many of us. A major new EU project, CLIMB-FOREST, will create an overview of European forests and forestry

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-project-can-provide-guidance-how-european-forestry-should-be-conducted - 2025-07-29