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Production for the textile and fashion industry can, for many countries, represent a first step out of poverty. But what does this mean for those who work in the sector, and what happens when even poorer countries begin to compete by paying even lower wages for the seamstresses in the factories? Linn Ternsjö has studied the clothing manufacturing industry in Mauritius from a sustainability perspec
How can life-saving HIV treatments remain reliable when global aid is uncertain? What happens when animals are reduced to “carbon emissions” in sustainability debates? And how can urban forests be made safe at night without flooding them with artificial light, disturbing local wildlife? These are just some of the questions raised in Through the Kaleidoscope of Sustainability, an innovative new ant
For the third consecutive year, the Psychological Defence Research Institute (PDRI), in collaboration with the Swedish Psychological Defence Authority, hosted a conference on psychological defence. Reflecting the deteriorating security environment, this year’s conference focused on the intersection between research and policy. Held on 14–15 October in Lund, Sweden, the event brought together 70 re
https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/exploring-intersection-research-and-policy-conference-psychological-defence - 2025-11-09
Through EUPRERA (The European Public Relations Education and Research Association), the Department of Communication (IKO) organised a large and highly regarded research conference on strategic communication at AF-borgen in Lund between 24 and 27 September. The conference is held every year – previous years in Bucharest, Prague, Vienna and Pamplona, among other places. Most of the researchers came
https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/euprera-communications-conference-brought-together-200-researchers-around-world - 2025-11-09
At the end of April, the Faculty Board decided that a new department, the Department of Communication, will be created. The establishment of the new department is part of the faculty's development towards fewer units, but the merger has also been motivated by additional reasons. The new department will be established on 1 January 2025 and the following units will be included: Department of Strateg
https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/new-department-communication-january-2025 - 2025-11-09
A new year is approaching and when the Faculty enters 2025, it will be with nine departments instead of the current eleven. The Faculty of Social Sciences will gradually develop towards fewer units over the next six years, according to a policy decision from 2023. After initial preparatory work, it is now time for the first changes to take place at the end of the year:The Department of Communicati
https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2025-11-09
Researchers from Theme 3 and Theme 6 within NextG2Com had the opportunity to visit the Children’s Heart Center at Skåne University Hospital in Lund. Under the guidance of Chief of Surgery Kiet Tran and Associate Senior Lecturer Maj Stenmark, the participants were given an insight into the center’s daily activities and the work of the CAISA project. One percent of children born in Sweden are born w
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/smallest-patients - 2025-11-09
NextG2Com organizes an annual workshop for all center partners, and this year, the second workshop in the series took place on April 29. The agenda included sustainability at all levels, insights from long-standing collaboration between industry and academia, and short partner presentations. NextG2Com brings together all partners annually for an internal workshop. This year’s invited speakers were
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/sustainability-collaboration-and-theme-workshops - 2025-11-09
LTH honorary doctor 2025 Margaret-Anne Storey presented her research on social aspects of software development on different occasions during the conferment week in May. You can watch two recordings of her presentations here.
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/social-aspects-software-development - 2025-11-09
Theme leaders and researchers in NextG2Com have received best application paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation during the previous year. Xuesong Cai, Erik L. Bengtsson, Ove Edfors and Fredrik Tufvesson have been awarded The IEEE Antennas and Propagation 2025 Harold A. Wheeler Applications Prize Paper Award, presented to the authors of the best application paper publ
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/best-paper-2024 - 2025-11-09
Dr Marja Matinmikko-Blue from University of Oulu, Finland, will be giving an inspirational talk on the first NextG2Com program day on September 25, titled: Multi-disciplinary approach to future communication system development. Marja Matinmikko-Blue is Research Director of Infotech Oulu Institute and Director of Sustainability and Regulation at 6G Flagship. She is also member of the International
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/keynote-nextg2com-program-day - 2025-11-09
The competence center NextG2Com gathered for a program day focusing on ongoing research, doctoral students, and demonstrations. NextG2Com is a Vinnova Competence Center that brings together research and expertise in future advanced communication systems. On September 25, sixty members and interested participants met for the center’s first program day at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LT
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/research-doctoral-students-and-demos-nextg2coms-first-program-day - 2025-11-09
Vinnova has granted funding for the planning of clusters of excellence for groundbreaking technology. Of the 45 projects approved, five are at The Faculty of Engineering, and two are led by NextG2Com researchers. The projects granted by Vinnova bring together actors in all six strategic technology areas: AI and autonomous systems, materials and production technology, energy technology, biotechnolo
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/lth-projects-receive-funding-vinnova-plan-future-technology-clusters - 2025-11-09
Hör professor Sölve Elmståhl i Vetenskap & Hälsas podcast.
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/forskning-om-gott-aldrande - 2025-11-09
Läs den senaste rapporten från SNAC och Socialdepartementet Nedan finner Du rapporten ´En prognosmodell för dimensionering av slutenvård, särskilt för gruppen äldre över 80 år´ som tillkommit på initiativ av företrädare för SNAC (Swedish National study on Aging and Care) och Socialdepartementet. Inom 10 år kommer andelen personer > 80 år att öka med ca 270 000 personer där regionala skillnader i ö
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/en-prognosmodell-dimensionering-av-slutenvard-sarskilt-gruppen-aldre-over-80-ar - 2025-11-09
Flertalet skåningar som deltar i GÅS-projektet lever ett aktivt liv och har många olika fritids-intressen. En del aktiviteter är utbredda, andra är vanligare bland kvinnor eller bland män. Hur man håller sig aktiv kan också variera mellan olika åldersgrupper. Textilt handarbete, som att sticka, väva, sy eller laga kläder, är genomgående vanligare bland kvinnor. Fler kvinnor ägnar sig också åt läsn
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/skaningarnas-fritidssysslor-och-forstroelser - 2025-11-09
Ole Larsen har arbetat som systemadministratör i GÅS-projektet sedan 2015. Han ansvarar för utformning och underhåll av de datasystem och program som används till att hantera forskningsdata. Forskningsdata består bland annat av alla uppgifter som registreras digitalt, från formulären och protokollen. Bland annat utvecklar Ole de program som används för att samla alla uppgifter i en gemensam databa
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/arbetet-med-gas-studiens-datasystem - 2025-11-09
Iréne Mannåker och Zinka Tucek arbetar som forskningsadministratörer i GÅS-projektet. De har båda arbetat länge med studien, Iréne sedan 2002 och Zinka sedan 2007. Iréne och Zinka ansvarar för att registrera och arkivera allt pappersmaterial som inkommer från mottagningarna. Materialet består av de frågeformulär som alla deltagare i GÅS-studien fyller i vid varje undersökningsomgång, samt protokol
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/arbetet-bakom-alla-formular-och-protokoll - 2025-11-09
Att munhälsan har stor betydelse för den allmänna hälsan är ett faktum som knappast längre ifrågasätts. Under flera år har ett samband mellan inflammationer i tandköttet (parodontit) och allmänsjukdomar som diabetes, hjärt-kärlsjukdom, reumatoid artrit, osteoporos, kognitiv nedsättning, obstruktiv lungsjukdom och vissa cancerformer rapporterats i vetenskapliga studier. I Blekinge har SNAC-studien
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/munhalsans-betydelse-allman-halsa - 2025-11-09
Äldre personers behov avgör vilka som får omsorg och i vilken omfattning. Det visar en rapport från SNAC-K Vårdsystem som är en nulägesbeskrivning av Stockholms äldreomsorg. Antalet hemtjänsttimmar har ökat något de senaste två åren, men sannolikheten att få ett beslut om vård- och omsorgsboende var lägre. Kartläggningen visar att cirka 15 procent av Stockholms invånare 65 år eller äldre har någon
https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/de-personliga-behoven-styr-stockholms-aldreomsorg - 2025-11-09
