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The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. This may have led to incorrect results and misconceptions about ethnicity and genetic relationships. The method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies, affecting results within medical genetics and even commercial ancestry tests. The study is published

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2026-07-17

In August, the IPCC published the first part of its sixth assessment report (AR6). It summarises the “physical science basis” for climate change. The message was loud and clear: humans are causing climate change. The next instalment of AR6 will focus on concrete solutions, and highlight how societies, especially vulnerable groups, will be impacted by climate change. Ahead of the coming COP26 in Gl

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ipcc-report-cop26-emily-boyd-comments-what-science-can-do-climate-action-0 - 2026-07-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ketevan Bolkvadze har, tillsammans med Marina Povitkina från Göteborgs universitet, publicerat artikeln "Fresh Pipes with Dirty Water: How quality of government shapes the provision of public goods in democracies". Artikeln har publicerats i tidskriften ”European Journal of Political Research”. Om artikeln (på engel

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/tillhandahallande-av-offentliga-varor-i-demokratier - 2026-07-17

The year is 2072, and the worst storm in two hundred years is about to hit Scania, in the south of Sweden. In Skanör-Falsterbo, a family is celebrating Christmas when the storm alarm sounds. The waves draw closer to the house, and the family dash towards the nearby church. What happens next is the result of many decades of decisions: did we work together, or did the lines of conflict become even d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soundwalk-imagines-climate-future - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Closed loops in the sharing city?Sharing is caring – but is it always sustainable? The sharing economy is altering the way we look at ourselves as consumers and our idea of the market, but it also raises other questions: what role should the city take in this, and how can we ensure that the result is truly sustainable

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-yuliya-voytenko - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week LUCSUS’ researcher (Assistant Prof.) Mine Islar presented her research about citizen movements in Barcelona at the ‘ecological democracy’ workshop at the University of Sydney, Australia. The aim of the workshop was to critically explore the tensions and synergies between democracy and sustainability on local

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/can-activist-politicians-be-agents-change - 2026-07-17

Länge sades det att typ 1-diabetiker är normalviktiga och att typ 2-diabetiker ofta är överviktiga. Det stämmer inte längre. Bland personer med typ 1-diabetes är övervikt och fetma allt vanligare och med samma hälsovådliga konsekvenser som vid typ 2-diabetes. En svårighet med att hålla vikten är att insulinbehandling i sig ökar risken för övervikt. Frågan togs upp i tidskriften The Lancet Diabetes

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/overvikt-ar-ett-vaxande-problem-bland-personer-med-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-07-17

Statistikprofessorn Małgorzata Bogdan från Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet ingår i ett internationellt forskarteam som lyckats kartlägga större områden av universum än någonsin tidigare. Tack vare superdatoranläggningarna vid National Astronomical Observatory of Japan och avancerade statistiska metoder, har forskarna kunnat hjälpa astronomer att med unik noggrannhet kunna avgöra hur univers

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/universums-datid-och-framtid-skrivs-om - 2026-07-17

Följande mobilitetsanslag från Franska institutet är just nu öppna för ansökan. Institut français de Suède (Franska Institutet) har som uppdrag att främja samarbete mellan Sverige och Frankrike bland annat inom området för vetenskapligt och akademiskt samarbete. Som en del av detta organiserar institutet evenemang för att informera om vetenskapliga framsteg, förespråkar forskares och doktoranders

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/mobilitetsstod-att-soka-fran-franska-institutet - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET is hosting an online conference on "Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia" on 9-10 December 2020. Context:The current debates around the politics of memory and memorialization reinforce that the act of remembrance and forgetting in the present does not exist in isolation from the past that informs the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-2020-memory-politics-south-asia - 2026-07-17

Thirty young professionals recently certified by the Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) programme “Green Transition for Low-Carbon and Resilient Societies” are ready to put the lessons learnt into action. This was the first time IIIEE ran a programme to professionals on the topic of Green Transition for Low-Carbon and Resilient Societies. The programme brought together 30 rep

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/first-round-new-young-professionals-programme-green-transition-low-carbon-and-resilient-societies - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme is one of the foremost singers of today. Her international career has involved high-profile appearances at the most prestigious international opera stages, such as in London, Paris, New York (Metropolitan), Berlin, Milan (La Scala) and Vienna (Wiener Staatsoper).She is very versatile an

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/nina-stemme-facultys-new-honorary-doctor - 2026-07-17

Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided lunch tour through the exhibition! Skissernas Museum’s major exhibition for the spring and summer highlights the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) and some of his most famous buildings. The projects presented in the exhibition – the Eastern Cemetery with chapel and flower ki

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showings-exhibition-architecture-sculpture-sigurd-lewerentz-petra-gipp - 2026-07-18

The Nature Medicine Commission on Data-Driven Obesity Management will bring together global experts and datasets to tackle the growing burden of obesity-related noncommunicable diseases through data-driven decision support. “Our goal is to generate evidence that supports better and more equitable care for people living with obesity worldwide,” says the Commission Chair and Professor Paul Franks at

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lund-university-professor-leads-nature-medicine-commission-data-driven-obesity-management - 2026-07-17

BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our everyday lives, we surround ourselves with electronics without really thinking about it. We go to work by car or train, travel by air when we go on holiday, and are reliant on our mobile phones, iPads and laptops. We take the products’ functions for granted, until they suddenly stop working. The fact is that th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-project-produce-more-reliable-electronics - 2026-07-17

Intensive efforts are being made in medical research to discover the genomic causes of undiagnosed hereditary diseases. Persistent work and new technology are providing answers to several previously unsolved, enigmatic neurological disorders. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 4 was one of these, but now a research team in Lund, Sweden, have identified the gene that is responsible. Almost half a million

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-have-found-genetic-cause-type-hereditary-ataxia-sca4-long-unresolved-conundrum - 2026-07-17

Intensive efforts are being made in medical research to discover the genomic causes of undiagnosed hereditary diseases. Persistent work and new technology are providing answers to several previously unsolved, enigmatic neurological disorders. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 4 was one of these, but now a research team in Lund, Sweden, have identified the gene that is responsible. Almost half a million

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-have-found-genetic-cause-type-hereditary-ataxia-sca4-long-unresolved-conundrum - 2026-07-17

Professorn i socialt arbete Mimi Abramovitz samt professorn i politisk psykologi Leonie Huddy har utsetts till hedersdoktorer vid Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Den 26 maj promoveras de i Lunds domkyrka. Mimi Abramovitz är idag verksam vid City University of New York. Hennes akademiska arbete har enligt Samhällsvetenskapliga fakultetens motivering fått ett stort genomslag

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/en-expert-pa-amerikansk-patriotism-och-en-valfardsforskare-utses-till-hedersdoktorer - 2026-07-17

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/delhi-workshop-social-policy-developing-contexts - 2026-07-17