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In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thesis by Jesica López. Colombia's rainforest is part of the Amazon and i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2026-06-25

Many campaigns encourage people to think and talk about the social and environmental consequences of what they buy and sell. A new study by Iker Arregui Alegria, Gunes Gokmen, and Roel van Veldhuizen examines whether this kind of awareness can change behavior in markets, leading firms to offer less harmful products and consumers to choose them. The study finds that this only happens when both side

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/can-social-awareness-campaigns-make-markets-more-responsible - 2026-06-26

Veterinarian in charge Anders Forslid is retiring after 30 years working to improve the welfare of research animals at Lund University. He has witnessed a paradigm shift in animal health and animal experiments, and the way animal testing and humans’ obligations are viewed has changed. When Anders Forslid started out as a laboratory animal veterinarian at Lund University, he received a fairly cool

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-we-are-going-have-animal-testing-then-we-have-do-it-well - 2026-06-26

Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 perce

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Elsevier läs- & publiceringsavtalDet nya tidskriftsavtalet med Elsevier är ett läs- och publiceringsavtal som ger rätt till publicering med öppen tillgång och läsrättigheter. Läsdelen av avtalet trädde i kraft 3 december 2019 och omfattar läsrättigheter till; ScienceDirect Freedom Collection, Lancet-tidskrifterna sa

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-december-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lund University's Publisher Agreement Journal SearchFram till årsskiftet testar vi systemet SciFree, som är en söktjänst över alla tidskrifter som ingår i de avtal som ger fri eller rabatterad publicering. Syftet med SciFree är att organisera informationen om avtalen på ett sätt som gör det lätt för våra forskare at

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-06-25

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on climate change and groundwater resources in Iran. The article is published in the journal Agricultural Water Management. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Soft computing assessment of current and future groundwater resources under CMIP6 scenarios in northwestern Iran" together with Zahra Kayhomayoo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/climate-change-and-groundwater-resources-iran - 2026-06-25

In the middle of October, the first project partner meeting was held in Helsingborg. The project is about shared and sustainable mobility in new housing developments, and was hosted by Lund University, Campus Helsingborg and the City of Helsingborg. The goal of the project is to create innovative conditions for new residential areas with the preservation of green spaces that enables valuable natur

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reduced-number-parking-spaces-favour-green-meeting-places-new-eu-project - 2026-06-25

Foto: Nick Fewings på Unsplash As a teaching staff member working in Canvas, you are responsible for ensuring that the content you share with your students is adapted for accessibility. In this article, you will find tips from The Project group for web accessibility on what to bear in mind for all types of information published online and on digital platforms. You will also find links and informat

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/5-tips-making-your-course-canvas-more-accessible - 2026-06-25

Join our team! We are looking for a Research Coordinator with a focus on research grants with appropriate professional experience to support researchers in the application process and disseminate information about opportunities. Work dutiesBECC is looking for a Research Coordinator with a focus on research grants with appropriate professional experience to support researchers in the application pr

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/job-alert-research-coordinator-focus-research-grants - 2026-06-25

Dealing with heat is about more than implementing technical solutions such as cold rooms, access to water, green areas and communication systems. Equally, if not more, important is to strengthen social networks, reduce income disparities and eliminate social vulnerability. Sustainability researcher Maryam Nastar comments on the heat wave in Canada and North America based on her research on extreme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reduced-inequality-and-better-social-networks-crucial-dealing-heatwaves - 2026-06-25

Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many democratic governments have paid close attention to how forei

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Till vardags omger vi oss av elektroniska produkter utan att egentligen tänka på det. Vi tar bilen eller tåget till jobbet, reser med flyg på semestern och har ett nära förhållande till vår mobiltelefon, iPad och laptop. Vi tar produkternas funktioner för givna tills den dag de plötsligt slutar att fungera. Faktum ä

https://www.lu.se/artikel/eu-projekt-ska-ge-palitligare-elektronik-0 - 2026-06-25

Över en fjärdedel av Sveriges kommuner har krympt sedan år 2000. Samtidigt blir befolkningen i dessa kommuner allt äldre, medan antalet unga och personer i arbetsför ålder minskar. Trots det har kommunernas ekonomiska bärkraft hittills hållits uppe bättre än den demografiska utvecklingen tyder på eftersom fler i arbetsför ålder jobbar, visar en ny rapport. Men det kan vara på väg att ändras. I rap

https://www.lu.se/artikel/krympande-kommuner-far-allt-aldre-befolkning-men-ekonomin-har-hittills-hallit-emot - 2026-06-26

Tidigare logistikstudenten Victor Dahl har blivit nominerad i MiH guld 2023’s kategori ”Årets personlighet”. Där gör han sällskap av Eva Rydberg, Sophia Järnåsen och tjänstevetenskaps egen Ola Thufvesson. Grattis till nomineringen ”Årets personlighet”, Victor Dahl! Hur känns det? Tack, kul att ni uppmärksammar det. Det känns bra att få ett sådant erkännande med en sådan här nominering. Speciellt t

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/alumnen-victor-dahl-nominerad-till-arets-personlighet - 2026-06-25

Kultur och ekonomi förenas allt mer i näringslivet. Sveriges regering och EU slår fast att den kulturella och kreativa sektorn bidrar till ett innovativt klimat. Arkitektur, musik, film, litteratur, konst, datorspel, design och mode lyfts fram som lönsamma branscher. Nu satsar Region Skåne och Lunds universitet på en uppdragsutbildning för att ge Skånes kommuner träning i att driva utvecklingen av

https://www.lu.se/artikel/uppdragsutbildning-satter-fart-pa-kultur-och-innovationer-i-skane - 2026-06-26

Ludwig Schmiderer has studied how to overcome delivery challenges in stem cell biology with nanotechnology. In this interview, he tells us about his research and generative art. What have you been working with during your PhD studies? At the beginning of my PhD, I was trying to reengineer the CRISPR/Cas9 system to make it work in mitochondria instead of nucleus. The project started off quite well

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-ludwig-schmiderer - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. KHM x MMM is a series of lectures and artist talks created in collaboration between Malmö Art Academy and Moderna Museet Malmö. KHM x MMM presents a broad programme of internationally active artists, theorists, writers and curators connected to current themes and exhibitions. The programme and the invited speakers is

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/artist-talks-khm-x-mmm-spring-2019 - 2026-06-25

In Swedish below   From the intranet Skånes University Hospital New radiation technology adapts in real time to the tumor's movements during treatment Skåne University Hospital is the first in the Nordic region with a new technology in radiotherapy where the beam follows the movement of the cancer tumor during the treatment. The technology, currently used on patients with prostate cancer, means th

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/new-radiation-technology-adapts-real-time-tumors-movements-during-treatment - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström is stepping down as head of department after nine years at the helm, twelve if you count his time as assistant head of department. During his time as head of department, the department grew by 50 per cent, external funding tripled, internationalisation proceeded at record speed, English became the work

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/tomas-bergstrom-hands-over-growing-eden - 2026-06-25