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How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The endocrine system and th
Varför kallades sportlovet tidigare för kokslovet? Hur skapas den fluffigaste semlan? Och hur påverkas familjer med sämre ekonomi under loven? Här är listan över forskare från Lunds universitet som kan svara på frågor som kan bli aktuella under det stundande sportlovet. BBränder – riskerna med brasmys i stugan under sportlovetPatrick Van Hees, professor i brandteknik och kunnig bland annat inom br
https://www.lu.se/artikel/expertlista-sportlovet - 2026-07-18
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease as early as 20 years before the onset of cognitive impairment, according to a large international study published today in the J
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-shows-great-promise-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now identified bi
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/metformin-type-2-diabetes-patients-or-not-researchers-now-have-answer - 2026-07-17
Last week, Thesis Support Week at LUSEM took place for the third time; a week packed with lectures and workshops preparing students for their thesis writing. Daniel Gunnarsson, Library Manager at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), explains how the idea to provide students with support early in the thesis writing process came to be. Getting started on your thesis and unders
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/helping-students-through-thesis-process - 2026-07-18
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Colleagues who assume responsibility for the big picture at their workplace nurture the leadership culture that Torbjörn von Schantz wants to see at his University. The heads of department, managers and deans of the future need to consider what is best for the University as a whole in addition to their own area. Torbj
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaders-future-should-assume-responsibility-university-whole - 2026-07-17
For experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter, Professor Anne L’Huillier at Lund University is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz. Today, we celebrate the first Lund University Nobel Laureate. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 to
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/and-nobel-prize-now-announced - 2026-07-17
Several of the Faculty's departments will elect a new department board this year. It is a long process that is preceded by nominations and elections to a nomination committee. In parallel, the process of appointing a new Head of Department is also ongoing. But what does the board do and why is it important to participate in the process? Here is what our Heads of department say. Why is it important
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/department-board-drives-development-and-reviews-management - 2026-07-17
The vision for the co-location of Lund University’s Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts in Sweden has now been finalised. On 3 June, the Faculty Board reached agreement on a new policy decision to work towards establishing a fine and performing arts campus in the Heleneholm area. The Faculty has been working for some time to bring the Malmö Art Academy, Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Theatre Academ
https://www.arts.lu.se/article/fine-and-performing-arts-campus-heleneholm - 2026-07-17
Last year was the warmest year on record and 2024 is on track to be even warmer. Democracy is in decline and food insecurity is increasing as a result of military conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather. The ability of the United Nations to act globally is significantly weaker than before owing to the geopolitical situation. This comes at a time when we really need international cooperation
I detta debattinlägg i LUM frågar sig Valeria Naters och Charlotta Tjärdahl, kvalitetssamordnare på LTH, varför ledningen på Lunds universitet valt att tiga om Gaza trots att de i nutid tagit ställning för andra folk. Inlägget följs av ett svar från Lunds universitets rektor Erik Renström och LTH:s rektor Annika Olsson. I månader har studenter och anställda vid Lunds universitet drivit opinion til
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/debatt-varfor-tiger-universitetsledningen-om-gaza - 2026-07-18
Ett säkert och smidigt sätt att diagnosticera bröstcancer i fattiga länder och en tångfarm till uthyrning. Dessa två innovationer vann årets innovationstävling i anställd- respektive studentkategorin. Totalt kom det in 65 bidrag till den årliga innovationstävling som Lunds universitet och Sparbanken Skåne arrangerat sedan 2017. Vad kommer vi att få se för innovationer i framtiden? Anställda och st
https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-innovationer-finns-under-ytan-och-i-fickan - 2026-07-17
Professor Christine Wamsler is passionate about integrating inner development into academic curricula and institutional structures in order to support students cultivate the inner capacities and practical tools they need to foster resilience, navigate complexity, and contribute to sustainable solutions. Now, she is leading a new project, ALIGN – Embedding Inner Student-Centered Exploration and Dev
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/align-embedding-inner-student-centered-exploration-and-development-higher-education - 2026-07-17
A new Lancet Commission on Precision Health has been launched to develop a comprehensive framework for integrating precision approaches into health systems worldwide. The Commission is chaired by Professor Paul Franks, Lund University, and will examine how precision approaches can improve healthcare effectiveness, cost-efficiency, equity, and scalability across resource settings and global regions
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-university-professor-lead-lancet-commission-precision-medicine - 2026-07-17
Stem cells programmed to produce insulin in people with type 1 diabetes or to repair the heart muscle after a heart attack. Gene and cell therapies that improve cancer treatments. These new and innovative therapies have the potential to cure, alleviate and treat diseases where traditional medicines are currently insufficient. The monk Gregor Mendel set more in motion than he could have imagined wh
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/advanced-treatments-future-are-soon-here - 2026-07-17
Stem cells programmed to produce insulin in people with type 1 diabetes or to repair the heart muscle after a heart attack. Gene and cell therapies that improve cancer treatments. These new and innovative therapies have the potential to cure, alleviate and treat diseases where traditional medicines are currently insufficient. The monk Gregor Mendel set more in motion than he could have imagined wh
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/advanced-treatments-future-are-soon-here - 2026-07-17
A new LUCSUS study sheds light on the challenging lives of seasonal migrant farmworkers in Turkey. The workers, who are predominantly Kurds, Arabs, and Syrian refugees, face multiple layers of marginalization, including racial discrimination, state violence, chronic poverty, and forced displacement. A new study by LUCSUS researcher Sinem Kavak, reveals the harsh realities faced by seasonal migrant
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/exploited-and-invisible-harsh-realities-seasonal-migrant-farmworkers-turkey - 2026-07-17
Summer may be extending longer into the season, but we still have changed the name of our annual meetings in September to Autumn meetings. And this year autumn showed itself in full effect when ClimBEco students arrived by train from the north and the south into Helsingborg on 25-27 September and getting ready for this autumn meeting entitled “The Nature of the Urban: Sustainability challenges in
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-autumn-meeting-2024 - 2026-07-17
The new project, "Forestry's climate adaptation and resilience" (FORESTCARE), will synthesise existing knowledge to support the transition towards more climate-resilient forestry. The project has received SEK 4 million in funding from Formas, as part of the call ”Knowledge syntheses for climate transformation”. Professor Markku Rummukainen tells us more about the project and what the funding means
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-project-about-climate-adaptation-forestry - 2026-07-17
Have you spent the Christmas break skiing or jogging? Perhaps you have tried a new health-promoting activity that you would like to continue? Did you keep last year’s New Year’s resolution about devoting time to your health? Or are you going to give it another try this year? Whatever your situation, the New Year means that you are entitled to a new health promotion benefit.Here is a reminder about
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-care-yourself-utilise-health-promotion-benefit-0 - 2026-07-18
