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LUCSUS celebrates World Water Day with hundreds of high school students from Lund

Published 22 March 2017 Is water a dangerous substance? Can water scarcity lead to armed conflict? And what does the term shit matters actually mean? These and other issues will be discussed by 350 high school students from Spyken high school when LUCSUS and Lund University is marking World Water Day on 22nd March.A programme of educational talks, discussions and workshops aimed at high school stu

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-celebrates-world-water-day-hundreds-high-school-students-lund - 2025-06-09

Ambitious plans and new initiatives for sustainable development

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 27 February 2022 During 2021, Lund University made several major investments in sustainability, in research, education, external engagement and its own organisation. Everything from solar cells on the roofs to new doctoral students and postdocs focused on Agenda 2030. Lund University’s sustainability work is now presente

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ambitious-plans-and-new-initiatives-sustainable-development - 2025-06-09

Meet our SI leaders

Published 30 September 2020 SI leaders 2020 SI stands for Supplemental Instruction - a collaborative and peer to peer study group designed to assist newly admitted students academically by offering them a learning environment. Meet our SI leaders (selected from each specialization) who share insights on why students should attend SI sessions, best study tips and what motivated them to become SI le

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-si-leaders - 2025-06-09

How to maintain town centre retail in times of crisis

By carys [dot] egan-wyer [at] fek [dot] lu [dot] se (Carys Egan-Wyer) - published 30 November 2021 Söder street market, Helsingborg, Photo: Devrim Umut Aslan. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, some shopping geographies had difficulties while others proved to be more resilient. Devrim Umut Aslan discusses what we can learn from these resilient places. A global pandemic hit the world, radically changi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-maintain-town-centre-retail-times-crisis - 2025-06-09

How to maintain town centre retail in times of crisis

Published 6 December 2021 Still of the street market, 2015, Devrim Umut Aslan. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, some shopping geographies had difficulties while others proved to be more resilient. Devrim Umut Aslan discusses what we can learn from these resilient places. A global pandemic hit the world, radically changing how shoppers shop and how they move around in cities. Sweden’s handling of th

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-maintain-town-centre-retail-times-crisis - 2025-06-09

Research on inherited type 2 diabetes is awarded

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 6 November 2023 Diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad at Lund University has been awarded this year's Medeon Scholarship for her research on the inheritance of type 2 diabetes and why the disease is inherited from the mother to a greater extent. Photo: Petra Olsson. How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2025-06-09

Research on inherited type 2 diabetes is awarded

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 6 November 2023 Rashmi Prasad is awarded the Medeon stipend 2023 for her her research on heritability of type 2 diabetes. The stipend will be presented during the World Diabetes Day Skåne event. Photo: Petra Olsson How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk for the child to develop type 2 diabetes? This

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2025-06-09

Meet Martin Englund

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (Arthritisportal) - published 5 June 2025 Can you tell me a little about your research area? How would you describe your work?I am a professor at Lund University and a physician with a background in orthopedics. My research focuses broadly on osteoarthritis, particularly knee osteoarthritis. We conduct studies in laboratory environments, patient-centered cli

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/meet-martin-englund - 2025-06-09

Coughed droplets, estimating size and speed

Published 1 November 2022 Recording of person coughing. The velocity and sizes of the found droplets are shown later in the movie. When we cough and speak we launch droplets and if the person launching these droplets is sick from some kind of virus disease, such as COVID19, the droplets can contain viruses. These viruses have been found to be one of the main contributors to the spreading of the pa

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/coughed-droplets-estimating-size-and-speed - 2025-06-09

Type 2 diabetes and obesity – what do we really know?

Published 7 October 2016 Review look at what we know so far about the link between diabetes type 2 and obesity. Photo: PracticalCures.com Social and economic factors have led to a dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and obesity around the world. In a review in Science, Mark McCarthy, professor at the University of Oxford, UK, and Paul Franks, professor at Lund University, Sweden, examine the knowledg

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-and-obesity-what-do-we-really-know - 2025-06-09

Type 2 diabetes and obesity - what do we really know?

Published 18 October 2016 Social and economic factors have led to a dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and obesity around the world. In a review in Science, Mark McCarthy, professor at the University of Oxford, UK, and Paul Franks, professor at Lund University, Sweden, examine the knowledge of the actual causes and the interplay between genetics and lifestyle factors. By studying how our genes expre

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-and-obesity-what-do-we-really-know - 2025-06-09

"Spikning" of doctoral thesis by Lisa Heldt

Published 23 May 2025 Photo: Philipp Montenegro Last Tuesday, our PhD Candidate Lisa Heldt “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. This traditional “spikning” takes place three weeks and three days before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing (att spika in Swedish) their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the offici

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-lisa-heldt - 2025-06-09

60.000 views on The Conversation in two weeks – what’s the secret?

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 8 February 2024 Solar energy production can potentially be subject to future geopolitical maneuvering: if a country builds a lot of solar farms (e.g. in a subtropical desert), it can potentially harm solar power production in other countries. Photo: Xin Jin In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical Geography at Lu

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/60000-views-conversation-two-weeks-whats-secret - 2025-06-09

PhD student Stefan Schüller explores the prospects of a perennial revolution in agriculture

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 5 September 2024 PhD student Stefan Schüller is researching the prospects of a perennial revolution in agriculture as part of the PERENNIAL project. He is motivated by how perennial systems can address many of the problems connected to agriculture, and hopes to challenge incumbent power structures and spur radical transformati

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-stefan-schuller-explores-prospects-perennial-revolution-agriculture - 2025-06-09

A majority of Swedes are open to boycotting American products

Published 19 March 2025 Photo: SYDA PRODUCTIONS According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with No

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-06-10

Diabetes researcher Tove Fall is the recipient of the Leif C. Groop award 2023

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 14 February 2023 Diabetes researcher Tove Fall is the recipient of the Leif C. Groop award 2023 for outstanding research in the field of molecular epidemiology. Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt Tove Fall became a familiar face during the Covid-19 pandemic when she was often seen in Swedish media talking about the spread and progr

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-researcher-tove-fall-recipient-leif-c-groop-award-2023 - 2025-06-09

New Book about City Retail in Transformation

Published 13 October 2017 Our researchers, Devrim Umut Aslan and Cecilia Fredriksson, have just released their book about ongoing transformations in city retail. We asked Devrim to tell us a little about the book. This book is based on the changing relationship between retail and cities. In recent decades, retail has changed in several fundamental ways. Traditional stores are in a transformation p

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-book-about-city-retail-transformation - 2025-06-09

Become your own conductor

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 5 April 2023 Malmö Live's concert hall will function as an experimental environment in the collaboration initiative, says coordinator Jesper Larsson. Photo: Kennet Ruona Make yourself comfortable at home on the sofa and immerse yourself in a symphony orchestra’s magical take on Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony as if you we

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/become-your-own-conductor - 2025-06-09

Bridging Performing Art, AI Creativity and Entrepreneurship – ABC, MHM, IAC and EFI Research Cluster Unite to Redefine Classical Music and Opera across Borders

Published 9 December 2024 The newly established Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC), at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), and led by Professor Daniel Hjorth, is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Malmö Academy of Music (MHM), the Inter Arts Center (IAC) and the research cluster on “Creativity, AI, and the Human” at the Edinburgh Futures Instit

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/bridging-performing-art-ai-creativity-and-entrepreneurship-abc-mhm-iac-and-efi-research-cluster - 2025-06-09

A new thesis advances the understanding of disproportionate climate-related loss with a focus on land in Cambodia

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 June 2024 A key finding of Kelly Dorkenoo's thesis is that climate-related loss should be understood as occurring when people lose the ability to derive benefits from things that they value, due to climatic and socio-economic drivers. What is climate-related loss and when can it be considered disproportionate? This question

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-thesis-advances-understanding-disproportionate-climate-related-loss-focus-land-cambodia - 2025-06-09