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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. PhD Researcher Steven Curtis and Prof. Oksana Mont publish a new article providing detailed description of sharing economy business model choices, with conditions for improved sustainability performance. About the article:The sharing economy is not sustainable by default. Therefore, there is a need to be strategic and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-sharing-economy-business-models-sustainability - 2026-05-08

LU Holding focuses on supporting researchers/teaching staff and students who have ideas that can be transformed into companies. Using this approach, ideas and/or research results can contribute to creating growth and job opportunities in the region through the start-up of new companies. The innovation organisation at the University includes a wholly-owned holding company, LU Holding. The work of h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/converting-research-results-companies-do-you-know-about-lu-holding - 2026-05-07

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-agreement-elsevier - 2026-05-07

Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking on 28 September. Lund University made 106th place, an improvement of 13 places compared with last year. The ranking is based on thirteen indicators within five areas. Factors that weigh heavily are the evaluation surveys sent to teaching staff and researchers from other higher education institutions who list the fifteen most important uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-106th-place-times-higher-educations-ranking - 2026-05-08

The Electoral College is now starting the process of appointing three new academic staff representatives to the University Board for the next term of office. The term of office for the three current members ends on 30 April 2026, and the new members will be appointed for the period 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029. The process of appointing academic staff representatives is regulated by the Higher Educ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/propose-candidates-spring-2026-election-academic-staff-representatives-university-board - 2026-05-08

The recruitment of international staff is a complex area and it is important for the University to manage correctly in order to avoid serious legal consequences, particularly in the area of migration. There is a considerable demand for support on these matters and fortunately there is extensive support for this at Lund University. At the Division of External Relations is the University’s internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/support-recruitment-international-staff - 2026-05-08

What skills and qualities are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Sarah Emond, CEO at By EMOND guides you through the Inner Development Goals framework, and Christine Wamsler, Professor of Sustainability Science, provides input from a research perspective. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created to provide a comprehensive plan for a sustainable world

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inner-development-goals-building-sustainable-development-skills-1811 - 2026-05-08

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/four-leading-players-unite-strengthen-swedish-life-science - 2026-05-08

Studies of the gut microbiota can provide new knowledge about human health and how the risk of developing various diseases is affected. Marju Orho-Melander at Lund University is one of the authors of two new articles in Nature Genetics which have discovered several new gene variants in the human genome which may influence which bacteria are found in the gut. Some of the new gene variants can be li

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/mapping-gene-variants-which-affect-gut-microbiota-and-disease-risk - 2026-05-07

Studies of the gut microbiota can provide new knowledge about human health and how the risk of developing various diseases is affected. Marju Orho-Melander at Lund University is one of the authors of two new articles in Nature Genetics which have discovered several new gene variants in the human genome which may influence which bacteria are found in the gut. Some of the new gene variants can be li

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/mapping-gene-variants-which-affect-gut-microbiota-and-disease-risk - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The leadership team set to guide Lund Stem Cell Center for the next three years was announced in early September 2020. In this interview with newly appointed coordinator Johan Jakobsson and deputy coordinator Johan Flygare, we hear about their future plans for this center of research excellence. What have been your fi

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/plans-future-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-05-08

At the Department of Physics, she is Stina Loo, education administrator for first and second cycle programmes. But she can also call herself a linguist, entrepreneur and television personality. And now, with a dream come true: author. The book ‘Hitta din historia – släktforskning för alla’ (Find your story – genealogy for everyone), which Stina wrote together with Ingeborg Arvastsson, will be rele

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/stina-brings-history-life-new-book - 2026-05-07

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-conferences-will-reduce-climate-impact - 2026-05-07

Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion. Now, researchers want to investigate if it is possible to use the genetic CRISPR/Cas9 scissors to correct the gene’s activity. The research team’s scientific paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Invest

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-07

Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion. Now, researchers want to investigate if it is possible to use the genetic CRISPR/Cas9 scissors to correct the gene’s activity. The research team’s scientific paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Invest

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-07

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-professor-takes-place-sweahs-pedagogical-group - 2026-05-07

The exhibition Rotad – Edstradska stiftelsen 75 år,  at Ravinen's Kulturhus, brings together artists from different generations. Among the participants are several alumni and teachers from Malmö Art Academy, including Matts Leiderstam, Nathalie Djurberg, and Marcus Matt.Since 1951, the Edstrand Foundation in Malmö has awarded scholarships to significant artists. The scholarship has become one of S

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumnis-malmo-art-academy-participate-anniversary-exhibition-about-edstrand-foundation-ravinen - 2026-05-07

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multiparks-vernissage-neurovision-celebrating-winners-our-photo-competitions - 2026-05-07

An international consortium led by the Sociology of Law Department has received the equivalent of 61.5 million SEK to establish a PhD programme exploring social and legal structures in authoritarian countries in Central Asia. The programme will involve 17 doctoral researchers doing their PhDs at the consortium's 14 member universities in Europe and Canada. Their research will focus on the interpla

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu55-million-grant-establish-international-phd-programme-coordinated-lund-university - 2026-05-08

Interview with CMES researchers Nina Gren and Svante Lundgren about suspected war crimes in Israel and Palestine. The original article, in Swedish, was published on 7 November 2023 as part of the LU Newsletter Apropå. In the long-running conflict in Israel and Palestine, it is the innocent civilians who pay the highest price. No matter what the other side has done, international humanitarian law m

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/suspected-war-crimes-israel-and-palestine - 2026-05-07