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You are at the shop to buy food for the weekend. The shop’s security guard is keeping a close eye on you and you start to get nervous. He approaches you and you feel that you are starting to break out in a sweat. What the heck does he really want? This is not happening for real. It is just a situation in a virtual world, tailor-made for violent criminals to train them to control their aggression.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivating-vr - 2026-06-22
Donald Trump aims to introduce sharply increased tariffs and an extensive deportation policy, while Kamala Harris is focused on domestic issues like stabilizing inflation and strengthening the middle class. What will happen to the U.S. and global economy when one of them becomes president? Maria Persson, Associate Professor in Economics, takes a closer look at the next U.S. president from an econo
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/harris-and-trump-economy-and-election - 2026-06-21
The libraries at Lund University are launching a new search system, making searching easier. LUBcat and LUBsearch will close on 1 October, and the new search tool Finn will replace them. With the shift to a single search system, the libraries aim to make it easier for students, staff, and other users.Finn helps you find all the books, journals, articles, and databases at Lund University. You can m
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/searching-becomes-easier-finn - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New calls for research funding, and scientific advisory board in the making! While we are still waiting for warmer spring weather to arrive there are some encouraging signs that we are now moving towards brighter times. The surrounding of CMES is distinguished by beautiful Magnolia trees in full blossom and the vaccin
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-20-april-2021 - 2026-06-21
The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The meeting started with a report fom Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord about the handling of the fire at BMC. Anders Rasmussen from Future Faculty announced that they now have a new board and will appoint a new chairman and thus change the representative on the faculty's board. Bo Ahrén then presented the conclusions that have been draw
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-5-june-2024 - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week, on Tuesday the 15th, a little over 2 000 international students arrived in Lund. They are all here to study at Lund University and a few of these will study at Campus Helsingborg and The Department of Service Management and Service Studies. On Monday the 28th of August, the autumn term starts, and nearly 50
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/arrival-day - 2026-06-21
The organisation Ledarna annually presents a list of 75 prominent female leaders who have distinguished themselves through their leadership. The 2024 list from Sweden’s professional organisation for executives Ledarna, who annually presents a list of 75 prominent female leaders, includes 4 alumni from Lund University School of Economics and ManagementRank 7: Sofia Nord, BSc in Business and Economi
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/four-lusem-alumni-among-female-leaders-future - 2026-06-21
You now have a chance to apply for three Phd-positions all related to the evaluation of transformative policy tools for climate-neutral energy systems. As a doctoral student you will work in the project “Evaluating transformative energy governance in an urban context”. The aim of this project is to increase the capacity of cities to govern transformative change towards sustainable and climate-neut
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just like self-driving cars, we can expect autonomous ships to become more common in the coming years. However, two safety challenges which need to be solved along the way, and which are different for ships compared to cars, are navigation without GPS and remote control. In his research, Mårten Lager has developed use
https://www.ai.lu.se/article/improving-conditions-autonomous-ships - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We know that individuals who smoke take major health risks. Now a new research study from Lund University in Sweden shows that common treatment for breast cancer works less well in patients who smoke, compared to non-smokers. “Smokers who were treated with aromatase inhibitors had a three times higher risk of recurren
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smoking-can-hamper-common-treatment-breast-cancer-0 - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that plastic particles in water may end up inside fish brains. The plastic can cause brain damage, which is the likely cause of behavioural disorders observed in the fish. Calculations have shown that 10 per cent of all plastic produced around the world ultimately ends
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-damage-fish-affected-plastic-nanoparticles - 2026-06-21
T-cells, antibodies, and antigens. During the past year, we have learned a lot about our immune system through media. Most people agree that the immune system is crucial for our survival. But how does the immune system affect Parkinson’s disease; is it necessary to keep our brains healthy, or does it contribute to disease progression? The answer to that question is unfortunately not straightforwar
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-our-immune-response-affect-risk-developing-parkinsons-disease - 2026-06-21
On Friday, 9 June, Marie Leth-Espensen defended her thesis "Animals and the Politics of Suffering: Essays on Law, Care and Interspecies Relations," which explores the implications of various strategies addressing the suffering of farmed animals in Denmark. A recurring theme in Leth-Espensen's research is the ideas that shape how we think about care for other animals. She emphasises overcoming huma
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/marie-leth-espensen-successfully-defended-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The complement proteins that circulate in our blood are an important part of our immune system. They help identify bacteria, viruses and other harmful organisms, making it easier for our white blood cells to find and neutralise dangerous microbes. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a previous
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-function-key-component-immune-system-discovered - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Zaal Kokaia, Professor within the Department of Clinical Sciences and Director of Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded Georgia’s most prestigious scientific prize - the National Prize in Science. The award comes as a result of his outstanding contribution to world class scientific research and was presented to Pro
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/prestigious-scientific-prize-awarded-director-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Zaal Kokaia, Professor within the Department of Clinical Sciences and Director of Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded Georgia’s most prestigious scientific prize - the National Prize in Science. The award comes as a result of his outstanding contribution to world class scientific research and was presented to Prof
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prestigious-scientific-prize-awarded-director-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-06-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Within 100 years, approximately half of the 6,000 languages in the world will become extinct. A window to the past is currently being opened in Lund, where you can listen to languages that are no longer spoken thanks to a special resource for digital language documentation. Niclas Burenhult. Every two weeks, a languag
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/language-collectors - 2026-06-21
While many negotiators think the ongoing United Nations’ climate conference COP26 in Glasgow should already be considered successful due to global decisions having been made, Greta Thunberg and other climate activists argue that the summit is primarily a PR event which has excluded many groups from the negotiations. Doctoral student of ethnology at Lund University Billy Jones, is an accredited obs
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cop26-climate-conference-inclusion-focus-observer - 2026-06-21
