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Hello there, Johan Tham, reader in clinical infectious medicine at the medical school's semester 7 and Kajsa Ericson Lindquist, teacher of practical clinical pathology at semester 4. Both of them have been awarded the quality stamp "Cor" by the Medical Education Council and the students of the medical program. Johan Tham:Really taking time for the patient and giving them a little extra love and ca
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clarifying-perspectives-promote-action-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2026-06-27
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
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 - 2026-06-27
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 - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Everyone knows about source criticism, but researchers Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin want to emphasise source confidence. “There has been an intensive focus on the critical aspect. Pupils leave school with the attitude that you cannot trust anything, so source confidence is an important complement to source criticism.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-strike-blow-source-confidence - 2026-06-27
Lund University, Future By Lund and Tetra Pak are now jointly focusing on bioprocess technology and new solutions in the sustainable production of food and materials. Lund University School of Economics and Management is also part of the initiative that goes under the name Biotech Heights. For Thomas Kalling and his colleagues this is a natural continuation of research on the food industry and its
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/strategic-perspectives-food-future-new-biotech-heights - 2026-06-27
Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-06-28
A Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at Lund University shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries – the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause heart attacks. The study also links dietary pattern to the composition of the plaques, i.e. how potentially dangerous they are. Using advanced cardiac imaging,
A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a week. The results have been widely discussed across social media – but the results have in many cases been misinterpreted. Two of the authors, Associate Professor Yang de Marinis (YDM) and Professor Ma
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A few weeks after the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan in Stockholm, researchers caution against describing reality as a black-and-white struggle between good and evil. If you want to protect society against extremism, it is important that you understand how and why it occurs. Although radicalised youth who return f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/segregation-graver-threat-isis-returnees-long-run - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year, Sweden celebrates a century of democracy and fair elections are seen as self-evident. How did our democracy develop and how did we get rid of election fraud? One of your researchers has now examined the country’s election fraud history and its underlying causes – from 1719 to the early 1900s. The conclusion
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/how-sweden-became-one-worlds-most-stable-democracies - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Colleagues who assume responsibility for the big picture at their workplace nurture the leadership culture that Torbjörn von Schantz wants to see at his University. The heads of department, managers and deans of the future need to consider what is best for the University as a whole in addition to their own area. Torbj
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaders-future-should-assume-responsibility-university-whole - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For many years, professor of Chinese Michael Schoenhals compiled a substantial archive containing material from the Cultural Revolution in China. He is now donating this unique collection to the Lund University Library. Michael Schoenhals. The Cultural Revolution took place from 1966 to 1976 – a period about which not
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/memories-cultural-revolution - 2026-06-27
This Regional Outlook provides insight into an emerging environmental hazard: dust storms in the Middle East, one of the driest regions in the world. It also sheds light on the typical drivers and new technologies that can help investigate this phenomenon. Some sustainable mitigation measures are also discussed. Significant changes in recent years, such as population growth and climate change, hav
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-dust-storms-middle-east-insights-satellite-data-and-ai - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From despair to transformation: evidence-backed ways to think and act on the nature crisis. Looking at the bigger pictureThe UN Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has just published a global assessment of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people. Compi
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-research-biodiversity-comment-ipbes-global-assessment-report - 2026-06-27
Food preparedness has in a short time become a central issue in both research and public debate. The way we produce, distribute and consume food is shaped by global dependencies, climate change and an increasingly uncertain global situation. LTH’s Cecilia Tullberg is the director of FORCE, a knowledge centre that brings together researchers from multiple disciplines and actors across Sweden’s food
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/how-do-we-prepare-food-system-uncertain-future-force-builds-new-knowledge - 2026-06-27
The capacity development programme Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development is part of a larger project, which aims to strengthen the development and use of science, technology, and innovation (STI) indicators in Africa. The fourth iteration of the programme took place in 2025. Laurinda Macamo from MozambiqueLaurinda Macamo is an alumna of Lund University’s capacity de
2023 is set to be a watershed year for climate litigation cases globally. Also in Sweden, where the youth organisation Aurora is suing the Swedish state for insufficient climate action. LUCSUS postdoctoral researcher Salvatore Paolo De Rosa explains the aims and arguments of the current wave of climate litigation cases, and reflects on their impacts both within and outside the courts. Why are we s
Sarah Warsi will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 4th of October 2022. Driven by the desire to improve patient outcomes, she has dedicated the last several years to studying both in the clinic and the lab. During that time, her research efforts have centered on a better understanding of the functionality and fate of blood stem cells to contribute to developing improved clinical therapies for patient
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sarah-warsi - 2026-06-27
