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Just over two weeks after the climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world’s countries are meeting again, this time to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss of biodiversity. The issue is less well-known than the climate crisis and no framework corresponding to the Paris agreement is in place – something that many people hope the December summit in Montreal will rectify. It i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/it-time-put-biodiversity-agenda-five-lund-researchers-challenges-cop15 - 2026-05-01

Principal Investigator Christopher Douse and the Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics research group join Lund Stem Cell Center, where they will explore the control and influence of ‘genomic dark matter’ in human brain development. Motivated by fundamental questions about mechanisms underpinning human disease, Christopher Douse’s research interests have gradually shifted from the natural sciences to

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-research-group-led-christopher-douse-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Off the coast at Haväng, forests several thousands of years old are hidden below the sea. When researchers dive down to examine the well-preserved tree-trunks, they are literally diving deep into human history. Arne Sjöström gets ready for another sea dive. The morning sun is glittering on the calm surface of the Balt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studying-stone-age-forest-under-sea - 2026-05-01

SWEAH PhD student William Son Galanza at Lund University is back in business after a visit at University of Bologna in Italy, during March to May. – I am surprised by how advanced their research on fall prediction and smart assistive technology is, such as a prototype of smart crutches that allows biofeedback and telemonitoring, he says. William Son Galanza went to meet his mentor from his affilia

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/back-italy-i-felt-potential-international-and-interdisciplinary-work - 2026-05-01

In a pioneering nano experiment, a research team in Lund has succeeded in constructing a new and very efficient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future quantum computers. Microwaves are a collective term for electromagnetic radiation in the higher radio frequency bands; they can be used for everything from warming up fish dishes to searching for extrater

https://www.science.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-microwaves-could-result-better-quantum-computers - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is done, the water is likely to turn even browner – however, there is hope. Supported by a new study, researchers from Lun

https://www.science.lu.se/article/how-changes-land-use-could-reduce-browning-lakes - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We tend to favour ourselves and our own group. We also underestimate future risks. So says evolutionary biologist Jessica Abbott about human ability – and inability – to deal with global challenges. Evolutionary biologist Jessica Abbott. “Compared to other anthropoids, such as chimpanzees and gorillas, we are skilled

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-must-not-be-too-taxing - 2026-05-01

What happens when scientists, municipal actors, and private sector stakeholders from six European countries come together to question the future of aquathermal energy? At LUCSUS, we just found out. June 17 to 19, the Interreg North Sea WaterWarmth partner meeting took place in Lund, hosting partners from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. LUCSUS’s researchers Sara Broo

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ideas-action-shaping-aquathermal-futures - 2026-05-01

Several recent surveys indicate high levels of mental health problems among PhD students. Together with reports that PhD studies are often characterized by, among other things, a high workload, long working hours, and future job insecurity, this evidence has given rise to a broad discussion about a mental health crisis in graduate education. However, since survey evidence often relies on smaller a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/phd-studies-may-trigger-mental-health-problems - 2026-05-01

From climate change disasters to the war in Ukraine and the shaky global economy, there is a growing and palpable sense of living in a time of perpetual crisis and uncertainty. How do crises and uncertain times affect place brands and what are the implications for research? In October, a unique and world-leading conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss today's challe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/place-branding-times-crisis-and-uncertainty - 2026-05-01

In a pioneering nanoexperiment, a research team in Lund has succeeded in constructing a new and very effecient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future quantum computers. Microwaves are a collective term for electromagnetic radiation in the higher radio frequency bands; they can be used for everything from warming up fish dishes to searching for extraterr

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/successful-experiment-microwaves-could-result-better-quantum-computers - 2026-05-01

Efforts to strengthen leadership and protect academic freedom are underway, including new leadership programmes and a management forum. A project for academic leadership has also been established. Efforts to strengthen leadershipSome years ago, we completed a study on the leadership of the future at Lund University. The study gave rise to a number of recommendations, resulting in the introduction

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strengthening-leadership-and-redoubling-efforts-academic-freedom - 2026-05-02

International text theft is difficult to deal with, especially for individual researchers. The University should take the lead, and find out how plagiarism issues are dealt with in different countries and what authorities exist there. So says Haro de Grauw, the doctoral student ombudsman. “The University could have such a resource, and gather knowledge on how such issues are handled in different c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-knowledge-needed-about-plagiarism - 2026-05-02

Today Sarai-Anne Ikenze succesfully defended her doctoral thesis ‘Policy Choices in African Structural Adjustment: An Exploration of Sectoral Continuity’, in which she descriptively demonstrates significant continuity over time in terms of which sectors were prioritized and the policy approaches used to structure economic activity within those sectors in ten Sub-Saharan African countries between t

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sarai-anne-ikenze-has-defended-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can insulin absorbed in small doses through food in early childhood get the immune system accustomed to insulin and thereby delay – or prevent – type 1 diabetes? Researchers hope to find the answer through POInT, a study starting in Skåne this autumn. Newborn babies in Skåne with a high risk of autoimmune diabetes (ty

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-babies-skane-prevent-type-1-diabetes - 2026-05-01

Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been selected as a candidate for Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). The ISSCR is a leading global society for stem cell research, bringing together scientists, clinicians, industry representatives and policy experts from across the field and th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-selected-candidate-vice-president-isscr - 2026-05-01

The Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2021 Best Thesis Award to Agnes Baude for her Master of Law thesis on the European Arrest warrant and the rule of law. Agnes Baude’s thesis is called “Protecting the European Union Rule of Law through national court scrutiny? – A case-study of L and P from the CJEU and the importance of the Union’s fundamental values in the context of European extrad

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/baude-receives-best-thesis-award-2021 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Dutch pilot, a safety manager from Australia, an average-adjuster from Denmark and twelve others who work with safety in high-risk industries came together a week before Christmas in Lund to hone their critical thinking skills. They are all studying the distance-learning MSc in Human Factors and System Safety, and i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2026-05-01

An international research team led from Lund University, has identified epigenetic biomarkers that can predict which people with type 2 diabetes are at risk of cardiovascular disease. The study is now published in Cell Reports Medicine. People with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, anginas and other coronary heart diseases than healthy people. Therefo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/biomarkers-reveal-risk-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-01

Cities around the world are running experiments to address climate change and sustainability challenges - from new mobility trials and energy pilots to green space projects and circular economy initiatives. Yet too often, these efforts remain small, isolated, or disappear once funding ends. Researchers from the IIIEE, Professor Kes McCormick and Senior Lecturer Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, have contrib

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/future-urban-experimentation-through-ten-critical-lessons-decades-practice - 2026-05-01