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In this thesis, an instrument using a broadband light beam for remote sensing of insects was developed. The thickness of a free-flying insect wing was measured at a distance of 85 m and with an accuracy of 2 nm. Insects play a key role in the ecosystem and are essential for biodiversity. Detecting and monitoring the millions of insects in our environment is a major challenge. The use of lasers and

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/remote-sensing-insects-laser-light-finished-master-project - 2026-05-07

Physical geographer Alex Vermeulen, who leads the work on the ICOS Carbon Portal, was the editor of a new publication on greenhouse gas flows that has received significant international recognition. It was recently presented at the UN Climate Summit in Baku. Alex, you've been working with the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin again this year. What do the results look like?– Concentrations of all major green

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-draws-attention-dark-report-greenhouse-gases - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The ability of global ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide is regulated to a large extent by the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. With lower plant access to these nutrients, greater volumes of carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere, instead of being absorbed by forests and other ecosystems. A new study has now charte

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-solves-old-climate-mystery-about-ecosystems-nutrient-limitation - 2026-05-07

The new project Coop4PEDs aims to generate transferable knowledge, planning tools, and guidelines for cities seeking to integrate cooperative led energy models into their strategic climate work. IIIEE is a partner in the new European research project Coop4PEDs (Cooperatives as drivers of urban energy strategies and collaborative PED transformation). The project investigates how cooperatives can ac

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-joins-new-eu-project-cooperatives-drivers-positive-energy-districts - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Agroforestry combines agricultural and silvicultural practices to produce food, wood, and other products. Agroforestry systems have been increasingly promoted as land-use systems that can support nature conservation, especially in the tropics, where it has also been gaining recognition as a tool for reducing poverty,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-study-motivations-and-limitations-small-scale-farmers-implement-agroforestry-systems-north - 2026-05-07

As we struggle with environmental and societal crises, there's a growing need to rethink the foundational ideas of industrial modernity according to Laur Kanger, Professor of Sustainability Transitions, who was the invited guest speaker at a policy seminar hosted by CIRCLE and SIRI. In his talk, Laur Kanger pointed out that industrial modernity has had a great impact on our society as the driver o

https://www.circle.lu.se/article/fixing-21st-century-problems-19th-century-ideas-call-new-thinking - 2026-05-07

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolundian-gets-grant-greener-catalysts - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jonna Pettersson defended her dissertation "Incalculable Community" today at one o'clock in Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund. External reviewer: Associate professor Lars Toender, University of Melbourne.Jonna Pettersson  AbstractThis thesis argues that the Western thinking of political community

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jonna-pettersson-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fredagkväll i Lund och strax ska Mikael Dolsten, hyllad forskningschef och gästprofessor i farmakologi vid Medicinska fakulteten, berätta den osannolika, men sanna, historien om hur det gick till när hans företag på nio månader tog fram ett av de vaccin som kan frälsa oss från pandemin. Det borde tagit nio år, om de

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/gastprofessorn-berattade-den-hapnadsvackande-historien-om-vaccinet-som-kan-radda-oss-fran-pandemin - 2026-05-07

Det var inte ett helt okontroversiellt beslut att samla cancerforskarna i Astras övergivna lokaler för tio år sedan. Carl Borrebaeck var vice­rektor på den tiden och drev på flytten, som i sig kostade 50 miljoner i centrala universitetskronor. – Jag var inte särskilt populär bland dekanerna då, säger han. Men nu har Medicon Village visat sig vara ett lyckokast och en nationell resurs. Idag är det

https://www.lu.se/artikel/medicon-village-fran-ifragasatt-satsning-till-hyllad-tioaring - 2026-05-08

Riksbanken rekordhöjer räntan – energipriserna skjuter i höjden. Hur påverkar bistrare ekonomiska tider hur vi klär oss? Historiskt sett har recession inte inneburit att vi slutat klä oss elegant. Däremot har vi återanvänt kostsamma festkläder och istället köpt enskilda lyxprodukter. Och kortare kjolar i tider av lågkonjunktur är en myt. – I knappa tider tenderar vi att konsumera det som inte gräv

https://www.lu.se/artikel/darfor-koper-vi-lyxlappstift-i-tider-av-ekonomisk-kris - 2026-05-08

Läkare ska hålla så kallade brytpunktssamtal i livets slutskede med obotligt sjuka patienter. Men många gånger ges inga sådana samtal, visar en ny studie vid Lunds universitet. Ett tidsperspektiv skulle kunna hjälpa läkarna att förstå vad patienterna behöver. – Ett ramverk för samtal utifrån år, månader och dagar skulle underlätta för att låta samtal om livets slutskede vara den process det är. De

https://www.lu.se/artikel/patienter-gar-miste-om-samtal-i-livets-slutskede - 2026-05-08

Researchers at Lund and Gothenburg Universities have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems. The method, now published in Nature Communications, opens up a future where bioelectronics can be implanted in and removed from the body without surgery. Electrotherapy is a medical treatment method that uses electrical currents to sti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2026-05-07

Some years ago, Sven Bjerstedt researched the forgotten Finnish American musician and composer Einar Swan (1903–40) who wrote the immortal song, “When Your Lover Has Gone”. Bjerstedt published an 80-page biography )and participated in one-hour TV and radio documentaries on Einar Swan.Recently, Finland’s former prime minister Esko Aho translated Bjerstedt’s Swan biography into Finnish and included

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/finnish-translation-sven-bjerstedts-research-about-composer-einar-swan - 2026-05-07

The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate from Joao Duartes group, defended her thesis “Bioactive lipids as neuroprotective targets in type 2 diabetes” on the 1st of March in Belfragesalen at BMC. In her thesis, Cecilia has explored the change in the lipidome and the consequences for brain function in type 2 diabetes (T2D). In metabolic diseases, such as obesity a

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-1 - 2026-05-07

Alexander Pietras, Associate Professor at Lund University, have been awarded an European Research Council Consolidator Grant (ERC-CoG) for the project - RESISTANCEPROGRAMS. The research group will explore and exploite the post-radiotherapy brain microenvironment for therapeutic opportunities in malignant brain tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest form of brain tumor, occurs in both

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/euroupean-research-council-consolidator-grant-alexander-pietras - 2026-05-07

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/ann-christine-hartzen-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-07

The first call for applications, Sustainable Idea Exploration, within the University’s Sustainability Fund opened during the autumn. The aim is to explore the innovative potential of sustainability-related research projects at an early stage. Four projects have now been granted funding. One of the projekts addresses text mining for environmental science and was applied for by Sonja Aits, Departmen

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/project-text-mining-environmental-science-gets-funding-universitys-sustainability-fund - 2026-05-07

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/thomas-holst-awarded-lunas-pedagogical-prize - 2026-05-07

Lund University offers commissioned education programs aimed at companies, organisations and authorities to develop their business and staff. One such program – Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions - is developed by the IIIEE in collaboration with LUCE (Lund University Commissioned Education). This summer, the IIIEE and LUCE had the pleasure of welcoming alumni and current par

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-sweden-week-programme-innovation-governance-urban-nature-based-solutions - 2026-05-07