Published 7 October 2009 Type 2 diabetes is often not caused by a lack of insulin per se, but an inability of the beta cells to secrete adequate amounts of it. Recently, scientists at LUDC have identified a previously unknown agent that plays an important role in the release of insulin. Knock-out mice that lack the ClC3 protein have a severely diminished capacity to secrete insulin in spite of int

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/happy-insulin-cell-needs-be-sour - 2025-01-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 14 June 2021 Steven Curtis The sharing economy is said to take advantage of under-utilised goods and services in our economy, contributing to more sustainable consumption. Yet, despite widespread claims in academia and the media, the sharing economy is not sustainable by default. In his thesis Steven Curtis concludes t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/more-sustainable-sharing-economy-through-design-business-models - 2025-01-29

By Ida [dot] Thelander [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Ida Thelander) - published 21 August 2022 Fenh-Hsiu Liu from Taiwan and Chifundo Cecilia Mphkuina from Malawi at Lund C. It is estimated that 3,000-3,500 new international students will arrive at Lund University this autumn to study. A total of 1,394 international students arrived during Arrival Days (15-16 August). The Arrival Days are followed by

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-days-international-students - 2025-01-30

Publicerad 13 oktober 2020 Lund University's Publisher Agreement Journal SearchFram till årsskiftet testar vi systemet SciFree, som är en söktjänst över alla tidskrifter som ingår i de avtal som ger fri eller rabatterad publicering. Syftet med SciFree är att organisera informationen om avtalen på ett sätt som gör det lätt för våra forskare att reda ut vad som gäller för varje tidskrift.Systemet be

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Av nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - publicerad 27 mars 2020 PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here?- In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, an

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-01-29

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 9 June 2021 Jesper Sundewall and Marta Skibild Stenz. Many people feel mentally unwell during the pandemic, especially, it seems, those who are already exposed to socio-economic inequalities. But who really suffers the most when restrictions, loneliness, depression have become commonplace? Researchers from Lund University ha

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-vulnerable-are-we-pandemic-and-who-actually-hardest-hit - 2025-01-29

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 2 May 2023 Diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad has led the research project about subgroups of type 2 diabetes in India. Photograph: Petra Olsson Researchers at Lund University have previously shown that type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes can be divided into five subgroups, and that there are genetic differences between the

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/swedish-research-about-different-forms-type-2-diabetes-relevant-indian-people - 2025-01-29

By chekhros [dot] kilichova [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Chekhros Kilichova) - published 10 January 2025 MARS project members participated in the joint conference of the CESS and ESCAS on January 8-10, 2025 in Lisbon A few MARS project members presented their research at the joint CESS and ESCAS conference, which took place on January 8–10, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The international Conference

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/participation-joint-conference-cess-and-escas - 2025-01-29

Published 1 June 2017 Yesterday afternoon some 60 people gathered in the conference room at Palaestra in Lund to participate in the seminar ”Universities' role in sustainable change work” hosted by LUCE, Child Rights Institute at Lund University (CRi@LU) and partners. The event marked the start of a new online global platform aiming to strengthen international collaboration and research focusing o

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/change-agents-childrens-rights-told-their-stories - 2025-01-29

By emma [dot] lord [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Lord) - published 7 June 2017 Last week some 60 people gathered in the conference room at Palaestra in Lund for the seminar ”Universities' role in sustainable change work” hosted by Lund University Commissioned Education, Child Rights Institute at Lund University and partners. The event marked the start of a new online global platform aiming t

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/change-agents-child-rights-told-their-stories - 2025-01-29

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 19 June 2023 NanoLund Director Anders Mikkelsen, Veronica Lattanzi who did her PhD at NanoLund, and Peter Dröll from the European Commission during coffee break at the EuroNanoForum2023. Photo: Evelina Lindén The international conference EuroNanoForum 2023, funded by the EU and Vinnova, and organized by us at NanoLund together w

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/listen-learn-and-then-act - 2025-01-29

Av nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - publicerad 27 mars 2020 PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, a

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-01-29

Published 6 July 2023 It is always exciting to move into a new student apartment. You might think that all student apartments look pretty much the same, both in terms of layout and interior design, but that is far from the truth. At Furutorpsgatan student accommodation, Ellen Tössberg lives in a one-bedroom apartment of twenty square meters. The apartment may be small, but it has a lot of personal

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/welcome-home-ellen - 2025-01-29

Published 30 September 2021 In recent years, the circular economy has become a guiding principle in industrial and environmental policies. But how good is it really? The definition of a circular economy is unclear and lacks substance, according to a team of researchers from Lund University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. It risks becoming counterproductive, unless we stop referrin

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hoped - 2025-01-29

Published 2 May 2022 Artist’s conception of a young star and a disk of dust and gas. Illustration: NASA, FUSE, Lynette Cook. Last year, researchers in Lund, Sweden, launched a ground-breaking theory that Earth was formed by pebbles that were sucked together into a celestial body over millions of years. This explanatory model has now been further supported by a new study which shows that cosmic dus

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-space-dust-strengthens-theory-earth-was-formed-pebble-accretion - 2025-01-29

By armin [dot] tavakoli [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Armin Tavakoli) - published 13 August 2024 Free Church of Mehedeby, built in 1898. Google Maps knows it under the name “Quantum Church”. Photo: Armin Tavakoli. An extraordinary event has taken place this summer in a small, overlooked village north of Uppsala, blending the rich history of Swedish religious movements with cutting-edge quantum res

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/quantum-redemption-unique-intersection-science-and-history-mehedebys-free-church - 2025-01-29

Published 20 March 2018 Wim Carton and Lennart Olsson in discussion with researcher colleagues in Uganda. Research on land and sustainable agriculture is at the core of LUCSUS’ work as a centre. In this interview, Wim Carton highlights work on perennial agriculture as a means to meet some of the challenges facing small-holder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, and gives advice to researchers going in

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-wim-carton-perennial-agriculture-means-meet-sustainability-challenges-and - 2025-01-29

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 10 April 2022 In the first week of May, it is time to discuss the transition to a sustainable society and network with researchers, students, the municipality and other societal actors. During Sustainability Week, you can go on a guided tour of Lund's newest park, get the best tips for charging electric vehicles, influen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-lund-2-7-may-2022 - 2025-01-30

Published 25 October 2018 On Wednesday 31 October 16.00-18.00 in room R240, Gamla kirurgen 2nd floor, Sandgatan a panel on Hindu nationalism will address the particular narratives and discourses of populist politics in India in the light of neoliberal politics and globalization. The speakers will focus on how rightwing populist narratives of nativism, religion, tradition, and gender have affected

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-hindu-nationalism - 2025-01-30

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 9 November 2023 SWEAH's research administrator Stina Elfverson. Photo: Lill Eriksson In a week or so it’s time for the National graduate school on ageing and health, SWEAH's biennial conference for affiliated researchers. For some, the first real event in a scientific context awaits. But what should you pack, wear and wh

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/stinas-tips-conference - 2025-01-29