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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hakim Abdi is amongst other things physical geographer, researcher, and keen bird watcher, currently featured in the new issue of the Swedish astonomy magazine Populär Astronomi. So what has physical geography to do with space? Hello Hakim... ...why is a Physical geographer featured in an astronomy magazine? This inte

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/we-live-golden-age-satellite-research - 2026-06-11

During the foetal stage, a number of so-called cell programs run that are vital to the development of the foetus. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers from Lund University demonstrate that one of these foetal programs appears to protect against acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). “We have used an experimental mouse model that always results in this type of leukaemia. The interesting thing

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-insights-foetal-development-may-protect-against-leukaemia - 2026-06-11

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Diabetes är den vanligaste orsaken till amputationer i västvärlden. Nu visar en internationell forskargrupp att blodfettssänkande läkemedel av typen fenofibrater minskar amputationsrisken med 36 procent. Orsakerna till att diabetespatienter kan tvingas amputera en del av en fot eller ett ben är flera. Dålig blodcirk

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/minskad-risk-amputation-med-blodfettssankare - 2026-06-11

Lack of habitats and climate change – parameters that scientists know affect the number of pollinators in the world. But exactly how big is the effect and what else contributes to the decline of bees and bumblebees? This has Maria Blasi i Romero tried to find out in her dissertation which will be presented on November 26. A sure sign of spring is the buttery yellow rapeseed fields that every year

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/modelling-survival-bumblebees - 2026-06-11

A new WCMM research school year is completed and the students together with the PIs could celebrate the success of another engaging year at a well-planned and well-deserved retreat. The WCMM research school retreat always offers a good balance between stimulating scientific programs including external speakers or fellow WCMM researchers and social events. This year we heard great talks by invited

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-wcmm-research-school-representatives-2023 - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fifty per cent of all pregnant women in need of a C-section are unable to get one. Most people around the world still do not have access to safe surgery, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities each year. As a paediatric surgeon, Lars Hagander wanted to find ways to help, and has travelled the world to perfor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lack-surgeons-threat-global-health - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johanna Lissinger Peitz is working as Chief negotiator for the Swedish delegation to the climate negotiations in Paris 2015. Home country: Sweden Current work position: Deputy Director, Division for Climate, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Graduation year from the IIIEE: 2000 Describe your job and the most exci

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/deputy-director-division-climate-ministry-environment-and-energy-career-iiiee-alumna - 2026-06-11

The textile industry has a significant impact on the climate, and the reuse of clothing is seen as part of the sector’s sustainable transformation. Daniel Hellström and John Olsson from Lund University are now presenting their award-winning article on a circular business model that creates a more sustainable fashion retail sector. Beyond the business model itself, the work is also interesting beca

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/researchers-recognised-circular-business-model-textile-sector - 2026-06-11

A new thesis is here. It is called "Trees Like Cabbages", by Philipp Jonas Kreutzer, who does his research at the Department of Economic History at LUSEM. The dissertation asks if the bioeconomy can deliver on its promises of replacing fossils when tested against innovations that the forest sector has actually produced. We asked Philipp to tell us a little about himself and his thesis and the firs

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-philipp-jonas-kreutzer - 2026-06-12

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Students tackled overconsumption through setting up a centre for borrowing household items; devised an action plan to ensure that our universities become more sustainable, and explored the potential for art to affect social norms around flying. The Knowledge to Action, K2A, course is all about bringing your theoretica

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/2019-knowledge-action-projects - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2026-06-11

Two therapy dogs instead of one. There was a big turnout on May 5 when the pop-up event "Mental Health on Campus" was held in the Forum Medicum entrance. The goal was to give students a chance to share their thoughts on mental health. Either on a digital bulletin board or post-it notes on-site. Two therapy dog teams visited the event. Carina Tjörnstrand, PhD in Occupational Therapy, came with the

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/therapy-dogs-attracted-students-exchange-ideas-mental-health - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A researcher at the Department of Geology at Lund University has been awarded just over SEK 26 million by the European Research Council, ERC. Daniel Conley, professor of biogeochemistry at Lund University, has been awarded the grant for a five-year project on diatoms in the ocean. Diatoms have a significant impact on

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-awarded-prestigious-erc-grant - 2026-06-11

Eléonor studies strategic communication and lived in Helsingborg for the first two years of her studies. Read on to find out what she thinks the best things to do in Helsingborg during the summer! Are there any activities or events that you would recommend to others? The summer in Helsingborg is full of concerts so even though the semester has ended there is plenty of life in the city. This year H

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/there-lot-going-helsingborg-all-time - 2026-06-11

Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies. The latter is lead by WCMM's own Filipe Pereira. Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-among-three-lund-recipients-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grants - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2026-06-11

CMES visiting scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has co-authored an article published in Foreign Affairs. The article, "Is an Anti-Iran Alliance Emerging in the Middle East? The Limits of Cooperation Between Israel and the Arab States", was co-written by Dalia Dassa Kaye and Sanam Vakil (Chatham House's MENA Programme). It was published in Foreign Affairs on 26 April 2024.IntroductionWhen Iran directed over

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/limits-cooperation-between-israel-and-arab-states - 2026-06-11

The Lund Students' Pedagogical Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to education. This year, Patrik Lindskoug at the Department of Law is one of two laureates. The Vice-Chancellor appoints the prize winner based on proposals from the student unions. This year, Senior Lecturer Patrik Lindskoug at the Department of Law and Senior Lecturer Oriana Quaglietta Bernal at the Department of Socio

https://www.law.lu.se/article/patrik-lindskoug-awarded-lund-students-pedagogical-prize-2024 - 2026-06-11

Professor Deliang Chen has been elected Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. Professor Deliang Chen, University of Gothenburg and PI in MERGE, has been elected Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. He was one of 44 new Fellows elected on the Academy's 26th General Meetin

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/deliang-chen-new-fellow-twas-world-academy-sciences - 2026-06-11

Professor Deliang Chen has been elected Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. Professor Deliang Chen, University of Gothenburg and PI in BECC, has been elected Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. He was one of 44 new Fellows elected on the Academy's 26th General Meeting

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/deliang-chen-elected-fellow-world-academy-sciences-twas - 2026-06-11