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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Why do humans and other mammals have two kidneys, but only one heart and one brain? “Because the kidneys are so important, of course!” says Diana Karpman – partly joking and partly serious. As a consultant and professor in nephrology, she really does think these organs are among the most essential in the body. Diana K

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/searching-causes-kidney-failure - 2026-07-23

In Sweden, class actions - such as the ongoing Aurora case, where 300 young people are suing the government for failing to implement climate policies - are rare. Too rare, according to the sociologist of law Michael Molavi. He argues that Sweden would benefit from more class actions and that the state should finance the legal costs. On 21 March, Nacka District Court announced that the youth group

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/should-state-pay-climate-class-action-litigation - 2026-07-23

Tre forskargrupper vid Lunds universitets diabetescentrum har tilldelats nya forskningsanslag för projekt inom precisionsmedicin. Målsättningen är att utveckla individanpassade behandlingar för personer med typ 2-diabetes. Ett av de nystartade projekten handlar om att undersöka nya metoder som kan göra det möjligt att individanpassa behandlingen i samband med typ 2-diabetes. Projektet EPIPREDIA le

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forskning-om-individanpassad-behandling-vid-typ-2-diabetes-och-demens-far-stod - 2026-07-23

Som en granne som man bor bredvid, men som man aldrig har varit hemma hos. Så upplevde Lundasonen Jason Diakité, också känd som hiphopartisten Timbuktu, universitetet under sin uppväxt. I dag har relationen förändrats – förutom att han utsågs till hedersdoktor häromåret är han också en av ledamöterna i LU:s kulturråd. Inne i det anrika Biskopshuset pågår de sista förberedelserna inför att kulturrå

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/timbuktu-om-arbetet-i-universitetets-kulturrad-en-titt-i-urverket - 2026-07-24

The Swedish Research Council has recently recommended that the government establish new strategic research areas. In two of them, researchers within NanoLund play key roles: Quantum technologies and Advanced materials. These are two fields that are crucial for the future energy transition, digitalisation, and technological development. Strategic Research Area Advanced MaterialsWithin the research

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/contributing-new-strategic-research-areas - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researchers are developing an Urban Living Lab approach to adress sustainability in the food, water, energy nexus through the case of craft beer sector in Sweden (Scania). The LUCSUS researchers, Barry Ness, Darin Wahl and Christine Wamsler are working in a large transdisciplinary research project called GLOCUL

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/promoting-sustainability-swedish-craft-beer-sector-through-urban-living-labs - 2026-07-23

There is no doubt that retailing is undergoing a significant structural transformation. During the last decade or so, many stores have closed. Yet, at the same time, online retailers are opening physical stores and showrooms and many long-established retailers are investing in new and innovative store formats. This suggests that the physical store is not ‘dead’ but that its role and function is ch

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ease-or-excitement - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research for the next generation 5G network is in progress. World unique measuring equipment has been constructed at Lund University in cooperation with Ericsson and Sony. The aim is to create a mobile network that is considerably faster and more stable than previously. The 5G network is in the process of being rolled

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/next-generation-5g-being-developed-lund-university - 2026-07-23

The heads of the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology have agreed on a proposed name for a joint department, contingent upon a co-organisation decision in September. Below is a background on how the departmental representatives, tasked with developing name proposals, have crafted the pre

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/name-suggestions-potential-joint-department - 2026-07-23

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researcher-torsten-krause-comments-world-leaders-pledge-end-deforestation-2030 - 2026-07-23

Early diagnosis is key to receiving proper care and advancing research on future therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia with Lewy bodies. New research from Skåne University Hospital and Lund University shows that combining a simple smell test with advanced spinal fluid analysis can predict these diseases with high accuracy, while sparing nearly half of patients f

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/smell-test-cuts-need-invasive-parkinsons-screening - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In accidents or terror attacks which are suspected to involve radioactive substances, it can be difficult to determine whether people nearby have been exposed to radiation. But by analysing mobile phones and other objects which come in close contact with the body, it is possible to retrieve important information on ra

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/your-mobile-phone-can-reveal-whether-you-have-been-exposed-radiation - 2026-07-23

With the support of an EU grant of 1.9 million euros, Alzheimer's researcher Oskar Hansson will lead and coordinate a research collaboration between Sweden, Spain, France, Germany and Denmark. The goal is to create conditions for early and correct diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. This is to improve the treatment and care of the patients and reduce the societal costs that the disease causes. The i

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/large-eu-project-alzheimers-coordinated-lund-university - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. After 22 years as the Rector of Malmö Art Academy, I’m now leaving* and hand it over to artist Maj Hasager, member of the staff in the last ten years and initiator and leader of our MFA-program Critical and Pedagogical Studies. Welcome! Maj will start as our new Rector from January 1 2021. It has been wonderful to b

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/it-has-been-wonderful - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2026-07-23

Som många andra har jag upplevt att Zoom-föreläsningar lätt känns ”platta” och att det är svårt att veta om man har studenterna med sig. För att göra något åt detta har jag testat olika sätt att aktivera studenterna under föreläsningarna i Zoom. Foto: Celpax via Unsplash Bi-kupor med hjälp av breakout-rum  På salsföreläsningar har jag ofta bett studenterna att diskutera något i smågrupper. För att

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/interaktivitet-i-zoom - 2026-07-23

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/sju-ar-med-bostad-forst-andelen-hemlosa-minskar-kraftigt - 2026-07-23

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/sju-ar-med-bostad-forst-andelen-hemlosa-minskar-kraftigt - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Män upplever sig ha mindre makt i sina privata än i sina offentliga liv, har en ny studie från Lunds universitet kommit fram till. Dessutom är män och kvinnor överens om att det betyder mer att makt i sitt privatliv än i det offentliga livet. Det är Sverker Sikström, professor vid Institutionen för psykologi, som ti

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/man-upplever-sig-ha-mindre-makt-i-sitt-privatliv-kvinnor - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet James Pamment, a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication at the Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University, Sweden. His work addresses issues related to strategic communication, diplomacy, and international development. Learn about: * Why strategic communication for places is important; * The impac

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/interview-james-pamment-strategic-communication-and-public-diplomacy - 2026-07-23