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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A few weeks ago The Huntington Disease Center in Lund, Sweden, welcomed researchers, clinicians and representatives from patient organizations in the Nordic countries to the second Nordic Huntington Disease Research Meeting in Lund. Among the prominent visitors were Patrick Weydt, representative of the European Huntin

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/european-huntington-heights-met-lund-summit - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It was 17 December 1944. The American B-24 bomber aircraft, better known as the Tulsamerican, was circling the island of Vis off the coast of Croatia. The plane was damaged following an attack by the Germans and finally crashed into the sea. Seven of the ten crew members survived but three died, among them the pilot,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deep-diving-history - 2026-05-19

Despite not being part of the winning team in the EU’s enormous culture and innovation push, Lund University regards itself as a clear winner. The preparatory work on the application acted like a beacon and all the faculties joined in to work together and find interdisciplinary innovation and collaboration projects. That engagement now continues. “We have unique values within art and culture, whic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rallied-competition-lu-continue-investment-creatives - 2026-05-20

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Teori om hur samhället ska hantera miljöfrågor måste fördjupas. Annars riskerar hållbarhetsforskningen att leda till att komplexa ekosystem blir varor på en nyliberal global marknad eller att fattiga människor förlorar rätten till och makten över lokala naturresurser. Om resiliensteori används på ett sätt som förenk

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tappa-inte-bort-makt-och-rattvisa-i-stravan-mot-okad-hallbarhet - 2026-05-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Per Andersson har publicerat en artikel i tidskriften Studies in Comparative International Development. Abstract på engelskaDuring the last two centuries, taxation has not only increased dramatically in level and volume; its structure has also changed: from a heavy reliance on customs revenu

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/demokrati-urbanisering-och-skatteintakter - 2026-05-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I Sverige tror vi ofta att vi är världsledande när det gäller miljöfrågor. Det finns en slags självgodhet som gör att vi inte ser att vi faktiskt kan lära av andra länder. Det menar Anna Kaijser som har lagt fram en avhandling vid Lunds universitet om miljödebatten i Bolivia, ett land som utmärkt sig för att inta en

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-om-bolivia-och-miljopolitikens-dagordning - 2026-05-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kan förlusten av biologisk mångfald hejdas om man synliggör dess ekonomiska värde? I en nyligen publicerad studie i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Nature Communications, visar forskare att bland de många tusen arter bin som finns i världen, är endast några få arter ekonomiskt viktiga för jordbruket. De vanligaste pol

https://www.lu.se/artikel/svart-att-satta-pris-pa-naturen - 2026-05-18

Europeiska rådets slutsatser om vetenskaplig publicering antagna Den 23 maj antog Europeiska unionens råd dokumentet Council Conclusions on high-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing som beskriver EUs hållning gällande vetenskaplig publicering. I dokumentet lyfts bland annat betydelsen av icke-kommersiell OA-publicering utan författaravgifter samt att forskares

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-juni-augusti-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-05-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken inom EU behöver moderniseras för att effektivt bidra till ett hållbart jordbruk i Europa. Flera av de åtgärder som nu berättigar till stöd har liten eller ingen avsedd effekt. Det visar en kunskapssammanställning som genomförts av forskare från bland annat Lunds universitet. EU:s ge

https://www.lu.se/artikel/eus-jordbrukspolitik-behover-moderniseras - 2026-05-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I Sverige tror vi ofta att vi är världsledande när det gäller miljöfrågor. Det finns en slags självgodhet som gör att vi inte ser att vi faktiskt kan lära av andra länder. Det menar Anna Kaijser som har lagt fram en avhandling vid Lunds universitet om miljödebatten i Bolivia, ett land som utmärkt sig för att inta en

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-avhandling-om-makten-over-miljopolitiken - 2026-05-19

In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literature seminars, but also our onsite workshop in Gothenburg.  The course brought together both doctoral

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/salma-mahamed-i-found-it-very-meaningful-discuss-practitioners-field - 2026-05-19

29th of May, it will be 70 years since one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mount Everest, was climbed for the very first time. An important moment to bring attention to how glacial melt not only threatens the tourism industry in the region, but the livelihoods of over a billion people depending on the Himalayas for water, according to sustainability researcher Mine Islar. Mine Islar, senior lect

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/70-years-mount-everest-was-climbed-first-time-glacial-melt-now-threatens-more-just-tourism-industry - 2026-05-19

He has been around for a couple of months now, Jonathan Andrew, Research Fellow at GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Switzerland. I meet him in his cosy office at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, under the rustic roof beams and him in the red sofa. I begin with a. apologising handsomely for not interviewing him until now and b. thanking him for all the var

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/international-fellow-jonathan-andrew - 2026-05-19

During two snowy half-days, we organised the conference Ett LU för alla (One LU for everyone) at Stadshallen in Lund. Approximately 110 participants listened to presentations on accessibility and inclusion in teaching and work. The presentations were given by teachers, researchers, students and representatives from the world of work. You can read more about the various presentations in the link be

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/summaries-ett-lu-for-alla-one-lu-for-everyone-2025 - 2026-05-19

Eleven research centers across four thematic areas have been awarded funding in Forte's call for Research center grants 2025. Two of these centers will be led from Lund University, focusing on the themes of severe mental illness and women’s health and disease. The two new research centers at Lund University that have been granted long-term funding from Forte will be led by Ulrika Bejerholm in the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/forte-research-center-grants-2025 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “With small means and good will you can accomplish a lot in a short period of time”, says Henrik Lundgren, CEO of EFL, the School of Economics and Management’s foundation for executive education. In six weeks, the foundation started an integration project for newly arrived academics in Sweden, several of whom have alr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integration-course-last-spring-resulted-several-permanent-employments - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using new technology it is possible to get a detailed colour image of all retinal layers without inserting any instrument into the eye. The technology will be used by eye researcher Elisabeth Wittström, who studies diseases of the macula. Her colleague, Linnéa Taylor, is researching the link between inflammation and d

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-technology-facilitates-studies-macula - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe and life shortening chronic condition. Although most people experience mild symptoms of COVID-19, some patients develop serious and life-threatening conditions with severe lung damage. In order to influence the outcome of the disease, lung researchers in Lund are currently establishing m

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/identification-prognostic-markers-development-chronic-lung-fibrosis-covid-19-patients - 2026-05-19

Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international panel. “This is the first time that Lund University has launched such an extensive excellence progra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2026-05-19

Find your unique selling point – and enjoy your studies and your studentlife. That were some of the advice and topics that were touched upon on the webinar “From Lund to leaders – Meet the CEOs of Handelsbanken, SEB and Swedbank” on 13 April. The CEOs also talked about science-based targets and actions for banking. Watch the full webinar whenever you like to learn more! ”We long for Lund! Lundagår

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ceos-handelsbanken-seb-and-swedbank-their-student-life-lund-and-usp-career-banking - 2026-05-19