By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 14 September 2023 The excavation in Uppåkra will go on for many years. Photo. Kennet Ruona Why are there hundreds of jumbled human bones in the ground at Uppåkra? That is one of the mysteries that archaeologists at Lund University hope to be able to solve in the next few years. They will be aided by

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-technique-reveals-uppakras-violent-past - 2025-07-28

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 7 April 2022 Ethnologist Susanne Lundin studies peoples' attitudes towards organ­ trafficking, counterfeit medicines and transplants. Photo: Kennet Ruona Ethnologist Susanne Lundin’s research is ultimately about life and death and how people relate to the inevitable. What are people willing to do to delay the end bri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-research-concerns-our-deepest-fears - 2025-07-27

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaborative-research-speed-sustainable-transition-cities - 2025-07-27

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 - 2025-07-27

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 29 March 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

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-07-27

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 - 2025-07-27

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 16 June 2022 Illustration: Istock/PaperFox Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality, this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at Lund University School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make research better – and more open. “Researchers should al

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-findings-noted-research-fails-replicate - 2025-07-27

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 - 2025-07-27

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 12 June 2024 When alumnus Marlow Guttmann graduated from the master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2023 he had his eyes set on a career in consulting in Hamburg. In our interview, you will learn about Marlow's journey of landing his first job after graduation, the impact of the Leapfrog scho

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marlow-guttmann-alumnus-msc-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-2023 - 2025-07-27

Published 26 February 2019 Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research from Lund University shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in Europe currently have different, often conflicting priorities for sustainable agriculture. The researchers propose a way forward built on shared priorities. – We identified precisely where the major gaps be

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/identifying-common-ground-sustainable-agriculture-europe - 2025-07-27

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 - 2025-07-27

By jenny [dot] hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 2 June 2025 Nine projects have been granted funding through the Sustainability Fund and the call for applications concerning Sustainable Idea Exploration. The aim of the call is to take early ideas from research to innovation that can make a difference to society. The funded projects each receive a maximum of SEK 150,000

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-fund-enables-nine-new-projects - 2025-07-28

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 13 December 2024 Leave or renovate and expand? Kemicentrum plays a central role in two of the three alternatives for where the departments of chemistry and physics will be located in the future. Photo: Kennet Ruona Where will the chemists and the physicists be located in the future? A recent report shows that it will

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/major-cost-differences-when-comparing-science-village-options - 2025-07-28

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 29 May 2020 The POInT clinic at the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö welcomes parents with their young children. One of the research nurses who sees them is Annika Björne Fors, who coordinates all sample-taking and appointments related to the study. The aim of the POInT study is to train the immune system to toler

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/intersection-healthcare-and-academia - 2025-07-27

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir (English translation by Linda Eitrem Holmgren)) - published 13 November 2023 Israel left Gaza in 2005 but still controls the borders. According to international law expert Alberto Rinaldi, this could be seen as a continued occupation, which increases Israel's responsibility towards the civilian population of Gaza. Photo:

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/suspected-war-crimes-israel-and-palestine - 2025-07-27

Published 28 February 2014 This autumn, Lund University will offer its first three free open online courses, known as MOOCs. They will be in green economy, global health and European business law. Despite this decision, opinions are still partially divided. Some see MOOCs as a motor for development that will rejuvenate and adapt higher education to new methods of learning. Others fear that the hyp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-light-three-moocs - 2025-07-27

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold and Noomi Egan) - published 31 October 2022 An increased number of floods is considered the major reason for migration in the context of climate change in Bangladeshl. Photo: Moniruzzaman Sazal / Climate Visuals Countdown. The UNFCCC climate meeting COP27 is less than a week away. With evidence growing that green house g

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/loss-and-damage-most-critical-question-cop27 - 2025-07-27

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 17 August 2022 Perhaps we course lecturers can use digital technology to become better at giving feedback and providing a clearer structure to our courses? Maybe digitisation gives us a golden opportunity to rethink content, relevance and what we really want students to think about as they study? Read Sandr

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/what-most-important-students-digital-learning-environment - 2025-07-27

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 11 November 2021 Charlotte Ling leads a research group in epigenetics and diabetes at Lund University. Emma Nilsson and Jones Ofori are two of the team members. Photo: Kennet Ruona Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, not all patients respond to the drug.

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-research-collaboration-can-pave-way-innovation - 2025-07-27

Published 22 September 2017 My recent research trip to Amazon, Colombia was a stark reminder that sustainability science is as much about being at the forefront of knowledge as it is about physically visiting man-made frontiers and conflict areas. View of the rock formations that are characteristic for Chiribiquete I think this has to do with the importance to connect with local communities and pe

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/colombian-amazon-doing-research-complex-environments-torsten-krause - 2025-07-27