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Not a sex toy – but a toy for adults. For the 38th consecutive year, HUI Research has announced The Christmas Gift of the Year — a product that captures the spirit of the times. The winner should be something new, or newly relevant, that reflects today’s society and sells widely, either in value or in volume.This year’s choice, the adult toy, reflects both demographic and cultural shifts. Sweden’s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/christmas-gift-2025-playtime-grown-ups - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the Development Research Day 2016: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030. The Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their research w

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2016 - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Where did I put my sunglasses? Where have the car keys got to, what is the door code to Lisa’s building, and what did I do yesterday afternoon? We all know how irritating it can be when our memory doesn’t work as it should. However, it can be difficult to know what is a ‘normal’ poor memory and what is the result of d

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/multiple-explanations-memory-problems - 2026-07-09

Early diagnosis is key to receiving proper care and advancing research on future therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia with Lewy bodies. New research from Skåne University Hospital and Lund University shows that combining a simple smell test with advanced spinal fluid analysis can predict these diseases with high accuracy, while sparing nearly half of patients f

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/smell-test-cuts-need-invasive-parkinsons-screening - 2026-07-09

The heads of the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology have agreed on a proposed name for a joint department, contingent upon a co-organisation decision in September. Below is a background on how the departmental representatives, tasked with developing name proposals, have crafted the pre

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/name-suggestions-potential-joint-department - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exporting the Swedish welfare model is not a good idea. At least not as a recipe for achieving a more sustainable society, says Professor Max Koch, manager of a research team that links the climate crisis with welfare. Sweden’s relatively low carbon emissions, despite a high gross domestic product, are partly due to t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-success-terms-economic-growth-devastating-our-climate - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, according to an old saying. So what about successful women? And what about couples where both are successful – how do they manage family life? LUM met Olle Melander and Marju Orho-Melander, who are among the Lund University researchers to have been awarded most prizes an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planning-key-success-researcher-couple - 2026-07-09

On 30 September, Heather Schoonover will defend her PhD thesis entitled "Business Models for Sustainable Consumption: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Rental and Reuse of Home Furnishings." Heather's work focuses on business models that can facilitate sustainable consumption practices, primarily regarding rental and reuse of home furnishings and other consumer goods. In her thesis, she aims

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-phd-thesis-defence-business-models-sustainable-consumption - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ...Henrik Hagelin, physical geographer who was awarded ’Innovationspriset 2019’, in the category for students, by Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne bank, for his wildfire spread modelling tool. Why were you awarded the Innovationspriset 2019?I am developing a modelling system called WISE-FASS (Wildfire Spread Estim

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/hello-there - 2026-07-09

Does negotiating Sweden's NATO membership mean that the government is prepared to tinker with basic human rights and values? According to two political scientists, there is a risk of this happening. In the summer of 2022, Turkey, Sweden and Finland proposed an agreement that would see Turkey's NATO applications approved. The agreement was signed at a NATO meeting in Madrid. Although Turkey suspend

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sweden-must-stand-turkey-conflict-over-values - 2026-07-09

A large amount of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. One third of the population is more sensitive to melatonin and face a higher risk of getting typ 2-diabetes. Why this is so is a question for Claire Lyons to answer. Learn more about her and her research. Our body clock, or circadian rhythm, controls our daily activities over a 24h period but sometimes this rhythm can

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/easd-melatonin-and-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-09

A large number of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-07-09

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-information-evening-huntingtons-disease - 2026-07-09

At the June meeting we will be visited by Tomas Brage, professor at LTH, who runs a training programme for critical friends to raise awareness of how unconscious bias affects our academic environments. NOTE: This meeting will be held in English.At the meeting you will also meet Anders P Håkansson, chairman of the Teacher Appointment Board (Lärarförslagsnämnden) and Emma Idman, Head of Research & M

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-116-training-programme-critical-friends - 2026-07-09

Jens Alfred Raahauge In Jens Alfred Raahauge´s MFA exhibition “Bordurien-Flintholm” the space was filled with paintings in vibrant colors. Moving through the space, I was meet by numerous works, all of them drawing me in with imagery which either surprised me or reminded me of memories of my own.      What has the process been like creating this MFA exhibition?     Looking back, pretty smooth actu

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-vii-jens-alfred-raahauge-and-ida-brockmann - 2026-07-09

A new programme at Lund University is giving social and behavioural scientists the time, tools and community to turn research into real-world change. This spring, the Faculty of Social Sciences  launched the Social Impact Lab — in collaboration with LU Innovation — to help researchers translate their work into societal benefit.The initiative challenges the STEM-dominated innovation landscape by pl

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-launches-social-impact-lab-social-and-behavioural-scientists - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The network Women IN Great Sciences – WINGS – is happy to invite you to the workshop A toolbox for academic productivity and stress management!Aim: The aims of the workshop are 1) to provide new work strategies and to shift the focus from what you are working with and the content to how you are working and the process

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/workshop-doctoral-students - 2026-07-09

Public Art Agency Sweden often collaborates with Akademiska Hus to arrange public art on campuses around the country. Such installations are virtually cost-free for Lund University – the only thing we need to do is take part in collaborative groups to discuss the establishment of artworks and to assist and spread information about it. It is fantastic that in this way we gain access to new and exci

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-light-and-sound-campus-during-darkest-time - 2026-07-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that the rapid increase in land use in the world's tropical areas is affecting the global carbon cycle more than was previously known. By studying data from a new satellite imaging system, the researchers also found that the biomass in tropic

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/increasing-tropical-land-use-disrupting-carbon-cycle - 2026-07-09