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Two PhD students from Lund University have been awarded the SASNET Travel Grant for conducting field studies in India. Sahana Subramanian will be studying the political ecology and economy of glacierised environments in Ladakh. Fainaz Inamdeen will visit Kolkata to research the impacts of extreme river flows on bridges. Every year, SASNET invites Lund University doctoral students to apply for a tr

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sahana-subramanian-and-fainaz-inamdeen-rewarded-2024-sasnet-phd-travel-grant - 2026-06-01

Climate change creates more shrub vegetation in barren, arctic ecosystems. A study at Lund University in Sweden shows that organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, are triggered to break down particularly nutritious dead parts of shrubbery. Meanwhile, the total amount of decomposition is reducing. This could have an inhibiting effect on global warming. Johannes Rousk, BECC researcher, is one of the

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/increased-vegetation-arctic-region-may-counteract-global-warming - 2026-06-01

Thousands of people could be spared from a hip fracture each year if a new method to identify the risk of osteoporotic fractures were to be introduced in healthcare. This is the view of the researchers at Lund University in Sweden who are behind a new 3D-simulation method. The results were recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Osteoporosis causes 120,000 bone fractures in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-offers-hope-fewer-fractures - 2026-06-01

For 40 years, students, employees and other Lund residents have flocked to Gerdahallen for training and exercise. After some tough years, the enthusiasts behind the fitness centre are now looking to the future. “Are you ready? Let’s go! Roll your shoulders back, bend your knees, weight on your heels and look forward. Bend and stretch, come on!” Some 25 people have gathered in one of the group exer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/40-years-name-fitness - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How are insects responding to rapid climate change? Damselflies are evolving rapidly as they expand their range in response to a warming climate, according to new research led by Macquarie University researchers in Sydney. Damselflies are evolving rapidly as they expand their range in response to a warming climate, ac

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/are-damselflies-distress - 2026-06-01

Professor Lars Lind uses the EpiHealth cohort to investigate why people with diabetes have a higher risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases and how genetic factors can contribute to this. He is trying to map a diabetes profile to find mechanisms which can instigate the development of a therapy in the future. Lars works at the Department of Medical Sciences at Uppsala University and

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/epihealth-cohort-we-find-genes-diabetes - 2026-06-01

Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, the world’s leading organisation for stem cell science and regenerative medicine. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is an independent, global, nonprofit organization that brings tog

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/professor-malin-parmar-elected-vice-president-international-society-stem-cell-research - 2026-06-01

Dawit Assefa Arimide will defend his thesis: The HIV-1 epidemic in Ethiopia - transmission patterns, antiretroviral drug resistance and treatment outcomes. Time: 13:00 Place: Belfrage hall, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32 i Lund Opponent: Docent Ujjwal Neogi, Stockholm The HIV epidemic in Ethiopia –dynamics of viral transmissions and prevalence of transmitted drug resistance — Lund University Summary A co

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/159-thesis-defense-dawit-assefa-arimide - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Thursday this week Kaveh Madani is participating in a CMES Research seminar on "Rethinking Environmental Security: The Lessons Learned from the Middle East". The attention to the topic of environmental security is on the rise in the 4D (Development, Disaster, Diplomacy and Defense) circles. We have enough evidence to

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/three-quick-questions-kaveh-madani-yale-university - 2026-06-01

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/rough-survival-test-sandvik-coromant - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Spinach is a nutritious vegetable, but is not recommended for infants because of its nitrate content. Now a doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden presents a simple method capable of reducing the nitrate content by up to 70 per cent. Nitrate is a common nutrient for plants and is therefore also present in othe

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-method-reduces-nitrate-content-spinach - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article published on the Lund University website: 29/09/2015:Three years ago Steven Curtis won the first prize in Lund University’s ” Challenge Your Perspectives” scholarship competition for American students. Sweden’s ambassador to the USA, Jonas Hafström, handed him the diploma in Washington DC. On 25 September 2015

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scholarship-winner-steven-curtis-graduates-iiiee-and-closes-circle - 2026-06-01

Antje Jackelén, the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Sweden 2014-2022, has been named the 2023 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 13 April, she will present “Reconciliation – a political possibility?” What: Anna Lindh Lecture “Reconciliation – a political possibility?” by Antje Jackelén, the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Sweden 2014-2022 Where: University Auditorium, Main University Bu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-antje-jackelen-reconciliation-political-possibility - 2026-06-02

On Tuesday 15 October, we will meet for the second time to listen, learn and discuss the subject of accessible and inclusive teaching. The conference is free and open to teaching staff members and colleagues with close contact with students at Lund University. Our students are not a homogenous group and we are responsible for them all having the same opportunities to learn and develop at the Unive

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-lu-everyone-2024-conference-inclusive-teaching - 2026-06-01

The University is now taking the next step towards a more secure IT environment. To protect ourselves against today's increased threats, secure passwords alone are not enough; we also need strong authentication to log in to our IT services. According to a Vice-Chancellor’s decision on 16 January this year, strong authentication is to be used for the shared IT services at Lund University. Strong au

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/coming-soon-strong-authentication - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. – working with action research and film in sustainability scienceThe short film  – “Making research matter – from knowledge to action with farmers in Uganda” – builds on a PhD project in sustainability science (Andersson 2014) and is part of our research outreach efforts at Lund University Centre for Sustainability St

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/make-research-matter-more-working-action-research-and-film - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How is theatre used for social integration? Hanna Wittrock has in her recent article ”Integration of culture, culture as integration. The praxis and politics of multicultural theatre and drama” looked at multicultural theatre projects in Sweden. Abstract:Theatre is one of the artistic tools most often employed in Swed

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/wittrock-praxis-and-politics-multicultural-theatre-and-drama - 2026-06-01

How do forests shape the climate — and how does a changing climate reshape our forests? What can science reveal about the forests of tomorrow? This mini-documentary dives into the world of climate modeling and forest ecosystems, offering insights into one of the most pressing environmental questions of our time. This short documentary explores the complex relationship between forests and climate t

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/mini-documentary-climate-modeling-and-forests - 2026-06-01

Jakob Skovgaard has co-authored the article “Reforming fossil fuel subsidies requires a new approach to setting international commitments” in the journal One Earth. The article argues that international efforts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies can be strengthened by distinguishing between different subsidies, taking into account their climate impacts and the feasibility of reform. As the climate

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/skovgaard-commitments-reform-fossil-fuel-subsidies - 2026-06-01

Annika Fredén has together with Ludovic Rheault and Indridi H. Indridason co-authored the article ”Betting on the Underdog – The Influence of Social Networks on Vote Choice”, published in the journal Political Science Research and Methods. In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between local social networks and voting behavior, in the case where the voter chooses between a large

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/freden-influence-social-networks-vote-choice - 2026-06-01