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I en hållbar utveckling av landsbygden är jaktturism en viktig pusselbit. Jaktturism kan skapa arbetstillfällen och bidra till att traditioner bevaras, men som företagare möter man också unika utmaningar, konstaterar forskarna i ett forskningsprojekt som finansierats av Naturvårdsverket. – Jakt handlar traditionellt om viltförvaltning och rekreation. Den som verkar inom jaktturism ska också förhål

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-jaktturism-kraver-manga-avvagningar - 2026-07-15

På COP-mötets första dag i Dubai togs ett formellt beslut om att inrätta en fond för att stötta utvecklingsländer att hantera klimatskador. En pragmatisk framgång för klimaträttvisa menar hållbarhetsprofessorn Emily Boyd som nu hoppas att även Sverige ska följa efter med löften om finansiellt stöd. Emily Boyd, professor vid Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, är en av få experter i

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/manga-fragor-kvarstar-med-ny-klimatskadefond - 2026-07-15

Uppsåt, skuld och motiv är begrepp som förekommer betydligt oftare än ondska inom juridiken. – Det handlar mer om att bedöma rätt eller fel, inte om att vara ond eller god, säger Karl Dahlstrand, universitetslektor och forskare i rättssociologi. Om vi går tillbaka i tiden förekommer där­emot begreppet ondska inom juridiken. I Romarriket exempelvis resonerade man gärna kring begreppet.– I den romer

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/tema-ondska-rattssociologen-tanken-pa-ondska-ar-franvarande - 2026-07-15

Ofta kan en och samma handling ses som både ond och god. Allt beror på vilket perspektiv man har, offrets eller förövarens. Det menar Magnus Lindén, som i sin forskning inom psykologi bland annat intresserar sig för människans mörka sidor. – Jag menar att det inte går att tala om en människa som genuint ond. Inom social­psykologin tittar vi på vad människor gör och forskare är överens om att alla

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/tema-ondska-psykologiforskaren-alla-manniskor-ar-kapabla-till-bade-ont-och-gott - 2026-07-15

Vetenskapsrådets indragna anslag till utvecklingsforskning har drabbat forskare vid Lunds universitet hårt. – Det här har vi sett i andra länder där ytterhögerpartier har haft stort inflytande, säger Anders ­Uhlin, professor i statsvetenskap och en av de forskare som hade lämnat in en ansökan om anslag. Sydostasien har länge varit Anders Uhlins område. I december förra året befann han sig i Indone

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/utvecklingsforskningen-hart-sargad-efter-indraget-stod - 2026-07-15

Journalisten Samir Abu Eid och professor Michel Agier har utsetts till 2024 års hedersdoktorer vid Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Samir Abu Eid är bland annat journalist och utrikeskorrespondent. Han har varit knuten till Sveriges Television och TV4 sedan början av 2000-talet och har bland annat synts i programmen Korrespondenterna och USA-valet 2016. För närvarande är han

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/samhallsvetarnas-hedersdoktorer-svts-mellanosternkorrespondent-och-fransk-antropolog - 2026-07-15

Ny forskning bekräftar att förändrad användning av sociala medier främjar psykisk hälsa. Försökspersoner som minskade sin sociala mediekonsumtion till en halvtimme om dagen upplevde ökat välmående och självkänsla. Men även de som gick från att vara aktiva användare till mer passiva "scrollare" kunde rapportera hälsoeffekter som förbättrat fokus och koncentration i vardagen. Forskarna vid Instituti

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-ma-battre-med-mindre-sociala-medier - 2026-07-15

Trots stor och bestående viktnedgång minskar inte den psykiska ohälsan bland unga som gjort kirurgiska ingrepp mot övervikt. Däremot ökar fetmaoperationer risken för tidiga alkoholproblem. Det visar världens största långtidsstudie som gjorts bland unga som genomgått viktkirurgi. Studien är gjord vid bland annat Lunds universitet och Karolinska Institutet. Forskarna har studerat psykisk ohälsa – fö

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/stor-studie-unga-mar-fortsatt-psykiskt-daligt-efter-fetmaoperation - 2026-07-15

The UN’s annual climate change conference is currently ongoing in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the world’s nations will gather to discuss how to achieve the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement and contribute to the climate transition. At this year’s COP, the focus will be on topics such as climate finance, damage and loss, adaptation to climate change an

https://www.science.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-conference-cop27-topics-agenda - 2026-07-15

Almost one fourth of Sweden’s last unprotected old-growth forest was logged between 2003 and 2019. At this rate, all of these ecologically unique and valuable forests will be lost in about 50 years. These findings add to the growing body of evidence for widespread cryptic forest degradation across the global north. A small fraction of Sweden’s forests consists of older forests which have never pre

https://www.science.lu.se/article/study-uncovers-widespread-and-ongoing-clearcutting-swedish-old-forests - 2026-07-15

Roberto García-Roa, postdoc at the department of Biology has won yet another prestigious photo award. This time he’s the overall winner of “Capturing Ecology”, the British Ecological Society photo competition. Congratulations Roberto, what does this award mean to you? – It’s very special! First, it links two powerful allies, science and photography. They are probably two of the best tools we have

https://www.science.lu.se/article/sharp-shooting-biologist-winner-international-photography-award - 2026-07-15

With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team has managed to use light more efficiently. The finding could eventually be useful for controlling solar energy conversion during photosynthesis, or other reactions driven by light. For example, one application could be converting carbon dioxide into fuel. The sunlight that hits Earth for one hour is almost equiva

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2026-07-15

Jan Dhont, a chemist whose major achievements have been significant for life science and food science, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Science at Lund University. Jan Dhont is a professor at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and Director of the Institute of Biomacromolecular Systems and Processes at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. He is a prominent name within

https://www.science.lu.se/article/colloid-chemist-new-honorary-doctor-science - 2026-07-15

Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and aerodynamic efficiency of flapping drones. Even the precursors to birds – extinct bird-like dinosaurs – benefited from folding their wings during the upstroke, as they develope

https://www.science.lu.se/article/feathered-robotic-wing-paves-way-flapping-drones - 2026-07-15

Only males among the fish species crucian carp have developed a strategy to protect themselves from hungry predators, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The explanation could lie in that the surrounding environment affects the stress system in males and females differently. Some animals have evolved the ability to swiftly change appearance to defend themselves against predato

https://www.science.lu.se/article/stress-may-trigger-male-defence-against-predators - 2026-07-15

Martin Bech, senior lecturer in medical radiation physics, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Over a five-year period, he will conduct several exciting projects within X-ray microscopy which, among other things, can be used to generate 3D images of human tissue. Over the past decade, the use of X-ray microscopy has increased in the world of research. In contrast to standard lig

https://www.science.lu.se/article/radiation-physicist-receives-sek-20-million-grant-european-research-council-erc - 2026-07-15

Have you made adjustments to your garden to make it more welcoming for pollinators? If so, you have probably made a valuable contribution, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers evaluated the national ‘Operation: Save the Bees’ campaign, and their results indicate that what private individuals do in their gardens really can make a positive difference. The fact that pollinat

https://www.science.lu.se/article/what-you-do-your-garden-help-pollinators-works - 2026-07-15

Since antiquity, humans have been fascinated by birds’ intercontinental migratory journeys. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that two areas in their genome decide whether a willow warbler flies across the Iberian Peninsula to western Africa, or across the Balkans to eastern and southern Africa. Researchers have long known that the behaviour that causes songbirds to migrate in a spe

https://www.science.lu.se/article/genes-decide-willow-warblers-migration-routes - 2026-07-15

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, Sweden. City trees contribute to several important ecosystem services such as lowering local temperature and purifying air but are als

https://www.science.lu.se/article/urban-birds-prefer-native-trees - 2026-07-15

We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University. "I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can make use of the results

https://www.science.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-07-15