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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. One third of the population is more sensitive to melatonin and face a higher risk of getting typ 2-diabetes. Why this is so is a question for Claire Lyons to answer. Learn more about her and her research. Our body clock, or circadian rhythm, controls our daily activities over a 24h period but sometimes this rhythm can

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/easd-melatonin-and-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-01

  The SNIC Large Spring 2022 and LUMI Sweden Spring 2022 calls have opened. The deadline for submissions is 1 April 2022 at 3 PM CEST.   Please note that there are three calls, one call for Large compute, one call for Large storage,  and one call for LUMI Sweden. SNIC Large compute call: Call for compute at the SNIC website: https://snic.se/allocations/compute/large-allocations/ Call for compute i

https://www.lubi.lu.se/article/snic-large-and-lumi-sweden-spring-2022-calls-are-open - 2026-07-01

A large number of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin is produced. We are the first research group to show that the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis also plays an important role in the relea

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2026-07-01

Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treatment is not without complications. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken another step forward by developing a refined method to create detailed and tissue-friendly bioelectronics. In a study published in Advanced Science

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2026-07-01

At a time when developments in Gaza remain central to global politics and public debate, the future of the territory is marked by uncertainty. During a CMES seminar this semester, Swedish journalist and long-time Middle East correspondent Cecilia Uddén reflected on the current situation and possible trajectories ahead. A situation that has not fundamentally changedDespite periods of ceasefire, the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cecilia-udden-what-going-happen-gaza - 2026-07-01

Hello Daniel Hjorth, who is about to inaugurate the new centre, Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) at LUSEM 19 November at Skissernas Museum!Why is research about aesthetics and business creativity important?“Research about aesthetics and business creativity (ABC) is important since it is not only about research but has to start with research. It has to start with research since t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/experts-view-aesthetics-and-business-creativity - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Refugee influx calls for a new university roleHow can Lund University respond to the call for action with regard to the ongoing refugee influx? Tareq Emtairah, back at the IIIEE after three years working on renewable energy in the Arab region, suggests a programme facilitating for refugee students and academics to con

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah - 2026-07-01

Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science in June 2024. After more than 15 years at Lund University, her commitment to stopping climate change is stronger than ever. “We need to keep our eyes on the prize and focus on where the problem is to address it.” What has been the most important moment in your career? I got to witness the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. T

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-kimberly-nicholas-mission-combat-climate-change - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Despite the early morning, the pool is full of patients exercising in the warm water. There are laminated exercise programmes by the side of the pool depicting different exercises. Ronny Karlsson has been in the hospital for a week. A couple of months ago he was bitten by a tick and contracted TBE. He now has problems

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/perceptive-training-best-way-forward - 2026-07-01

David Gisselsson Nord and Tony Ingesson both love spy novels and have a nerdy interest in history. Their shared curiosity resulted in an interdisciplinary collaboration about how it might be possible to inspire smarter cancer treatment with the help of methods from espionage and intelligence analysis. Tony Ingesson finds it fairly easy to show a bit of attitude in front of the camera. David Gissel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cancer-researcher-and-intelligence-expert - 2026-07-02

What is the perfect recipe for semiconductors? Vanya Darakchieva is working on the answer in her research on novel semiconductor materials. As a professor of solid state physics at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), she is a “research chef” designing the future cookbook for sustainable and safe electronics. Understanding and explaining the mysteries of nature was Vanya Darakchieva’s dream during he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-chef-refines-recipe-semiconductors - 2026-07-02

The internal combustion engine is a subject that has been described as nasty and outdated. In fact, it is not outdated at all – but an area of cutting-edge research that is an important part of a sustainable energy transition. Martin Tunér is a professor of Internal Combustion Engines at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and he explains that a functioning and egalitarian society needs transport, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internal-combustion-engine-will-remain-important - 2026-07-02

As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During 7-8 of May, 80 researchers within BECC and MERGE 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

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/spring-meeting-2019-becc-merge-jointly-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-07-01

Students from all over the world are now arriving at Lund University. During Arrival Day they receive a warm welcome and practical help with everything from SIM cards to bed linen and their new everyday life in Sweden. The reception for international students for the autumn semester was on 19 August. The students come from over 100 countries, with the largest groups from Germany, China, the USA, N

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/1415-international-students-were-welcomed-during-arrival-day - 2026-07-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Mer än 95 procent av alla läkemedelsprövningar på människor visar oönskade effekter eller biverkningar och kommer därför aldrig ut på marknaden. - Frågeställningen måste utgå från patienten och försöken göras på människor, säger professor David Altshuler, en framstående forskare och genetiker från Broad Institute oc

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/lat-naturen-gora-experimenten-oss - 2026-07-01

Blomrika vägkanter kan locka hungriga humlor, men riskerar samtidigt att vara farliga för de surrande små insekterna. Det visar en ny forskningsstudie från Lunds universitet. Den aktuella studien har undersökt vilken roll som vägkanter spelar för humlor. Å ena sidan kan blomsterfyllda vägkanter vara värdefulla eftersom de bidrar med livsmiljöer för växter och ger föda till pollinerande insekter. Å

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/blomsterprakten-som-skordar-trafikoffer - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Just nu gör fem masterstudenter sin praktik på Rättssociologiska institutionen inom två olika forskningsprojekt. Masterprogrammet i rättssociologi, SASOL, är ett tvärvetenskapligt program som ges här på Rättssociologen. Under programmets tredje termin (av fyra) har studenterna möjlighet att välja en praktikkurs på 3

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/praktikanter-pa-rattssociologen-tittar-pa-barns-rattigheter-och-utsattheten-anstallda - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Familjen John Anderssons i Anderslöv stiftelse och Musikhögskolan i Malmö har den stora glädjen att våren 2016 för åttonde gången dela ut stipendier med en sammanlagd summa av 450 000 kr till studerande med klassisk inriktning inom områdena sång, violin/viola, piano och cello. Stipendierna är indelade i två grupper

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/jaa-stiftelsen-delar-ut-narmare-en-halv-miljon - 2026-07-01