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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A common variant of the melatonin receptor gene increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This discovery was made by two research groups at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), and reveals a completely new mechanism underlying diabetes. The finding, presented in the latest issue of the scientific journal Na

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-link-between-diabetes-and-sleep-hormone-melatonin - 2026-06-11

On Friday, February 28, Monica Porzionato defended her thesis "Feeling the changing climate: An affective approach to the strategic communication of floods in a tourist city". Strategic communication studies usually consider emotions as psychological effects of communication or as an influence on people's understanding of an issue. In the first case, emotions like joy or desire result from strateg

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/successful-defence-dr-monica-porzionato - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Antonio Cordero hoped that crowdfunding would help him when he wanted to focus on his secondary research project on the box turtle. No money ever showed up, but he did gain lessons in both marketing and how to disseminate his research. Antonio Cordero. Crowdfunding, is a way of using the internet to finance anything f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pros-and-cons-crowdfunding - 2026-06-11

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 - 2026-06-12

Dean Per Persson, Deputy Dean Karin Rengefors and Vice-Dean Charlotta Turner have now taken office. Get to know them better through the interviews below that were conducted in the spring of 2023, in connection with the election. In addition to the three mentioned, Karin Hall will have an assignment as Vice-Dean during 2024. Shortcuts to the interviewsInterview with Dean Per PerssonInterview with D

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-deans-have-taken-office - 2026-06-11

Dean Per Persson, Deputy Dean Karin Rengefors and Vice-Dean Charlotta Turner have now taken office. Get to know them better through the interviews below that were conducted in the spring of 2023, in connection with the election. In addition to the three mentioned, former Deputy Dean Karin Hall will have an assignment as Vice-Dean during 2024. Shortcuts to the interviewsInterview with Dean Per Pers

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-deans-have-taken-office - 2026-06-11

Researchers led by Lund University in Sweden have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded patients treated in hospitals. The results, which were recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, reveal that many of the patients were affected by bacteria that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance. “I am quite thick-ski

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/alarming-antibiotic-resistance-discovered-war-torn-ukraine - 2026-06-11

On 11 May, Lars Crusefalk finished his PhD studies with a successful defence of his thesis "Financial journeys: Reasoning about debt and money among young adults in Sweden". He is the 132nd doctoral candidate to complete PhD studies at the Department of Sociology. Swedish households are among the most indebted in the EU. Home loans make up most of the debt, but other credit usage is becoming incre

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lars-crusefalk-ends-phd-student-journey-and-transitions-doctor-sociology - 2026-06-11

Lars Harrie, professor at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES) and GIS Center, has been appointed a member of the National Geodata Council, representing universities and colleges. The Council aims to develop strategies and activities to ensure that geographical data can be used in, for example, climate change adaption, the creation of sustainable cities and disaster ma

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/government-appoints-member-geodata-council-gis-center - 2026-06-11

New findings from Jezero crater reveal how bedrock formed deep within Mars' crust was uplifted, submerged under water in a lake and became altered. The results provide a new piece of the puzzle in understanding the long geologic history of our red neighbour planet. Since NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars' red dusty surface in February 2021, it has collected a wealth of valuable data. As the

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/water-world-arid-planet-mars-geologic-history-mapped - 2026-06-11

Marketed as the early bird among the new leadership of the faculty, Andreas Inghammar tends to be at the office from eight o’clock whereas Joakim Gullstrand would be the sleepy head showing up at 8.05. We got a chance to meet our new Deputy Dean and find out more about him. “I’m one of those people who hated, really hated the pandemic. It’s because I love being here, being available, meeting peopl

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/andreas-inghammar-singing-sailor-and-new-deputy-dean - 2026-06-11

Remember the ”beauty study”? It received a lot of attention in the autumn of 2022; was reported for flaws in the research method, but was later found not to have deviated from good research practice. Economist Adrian Mehic had not even defended his doctoral thesis yet, but had an article from his forthcoming thesis published in a scientific journal.”I could imagine that it would create a lot of bu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/beauty-study-perfect-storm - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A hot topic among cancer researchers is vesicles, nanoparticles that flow in our veins in their billions and which have proven to hold information on the health status of the body. Now the hope is to be able to capture and decode the messages in the vesicles via a standard blood test. Thomas Laurell, professor of biom

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/early-detection-diseases-aided-bodys-own-nanoparticles - 2026-06-11

Associate Professor Pinar Dinc (Department of Political Science), together with colleagues from several faculties at Lund University and external partners, has received seed funding from the Strategic Research Areas of Lund University for the project Extreme-Loss: Agricultural Workers’ Livelihoods under Climate Change-Related Extreme Weather Events and Biodiversity Loss. The project brings togethe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/extreme-loss-new-project-receives-seed-funding-explore-farming-futures-changing-climate - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Could green citizen journalism on social media be a way to solve China’s huge environmental problems? “Perhaps. Citizen journalism forces change. However, the authorities still believe that experts and more control from above will solve the problem of climate change. They haven’t understood that the trend cannot be re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-grassroots-journalism-important-tackle-chinas-environmental-problems - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Increased collaboration within the faculties and a general revitalisation.  This is already a clear result from the RQ20 research evaluation that was presented in March. “We have caught sight of each other” was a frequent comment heard in a round of telephone calls to the deans and research managers. Most of the facul

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-regrouping-after-rq20 - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ninety thousand people die in Sweden every year. Despite 80 percent of Sweden’s population stating they would like to donate their organs after death, fewer than 200 people actually become organ donors each year. Why? This is due to, among other reasons, our limited legislation and organs not being made available beca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overstretched-intensive-care-leads-fewer-donations - 2026-06-11

If you look carefully at Niclas Nilsson’s hands and arms, you can still see the scars from all the injections he has received through the years for his haemophilia, although they have faded considerably since January 2020. That was when he got his last injection. Indeed, since his treatment with gene therapy, Niclas has not needed a single injection. Niclas Nilsson comes from a family of haemophil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/i-wore-hockey-helmet-until-i-was-four-years-old - 2026-06-12

Poverty reduction globally is one of the UN’s primary goals. But how can wealth and economic development be measured in a smart way? Artificial intelligence, AI, and satellite photos are able to give more effective and precise measurements, but will remote sensing technology ever be able to replace time-consuming interview surveys? In rich countries, GDP is the most common measure of a country’s w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-poverty-ai-and-satellite-photos - 2026-06-12

Swedish higher education institutions have recently highlighted several problems concerning international students and researchers and their opportunities to enter, stay and work in Sweden. This is not only a considerable concern for individuals, but also affects higher education institutions’ competitiveness and ultimately that of Sweden. I have previously written in the blog about amendments to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-initiatives-remove-obstacles-international-researchers - 2026-06-12