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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die young, at least in species where parents are

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. My recent research trip to Amazon, Colombia was a stark reminder that sustainability science is as much about being at the forefront of knowledge as it is about physically visiting man-made frontiers and conflict areas. I think this has to do with the importance to connect with local communities and people and try to

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/colombian-amazon-doing-research-complex-environments-torsten-krause - 2026-06-05

What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help of AI, they can connect a multitude of data that leads to new treatments for kidney cancer – that's at least what the researchers in the EU-project KATY envision. But first, they need to find a common language that all professional groups understand. – It's a challen

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2026-06-05

What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help of AI, they can connect a multitude of data that leads to new treatments for kidney cancer – that's at least what the researchers in the EU-project KATY envision. But first, they need to find a common language that all professional groups understand. – It's a challen

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2026-06-05

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/news-cop21-paris - 2026-06-05

En av tio kvinnor får bröstcancer under sin levnad. De flesta överlever. Men den mentala återhämtningen varierar från person till person. En ny avhandling från institutionen i psykologi vid Lunds universitet har undersökt den personliga förmågan att hantera krissituationer. Tre omständigheter visade sig vara särskilt viktiga. Psykologisk resiliens handlar om vår förmåga att hantera svårigheter och

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/detta-spelar-roll-hur-kvinnor-mentalt-klarar-brostcancer - 2026-06-05

Vilka är människorna som utgör världens ekonomiska eliter – och vad skiljer dem åt mellan länder? I en ny databas har forskare från hela världen samlat individuppgifter om ekonomisk makt i länder som tillsammans står för över hälften av världens BNP. Håkan Johansson, professor vid Lunds universitet och en av forskarna bakom arbetet, ser betydande skillnader – och pekar på att Sverige utmärker sig

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/varldens-ekonomiska-eliter-samlade-i-ny-databas - 2026-06-05

Trots stor och bestående viktnedgång minskar inte den psykiska ohälsan bland unga som gjort kirurgiska ingrepp mot övervikt. Däremot ökar fetmaoperationer risken för tidiga alkoholproblem. Det visar världens största långtidsstudie som gjorts bland unga som genomgått viktkirurgi. Studien är gjord vid bland annat Lunds universitet och Karolinska Institutet. Forskarna har studerat psykisk ohälsa – fö

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/stor-studie-unga-mar-fortsatt-psykiskt-daligt-efter-fetmaoperation - 2026-06-05

En av tio kvinnor får bröstcancer under sin levnad. De flesta överlever. Men den mentala återhämtningen varierar från person till person. En ny avhandling från institutionen i psykologi vid Lunds universitet har undersökt den personliga förmågan att hantera krissituationer. Tre omständigheter visade sig vara särskilt viktiga. Psykologisk resiliens handlar om vår förmåga att hantera svårigheter och

https://www.lu.se/artikel/detta-spelar-roll-hur-kvinnor-mentalt-klarar-brostcancer - 2026-06-06

Vilka är människorna som utgör världens ekonomiska eliter – och vad skiljer dem åt mellan länder? I en ny databas har forskare från hela världen samlat individuppgifter om ekonomisk makt i länder som tillsammans står för över hälften av världens BNP. Håkan Johansson, professor vid Lunds universitet och en av forskarna bakom arbetet, ser betydande skillnader – och pekar på att Sverige utmärker sig

https://www.lu.se/artikel/varldens-ekonomiska-eliter-samlade-i-ny-databas - 2026-06-06

Forests have long been seen as a sink for greenhouse gases. Research conducted by scientists from University of Gothenburg has shown that over a forest rotation of 80 years, forest production on drained peat soil is a large source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. BECC/MERGE researchers Hongxing He and Åsa Kasimir, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, are two of the authors

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/forest-production-drained-peat-release-greenhouse-gases - 2026-06-05

Forests have long been seen as a sink for greenhouse gases. Research conducted by scientists from University of Gothenburg has shown that over a forest rotation of 80 years, forest production on drained peat soil is a large source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. MERGE/BECC researchers Hongxing He and Åsa Kasimir, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, are two of the authors

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/forest-production-drained-peat-release-greenhouse-gases - 2026-06-05

The European Innovation Council Accelerator has awarded Aligned Bio €2.3 million in funding, with the possibility of a further €2.3 million in venture capital. This is to accelerate the company’s investment in the detection of biomarkers at the molecular level using the patented Aerotaxy nanowire production process. This spring, the company is expected to close a new share issue of a further SEK 5

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/eur-23-million-aligned-bio-european-innovation-council-accelerator - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stefan Karlsson has been active as a researcher at Lund University for 25 years and during that time has received many major grants and awards. However, never a gold medal. - It feels like a very great honor because the medal is only awarded every nine years for medical research efforts, says Stefan Karlsson The Royal

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-stefan-karlsson-awarded-gold-medal-research-efforts - 2026-06-05

On Friday 14 February Freja Morris successfully defended her thesis “Tenacious Documents: Exploring the Allure of Documentation in Swedish Compulsory Schools” and is now a doctor in sociology. For over a decade, Swedish teachers have voiced their frustration over the increasing demands for documentation, which they feel detracts from valuable teaching time. Despite various governmental efforts to

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/freja-morris-thesis-highlights-documentation-burden-swedish-schools - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stefan Karlsson has been active as a researcher at Lund University for 25 years and during that time has received many major grants and awards. However, never a gold medal. - It feels like a very great honor because the medal is only awarded every nine years for medical research efforts, says Stefan KarlssonThe Royal

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gold-medal-stefan-karlsson - 2026-06-05

Olof Karis, former Interim Director of MAX IV, has been appointed as the Director of MAX IV following an open recruitment process and the recommendation of the MAX IV Board. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, the host university for MAX IV. MAX IV, Sweden's synchrotron, is fully operational with 16 beamlines and 1400 users yearly from academia and industry. Olof Karis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/olof-karis-becomes-director-max-iv - 2026-06-06

The record-breaking 2025 recruitment drive resulted in leading researchers from around the world choosing Lund University. The University is now launching a new initiative and seeking a total of 14 international researchers in fields such as sustainability. The positions will be distributed across 8 of the University’s 9 faculties. The recruitment is part of the Lund University Programme for Globa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-recruit-more-leading-international-researchers - 2026-06-06

Smokers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, but a higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a large population study led by Lund University in Sweden. The researchers followed more than 350 000 people over several decades, and the results are now published in European Urology. It is well known that smokers have an increased risk of developing various cancers, but there have

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/smoking-worsens-prognosis-men-prostate-cancer - 2026-06-05

George Makau Nduva will defend his thesis: Inferring transmission dynamics from HIV-1 genealogies Date: 2022-03-17 Time: 9:00 Place: I1345, BMC, Sölvegatan 17, Lund or you can join by Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67159008809 External reviewer Professor Christophe Fraser University of Oxford, UK  Inferring transmission dynamics from HIV-1 genealogies — Lund University Summary With a national preva

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/173-thesis-defense-george-makau-nduva-3 - 2026-06-05