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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Entry phones can cause problems. For elderly people with a visual impairment or reduced mobility, getting into one’s flat can suddenly become a challenge. However, researchers can also experience problems. One person who knows is occupational therapist Elina Taurina, who has mapped environmental obstacles for elderly

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-elderly-research-exported-latvia - 2026-07-01

For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsia - 2026-07-01

Ethnologist Susanne Lundin’s research is ultimately about life and death and how people relate to the inevitable. What are people willing to do to delay the end briefly? Is there a limit beyond which someone ceases to be human? Susanne Lundin is a professor at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences and has conducted interdisciplinary research with medics for 30 years. Today, she is a sought-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-research-concerns-our-deepest-fears - 2026-07-02

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD an

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-07-01

Many very positive things are happening within management and leadership development right now. It is around a year since our new policy for academic leadership was approved, and a couple of weeks ago our new head of department programme was launched. I am truly glad that we are now able to offer a leadership programme that is specifically aimed at heads of department. The HR Division is now worki

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-managers-forum-and-new-leadership-programme - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate change has become one of the defining social and environmental challenges of our time. In light of the public and political attention that the issue has gained, the need for informed and critical perspectives on this important topic is more urgent than ever.  At LUCSUS, we believe that climate change knowledge

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/new-course-climate-change-and-society - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join our International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), with the aim to find pathways towards low-carbon and resource efficient sustainable futures. Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)Join our International Institute for Industrial Environment

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/are-you-our-new-director-iiiee - 2026-07-01

Meret-Neith was perhaps the first female ruler of ancient Egypt and one of the most powerful women in the world during her lifetime some 5,000 years ago. Researcher Amber Hood is part of an international research team investigating the royal tomb in the desert outside Abydos. When LUM spoke to Amber Hood, a researcher at the Department of Geology, she was making final preparations for this year’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/exploring-tomb-wine-loving-queen - 2026-07-02

Øystein Opedal was one of 494 European researchers to receive an ERC Starting Grant for his project “POLLCLIM: Plant adaptation in a changing pollination climate“. As Øystein is a member of BECC, we were curious to know a little bit more about his grant. The ERC Starting Grant is intended for early-career researchers and the only selection criterion is scientific excellence. After undergoing peer

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/oystein-opedal-receiving-erc-grant - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now identified bi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/metformin-type-2-diabetes-patients-or-not-researchers-now-have-answer - 2026-07-01

Megan Andrews is in her second semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “I am originally from Canada, but moved to Sweden four years ago to live with my fiancé. In my home country, I studied psychology

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-megan-andrews - 2026-07-02

A couple of weeks have passed since our symposium: Conducting research in interdisciplinary teams. On the 21 of October, we had the great pleasure of welcoming both Martin Cloonan and Britta Padberg, two of our external evaluators, back to Lund. And both were kind enough to speak at the Symposium. Martin Cloonan led with taking the audience back to May 2024 and the work the external evaluators did

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/constructive-friction-context - 2026-07-01

On April 9, Lund University's Pre-GMP Facility and Skåne University Hospital's ATMP Center - a joint research and development environment where new treatments using cell and gene therapies are developed - will be inaugurated. The aim of the collaboration is to bring research closer to healthcare and make advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) available to more patients. This is joint news fro

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/now-lunds-atmp-infrastructures-are-officially-open - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen at the Malmö apartment of nutrition physiologist, Louise Brunkwall. Today, she is making pasta and vegetable sauce for lunch. A clean up before the interview with LUM means she can no longer find anything in the kitchen cupboards:  “Usually there is always some kin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/help-your-body-outwit-reptile-brain - 2026-07-01

Hello Daniel Hjorth, who is about to inaugurate the new centre, Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) at LUSEM 19 November at Skissernas Museum!Why is research about aesthetics and business creativity important?“Research about aesthetics and business creativity (ABC) is important since it is not only about research but has to start with research. It has to start with research since t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/experts-view-aesthetics-and-business-creativity - 2026-07-01

3 October – the Tuesday of the so-called Nobel Week – will go down in history as the day when LTH and Lund University received their very first Nobel Prize. At the same time, to all of us, it was a working day among many. Communication Officer Evelina Lindén, who divides her working hours between Fysicum and LTH’s secretariat, writes about what it was like to suddenly have her workplace invaded by

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/day-work-nobel-prize-joy-behind-scenes - 2026-07-01

Welcome to a one-day seminar in the series 'Conversations about art and science' aimed at employees and students from all parts of Lund University. This time, representatives of a number of Swedish higher education institutions have been invited, where art and culture have been highlighted in new contexts. In addition to providing an insight into how different universities have worked to include a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/165-place-art-and-culture-swedish-universities - 2026-07-02

On 15 April this year, digital degree certificates were introduced at the University and a considerable improvement has already been noted. It has become faster, more secure and more efficient, which has meant a reduced workload for many staff members and shorter waiting times for students. Up to and including 15 April, all degree certificates were sent out in a printed version and there was only

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-degree-certificates-save-time - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES student Ilaria Tafuri will host a talk on Slow Fashion at the upcoming Sustainability Festival, 20th May. Here she highlights some of her main talking points – and shares her advice on how to change your consumption behavior!Her talk will be held at 15.30 in one of the Conference Rooms on the second floor in the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/start-buying-second-hand-or-swapping-clothes-and-progressively-invest-ecological-and-ethically-made - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Whither the Winds The Malmö Art Academy, at the Occasion of Lund University’s 350th JubileeLunds konsthall, 20 May – 17 September  2017Opening Friday, 19 May at 6–8pm6.30 pmÅsa Nacking, director of Lunds konsthall gives a welcomeGöran Bexell, senior professor at Lund University, inaugurates the exhibitionGertrud Sandq

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/whither-winds-lunds-konsthall - 2026-07-01