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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 150 people attended the side event on climate migration at the UN climate summit in Paris on December 1st, that visiting professor Angela Oels organised. Lund University was hosting the side event in collaboration with Lancaster and Hamburg University. The panel had one clear message: There is no simple link between c

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/oelss-panel-cop21-no-simple-link-between-climate-change-and-migration - 2026-06-19

Last week, IIIEE researchers met with partners from the Naturescapes project during a visit to Cartagena, Colombia. As part of the visit they had a chance to dip into the on-going field study and meet the actors that influence the implementation and running of nature-based solutions in cities. The focus of the NATURESCAPES project is nature-based solutions from a landscape perspective. PhD-student

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-fieldwork-nature-based-solutions-colombia - 2026-06-19

During the 8th - 11 th August 2022, the Development Research School held its first doctoral course in Methodology and Field Studies. It took place in Sogakope, Ghana. The doctoral course was organised by the Institute of Statistical, Economic and Social Research (ISSER), in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana, universities of Lund, Gothenburg and Uppsala for doct

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/successful-completion-our-first-course-ghana - 2026-06-19

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a completely new stimulation method, using ultra-thin microelectrodes, to combat severe pain. This provides effective and personalised pain relief without the common side effects from pain relief drugs. The study, which was conducted on rats, has been published in the research journal Science Advances. The lack of a side effect-free treatment

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/pain-relief-without-side-effects-promising-technique-0 - 2026-06-19

Director Barry Ness and Deputy Director Torsten Krause are deeply honoured and proud of Lund University’s remarkable achievement of securing the top position in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The ranking includes around 2,000 higher education institutions from about 100 countries and measures how universities contribute to a sustainable future – through research, education,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-director-and-deputy-director-reflect-lund-universitys-top-ranking-sustainability - 2026-06-19

Alzheimer's Association recently released recommendations about using blood-based biomarkers to detect Alzheimer’s disease. The recommendations are based on research conducted by Oskar Hansson, one of MultiPark’s research group leaders. “Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s are already improving the design of clinical trials, and they are very likely to revolutionize the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-researcher-behind-alzheimers-association-recommendations-about-use-alzheimers-blood-tests - 2026-06-19

Eleven postdocs from around the world, with a particular interest in research in ageing and health, visited Lund University at the beginning of the new year. Mentoring programs, constructive feedback on project proposals, CV and career plans were on the agenda when the national research school SWEAH arranged a workshop. The workshop on mentoring on 25th January was held by licensed psychologist Ka

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/so-can-alumni-structure-their-research-career - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a collaborative study, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center and University College London have developed a novel method of isolating ‘young’ stem cells still present in old mice. They show that activity of mitochondria, the power generators of the cell, is a stronger indicator of stem cell fitness than age and is

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/novel-approach-identifies-young-stem-cells-old-mice - 2026-06-20

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Insulinceller från patienter med typ 1-diabetes kan återfå förmågan att producera insulin i laboratorium. Förmågan förbättrades dessutom ytterligare redan några dagar utanför kroppen, visar en studie med forskare från Norge och Sverige. - Våra fynd kan betyda att insulinproduktionen delvis kan återupptas ifall vi ka

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/skadade-insulinceller-aterfar-sin-formaga - 2026-06-19

Nu är vi äntligen här, efter stort engagemang och med många spännande idéer från stora delar av universitet. Den 23 juni fattades rektorsbeslutet om fem profilområden för Lunds universitet 2022-2030. De utsedda profilområdena är: Human Rights in a Polarized World Light and materials – from fundamental understanding to industrial and societal needs Natural and artificial cognition: 1, 2, many. Proa

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/fem-profilomraden-har-valts-ut-i-en-process-som-synliggjort-starka-kunskapsmiljoer - 2026-06-20

What do abortion and contraceptives have to do with the environment and sustainable development? Quite a lot, actually! Breastfeeding is also of importance to the environment which is highlighted in connection with International Day of the Midwife 2024. The importance of strengthening sexual and reproductive health and rights is addressed in several of the global sustainability goals in Agenda 203

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/international-day-midwife-sustainability-focus - 2026-06-19

The jury has unanimously agreed to award the Susanne Iwarsson Sohlberg Prize. To be eligible, the candidate must have built up a strong research group and initiated research of great importance for the development of gerontology. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the Nordic Gerontology Congress - 26NKG - in Odense on June 8. The prize goes to a researcher working in a Nordic

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/susanne-iwarsson-awarded-sohlberg-prize-nordic-regions-largest-prize-aging-research - 2026-06-19

The jury has unanimously agreed to award the Susanne Iwarsson Sohlberg Prize. To be eligible, the candidate must have built up a strong research group and initiated research of great importance for the development of gerontology. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the Nordic Gerontology Congress - 26NKG - in Odense on June 8. The prize goes to a researcher working in a Nordic

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/susanne-iwarsson-awarded-sohlberg-prize-nordic-regions-largest-prize-ageing-research - 2026-06-19

After a long break due to the pandemic the WCMM Research Day has been organized in its full form on-site again. It brought WCMM researchers, communicators, economist, the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members, the director Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, and co-directors Jonas Larsson and Lars Dahlin, the two newly recruited DDLS fellows and everyone else invited together to embrace the excellent t

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-research-day-organization-committee - 2026-06-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Managementkonsulternas lösningar saknar allt som oftast stabilt stöd i seriös forskning. Det borde egentligen vara högst kontroversiellt att chefer och politiker väljer att följa råden från dessa karriärister med begränsad erfarenhet, skriver Johan Alvehus, lektor vid Institutionen för service management och tjänste

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-ifragasatta-konsulternas-trams - 2026-06-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Finland har sedan länge den högsta andelen typ 1 diabetiker i världen. Nu visar en ny kartläggning att ökningstakten är större än någonsin och att den är störst bland barn under fyra år. I flera decennier har Finland haft den högsta andelen typ 1 diabetes i världen. Den nya kartläggningen som spänner över insjuknand

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ovantad-snabb-okning-av-diabetes-bland-finska-barn - 2026-06-19

Törnskator flyger tusentals kilometer till Afrika – och gör det med förbluffande precision. Med hjälp av ny teknik har forskare i Lund lyckats följa fåglarnas resor i detalj. Det visar sig att de kan ha ett mer komplext, genetiskt flyttprogram än forskarna tidigare kunnat visa. – Vi kan nu i realtid följa var fågeln är under året, hur den har kommit dit och exakt hur lång tid det tog. Varje fågel

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-teknik-avslojar-flyttfaglarnas-forbluffande-flygprecision - 2026-06-20

In an event on Europe Day 2025, Maria Strömvik from the Centre for European Studies spoke on the importance of the Öresund Bridge as an example of European integration. Together with students who shared personal experiences she criticised the border controls and outlined a number of scenarios that could be instrumental for their abolishment. On May 9, Europe celebrates Europe Day. This year marks

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/bridging-border-bewtween-sweden-and-denmark - 2026-06-19

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/university-administrative-award-recognises-work-ravensbruck-archive - 2026-06-19

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/respite-ukrainian-students-through-collaboration-lund - 2026-06-20