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Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) will join a new IMI project - SOPHIA - which will contribute to a more patient-centric and equitable narrative around obesity and its multiple impacts on individuals from both a social and medical perspective. The project will provide evidence-based classification of predictors for obesity complications and response to obesity treatment. Obesity is a chronic

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/sophia-aims-improve-obesity-treatment-and-change-narrative-around-obesity - 2025-12-31

Simon Herzog has studied what factors determine the fate of iron from boreal rivers and is now defending his thesis "Fate of riverine iron over estuarine salinity gradients". Rivers have traditionally not been considered important sources of bioavailable iron (Fe) to the marine waters, since most iron is lost by salinity-induced aggregation and sedimentation during estuarine mixing. However, recen

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/iron-boreal-rivers - 2025-12-31

Meet Ioana-Gabriela Deneș from Romania, currently studying the Master's program i Service Managament, Tourism. Why did you choose Lund University and your programme? I was interested in Tourism programmes, so I did some research online and found this one which seemed quite interesting. I also got accepted to an Austrian university, but I decided to come to Lund, mainly because of its reputation, a

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/agora-and-stampus-make-sure-your-student-experience-constantly-its-peak - 2025-12-31

When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton Wednesday, January 31, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor in Economic history at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton?  “I’m not sure, I was ask

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/meeting-president-macron-quick-chat-sylvia-schwaag-serger - 2025-12-31

Associate Professor Sébastien Tutenges and Researcher Susanne Boethius of the Department of Sociology at Lund University are Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor of the Nordic Journal of Criminology since the turn of the year. Looking forward to the new job! In an interview for The Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK), the new Editor-in-Chief Sébastien Tutenges says he very much looks forward t

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-editors-nordic-journal-criminology - 2025-12-31

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/staffan-edling-has-defended-his-thesis-los-investigative-work - 2025-12-31

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/award-outstanding-chinese-student-abroad - 2025-12-31

At a time when new political actors are challenging contemporary democracies in the name of “the people”, there is little agreement on the meaning of populism among academics, political activists and citizens alike. Aiming to bring together voices that don’t often interact, either because they belong to different fields of work, or as a result of geographical distance, to contribute to a vigorous

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-leading-international-project-populism - 2025-12-31

On January 1, 2024, Wallenberg Centre Lund got a new preclinical co-director. Professor Kristian Pietras will replace Jonas Larsson, who recently started his new position as Deputy Dean. Welcome to the team! | How does it feel becoming the next preclinical co-director of WCMM Lund?"I am honored to take on this position and really look forward to working with everyone within the centre to create th

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/get-know-new-wcmm-co-director - 2025-12-31

The strategic research area Epihealth at Lund University hereby announces research space for two years (SEK 750,000/year including OH) corresponding to a postdoctoral position. Around 200 employees (researchers and other staff) are attached to the Epihealth network who work with epidemiological research to improve the understanding of the spread and etiology of both chronic and infectious diseases

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/research-space-postdoc-application-closed - 2025-12-31

Can the loss of biodiversity slow down if one exposes its economic value? In a study recently published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the scientists show that among the many thousands of species of bees in the world, only a few species are of economic importance for agriculture. The most common pollinators of crops can be promoted by relatively simple measures in agricultural la

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/putting-price-nature-difficult-new-study-nature-communications - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/butterfly-wing-clap-explains-mystery-flight - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/birds-blood-functions-heating-system-winter - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/microorganisms-climate-adaptation-can-slow-down-global-warming - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-12-31

Emissions from business travel by air dropped by 86% compared with the previous year, but energy consumption was not much affected by the pandemic. The environmental management report for 2020 has now been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and shows that 5 out of 7 relevant environmental targets were met. For example, the University has approved new investment regulations for fossil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/results-2020-environmental-management-report - 2026-01-01

It should be possible to plan the 2021 autumn semester based on some reversion, provided that the infection rate allows it. Teaching and assessment are to continue to be conducted digitally with no physical presence on the University’s premises, up to and including 29 August 2021. The University has also decided that all staff members are entitled to get vaccinated against Covid-19 during paid wor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-vice-chancellors-decision-12-may-regarding-covid-19 - 2026-01-01

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/vacuum-cleaner-effect-fungi-can-hold-nanoplastics-bay - 2025-12-31

Kulturnatten (”Culture Night”) is a very popular annual event in Lund that attracts thousands of people to enjoy concerts, science-shows, arts and good food. This time NanoLund again took part in joint efforts with the Physics Department and MAX IV Laboratory to show and explain what our science is all about. One of the key events this year was a popular physics lecture by our very own Nobel Prize

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-and-physics-department-kulturnatten - 2025-12-31