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Although emissions from air travel at Lund University have slightly decreased compared to last year*, longer journeys remain a major source of emissions. Now, a group of five researchers from different departments is tackling the challenge of shifting travel norms and reducing air travel with fresh perspectives.Funded by the University's Sustainability Fund ("Hållbarhetsfonden"), the project, ‘Big

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researchers-aim-change-travel-norms-and-reduce-air-travel-lund-university - 2026-10-13

A unique archive in Lund, Sweden, holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The interviews were conducted immediately after the survivors arrived in Sweden in spring 1945.The archive has now been nominated to the UN agency UNESCO to become part of the Memory of the World Register, as a piece of written cultural heritage of great value to humanity.Learn mor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-university-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-world - 2026-10-13

The aim of the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is to stimulate interdisciplinary research within Lund University. The Institute supports researchers working together across disciplinary borders.  One of the instruments available for interdisciplinary research is the Advanced Study Group (ASG). Take the opportunity to apply for an ASG at Pufendorf IAS! The ASG provides a flexible format fo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/start-advanced-study-group-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2026-10-13

Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. This means the Ravensbrück Archive is recognised as an example of cultural heritage of great value to humanity.  Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-status-0 - 2026-10-13

Skissernas Night is back – bigger and bolder than ever! Expect more daring art, experimental music, international performances, engaging talks, and creative workshops. Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere with DJs, delicious food, and refreshing drinks. This year, the line between indoors and outdoors blurs with a new music stage, a food truck, and a large workshop area in the Sculpture park.S

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/skissernas-night - 2026-10-13

An international consortium led by the Sociology of Law Department has received the equivalent of 61.5 million SEK to establish a PhD programme exploring social and legal structures in authoritarian countries in Central Asia.The programme will involve 17 doctoral researchers doing their PhDs at the consortium's 14 member universities in Europe and Canada.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/eu55-million-grant-establish-international-phd-programme-coordinated-lund-university - 2026-10-13

Getting external funds for your research project is often what makes or breaks it at an early stage, but finding one that suits is a challenge, as is finding one that accepts applications at the right time. Welcome to the jungle! On LUSEM’s “Research grants” page you will find a lengthy list of funders and it is well worth the time spent searching through them. Some offer one or two grants yearly,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/funds-grants - 2026-10-13

Linn recently nailed her thesis to the wall here at LUSEM, as is tradition. She has been doing her research at the Department of Economic History and her work is called " Garment Workers and the Labour Issue in Development". She is now preparing the defense of the dissertation, which will take place on 25 April at 10:15, in EC3:207. Congratulations on your dissertation, please tell us, what is it

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-linn-ternsjo - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Dan Metcalfe is co-author to a Nature paper now out, based upon his work with the Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network. From observations across a network of forest plots in the Amazon basin, the study finds that tree keep growing but cut back on respiratory metabolism during severe drought.This remarkable result su

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/drought-impact-forest-carbon-dynamics-and-fluxes-amazonia - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. VINNOVA, Energimyndigheten and Formas have selected Smart Built Environment as one out of five new Swedish strategic innovation projects. The government and industry will initially invest up to 200 million SEK in the program over three years.The investments will cover research, development and innovation in the fields

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/smart-built-environment-new-strategic-innovation-area-sweden - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the latest issue of LUM, Jonas Ardö, Senior Lecturer at our department, discusses how to make resources suffice in the Sahel region. Read the article here.

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/family-planning-new-weapon-against-threatened-sahel - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emma Li Johansson, PhD student, collaborates with Scientific American graphic science team for visualizing large scale land acquistions for their May 2015 issue. Read article in Scientific AmericanEmma Li Johansson staff page

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/emma-li-johansson-contributed-graphic-scientific-american - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. QS Top University ranking for 2015 places Lund University as the world's twentieth by subject (Geography & Area Studies). The QS World University Rankings places Lund University as number 20 world wide in Geography & Area Studies. This is an improvement from last year's position of 21. Lund University as a whole also

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ranked-20-among-geography-departments-world-wide - 2026-10-13

New biomarkers are making it easier to detect Alzheimer’s disease and improve diagnosis, which is increasingly important as new treatments become available. MultiPark researchers are also developing an AI model that could detect several dementia-related conditions from a single blood test. At the same time, MultiPark researchers are exploring how dementia might be prevented, including why brain in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/world-alzheimers-month-how-multipark-research-contributes-understanding-diagnosing-and-treating - 2026-10-13

Four years after body-checking was introduced, have injury rates in Swedish women’s ice hockey changed? Yes, markedly. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now been able to show that, in the short term, the number of insurance claims almost doubled. In 2022, body-checking became permissible in the SDHL, the top-flight Swedish women’s ice hockey league. Sweden was thus the first country in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-injuries-following-policy-change-body-checking-womens-ice-hockey-players-are-positive-about - 2026-10-13

Recently published findings from Lund University in Sweden challenge a common assumption about the causes of fatigue in teenage girls. The researchers found no link between iron deficiency and fatigue, even though iron deficiency was very common in the group. By contrast, heavy periods, skipping meals and daily nicotine use were linked to higher levels of self-reported tiredness in the group. We h

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/unexpected-findings-fatigue-teenage-girls - 2026-10-13

Alzheimer’s researcher Sebastian Palmqvist has been awarded USD 19.4 million (SEK 190 million) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its National Institute on Aging (NIA). The funds are to be used to develop a clinical test based on the biomarker MTBR-tau243. The goal is to develop an FDA-approved blood test within five years that will benefit patients. “It’s a great pleasure to

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-190-million-research-and-development-new-diagnostic-test-alzheimers-disease - 2026-10-13

A new study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden found that 85 percent of patients with aura-dominant migraine experienced a reduction in monthly aura days by at least half following treatment with the anti-epileptic drug lamotrigine. The findings need to be confirmed in a controlled study, but could eventually be significant for a patient group that currently lacks a specific treatment for

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/anti-epileptic-drug-may-reduce-migraine-aura - 2026-10-13

For most of his career as a researcher, Lars Björck has sought to understand how bacteria manage to evade the human immune system. One of his discoveries is now saving the lives of patients with kidney disease who previously found it very difficult to receive a kidney transplant. He describes research as a combination of perseverance and imagination – and a fair few failures. Meet the winner of th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/turning-bacterias-weapons-medical-tools - 2026-10-13

Professor Lars Björck, of Lund University, has been awarded the 2026 Nordic Fernström Prize. He receives the prize for his pioneering research into how disease-causing bacteria interact with and evade the human immune system. His research has provided fundamental insights into microbial pathogenesis and paved the way for significant biotechnological tools and new therapeutic possibilities. Through

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/fernstrom-nordic-prize-goes-research-has-turned-bacterias-weapons-medical-tools - 2026-10-13