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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What does the origin of life on Earth have to do with malignant tumour cells? In an unusual research project, a geochemist and a tumour biologist have joined forces to explain the emergence of animals in a new way, thereby questioning one of the cornerstones of evolution. Geochemist Emma Hammarlund is excited to see w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odd-pair-solves-evolutionary-riddle - 2026-04-19

Trump’s attack on US universities and their research is actually a broader attack on democratic values, according to historian of knowledge Johan Östling. By destroying them, the Trump administration is paving the way for a very different kind of society.  “We need to understand the breadth and depth of this offensive,” says Johan Östling.Could you put Trump’s actions against universities in the U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-johan-ostling-attack-us-universities-unprecedented - 2026-04-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new technology has brought researchers one step closer to a future cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy type1A, a devastating muscle disease that affects children. The new findings are based on research by Kinga Gawlik at Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical Science, and were recently published in N

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reversing-muscle-dystrophy - 2026-04-19

The Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration research group is made up of about 15 researchers focusing on chronic lung disease. The group’s work includes the development of different methods to study disease models for conditions such as COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. One of the researchers, John Stegmayr, has been awarded SEK 700,000 from the Carl Tesdorpf Foundation to expand research into idiopathic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/focusing-chronic-lung-disease - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A year ago LUCSUS researcher Sara Gabrielsson went to Tanzania to study the cultural acceptability and management challenges of different menstrual products among adolescent school girls in rural Tanzania. The study, which tested three types of menstrual products: the menstrual cup, disposable sanitary pads and washab

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/she-wants-break-silence-about-menstruation - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. School students are right to demand more ambitious climate policies on 15 March. The scientific facts are entirely on their side. As researchers working on climate change we support the student movement and share our insights and research-based advice for local and global policymakers. For the past months, school stud

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-supports-ongoing-climate-strikes - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ghana’s “overall best student 2018” is studying Sociology of Law in Lund. Labiks’s story shows how far hard work and perseverance can get you. Ghana’s Inter Tertiary Excellence Award 2018 for Overall Best Student 4th Year in the academia category went to Thomas Duke Labik Amanquandor, who is studying the second semest

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/student-our-masters-programme-earns-prestigious-award-after-years-struggle-high-school-exam - 2026-04-19

Professor Olle Melander has been awarded research support from SRA EpiHealth for the employment of a postdoc for the project “Translational epidemiological studies of the cardiometabolic hormones neurotensin and adrenomedullin” SRA EpiHealth is interested in knowing how he intends to use the EpiHealth cohort in his research and Olle explains “The beauty of a big cohort such as the EpiHealth cohort

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/epihealth-cohort-includes-biobank-which-we-can-retrieve-important-research-data - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Some people say it’s about time, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg agrees that the time is now ripe. After an intensive week in South Africa and Botswana, with visits to seven universities, alumni events and official openings, it is time for Lund University to put its Africa strategy down on paper. The delegation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-visits-first-step-towards-africa-strategy - 2026-04-19

This year, the Swedish University Pitch Competition was held for the first time for students engaged in finance associations at Swedish universities. The Lund University Finance Society, LINC, both hosted the competition and won first prize with one of their participating teams. Hello Ture Eknor, President of LINC! Can you tell us about the Swedish University Pitch Competition?“It all started with

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/finance-society-linc-hosted-new-competition-won-first-prize - 2026-04-20

Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease that can lead to serious health problems. It is important to find ways to predict the disease to take preventive measures. A large interdisciplinary study led by Lund University has identified a biomarker in the blood that predicts type 2 diabetes several years before diagnosis. Diabetes is on the rise and over time, diabetes can lead to complications such as c

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-several-years-diagnosis - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "No matter what happens in real time politics, some damage is already done”. Researcher Torsten Krause comments on the newly elected Brasilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s plans for deforestation and exploitation of the Amazon.  Bolsonaro takes office on the first of January 2019 and has promised to open protected areas

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-exploitation-and-deforestation-brazilian-amazon - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Empowerment of vulnerable groups is unlikely to arise through interventions from climate adaptation projects only. Yet, often these projects are seen as drivers for social change", says Stephen Woroniecki, PHD-candidate at LUCSUS.  He says that, in a warming and increasingly unequal world, more and more people are on

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-climate-change-what-scope-empowerment-vulnerable-groups - 2026-04-19

The EU has awarded Rustamjon Urinboyev €4.73 million to lead a new doctoral network on law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European universities will recruit 15 PhD students for the programme. Four of these will be based at the Sociology of Law Department. The grant will fund the new doctoral network MINARET. The researchers will study how constitutiona

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-cultures - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanna Johansson, Senior lecturer at the School of Social Work, is one of the editors of a new book offering an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of the Barnahus model. This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-book-nordic-barnahus-model - 2026-04-19

Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiversity overall. Maintaining species-rich and resilient ecosystems is key to preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Here, megafauna – the

https://www.science.lu.se/article/large-herbivores-such-elephants-bison-and-moose-contribute-tree-diversity - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is done, the water is likely to turn even browner – however, there is hope. Supported by a new study, researchers from Lun

https://www.science.lu.se/article/how-changes-land-use-could-reduce-browning-lakes - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How creative are research studies? What can be done to make them more creative? LUM has met Samuel West, who is not only a doctoral student, but who actually does research on creativity. Samuel West had worked as a psychologist for many years when he decided four years ago to do a PhD. Now he is looking back on his re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/he-searching-creativity-outside-academy - 2026-04-19

The research group leader Malin Parmar is granted 50 million SEK over 10 years within the Distinguished professor program by the Swedish Research Council. The purpose of the Distinguished Professor Program is to create conditions for the most prominent researchers to conduct long-term, innovative research with great potential to achieve scientific breakthroughs. Malin Parmar is Professor of cellul

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/distinguished-professorship-malin-parmar - 2026-04-19

COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has just started in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running from 11th to 22nd November, a key priority for this year's climate conference is to secure a new goal on climate finance, ensuring every country has the means to take much stronger climate action, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilient communities. Professor Emily Boyd at Lund Unive

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-emily-boyds-expectations-cop29 - 2026-04-19