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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Right now, everything is focused on managing the coronavirus. However, even before COVID-19, viral pandemics around the world were increasing and the ’ordinary’ influenza virus and common cold virus cost society enormous amounts of money each year. Swedish virus researchers say they could improve the world with the he
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/virus-war - 2026-05-27
When in life we gain weight can have a significant impact on our health many years later. In a study involving over 600,000 people, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how changes in weight between the ages of 17 and 60 are linked to the risk of dying from various diseases. The results show a clear pattern: weight gain early in adulthood has the greatest impact. It has long
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/early-weight-gain-can-have-lifelong-consequences - 2026-05-27
COP16 in Cali, Colombia, is the first Conference of the Parties since the adoption of the landmark Biodiversity Plan in 2022 in which countries pledged to save 30 percent of Earth’s land and sea for nature by 2030. PhD student Valentina Lomanto is attending COP, which takes place 21 October – 1 November 2024, as a representative for the LUCSUS project Environmental Human Rights Defenders. In this
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-are-ideal-outcomes-cop16 - 2026-05-27
When in life we gain weight can have a significant impact on our health many years later. In a study involving over 600,000 people, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how changes in weight between the ages of 17 and 60 are linked to the risk of dying from various diseases. The results show a clear pattern: weight gain early in adulthood has the greatest impact. It has long
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/early-weight-gain-can-have-lifelong-consequences - 2026-05-27
Sweden's kidney exchange programme has been operational since 2018 and will soon be expanded to include the entire EU. The programme has meant that previous patient waiting times of up to two years have been reduced to just six months. Tommy Andersson, Professor of Economics at Lund University School of Economics and Management, never imagined his research would one day lead to this - but his joy,
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-money - 2026-05-27
Petra Holmberg won the Researchers’ Grand Prix heat in Helsingborg on 7 October. She presented her research – on the risks involved when 80 per cent of Gen Z use chatbots to manage stress or anxiety – to an audience of over 500 upper secondary school pupils. In her presentation she talked to an animated chatbot to illustrate how AI can give destructive advice to young people who already feel unwel
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winner-petra-holmberg-will-represent-lund-university-researchers-grand-prix-2025 - 2026-05-28
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cross-disciplinary collaborations, the development of new technology and investment in a technical laboratory are key success factors, according to Professor Susanne Åkesson, coordinator of CAnMove, which is now preparing for its mid-way evaluation. The research in CAnMove was awarded a Linnaeus grant in 2008. Susanne
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cross-disciplinary-approach-factor-canmoves-success - 2026-05-27
The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has recommended a new national initiative in polar research for funding as part of the government programme on Strategic Research Areas. The Department for Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) is a co-applicant for the proposal, which is led by Stockholm University. It brings together several universities in a long-term collaboration. Although the
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-funding-polar-research - 2026-05-27
Generative AI is quickly changing the way we work, learn and create knowledge. To address this development, a new AI policy has been developed to provide employees and students with guiding principles on how to use the technology in a responsible, ethical and transparent manner. What does the policy entail?The policy states that generative AI is to assist, not replace, users’ skills and creativity
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ai-policy-provide-guidance - 2026-05-28
Dr. Olle Lindvall, recently awarded a jubilee doctorate from Lund University, has spent more than fifty years studying the brain and how to repair it. His work has turned ideas that once seemed like science fiction into scientific reality. Looking back on his journey from curious medical student to clinical neuroscientist, he talks about his accomplishments, the challenges he faced, and gives advi
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2026-05-27
Since his graduation from the master’s programme in Management in 2018, alumnus Glenn Lio has been on quite the adventure, from military training in Taiwan to rubbing elbows with business leaders in chambers of commerce. Personal reflection, the vivid student life and the importance of community are Glenn’s key learnings from his LUSEM days and experiences he still finds great use for in his job a
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/glenn-lio-alumnus-msc-management-2018 - 2026-05-27
As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2026-05-27
BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2026-05-27
Visible matter in the universe represents only five per cent of everything that exists. The rest is invisible dark matter and dark energy. Particle physicist Ruth Pöttgen is one of the Lund University researchers involved in the search for the mysterious dark matter of the universe. She is standing at her whiteboard in a small office at Fysicum. With the help of her pen, Ruth Pöttgen tries to pain
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-shadow-invisible - 2026-05-28
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How have you persuaded 5 000 lorry drivers to get involved in a project on cabotage – and what is it? “Cabotage is domestic transport carried out by foreign carriers. This could be freight or passenger transport. Within the EU, there is a narrower definition as given in the ‘CMR waybill’ that accompanies transported g
A unique long-term study, in which samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have collected samples every year from hundreds of blue tits in a single population at a local breeding area outside Lund. This has prov
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Come and watch this film with us at November 4, at 4 pm! FIKA will be served here at 3 30 pm. The Seven Doors is a local story told from a universal perspective. Instead of foregrounding “our values”, it questions the status quo, and also makes inroads for imagining less cynical alternatives—to prioritize inclusion ra
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/seven-doors-documentary-film-film-maker-and-researcher-mehmet-mim-kurt - 2026-05-27
A unique long-term study, in which biological samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have collected samples every year from hundreds of blue tits in a single population at a local breeding area outside Lund. Th
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Zaal Kokaia, professor of neurology at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund and former chairman of Lund Stem Cell Center, is this year's winner of the Bengt Falck Prize in Neuroscience. He receives the award for his many years of research on stroke, presented to him by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Erik
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stroke-researcher-receives-bengt-falcks-award - 2026-05-27
