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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Better communication between different waste actors is paramount”. LUCSUS researchers present policy brief on how to address challenges linked to urban solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya. The collection and handling of municipal solid waste pose a significant challenge in urban Kisumu. The demand for more sustai

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/four-ways-address-challenges-urban-solid-waste-new-policy-brief-developed-city-kisumu-kenya - 2026-07-21

Nu drar det ihop sig till Almedalsveckan 2023. Statsvetenskapliga institutionens forskare är på plats och medverkar i olika paneler och diskussioner. Torsdag 29 juni Israel vid vägs ände som liberaldemokratisk stat? Israel kantas av den värsta interna politiska krisen på årtionden efter att dess nytillträdda högerextrema regering försöker ta total politisk kontroll över rättsapparaten. Vilka polit

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/statsvetare-pa-almedalsveckan-2023 - 2026-07-21

Clearcutting is often considered negative for biodiversity, which is why continuous cover forestry is seen as a more favourable alternative. But could it be that clearcutting - with proper management from a landscape perspective - could favour certain species? Recently, it has become increasingly common to find birds and butterflies on clearcuts, species that normally thrive in areas such as hayfi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/managing-clearcuts-favour-certain-species - 2026-07-21

On Tuesday, the new PhD students from partner universities around the country, who have joined the graduate school in 2025, met for the first time. During the introduction day in Lund, they got to meet SWEAH's management and PhD students who have been active in the graduate school since before. Together, the newly admitted PhD students have knowledge and experience from large parts of the world, f

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/here-are-sweahs-new-phd-students - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Silicon has a crucial effect on the planet’s climate A comprehensive research project on the mineral silicon and the anonymous climate heroes in the oceans, diatoms, is now starting. Every day, the tiny diatoms, which are a type of phytoplankton, absorb enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. And when they die

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-nearly-eur-33-million-five-year-project-global-silicon-cycle - 2026-07-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor. Medicin, mat och hälsaAktivt och hälsosamt åldrande
Det finns många viktiga forskningsfrågor på området aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande t ex boendefrågor, äldres

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2017-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2026-07-21

To researchers at the Faculties for Humanities and Theology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the School of Economics and Management. The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia, and lectures on European themes during the autumn semester 2024 and/or spring semester 2025.The theme must have a clear connect

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-european-themes-4 - 2026-07-21

LUSEM career services got to visit Jesper Lindqvist, a bachelor’s student in business administration who has been doing an internship at Boozt headquarters in Malmö. Jesper Lindqvist is a bachelor’s student in business administration and during the spring semester he has been doing an internship at Boozt headquarters in Malmö. Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) career servi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-boozt - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research collaboration led by researchers from the Universities of Helsinki and Oxford has identified the biological mechanism through which a genetic variant protects against type 2 diabetes. The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, finds that changes in a gene which makes zinc transporte

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-decodes-gene-function-protects-against-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-21

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-sends-iiiee-student-delegates-un-climate-conference - 2026-07-21

 27 May 2025 08.30 to 12:30 | Seminar | Location: MAU I ASU306Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University. Jan Waldenströms gata 25, 205 06, MalmöWelcome to the 2025 Virology Symposium! This dynamic research seminar brings together local, national and international experts to discuss a broad spectrum of virus-related topics, thematically organized into five key areas of virology research: Phyl

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/2025-virology-symposium-lund-university-virus-centre-luvc-27-may-2025 - 2026-07-21

Together with the Lund Society for Nature Conservation, the EU the 1.5° Lifestyles project with IIIEE researchers invited the public to a workshop on climate footprint. The workshop was hosted by Lund's city library. About 20 Lund residents participated in the workshop, which revolved around what different lifestyle choices mean for the climate. IIIEE researchers Matthias Lehner, Jessika Luth Rich

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-can-we-re-puzzle-our-lifestyles-meet-15deg-target - 2026-07-21

Kriget i Gaza har skapat konflikter på universitet i Sverige och i andra länder. Motsättningarna mellan demonstranter och universitetsledningar och mellan grupper av anställda lär ta tid att överbrygga. Vi har träffat både LU:s rektor och demonstranter från tältlägret i Lundagård. I LUM ger de sin syn på vägen framåt. Vi har också intervjuat Lundaforskare med vitt skilda specialiteter och frågat h

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/efter-palestinagard-vad-hander-nu - 2026-07-22

Hur kan filosofin hjälpa oss att förstå de teknologier som formar våra vardagar? En helt ny doktorandkurs utforskar dessa idéer och andra beröringspunkter mellan filosofi och teknologi. Doktorandkursen Introduction to Philosophy of Technology, ett samarbete mellan Institutionen för informatik vid Ekonomihögskolan, Lunds universitet (LU) och Avdelningen för informatik vid Högskolan Väst (HV), lanse

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/kurs-om-teknologi-och-filosofi-far-berom-av-doktorander - 2026-07-21

Soroor Mansouryar has been a LUSEM student for five years, first in the bachelor's programme in International Business and then in the master's programme in International Strategic Management. When she graduated in 2023 she felt ready to step into her dream job as a management consultant. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi Soroor! Can you share a bit about what you have been up to since

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/soroor-mansouryar-alumna-international-strategic-management-2023 - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, depends on its forests and trees that protect soil fertility, preserve biodiversity, help to cope with climate change and provide fuel for cooking. But the forests used to be much vaster.” Eric Mirindi Dusenge, BECC researcher at University of Gothenburg, is part of a project to

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/tropical-montane-forests-warming-world - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES student, Hanna Geschewski, has just come back to Sweden after she was temporarily stranded in Nepal during fieldwork for her thesis. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the corona outbreak on her own studies, and on the society in Nepal, where the socio-economic consequences of global and national m

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/reflections-corona-pandemic-lumes-student-hanna-geschewski - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES student, Hanna Geschewski, has just come back to Sweden after she was temporarily stranded in Nepal during fieldwork for her thesis. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the corona outbreak on her own studies, and on the society in Nepal, where the socio-economic consequences of global and national m

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/interview-lumes-student-hanna-geschewski-about-impact-corona-pandemic-nepal - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A European consortium, led from Lund University, is to receive SEK 50 million from the EU for research which is to develop our understanding of the functional mechanisms of the brain. The research project, called INTUITIVE, is one of the Innovative Training Networks within the framework of Horizon 2020. The aim of the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/additional-sek-50-million-research-brains-mechanisms - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new article, researchers at Lund University have studied a new ice-skating technique that is more energy efficient than the traditional stride technique. By skating in arcs, ice hockey players can move just as quickly but with less energy loss. The authors say this could lead to better performance on the ice, as

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-analysed-alternative-skating-technique-could-revolutionise-ice-hockey - 2026-07-21