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Quantum. The word is appearing more and more frequently in discussions about future technologies, security, medicine and computing. At the same time, the field is often perceived as both abstract and difficult to understand. But what exactly is quantum physics, and why is there so much interest in it right now? “Quantum physics was developed to describe the very smallest building blocks of the uni

https://www.science.lu.se/article/what-quantum-science-and-why-everyone-talking-about-it - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A common variant of the melatonin receptor gene increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This discovery was made by two research groups at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), and reveals a completely new mechanism underlying diabetes. The finding, presented in the latest issue of the scientific journal Na

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-link-between-diabetes-and-sleep-hormone-melatonin - 2026-07-01

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2026-07-01

Three CASE-researchers visited South Korea last week. They met with several colleagues from Korea University in Seoul to progress their work to develop joint projects, following a series of online meetings during the past year. Read their travelogue here. During our stay, we had the possibility to visit two companies that provide subsidized housing for persons with low incomes. The majority of the

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/visiting-super-ageing-society-asia - 2026-07-01

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/dags-invigningsfest-du-kommer-val - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Lund University switched to digital teaching there were many challenges both for the teaching staff and students. How exams and assessment were to be conducted now that the students were not on-site was an important question and a very difficult challenge. The existing tools for digital on-campus exams were teste

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-exams-campus-and-remote-solutions - 2026-06-29

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/glancing-back-intellectual-disability-research - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is continuing its three short-term summer courses for Nordic students. The courses are as follows:Contemporary India: An Interdisciplinary Introduction CourseUniversity of Hyderabad, Hyderabad2nd to 29th July 2017Capacity: 50 studentsApproaching the Environment in India: Issues and Met

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/summer-courses-india-nordic-students - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I Sverige föds varje år drygt 250 barn mer än 14 veckor för tidigt. Överlevnaden har ökat de senaste åren, men kunskapen om deras fortsatta utveckling har varit ofullständig. En studie i vetenskapliga tidskriften JAMA, visar nu att tre av fyra extremt för tidigt födda barn var normalt utvecklade eller endast hade lä

https://www.lu.se/artikel/battre-prognos-vantat-extremt-tidigt-fodda - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Information om emedia och LUBsearch sammanställt av John Holmberg Runsten Nya e-resurserThe Economist Historical Archive, 1843 -2014The Economist weekly paper was launched in 1843. This archive contains every issue published between 1843-2011.British History OnlineA digital library of key printed primary and seconda

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-emedia-och-lubsearch-0 - 2026-07-01

A Business law professor at LUSEM who has been catching the eyes of the media in cases about gambling addiction, and also done some heavy lifting in teaching and research about EU law, Jörgen Hettne is leaving our school to become Judge at the EU General Court in Luxemburg. Jörgen Hettne explains that the General Court is part of the same institution as the EU Court of Justice and situated in the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-professor-new-judge-eu-general-court - 2026-06-29

During her thesis project, Elin Byman discovered a role of alpha-amylase in Alzheimer’s disease. January 21, she defends her Ph.D. work supervised by Malin Wennström in the Preclinical memory research group at MultiPark. Here, she tells about the journey and major breakthroughs. Tell us about your research! The enzyme alpha-amylase has long been known to be abundant in saliva and the gastrointesti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-elin-byman - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. LU Innovation invites you to an information meeting on a call for applications to Project for better health 2017-2018, which opened on 20 November. Just like last year, Swelife is issuing a joint call for applications with Medtech4Health.The information meeting will cover the following:What? Call for applications to

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/information-meeting-new-call-applications-within-health - 2026-07-01

“MOCCA: Multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia” project was held in Istanbul on January 5-6, 2023. The kick-off meeting was organized in order to discuss the project plans and coordinate research and secondment activities with project participants from European countries, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.The kick-off meeting helped to establish proj

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-kick-meeting-held-istanbul-january-5-6-2023 - 2026-07-01

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-07-01

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-07-01

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease-0 - 2026-07-01

Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor och en rad andra ämnen som ofta är aktuella. För experter i flera aktuella ämnen, se Experter – listor och databaser  Medicin och hälsa Sol, värme, smittor och sjukdomKlimat, luftföroreningar, värmeböljor och hälsaFysisk aktivitet, träning och

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarexpertlista-2024 - 2026-07-01

"Listen to the scientists”, says Greta Thunberg. But what happens if that's just not enough? Climate researchers are facing a dilemma: should they let their work speak for itself, or must they take to the barricades? Does activism among scientists impact the credibility of their results? Some people claim that civil disobedience among researchers brings much needed attention to the climate emergen

https://www.lu.se/artikel/debatt-i-lund-8-maj-publish-or-protest-should-climate-scientists-be-activists - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Näthat i skolan, fejknyheter och sökalgoritmers betydelse på webben är fenomen vi dagligen stöter på i media. Men vad ligger bakom? Forskare vid Lunds universitet har i det tvärvetenskapliga projektet ”Kunskap i en digital värld” undersökt hur information söks, används, kommuniceras och utvärderas på nätet. Nu bjude

https://www.lu.se/artikel/en-eftermiddag-om-tillit-och-kunskap-i-en-digital-varld - 2026-07-01