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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Students tackled overconsumption through setting up a centre for borrowing household items; devised an action plan to ensure that our universities become more sustainable, and explored the potential for art to affect social norms around flying. The Knowledge to Action, K2A, course is all about bringing your theoretica

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/2019-knowledge-action-projects - 2026-07-01

Nätbolagen fortsätter att höja elnätsavgifterna. Professor emeritus Stefan Yard är expert på elnäts­regleringar och reder ut hur den framtida elnätsregleringen kommer att utformas. Nätbolagen fortsätter att höja elnätsavgifterna. Men de förslag Energimarknads­inspektionen (Ei) arbetar på för skärpta intäktsramar för bolagen från 2028 ser att bli en halvmesyr som inte rättar till viktiga fel i de b

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/elnatsbolagen-overkompenseras-pa-kundernas-bekostnad - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Här ett referat från kongressen International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes i Göteborg. Olika forskare ger sin syn på om typ 2 diabetes hos unga människor. Rapportör är barnläkaren Frida Sundberg, Göteborg. Den israeliska barnläkaren Ram Weiss hade fått i uppdrag att sammanfatta kunskapsläget om riske

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ar-typ-2-diabetes-hos-ungdomar-dubbelt-sa-farligt - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Genom att ge stamceller en typ av streckkod har forskare vid Lunds universitet gjort det möjligt att följa såväl stora blodcellspopulationer som enskilda blodceller och se förändring över tid. Bland annat upptäcktes att stamceller genomgår olika stadier där förmågan att återskapa immunceller skiftar. De nya rönen bi

https://www.lu.se/artikel/streckkoder-visar-blodets-familjetrad - 2026-07-01

Tre forskningsprojekt med sammanlagt 10 postdoktorer får anslag i den första omgången av Lunds universitets forskningsprogram för excellens med fokus på Agenda 2030 och hållbar utveckling. Totalt inkom 33 ansökningar och av dessa har 28 granskats av en extern, internationell panel. - Det här är första gången som Lunds universitet lanserar ett så här omfattande excellensprogram inom forskning och d

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/tio-postdoktorer-forst-ut-i-excellensprogrammet-hallbar-utveckling-p - 2026-07-01

While we are inundated with data on rising temperatures, carbon dioxide levels and melting glaciers, there are other areas that are also affected by a warming planet. Political scientist Christie Nicoson explores the relationship between gender, climate change and peace and finds that they are closely linked. She is now receiving the Agenda 2030 Award for 2024. Can you tell us about your backgroun

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/phd-student-christie-nicoson-agenda-2030-award-winner-2024 - 2026-07-01

Det finns äldre som kan stå emot och till och med mildra utsatta situationer. Det visar en ny avhandling från Agata Yadav vid Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper och ansluten till CASE. Äldre människor som bor i utsatta områden i Sverige vill helst bo kvar. I avhandlingen belyses ”utsatta situationer” utifrån boendepreferenser och brist på prisvärda och åldersvänliga bostäder, hälsorelaterad funkti

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/okad-ojamlikhet-och-okunskap-om-utsatta-och-ensamma - 2026-07-01

Förutom minnessvårigheter och andra kognitiva symptom lider de flesta som drabbas av Alzheimers sjukdom också av psykiska besvär. Länge har det varit oklart om dessa uppstår på grund av vävnadsförändringarna i hjärnan, eller om de utgör psykologiska reaktioner till följd av de kognitiva symptomen. En studie vid Lunds universitet har gett nya insikter om de psykiska symptomens uppkomst vid Alzheime

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/psykiska-symptom-vid-alzheimers-sjukdom - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the early 1990s, peacemakers, politicians and researchers believed that growing water shortages would lead to an increasing number of wars and conflicts around the world. It was thought that the disputes in the Middle East would become more difficult to resolve as water resources diminished. However, views have sin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/collaboration-water-offers-great-potential-peace - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you talk about a horrible and life-threatening condition in such a way as to make your audience aware of its existence, but without scaring them so much that they turn a deaf ear? And how do you get money for research into something that most people have barely heard about – or only know of under an old and par

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/spreading-awareness-about-sepsis-common-life-threatening-condition - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUM managed to sneak in an interview with Carita Håkansson before she packs her bags for a hiking trip in Greece. For the first time in many years she has the chance once more to do what she loves the most – to experience nature and landscapes on foot. Thanks to a transplant, she is living a new life. Carita Håkansson

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-got-new-liver-and-new-life - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our everyday lives, we surround ourselves with electronics without really thinking about it. We go to work by car or train, travel by air when we go on holiday, and are reliant on our mobile phones, iPads and laptops. We take the products’ functions for granted, until they suddenly stop working. The fact is that th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-project-produce-more-reliable-electronics - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 scient

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2026-07-01

Megan Andrews is in her second semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “I am originally from Canada, but moved to Sweden four years ago to live with my fiancé. In my home country, I studied psychology

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-megan-andrews - 2026-07-02

Choosing what to study is not always easy. Mohamad, a student on the Swedish Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet) at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), recommends exploring the subjects included in the programme and the opportunities to specialise in the areas you find most interesting. Mohamad became interested in business administr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/natural-science-business-administration-mohamad-found-his-path-lusem - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the graduation ceremony for all the master students at the Faculty of Social Science earlier in June, Stella Zimpfer received the Sparbankstiftelsen award for best master thesis in strategic communication, a thesis focusing on startup branding in the Öresund region. I asked Stella a few questions about her work. St

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/stella-about-her-award-winning-master-thesis-i-hope-my-thesis-helps-get-startups-thinking-about - 2026-07-01

Markus Lahtinen, Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Informatics at Lund University School of Economics and Management, assumed the position of chairman for the think tank Säkerhet för Näringsliv och Samhälle (SNOS, Security for Industry and Society). The SNOS network is a leading actor in security and safety discussions. Through opinion journalism and news dissemination via its platforms

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-new-chairman-sakerhet-naringsliv-och-samhalle - 2026-07-01

Kan spel fungera som en metod för att sprida kunskap och inspirera till handling? Om man frågar Karl Sterner Isaksson och Jagdeep Singh så är svaret på detta ett självklart ja! De är båda aktuella mer varsitt spel om biologisk mångfald respektive matsvinn, och de ser spel som ett sätt att förvandla komplexa miljöutmaningar till något begripligt, engagerande – och roligt! ArtkollKarl Sterner Isakss

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/spela-forandring-mer-biologisk-mangfald-och-mindre-matsvinn-pa-spelbordet - 2026-07-01

During his stay, Professor Detlef F. Sprinz focused on collaboration on the project LiMa – A Liquid Market for Forest Carbon. The project’s goal is to elucidate whether forest carbon can be a major component in the transition towards a greenhouse gas future where net emissions approach zero. Professor Detlef F. Sprinz is a leading expert on climate governance from the Potsdam Institute for Climate

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/guest-researcher-prof-detlef-f-sprinz-working-topic-forest-carbon-removals-becc - 2026-07-01