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New literature review documents non-economic loss and damage due to climate change

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 17 August 2021 The photo depicts Indigenous members of the Bedamuni People of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The researchers argue that there is a need to broaden both the focus and the geographical scope of research on loss. Photo: Guy Jackson. – We have a moral responsibility to document loss of cultural heritage, indig

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-literature-review-documents-non-economic-loss-and-damage-due-climate-change - 2025-06-09

Heat exhaustion behind mysterious kidney disease

Published 2 June 2017 In Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, almost half of all male deaths are attributable to a mysterious kidney disease. In El Salvador, it the second most common cause of death among men. In Sri Lanka, it is believed to have caused about 25 000 deaths over the past decade. Working in heat is a common factor, so the problem is expected to increase along with global warming. The condition i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heat-exhaustion-behind-mysterious-kidney-disease - 2025-06-09

Inspiring edition of Development Research Day 2016: “End hunger and achieve food security by 2030”

Published 9 December 2016 On Thursday 10th of November 2016, we had another inspiring edition of the Development Research Day, a flagship annual event at Lund University bringing together all disciplines working on development issues since 2002. This year the Development Research Day was hosted by the Human Geography department and was dedicated to Sustainable Development Goal no. 2: “End hunger,

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/inspiring-edition-development-research-day-2016-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2025-06-09

New research project will analyse how emerging media practices and art can support the SDG:s

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 20 January 2021 Mixed-reality project “Breathe” by Diego Galafassi and collaboration with Phi-Centre (Canada) and Crimes of Curiosity (U.S.A.)). Photo: Diego Galafassi. Diego Galafassi, researcher at LUCSUS, is leading a new research project on emerging media practices. Using co-creation, and a practice-led approach, the aim i

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-project-will-analyse-how-emerging-media-practices-and-art-can-support-sdgs - 2025-06-09

How video games are being used by malign foreign actors and extremists

By lotte [dot] billing [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lotte Billing) - published 22 December 2023 Photo: Fredrick Tendong | Unsplash Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institu

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2025-06-09

Young neurobiologists awarded grants for Alzheimer´s and Parkinson´s research

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 8 April 2022 Image: Ben Sweet Two young experimental researchers have been awarded grants from the Anna-Lisa Rosenberg Foundation, the Department of Experimental Medical Science´s own grant for research in the neurobiological field with a clinical collaboration. Congratulations Alessandro Fiorenzano on the Anna-Lis

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/young-neurobiologists-awarded-grants-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-research - 2025-06-09

Digital maps of tomorrow improve how we find our way

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 4 April 2022 Finding your way and navigating around cities is not always easy. New digital maps that have a better overview can help you move more smoothly from point A to point B. Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-06-09

Young neurobiologists awarded grants for Alzheimer´s and Parkinson´s research

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 20 April 2022 Image: Ben Sweet Two young experimental researchers have been awarded grants from the Anna-Lisa Rosenberg Foundation, the Department of Experimental Medical Science´s own grant for research in the neurobiological field with a clinical collaboration. Congratulations Alessandro Fiorenzano on the Anna-Li

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/young-neurobiologists-awarded-grants-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-research - 2025-06-09

Angela Oels, Visiting Researcher starts MOOC on Climate Justice!

Published 26 May 2015 - The idea is to use the great public interest that the Climate Summit in Paris in December 2015 will stir up to educate the masses on climate change, says Angela Oels to Riksbankens website rj.se and continues:- A MOOC (massive open online course) is basically a lecture series of different speakers that is broadcasted via the internet in weekly sessions that can be watched a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/angela-oels-visiting-researcher-starts-mooc-climate-justice - 2025-06-09

PhD defence interview with Sofia Wijk

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 1 September 2022 Portrait of Sofia Wijk (right) and an image of the cover of her doctoral thesis (left). Sofia Wijk will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 8th of September 2022, with a vision to contribute to the development of future cell-based therapies for patients with chronic lung disease. She has dedicated the last

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sofia-wijk - 2025-06-09

Interdisciplinary Teams Unite to Develop Patient-Specific Disease Models

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 28 April 2023 Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center are coming together with colleagues across Lund University to shape the future of healthcare. A new University-wide seed funding initiative seeking to support emerging research topics that benefit society will see interdisciplinary teams of neuroscience, medicine, an

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-teams-lund-university-unite-develop-patient-tailored-disease-models - 2025-06-09

Panel 7. Women and Gender in South Asian Modernity: Vulnerabilities and Violence

Published 12 August 2016 Chair: Ulrika Andersson, Lund University, Anna Lindberg, Lund University, Nishi Mitra vom Berg, TISS VENUE: Tornrummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, Lund Session 1: Femininity, Concepts and NotionsSeptember 20, 2016 Time: 14.30-16.30 Paper presenters: Soibam Haripriya, Rachna Chaudhary, EM Varughese, Sheba Saeed Session 2: Contesting Practices and NegotiationsS

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-7-women-and-gender-south-asian-modernity-vulnerabilities-and-violence - 2025-06-09

Scott Burnett – our South African colleague who brings race, gender and sexuality from a discourse perspective into the research field of strategic communication.

Published 5 November 2019 Photo: Erika Fransson Scott Burnett, Lecturer and researcher at the Department started his work at the Department in January 2019. Dr Burnett is currently teaching several courses, but also passionately keeps up with his research within the discourse field of race, gender and sexuality. Meeting him over a cup of coffee makes me absolutely sure that his heart and research

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/scott-burnett-our-south-african-colleague-who-brings-race-gender-and-sexuality-discourse-perspective - 2025-06-09

PhD Defence Interview - Giulia Beneventi

By marie [dot] jonsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Magdalena Madej and Marie Jönsson) - published 6 December 2021 The cover of Giulia Beneventi's thesis illustrates all of the different RNA types in cells. She defends his thesis on the 8th of December. Giulia Beneventi has investigated the role of RNA modifications and post-transcriptional control in cancer and stem cells. In this interview, she t

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-giulia-beneventi - 2025-06-09

LUCSUS is part of a EU-project to support and restore marine coastal ecosystems

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 18 December 2020 Marine coastal ecosystems are severely threatened by the negative effects of climate change. At the same time, they are very important for climate change mitigation since they can store large amounts of carbon, and help sustain both life under water, and people’s livelihoods. LUCSUS is part of the four-year EU

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-part-eu-project-support-and-restore-marine-coastal-ecosystems - 2025-06-09

Time to stop talking about the climate?

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 24 May 2021 If the climate continues to be purely an environmental issue, Emily Boyd believes we will see more opposition to political decisions to limit emissions. Photo: Unsplash and Peter Frodin. A warmer world affects health, jobs, migration and welfare. We can no longer talk about the climate as a separate issue, says sus

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/time-stop-talking-about-climate - 2025-06-09

Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm receives the Leif C. Groop award for research on adipose tissue

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 31 January 2025 Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg receives the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research for research on the adipose tissue. Photograph: Johan Wingborg This year's recipient of the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research maps out mechanis

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/ingrid-wernstedt-asterholm-receives-leif-c-groop-award-research-adipose-tissue - 2025-06-09

Torbjörn von Schantz: “Leadership is our greatest challenge for the future"

Published 13 October 2015 “Leadership is our greatest challenge for the future. We will not be getting more money, so we must learn to use what we have in the best possible way. That means we must look at the whole picture, which requires a new type of leadership.” Torbjörn von Schantz. That’s the view of Torbjörn von Schantz, who is now approaching the end of his first year as Vice-Chancellor of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/torbjorn-von-schantz-leadership-our-greatest-challenge-future - 2025-06-09

No threat to Lund University's finances thanks to agency capital

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 29 May 2020 Head of planning, Tim Ekberg, is amazed with the swift digitisation at LU. Photo:Britta Collberg The coronavirus pandemic has not put Lund University in any financial difficulty. There is money in the University's coffers, assures the head of planning Tim Ekberg. The agency capital currently amounts

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/no-threat-lund-universitys-finances-thanks-agency-capital - 2025-06-09

MOOCs more popular during the pandemic

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 17 February 2022 Charlotte Leire and Kes McCormick are responsible for the MOOCs produced at IIIEE. Photo: Jan Olsson The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, IIIEE, is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2025-06-09