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In order to be able to prescribe the appropriate dose of physical activity to patients, healthcare professionals need to consider a range of individual factors. There is a need to facilitate the assessment of aerobic capacity i. e. maximal oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max), as well as to calculate the intensity of training according to the WHO recommendations for physical activity. Now, researchers
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/my-aerobic-capacity-rpc - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Nils Norlin and his co-authors who recently published their work in Nature Methods! Deep learning-enhanced light-field imaging with continuous validation Nils Wagner, Fynn Beuttenmueller, Nils Norlin, Jakob Gierten, Juan Carlos Boffi, Joachim Wittbrodt, Martin Weigert, Lars Hufnagel, Robert Prevedel
https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/nils-norlin-co-author-article-published-nature-methods - 2026-07-21
Congratulation to Wolfgang Knecht and his collaborators, who have been awarded a grant for a LINXS theme initiative titled Pandemics and Alertness (PandA)! The theme is a “spin-off” from the Pandemics and Alertness the thematic collaboration initiative at Lund University, with a deeper focus on advancing understaning of viruses and strengthening crisis preparedness. The themes want to achieve an i
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/grant-awarded-linxs-theme-initiative-pandemics-and-alertness-panda - 2026-07-21
Is it possible to put a value on nature and the vital ecosystem services it provides for us? What are the pros and cons of different valuation models? These are the key questions addressed in a new report by IPBES, the UN’s biodiversity panel, to be published on 11 July. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) can be described as the equivalent
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-nature-be-valued-new-report-way-ipbes - 2026-07-21
In the interview The Local Sweden journalist Richard Orange set out how the far-right Sweden Democrats have tried to fire up the long-dormant debate over Sweden's membership of the European Union. Lund University professor Ian Manners spoke about what it means and what to do about it. In tweets, interviews, one article in the Aftonbladet tabloid and a second one in Svenska Dagbladet newspaper, Swe
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/manners-how-best-respond-sweden-democrats-swexit-gamble - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are delighted to inform you that the Lumid programme received a total of 1,220 student applications for the coming year, which constitutes an approximately 50 per cent increase from last year. As usual, only 40 students will be admitted to the programme. The LUMID programme (a two-year interdisciplinary master prog
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lumid-high-demand - 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.becc.lu.se/article/flowers-benefit-both-bees-and-biodiversity - 2026-07-21
Foreign ministers are prominent actors in foreign affairs, often second only to heads of government in their influence. Yet, despite the growing awareness of the importance of key actors in the study of international relations, foreign ministers remain understudied. In a recently published book, Bäck and colleagues present an original dataset on the background of foreign ministers, spanning thirte
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-book-foreign-ministers-hanna-back-alejandro-quiroz-flores-and-jan-teorell - 2026-07-21
So many lovely tips. 378 nature reserves in Skåne alone. Thank you! The Sustainability Forum has a mission from the Vice-Chancellor: to support the core activities in realising the intentions of the University's sustainability strategy. Jenny Hansson, Communications Officer and project manager at the Sustainability Forum, gives us many, great tips on sustainable and exciting holiday activities in
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/holiday-tips-our-sustainability-forum-travel-sustainably-summer - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This spring students in the Critical & Pedagogical Studies Programme at Malmö Art Academy will present their exam projects towards the completion of a Master of Fine Arts degree. The exam projects will lead to several weeks of diverse activities which will discuss and reflect different critical and pedagogical aspects
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/critical-and-pedagogical-studies-exam-projects-2017 - 2026-07-21
This course introduces students to high-performance array computing in C++ using the Eigen library, a versatile template library for linear algebra, matrices, and vectors. Participants will learn to leverage Eigen's expressive syntax and optimized computations for efficient numerical operations. The course covers fundamental concepts such as matrix operations, vector manipulations, and array broad
https://www.lunarc.lu.se/article/array-computing-c-using-eigen-5-march-2026 - 2026-07-21
The first offers for the first autumn application has been sent. Login to your housing account to see if you have received an offer. The deadline to respond is Sunday, 25 May. Yesterday we have sent out offers for our available housing. All applicants who have received an offer will have received an e-mail informing them that they have received an offer and are urged to log in to their housing acc
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/first-autumn-application-offers-sent - 2026-07-21
Stockholm+50 takes place June 2-3, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the UN Environmental Programme. The ambition is to commemorate the jubilee and 50 years of global environmental action but also to step up the pace of the transition to a more sustainable future. One paper, written together with researchers at KTH in Stockholm, is titled “Making governance better for fair and sustainable consum
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/carl-dalhammar-contributes-background-reports-stockholm50-conference - 2026-07-21
Lund University and the Department of Geology at the Science faculty now offers two days of field method demonstration and an afternoon of lectures about FLUTe-liner technology methods, in cooperation with the G360 group at University of Guelph open to consultants, authorities, entrepreneurs and others who might be interested. 1st field demonstration will focus on Multi Level Systems (MLS) includ
Every year, the world adds more renewable energy production capacity than the year before. But, looking historically, is this growth enough to achieve our climate targets? According to a recent publication in ‘Nature Energy’, the short answer is “no” – to meet the climate goals requires decades of growth in renewables at rates higher than those observed historically in most countries. In this epis
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-renewable-energy-adoption - 2026-07-21
Sami Al-Daghistani has won the Islamic Economics Research Award for 2024 by ILKE Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, for his work on Islamic economics and ethics, and his book The Making of Islamic Economic Thought (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021) has won a prestigious award in Islamic Studies and was also nominated for another European award. Congratulations Sami! Awards Research Award Sami
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/awards-sami-al-daghistani - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. EASAC has issued a new report on the multifunctional role of forests. Among other things, the report debunks the idea about the climate neutrality of bioenergy. EASAC - European Academies 'Science Advisory Council - has published a new report dealing with the multifunctional role of forests, focusing on biodiversity a
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-report-easac - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TROJAN HORSES OPENING THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2019, 5 – 8 PM RUNS THROUGH 24 MARCH 2019 Anna Bohman Gallery is pleased to present Hertha Hanson's fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Hanson has formed a personal and very distinct visual language. As the Trojan Horse, the paintings contain more than one can see at first
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-hertha-hanson - 2026-07-21
The 7th joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) is held 21-23 August 2023. It is organized by Uppsala University and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev). The thematic focus for the conference is Co-creation for transition towards a sustainable society. The conference will be held on-site from the 21st of August 12.00 am until the 23rd of August 13.00 pm (CEST) in Uppsa
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/call-papers-nordev2023-uppsala-21-23-august-2023 - 2026-07-21
The world is facing several crises in terms of water quality, quantity, and safety. Policy measures to date focus on a 'business as usual' approach that prioritises economic and/or green growth. But measures that prioritize growth largely fail. A group of some of the world's most prominent water scientists highlights the crucial role that policy capture has played. They call for measures that are
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jesper-svensson-et-al-beyond-growth-response-worlds-water-crises - 2026-07-21
