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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Natural solutions to combat climate change are perceived as beneficial to both nature and people simultaneously. But claims that natural solutions also bring about empowerment, gender equality and inclusion are problematic, especially when issues of power, agency and marginalisation are ignored. This is according to n
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A group of Lund University students are behind a ’universal remote control’ called Unified Remote, an app that enables you to control your computer with your smart phone. After millions of downloads, they’re now looking at breaking into the the gaming world - by turning your phone into a joystick. WATCH VIDEO STORYTwo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-students-behind-successful-remote-control-app-eye-gaming - 2026-05-05
They study homeownership while ageing - how health and economic factors incentivize or disincentivize relocation: protocol for a mixed methods project in Sweden. CASE-researchers are current with an article published in JMIR Research Protocols, that describes the AGE-HERE project, aiming to develop knowledge of the relationship between health and economic factors that incentivize or disincentivize
https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/how-health-and-economic-factors-incentivize-or-disincentivize-relocation - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Every year, about 20 children in Sweden are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressiv
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2026-05-05
With local researchers in the hill country of Rwanda, researchers Göran Wallin and Johan Uddling study how Africa’s largest remaining tropical montane rainforest is reacting to climate changes. Göran Wallin and Johan Uddling are BECC researchers from the Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg. “It’s extremely exciting to carry on and develop collaboration with
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/collaborating-researchers-rwanda - 2026-05-05
Mariia Dovbenko, a student in the Master's programme in Strategic Communication, is honored for her excellent academic results, outstanding leadership skills and organizational capacity. On May 28, the Global Swede award will be presented to some selected international top students from Swedish universities. The students have excelled in areas linked to innovation and entrepreneurship and have pro
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/top-student-appointed-global-swede-swedish-institute - 2026-05-05
The record-breaking 2025 recruitment drive resulted in leading researchers from around the world choosing Lund University. The University is now launching a new initiative and seeking a total of 14 international researchers in fields such as sustainability. The positions will be distributed across 8 of the University’s 9 faculties. The recruitment is part of the Lund University Programme for Globa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-recruit-more-leading-international-researchers - 2026-05-06
Can bridges have better or worse health? Yes they can, according to Maria Giuseppina Limongelli – new Lise Meitner Professor at the Department of Building & Environmental Technology, the Division of Structural Engineering, LTH. Her research area, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), involves mapping the “health“ of buildings and bridges. Hello and welcome to LTH! How did your career as an expert in
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/welcome-lth-lise-meitner-professor-maria-giuseppina-limongelli - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have found a method that in the future could help people suffering from epilepsy so severe that all current treatment is ineffective. “In mice studies, we succeeded in reducing seizure activity by intervening in an area of the brain that is not the focus of the epi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hope-new-treatment-severe-epilepsy - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University fac
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/students-transition-distance-education-march-18-2020 - 2026-05-05
As part of the FORMAS-funded research project "Fair Gold? Institutionalising Labour and Environmental Standards Along the Certified Gold Supply Chain" led by researcher Muriel Côte, a seminar was recently organised at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in collaboration with several partner institutions. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and small-scale g
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/we-felt-seen-gold-miners-researchers-and-policymakers-found-common-ground-paris - 2026-05-05
A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person’s genetic predisposition to different diabetes subgroups can help assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease. The team created genetic risk scores and found that the scores for one subgroup could predict coronary artery dis
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/researchers-predict-coronary-heart-disease-diabetes-subgroup - 2026-05-05
A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person’s genetic predisposition to different diabetes subgroups can help assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease. The team created genetic risk scores and found that the scores for one subgroup could predict coronary artery dis
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-predict-coronary-heart-disease-diabetes-subgroup - 2026-05-05
Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin can 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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/twin-study-finds-type-2-diabetes-clues-epigenetic-changes - 2026-05-05
Last autumn, each faculty appointed a data steward to support researchers on issues related to research data. LTH has appointed two new data stewards, Andreas Karman and Viktor Klintberg, who replace Robin Gullstrand. About Andreas KarmanAndreas Karman has worked as a librarian at LTH since 2014, with a focus on supporting research and researchers. Among other things, he was the faculty representa
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/two-new-data-stewards-support-lth-researchers - 2026-05-05
A new study from Lund confirms that pesticides commonly used in farmland significantly harm bumblebees. Data from 106 sites across 8 European countries show that despite tightened pesticide regulations, more needs to be done. Despite claims of the world's most rigorous risk assessment process, the use of approved pesticides in European agricultural landscapes still negatively affects non-target or
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-bees - 2026-05-05
Welfare policies across the continent are becoming increasingly nationalistic and exclusive toward racialised and poor non-citizens. A socio-legal paper published in Critical Social Policy finds that social services in Sweden and Italy are increasingly ignoring asylum-seekers, undocumented migrants, and internal European migrants when reporting cases of homelessness. The practice bars poor, racial
