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Researchers around the globe agree: the Earth is getting warmer and warmer, extreme weather such as heatwaves and long droughts increase the risk of wildfires. The group Wildfires in the Anthropocene at the Pufendorf Institute connects researchers from across Lund University who study fires from different perspectives: climate change, health, environmental security, fire safety and biodiversity. E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-hotter-planet - 2026-05-09

Investigation of a metre-long front flipper, uniquely preserved with fossilized soft tissues, has revealed that the giant ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus was equipped with flow control devices that likely served to suppress self-generated noise when foraging in dimly lit pelagic environments about 183 million years ago. Thus, this visually guided megapredator relied on underwater stealth—or ‘silent s

https://www.science.lu.se/article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darkness - 2026-05-09

What does working life look like for Swedish teenagers? A new doctoral thesis in sociology offers a unique insight into upper secondary school students’ experiences of working in low-wage service jobs – and how these jobs shape their self-understanding. Today, Friday 19 September, Anna Kallos successfully defended her doctoral thesis in sociology at the Socialhögskolan’s Gamla köket, just a stone’

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teenagers-work-anna-kallos-defends-doctoral-thesis-young-peoples-working-conditions - 2026-05-09

The Pereira lab, in close collaboration with Asgard Therapeutics, published a new study in Science magazine as a first-release paper on the 5th of September. The corresponding authors Filipe Pereira and Fábio Rosa present a novel approach to addressing one of the main challenges in cancer immunotherapy—immune evasion by tumors. In this study, first author Ervin Ascic, along with co-authors Fritiof

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-science-magazine-pereira-lab - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carlson Leandry Mutajwaa from Tanzania is currently studying the Master's Programme with specialisation Retail. We asked him what he thinks about his studies, student life in Helsingborg and why he choose to study Retail. What is the best thing about your programme? There is so many layers to uncover when describing t

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/it-makes-you-think-do-things-and-connect-everything-global-perspective-which-vital-learning-element - 2026-05-09

Mattias Collin, is the new Head of Department at Clinical Sciences in Lund, IKVL, as of January, 2025. For Intramed, he reveals what attracts him to the assignment: "To be able to raise your sights a little and work for the good of an entire department, instead of a single research area or education," he says. How does it feel to be appointed Head of Department at IKVL?"It feels great that my coll

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ikvls-head-department-be-i-find-genuine-joy-facilitating-others-do-their-best - 2026-05-09

Associate senior lecturer Hannah Herde at the Department of Physics is one of this year’s three recipients of Lund Students’ Prize for Excellent Teaching in 2026.  The award is based on student nominations and presented by the Vice-Chancellor, a clear sign that Hannah’s teaching makes a difference. “I’m deeply moved and humbled that students feel so strongly supported and engaged in our course tha

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hannah-herde-honoured-bold-and-inclusive-teaching - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The students had the opportunity to learn more about matters such as: History of the Persian language and some common phrases (Mehdi Ghavideldostkohi), Islam and the young people in the Middle East (Anders Ackfeldt) Is populism a European fruit? The experience of the Middle East (Spyros Sofos) Has peace a chance in th

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/katedralskolans-history-class-had-full-day-lectures-about-middle-east - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Bäck was promotet to professor by decison of chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz on February 26, 2015. The promotion was based on positive reviews of Bäck's work, by for instance Kaare Strøm: In sum, Hanna Bäck has produced a significant body of important and excellent scholarship. Her publications are works of high

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-promoted-professor - 2026-05-09

This CMES Regional Outlook (2025:2) by Lisa Strömbom focuses on the global responses to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In February 2025, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into force, briefly easing the intense humanitarian crisis in Gaza after months of devastating conflict. The truce was structured in three phases. The first stage was implemented and included the ex

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-global-responses-escalating-humanitarian-crisis-gaza - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year, the Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library in London is accepting applications for funding to support the preservation of archival material worldwide that is in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration, not the least in South Asia. The programme is being financed by Arcadia (f

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/endangered-archives-programme-funding-south-asia-projects - 2026-05-09

Martin L. Olsson has received the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Presidential Award, the highest international honour in transfusion medicine. The award is presented every two years to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to transfusion medicine. Martin L. Olsson is recognised for translational research on red blood cells, following 35 years of work mapping the g

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prestigious-international-award-martin-l-olsson - 2026-05-10

Peter Bentzer, Professor of Anaesthesiology at Lund University and an anaesthesiologist at Helsingborg Hospital, is being honoured by the Swedish Society of Medicine for initiatives that reduce climate impact. You are being awarded the prize for the best possible care with the least possible environmental impact – what was the key to your success? – As doctors, we have the opportunity to identify

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honoured-best-possible-care-least-possible-environmental-impact - 2026-05-09

Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-on treatment late, or not all. Based on the results of a study from Lund University in Sweden, many new heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be prevented. Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and m

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2026-05-09

Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-on treatment late, or not all. Based on the results of a study from Lund University in Sweden, many new heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be prevented. Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and m

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2026-05-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The presence of the glorious tulips, which have captivated so many of the visitors to the garden and spread to the Instagram accounts of the residents of Lund, is in no way guaranteed. Neither are the coming summer flowers currently being planted in the flower beds, which last year were left bare and brown. “We depend

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/botanical-garden-temporarily-flourishing - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new COVID-19 antibody test developed by scientists at Lund University in Sweden has shown robust performance upon clinical validation and application. The test detects antibodies in the blood targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, and determines in just 15 minutes whether a person has had COVID-19, regardless of

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-rapid-and-robust-covid-19-antibody-test-developed - 2026-05-09

A new COVID-19 antibody test developed by scientists at Lund University in Sweden has shown robust performance upon clinical validation and application. The test detects antibodies in the blood targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, and determines in just 15 minutes whether a person has had COVID-19, regardless of whether they have had any symptoms. “Unlike other serological tests to determine

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-rapid-and-robust-covid-19-antibody-test-developed - 2026-05-09

Few conflicts today seem as difficult to resolve as the one between Israel and Palestine – a conflict concerning territory, religion and historical claims reaching back a thousand years. The recent violence between Israel and Hamas, the infected question of Jerusalem’s status and an increasing separation between the populations make the journey towards peace seem particularly long. Lisa Strömbom i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-aspects-israel-palestine-conflict - 2026-05-09

The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. Different forms of metals are in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling - 2026-05-09