Published 8 October 2020 The Development Research Day is an inter-disciplinary arrangement that was initiated in order to form a meeting ground for all researchers and students at Lund University who share an interest in development issues. About Development Research Day, DRD The first DRD The event was launched in 2002 by the Department of Political Science at Lund University. Since then the resp

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By Agata [dot] Garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 16 June 2020 Åsa Petersén works hard at i to find treatment that slows down Huntington's disease. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2025-02-05

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 30 November 2023 Image: iStock. Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke therapy. “Communication between nerve cells in large parts of the brain changes after a stroke and we show that it can be pa

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-stroke - 2025-02-05

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 18 December 2023 Christopher Douse explores the repetitive portion of the human genome, so-called ‘genomic dark matter’, and its role in human brain development and degeneration. Photo: Alexis Bento Luis. Christopher Douse, a new group leader at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, has been awarded the Ben

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By johanna [dot] erlandson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Erlandson) - published 31 January 2024 While Primula is down, it is important that everyone manually documents the cases that they normally register in Primula themselves, so that the information can be registered correctly afterwards, when we regain access to the system. To ensure this works the Faculty management has come to the conc

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/how-handle-cases-while-primula-down - 2025-02-05

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 8 October 2024 Hydrogen, not a greenhouse gas, emitted into the atmosphere will react with and increase other greenhouse gases, e.g. methane, ozone and water vapor, causing global warming. Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the transition to a climate-neutral society. Although hydrogen is not a greenhouse gas wi

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-project-fills-knowledge-gaps-climate-impact-hydrogen-emissions - 2025-02-05

Published 28 May 2015 Photo: Luciana Porfirio Tropical rainforests have long been considered the Earth’s lungs, sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thereby slowing down the increasing greenhouse effect and associated human-made climate change. Scientists in a global research project now show that the vast extensions of semi-arid landscapes occupying the transition

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-article-science-shows-savannahs-slows-climate-change - 2025-02-05

Published 22 May 2024 ”I would like to express my gratitude to my many professional colleagues and students with whom I have had the pleasure and fun of working,” says Malgorzata Bogdan, Professor of Statistics. Malgorzata Bogdan, Professor of Statistics, Lund University School of Economics and Management and University of Wroclaw, has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 17 July 2023 CMES doctoral researcher Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in Dagens Nyheter about sportswashing in Saudi Arabia. The article "Naivt att damtennis i Saudiarabien skulle leda till förbättringar för kvinnor" (English translation: "Naive to Think That Women’s Tennis in Saudi Arabia Would Lead

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 31 January 2022 Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredr

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By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 22 December 2020 CEC starts 2021 with a new name, a new Director, and a new leadership organisation. Yet, CEC will continue its work with research, education and collaboration, across subject boundaries, to promote sustainable development. The new organisation with separate Director and Chair of the Board will st

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-year-new-name-new-director-and-new-organisation-cec - 2025-02-05

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 2 January 2024 Christopher Douse explores the repetitive portion of the human genome, so-called ‘genomic dark matter’, and its role in human brain development and degeneration. Photo: Alexis Bento Luis. Christopher Douse, a new group leader at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, has been awarded the Ben Barres

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/exploring-genomic-dark-matter-christopher-douse-awarded-12m-grant-chan-zuckerberg-initiative - 2025-02-05

Published 10 September 2018 Public interest in degrowth is on the rise in these times of global warming awareness, but the idea is hardly new. We talked to professor Hervé Corvellec after the 6th International Degrowth Conference took place in Malmoe. "Degrowth is the idea of turning economic development from growth-based into its opposite. A key aspect of today’s economic life is that we consume

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-just-another-growth-model - 2025-02-05

Published 13 October 2017 Our researchers, Devrim Umut Aslan and Cecilia Fredriksson, have just released their book about ongoing transformations in city retail. We asked Devrim to tell us a little about the book. This book is based on the changing relationship between retail and cities. In recent decades, retail has changed in several fundamental ways. Traditional stores are in a transformation p

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By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 1 November 2024 According to Svensk Handel, the interest from the retail industry when it comes to Halloween is at an all time high. Photo: iStock Candy heaven or candy hell? Halloween consumption has gone rampant since we imported this tradition from the United States, and is expected to reach 1,6 billion SEK in 2

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/economics-death-and-halloween-consumption - 2025-02-05