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Unfair, ineffective, and inefficient. These are some of the moral objections to increasing fuel prices in Sweden. A new study from Lund University identifies how social movements are resisting green transition policies through moral reasoning and argues that their concerns must be both recognised and responded to, in order to achieve a low-carbon future. – If politicians want different climate pol
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ultrasound that detects rare cells in a drop of blood. Business models for a circular economy. Laser technology that can film at almost the speed of light, and another that can map insects from several kilometres away. Four promising researchers from Lund University have been awarded starting grants from the European
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lund-university-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Industrialised construction gained momentum during the record years with the Million Program in the 1960s. Wall panels were constructed in factories and assembled on site, whereas the rest was mostly made artisanally. Today, industrialised construction involves embracing industrial principles and adopting them to the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sweden-and-japan-worlds-foremost-countries-within-industrialised-construction - 2026-06-27
The PI retreat in January resulted in a groundbreaking decision: MultiPark’s working groups should be replaced by a more dynamic organization including both "special interest groups” and “task force groups”. Here is what will happen. Discussing the MultiPark seven translational working groups was an important point in the agenda of the PI member retreat in January. Already while planning for the m
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/working-groups-renovation-progress - 2026-06-27
Up to 20 percent of Swedish couples have difficulty having children. Now a new research project will seek to find the answer to the riddle of infertility. In a group effort to combat involuntary childlessness, researchers within the Öresund collaboration ReproUnion are creating a register that includes 5,000 Swedish and Danish childless couples. The biobank is named ReproUnion Biobank and Infertil
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reprounion-joins-forces-combat-involuntary-childlessness-creating-biobank - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With the enormous pressure on the Swedish health care system during the ongoing pandemic, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center are helping battle Covid-19. In response to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the south of Sweden, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center have been working at Lund University Hospit
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-help-fight-against-covid-19 - 2026-06-27
Now, a second call for applications is being launched for projects with postdoctoral and associate senior lectureship positions. Deadline for pre-registration is 16th of September. Lund University is allocating up to SEK 100 million to a university-wide initiative for excellence at Lund University focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. One part of this sum has been used for a new inv
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-projects-focusing-agenda-2030-and-sustainable-development - 2026-06-27
CMES scholar Lina Eklund has been interviewed in an article about climate migration in Göteborgs-Posten. The article was written (in Swedish) and published in Göteborgs-Posten on 24 October 2022. Read the article in Swedish: "En miljard människor tvingas fly – på grund av klimatkrisen". Below are some excerpts from the article translated into English. In a new report, the United Nations and the Re
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lina-eklund-interviewed-goteborgs-posten-about-climate-migration - 2026-06-27
What inner capacities do we need to support a more sustainable society? During the past decades, focus has been on addressing societal crises through external – technical, economic or medical – solutions. But in order to create real change, we must also tackle the underlying root causes: our broken relationship to nature, other people and not least ourselves. Our current sustainability crises are
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-future - 2026-06-27
Interest in Lund University’s international Master’s Programme in Public Health has remained consistently high over many years. Ahead of the autumn 2026 intake, the programme received 2,297 applications, with more than 900 applicants selecting it as their first-hand choice. This makes it the most applied to master’s programme in Sweden. “We are very proud of our Master’s Programme in Public Health
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four different research teams have shared the assignment of evaluating the the Swedish rural programme 2007–2013. One of the groups have been responsible for the second partial report, with the assignment of evaluating the programmes effect when it comes to measures for improving the environment. This research group h
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/final-evaluation-report-swedish-rural-programme-2007-2013 - 2026-06-27
The University continues to strengthen its international impact through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE). Ahead of 2026, the Vice-Chancellor has established new roadmaps for the geographical areas in which the University operates. The roadmaps serve as guidance for the university-wide global work in research, education, innovation and collaboration, based on democracy and academic freedom. The focu
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-roadmaps-2026-lund-university-strengthens-its-international-work - 2026-06-28
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The EU biofuel regulation does not guarantee a reduced climate impact – nor does it address the core issue of substantially reducing transport emissions, according to a new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden. “On a smaller scale, biofuels can be a good alternative for public transport, but we cannot solve
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eu-biofuel-regulation-not-sustainable-long-term - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 26 October 2016 On 26 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The TEDDY Study has increased our knowledge about what happens prior to the onset of autoimmune diabetes (type 1 diabetes) and has shown that a stomach infection can trigger coeliac disease. Lund University in Sweden has now received just over SEK 40 million from the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) to con
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/international-diabetes-study-receives-sek-40-million-continue - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Some students work harder than others, arranging this year's work fair, Agoradagen, while studying full-time. But when you are an engaged student you also benefit. The work fair of Campus Helsingborg celebrates fifteen years. The event is managed by a project group within the students' union, the participants of which
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/campus-engagement-prepares-students-work-life - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. December 4-5, nordic researchers gathered in Malmö to discuss future challenges in precision medicine, a research field where diagnosis and treatment are based on the individual´s genetic and biological conditions. Focus is on our common and increasing diseases diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and psychiatric
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nordic-conference-malmo-about-precision-medicine-future - 2026-06-27
During the spring, the Purchasing and Procurement Office will gradually take over responsibility for all procurements over SEK 700,000. The previous threshold (below which no support was available) was SEK 1.5 million. A new procedure is being introduced, which means that procurements worth over SEK 700,000 will be carried out with support from procurement officers in the Division of Finances. The
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/threshold-procurement-support-being-reduced - 2026-06-28
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics is about choosing what to do, and what not to do. At the start, Lena Neij travelled a lot, but now she sees representing the institute abroad as a responsibility shared by all the staff. She still supervises doctoral students, but doe
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/there-are-lot-duties-role - 2026-06-27
In June, pediatric cancer experts from 16 countries gathered in Brussels for the annual meeting of the NOPHO-DB-SHIP consortium—an EU-wide collaboration working to improve outcomes for children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). In Sweden, the trial is coordinated by Lund University and Skåne University Hospital. At the center of this collaboration is the CHIP-AML22 trial—an international phase II
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/brussels-meeting-advancing-personalised-treatment-childhood-aml-across-europe - 2026-06-27
