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Sportswashing in Saudi Arabia

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

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sportswashing-saudi-arabia - 2025-04-21

"Circular economy is just another growth model"

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 - 2025-04-21

Big data in research – both reality and rhetoric

Published 21 November 2014 Astronomic amounts of new digital information about the world, our genetic heritage and our habits are continuously being generated. This information is a goldmine for research – as long as the data can be accessed, stored and analysed. “We have a lot of expertise in the field. More and more areas of Lund University are nearing the threshold for big data as an integral p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/big-data-research-both-reality-and-rhetoric - 2025-04-21

Biohackers crack the human body’s “programming code”

Published 12 May 2015 Biohackers experiment with their own bodies to upgrade themselves. They try to acquire a supermemory, increase their metabolic rate or affect some other biological mechanism. Now an interdisciplinary project is investigating how biohacking will come to influence our view of the human body and bioscience. : Interdisciplinarity generated by a long friendship. Immunologist Jenny

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biohackers-crack-human-bodys-programming-code - 2025-04-21

Captivated by the colour vision of birds and moths

Published 18 March 2016 Curiosity and the desire to learn are strong driving forces behind Almut Kelber’s research and her work as Pro Dean for research at the Faculty of Science. Almut Kelber says that knowledge about the animals’ solutions can also provide answers to general problems. “In my work as pro dean, it is important that I also continue with my own research – not least in order to subje

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivated-colour-vision-birds-and-moths - 2025-04-21

Should employees be reachable by email during their leisure time?

Published 20 March 2017 Is it OK for a manager to email employees in the evenings and on weekends? More employers should have explicit rules about emailing outside working hours, according to Mikael Ottosson, who is researching the work environment within a project entitled “Going home already? Fluid working hours means freedom to some people and stress to others, says Mikael Ottoson. Photo: Ulrik

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/should-employees-be-reachable-email-during-their-leisure-time - 2025-04-21

Diminished focus on scapegoats – scrutiny of the entire research environment

Published 19 April 2018 More focus on the institutional environment and less on individual researchers in the assessment of research misconduct – and protection for whistle-blowers should be increased. These are some new points in the revised code of conduct for research integrity – points developed in a process led by Göran Hermerén. The EU Commission is now launching the code as a benchmark for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/diminished-focus-scapegoats-scrutiny-entire-research-environment-0 - 2025-04-21

The new Nordic green cuisine has become a mark of identity

Published 19 April 2018 Economy packs of Danish meat and potato chips or venison and hand-picked lingonberries? The new Nordic green cuisine has become one of our most important marks of identity. Eating like a foodie – organic, ethical, modern and innovative food, is a way of acquiring status.  Sofia Ulver, Associate professor of marketing at the School of Economics and Management. Interior desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-nordic-green-cuisine-has-become-mark-identity - 2025-04-21

Meet the new LUCSUS Director, Barry Ness

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 January 2024 Associate Professor Barry Ness is LUCSUS' new Director from 1st January 2024. He is excited about this new venture in his career, and aims to bring a collaborative and inclusive leadership approach to the role, one that mirrors the greater developments in the field of sustainability science. Read more about Bar

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/meet-new-lucsus-director-barry-ness - 2025-04-21

Study identifies seven ways in which farmers can help increase carbon storage in soil

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 1 March 2024 The identified practices seems to be especially suitable to woody perennials, suggesting that they will work especially well in wine growing region, says the researchers behind the study. Photo: Pixabay. Farming practices have the potential to slow climate change by pulling carbon from the air and store it in the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/study-identifies-seven-ways-which-farmers-can-help-increase-carbon-storage-soil - 2025-04-21

Temperature increase triggers viral infection

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 16 November 2023 Illustration of phage virus injecting its DNA into a cell. Image: Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. “When the temperature ri

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infection - 2025-04-21

Nestling birds in the city clearly affected by air pollution and which trees surround them

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 14 December 2022 Newly hatched baby birds - the study investigated how they were affected by various effects of the urban environment. Photo: Caroline Isaksson, Lund University. Life in the city is tough – if you are a baby bird you are markedly affected by a certain type of air pollution and by which trees are c

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/nestling-birds-city-clearly-affected-air-pollution-and-which-trees-surround-them - 2025-04-21

Nanoparticles deliver drugs to the brain

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 2 December 2020 “There are a number of neurological conditions, such as chronic pain, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, whose mechanisms we want to understand”, says Jens Schouenborg. On his left: Johan Agorelius, Alexander Dontsios Holmkvist. Photo: Tove Smeds A new method that slowly releases drugs locally in the brain has been de

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanoparticles-deliver-drugs-brain - 2025-04-21

Higher temperatures are needed to ensure carbon nanotubes decomposition

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 4 January 2022 Jenny Rissler is a Principal Investigator at NanoLund, and active in the Mistra Environmental Nanosafety research program. Photo: Kennet Ruona A new study shows that carbon nanotubes used as additives to polymers – to make materials lighter, stronger, and electrically conductive – do not necessarily degrade under the

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/higher-temperatures-are-needed-ensure-carbon-nanotubes-decomposition - 2025-04-21