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We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University. “I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can make use of the results

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-07-03

This year’s largest grant from the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation goes to WCMM Fellow Vinay Swaminathan at Lund University, who has been awarded SEK 5 million for a project that aims to uncover how healthy breast tissue develops into tumours and spreads. Swaminathan’s research group studies the early stages of cancer development using advanced 3D tissue models that mimic the tumou

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellow-vinay-swaminathan-sek-5-million-ingabritt-and-arne-lundberg-research-foundation - 2026-07-03

ISTANBUL, Türkiye – April 13-15, 2026. The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia (POLCA) research project, funded by the European Commission and led by the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University, recently convened two major international workshops in Istanbul. The events brought together more than 30 leading scholars, pract

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-project-hosts-international-workshops-istanbul-exploring-alternative-institutions-and-legal - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The mountainsides are on fire. In the village below, activities are in full swing: women and men working in the fields, fishing in the river, and herding cattle along the grassy wetlands. The painting took four days to produce during fieldwork in Tanzania. Emma Johansson Li, a researcher in physical geography, has ded

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/physical-geographer-uses-art-her-research - 2026-07-03

Many developing countries are making progress, whereas others are stalling or falling behind. In the latter cases, transformation capacity needs to be reinforced to enable the countries to meet present and future societal challenges. In view of this, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has now signed a four-year agreement with Lund University in Sweden regarding commiss

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/focus-sustainable-development-new-sida-course-africa-and-lund - 2026-07-03

Through the years, most gender norms have been challenged or changed in modern society. Yet each Christmas, a strikingly similar image of Santa Claus appears in the media and in our homes. What is is about Santa Claus that makes him immune to the criticism that other male patriarchal figures have endured? ”A lot of Swedish parents these days are very gender aware and progressive. This hasn’t seeme

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-accept-santas-traditional-masculinity - 2026-07-03

The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers at Linköping, Lund, and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body’s molecules as triggers. The result, published in the journal Science, paves the way for the formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms. Linking electronics to biologic

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrodes-grown-brain - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year, traffic accidents account for more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide. In an effort to reduce this figure, Lund University offers international courses in road safety management for professionals. In August this year, Lund University was privileged to welcome participants from Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, Mala

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/commissioned-education-lund-university-contributes-reduction-traffic-fatalities - 2026-07-03

Many campaigns encourage people to think and talk about the social and environmental consequences of what they buy and sell. A new study by Iker Arregui Alegria, Gunes Gokmen, and Roel van Veldhuizen examines whether this kind of awareness can change behavior in markets, leading firms to offer less harmful products and consumers to choose them. The study finds that this only happens when both side

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/can-social-awareness-campaigns-make-markets-more-responsible - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Timos Karpouzoglou visited LUMES and LUCSUS on 24th November to hold a round table discussion on the ‘elephant in the room – power’. Here is his guest blog on reflecting on the round table discussion:Bringing the Elephants to the table: What is the role of power in sustainability research? We live in a warming and inc

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/elephants-room-guest-blog-timos-karpouzoglou - 2026-07-03

Every person ages, yet only some develop Parkinson’s Disease, and scientists still don’t know why. A new international effort involving a research team from Lund University aims to uncover what makes certain aging brains more vulnerable than others, focusing on the epigenetic changes that accompany growing older. Their work is supported by a new 81 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Acros

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/81-million-sek-drives-new-international-effort-study-aging-and-epigenetic-changes-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-03

Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: "Now I think it's genuinely exciting." Do you see increasing integration of innovation within research?"Twenty year

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/you-get-best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. More focus on the institutional environment and less on individual researchers in the assessment of research misconduct – and protection for whistle-blowers should be increased. These are some new points in the revised code of conduct for research integrity – points developed in a process led by Göran Hermerén. The EU

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/diminished-focus-scapegoats-scrutiny-entire-research-environment-0 - 2026-07-03

We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University. "I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can make use of the results

https://www.science.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-07-03

We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University and a member of BECC. “I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can ma

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-07-03

Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define underlying mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy. Their latest discovery, published in PNAS, could be used to devise novel therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as these, as well as other synucleiopathies in the fu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2026-07-03

In this article published in Sydsvenskan, CMES scholars Sarah Anne Rennick and Dalia Abdelhady argue that the political mobilization of Middle Eastern migrants in European states represents a unique opportunity to revitalize our own democratic practices. Read the article in Swedish in Sydsvenskan Last decade, pinpointing political mobilization in the Middle East was a straightforward affair. At pr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-political-mobilization-opportunity-european-democracy - 2026-07-03

Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define underlying mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy. Their latest discovery, published in PNAS, could be used to devise novel therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as these, as well as other synucleiopathies in the fu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Akut myeloisk leukemi (AML) är en av de vanligaste formerna av blodcancer hos vuxna och är associerad med låg överlevnad. I Sverige insjuknar runt 350 personer årligen i denna aggressiva sjukdom som leder till att den normala blodbildningen hämmas. Nu har en forskargrupp vid Lunds universitet identifierat en av de g

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nyckelgen-i-leukemi-hittad - 2026-07-03

No 52, 12 January 2026 The NAISS training team wishes everyone a Happy New YearWelcome to the first NAISS training newsletter of the new year 2026.  In this edition we list training events from NAISS and other sources which we expect to be of interest to the NAISS community.   Our events aimed at new users have been bundled into the NAISS introduction training week from 2 - 6 February.   The week

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-5 - 2026-07-03