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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study from Lund University in Sweden has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms. Studies from other countries have previously indicated that these factors may be important in adult obesity. The areas where we live are known to be important for our health. For

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/obesity-not-related-how-close-you-live-fast-food-or-gyms - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Medical and nursing students will now be able to join the fight against the coronavirus. The Faculty of Medicine and Region Skåne have reached an agreement that means students can be employed at hospitals and health care facilities in the region. This will also apply to clinically active staff at the faculty. Initiall

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-students-and-staff-support-health-care-system - 2026-07-13

Emma Kritzberg took the train to a meeting on Mallorca. A journey that took 54 hours and cost double what it would have to fly a couple of hours to the Mediterranean island. Yet, flying was never an option. She has not flown once for work or privately in the last six years, a conscious decision she took to reduce her carbon footprint. Emma Kritzberg, professor at the Department of Biology, stepped

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/54-hours-one-way-join-job-meeting-mallorca - 2026-07-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Animal ecologist and pike researcher Anders Nilsson was the first doctor of the Millennium at Lund University. Now, 13 years later, he has just been appointed Professor of Aquatic Ecology. We caught up with him to find out what had happened since our last meeting, and had a long discussion on careers, creativity and t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/journey-doctor-professor - 2026-07-13

The best of MultiPark 2021 and looking forward to 2022. As 2021 turns towards its end, we can look back on the many positive events we managed to land together this year. In particular, We have awarded salary support for Ph.D. students and young group leaders, which has broadly benefitted our community. We have formed a networking group composed of young researchers (the “Young MultiParkers”) with

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/season-greetings-coordinator - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg represents Lund University all over the world – from Europe to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. She argues that global challenges and dwindling EU funding call for more intense collaborations with a few carefully selected international partners. The internationalisation activities at LU wi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-international-collaboration-strengthens-economy - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join LUCSUS and Lund University in a discussion about the global sustainable development goals.17 global sustainable development goals - set to achieve three things by 2030. To end extreme poverty, inequality and climate change. Raise your voice and be part of the discussion of how we together can create a sustainable

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/raise-your-voice-sustainable-future - 2026-07-13

CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has co-authored the article "The two-state impasse in Israel/Palestine—The EU caught between egalitarian norms and expansionist realpolitik" together with Anders Persson (Linnaeus University), published in the journal Frontiers in Political Science. Abstract In recent years, many academics as well as local actors have started to question the feasibility of a two-state

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/two-state-impasse-israelpalestine-and-eu - 2026-07-13

Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die young, at least in species where parents are not helped by others. However, in some species things are different and parents r

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Leif Groop, professor in diabetes and endocrinology at Lund University Diabetes Centre and consultant at the Endocrinological Department at Skåne University Hospital Malmö, has been elected to the diabetologist of the year by the Swedish Society of Diabetology. - I am of course honored and happy that my work is apprec

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/leif-groop-diabetologist-year-2010 - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On the 16 and 17 of September 2016 Ivanna Read and Tatiana Proskurina, Master students at the International Master programme in Strategic Communication (year 1) had the opportunity to attend the welcome event for the Swedish Institute (SI) Scholars. The Ceremony was held in Stockholm City Conference Center, where arou

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/two-master-students-department-strategic-communication-are-awarded-swedish-institute-scholarship - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An exciting, interesting and well-visited BECC annual meeting went off October 17-18 at Falkenberg Grand Hotel. The program was filled with lessons from the past and implications for the future regarding biodiversity conservation and policy. The meeting ended with perspectives from a climate journalist and his great t

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-yearly-meeting - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die young, at least in species where parents are

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2026-07-13

On February 24th and 25th, the kick-off meeting for the NordicESM project took place in Oslo. The aim of NordicESM is to enhance the collaboration on the field of Earth System modelling within the Nordic Countries. The project therefore involves all Nordic research groups working with the Earth System models NorESM and EC-Earth. Amongst other institutes in Europe, Lund University has an active rol

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/nordicesm-meeting - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.   “If our results are confirmed in further studies, it would

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carbon offsetting is an environmental strategy based on financing climate measures in developing countries to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions in industrialised countries. In recent years, it has become a popular strategy among companies as well as private individuals to reduce their carbon footprint.Tree-plant

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/planting-trees-africa-dubious-environmental-strategy-study - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions: Getting the most out of Urban Living Labs A new trans-European project aims to better define and evaluate the concept of Urban Living Labs. One goal is to understand what can be shared and learned in order to advance urban sustainability transitions.Across Europe, so-cal

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick - 2026-07-13

There is a constant war between bacteria and their viruses, bacteriophages, where both try to outsmart each other. An international study led by Lund University provided an important missing bit to the puzzle of how the bacteria defend themselves against phages. This is an important stepping stone towards developing effective phage-based therapies to be used as an alternative to antibiotics. Bacte

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/war-between-bacteria-and-their-virus - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Today, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of death following a blood transfusion. So far, it has not been treatable, but a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, Rick Kapur, has now discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug cures the disease in mice. For his achievement, he is awarded

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-dangerous-blood-transfusion-related-disease - 2026-07-13

A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum. “If our results are confirmed in further studies, it would be relevant to screen for these resistance mutations already at diagnosis, and the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2026-07-13