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More than half a billion people are affected by type 2 diabetes – and the number is growing. In a recent publication in the journal Small, researchers explain how nanoelectroporation can be used to deliver molecules that can affect insulin expression through epigenetic means, potentially leading to new treatments. Genetics cannot explain type 2 diabetes, and epigenetics (i.e. chemical modification

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/taming-insulin-gene-nanoelectroporation - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A national program for the sharing economy in cities Sharing Cities Sweden will organize a launch event on 23 April 2018 as part of Sustainability Week at Lund University. The event will bring together the test-beds, national node and partners to present the early stages and ambitions for Sharing Cities Sweden.Sharing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sharing-cities-sweden-launch-event-23-april - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 3-7 July 2017 University of Turin will hold the third edition of its TOIndia Summer School entitled: “Politics, Development and Social Change in Contemporary India”. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the School provides students with an extraordinary opportunity to analyse key social, political and economic is

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/toindia-summer-school-turin - 2026-05-15

Using a torch, a camera, a water bottle and pieces of Lego, Emanuel Larsson built a scanner now used as a prototype to develop future beamlines at ESS. It was late on a Friday evening in December three years ago that Emanuel Larsson, a postdoc in solid mechanics, started constructing a tomography scanner out of objects he found in his kitchen at home. ‟At the time, the aim was to be able to explai

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/home-built-scanner-helps-construct-beamline-ess - 2026-05-15

Together with Maziar Mohammadi (Tarbiat Modares University) and Alireza Motevalli (Tarbiat Modares University), CMES researchers Seyed Amir Naghibi and Hossein Hashemi have authored the article "Human-induced arsenic pollution modeling in surface waters - An integrated approach using machine learning algorithms and environmental factors", available online in the Journal of Environmental Management

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arsenic-pollution-modeling-surface-waters-iran - 2026-05-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Medicinteknik, e-hälsa och diagnostik var temat för Lund Life Science Summit 2019, där storbolag med miljardomsättning samt internationella investerare deltog. Dessa och sju uppstartsbolag möttes den 2 april vid ett exklusivt och informellt möte för att dela erfarenheter och skapa långsiktiga relationer. Mötet arran

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/skanska-uppstartsbolag-lockar-storbolag - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hyperglycemia starts a complex chain of events that damages blood vessels and cause cardiovascular disease. Scientists at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) have now been able to demonstrate why this happens, as well as how the destructive chain can be broken. This discovery represents a crucial step towards an ef

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-underlying-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-05-15

Two researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center receive grants, 61 million, for research into immunological long-term memory and reprogramming of tumor cells. The research should lead to more effective vaccination strategies and immunotherapies. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted SEK 835 million to 30 different projects in medicine, natural science and technology that are deemed to have

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/yuan-and-pereira-receive-grants-wallenberg-foundation - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Water is essential to all human life on earth. Today, over two billion people live in countries experiencing high water stress – risking both health and food security. As populations and the demand for water grow, this situation is likely to worsen.  Emma Johansson’s research focuses on water, agriculture and particip

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/world-water-day-2020-perspectives-water-agriculture-consumption-and-climate-change - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Swedish-Danish research team is now launching a new theory of the process that led to the formation of Earth. Through advanced analyses of meteorites, astronomers can determine that Tellus went from being a baby planet made of ice and carbon to reaching its current size thanks to millimetre-sized pebbles. The study

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-earth-was-formed-millimetre-sized-pebbles-over-short-period - 2026-05-15

Master´s theses that excel in originality and academic quality, providing new knowledge with strong relevance and practical implications to society related to transformation – those are the qualities that are awarded with the SSCEN Sustainability Prize. The 2024 winners are now selected by the jury, one thesis carried out at the Faculty of Engineering and one thesis from the School of Economics an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/winners-sscen-sustainability-prize-masters-theses-2024 - 2026-05-15

At the May 2024 ScienceBrew we heard from three great speakers from the Faculty of Law and LTH. Read about their presentations below and experience even more great talks at the last evening of this series on June 17th! Thanks to Sarah, Gabriel and Alberto for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Sarah, a PhD student at the Faculty of Law, presented her research on the use of artificial intellingen

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-may-2024-ai-power-distribution-and-ethics-neuroscience - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 21 November Otso Harju, PhD student in Gender studies at the University of Helsinki, held a lecture on "Power, learning and the politics of friendship in intercultural fieldwork" at Asian Studies. In 2016 Otso Harju conducted a fieldwork for his Master thesis with the help of SASA travel grant. Feminist fie

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-power-learning-and-politics-friendship-intercultural-fieldwork - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “High-tech companies have fantastic support from the Taiwanese education system, which provides companies with competent staff. The link between industry and academia is impressive”, says Professor Lars Samuelson from the Nanometre Structure Consortium. Per Eriksson, Lars Samuelson, Anders Robertsson and Per Tunestål

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reconnaissance-taiwan-new-strategic-collaborations - 2026-05-15

We are delighted to present Odeum’s Christmas and Lucia concerts and the Christmas Oratorio performed by our ensembles Lund University Academic Orchestra, the Lund University Academic Choir and the Palæstra Vocal Ensemble. Book your tickets now. The Lund University Christmas concertCelebrate Christmas in the Main University Building’s glorious auditorium with the Lund University Academic Choir and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/christmas-almost-upon-us-odeum-invites-you-its-christmas-concerts-lucia-celebrations-and-performance - 2026-05-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The digital platform Child Rights Online has now been launched in 14 countries and will provide teachers and aspiring teachers with a better understanding of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to offer children and young people a more inclusive and equal schooling. In recent years, the Child Rights Institute at

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/better-knowledge-child-rights-when-14-countries-contribute-digital-platform - 2026-05-15

A new study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate 6 million years ago affected species formation in the area. The researchers believe they can now explain why the lizards became so diverse and widespread, something that has puzzled biologists since the 19th century. T

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/new-species-formed-when-mediterranean-dried - 2026-05-15

Having a workforce with the right skills is crucial for companies and society to tackle current and future challenges successfully. In our rapidly changing world, the ability to develop and adapt skills is more critical than ever, especially in today's knowledge-driven society. This is particularly true for the retail sector, which employs about one in ten workers in Sweden. Ongoing digital and st

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/workforce-right-skills - 2026-05-15

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding SEK 700 million to 23 innovative basic research projects at Swedish universities. Four of them are based in Lund – and two are connected to NanoLund. Sara Linse will study disease-preventing proteins – and Mathieu Gisselbrecht will study the quantum mechanical phenomenon entanglement. This year, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awardi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/disease-preventing-proteins-and-more-temperature-resistant-quantum-computers - 2026-05-15

The University has conducted a travel habits survey and a mobility analysis in order to assess possibilities for all the University’s staff to travel sustainably to and from the workplace. Results from the two studies show that most of the University’s staff already have the option to use public transport, walk or cycle to the workplace. Through several measures, the University can increase the pe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/travel-habits-survey-shows-70-lu-staff-travel-sustainably-work - 2026-05-16