Published 12 February 2016 Thanks to an innovative energy-saving solar-based water purification technology, rural areas in Bangladesh are now able to access safe drinking water. Photo: K. M. Persson Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid – thanks to solar cells. With the help of Nobel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-help-purify-water-remote-areas - 2025-07-11

Published 6 October 2014 By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2 diabetes and the other was healthy.“Twins are a good mo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveal-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2025-07-11

Published 23 February 2018 Birgitta Svenningsson and Paul Miller with their collegues at MERGE combine experimental data from local-level studies with advanced ESMs, thereby improving the ability to predict the climate for larger areas in the next 100 years. The climate issue is one of the biggest global societal challenges of our time. Research on where the climate is heading is an important part

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future - 2025-07-11

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 4 May 2023 “Nanotechnology and nanoscience are necessary to address global challenges and achieve a sustainable world. We are already working on this, but we are bursting at the seams,” says NanoLund’s director Anders Mikkelsen. Work is now in progress on procuring a landlord who wants to be part of the development of Nanolab Sc

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/next-milestone-lund-universitys-road-science-village-landlord-wanted - 2025-07-11

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

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/spring-meeting-2019-merge-becc-jointly-sustainable-development-goals - 2025-07-11

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 13 March 2020 The forest represents deep and intimate values for children such as freedom, comfort, a sense of discovery and wellbeing New research from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies shows that children’s relationships with nature are not only important for their wellbeing but also for fu

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/childrens-relationship-nature-key-future-sustainable-forest-management - 2025-07-11

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 9 December 2020 Dolphins use these sounds and echoes to navigate and locate their food, but also for their social contacts. So far, the way dolphins navigate, find food and socialise using sound signals has baffled researchers. Josefin Starkhammar, senior lecturer at the Division for Biomedical Engineering, together

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-algorithm-brings-us-closer-dolphin-communication - 2025-07-11

Published 16 January 2018 2017 was a very productive and successful year for us at SASNET. Our researchers and staff published books, peer-reviewed articles and made over 40 public appearances. Our many followers on social media were continuously kept updated on research and other activities. During 2018 SASNET will continue to grow as Sweden's leading center for South Asian Studies. Research Duri

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/2017-productive-year-sasnet - 2025-07-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 14 October 2022 Ouyang Yuan will defend her thesis 14 October 2022. Ouyang Yuan defends her Ph.D. thesis on 14 October 2022. As a medical student with a longstanding interest in blood malignancies, her research has focused on better understanding the development of a specific type of blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemi

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/placing-acute-myeloid-leukemia-under-microscope-phd-interview-ouyang-yuan - 2025-07-11

Published 30 May 2018 The EU biofuel regulation does not guarantee a reduced climate impact – nor does it address the core issue of substantially reducing transport emissions, according to a new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden. “On a smaller scale, biofuels can be a good alternative for public transport, but we cannot solve the climate issue by simply replacing fossil fuels with bio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eu-biofuel-regulation-not-sustainable-long-term - 2025-07-11

Published 23 October 2019 Darcy Wagner and Sandra Lindstedt Ingemansson, researchers at the Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital. Photo: Agata Garpenlind 800 people in Sweden are currently on the waiting list to receive donated organs, but there are too few organs. Nearly one person dies each week in Sweden while on the waiting list. How can this

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/translational-research-developing-new-methods-prevent-organ-rejection-and-growing-new-organs-lab - 2025-07-11

By johan [dot] nyman [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Nyman) - published 21 May 2025 Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can now show that the Vikings sailed farther away from Scandinavia, and took routes farther from land, than was previously believed to have been possible. In his latest study, he has

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveries - 2025-07-11

Published 19 March 2021 Illustration: Carin Carlsson New article: A challenging balancing act to engage children and their families in a healthy lifestyle – Nurses' experiences of child-centred health dialogue in child health services in Sweden. Abstract Aims and objectives: To describe nurses' experiences of a child-centred family guided intervention of obesity tested within the child health serv

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/nurses-experiences-child-centred-health-dialogue-child-health-services-sweden - 2024-06-25

Published 22 November 2017 Photo: Noria Three years after its debut, the Noria South Asia Program (SAPROG) is pleased to invite you to its third South Asia Research Workshop, organized in collaboration with the National Institute of Eastern Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) and held January 24th at INALCO - 2 rue de Lille, 75007. The Workshop is intended for PhD and advanced MA students in the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-south-asia-research-workshop-paris - 2025-07-11

By katarina [dot] lilliequist [at] skissernasmuseum [dot] lu [dot] se (Katarina Lilliequist) - published 14 October 2022 This fall and winter Skissernas Museum present a selection of the more than 500 works of art by 350 artists that Public Art Agency Sweden acquired in 2021 in support of the Swedish art world during the pandemic. Skissernas Museum invites all employees at the university to a lunc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-corona-collection-public-art-agency-swedens-acquisitions-2021 - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 12 september 2013 Med omkring 600 000 patienter i Sverige och 350 miljoner patienter i andra länder är diabetes en av världens stora folksjukdomar. Det "Stora nordiska priset" från Eric K Fernströms stiftelse, med en prissumma på en miljon kronor, går nu till den internationellt kände diabetesforskaren Leif Groop från Lunds universitet. Leif Groops specialitet har kallats för "genfiske"

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/prestigefyllt-miljonpris-till-diabetesforskare-i-malmo - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 25 november 2024 Med enheten för forskningsdata satsar universitetet på att förbättra stödet till forskarna när det gäller hanteringen av forskningsdata. På varje fakultet finns nu data stewards som ska hjälpa forskarna i arbetet med forskningsdata. På naturvetenskapliga fakulteten delar Thomas Tengelin Nyström och Kurt Mattsson på rollen som data steward. Den nya enheten för forsknings

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/ny-enhet-forskningsdata-med-data-stewards-pa-varje-fakultet - 2025-07-11

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 18 december 2023 Lillhjärnan spelar en viktig roll för motorisk förmåga och tajming. Forskare kopplar de förändringar som finns i lillhjärnan vid ADHD, till ett test med finger-tapping. Bild: iStock Genom ett enkelt, billigt test på fem minuter kan man få en första indikation om ett barn har ADHD. Det visar nu en fors

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/test-pa-fem-minuter-ger-indikation-om-adhd - 2025-07-11

Published 6 October 2014 By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes while the other remains healthy. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2 diabetes and the other

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveals-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2025-07-11

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 13 February 2025 Experimental scientist Ilknur Özen and Niklas Marklund, professor at Lund University and neurosurgical consultant at Skåne University hospital have in collaboration with Uppsala investigated brain tissue from 15 patients. Photo: Tove Smeds A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain inj

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cracking-alzheimers-code-how-brain-trauma-triggers-disease - 2025-07-11