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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
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johannes Rousk is one of the world’s most cited and influential researchers, according to the analytics company Clarivate. If you ask him, the road to success was marked by luck, opportunity and fantastic people. Luck is a concept that researchers don’t use very often, but Johannes Rousk does. For him, it is not about
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-luck-strategy-behind-most-cited-research - 2026-05-07
CMES is happy to announce the new MECW project for 2023-2026 which will focus on conflict, environment and sustainable development in Syria. Over a decade has passed since the onset of the Syrian conflict, which continues to have dire humanitarian consequences in the region. Syria, with a population of approximately 17 million, ranks among low-income countries, with a gross national income per cap
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-mecw-project-conflict-environment-and-sustainable-development-syria - 2026-05-07
30 years of study of several hundred plots (obsytor) in Swedish forests have followed the developments of forest damage. The result is a unique material about the effects of air pollution on the forest and its ecosystems up to 2013. BECC researcher Cecilia Akselsson, Lund University, has led the evaluation and Per Erik Karlsson, IVL, is one of the other co-authors of the report. Skogsstyrelsen sta
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/30-years-environmental-monitoring-shows-air-pollution-effects-forests - 2026-05-07
Central negotiations are still ongoing at national level regarding new agreements between state employers and the employeer organisations with which these employers have collective agreements. However, the intention of the central parties is to have new agreements in place by 1 October, which Lund University has assumed in the planning of the salary review. Preliminary timetable for salary review
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preliminary-timetable-years-salary-review-now-set - 2026-05-08
Before the start of each semester, a staggering 7,500 booking requests are made for teaching premises at BMC and CRC. Behind the scenes, course administrators, course directors and EGLS work for months to ensure everything runs smoothly. Intramed asked Thomas Hellmark, chairman of EGLS, the unit for undergraduate premises and scheduling, to summarize the first year of using the new house E at BMC.
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/undergraduate-teaching-premises-booking-system-well-oiled-machine - 2026-05-07
https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/iac-art-files - 2026-05-07
The war in Gaza has caused conflict at universities in Sweden and abroad. Overcoming the differences between protestors and university managements and within groups of employees is likely to take time. We met with both Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor and protestors from the encampment in Lundagård. In this edition of LUM, they share their visions of how to move forward. We have also interviewed
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-palestinagard-way-forward - 2026-05-08
LU Accommodation's new reception at Fysicum (Professorsgatan 1), will open 13:00-15:00 on Monday 25 November. Opening hours will be the same as previously. LU Accommodation have moved their reception and back-office services to Professorsgatan 1. Applicants, tenants and other visitors are welcome to visit the new reception, accessible through the main entrance of the Physics department, from Monda
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/new-reception-opens-monday-25-november - 2026-05-07
