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Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago. In his research, he focuses on salamanders and how they can recreate body parts such as legs, tails and even components of the heart. It was the ability of moose to grow new antlers after shedding that first sparked Nicholas Leigh’s interest in regenerative research. For practical reasons, the choice fell on s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/seeking-shutdown-button-cancer - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rich in animals and plants, a refuge to calm anxiety, and a source of new energy. A place for recreation and cultivation. This is how residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela describe their natural surroundings in interviews. It is a narrative seldom brought to the fore, and one that stands in stark contrast to th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-diverse-relations-nature-rios-favelas - 2026-05-01

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-and-bds-movement - 2026-05-01

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-welcomes-new-interns - 2026-05-01

Lund University has proudly secured third place globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings, competing against 1,750 institutions worldwide. This remarkable achievement reflects the university's unwavering commitment to sustainability, driven by strategic investments in the IIIEE and other interdisciplinary initiatives, such as Sustainability Forum, LUCSUS, CEC, and the Agenda 2030 initiatives.Thes

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-3rd-best-qs-world-university-rankings-sustainability - 2026-05-01

Malte Breiding Hansen has authored the article “Between Warring Parties: Culture Wars Over LGBT+ Equality” for the Culture Wars in Europe and Eurasia series/research project at the Illiberalism Studies Program, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University. The article applies the concept of heterogeneity to show that the culture wars framework i

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hansen-lgbt-culture-wars-illiberalism-studies-program-george-washington-university - 2026-05-01

Previous research shows that wars contributed to the expansion of state revenues in the Early Modern period and in the twentieth century. There are, however, few cross-national studies on the long nineteenth century. Using new annual data on wars and public revenues from 1816 to 1913 for 27 American and European countries, this article provides new evidence that military conflicts very rarely trig

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/goenaga-sabate-and-teorell-publish-article-review-international-organizations - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Five researchers from Lund University and the University of Geneva has bedn granted altogether 200 000 Euro from Bo & Kerstin Hjelt Foundation for type 2 diabetes. Dr Jens Lagerstedt, Lund University: "Zinc transporter ZnT8 and type 2 diabetes" (€50 000)Dr Jonathan Esguerra, Lund University: "Characterization of non-c

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/grants-hjelt-foundation - 2026-05-01

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/special-issue-journal-communication-released-edited-james-pamment-et-al - 2026-05-01

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/conference-about-affective-polarization-hosted-department-and-nordic-map-network - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jan Teorell has together with Håvard Hegre and Michael Bernhard co-authored the article “Civil Society and the Democratic Peace”, which will be published in the forthcoming edition of “Journal of Conflict Resolution”. In this article, the authors theorize that three distinct structures of democratic constraint may exp

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-democratic-peace - 2026-05-01

In a new article for The Conversation, CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi reveals how climate change is reshaping Saharan dust storms and their growing impact on Europe. Read the full article: (External link. The Conversation)Saharan dust storms are a natural phenomenon, often experienced in southern Europe, but climate change is altering their intensity, frequency, and paths, with growing consequenc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/climate-change-altering-saharan-dust-and-europe-downwind - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This policy brief is based on two behavioural economic field studies and informs policy makers how to make the roll-out of smart electricity meters more effective. Are electricity consumers irrational fools? They keep their devices in stand-by mode, forget to switch off the lights when they leave the room, purchase ha

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-policy-brief-smart-electricity-meters-and-their-users - 2026-05-01

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/economic-development-and-democracy - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Annika Bergman Rosamond has, together with Michelle Pace (Roskilde), co-authored the article “Political Legitimacy and celebrity politicians: Tony Blair as Middle East envoy 2007-2016”. The article is published in the journal Middle East Critique. This article explores former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s role a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/celebrity-politician-tony-blairs-role-middle-east-envoy - 2026-05-01

In an ongoing deadly violence (ODV) situation, it is important to act in a rapid and effective way. The Faculty is now offering two courses in English this autumn on how to handle ODV. Registration is open to all faculty staff. Participants will learn to recognise ODV situations and understand how to respond, as well as gaining knowledge about sheltering, evacuation, lockdown and barricading. Part

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/course-about-ongoing-deadly-violence-odv - 2026-05-01

A part of the vision of MERGE is interaction with stakeholders and making our work relevant to actions of mitigation. This is the topic of this autumn meeting where guests and MERGE participants share their experiences with outreach and stakeholder contact. Welcome to the MERGE Autumn Meeting on November 21-22 in Helsingborg - last day to sign up is October 30. 21-22 November 2016Venue: Elite Mari

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/sign-merge-autumn-meeting-21-22-november - 2026-05-01

Despite 15 years of international commitments to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, global subsidies reached a record $1.5 trillion in 2022. In a recent article for npj Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, Jakob Skovgaard, Evan Drake and their co-authors call for a new approach that includes time-bound roadmaps, closing loopholes, and offering support to lower-income countries. The authors argue that current

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-approach-needed-address-fossil-fuel-subsidies - 2026-05-01

CMES scholar Pinar Dinc has authored "Environmental Racism and Resistance in Kurdistan", available online (open access) in The Commentaries. Environmental degradation is identified as a key factor that threatens the future of life on Earth, but such generalised reading entails that conceal the uneven effects of environmental degradation. When environmental degradation takes place on the lands of t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/environmental-racism-and-resistance-kurdistan - 2026-05-01

Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging. How can life be made easier for these individuals, so that they can continue to be active and participate in society? This is the aim of a multi-year study that examines the interplay between health and home among people ageing with Parkinson’s disease. Sinc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life - 2026-05-01