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Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-07-01

Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.science.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-07-01

Karin Aggestam has contributed to Riksbankens Jubileumsfond’s Yearbook 2025 on Israel, Palestine and just peace (in Swedish, soon out in English as well). A book launch was held at Kulturhuset in Stockholm 26 April with Stadsteatern Studio Rättvisa - naturen, censuren och straffetRead more here: https://view.publitas.com/riksbankens-jubileumsfond/rj2025_rattvisa_aggestam_978-91-7655-012-0/page/1RJ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-israel-palestine-and-just-peace - 2026-07-01

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES newsletter here.CMES is pleased to announce a new Call for Project Proposals. We will fund 1–2 new research projects running from 2026 to 2029.  This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative research within Middle Eastern studies in a dynamic, interdiscipli

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-56 - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. OUTREACH: Today, 26th April, Niklas Altermark will participate in the parliamentary hearing on personal assistance. Also participating are representatives of the disability movement, other researchers from a variety of disciplines and a number of people heavily involved when personal assistance was introduced. The pur

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/altermark-parliamentary-seminar-personal-assistance - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the time of the atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s, the level of carbon-14 in the atmosphere increased dramatically. Now researchers from Lund University have developed a method for measuring the carbon-14 content in atherosclerotic plaques in patients. The measurements reveal how old and da

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nuclear-weapons-tests-provide-information-dangerous-atherosclerosis-plaque - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Akut myeloisk leukemi (AML) är en av de vanligaste formerna av blodcancer hos vuxna och är associerad med låg överlevnad. I Sverige insjuknar runt 350 personer årligen i denna aggressiva sjukdom som leder till att den normala blodbildningen hämmas. Nu har en forskargrupp vid Lunds universitet identifierat en av de g

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nyckelgen-i-leukemi-hittad - 2026-07-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Akut myeloisk leukemi (AML) är en av de vanligaste formerna av blodcancer hos vuxna och är associerad med låg överlevnad. I Sverige insjuknar runt 350 personer årligen i denna aggressiva sjukdom som leder till att den normala blodbildningen hämmas. Nu har en forskargrupp vid Lunds universitet identifierat en av de g

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nyckelgen-i-leukemi-hittad - 2026-07-01

The LINXS theme Pandemics and Alertness (PandA) organizes a number of open webinars related to its goal to strengthen the connection between virologists and scientists working with X-ray and neutron techniques and fostering awareness of what large-scale infrastructures such as MAX IV and ESS, but also scientific networks, societies and companies can offer in the context of virology and pandemic re

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/upcoming-panda-webinars - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén will give several talks on HD and genetic testing at HD Education Day on November 26. The Education Day is an online event, sponsored by the National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden. This day will be followed by a session two weeks later, where Åsa Petersén, Håkan Widner, Carina Hvalstedt and Katari

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-several-talks-hd - 2026-07-01

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-honorary-doctors-2023 - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carl Antonson, a PhD and specialist in general medicine at Lund University receives 1 066 000 SEK from AFA Insurance to investigate why construction workers decline medical examinations of injuries caused from working with vibrating tools. Working with vibrating tools can cause nerve and vascular damage to the hands a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/afa-insurance-awards-grant-investigate-examination-vibration-injuries-construction-industry - 2026-07-01

A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led - 2026-07-01

Changes occur in all cells of the human body as we age. Blood stem cells, in particular, lose some of their functionality over time, contributing to various blood disorders and disease-related conditions. Scientists are investigating the reasons behind this decline. According to a recent study by researchers from the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, published in Nature Aging, the genetic

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/intrinsic-aging-or-lab-induced-stress-understanding-genetic-changes-blood-stem-cells - 2026-07-01

Lund University is offering three tenure track positions (Assistant Professors) in the field of Immunotherapy. Two of the positions are available within the CREATE Health research environment. Through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, an attractive start-up package is prepared for excellent international candidates who would like to start their long-term academic careers. The se

https://www.createhealth.lth.se/article/three-tenure-track-positions-available-within-immunotherapy - 2026-07-01

LUCC is growing and currently 3 tenure track positions are available at our research environment. Three Assistant Professors in the field of Immunotherapy will be hired in the following months through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. An attractive start-up package is prepared for excellent international candidates who would like to start their long-term academic careers. The se

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/three-tenure-track-positions-available-within-immunotherapy - 2026-07-01

EAT-Lancet-kosten är en modell för hur det globala livsmedelssystemet ska förhålla sig till planetens begränsningar samtidigt som folksjukdomar som typ 2-diabetes kan förebyggas. Men hur ska vi veta om dieten verkligen fungerar? Genom att studera sju kostindex har ett internationellt forskarlag funnit att två av dem är särskilt bra på att utvärdera följsamhet till kosten. Välfungerande kostindex b

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forskning-banar-vag-hallbara-kostrekommendationer - 2026-07-01

Alumni Clara Mosconi current with exhibition and publication launch Paralingual Score. Opening Thursday 24 October 17:00-20:00, with a Performance at 18.00 at BLADR in Copenhagen.In the exhibition A Paralingual Score, the public is invited into a space, where the invisible and underheard dimensions of language come to the fore. The installation presents a paralinguistic polyphony, composed of the

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-exhibition-and-publication-launch-clara-mosconi - 2026-07-01

Climate change threatens slow-growing tree species that are important carbon storages according to a new thesis by BECC researcher Maria Witteman. The rainforest's ability to store carbon may decrease in step with climate change according to a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg written by BECC researcher Maria Witteman. The photosynthesis of leaves becomes less effective at higher temper

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/rainforest-grows-warmer-trees-become-overheated - 2026-07-01

Soon, it is that time of year again, where current Themes, our interdisciplinary research groups here at Pufendorf IAS, arrange a palette of events. The events are open for all and free admission - but you do need to register for them. Enjoy interdisciplinary research outreach at its best! Pufendorf Themes invite you to their "end-events"7 May Theme Greyzone Genomics which will take Pufendorf IAS

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/eventful-spring-awaits - 2026-07-01