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A recent report by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) identifies 24 places across the world that are hotspots for deforestation - and where forests are under threat. A staggering over 43 million of hectares were lost in these areas between 2004 and 2017 - an area roughly the size of Morocco. Torsten Krause, who researches forest hunting, biodiversity and deforestation, comments on the report. What a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-wwf-report-deforestation-fronts - 2025-11-13

Ninety thousand people die in Sweden every year. Despite 80 percent of Sweden’s population stating they would like to donate their organs after death, fewer than 200 people actually become organ donors each year. Why? This is due to, among other reasons, our limited legislation and organs not being made available because of a shortage of intensive care beds. Simply dying is not enough to become an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overstretched-intensive-care-leads-fewer-donations - 2025-11-13

What do human remains really have to do with a museum? When Lund University closed the Department of Anatomy of 1995, its collection of human remains was transferred to the Historical Museum. Now, the museum wants to conduct a proper review of the collection in order to communicate more about it. Human remains in a museum context awaken many feelings. As recently as last year, Lund University hand

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-want-shine-light-dark-chapter - 2025-11-13

Fredrik Nilsson defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 10, 2023. For the last four years, he has explored the use of patient-specific cells in cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease to identify strategies to safeguard these transplanted cells from disease-related degeneration. Now, he tells us about his findings, their potential implications for future therapies, and valuable insights and advi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-replacement-therapy-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-fredrik-nilsson - 2025-11-13

On Saturday, a TEDx conference will be held in Malmö. One of the speakers is Hannah Stanton, a former student at the Department of Strategic Communication, who has the opportunity, in her professional life, to combine what she learned during her studies with experiences from her voluntary work. Here is a very recent interview with Hannah, filled with inspiration and advice to current and future st

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/hannah-stanton-never-compromise-things-you-know-you-are-good - 2025-11-13

Utvecklingen av autoimmun typ 1-diabetes sker i tre steg. Vad som orsakar sjukdomen är okänt. I en översikt av kunskapsläget beskrivs ärftliga och miljömässiga faktorer samt möjligheterna med en tidig upptäckt. - Om vi kan förstå mekanismerna i sjukdomens tidiga stadier hoppas vi kunna förhindra att sjukdomen bryter ut, skriver Simon Regnell, forskare, och Åke Lernmark, professor vid Lunds univers

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/mojligheter-och-utmaningar-med-tidig-diagnos-av-autoimmun-typ-1-diabetes - 2025-11-14

During the pandemic mediators and conflict parties have had to interact, discuss and even negotiate via computer screens. Women negotiators have benefited from this and describe how they experienced the virtual medium as a more equal space since it is more difficult for men to dominate with body language and appearance, for example. This is described by Isabel Bramsen and Anine Hagemann in the art

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/virtual-meetings-more-equal-space-women-peace-negotiators - 2025-11-14

PhD student Martina De Santis will be defending her thesis titled ‘Next generation bioengineering of lung tissue for transplantation’ on Friday 19th February 2021. In this interview, Martina tells us about her research in the Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration group and time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can you tell us about your research? -Over three million people die each year and over 60

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-martina-de-santis - 2025-11-14

Working with people from many different backgrounds, cultures and nationalities is one of the biggest benefits from studying the bachelor's programme in Economy and Society, according to alumnus Felix Danielsson who graduated from the programme in 2023. As well as, doing something fun out of thesis writing, like collecting data in the Scottish lowlands. After graduation, Felix experienced an inten

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/felix-danielsson-alumnus-bsc-economy-and-society-2023 - 2025-11-13

Hösten 1968 kom det första numret av LUM ut. Från att ha varit ett rent informationsblad utvecklades LUM under 70-talet till en journalistisk tidning som var tidigt ute med att anställa vetenskapsjournalister. I takt med att internet vann mark glesades utgivningen ut, fast LUM har enligt läsarundersökningar ändå haft sin relevans. Men nu läggs tidningen ner och vi ser tillbaka på åren som gått. De

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lum-en-tidsspegel-sedan-1968 - 2025-11-14

How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The endocrine system and th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity - 2025-11-13

Doktorspromotionen, UR-föreläsningar, paneldebatt, Debatt i Lund, samordning av cancerforskningen, invigning av MAPCI, LERU, Lärosäten Syd, ReLog, nytt tomtsrättsavtal för ML4, Medicon Village och besök från Kina är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Doktorspromotionen äger rum i dag. Denna högtidsstund är alltid lika fin och det är en stor ära att se alla våra doktorer promoveras, samtidigt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-31-maj - 2025-11-14

Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn In KHM1 gallery IreneMargrethe Kaltenborn´s MFA exhibition Choreographies towards loss set the stage for the audience to enter artworks which echoed loss and a void, full of wonderment and poetics. The gallery was dimly lit and kept minimal, leaving room for the viewer to enter the web of interconnectedness between animals, humans and nature.       What has the process b

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-viii-irene-margrethe-kaltenborn-and-karolina-bergman-engman - 2025-11-13

Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality, this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at Lund University School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make research better – and more open. “Researchers should always pre-register their studies and be open with their data. That way we can avoid bias and hypotheses being changed during

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-findings-noted-research-fails-replicate - 2025-11-13

During the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz will be the new Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), during the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz is currently the Research Director of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), where he is also a research professor.  As of 1 January 2019, he will be Director of the IIIEE and he will be employed as prof

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mickwitz-his-new-position-director-iiiee - 2025-11-14

PhD student Valentina works in the FORMAS-funded project Environmental Human Rights Defenders – Change Agents at the Crossroads of Climate change, Biodiversity and Cultural Conservation. She hopes her research will contribute to an understanding and visibilization of the transformative role that Environmental Human Rights Defenders can play within multiple crises, focusing not only on their experi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-valentina-lomanto-explores-role-environmental-human-rights-defenders-agents-change - 2025-11-13

How should societies adapt to rising seas, floods, and other climate threats? These questions are explored in a new study by LUCSUS researchers. It reveals that the answer is broader than just improved policies – it's about rethinking the very role of law itself. Researchers Ebba Brink, Ana Maria Vargas Falla and Emily Boyd examine how socio-legal processes shape climate vulnerability and resistan

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/rethinking-laws-climate-adaptation-exploring-resistance-flooded-cartagena - 2025-11-13

Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science in June 2024. After more than 15 years at Lund University, her commitment to stopping climate change is stronger than ever. “We need to keep our eyes on the prize and focus on where the problem is to address it.” What has been the most important moment in your career? I got to witness the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. T

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-kimberly-nicholas-mission-combat-climate-change - 2025-11-13

Patients with diabetes or Parkinson’s disease can be cured with stem cells at a clinic in China. Multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy are treated at a stem cell clinic in Mexico, and in Thailand, the deadly disease ALS can be cured with stem cells... at least according to advertising from these and other clinics around the world. Desperate individuals travel there in what has been called

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hyped-hope-shady-stem-cell-clinics-take-advantage-desperate-patients - 2025-11-13

The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria highlight the potential for the climate system to cause loss and damage. “Loss and damage” is a phrase used in different ways by people who work on climate policy, negotiation and adaptation/resilience. A new study clarifies these different perspectives which is a key issue now that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, is e

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clarifying-perspectives-promote-action-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2025-11-13