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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 years to predict our future climate, and to study ecological and historical change. Researchers Esther Githumbi and Johan Lindström use polle

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/old-pollen-seed-can-predict-tomorrows-climate - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes. One question that has remained largely unanswered is how the effect of surgery differs from the effects of a strict low-calorie diet. This question has now been examined by researchers at

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/strict-diet-explains-metabolic-effect-gastric-pass-surgery - 2026-05-09

Professor Oksana Tymoshchuk came to Lund with her children as soon as the opportunity arose. She also wanted to help students from her home university escape the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine. Now four medical students have arrived to study here for six months with a full Erasmus scholarship. “It’s a fantastic opportunity, with such practical studies. The other week I got to stitch up a Cesarean!” “I

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ukrainian-medical-students-arrive-lund-after-lightning-fast-application-process - 2026-05-09

Giulia Beneventi has investigated the role of RNA modifications and post-transcriptional control in cancer and stem cells. In this interview, she tells us about her research and what is it like to be a PhD student in newly established group. Giulia defends her thesis on the 8th of December.   What have you been working with during your PhD studies? The main aim of my PhD project was to unravel pos

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-giulia-beneventi - 2026-05-09

Lund University researcher Inta Gribonika is one of five early-career scientists to be awarded the 2026 Michelson Medical Research Foundation grant of $150,000. She recieves this for her research on the homeostatic cooperation between skin microbiota and skin’s intrinsic immune system, and how it can be harnessed to develop topical, non-invasive and effective vaccines. Inta Gribonika is one of fiv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/2026-michelson-prize-next-generation-grant-inta-gribonika - 2026-05-09

I en ny långtidsstudie från Lunds universitet har forskare undersökt kopplingen mellan förändringar av beta-amyloid och tau i hjärnan. Två ämnen starkt kopplade till Alzheimers sjukdom. I studien som är publicerad i Science Advances tror forskarna att de har hittat svar som kan förklara en del av mekanismerna bakom sjukdomen. De båda proteinerna beta-amyloid och tau har betydelse för utvecklingen

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-hjarnstudie-ger-bild-av-alzheimer-langt-fore-utvecklad-sjukdom - 2026-05-10

Runt 15 miljoner barn i världen föds för tidigt, prematurt, varje år. Bland de extremprematura barn som överlever finns stor risk för svåra komplikationer. Ett protein, tillväxtfaktorn IGF-1, har visat sig spela stor roll för den prematura hjärnans utveckling. I en ny avhandling vid Lunds universitet har viktiga transportmekanismer hittats för proteinets väg in i den omogna hjärnan. – Komplikation

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/viktig-transportvag-i-den-omogna-hjarnan-hos-tidigt-fodda - 2026-05-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stefan Gössling, Professor in Service Management and Service Studies has published and article on The Conversation based on his latest research which has been widely circulated in the media, in Sweden but also internationally during the week. Article published on The conversation, october 22 Author: Stefan GösslingThe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/celebrities-cause-10000-times-more-carbon-emissions-flying-average-person - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Som en del av sin utbildning släpper journaliststudenterna vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier nu sin egen poddcast, Jolupodden. Studenterna har under våren producerat var sitt halvtimmeslångt avsnitt där de samtalar ingående med en känd eller okänd person. Kvinnor i spelvärlden, högerextremism, familjesi

https://www.journalistik.lu.se/artikel/journaliststudenter-slapper-intervjupodd - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En tonårspojke som spred en kränkande bild på sociala medier har nu dömts för förtal. Rättssociologen Karl Dahlstrand har forskat på kränkningar i en digital kontext och menar att den ovanliga domen ger en inblick i en sluten ungdomsvärld. Läs artikeln Tonåring spred kränkande bild på sociala medier – döms för förta

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/rattssociolog-intervjuad-om-tonarspojke-som-domts-fortal - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För första gången är fler än hälften av svenskarna feta eller överviktiga, ett tillstånd som leder till ökad risk för typ 2-diabetes och hjärt-kärlsjukdom. Samtidigt visar en ny svensk studie, som presenteras i Hjärt-Lungfondens årliga Hjärtrapport, att gastric bypass-operationer kan göra diabetespatienter friskare.

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fetmaoperation-kan-motverka-diabetes - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lundagård fyller 100 år i mars, vilket gör den till Sveriges äldsta studenttidning. Nu med tre redaktörer: Vendela Källmark, Louise Lennartsson och Nina Morby som sköter Lundagård på webben. Grattis – hur mår 100-åringen?– Tack bra, säger Louise Lennartsson som nyligen prisades av stiftelsen Academic Rights Watch fö

https://www.lu.se/artikel/halla-lundagard-sveriges-aldsta-studenttidning - 2026-05-10

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Med nära 7,5 miljarder i verksamhetsvolym och 7500 anställda är Lunds universitet en stark tillväxtmotor i regionen. Verksamhetsvolymen ökade 2013 med 400 miljoner och med 300 anställda. Räknat över de senaste fem åren är ökningen 2 miljarder och 1700 anställda! - Det är en anmärkningsvärt stor ökning under fem år.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-stark-tillvaxtmotor - 2026-05-10

Using a mathematical model, researchers have been able to link confirmed covid-19 cases with intensive care admissions and deaths. The model, which allows prediction and planning of health care burden, could be valuable during the current pandemic as well as in future epidemics. A Swedish research team, including Lund University, has used a so-called FIR model (a type of filter for digital systems

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/mathematical-model-useful-pandemic-planning - 2026-05-09

Using a mathematical model, researchers have been able to link confirmed covid-19 cases with intensive care admissions and deaths. The model, which allows prediction and planning of health care burden, could be valuable during the current pandemic as well as in future epidemics. A Swedish research team, including Lund University, has used a so-called FIR model (a type of filter for digital systems

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/mathematical-model-useful-pandemic-planning - 2026-05-09

Lund University School of Economics and Management secures a spot on the Financial Times Master’s in Management 2020 ranking. For the first time, the Master’s in International Strategic Management ranks number 73, in fierce global competition. The Master’s in International Strategic Management was launched in 2016, and is based on a long tradition of education and research in strategic management.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/masters-international-strategic-management-ranked-among-worlds-best-management-programmes - 2026-05-09

Lund University Diabetes Centre’s Scientific Advisory Board give researchers valuable feedback on ongoing research. Frances Ashcroft and Flemming Pociot from the board were invited to the LUDC retreat in the city of Helsingborg recently and they were impressed by the range of the research being performed at the centre. Research within type 1 diabetes specifically caught their attention. Frances As

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/scientific-advisory-board-important-contributions-within-type-1-diabetes-research - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What’s the point of having lots of higher education credits if you don’t use them to make the world a little better? Activism and academia go together, according to student Johannes Witkowsky-Bengtsson. Johannes Witkowsky-Bengtsson. “As a child, I dreamed of fighting side by side with the Apache indians”, Johannes lau

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/activism-and-academia-go-together - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johannes Stripple was one of nearly 1,000 people who ran a relay race, organised by the Swedish theatre company Riksteatern, from the Arctic to Paris – for life and the climate. Each participant had their own reasons why they wanted to participate in this climate initiative. For Johannes Stripple, it was about the fru

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/he-runs-climate - 2026-05-09

Three first-year Master students at the Master’s programme in Strategic communication have been selected to present their papers at the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) congress to be held in October 2021. The students have worked on their papers during the course “Qualitative methods” and their Lecturer Leysan Storie will continue to work with the students on

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/master-students-presenting-papers-academic-conference-euprera - 2026-05-09