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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Artisanal interpretation of ceramics from the Bronze Age shows that a nine-year-old child could be a highly skilled artisan. This was one of the discoveries presented in a new thesis from Lund University. The thesis explores how an artisanal perspective can contribute to archaeology by providing new insights into arch
Young people in India are often described as a well-educated and progressive force. How does that align with the right-wing populism sweeping through the country? Journalism student Linn Jönsson embarked on a reporting journey to Bombay, delving into religious and political conflicts of present-day India. In the Fall of 2023, Linn Jönsson received the SASNET travel grant for journalism students at
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/reporting-bombay-young-perspectives-indian-politics - 2026-05-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Alzheimers sjukdom kännetecknas av onormal spridning och ansamling av proteinet tau i hjärnan. En internationell studie visar nu hur tau sprids enligt fyra distinkta mönster som leder till olika symtom med olika prognoser för de drabbade individerna. Studien publiceras i Nature Medicine. – Till skillnad mot hur vi h
https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/ny-studie-alzheimers-sjukdom-fyra-distinkta-subtyper - 2026-05-21
An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-05-21
An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Edouard Berrocal, a researcher in combustion physics at Lund University, has been awarded one of the most prestigious grants available to young researchers: an ERC Starting Grant. The grant is worth EUR 1.5 million and will enable him to spend the next five years investigating what happens in the crucial moment at the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-researcher-combustion - 2026-05-21
Boreal peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but warmer and drier conditions caused by climate change may turn these ecosystems into carbon sources. Equipped with drones and thermal cameras Julia Kelly, who recently received her doctorate at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has studied what factors affect the CO2 fluxes in peatland ecosystems. Boreal forests and peatlands
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2026-05-21
Att anställa en barnflicka eller au pair har blivit ett vanligare sätt för barnfamiljer att få vardagen att gå ihop och se till att jämställdheten mellan föräldrarna ökar. Införandet av statliga subventioner har bäddat för en ny marknad som tycks leda till att det jämställda föräldraskapet alltmer blir en klassfråga. Nanny, au-pair eller barnflicka. Att betala någon för att ta hand om barnen är et
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/au-pairer-loser-livspusslet-men-okar-ojamlikheterna - 2026-05-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Att anställa en barnflicka eller au pair gör föräldrarna mer jämställda, men medför nya former av ojämlikhet inom och mellan familjer. Samtidigt tvingas barnen gå igenom svåra separationer till följd av branschens kortvariga anställningar, visar en studie från sociologiska institutionen vid Lunds universitet. Au pai
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/ojamlikhet-och-marknaden-privat-barnomsorg-vaxer-i-takt - 2026-05-21
Mer än varannan tonårsflicka blödde rikligt och 40 procent hade järnbrist. Forskningen som är ledd från Lunds universitet visar även att ett enkelt formulär kan användas för att upptäcka unga tonårsflickor med riklig mens som löper ökad risk. Så många som hälften av tonårsflickorna i studien som publiceras i PLOS One hade rikliga menstruationer, och fyra av tio hade järnbrist. Studien genomfördes
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/riklig-mens-vanlig-hos-tonarsflickor-formular-avslojar-risk-jarnbrist - 2026-05-22
Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred on 26 May 2023. Ever since David Julius’ discovery of the temperature and pain receptor TRPV1, he has contributed crucial d
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In type 2 diabetes, the body’s cells are unable to assimilate the essential hormone insulin which is produced in the beta cells of the pancreas. Exactly what is wrong with the beta cells in type 2 diabetes is the question to which Professor Erik Renström at Lund University Diabetes Centre is searching for an answer. A
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nordic-award-research-what-wrong-beta-cells-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chair: Dr Anindita Datta and Ajay Bailey VENUE: VD-rummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundTwor sessions:1. Wednesday 21 Sept, 10.00–12.002. Thursday 22 Sept, 09.00-11.00 1. Introductory remarks by Dr Anindita Datta 2. Lovitoli Jimo:Staging Love or Power? Materiality of Weddings in India’s North East Reg
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-no-4-staging-marriage-and-modernity-among-middle-classes-south-asia - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects. “We have the most ERC gra
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2026-05-21
In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive symptoms. A study from Lund University in Sweden has provided new insight, and is published in Biological Psychiatr
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet James Pamment, a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication at the Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University, Sweden. His work addresses issues related to strategic communication, diplomacy, and international development. Learn about: * Why strategic communication for places is important; * The impac
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/interview-james-pamment-strategic-communication-and-public-diplomacy - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Harvard professor Nathan Nunn, creative economist, is the 2020 recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Nunn will receive the Prize on SEK 1 million in Lund, Sweden, and give a lecture on his research on 25 March. Experimental economics and development economics are hot topics
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-development - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen at the Malmö apartment of nutrition physiologist, Louise Brunkwall. Today, she is making pasta and vegetable sauce for lunch. A clean up before the interview with LUM means she can no longer find anything in the kitchen cupboards: “Usually there is always some kind
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/help-your-body-outwit-reptile-brain - 2026-05-21
Under pandemins zoom-möten har vi sett många variationer i hur mötesdeltagarna riggar sin hemmastudio. Men hur gör politiska ledare och toppdiplomater för att visa sin status? Elsa Hedling, som forskar om diplomatins digitalisering, har gjort en studie över hur internationella makthavare arbetar med sin framtoning på skärmen. När världens ledare träffas finns i vanliga fall ett strängt protokoll d
https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/sa-markerar-diplomater-status-under-pandemins-virtuella-moten - 2026-05-21
