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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Hanging bridges are practical when studying le

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examining-forests-world - 2026-06-11

It is time to summarise 2021, a year in which nothing was the same as before, if a year can ever be like another. For me personally, it has been transformative to take over as vice-chancellor of Lund University together with a new management team: deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson and the five pro vice-chancellors Per Mickwitz, Kristina Eneroth, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Jimmie Kristensson and V

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-ring-out-old-year-and-ring-new - 2026-06-12

Exactly one year after Sven met the orthopedic doctor in Lund for the first time, he gets an appointment at the hospital where he is to be operated. The first appointment is for an enrollment interview, during which he will meet an orthopedic specialist, an anesthesiologist, a physiotherapist and a nurse. Sven does not meet the same orthopedic doctor as he did a year ago, but he could feel that th

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-get-ready-surgery-sven - 2026-06-11

For up to 40 years, nearly 800,000 people from Sweden, Norway and Austria have been tracked based on how their BMI and metabolic health – that is, their blood pressure, blood glucose levels and blood fats - affect the risk of suffering from obesity-related cancers. The study shows that those who are metabolically unhealthy are at a higher risk of certain forms of cancer, regardless of their body w

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/metabolic-health-plays-role-obesity-related-cancers - 2026-06-11

The Helsingborg Trade Association wants to recognise the researchers at the Centre for Retail and Logistics (REAL), Lund University, who have made outstanding scientific publications over the past year. This is done through a new excellence scholarship. By supporting academic progress, the aim is to strengthen research excellence in the field. The Helsingborg Trade Association has for many years s

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/excellence-scholarship-promote-quality-and-research-progress-retail-and-logistics - 2026-06-11

Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. As usual, researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences participate in several interesting events. Come and listen to your colleagues! The week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-scientists-sustainability-week-8-13-april - 2026-06-11

Using 150 000 images from the Perseverance space rover, an international research team has studied the Western delta in Jezero crater, Mars, revealing evidence of deltas that advanced into a lake. The new discovery not only provides important keys to the geological history of our neighbouring planet, and it also intensifies the search for life. A cloud of red smoke. And a couple of seconds of unce

https://www.science.lu.se/article/analysis-36-billion-year-old-lake-intensifies-search-life-mars - 2026-06-11

As a way of exploring the need of specific expertise within the area of computational social sciences, the Methods Centre has recruited two research engineers, Maria Lucchetta and Minahil Malik. Their role is to support the faculty's researchers who either have ongoing research projects that include relevant methods or are interested in expanding their method skills. Both Maria and Minahil are int

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-engineers-provide-support-computational-social-sciences - 2026-06-11

When electrons move within a molecule or semiconductor, this occurs on unimaginably short time scales. A Swedish-German has now made significant progress toward a better understanding of these ultrafast processes: The researchers were able to track the dynamics of electrons released from the surface of zinc oxide crystals using laser pulses with spatial resolution in the nanometre range and at pre

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/progress-investigation-ultrafast-electron-dynamics-using-short-light-pulses - 2026-06-11

Over the past 15 years, Lund University has been active in several European collaboration platforms called EIT KICs. But what exactly is a KIC? In short, they are thematic innovation networks within the EU where universities, companies, start-ups, students and entrepreneurs collaborate on societal challenges such as climate, food, culture and water. COOKIES – New blog and newsletter about EIT KIC

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/curious-about-kics-and-what-they-can-offer - 2026-06-12

Renewable and affordable energy is key for societal and economic growth, and for achieving national and global climate goals. Research from LUCSUS is mapping the energy transition in Nepal and has identified how increasing energy access is closely linked to a new political awakening in the country.  "Nepal is a very interesting case study since it has been held up as a case for how a country can t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/double-transition-energy-nepal - 2026-06-11

Today, more than half of the world’s population live in cities, and by mid-century it is predicted that more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. This sees cities at the forefront of sustainability, needing to meet social needs within our ecological boundaries. An overarching guiding roadmap to consider sustainability is the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Go

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-goals-targets-and-indicators-applying-sustainable-development-goals-cities - 2026-06-11

Jana Wrange and Rikard Bengtsson have together with Douglas Brommesson (Linneaus University) published the article "Resilience through total defence: Towards a shared security culture in the Nordic–Baltic region?" in European Journal of International Security. The article departs from an analysis of conceptualizations of total defence and resilience among the Nordic and Baltic countries in combina

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/wrange-and-bengtsson-security-culture-nordic-baltic-region - 2026-06-11

How easy is it to determine which travel route is more sustainable or to adopt a sufficiency approach? IIIEE researcher gives her reflections on her mitigated travel patterns in a new LU blog post series highlighting sustainable travelling. In summer 2023, Lund University launched a new blog series with to shed some light on sustainable travelling. The blog features LU researchers who try to reduc

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-sufficiency-help-define-travel-quality-time-climate-crisis - 2026-06-11

Lund University's innovation office, LU Innovation, works to increase collaboration with external funders that support impact and innovation. This year, it is deepening collaboration with several new funders and offers support through info sessions and application guidance. "We want to make it easier for researchers at Lund University to find the right funding to develop their innovations and impr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-innovation-strengthens-support-financing-innovations-first-out-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2026-06-12

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vem som helst kan få en blodpropp och ärftliga faktorer kan spela en roll. Livsstilsfaktorer som stillasittande, rökning och övervikt kan öka risken. Upp till tio procent av befolkningen drabbas under sin livstid av en blodpropp. Men vad är en blodpropp och går de att undvika? En blodpropp, eller så kallad venös tro

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/vad-ar-en-blodpropp-och-varfor-far-somliga-det - 2026-06-11

Sedan 1950-talet har antalet patienter med artros ökat explosionsartat. Idag är sjukdomen tillsammans med diabetes en av de snabbast växande folksjukdomarna i världen. I ett nytt forskningsprojekt undersöker Andrea Dell’Isola, docent vid institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper Lunds universitet, kopplingen mellan artros och metabola sjukdomar. I Sverige beräknas runt tio procent av befolkningen ha

https://www.lu.se/artikel/vi-blir-aldre-och-tyngre-sjukdomen-artros-okar - 2026-06-12

En ny studie av forskare vid Lunds universitet ger ytterligare stöd för att typ 2-diabetes bör delas in i undergrupper och behandlas på olika sätt. Studien visar att det finns tydliga epigenetiska skillnader mellan olika grupper av diabetespatienter. Epigenetiska markörer kan kopplas till risken de olika undergrupperna har att utveckla vanliga komplikationer vid diabetes, som stroke, hjärtinfarkt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/epigenetiska-markorer-forutspar-risk-komplikationer-vid-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-06-12

SWEAH alumna Anna Nivestam, at the partner university Kristianstad University, is currently publishing a new scientific article on how well Nordic research focuses on the concept of health promotion and on the participation of older adults. Life expectancy is increasing in all the Nordic countries, and health-promoting research is crucial to meet both opportunities and challenges as society has an

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/much-health-promoting-research-sweden-older-adults-are-rarely-involved - 2026-06-11

The frequency of the word "polarisation" in Swedish news media increased by 300% between 2010 and 2021. In the same period, the term's definition evolved, and its contextual meaning would differ depending on whether the context was Swedish or American. Nils Gustafsson and Anamaria Dutceac Segesten contributed to an article studying the use of the word "polarisation" in Swedish newspapers and magaz

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/significant-increase-polarisation-swedish-newspapers - 2026-06-11