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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. While attending the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology organized by the Society for Conservation Biology last week in Jyväskylä, Finland, CEC's Lovisa Nilsson was awarded First Place for her outstanding student poster. Lovisa has studied annual flower strips used to compensate for biodiversity losses in agr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lovisa-nilsson-awarded-outstanding-student-poster - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published the article "Institutional stepping stones for democracy: how and why multipartyism enhances democratic change" which presents evidence in support of a more positive understanding of multipartyism and democracy. AbstractScholars of electoral authoritarianism and comp

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/how-even-fake-elections-can-hasten-democratic-change - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) in Copenhagen invites all Nordic colleagues in Asian studies for a conference entitled ”NORDIC Asian studies in the 21st century - Stocktaking for the future” to be held 7-9 December 2016. (actThe reason behind the conference is, according to NIAS Director Geir Helgesen, is

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nias-conference-nordic-asian-studies-21st-century - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Goran Basic has published an article on the ideal victim and competition for victimhood in the stories after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The article is in Serbian. ”Idealna žrtva i nadmetanje za dobijanje statusa žrtve u pričama preživjelih rata u Bosni i Hercegovini”. Temida, 18(2), 2015: 7-30.See article on l

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/competition-victimhood - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year's Graduate Student Conference was entitled "The Middle East in the Contemporary World". The conference is as an opportunity for students at CMES and more widely at Lund University to present and discuss their own research and ideas. One of the presentations was The Hurdles of the Patriarchy – Women and Polit

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/women-and-politics-lebanon-one-many-interesting-presentations-graduate-student-conference - 2026-07-01

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hetzler-and-flaherty-guaranteeing-social-rights-students-us-and-swedish-schools - 2026-07-01

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-future-primates-conservation-struggles-forests-cross-river-state-nigeria - 2026-07-01

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/parallel-network-based-biocomputation - 2026-07-01

At the start of 2018 – as a reaction to the MeToo movement – the University decided to implement the Tellus project in order to strengthen the prevention of sexual harassment. Professor Anette Agardh was selected as the project leader. Almost five years have passed and what has happened since then? The first report of the Tellus project stated, among other things, that we needed to gather and incr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/continued-work-against-sexual-harassment - 2026-07-02

I hope that you have all had an enjoyable summer and holiday! Two important reviews were completed during the summer: an examination of the Central Administration’s organisation and working methods and a pre-study on professional and career development for technical and administrative staff. Both reviews are very much in line with the University’s Platform for Strategic Work, which specifies measu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposals-new-measures-more-benefit-driven-and-value-creating-administrative-organisation - 2026-07-02

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-telephony-provider-distribution-new-sim-cards - 2026-07-01

In a debate forum a week or so ago, an international panel discussed how museums, art and culture can be used in teaching. The event was organised, for all those interested, by Lund University’s Division for Higher Education Development (AHU) in collaboration with Lena Örnberg within the Object-Based Learning (OBL) project. The meeting was held online and the panel participants were real experts i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/museums-art-and-culture-teaching - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. People with increased risk of type 2 diabetes need to exercise more than others to achieve the same results, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The cause of type 2 diabetes is linked to both genetics and lifestyle. If you have an immediate relative (mother, father, sibling) with type 2 diabetes,

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/exercise-good-everyone-some-struggle-more-others - 2026-07-01

The Helsingborg Trade Association wants to recognise the researchers at the Centre for Retail and Logistics (REAL), Lund University, who have made outstanding scientific publications over the past year. This is done through a new excellence scholarship. By supporting academic progress, the aim is to strengthen research excellence in the field. The Helsingborg Trade Association has for many years s

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/excellence-scholarship-promote-quality-and-research-progress-retail-and-logistics - 2026-07-01

19 oktober: LINXS Workshop Today, synchrotron techniques are rarely used in the later stages of biomedical drug development. An upcoming workshop, organized within the framework of a new theme at LINXS, Integrative Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, highlights the possibilities of developing new drugs using synchrotron imaging.     - Synchrotron imaging techniques can, for example, be used when gett

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/biomedical-imaging-drug-discovery-development-opportunities-max-iv - 2026-07-01

In the autumn 2024, we launched a competition inviting researchers from WCMM to submit their most compelling scientific images. With 21 remarkable art pieces submitted, the eagerly awaited exhibition opened the 24th January in the foyer of Forum Medicum, transforming the space into a gallery where science and art seamlessly converge. WCMM Fusion 2025 was so much more than just an exhibition; the e

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fusion-2025-event-where-art-and-science-meet - 2026-07-01

The Faculty Board held its final meeting of the spring term on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. The following decisions were made:Guidelines for appointment as professor and promotion to professor at the Faculty of ScienceUpdated guidelines for appointment as senior lecturer and promotion to senior lecturer at the Faculty of ScienceAmendment to the programme syllabus for the Master’s programme in Bioinfor

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-faculty-science-board-meeting-18-june-2025 - 2026-07-01

The Paralympics, the parasport's equivalent of the Olympics, is currently in full swing with 4400 athletes from 184 countries. Jan Lexell, a researcher at Medfak, is on site for the fifth time and has overall medical responsibility during the Games. Jan Lexell started working with parasport and the Paralympics 15 years ago, and between 2010 and 2018 he was Chief Medical Officer for the Swedish tea

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/paralympics-paris-our-man-site-great-commitment - 2026-07-01

Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune system fight cancer. Their approach, now published in the journal Science, could lead to more effective treatments for hard-to-treat cancers. Cancer is known for its ability to hide from the immune system, making it tough to fight. But what

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban Living Labs: Visiting researcher James Evans in search of success factors Can urban living labs create more sustainable urban development? Manchester researcher James Evans and colleagues at the IIIEE are studying and comparing four Scandinavian cases, seeking common drivers of success – and of failure.  – Today

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-visiting-iiiee-researcher-james-evans - 2026-07-01