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Up to 20 percent of Swedish couples have difficulty having children. Now a new research project will seek to find the answer to the riddle of infertility. In a group effort to combat involuntary childlessness, researchers within the Öresund collaboration ReproUnion are creating a register that includes 5,000 Swedish and Danish childless couples. The biobank is named ReproUnion Biobank and Infertil

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reprounion-joins-forces-combat-involuntary-childlessness-creating-biobank - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the academic year 2020–2021, the Faculties of Humanities and Theology (HT) are funding 25 per cent of a business developer’s post at Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE). The aim is to broaden their range and commissioned education is deemed to be an important tool for obtaining updates from the wider wor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-humanities-and-theology-embark-strategic-collaboration-commissioned-education - 2026-06-29

Welcome to a drop-in at Lund University for new international staff! This is an opportunity for you to meet different functions, both from the university and outside. At this drop-in, you can ask questions for example regarding migration, population registration, coordination number, declaration, social insurance, pension, child and school activities, your salary. Take the opportunity to meet thes

https://www.staff.lu.se/drop-in - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With the enormous pressure on the Swedish health care system during the ongoing pandemic, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center are helping battle Covid-19. In response to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the south of Sweden, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center have been working at Lund University Hospit

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-help-fight-against-covid-19 - 2026-06-29

They become smaller as urbanisation increases. Troublesome, according to researcher Helena Hanson, because urban private gardens affect both cities’ biodiversity and human wellbeing by functioning as social green spaces. Now she strikes a blow for gardens in the urban planning. Green spaces, such as parks and allotment gardens, have a major impact on our physical and mental health and wellbeing –

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/urban-private-gardens-promote-biodiversity - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends that people over the age of 70 should limit their contact with other people as much as possible for a period of time, the length of which is uncertain. How should the elderly and their relatives behave during this crisis? Eldercare researcher Lisa Ekstam of CASE is doing h

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/elderly-and-coronavirus-crisis-striving-maintain-everyday-routines-and-balance-activities - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “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 orga

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018-0 - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Entry phones can cause problems. For elderly people with a visual impairment or reduced mobility, getting into one’s flat can suddenly become a challenge. However, researchers can also experience problems. One person who knows is occupational therapist Elina Taurina, who has mapped environmental obstacles for elderly

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-elderly-research-exported-latvia - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality and equal opportunities. The work environment has also moved up on the agenda. Jimmie Kristensson is taking the opportunity

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2026-06-29

Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin may suffer from type 2 diabetes while the other twin does not develop the disease. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has now discovered that there are differences in gene activity in twins where only one sibling had developed the disease. The researchers’ discovery could contribute to the development of new treatment methods. “Identical twins

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/twin-study-finds-type-2-diabetes-clues-epigenetic-changes - 2026-06-29

An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden’s population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma. The state of research on tattoos and cancerIn view of the lack of knowledge concerning the long-term heal

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanoma - 2026-06-29

Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has established a new professorship in artistic didactics to strengthen research and pedagogical development in the artistically oriented programmes at the faculty. The position has been taken up by Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, who most recently comes from Stockholm University of the Arts. The new professorship in artistic didactics will contribute to more knowledge i

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/when-art-meets-technology-lth-invests-didactic-renewal - 2026-06-29

Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has established a new professorship in artistic didactics to strengthen research and pedagogical development in the artistically oriented programmes at the faculty. The position has been taken up by Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, who most recently comes from Stockholm University of the Arts. The new professorship in artistic didactics will contribute to more knowledge i

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/when-art-meets-technology-lth-invests-didactic-renewal - 2026-06-29

A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia who were treated in Malmö last year. “It is fantastically exciting to work in a research field where so much is happening. The research and the progress in treatment that have taken place in recent decades

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just before Christmas, his department lost out on a top international researcher, an investment worth over SEK 100 million. A month later, his group reported a major breakthrough in pheromone research. Professor Christer Löfstedt, head of the Department of Biology, one of the largest departments at Lund University, fe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rollercoaster-life-head-department - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tord Ajanki started diabetesportalen.se just over a decade ago. Now he is to relinquish the editorship and retire. “It feels strange, good in one way, but it’s difficult to stop doing something that you have been involved in for so long”, he says. Tord Ajanki initially trained as a nurse.  “My wife and I wanted to sav

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/father-diabetesportalense-retires - 2026-06-29

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University’s MOOCs have now started. First to launch was the Faculty of Law course in European Business Law, closely followed by Greening the Economy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), and later in the spring the Faculty of Medicine’s course in sexual health will take

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mooc-launch-celebrated-fizz-and-folk-dance - 2026-06-29

Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiversity overall. Maintaining species-rich and resilient ecosystems is key to preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Here, megafauna – the

https://www.science.lu.se/article/large-herbivores-such-elephants-bison-and-moose-contribute-tree-diversity - 2026-06-29

Crafting positive customer experiences has become increasingly crucial for retailers and third-party logistics providers, with delivery playing a pivotal role. Deliveries play a big part in this. With more people buying things online, there are more packages to deliver. This puts a lot of pressure on the companies that deliver these packages, and it's a challenge for both online retailers and thir

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/customer-experience-key-world-class-delivery - 2026-06-29