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Lund University was recently named number one in the world in the QS Sustainability Rankings. The Agenda 2030 Graduate School is now opening nominations for the annual Agenda 2030 Award. All university staff and students have the opportunity to highlight early-career researchers whose innovative work contributes to a more sustainable future. Sustainability has long been a clear priority for Lund U
Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are in the vicinity of the nest. This is shown in a long-term study from Lund University in Sweden. City trees contribute to several important ecosystem services such as lowering local temperature and purifying air but are a
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/urban-birds-prefer-native-trees - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deputy vice-chancellor Sylvia Schwaag Serger sees an opportunity in the future to start a university-wide AI graduate school, similar to the one for Agenda 2030. “The discussions have started, but they are at a very early stage.” Developments in AI are happening very rapidly. There are many benefits, but complex socia
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/importance-lu-interdisciplinary-ai-initiative - 2026-07-01
Within the framework of an international study, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital have started treating patients with hemophilia with gene therapy, something that began in January this year. The hope is that the new treatment will significantly simplify everyday life for those with severe hemophilia. Hemophilia is a genetic disease where the body does not produce one of the clotting fa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hemophilia-being-treated-gene-therapy - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a planet orbiting a dead star in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets. The planetary fragment could offer clues into the fate of our own Solar System in the far-off future. According to a new study published in Science, researchers have found a s
https://www.science.lu.se/article/remains-planet-found-orbiting-dead-star - 2026-07-01
Recent developments in the retail sector—increased competition, a focus on sustainability, and the pervasive digitization—have prompted discussions on its long-term competitiveness and the potential for more systematic innovation alongside daily operational activities. However, understanding how the retail industry perceives and addresses innovation remains a key question. In contrast to industria
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/continuous-improvement-systematic-innovation-retail-utopia-or-opportunity - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Within the framework of an international study, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital have started treating patients with hemophilia with gene therapy, something that began in January this year. The hope is that the new treatment will significantly simplify everyday life for those with severe hemophilia. Hemop
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hemophilia-being-treated-gene-therapy - 2026-07-01
At the end of April, the Faculty Board decided that a new department, the Department of Communication, will be created. The establishment of the new department is part of the faculty's development towards fewer units, but the merger has also been motivated by additional reasons. The new department will be established on 1 January 2025 and the following units will be included: Department of Strateg
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-department-communication-january-2025 - 2026-07-01
Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are in the vicinity of the nest. This is shown in a long-term study from Lund University in Sweden. City trees contribute to several important ecosystem services such as lowering local temperature and purifying air but are a
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-birds-prefer-native-trees - 2026-07-01
It’s time to nominate the Faculty's Honorary doctors for 2026. In recent years, other faculties have appointed Honorary doctors such as Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse, musician Timbuktu and actress Pernilla August. We at the Faculty of Medicine now want to find more of our own "stars" and associate them with us through Honorary doctorates. Do you have a prominent person in your network who you think
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/do-you-have-honorary-doctor-stand-nominate-now - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Lundqvist, Professor at the Department of Sociology has just published a book about how the activation of women into paid work was accomplished. It looks at the ideational grounds and the concrete measures that created the conditions for increasing the employment ratio of women, and thus also a farewell to male br
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/creating-conditions-more-women-paid-work - 2026-07-01
Do your students (and yourself) think that your lecture is too long and tedious in the online classroom? Don´t worry - you can now easily add interactivity through the voting/poll tool Mentimeter. The long wait is over and now employees and students can log in to Mentimeter with their LU credentials. With Mentimeter you can add a layer of interactivity in your lecture, both in the classroom as wel
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/time-vote-now-we-have-mentimeter - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovi
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2026-07-01
Wildfires and deforestation are spreading in the wake of an expanding cattle industry in the Amazon rainforest. Now, Jesica López is being recognised for her research, which has brought together politicians, landowners, farmers and Indigenous communities in an effort to halt this development. "We must understand that the Amazon is an ecosystem every human being on the planet depends on," she says.
https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/jesica-lopez-honoured-her-fight-future-amazon - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A great deal of moral courage or a really desperate situation – these are the requirements for someone to disclose state secrets. And life will most certainly never be the same again. This is what emerges from the experiences of the Cold War’s first major defectors, Mr and Mrs Petrov, as from those of Edward Snowden,
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/spy-novel-way-present-new-research - 2026-07-01
A study center, a unified library, a student café, and an office for faculty management—plus a towering venue for events. Project manager and library director Kristina Holmin Verdozzi has grand visions for the Astronomy Building, which is set to undergo a complete transformation over the next three years. Anyone visiting Sölvegatan 27 on a September day in 2028 will hardly recognize it. Students w
https://www.science.lu.se/article/she-wants-create-space-scientific-curiosity - 2026-07-01
The increasing demand of minerals, oil, and agricultural goods have severe negative social and environmental impacts. The extraction of resources leads to land dispossession of small-scale farmers and indigenous communities. It also generates social and political conflicts at the local level. For decades large scale agri-food production and mineral extraction have caused severe social and environm
Lund University archaeologists have revealed details of late medieval artillery from the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The shipwreck is the only known example of its kind from the medieval period – as both ship and weapons are nearly identical to those of the early Spanish and Portuguese explorers. The new study tells the story of how early modern maritime adventurers
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uniquely-preserved-artillery-offers-clues-european-colonisation - 2026-07-01
Celebrate Culture Night with Lund University! Browse among all our activities for young and old, which extend from morning to late evening. Culture NIght Lund is a festival for the whole Lund Municipality, and Lund University is a part of the programme.Bring your family or friends and take a part of the events and activities that Lund University have to offer. For everybody and all ages. Some of t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-culture-night-saturday-20-september - 2026-07-02
Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have completely changed the landscape of stem cell research. Since its establishment as a strategic research centre, the Lund Stem Cell Center has become one of the strongest
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2026-07-02
