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All over the world, thousands of experts are sitting entering information about their home countries into a huge democracy database. Soon, three quarters of the world’s countries will have been entered. “In my megalomaniac moments, I usually compare the database to the CERN particle accelerator. It will be as important a tool for political scientists as CERN is for physicists”, says Jan Teorell, w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gigantic-database-stores-information-about-democracy-worldwide - 2025-10-05

Rain – both its presence and more particularly its absence – controls most things in the Sahel. Despite the fact that the belt of land south of the Sahara has become greener, the outlook is gloomy when it comes to making resources stretch to a growing population in the face of climate change. Now researchers want investments in agriculture, education and family planning to help resources go around

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/family-planning-new-weapon-against-threatened-sahel - 2025-10-05

In the so far largest clinical study of the development of microbiomes, i.e. intestinal flora, in infants, researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine, USA, have found that development takes place in different phases that can be associated with lifestyle changes during the early stages in life. The findings are based on samples from the TEDDY study and are published in two articles in the scient

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-intestinal-flora-development-infants - 2025-10-05

Are financial instruments really the solution to deforestation and degradation? Do states truly manage forests for societal benefit? And to what extent are so-called sustainable forest governance initiatives really including local people in decision-making? These are some of the questionable myths that currently obscure the path to sustainable forest governance according to a new publication in th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/five-forest-myths-obscure-path-transformational-and-sustainable-forest-governance - 2025-10-05

Samarbete och tvärvetenskap lönar sig. Så leendena var breda när samarbetsprojekten mellan forskningscentrumet CASE och forskargruppen EPI@LUND nyligen tilldelades två stora anslag på totalt elva miljoner kronor från Formas forskarråd. Utlysningen "Hållbara vistelsemiljöer" är en av Formas största satsningar inom samhällsbyggande någonsin. Tilldelningen innebär att samarbetet mellan CASE och EPI@L

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/case-epilund-stora-anslag-fran-formas-framjar-tvarvetenskapligt-samarbete - 2025-10-05

Hur följs det upp hur innehållet i mensskydd påverkar kropp och miljö? Det undrade doktoranden Louise Klintner på Ekonomihögskolan och fann en marknad utan gemensamma riktlinjer. – Alla andra produkter som man har i eller nära kroppen är standardiserade eller reglerade, säger hon. Försäljningen av sanitetsprodukter, inklusive bindor, tamponger och på senare år, menskoppar, är en miljardindustri. Ä

https://www.lu.se/artikel/mensforskaren-vi-behover-standarder-mensskydd - 2025-10-05

Delvis nöjda, delvis besvikna. Och förvånade över att det saknas så många svar. Så kan man sammanfatta vicerektorerna Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensens och Bo Ahréns reaktioner på den forskningspolitiska propositionen som sent omsider lades fram i slutet av november. Ett stort problem för Lunds universitet är att det varken finns en långsiktig strategi eller öronmärkta pengar för driften av den stora for

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskningsproppen-fokus-pa-samverkan-men-inget-till-max-iv - 2025-10-05

Under året som gått har sjukvården bevittnat allt fler patienter med långtidseffekter av covid-19, bland annat kroniska symtom som tyder på pots. Pots är ett tillstånd som gör att pulsen rusar när man står upp. Hittills vet man för litet om pots som komplikation efter covidinfektion, men forskare från Lunds universitet och Karolinska institutet beskriver nu i en fallrapport om tre svenska patiente

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fallstudie-belyser-pots-vid-langtidscovid - 2025-10-06

Samarbete och tvärvetenskap lönar sig. Så leendena var breda när samarbetsprojekten mellan forskningscentrumet CASE och forskargruppen EPI@LUND nyligen tilldelades två stora anslag på totalt elva miljoner kronor från Formas forskarråd. Utlysningen "Hållbara vistelsemiljöer" är en av Formas största satsningar inom samhällsbyggande någonsin. Tilldelningen innebär att samarbetet mellan CASE och EPI@L

https://www.lu.se/artikel/case-epilund-stora-anslag-fran-formas-framjar-tvarvetenskapligt-samarbete - 2025-10-06

Vem kan inte relatera till frustrationen när mobiltelefonens tidigare skarpa mottagning plötsligt försämras? Stunden då all kommunikation vi vanligtvis hanterar via mobiltelefonen blir omöjlig att utföra. Men varför händer detta och vad gömmer sig egentligen bakom siffrorna 3G, 4G, 5G och framtidens 6G? Fredrik Tufvesson är professor i radio­system vid LTH. Han är mitt uppe i arbetet med att utvec

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/energieffektivitet-nyckelord-framtidens-6g-teknik - 2025-10-06

Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality and equal opportunities. The work environment has also moved up on the agenda. Jimmie Kristensson is taking the opportunity to breathe a little fresh air outside the Wrangel building. He has been in non-s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2025-10-05

How do you make the regional craft beer industry more sustainable? Through direct collaboration with the sector to create “hyperlocal” solutions say researchers from LUCSUS who are growing hops at a local brewery in Skåne, Sweden. The aim is to test ways to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to regional, circular economies. WATCH VIDEO:  – We are testing different indoor growing alte

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researchers-are-testing-new-ways-make-your-beer-more-sustainable - 2025-10-05

Welcome to the first "WCMM fireside chat" article. This is a new series is dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We start today with Jacob Vogel, a Data-Driven Life Sciences (DDLS) fellow with a focus on neurodegenerative disease. Although not a member of the WCMM, Jacob is working closely with some of our r

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-jacob-vogel - 2025-10-05

An extensive study has confirmed that the risk of developing coeliac disease is connected to the amount of gluten children consume. The new study is observational and therefore does not prove causation; however, it is the most comprehensive of its kind to date. The results are presented in the prestigious journal JAMA. In total, 6 600 children at increased risk of developing coeliac disease were f

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/association-between-coeliac-disease-risk-and-gluten-intake-confirmed - 2025-10-05

Refugee influx calls for a new university roleHow can Lund University respond to the call for action with regard to the ongoing refugee influx? Tareq Emtairah, back at the IIIEE after three years working on renewable energy in the Arab region, suggests a programme facilitating for refugee students and academics to contribute to post-conflict sustainability in their home regions. When we meet in hi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah - 2025-10-05

Foto:Mostphotos Are people generally trustworthy? Yes, say about two out of three Swedes. Nordic countries are ranked high in what we call interpersonal trust. In other countries, trust is not as obvious. What happens when these perspectives meet? Economist Andreas Bergh has studied the phenomenon more closely. In Sweden, we have access to healthcare and education regardless of what our parents ea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/trust-good-economy - 2025-10-05

Today’s governance of Swedish higher education institutions is short-sighted, poorly coordinated and much too general and competitive. The separation of direct government funding between education and research has created unnatural boundaries and promoted a culture within academia that underestimates education in relation to research. Pam Fredman, former vice-chancellor at the University of Gothen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/combine-government-funding-research-and-education - 2025-10-05

Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one?A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want to live, where companies want to operate and which exploits resources in an optimal way. This includ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-key-smart-sustainable-cities-future - 2025-10-05

CMES Spyros Sofos was awarded a PhD in Regional and Cross-cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen after the examination of his thesis entitled “The Meanings of the People in Turkish Politics: A Genealogy” on Monday 7 December. This thesis is intended to make a contribution to ongoing efforts to enhance our understanding of the “popular” in the study of politics through a critical examinat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-phd-thesis-meanings-people-turkish-politics-genealogy - 2025-10-05

Chair: Dr Anindita Datta and Ajay Bailey VENUE: VD-rummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundTwor sessions:1. Wednesday 21 Sept, 10.00–12.002. Thursday 22 Sept, 09.00-11.00 1. Introductory remarks by Dr Anindita Datta 2.  Lovitoli Jimo:Staging Love or Power? Materiality of Weddings in India’s North East RegionThe South East Asian market and the easy accessibility and availability of goo

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-no-4-staging-marriage-and-modernity-among-middle-classes-south-asia - 2025-10-05