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DIGG, the supervisory authority for access to digital public service has audited www.lu.se among many other websites. The audit indicated a few points for improvement but was good overall. A plan will now be developed for how the deficiencies on lu.se are to be rectified. DIGG (Agency for Digital Government) carries out an annual inspection and review The supervisory authority, DIGG, carries out a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/wwwluse-website-has-been-audited-digg - 2026-06-12

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After climate change, biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental challenge facing the world today. The loss of plant and animal species also means a loss of the resources that humans obtain from well-functioning ecosystems. At Lund University, a project is underway in which researchers are studying how work to cou

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/green-infrastructure-planning-and-designing-functioning-nature - 2026-06-11

As summer slowly settles into Lund, the 2023-24 iteration of the WCMM Research School has come to an end. Seven exciting months were wrapped up with a two-day retreat at the beautiful Båstad Riviera Strand. At the retreat, the research school attendees were treated to inspiring lectures by representatives from both academia and industry, highlighting topics such as entrepreneurship, collaboration,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-2324-has-come-end - 2026-06-11

Can fat injections relieve knee osteoarthritis? Knee osteoarthritis is a common and painful joint disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Researchers are constantly looking for new treatments to relieve pain and improve the quality of life for those affected. A new study has investigated whether a single injection of the body's own fat, called microfragmented adipose tissue, can be an e

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/new-study-has-investigated-use-bodys-own-fat-relieve-symptoms-knee-osteoarthritis - 2026-06-11

Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will attempt to answer that question in a new study.   Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated that over 300 million people have the disease globally. “Current treatment methods are un

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-personalized-type-2-diabetes-treatment-launched - 2026-06-11

Researchers in Lund, Copenhagen and Norwich have shown that harmful mutations present in the DNA play an important – yet neglected – role in the conservation and translocation programs of threatened species. “Many species are threatened by extinction, both locally and globally. For example, we have lost about ten vertebrate species in Sweden in the last century. However, all these species occur el

https://www.science.lu.se/article/genomics-informed-decisions-can-help-save-species-extinction - 2026-06-11

Ville Maisi, senior lecturer at the Department of Physics at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and researcher at NanoLund, has been awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant worth SEK 28 million for the QPHOTON project. The research will focus on building microwave detectors over a five-year period. Most people associate microwaves with the small ovens found in many kitch

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/measurement-microwave-photons-could-reveal-mysteries-universe - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will attempt to answer that question in a new study. Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated that over

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-personalized-type-2-diabetes-treatment-launched - 2026-06-11

CMES researcher and physical geographer Lina Eklund is tracking the destruction of Gaza week by week using satellite images. Her analyses could be significant if, once the fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, questions of possible war crimes are raised at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosys

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/destruction-gaza-monitored-space - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For over 20 years, a team of researchers at Lund University has worked on developing a drug against preeclampsia – a serious disorder which annually affects around 9 million pregnant women worldwide and is one of the main causes of death in both mothers and unborn babies. Now the researchers have published a study in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/clinical-trials-beginning-possible-preeclampsia-treatment - 2026-06-11

In order to achieve the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement, massive cuts in carbon emissions are needed. For the EU, this requires a reduction of household carbon footprints from 2015 of almost 70% by 2030 and over 90% by 2050. Too often, climate policies are not placed within a broader social context and policy makers neglect to see that welfare policies are vital to climate mitigation.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/eu-project-shows-welfare-policies-are-vital-climate-mitigation - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Erik Hannerz at the Department of Sociology and Peter Bengtsen at the Division of Art History and Visual Studies recently attended the annual Street Art & Urban Creativity Conference in Lisbon, Portual. Here they presented their plans for the upcoming Pufendorf research theme on Urban Creativity. The theme will run 1

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/urban-creativity-kicks-presentation-lisbon - 2026-06-11

Why do some people develop type 1 diabetes and others do not? Worldwide, researchers are now collaborating to find the answer to this complex question. Diabetes researchers at Lund University recently contributed data to a new study that shows that type 1 diabetes develops in three different ways in children. This improved understanding makes it possible for scientists to conduct new types of stud

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-testing-children-leads-better-understanding-type-1-diabetes - 2026-06-11

Two research projects involving a total of 9 postdocs received a total of SEK 32.7 million in the second round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. In March 2021, Lund University announced SEK100 million in new funding for a research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development for the years 20

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nine-new-postdocs-through-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2026-06-12

In 2023, CMES will be hosting the Olof Palme Visiting Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor The 2023 Olof Palme visiting professorship has been awarded to Raphael Cohen-Almagor, professor in political studies at University of Hull, UK, by the Swedish Research Council. The Olof Palme professorship is awarded to an internationally prominent researcher focused on topics important to the pursuit of peace in

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-hosting-2023-olof-palme-visiting-professorship-awarded-raphael-cohen-almagor - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the turn of the year, Björn Badersten and Lisa Strömbom will take up their respective posts as head and assistant head of the Department of Political Science, respectively. They were both unanimously elected by the staff in mid-October, in an election held once every three years. Björn Badersten was previously assi

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/continued-academic-freedom-guiding-light-new-leadership - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Jonas Hafström swings his gavel at the board meeting in June, he will do so in front of an almost entirely new University Board. He himself maintains his seat, comfortable in his role as chair which he began two years ago. Jonas Hafström, chairman of the University board. When former chair Margot Wallström resign

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/donald-trump-and-brexit-affects-agenda-board - 2026-06-11

Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-06-11

Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-06-11

The palm house in the Botanical Garden is to be renovated and the environment improved for both staff and visitors. Production is planned for 2024 and expected to take just over a year. The project was initiated by the University and the Botanical Garden because the cycads and other plants in the palm house require more space while the glass and technical systems in the building need reviewing and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/palm-house-botanical-garden-be-remodelled - 2026-06-12