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Solo living in your own home places a greater strain on the planet’s resources than living with others, as everyone needs their own appliances – a toaster, a washing machine and so on. The Nordic countries stand out: almost half of all households are solo living households. Sustainability researcher Tullia Jack interviewed people who live alone about the reasons for this and hopes for new forms of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-live-alone-and-what-it-means-climate-and-our-sense-community - 2026-07-21

Vegan food is often sidestepped due to its rubbery consistency. Food technology researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a way to make vegan food more appetising by using new combinations of raw materials. So far, the research field for plant-based meat imitations, known as meat analogues, has been very small - but is now set to “explode”. The team at Lund is among those that ha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-manufacturing-method-produces-more-appealing-vegan-meat - 2026-07-21

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-07-21

We usually associate ageing with a shrinking life span, sickness and death. The difficulty of imagining ourselves as old means that we go to great lengths to avoid planning for later life. Yet researchers argue that we have everything to gain by looking at life as a journey where preparations for the future provide opportunities for living a full life – until it really is over. We are all aware th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-time-new-approach-ageing - 2026-07-21

In a new observational study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, 461 of whom received a transplant. The results show that survival rates have increased significantly over time despite the modest volumes in the region – a development that the r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordic - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The knife rack has replaced the bookshelf as a symbol of cultural capital. However, following decades of lifestyle eating, cooking shows and palate sensations, a new food generation is starting to establish itself. Food ethnologist Håkan Jönsson sees a comeback for ready-made meals and abstemiousness. Food is more tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/food-ethnologist-sees-new-trends-following-decades-lifestyle-eating - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. James Surmeier, professor at Northwestern University, recently visited Lund University where he gave the 2018 Segerfalk Lecture. In this interview, he talks about how technology is helping brain research to advance, about almost giving up research altogether – and the discovery that could slow the progression of Parki

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/exciting-times-brain-researchers - 2026-07-21

Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new Manage PD tool and the PD Pal study, Per Odin, professor at Lund University and senior attending physician at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, hopes to be able to improve the care of Parkinson’s patients. Eve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2026-07-21

An increasing number of people want to help bees and other pollinators by growing flowers that are rich in pollen and nectar. But which flowers are the most beneficial? If the point is to aid threatened bee species and biodiversity, then a variety of native plants is the way to go. If you are a farmer, with large areas of insect-pollinated crops, it might be easiest to aim for a few species of flo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/flowers-benefit-both-bees-and-biodiversity - 2026-07-21

"When I was a kid, I said tetra about all the juice drinks," says Roxanne Mae Targa when she talks about her first experience with Tetra Pak. Now she knows more. After completing her degree project, she is now employed by the company. As a student at Tetra Pak, she quickly felt like one in the group – an experience she shares with her classmates Nawapan Boonchum and Elif Tiryakioglu. How much did

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degree-project-students-appreciate-open-working-climate-tetra-pak - 2026-07-21

Meet our new colleague Georgios Pardalis who recently joined the IIIEE. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, with master’s degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gävle and a PhD from Linnaeus University, he has now moved to Lund. Georgios has a background in Building Technology and Industrial Economics, and will be working as Associate Senior Lecturer, with focus on

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-georgios-pardalis - 2026-07-21

What constitutes leadership? The idea of leadership is often that of a strong individual offering positive solutions and heroic deeds. But this is difficult to demonstrate in everyday interactions without falling into arguments that could be criticised, given that leadership is practised all the time and everywhere. In his thesis “How is leadership enacted?: Sacralization in everyday interactions

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-leadership-enacted-new-thesis-examines-leadership-everyday-situations - 2026-07-21

Anna-Greta Crafoords pris för bästa avhandling vid Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet 2025, tilldelas Arman Izadi. Han belönas för sitt avhandlingsarbete i vilket han utvecklat recept för nya effektivare antikroppar mot infektioner. Priset delas ut av Läkaresällskapet i Lund och Arman Izadi mottar priset vid sällskapets vårmöte torsdagen den 9 april 2026 kl. 18:00 på Locus Medicus, Lund, då

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/recept-pa-framtidens-antikroppar-belonas - 2026-07-22

När det kungliga danska flaggskeppet Gribshunden sjönk i Blekinge skärgård vid slutet av 1400-talet, tog det med sig mängder av tidsdokument i sin grav. Med hjälp av medicinsk skiktröntgen – datortomografi – har Historiska museets numismatiker Gitte Ingvardson och arkeologen Brendan Foley lyckats undersöka fynden närmare. Gribshunden anses vara världens bäst bevarade fartyg av den typ som självast

https://www.historiskamuseet.lu.se/artikel/nya-grepp-avslojar-mynt-fran-1400-talsskepp - 2026-07-21

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-anne-marte-overaa - 2026-07-21

Swedish Journal "Aktuell Hållbarhet" has listed young talents that in one way or another already have made an imprint in the area of sustainability. The list contains activists, lawyers, researchers, engineers and others. Congratulations, Steven! Where does your engagement come from and what made you choose a career in sustainability? Thanks! I am really honoured to be recognised, and included amo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/steven-curtis-listed-one-33-most-influential-sustainability-profiles-under-33-sweden - 2026-07-21

COUNTER Code of Practice 5.1. Vid årsskiftet kommer standarden COUNTER Code of Practice i en ny version. Det som förändras är bland annat att nya datatyper tillkommer, att förlagen förväntas mäta nedladdning av e-böcker på ett annat sätt än tidigare och att en ny rapporttyp för att mäta öppet tillgängligt material tillkommer.Mer information: COUNTER Code of Practice 5.1.Lästips: Time to Rethink Us

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-4 - 2026-07-21

Swedish universities and colleges condemn the violence in Iran where security forces have fired at protesting students. Academic cooperation and exchange with Iranian universities, researchers and students can therefore be precarious according to Karin Aggestam and Ronny Berndtsson at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Karin Aggestam is Director of CMES and Coordinator of the S

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/research-cooperation-iran-precarious - 2026-07-21

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-joao-maria-jorge - 2026-07-22

Namn: Anahita Baninajjar Datum för disputation: 11 juni 2026 Titel på avhandling: Towards Trustworthy Machine Learning in High-Stakes Decision Making My PhD focuses on understanding and improving the trustworthiness of machine learning models in high-stakes applications like healthcare. Modern AI systems can achieve impressive accuracy, but they can still fail in unexpected ways, leak sensitive in

https://www.eit.lth.se/artikel/anahita-baninajjar-att-forsta-och-forbattra-palitlig-ai - 2026-07-21