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A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth’s navigation. It is absolutely amazing considering the length of the journey. It’s the equivalent of a h

https://www.science.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2025-11-21

Emily Sonestedt investigates how food affects the health and the risk to develop type 2 diabetes. This knowledge is of importance to society when developing food-based dietary guidelines. It can be hard to make healthy food choices. The bread rolls behind the counter in the café at Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö have a dark color, but it does not have to mean that they are a healthy choic

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/healthy-eating-reduce-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2025-11-21

Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over 10 years as European and Senior Editor of Journal of Endocrinology, Hindrik Mulder finishe

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2025-11-21

Research shows conversations matter - both for learning and inspiring action. On the topic of transformations, the IIIEE will release new mini-series several times a year, consisting of a bundle of episodes around a common theme. First out is the series on 'Cities, Climate and Change'. The IIIEE is launching a new podcast collection “Talking Transformations”  with thought leaders from government,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-launching-new-podcast-talking-transformations - 2025-11-21

In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thesis by Jesica López. Colombia's rainforest is part of the Amazon and i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2025-11-21

Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over 10 years as European and Senior Editor of Journal of Endocrinology, Hindrik Mulder finishe

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2025-11-21

Sometimes healthcare professionals treat patients with opioids such as morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic breathlessness. A randomised Phase 3 study conducted by Swedish and Australian researchers now finds that morphine does not reduce worst breathlessness. The study is published in JAMA. Long term shortness of breath i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-morphine-treatment-people-copd-and-severe-long-term-breathlessness - 2025-11-21

Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions: Getting the most out of Urban Living Labs A new trans-European project aims to better define and evaluate the concept of Urban Living Labs. One goal is to understand what can be shared and learned in order to advance urban sustainability transitions.Across Europe, so-called Urban Living Labs are being developed as a response to the need to understand

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick - 2025-11-21

LUCSUS Director Barry Ness and Professor Lennart Olsson are proud that Lund University is ranked third in the world in Sustainability in the QS World University Rankings. It is a ranking well deserved they say. – Over the past 25 years, researchers at Lund University have been pioneers in the interdisciplinary field of sustainability studies. In 2008, when the Faculty of Social Sciences establishe

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking-well-deserved - 2025-11-21

“Solutions to limit the climate impact of plastics” was the topic of this years Climathon in Lund. The 24 hour hackathon gathered 54 participants and was thereby one of the larger among the 113 Climathons held simultaneous all around the world. Climathon in Lund was organised by a consortia of five very different organisations, Lunds Universitet, Lunds Kommun, Sysav, Ideon Innovation, EIT Climate-

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018-0 - 2025-11-21

Sustainability in education should be an issue for the University leadership, as well as researchers and teachers, according to Anne Jerneck and Kim Nicholas, both researchers at LUCSUS.Reflecting on Wednesday’s event for students and staff, on the theme “sustainability in education”, organised by Sustainability Forum and LUCSUS, they highlight that the role of the researcher and teacher is becomi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sustainability-education-should-be-issue-university-leadership-say-lucsus-researchers - 2025-11-21

Future Faculty has awarded the 2024 Minerva Award to Laura Wisse, Associate Professor. Congrats to the Minerva Leadership Award, Laura Wisse, Associate Professor and PI!"Thank you, I feel very honored to receive the award as a relatively young PI and will try my best to live up to this prize in the future,  to honor good academic leadership."What do you think is a good leader?"In my opinion, a goo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/2024-minerva-leadership-award-good-academic-leadership-will-increase-future-success - 2025-11-21

Could a capsule of insulin crystals a day stop the development of type 1 diabetes? There are indications that this could be the case. In the international TrialNet study, which follows relatives of individuals with type 1 diabetes, researchers are investigating whether oral insulin could prevent or delay the disease. Something to offerType 1 diabetes is the autoimmune form of diabetes, in which th

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/could-oral-insulin-prevent-or-delay-diabetes - 2025-11-21

The Nordic First St. John's Lodge Jubilee Foundation was established in 1867 with the purpose of supporting promising young people in their education in science, arts or crafts.This year, the scholarship has been awarded to Monirah Hashemi, Maryam Hashempour and Zsófia Rebeka Kozma. All three are students in our artistic master's program in performing arts as critical practice. Warm congratulation

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/masters-students-awarded-2024-jubilee-fund-scholarship - 2025-11-21

CMES researchers Amir Naghibi, Hossein Hashemi, Pengxiang Zhao, Sara Brogaard, Lina Eklund and Ali Mansourian have co-authored an article on dust storm source susceptibility, published in the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research. The article, "Spatiotemporal variability of dust storm source susceptibility during wet and dry periods: The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin", was also co-written by Husse

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dust-storm-source-susceptibility-tigris-euphrates-river-basin - 2025-11-21

We kicked off the first ScienceBrew of 2024 with two great talks, covering the expansion of blood with nanotechnology and the possible role of immune system in limb regeneration. Stay tuned more amazing speakers throughout the second season of ScienceBrew! Thanks to Tyra and Marlene for opening the second season of Sciencebrew at Café Ariman!First Tyra explained the limited supply of blood stem ce

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-february-2024-regenerating-blood-and-limb - 2025-11-21

Improved and sustainable Menstrual Health Management has great impact on several of the Sustainable Development Goals, including: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Quality education, Sustainable cities and communities, and Clean water and sanitation. On the 28th of May we join the commemoration of the Menstrual Hygiene day to highlight the importance of improved and sustainable MHM. Dur

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/menstrual-hygiene-day-2019-itstimeforaction - 2025-11-22

Lund University Bioimaging Center (LBIC) is pleased to announce the opening of its new optical imaging platform, which hosts an advanced confocal microscope and a second super-resolution microscope utilising the STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscope (STORM) technology.  A third microscope dedicated to live cell imaging TIRF applications is planned to be added in December 2014 from Dr. Karin

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/new-optical-imaging-platform-lbic-available-all-researchers - 2025-11-21

Exciting research for PhD students is waiting ahead. Co-funded by EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, we are now opening as many as 6 projects in nanoscience and nanotechnology – in physics and chemical physics – for application. Initial deadline for applications: August 25, 2020Candidates can freely apply for one or more of the following projects:    Energy saving LEDs based on branched nanowires 

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/6-open-doctoral-positions-nanolund - 2025-11-21

Future Faculty has awarded the 2024 Minerva Award to Laura Wisse, Associate Professor. Congrats to the Minerva Leadership Award, Laura Wisse, Associate Professor and PI!"Thank you, I feel very honored to receive the award as a relatively young PI and will try my best to live up to this prize in the future,  to honor good academic leadership."What do you think is a good leader?"In my opinion, a goo

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/2024-minerva-leadership-award-good-academic-leadership-will-increase-future-success - 2025-11-21