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Climate change is a global problem, but not all countries are equally committed to solving it. Will it be much more difficult to stop global warming if not everyone fully cooperates? In a letter published in Nature Climate Change, Aleh Cherp reflects on recent scientific advances in answering this question. In theory, climate change mitigation is least expensive under a universal carbon tax paid b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/cost-realistic-climate-policies - 2026-05-07

When in life we gain weight can have a significant impact on our health many years later. In a study involving over 600,000 people, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how changes in weight between the ages of 17 and 60 are linked to the risk of dying from various diseases. The results show a clear pattern: weight gain early in adulthood has the greatest impact. It has long

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/early-weight-gain-can-have-lifelong-consequences - 2026-05-07

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/pedagogical-week-lusem - 2026-05-07

The war against terror is coming to an end. Has China become the victor? The Middle East seems to be moving towards more authoritarian regimes. A large influx of migrants and refugees and increasing population growth are likely to affect the region over the coming decades. And what about climate change? Is the Middle East becoming wetter, drier, or both? Watch five Middle East scholars trendspotti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/trendspotting-future-challenges-middle-east - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. The lecture comittee of Malmö Art Academy and Moderna Museet Malmö invite you to a series of lectures and artist talks created in collaboration.We will present a broad programme of internationally based artists in a seletion based on our shared interests and separate points of departure.We hope to contribute to the

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/khm-x-mmm-forelasningsserie - 2026-05-07

On 22 February, CMES researcher Pinar Dinc gives a lecture on democracy in Turkey at AF-Borgen (18:00-20:00) co-organized by CMES and UPF. Welcome! This lecture will focus on the upcoming general elections in Turkey by taking a look at the 22 years of the AKP government. It will do so by elaborating on the long process from “democratic opening” to “democratic breakdown” in Turkey and questioning t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/eleventh-hour-elections-past-and-future-democracy-turkey - 2026-05-07

Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli at Lund University have been named Future Research Leaders 2025 by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF). The award is based on their pioneering research projects in nonlinear optics and quantum communication – fields with significant future impact on both technology and society. For the ninth time, the Foundation for Strategic Research has appoint

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/two-researchers-department-physics-named-future-research-leaders - 2026-05-07

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/fantastic-fossil-free-futures - 2026-05-07

Att äta ost och grädde med hög fetthalt kan ha ett samband med en lägre risk för att utveckla demens. Det visar en ny stor studie vid Lunds universitet. Forskarna analyserade kostvanor hos drygt 27 000 personer och kopplade dessa till förekomsten av demens under en uppföljningstid på upp till 25 år. Debatten om fettsnåla dieter har länge format våra hälsoråd och påverkat hur vi ser på mat och häls

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fet-ost-kopplas-till-lagre-risk-demens - 2026-05-08

Att äta ost och grädde med hög fetthalt kan ha ett samband med en lägre risk för att utveckla demens. Det visar en ny stor studie vid Lunds universitet. Forskarna analyserade kostvanor hos drygt 27 000 personer och kopplade dessa till förekomsten av demens under en uppföljningstid på upp till 25 år. Debatten om fettsnåla dieter har länge format våra hälsoråd och påverkat hur vi ser på mat och häls

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fet-ost-kopplas-till-lagre-risk-demens - 2026-05-08

“As though I was driving a fast car but had enough margin to turn before hitting the rock wall.” That is how Evelina Lindén describes her experience of having a cancer tumour that was aggressive but treatable. By being open about her illness and sharing images showing how she was feeling on Facebook, she was able to keep the conversation about healthy life going with her friends. “It was so nice t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-cancer-found-its-place-facebook - 2026-05-07

Economic impacts, carbon footprint and rebound effects of car sharing. Car sharing is promoted as one alternative to decrease emissions from personal transport in cities. Most emission assessments have focused on the production and use phase of car sharing, but few have focused on the impacts of changes in consumption. In this article I assess changes in the total output from various sectors and i

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-are-impacts-car-sharing - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. 26-27 oktober arrangeras Climathon i Lund, en global 24-timmars klimatförändrings-hackathon som sker samtidigt i över 100 städer runt om i världen. Lösningarna som arbetas fram fokuserar på att minska plastens klimatpåverkan. Studenter, forskare, entreprenörer och andra intresserade kommer att ägna ett helt dygn åt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/climathon-ska-minska-plastproblem - 2026-05-07

Enligt Socialstyrelsen drabbas allt färre svenska av stroke, och även dödligheten minskar. Sett över hela 2000-talet har både insjuknande och dödlighet nästan halverats, skrec myndigheten i ett pressmeddelande nyligen. Vi kontaktade Arne Lindgren, professor i neurologi vid Lunds universitet och överläkare vid Skånes universitetssjukhus, och ställde några frågor om den positiva trenden. Vad ligger

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-siffror-darfor-fortsatter-stroke-att-minska-i-sverige - 2026-05-08

Message Passing is presently a widely deployed programming model in massively parallel high performance computing. Message Passing is suitable for programming a wide range of current computer architectures, ranging from multi-core desk top equipment to the fastest HPC systems in the world, offering several hundred thousand processing elements.This online course is at the beginners level and assume

https://www.lunarc.lu.se/article/introduction-parallel-programming-using-message-passing-mpi-16-17-23-and-24-september-2025 - 2026-05-07

The European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR) at Mid Sweden University, hosted the 31st Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research on 19-21 Sep 2023. The symposium focused on the topic “Rethinking tourism for a sustainable future”. Several researchers from the department of Service Studies attended the conference. The theme Wherever you go in the world, almost every region rely on thei

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/tourism-conference-about-sustainable-future-ostersund - 2026-05-07

Take a look at Odeum's spring programme, which is filled with exceptional concerts and discussions about music for everyone to enjoy. A warm welcome to our spring concert programme featuring musical discoveries, world-class musicians and exciting discussions about music! This time, we are highlighting both the university's own ensembles and international guests, while the 281-year history of the A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odeums-spring-programme-2026-now-available - 2026-05-08

The University Board has allocated strategic funds to strengthen research and education at Campus Helsingborg. Employees can now apply for funding for research and development projects within the framework of Campus Helsingborg's strategic initiatives. The purpose of the initiative is to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations, support established research environments with growth potential, an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategic-funds-research-and-collaboration-campus-helsingborg - 2026-05-08

Several faculties have merged different departments or are about to do so. The Faculty of Engineering (LTH) merged two departments at the turn of the year, the Facult of Social Sciences has decided on one merger and is on the way to a second, while the Faculty of Science will make a decision after the summer. In a policy decision last year, the Faculty of Social Sciences decided that within a few

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concern-when-departments-are-merged - 2026-05-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current dietary recommendations. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseas

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2026-05-07