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Dealing with heat is about more than implementing technical solutions such as cold rooms, access to water, green areas and communication systems. Equally, if not more, important is to strengthen social networks, reduce income disparities and eliminate social vulnerability. Sustainability researcher Maryam Nastar comments on the heat wave in Canada and North America based on her research on extreme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reduced-inequality-and-better-social-networks-crucial-dealing-heatwaves - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The earth is both inundated and drying up. Water supply is a complex phenomenon that has probably never been more complicated – or more important – than now. Kenneth M. Persson is a professor of water resources engineering and he took the initiative for Lund University’s Water Portal, which involves over 200 (!) water

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/earth-both-inundated-and-drying - 2026-07-01

About the adventures of an electron in a laser field, beautiful spectra of titanium sapphire, and what it was like to grow up in republican France and all of a sudden sit next to the Swedish king at the Nobel banquet – Anne L’Huillier’s lecture at LTH’s own celebration of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was about all this and more. A steady stream of eager celebrants entered LTH’s “Kårhuset” on

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/many-wanted-celebrate-anne-lhuillier - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more sugar we eat, the lower intake of vitamins and minerals we have, show new findings from Lund University Diabetes Centre. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseases and conditions such as dental caries, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In this study the researcher have examined

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-study-shows - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For a mathematician, the waves of the sea are related to differential equations, and particularly complex ones at that. Mathematical research can help to improve understanding of how waves form and move – which could be useful, for example, in the work to predict dangerous monster waves. The sunlight glistens on the r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/monster-waves-mathematical-challenge - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In 2014, NanoLund was awarded in total 3.2 ME by the European Commission to train as many as twelve PhD students in the area of nanoscale materials for sustainable energy applications. Today, on the occasion of the graduation of Hailiang Xu, we proudly report that all twelve have graduated, and have produced a vast am

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/twelve-PhDstudents-graduate-nanomaterials-for-sustainable-energy - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just before Christmas, his department lost out on a top international researcher, an investment worth over SEK 100 million. A month later, his group reported a major breakthrough in pheromone research. Professor Christer Löfstedt, head of the Department of Biology, one of the largest departments at Lund University, fe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rollercoaster-life-head-department - 2026-07-01

The developers of a rapid IVF test and a methane detector are among those behind breakthrough technologies emerging from Lund University. They were recognised by the University and Sparbanken Skåne, along with professor Thoas Fioretos – the first recipient of the Lunds Innovatörspris (Lund Innovator Award) for his pioneering work in blood cancer research that is revolutionising diagnostics and tre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pioneering-innovators-and-researchers-recognised-future-innovations-award-ceremony - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tremendous amounts of money, an ambitious and carefully considered appointment process and major start-up packages for new employees – these are the three things that characterise WCMM, the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine in Lund. Professor Freddy Ståhlberg is the director of WCMM. WCMM in Lund has sister org

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-centre-recruiting-top-junior-researchers - 2026-07-01

After three years’ work, the newly cast sphinxes have returned to the roof of the Main University Building. The work, which uses a crane, began on 2 October. Now all the four of theme are landed. It was during an inspection of the University Main Building’s facade that the National Property Board of Sweden discovered that the building’s four sphinxes were in such poor condition that they needed to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sphinxes-have-landed - 2026-07-02

We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract for the Swedish Climate Symposium: a symposium dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. The Swedish Climate Symposium serves as a national platform for advancing climate knowledge and driving action. It brings together researchers, policymakers, and societal stakeholders

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/swedish-climate-symposium-2026-call-abstracts-now-open - 2026-07-01

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2026-07-01

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/central-asian-law-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2026-07-01

LUCSUS warmly congratulates the recently announced 2022 Right Livelihood Award laureates: Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman (Somalia), Oleksandra Matviichuk/Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), Cecosesola; Central de Cooperativas de Lara (Venezuela) and the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (Uganda). Since 1980, the Right Livelihood has recognized individuals and organizations for their exception

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/congratulations-2022-right-livelihood-award-laureates - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This event is designed to explore the various challenges and opportunities associated with university entrepreneurship and innovation from a gender perspective. The panel’s speakers will reflect on if and why changes are necessary, what changes have been introduced, the outcome of these changes, and what still needs t

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/gender-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-exploring-challenges-and-opportunities-associated-university - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Women in Great Sciences (WINGS) welcome you to StepUp 2016: How to talk like a TED-speaker Workshop 9th March 2016 Hörsalen, Medicon Village, Scheelevägen 2, Lund TED is a world famous conference that posts its best presentations free on the Internet (www.ted.com) - TED (Technology, Education, Design) is a platform fo

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/stepup2016 - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny epidemiologisk studie från Lunds universitet och Skånes universitetssjukhus visar att det finns ett samband mellan höga nivåer av tarmhormonet GIP i blodet och ökad risk för hjärtkärlsjukdom. Att tarmhormonerna GIP och GLP-1 (glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide och glucagon-like peptide) är viktiga för in

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tarmhormon-kan-oka-risken-hjartkarlsjukdom - 2026-07-02

Ett nystartat projekt ska ta fram en webb som stöttar blivande studenter i processen att välja utbildning. Beslut om att genomföra projektet “En samlad utbildningswebb togs på ett rektorssammanträde 30 november. Projektet “En samlad utbildningswebb” har som syfte att skapa en modern servicewebb, som ger stöd och guidar studenter i utbildningsvalet samt frigör tid och kreativitet för medarbetare. V

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ny-utbildningswebb-ska-satta-studenten-i-fokus - 2026-07-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vår sol strålar ut ofattbara mängder energi. Det solljus som träffar jordklotet under en enda timme motsvarar i runda tal mänsklig­hetens totala energiförbrukning för ett helt år. Jakten på hur solstrålarnas energi kan fångas in har präglat kemi­professor Villy Sundströms långa forskarkarriär. Redan i början av 1980

https://www.lu.se/artikel/vill-anvanda-fotosyntesens-magi-att-utvinna-energi - 2026-07-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny epidemiologisk studie från Lunds universitet och Skånes universitetssjukhus visar att det finns ett samband mellan höga nivåer av tarmhormonet GIP i blodet och ökad risk för hjärtkärlsjukdom. Att tarmhormonerna GIP och GLP-1 (glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide och glucagon-like peptide) är viktiga för in

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tarmhormon-kan-oka-risken-hjartkarlsjukdom - 2026-07-02