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Is it possible to put a value on nature and the vital ecosystem services it provides for us? What are the pros and cons of different valuation models? These are the key questions addressed in a new report by IPBES, the UN’s biodiversity panel, to be published on 11 July. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) can be described as the equivalent

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-nature-be-valued-new-report-way-ipbes - 2026-07-23

Lund University’s fastest growing online course can have up to a thousand new participants every week. ‘AI, business and the future of work’ is a success story – but behind it lies many hours of hard work. “In total, we have probably spent 8,000 hours preparing and producing the course,” says Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, currently senior lecturer in European Studies and deputy dean of the Joint Facu

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/tens-thousands-sign-ai-related-mooc - 2026-07-23

The Helsingborg Chamber of Commerce wishes to recognise the researchers at the Centre for Trade and Logistics (REAL), Lund University, who have produced outstanding academic publications over the past year. This is being done through a new excellence grant. By supporting academic progress, the aim is to strengthen research excellence in this field. For many years, the Helsingborg Chamber of Commer

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/excellence-scholarship-designed-promote-quality-and-research-progress-fields-trade-and-logistics - 2026-07-23

The annual report, which summarises the University’s activities for the previous year, has now been completed. It is produced every year and provides documentation for the Government and the Swedish National Audit Office. The 118-page report contains a comprehensive summation with figures and statements concerning tasks and attainment of goals. The annual report shows that good economic growth has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summing-2022 - 2026-07-24

A new project has been initiated to strengthen work on academic freedom and clarify the University’s role in society. The project, which will run until the end of 2026, aims to create a common understanding of what academic freedom entails and how it can be safeguarded in practice. Why is academic freedom important?Academic freedom is a fundamental pillar of research and education. It means that u

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-will-strengthen-academic-freedom-lund-university - 2026-07-24

What are your thoughts on death? How would you like to spend your last days? These kinds of existential questions are explored at so-called death cafés - gatherings that Jamie Woodworth began organising before she was 25, as a way of dealing with her anxiety about climate change. Now she has been awarded an honourable mention for her doctoral thesis on end-of-life care in the Swedish welfare state

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/when-care-becomes-luxury-jamie-woodworth-end-life-care-swedish-welfare-state - 2026-07-23

Do you think that people with obesity have themselves to blame? Tune H Pers tries to dispel persistent myths through his research on the brain's role in the development of obesity. The diabetes researcher at the University of Copenhagen is now awarded the Leif C. Groop award for his research on obesity and type 2 diabetes. Justification for awarding"Tune H Pers receives the Leif C. Groop Award for

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/tune-h-pers-receives-award-outstanding-research-obesity-and-diabetes - 2026-07-23

Following a recent afternoon talk at LUSEM discussing Lund Innovation District (Lund ID), its significance is evident. Renowned for blending research, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, it prompts intriguing discussions about Lund University’s role. Kristina Eneroth, Vice-Chancellor at Lund University and Senior Advisor at LUSEM, shares insights below, shedding light on the district's operations

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ideas-impact-lunds-innovation-district-and-future-tech - 2026-07-23

In healthcare, treatments developed for broad patient groups are often used. This is not always an effective approach. Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova has therefore distributed research grants to eleven Swedish innovation environments whose research aims to develop more individually adapted healthcare for patients. The stem cell researchers at the IndiCell innovation environment have been award

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-40-million-innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments - 2026-07-23

Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). Thereby, the School holds its position in the ranks of top business schools worldwide awarded with a “Triple Crown”. The triple accreditation, or the Triple Crown, is the combination of accreditations held b

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/still-top-lusem-reaffirms-its-triple-crown-status - 2026-07-23

For hundreds of years, people have made a living from livestock herding in rural Kenya. Today, their traditional way of life is increasingly burdened by the effects of climate change and population growth. In his doctoral thesis, Billy Jones examines why development aid projects in the region often fail – and how sustainable progress could instead be achieved with the help of local actors. Thirtee

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/research-shows-sustainable-development-requires-locally-rooted-aid - 2026-07-23

PhD student Valentina works in the FORMAS-funded project Environmental Human Rights Defenders – Change Agents at the Crossroads of Climate change, Biodiversity and Cultural Conservation. She hopes her research will contribute to an understanding and visibilization of the transformative role that Environmental Human Rights Defenders can play within multiple crises, focusing not only on their experi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-valentina-lomanto-explores-role-environmental-human-rights-defenders-agents-change - 2026-07-23

In a major leap forward for preclinical nuclear medicine research at Lund University Bioimaging Centre (LBIC), the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation has granted 2.6 million SEK to upgrade important equipment at centre’s Preclinical Nuclear Medicine platform. The funds will be used to enhance the positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/lund-university-bioimaging-centre-secures-26-million-sek-nuclear-medicine-imaging-equipment-upgrade - 2026-07-23

Betty Saenyi is in her last semester of her doctoral studies at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her PhD journey so far. Betty, why did you choose to pursue a doctoral education?“Funny enough, a PhD was never my dream. After my undergraduate studies, I worked in industry for quite a while and only decided to retur

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2026-07-24

Can fashion ever become sustainable? How do we transition to environmentally smart e-commerce? What role will universities play in future society? These are some of the subjects to be discussed during the research festival Our Future City on 7-10 June at Campus Helsingborg. The event is organised in collaboration with the daily newspapers Helsingborgs Dagblad. Our Future City can most simply be de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-cities-and-communities-focus-research-festival-our-future-cityh22-7-10-june - 2026-07-23

When researchers are working in the field, they may be faced with challenging and sometimes dangerous situations. How does Lund University prepare its doctoral students and researchers for fieldwork? When LUM asks about the faculties’ procedures, it becomes clear that the departments are primarily responsible. Dealing with dangerous situations in the field once they have arisen is not enough – the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safe-fieldwork-who-responsible-security - 2026-07-24

A career in science was not on the map for Kári Stefánsson, who aspired to become a writer. But life took another road and the return to Iceland almost three decades ago marked the start of a journey that would revolutionize genetics. Meet this year’s receiver of the Eric K. Fernström Award. "Genetics is the only way to systematically study human nature. So we came to the conclusion that the way t

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/success-makes-it-difficult-quit - 2026-07-23

Several researchers at the Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies were doing field work during the Arab Spring. It has left deep traces in them - but also resulted in new research projects. The Arab Spring is a term describing the uprisings that started in several countries in North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. The first one took place in Tunisia and was then followed by unrest in Egypt

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arab-spring-ten-years-after - 2026-07-23

It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analysed. The study, which attracted a lot of attention, showed that some of the bacteria types had total resistance to antibiotics. Now, the same researchers have examined the infectiousness of the bacteria. "The bacterium 'Klebsiella pneumoniae', which is resistant to all antibiotics, is also particularly aggress

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenic - 2026-07-23

Laura Elo at University of Turku is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes. The mathematician from Finland has developed methods which have helped increase the understanding of how type 1 diabetes develops at molecular level. She hopes her research will help prevent and delay the progression of the disease and individualise the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Jus

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/laura-elo-awarded-leif-c-groop-award-outstanding-research-type-1-diabetes - 2026-07-23