Published 16 November 2023 Image from the award ceremony in the German Church. Liselotte Jansson, the Alzheimer Foundation's Secretary General, the prize winner Jacob Vogel and H.M. The queen. Photo: Yanan Li On November 15, the Alzheimer's Foundation invited to a gathering with an award ceremony in the German Church in Stockholm. H. M. Queen Silvia's prize for a young Alzheimer's researcher is in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/ddls-fellow-jacob-vogel-receives-hm-queen-silvias-prize-young-alzheimers-researcher - 2025-06-07

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 22 June 2020 A new joint report from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) presents the largest venture ever on precision medicine in diabetes. The report includes a detailed overview and roadmap for how this new approach to diabetes medicine can be evaluate

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/roadmap-precision-medicine-diabetes-care - 2025-06-07

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 26 February 2020 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how the

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched - 2025-06-07

Published 22 February 2018 – The most efficient way to address increasing climate impacts in cities is to mainstream climate adaptation into planning policies and tools. Successful mainstreaming means that climate adaptation will be considered by ‘default’, because it is built into the system, says Christine Wamsler, Professor at LUCSUS, and author of a recent article on the topic. But how can we

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-adaptation-needs-be-better-mainstreamed-urban-governance-and-planning-says-christine-wamsler - 2025-06-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 January 2021 Consistency in identifying, measuring and addressing loss and damage is essential if practitioners are to be able to learn what works best over time, and to share best practices with other practitioners at different levels of governance. Photo: Chad Boda. A new research article from the project DICE, Recasting

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-frames-loss-and-damage-climate-change-failure-sustainable-development - 2025-06-07

Published 15 June 2017 A painting made by local villagers in Tanzania - it depicts how they perceive their natural surroundings. - I always had a strong interest in water and in questions of justice, says LUCSUS PhD-candidate Emma Johansson, who recently completed her final seminar for her dissertation.The disseratation consists of four scientific papers – which together focus on understanding how

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-scales-participatory-research-and-local-involvement-emma-johansson-phd-reflects - 2025-06-07

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 22 April 2025 “It's an amazing feeling to see your research put to practical use in the real world," explains Magnus Gäfvert, new Innovation Developer at LU Innovation who works with researchers at LTH. After having been co-founder and CEO of the software company Modelon, which is based on LTH research, he has n

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/ceo-innovation-developer-magnus-gafvert-coaches-researchers-lth-become-next-generation-innovators - 2025-06-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (cecilia von Arnold) - published 6 May 2020 Pandemic shows the unsustainability and fragility of our current systems and lifestyles. After observing the decrease in economic activities, air pollution and carbon emissions as a result of the lockdown measures during the COVID-19, some academics argue that such down-scaling can be considered a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-degrowth-and-transformative-potential-covid-19 - 2025-06-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 10 April 2025 “Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-06-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 15 April 2025 “Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-06-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 9 April 2025 “Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-06-08

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 31 March 2021 XR demonstration in Malmö on February 29, 2020, photo credit: @knastergast Meet LUCSUS new postdoctoral researcher Salvatore Paolo De Rosa. Salvatore's research focuses on connecting social and climate movements, civil society organisations and NGOs in Sweden and Europe to better understand the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/salvatore-paolo-de-rosa-explores-interactions-climate-movements-science-and-law - 2025-06-07

Published 19 October 2016 26 October 2016 On 26 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies” at the IIIEE, the Ac

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-policy-analysis-transition-low-carbon-and-resource-efficient - 2025-06-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 December 2024 The University House pictured by Kennet Ruona. LUCSUS Director Barry Ness and Professor Lennart Olsson are proud that Lund University is ranked third in the world in Sustainability in the QS World University Rankings. It is a ranking well deserved they say. – Over the past 25 years, researchers at Lund Univers

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking-well-deserved - 2025-06-07

Published 8 November 2024 A team of researchers have succeeded in creating a kind of GPS for microorganisms. Illustration: Inger Ekström/Pixabay. A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work - 2025-06-07

Published 28 January 2020 The researchers have discovered that a substance in beetroot peels attract mosquitoes and can be used to trap them. Photo: Marcus Stensmyr Researchers from Sweden and the USA have discovered a substance in beetroot peel that is highly effective in combatting mosquitoes. The substance, geosmin, is extremely expensive and difficult to get hold of. The new discovery changes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/beetroots-combat-mosquitoes - 2025-06-07

Published 2 March 2017 350-ÅRSJUBILEUM. Welcome to this symposium on Wednesday March 8th, where we look at poverty development in Sweden during the last 100 years & trends in men & women's incomes in Africa. Life expectancy in the Western world, like in Sweden, has expanded linearly by about 25 years during the 20th century, a bit more for women than men. At the same time, living standards have im

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/symposium-rich-man-poor-woman-inequalities-health-and-wellbeing-re-examined - 2025-06-07

By Cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 17 October 2023 The measuring stations will measure the exchange of greenhouse gases between the atmosphere and agriculture in real time in two parallel cultivation systems in Alnarp. Foto: Peter Kornacher. As part of innovative research on perennial crops, a unique research infrastructure has been developed

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/unique-research-infrastructure-perennial-crops-lund - 2025-06-07

Published 11 June 2014 Diabetes is a disease that is increasing exponentially worldwide, largely as a result of the food we eat and because we exercise too little. Diabetes causes great personal suffering and shortens lifespan, as well as placing a heavy economic burden on society as whole and our health care systems in particular. This summer, Paul Franks, a professor at Lund University Diabetes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ironman-support-diabetes-research - 2025-06-07

By thea [dot] wolf [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Thea Wolf) - published 9 October 2024 The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia, and lectures on European themes to be organized at Lund University during the spring and autumn semester 2025. The funds can be used for inviting guest speakers or lecturers to seminars, lectures, s

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures - 2025-06-07