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In 2016, a forgotten archival treasure was found in the cellar of the Department of Geology. The material included a unique map of Iceland from 1844 and a geological map of the whole of New Zealand dated 1869. Now 322 works have been restored and plans are afoot for an exhibition. Through arched windows, a pale November light faintly illuminates the Hansen conference room on the fourth floor of th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-treasure-trove-maps-restored-its-former-glory - 2025-11-28

Andrés Palacio, Associate professor in Economic History at LUSEM, recently got funded by Formas with almost 12 million for a research project in Colombia. The project aims to enhance the sustainable development of rural and dispersed communities in tropical dry areas. The goal is to help rural communities find and adapt sustainable solutions to climate variability. Areas of interest became areas o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/empowering-rural-communities-under-climate-change-and-water-scarcity - 2025-11-28

Evaluate employees’ performance differently – it could be a route to achieving a more gender equal university. This according to Rebecca Selberg, associate professor of gender studies. “A better, more holistic perspective on career development is needed,” she says. It is clear that a lot has happened in the area of gender equality at Lund University since women were first allowed to study here 150

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rethink-employee-performance-and-improve-gender-equality - 2025-11-28

In a collaboration with the Swedish local brewery, Brygghuset Finn, LUCSUS researchers are working toward finding ways of improving sustainability of the craft beer industry. The project is part of an international research project, which focuses on identifying and testing local solutions to challenges within the food-water-energy nexus. We have been collaborating with a local brewer in Landskrona

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-collaboration-local-brewery-improve-sustainability-craft-beer-industry - 2025-11-27

There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/applicants-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-are-now-coming-lund - 2025-11-28

Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease. Researchers at Lund University have discovered that it is possible to identify at-risk individuals by measuring BMI in a new way. The authors of the study have identified metabolic alterations associated with obesity that can increase the risk of developing type

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-way-measuring-bmi-can-predict-risk-type-2-diabetes-individuals-normal-weight - 2025-11-27

BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate) welcomes proposals for research funding within the vision and aims of BECC for the years 2020-21. BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate) welcomes proposals for research funding within the vision and aims of BECC for the years 2020-21. This is a joint call between Lund university (LU) (up to 7 million SEK) an

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/call-proposals-research-funding-becc - 2025-11-27

Different aspects of forest governance were presented as well as landscape approaches to achieve multiple goals were discussed and exemplified. Different aspects of forest governance were presented in the morning by three invited speakers, Erik Sollander from the Swedish Forest Agency, Carina Keskitalo from Umeå University and Marie Appelstrand from Lund University. In the afternoon, landscape app

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/forest-governance-meet-global-challenges - 2025-11-27

Rain – both its presence and more particularly its absence – controls most things in the Sahel. Despite the fact that the belt of land south of the Sahara has become greener, the outlook is gloomy when it comes to making resources stretch to a growing population in the face of climate change. Now researchers want investments in agriculture, education and family planning to help resources go around

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/family-planning-new-weapon-against-threatened-sahel - 2025-11-27

Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers have applied full genome sequencing to carry out detailed mapping of genetic mutatio

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2025-11-27

The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) at Lund University in Sweden, Markku Rummukain

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2025-11-27

The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) at Lund University in Sweden, Markku Rummukain

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2025-11-27

Lund Stem Cell Center recently hosted its Image Competition for 2023, providing a glimpse into the diverse world of stem cell science through the lens of art. The competition showcased the dedication, creativity, and scientific excellence that continue to drive our pursuit of knowledge in stem cell research. Researchers from all disciplines and experience levels at Lund Stem Cell Center participat

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stem-cell-science-through-lens-art - 2025-11-27

In this interview, Ebba Brink reflects on the specific set of sustainability challenges facing informal settlements in India, and how they can be addressed. She is part of the project BInUCom which focuses on how Indian planning and architecture schools can develop their curricula to better address the complex challenges of informality, environmental risks and social exclusion faced by the urban p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/urban-dynamics-such-shortage-affordable-land-and-housing-force-urban-poor-settle-hazardous-marginal - 2025-11-27

What kind of an image of yourself do you present on social media? And why? Carys Egan-Wyer, researcher in Consumer Culture, believes that in some ways leisure time has become a type of work. Showing off the perfect meals, gardens and jogging sessions also says something about us and our time. You probably know what it's like. Despite the burnt pots and sauce all over the stove: a photo of a beauti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leisure-time-ordeal-enjoy - 2025-11-28

Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University Diabetes Centre shows. The researchers also found a gene that increases the risk of gestational diabetes in Swedish women, but which, on the contrary, turned out to have a protective effect in Indian women. Gestational diabetes is characterized by impaired insulin product

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/gestational-diabetes-india-and-sweden - 2025-11-27

The interdisciplinary Pufendorf Institute has received excellent reviews in an international evaluation. The way people there think, experiment and collaborate across boundaries is impressive. According to the evaluators, the institute is now ready to also play a strategic role as the engine of interdisciplinary research throughout the University. At the Pufendorf Institute, interdisciplinary acti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pufendorf-institute-ready-become-interdisciplinary-engine - 2025-11-27

A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant.

“This could explain why the risk of type 2 diabetes is greater among, for instance, overnight workers or people with sleeping disorders”, says Professor Hindrik Mulder who is responsible for the study. Melatonin is a naturally

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-explain-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes - 2025-11-27

New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovirus C infection seemed to confer protection from autoimmunity. The full findings

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2025-11-27

A study center, a unified library, a student café, and an office for faculty management—plus a towering venue for events. Project manager and library director Kristina Holmin Verdozzi has grand visions for the Astronomy Building, which is set to undergo a complete transformation over the next three years. Anyone visiting Sölvegatan 27 on a September day in 2028 will hardly recognize it. Students w

https://www.science.lu.se/article/she-wants-create-space-scientific-curiosity - 2025-11-27