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Engagement with alternative health theories and a scepticism towards authorities, politicians and pharmaceutical companies seem to unite the heterogeneous group of vaccine sceptics. “Many of them are not afraid of becoming infected with infectious diseases because they are convinced it will not happen”, says ethnologist and media studies researcher Mia-Marie Hammarlin, who is in the early phase of
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-vaccine-sceptics-think - 2025-11-20
Yulia Vakulenko grew up in a small Russian town north of the Arctic Circle, today she works at Lund University. When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, her world was turned upside down. The first thing Yulia Vakulenko says when she meets me on the staircase of her workplace at the Ingvar Kamprad Design Centre, IKDC, is that her sorrow is nothing compared to what the people of Ukraine are being
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/yulia-russia-helps-refugees-ukraine - 2025-11-20
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, 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 influenced them to apply for one of the IIIEE’s traditional courses or programmes. That MOOCs attract students to study programmes i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2025-11-20
There is a lot of talk about ChatGPT just now – one of the chat-based AI services delivering answers to all possible questions in matter of seconds. But the new technology is not merely generating answers, but also raising many questions. In order to get insight into what everyone is talking about, LUM has given it a try. It is easy to get started – all that is required is to create an account on
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dialogue-chatbot - 2025-11-20
Lund University has reached a milestone with over 10 million reads in The Conversation since the start. In 2023, The Conversation published 24 articles by LU researchers. “It is very gratifying! I hope that we publish over 40 articles in 2024, which should be realistic given the increased interest we have seen,” says Per Mickwitz pro vice-chancellor with responsibility for research.Lund University
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-10-million-reads-conversation - 2025-11-20
Lund University archaeologists have revealed details of late medieval artillery from the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The shipwreck is the only known example of its kind from the medieval period – as both ship and weapons are nearly identical to those of the early Spanish and Portuguese explorers. The new study tells the story of how early modern maritime adventurers
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uniquely-preserved-artillery-offers-clues-european-colonisation - 2025-11-20
Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehensive information about their lifestyles and medical histories. “I am convinced that many researchers will use the biobank over the next few years,
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-11-19
Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehensive information about their lifestyles and medical histories. “I am convinced that many researchers will use the biobank over the next few years,
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-11-19
An international team of researchers has investigated whether oral insulin can prevent early signs of type 1 diabetes and clinical diagnosis in children with an increased risk of developing the disease. Although treatment with oral insulin could not prevent development of diabetes-related autoantibodies, oral insulin delayed the rate of disease progression in children who developed such autoantibo
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-disease - 2025-11-19
Dr Sanaz Gabery is one of 14 to receive Hjärnfonden's (Brain Foundation) stipend for postdoctoral researchers during 2019. Her project is focusing on white matter alterations in Huntington's disease. Earlier research has shown that grey matter is reduced in Huntington patients’ brains, which can be one explanation to these patients’ motor symptoms. Recent neuroimaging studies have shown that chang
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sanaz-gabery-hjarnfonden-stipendee - 2025-11-19
Giuliana Zanchi (INES) and Mark Brady (CEC) have been interviewed about new research that shows the benefits of continuous cover forestry in larger areas compared to intensified biomass utilization. Mark Brady (researcher at CEC) and Giuliana Zanchi (researcher at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science) were interviewed about new research on the type of forest management that i
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/another-type-forest-management-would-provide-greater-benefits-society - 2025-11-19
In autumn 2020, a new digital course will be launched for teachers at Lund University. It is about how to link your teaching to Agenda 2030 and the global goals - regardless of subject. In autumn 2020, a new digital course will be launched for teachers at Lund University. It is about how to link your teaching to Agenda 2030 and the global goals - regardless of subject.- We all focus on our own sub
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-collaborates-lucsus-create-agenda-2030-online-course-teachers-lund-university - 2025-11-19
New article published by Postdoc Katharina Reindl and Professor Jenny Palm. There is huge potential to increase installation of photovoltaics (PV) using the roofs of non-residential buildings. While barriers to and enablers of the adoption of PV in residential buildings are well studied, this is not the case for non-residential buildings. This article is intended to fill this research gap by mappi
