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Den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken inom EU behöver moderniseras för att effektivt bidra till ett hållbart jordbruk i Europa. Flera av de åtgärder som nu berättigar till stöd har liten eller ingen avsedd effekt. Det visar en kunskapssammanställning som genomförts av forskare från bland annat Lunds universitet. EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik omsätter närmare 40 procent av unionens budget. Forskare

https://www.lu.se/artikel/eus-jordbrukspolitik-behover-moderniseras - 2025-12-17

Europeiska rådets slutsatser om vetenskaplig publicering antagna Den 23 maj antog Europeiska unionens råd dokumentet Council Conclusions on high-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing som beskriver EUs hållning gällande vetenskaplig publicering. I dokumentet lyfts bland annat betydelsen av icke-kommersiell OA-publicering utan författaravgifter samt att forskares

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-juni-augusti-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2025-12-17

I Sverige tror vi ofta att vi är världsledande när det gäller miljöfrågor. Det finns en slags självgodhet som gör att vi inte ser att vi faktiskt kan lära av andra länder. Det menar Anna Kaijser som har lagt fram en avhandling vid Lunds universitet om miljödebatten i Bolivia, ett land som utmärkt sig för att inta en radikal position i miljöförhandlingar. När Evo Morales kom till makten i Bolivia å

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-om-bolivia-och-miljopolitikens-dagordning - 2025-12-18

Doktorspromotionen, 350-klubben, SIO-program, Nordea Masters, FIRS, Innovation for jobs, U21, LERU och Sveriges unga akademi är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Doktorspromotionen äger rum 5 juni. Denna högtidsstund är alltid lika fin och det är en stor ära att se alla våra doktorer promoveras, samtidigt som vi får visa vår uppskattning för våra hedersdoktorer och jubeldoktorer. I år är det

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-2-juni - 2025-12-18

The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. In this mo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-wcmm-fusion-co-organisers-carolina-and-elin - 2025-12-17

It was 17 December 1944. The American B-24 bomber aircraft, better known as the Tulsamerican, was circling the island of Vis off the coast of Croatia. The plane was damaged following an attack by the Germans and finally crashed into the sea. Seven of the ten crew members survived but three died, among them the pilot, Eugene Ford. Now, the marine archaeologist Brendan Foley has brought him home for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deep-diving-history - 2025-12-17

A few weeks ago The Huntington Disease Center in Lund, Sweden, welcomed researchers, clinicians and representatives from patient organizations in the Nordic countries to the second Nordic Huntington Disease Research Meeting in Lund. Among the prominent visitors were Patrick Weydt, representative of the European Huntington Disease Network and Astri Arnesen, President of The European Huntington Asso

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/european-huntington-heights-met-lund-summit - 2025-12-17

Despite not being part of the winning team in the EU’s enormous culture and innovation push, Lund University regards itself as a clear winner. The preparatory work on the application acted like a beacon and all the faculties joined in to work together and find interdisciplinary innovation and collaboration projects. That engagement now continues. “We have unique values within art and culture, whic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rallied-competition-lu-continue-investment-creatives - 2025-12-18

Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project about the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain has the ultimate goal to become an alternative to cell t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2025-12-17

In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literature seminars, but also our onsite workshop in Gothenburg.  The course brought together both doctoral

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/salma-mahamed-i-found-it-very-meaningful-discuss-practitioners-field - 2025-12-17

He has been around for a couple of months now, Jonathan Andrew, Research Fellow at GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Switzerland. I meet him in his cosy office at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, under the rustic roof beams and him in the red sofa. I begin with a. apologising handsomely for not interviewing him until now and b. thanking him for all the var

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/international-fellow-jonathan-andrew - 2025-12-17

During two snowy half-days, we organised the conference Ett LU för alla (One LU for everyone) at Stadshallen in Lund. Approximately 110 participants listened to presentations on accessibility and inclusion in teaching and work. The presentations were given by teachers, researchers, students and representatives from the world of work. You can read more about the various presentations in the link be

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/summaries-ett-lu-for-alla-one-lu-for-everyone-2025 - 2025-12-17

29th of May, it will be 70 years since one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mount Everest, was climbed for the very first time. An important moment to bring attention to how glacial melt not only threatens the tourism industry in the region, but the livelihoods of over a billion people depending on the Himalayas for water, according to sustainability researcher Mine Islar. Mine Islar, senior lect

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/70-years-mount-everest-was-climbed-first-time-glacial-melt-now-threatens-more-just-tourism-industry - 2025-12-17

A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, programme director for our midwifery programme at the University of Texas, taught within the framework of STINT Teaching Sabbatical. "I'm passionate about educational issues and always have the University of Texas and how they did it in the back of my mind". A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, program director for our midwifery education, was in Austin, University of Texa

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/time-apply-teaching-sabbatical-108-among-most-fun-things-ive-done-teacher - 2025-12-18

“With small means and good will you can accomplish a lot in a short period of time”, says Henrik Lundgren, CEO of EFL, the School of Economics and Management’s foundation for executive education. In six weeks, the foundation started an integration project for newly arrived academics in Sweden, several of whom have already acquired permanent employment. Henrik Lundgren (to the right), Anna Glenngår

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integration-course-last-spring-resulted-several-permanent-employments - 2025-12-17

Using new technology it is possible to get a detailed colour image of all retinal layers without inserting any instrument into the eye. The technology will be used by eye researcher Elisabeth Wittström, who studies diseases of the macula. Her colleague, Linnéa Taylor, is researching the link between inflammation and damage to the retina, which could lead to new treatments. Photo of the eyeground o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-technology-facilitates-studies-macula - 2025-12-17

Eleven research centers across four thematic areas have been awarded funding in Forte's call for Research center grants 2025. Two of these centers will be led from Lund University, focusing on the themes of severe mental illness and women’s health and disease. The two new research centers at Lund University that have been granted long-term funding from Forte will be led by Ulrika Bejerholm in the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/forte-research-center-grants-2025 - 2025-12-17

Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe and life shortening chronic condition. Although most people experience mild symptoms of COVID-19, some patients develop serious and life-threatening conditions with severe lung damage. In order to influence the outcome of the disease, lung researchers in Lund are currently establishing methods to identify risk groups at an early stage. A significantly altered lung st

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/identification-prognostic-markers-development-chronic-lung-fibrosis-covid-19-patients - 2025-12-17

Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international panel. “This is the first time that Lund University has launched such an extensive excellence progra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2025-12-18

Find your unique selling point – and enjoy your studies and your studentlife. That were some of the advice and topics that were touched upon on the webinar “From Lund to leaders – Meet the CEOs of Handelsbanken, SEB and Swedbank” on 13 April. The CEOs also talked about science-based targets and actions for banking. Watch the full webinar whenever you like to learn more! ”We long for Lund! Lundagår

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ceos-handelsbanken-seb-and-swedbank-their-student-life-lund-and-usp-career-banking - 2025-12-18