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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Lung tumors are ofte

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University finds itself in a time of paradoxes. At the same time as the EU, via its framework programmes, works for openness and mobility for researchers and students, there are increasing nationalistic and protectionist trends. In addition, the trust and hope that society has in research as a solution for global

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/competitive-intelligence-increasing-difficulty-being-university - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Lung tumors are ofte

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2026-09-05

Each year, Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies welcomes international Fellows who join our interdisciplinary research groups. The Institute’s coordinator Eva Persson tells us about the programme and why it matters. What is the International Fellows Programme?Experience has shown that the core idea of the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies holds true: When people with different perspecti

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/opening-minds-across-borders-our-international-fellows-pufendorf-ias - 2026-09-05

Central Asian Law project organized the conference titled “Understanding legal cultures in Central Asia” on 6-8 November in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference focused on the discussion of the interconnections between international actors, domestic institutions, business actors, as well as informal institutions and norms and how their interplay shape the governance, legal culture and business environ

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/conference-understanding-legal-cultures-central-asia-6-8-november-2021 - 2026-09-05

One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-09-03

One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-09-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny anläggning för djurförsöksverksamhet planeras att byggas på Brunnshög i nordöstra Lund. Det är ett strategiskt beslut av Medicinska fakulteten – dels för att det nuvarande djurhuset inte längre är optimalt för avel och dels för att kunna erbjuda internationella forskare en säkrare forskningsmiljö. LUM har träf

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sakrare-forskning-i-nytt-djurhus - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. ESS, internationella studenter, delårsrapport, Debatt i Lund, hälsningsgille, LUX och MOOC:s är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. ESS. I morgon är det äntligen dags att sätta spaden i jorden för att inleda bygget av ESS. Det sker vid en ceremoni där utbildningsminister Jan Björklund samt hans danska kollega So

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-1-september - 2026-09-04

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I ett samarbete mellan avdelningarna Industriell elektroteknik och Industriell produktion vid LTH utvecklas just nu en ny metod för elektrisk framdrivning av fordon med potential att revolutionera sättet vi tar oss från punkt A till B. Utvecklingen sker vid Centre of Magnetic Electric Conversion, CEMEC, och är delfi

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskargruppen-som-utvecklar-framtidens-fordonsdrift - 2026-09-05

Meningitis is a very serious brain infection with limited treatment options. In a new study performed in rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen present an alternative treatment based on immune cells that helps rinse away toxins that accumulate during the infection. Fever, headache, confusion, seizures, amputations, or death. Meningitis is a very serious brain infection that can affect

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meningitis-researchers-find-possible-treatment-strategy-without-antibiotics - 2026-09-03

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.ludc.lu.se/article/laura-elo-awarded-leif-c-groop-award-outstanding-research-type-1-diabetes - 2026-09-03

What role does an inflammatory protein have in disease development? Which neuronal circuits cause different symptoms? How may diabetes affect Parkinson’s disease? Can motor signs be identifies early in individuals at risk for the disease? And how should patients in very advanced disease stages be treated to maintain their quality of life? These questions may soon have answers thanks to several ong

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/molecule-patient-six-promising-projects-advance-parkinsons-research - 2026-09-03

SWEAH PhD student Pernilla Alencar Siljehag has received an invitation from Latin America's leading and largest institution in public health, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. – The research group I am going to visit is running a gigantic population study involving six major federal universities. It is reminiscent of the SNAC study, which I am using data from here in Sweden, but in multi-form

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/traveling-and-learning-about-vulnerability-violence-and-grassroots-activism - 2026-09-05

Heatwaves and dry summer seasons have turned the Mediterranean basin into a global wildfire hotspot. In the summers of 2021 and 2022, wildfires raged across all of the Mediterranean, with devastating loss of lives, livelihoods, infrastructure and more than 620,000 ha forest area. LUCSUS researchers have studied barriers for collective action in preventing, responding, and adapting to fires, and ma

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/beyond-flames-effects-wildfires-mediterranean-turkey - 2026-09-05

A recent study conducted by researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, and published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, has unraveled the intricate inner workings of UM171—a molecule known for its ability to support blood stem cells. These findings not only highlight UM171's potential as a therapeutic solution for various diseases, including cancer, but also provide new insights

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/decoding-inner-workings-blood-stem-cell-boosting-molecule - 2026-09-05

CMES scholar Lisa Strömbom has co-edited the Special Issue "Agonistic Peace: Advancing Knowledge on Institutional Dynamics and Relational Transformation" in the journal Third World Quarterly, together with Isabel Bramsen (Lund University). The special issue contains several articles focusing specifically on the MENA region. The Special Issue is comprised of empirical studies from a wide range of c

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/agonistic-peace-middle-east - 2026-09-03

LUSEM Career Services offers a skills development programme - hear from two students who participated in the workshop. In order to deal with our increasingly complex environment and drive sustainable change we need to develop professional skills that will enable us to connect to ourselves and others. LUSEM Career Services offers a skills development programme, consisting of two collaborative works

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/professional-skills-development-workshop - 2026-09-03

How can aquathermal energy systems support a sustainable energy transition in the European Union? This will be explored in a new EU Interreg North Sea Region project, WaterWarmth, which seeks to raise awareness about the possibilities of sustainable heating and cooling solutions based on aquathermal energy and integrate them into existing renewable energy systems across the North Sea region. Aquat

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-eu-project-aims-pave-way-sustainable-heating-and-cooling-solutions - 2026-09-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University’s central initiative on contract education is now getting underway. New business developers are on their way into the strengthened organisation that is to administrate the education. “If we succeed, we will need to employ more teaching staff”, says Bo Ahrén, pro vice-chancellor responsible for external

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contract-education-will-require-more-teaching-staff - 2026-09-05