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En Lancet-kommission för precisionshälsa lanseras nu i veckan för att utveckla ett heltäckande ramverk för hur precisionsbaserade metoder kan integreras i hälso- och sjukvårdssystemen. Kommissionen leds av professor Paul Franks vid Lunds universitet och kommer att undersöka hur precisionsmetoder kan förbättra vårdens effektivitet, jämlikhet och skalbarhet i olika resursmiljöer och regioner världen
Två av universitetets framstående forskare hedras med universitetets silvermedalj. Professor Cecilia Jarlskog belönas för sina banbrytande insatser inom teoretisk partikelfysik och professor Markku Rummukainen uppmärksammas för sitt arbete med klimatforskning och sitt engagemang i internationella klimatfrågor. Årets medaljörer är två forskare vars arbete bidrar till både vetenskapliga genombrott o
https://www.lu.se/artikel/cecilia-jarlskog-och-markku-rummukainen-far-universitetets-silvermedalj - 2026-07-24
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning, SSF, har tilldelat 20 unga forskare i Sverige 10 miljoner kronor vardera inom ramen för forskningsprogrammet Framtidens forskningsledare. Fyra av dessa är verksamma vid Lunds universitet. Bidragen ges till framgångsrika, unga forskare med goda förutsättningar att bygga upp en sjä
https://www.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-forskningsledare-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-07-24
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Read Barry Ness, associate professor at LUCSUS’ travel reflection:Can place attachment be fostered through local food traditions? Can regional food dishes and cooking traditions in Japan be used to foster social sustainability in a steadily urbanizing and aging society?These were a few of the questions that a group fr
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/japan-through-lens-food-place-and-sustainability - 2026-07-23
How can we stop global warming? Simple: we need to stop burning fossil fuels. Unfortunately, it is difficult to replace fossil fuels in all parts of society. In this project, we develop laser techniques that can help us understand the how energy is produced when different things burn, which will help developing new, clean biofuels. There are some areas in society where burning things is the best/e
https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/lasers-will-help-us-discover-fuels-tomorrow - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do researchers want to see in 2021?
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do researchers want to see in 2021?
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 5th International Conference of the Spanish Association of Indian Interdisciplinary Studies AEEII will be held 29 November - 1 December 2017, at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Deadline to submit paper is 20 June 2017. Acts of injustice in or with the Indian subcontinent have been committed by previous generat
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-aeeii-conference-barcelona - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ina Möller has defended her doctoral thesis "The Emergent Politics of Geoengineering" today at 10:00 in Eden auditorium. Discussant was Associate Professor Robert Falkner, The London School of Economics and Political Science. Her thesis studies the appearance of ‘geoengineering’ in the political discussion on climate
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ina-moller-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-23
Amazonas dör av tusen nålstick. Bränderna som nu härjar måste sättas i en kontext av avskogning för storskaligt jordbruk, illegal skövling, mineralutvinning, Bolsonaros politik och vår destruktiva samhällsekonomi. Det menar Amazonasexperten och hållbarhetsforskaren Torsten Krause vid Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies. – Så länge länder har en ekonomi som gynnar ett destruktivt jord
https://www.lu.se/artikel/manga-orsaker-bakom-forstorelsen-av-amazonas - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 Pro
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-explain-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-23
Deadline to apply: 29 November 2024. For Spring 2025 you can apply for:PhD CoursesAsia in the Global Economy4 Credits, 20 January to 20 February 2025 Research ethics and fieldwork in an authoritarian context3 credits, 27-28 February 2025 WorkshopsVisual methods and art-based research in the social sciences17-18 March in Lund Presentation skills and public speaking8 May in Lund MobilityAp
Application deadline: 13 November During the spring of 2024, two new PhD courses are planned, Asia in the Global Economy and The Craft of Writing and Publishing Peer Reviewed Journal Articles. Please check the links for more information and application forms if you are interested. Application deadline: 13 November. If you are interested but the timing of the course doesn't work, please drop us an
News report,TV4 News, 28 September 2025Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way fo
https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution-0 - 2026-07-23
2024 har varit ett toppår för Lunds universitet sett till antal artiklar publicerade på The Conversation. Med 55 artiklar från 50 forskare nåddes hela 1,6 miljoner visningar. HT-forskaren Mikael Rolls artikel om hjärnan och läsning toppar listan. The Conversation är en internationell nyhetssajt som ger forskare möjlighet att nå en bred publik. Lunds universitet har varit medlem sedan 2017 och har
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-slar-rekord-i-conversation-2024 - 2026-07-24
Många lantbrukare är positivt inställda till åtgärder som kan gynna den biologiska mångfalden och miljön. Men byråkrati och regelkrångel står ofta i vägen menar Lovisa Nilsson i en ny avhandling, som även efterlyser bättre ekonomiska incitament för den enskilde lantbrukaren att välja bra miljöåtgärder. I en ny avhandling, presenterad vid Centrum för miljö- och klimatforskning (CEC) vid Lunds unive
https://www.lu.se/artikel/lantbrukares-beslut-att-valja-ratt-miljoatgarder-maste-underlattas - 2026-07-24
Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see
https://www.science.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Markku Rummukainen... ... Professor of Climatology, who conducts research on climate change and its consequences. Is this year’s hot summer a taste of things to come? “Yes, a general increase in temperatures means that hot weather will become increasingly common and cold weather less common. For instance, in a re
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/years-hot-summer-taste-things-come - 2026-07-23
International collaboration is a central part of Lund University and the Faculty of Medicine’s work. In Malmö, clinically oriented research brings together healthcare, education, and international cooperation – with clear impact both locally and globally. At the Vietnam–Sweden Health Partnership Forum at the Vietnamese Embassy in Stockholm, Magnus Becker, Associate Professor and research group lea
