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In type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to release insulin is impaired, which leads to high blood glucose levels. Research led from Lund University shows how the levels of a particular protein are elevated in the pancreas of people with type 2 diabetes. By knocking out the gene for the protein IGFBP7, the researchers discovered that insulin secretion was improved. Reduced insulin secretion leads to

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/protein-affects-ability-secrete-insulin-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-03

“Novel nonlinear optical platforms for advanced materials” – and ”Beyond binary quantum communication”. Those are the two projects that brought associate senior lecturers Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli, both PI:s at NanoLund, to being appointed Research Leaders of the Future by SSF, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. For the ninth time, the Foundation for Strategic Research has ap

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lise-viotti-and-armin-tavakoli-are-appointed-research-leaders-future - 2026-06-03

Who are you – a separator or an integrator? Mobiles and laptops have created a working life where it is possible to work anytime and anywhere. In a major study, work environment researchers have identified how seven different personality types set boundaries – or not – between work and free time. "Everyone has their own standard which they think is right. However, there are often different views i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/who-are-you-work - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Recruitment is an area on which the University needs to continue working. "We can certainly become even better in this area", says Freddy Ståhlberg, one of the project managers in the RQ20 research evaluation. The reports from the transverse panels were completed by the start of the new year. There are five such panel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-evaluation-rq20-calls-better-international-recruitment - 2026-06-03

What would it take for people living 100 000 years from now to be able to understand a message from people living today? Language historian and exegete Ola Wikander has, on behalf of the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), outlined some of the linguistic challenges. The question of how to warn people in the future was raised in connection with the decision made in January this

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-language-eternity - 2026-06-04

The university receives around one million emails every day. About 90% of them are unsolicited messages. To mitigate the risks involved, the university will move the email service to a more secure solution. This move has been brought forward due to recent disruptions. The unwanted messages consist of spam, attempts to steal passwords, so-called CEO scams or other unwanted messages. To facilitate t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/update-universitys-central-email-service - 2026-06-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Dutch pilot, a safety manager from Australia, an average-adjuster from Denmark and twelve others who work with safety in high-risk industries came together a week before Christmas in Lund to hone their critical thinking skills. They are all studying the distance-learning MSc in Human Factors and System Safety, and i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2026-06-03

Burak Tunca is director of AI at the Department of Business Administration. He shares some insights into large language models and his work in this fairly new role. He is responsible for overseeing developments in the AI space and evaluating how teaching and research activities at the department can benefit from integration of those developments. “At the moment, we have two main questions: First,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/what-about-ai-burak - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Green economy depends on high national ambitionsSustainable growth, supporting a resource efficient and low-carbon economy, is a high priority for most governments today. But which way is the most effective for the transition towards a green economy? IIIEE researchers Luis Mundaca and Lena Neij are soon wrapping up a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-researcher-luis-mundaca - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one?A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want to live, where comp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-key-smart-sustainable-cities-future - 2026-06-03

During the winter, the Sustainability Fund opened a call for proposals to test solutions to sustainability challenges in the organisation. Lund University is deeply committed to its sustainability strategy and sustainability plan, aiming for remarkable achievements in this area. We know that change requires new ideas. That's why staff at Lund University have the opportunity to seek funding to addr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ideas-sustainable-workplace-gets-funding - 2026-06-04

Kimberley Nicholas is a researcher from California who came to Lund with a passionate commitment to climate issues and strong interest in food and wine. “What nature gives us is what makes life worth living”, she says. She was in Paris for the climate conference that generated hope for the future, and she is successful in sharing her thoughts and research through social media. Kimberley Nicholas l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-healthy-planet - 2026-06-03

SWEAH alumnus Wossenseged Jemberie, Umeå University, receives Forte establishment grant and alumni Anna Marseglia and Kuan Yu-Pan, KI, receives Forte project grant. Assistant Professor Anna Marseglia at Karolinska Institutet receives Forte project grant - almost SEK 5 million - to a project about gender differences in social health, resilience and cognition across the life course (the interplay of

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/millions-sweah-alumni-projects - 2026-06-03

LUCSUS PhD students, Fabiola Espinoza Córdova and Alicia N’Guetta, share their insights from their experience at COP27. The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference came to an end on 20 November. Since then, researchers have analysed the outcomes, highlighting both successes and failures.  LUCSUS PhD students Fabiola Espinoza Córdova and Alicia N’Guetta were both at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to ob

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflections-cop27-fabiola-espinoza-cordova-and-alicia-nguetta - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. – Sanitation is a major challenge in India. It is partly to do with the high population density, there are more people sharing the same space, and a historically higher cultural and religious acceptance of poor sanitation, says Sara Gabrielsson from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. Her resear

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sanitation-more-toilets-informal-settlements-india-need-community-based-ownership-and-state-action - 2026-06-03

Contained within Greenland’s millennia-old ice are the traces of gigantic solar storms. Geology professor Raimund Muscheler is now undertaking a major initiative to chart the storms back through time, to improve our knowledge of potentially dangerous solar flares. Our sun is currently in an active phase which is seeing an increased number of solar storms. During such events, particles from the sun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ice-stone-age-might-reveal-future-solar-storms - 2026-06-04

LU Accommodation wish you all a safe and happy holiday period. The reception is closed between 21 December and 1 January, and here's what you need to know. This article will cover some frequently asked questions about this time of the year, including:Reception closedReturning keysCollecting keysHousing applicationsPayments and depositsContract CancellationsSurvey resultsWe would like to thank all

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/holiday-update - 2026-06-03

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 - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Photo: INGEMAR EDFALK/SVERIGES RIKSDAG The Sweden Democrats’ pivotal position in the Riksdag has not led to chaos and inefficiency, as many predicted after the last election. On the contrary, the parties have adapted and decisions are made through new coalitions and cross-party cooperation. However, there are other ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/expected-parliamentary-chaos-never-materialised-storm-clouds-are-looming - 2026-06-03