Published 8 October 2018 Luis Mundaca, Lead author of the IPCC Special Report and Summary for Policymakers, and Professor of Policy Analysis at the IIIEE at Lund University, comments on the report. The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) on Saturday in Incheon, Republic of Korea. It will be a key scientific input into t

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Published 12 May 2021 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 Co

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By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 14 December 2023 Kia Olsson och Ann-Catrin Johansson facilitate so that as many students as possible participate in the education. Photo: Minna Wallén-Widung The number of students with some form of impairment at Lund University has increased by almost 300 per cent in the last ten years. “My staff h

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By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 2 April 2024 The engine lab at LTH consists of 14 test cells, each housing different types of engines, fuel cells and electric powertrains. Photo: Jessika Sellergren The internal combustion engine is a subject that has been described as nasty and outdated. In fact, it is not outdated at all – but an area of cut

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By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 October 2023 Foto: Pixabay. If we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some of the most fundamental problems in physics. Finding the answers to these questions drives Ville Maisi, Associate Professor of Solid States Physics, Department of Physics. As long as he can

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 22 February 2022 Charlotte Leire and Kes McCormick are responsible for the MOOCs produced at the IIIEE. Photo: Jan Olsson IIIEE is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses

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By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 18 October 2022 B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill. Uncovering how they form and are ‘programmed’ during development is key to better understanding the immune response to infections and vaccinations. A ne

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Published 21 May 2019 During 7-8 of May, 80 researchers within MERGE and BECC met to learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and how their research can be linked, and contribute, to the implementation of the goals. We are just as far from reaching the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as Burkina Faso. We just have different challenges.This is one of many terse quotes delivered by Ka

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Published 29 January 2019 What do muffins and space travel have in common? Answer: They affect our genes through altered DNA methylation patterns. Two researchers who studied this recently met at the public defence of a doctoral thesis at Lund University. Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, has often been called the Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopki

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By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 3 December 2019 New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that

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By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 November 2023 Tony Ingesson and David Gisselsson Nord. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter David Gisselsson Nord and Tony Ingesson both love spy novels and have a nerdy interest in history. Their shared curiosity resulted in an interdisciplinary collaboration about how it might be possible to inspire smarter cancer treatment with

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By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 16 February 2023 Charlotte Ling, Tina Rönn, and Karl Bacos are three of the authors of a new study that has identified an important gene that affects insulin secretion. Photo: Petra Olsson Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very

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By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 26 October 2022 Image: Clement Da Silva B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill. Uncovering how they form and are ‘programmed’ during development is key to better understanding the immune response to infections and

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Published 21 September 2021 Is the patient experience affected if test results are analysed by AI or a physician? This is one of several issues that researchers are investigating. When used as a diagnostic aid, artificial intelligence (AI) can help physicians save time and make more accurate diagnoses. However, physicians should also understand and be able to explain the computer’s decision to the

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By evelina [dot] linden [at] luhm [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 7 April 2022 It was a surprise for Anne L’Huillier when she was awarded Wolf Prize. Photo: Evelina Lindén These are busy times for atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier. Earlier this year, she received the prestigious Wolf Prize – perhaps not as widely known among the general public, but within the field of physics it is c

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By sanna [dot] trygg [at] ch [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 22 April 2022 Can fashion ever become sustainable? How do we transition to environmentally smart e-commerce? What role will universities play in future society? These are some of the subjects to be discussed during the research festival Our Future City on 7-10 June at Campus Helsingborg. The event is organised in collaboratio

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By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - published 17 February 2023 A village in Tanzania. Researchers use photos such as this to measure the degree of poverty. The same villages have also been measured using artificial intelligence. Photo: Google Poverty reduction globally is one of the UN’s primary goals. But how can wealth and economic development be mea

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