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The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. It’s a noble aim, yet Colombia itself shows just how far we have to go. If you travel south east fr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/colombia-hosts-un-biodiversity-summit-its-own-amazonian-rainforest-crisis - 2025-10-25

Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, according to a new study from Lund University. Much of the land is already in use, for example, for horse grazing. "Our study shows that the potential for bioenergy product

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/land-identified-crucial-swedish-bioenergy-already-occupied-new-study-shows - 2025-10-25

Do you think that people with obesity have themselves to blame? Tune H Pers tries to dispel persistent myths through his research on the brain's role in the development of obesity. The diabetes researcher at the University of Copenhagen is now awarded the Leif C. Groop award for his research on obesity and type 2 diabetes. Justification for awarding"Tune H Pers receives the Leif C. Groop Award for

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/tune-h-pers-receives-award-outstanding-research-obesity-and-diabetes - 2025-10-25

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-jordanian-parliamentary-elections - 2025-10-25

Much research on diabetes focuses on understanding what happens when the insulin-producing cells are destroyed. Researchers at Lund University have instead chosen to investigate what protects the insulin-producing cells. Their research shows that a protein of the immune system protects the insulin-producing cells from inflammation and death. The study, published in PNAS, is an example of basic res

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/protein-protects-insulin-producing-cells - 2025-10-25

A treatment that has reduced plaque development in animals has now been tested in people with psoriasis. Jan Nilsson at Lund University is one of the researchers behind the clinical study that showed a reduced inflammation of the coronary arteries, which in turn may reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack. People with diabetes may also benefit from the treatment in the future. Short facts abo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-atherosclerosis-may-reduce-risk-heart-attack - 2025-10-25

The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote environmental sustainability while also preventing common diseases such as type 2 diabetes. How do we know if the diet actually works? An international research team studied seven dietary scores and found that two of them were particularly good at evaluating adherence to the diet. Reliable diet scores are important when developing sustainable

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-guidelines - 2025-10-25

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/forests-destroyed-wildfires-emit-carbon-long-after-flames-die - 2025-10-25

Site-selected crystal material synthesis at the atomic scale has been a long-standing challenge. NanoLundians Rainer Timm and Yi Liu use nanowire crystal phase heterostructures as templates for self-selective growth of one- and two-dimensional GaBi nanostructures, which allows a versatile design with atomic-scale precision. Scaling down material synthesis to crystalline structures only a few atoms

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/novel-nanostructure-formation-atomic-scale-precision - 2025-10-25

When the Swedish Research Council announced funding for so-called "centres of excellence" almost three years ago, a total of 15 new initiatives were approved across Sweden. Only one of them was awarded to Lund: COMMONS – Commonalities in biomembrane and biomolecular interactions.A year has now passed since COMMONS was inaugurated with a ceremony at the Department of Chemistry. What has happened si

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/commons-centre-excellence-focus-common-ground - 2025-10-25

Site-selected crystal material synthesis at the atomic scale has been a long-standing challenge. NanoLundians Rainer Timm and Yi Liu use nanowire crystal phase heterostructures as templates for self-selective growth of one- and two-dimensional GaBi nanostructures, which allows a versatile design with atomic-scale precision. Scaling down material synthesis to crystalline structures only a few atoms

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/novel-nanostructure-formation-atomic-scale-precision - 2025-10-25

Academic misconduct has increased with about 200% during the past covid years. As a precaution Lund University has started a project to prevent deception and misleading in examination, whether it’s unauthorized cooperation, plagiarism, or non-allowed aids. In every study environment there is a unique culture, with boundaries to what is considered acceptable and unacceptable by the students themsel

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/ai-forces-teachers-change-way-courses-are-examined - 2025-10-25

Trump’s attack on US universities and their research is actually a broader attack on democratic values, according to historian of knowledge Johan Östling. By destroying them, the Trump administration is paving the way for a very different kind of society.  “We need to understand the breadth and depth of this offensive,” says Johan Östling.Could you put Trump’s actions against universities in the U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-johan-ostling-attack-us-universities-unprecedented - 2025-10-26

The next-door neighbour whose home you’ve never been inside. That was how Jason Diakité, also known as hip hop artist Timbuktu, felt about the University while growing up in Lund. Today, he feels differently – having been awarded an honorary doctorate and now taking his seat as one of LU’s external Cultural Council members. Inside the historic Old Bishop’s House, final preparations are underway fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/timbuktu-universitys-cultural-council-glimpse-under-bonnet - 2025-10-26

Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many funding bodies require faculties and departments to co-fund research projects, something that is becoming a major financial challenge for the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and others. “Of course there is a limit to what we can do,” says Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences. Re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2025-10-26

Miljövetaren Emma Enström är CEC:s första industridoktorand och hennes forskning syftar till att skapa en mer hållbar vattenförvaltning i Sverige. Nu deltar hon i Sweden Water Research-dagen och berättar om utmaningarna när det gäller den skånska dricksvattenkällan Vombsjön. Som industridoktorand är Emma Enström anställd både av Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC) på Lunds universitet och

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/industridoktorand-pa-cec-soker-hallbara-losningar-skanes-dricksvatten - 2025-10-25

Hur kan man bäst arbeta över kommun- och sektorsgränser för att stötta klimatanpassning genom naturbaserade lösningar på landsbygden? Det är en av flera frågor som Policylabb Storkriket, ett Formasfinansierat innovationsprojekt, ska ge svar på. Initiativet kommer från LU Land vid CEC på Lunds universitet, tillsammans med det blivande biosfärsområdet Storkriket i Skåne. Mitt i Skåne ligger det, Sto

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/policylabb-storkriket-klimatanpassning-over-granserna-genom-naturbaserade-losningar - 2025-10-25

Bioenergi spelar en viktig roll i omställningen till ett fossilfritt samhälle. Men den ”outnyttjade” jordbruksmark, så kallad marginalmark, som är lämplig för att odla bioenergi på i södra Sverige finns i praktiken inte, visar en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Marken är till stor del redan upptagen av exempelvis hästhållning. – Vår studie visar att potentialen för bioenergiproduktion på margina

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/mark-som-pekats-ut-som-avgorande-svensk-bioenergi-ar-redan-upptagen-visar-ny-studie - 2025-10-25

Musikhögskolans universitetslektor i sång, Elisabeth Melander, och Karin Bengmark är aktuella med boken ”Se sångaren: inte bara ett struphuvud” som riktar sig till sångare och pedagoger.     – Sång är mer än teknik – det är ett möte mellan röst, kropp och själ, beskriver Elisabeth Melander.    I den nya boken, ”Se sångaren: inte bara ett struphuvud”, delar Elisabeth Melander och Karin Bengmark med

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/sang-ar-ett-mote-mellan-rost-kropp-och-sjal - 2025-10-25

Vi var väldigt förväntansfulla inför resan till London, man hör ofta att London leder utvecklingen av miljözoner i Europa tack vare sina omfattande, strikta och ambitiösa policyer för att minska utsläpp och förbättra luftkvaliteten. Stadens Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) är en av de mest omfattande i världen och täcker hela stor London sedan augusti 2023. Zonen mäter 1 500 km² och omfattar ca nio

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-stadslogistik-inspiration-fran-londons-grona-omstallning - 2025-10-25