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This year's recipient of the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research maps out mechanisms in the adipose tissue, which has increased the understanding of why some people with obesity develop type 2 diabetes. Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at University of Gothenburg is spurred to find new answers when observations in the lab do not agree with the general view. Justification for awarding"I

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ingrid-wernstedt-asterholm-receives-leif-c-groop-award-research-adipose-tissue - 2026-06-11

(By natascha [dot] kljun [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Natascha Kljun and Julia Kelly) - published 6 August 2024)Even in Earth’s high northern-latitude forest, climate change is predicted to make wildfires more frequent and severe.Earth’s far north hosts the boreal forest, a vast green belt that stretches from North America to Siberia. The boreal forest is one of the world’s largest CO₂ sinks. Over

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/forests-destroyed-wildfires-emit-carbon-long-after-flames-die - 2026-06-11

When the Swedish Research Council announced funding for so-called "centres of excellence" almost three years ago, a total of 15 new initiatives were approved across Sweden. Only one of them was awarded to Lund: COMMONS – Commonalities in biomembrane and biomolecular interactions.A year has now passed since COMMONS was inaugurated with a ceremony at the Department of Chemistry. What has happened si

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/commons-centre-excellence-focus-common-ground - 2026-06-11

When Charlotta Turner, Vice-Dean for for first and second cycle education, mentioned that a PhD student from the University of Porto was currently at the Faculty of Science through the EUGLOH collaboration and that she might even be the first to come to Lund University through the network my curiosity was instantly sparked.Despite her busy schedule and persistent rain, I had the chance to meet And

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/first-eugloh-phd-student-arrives-faculty-science - 2026-06-11

It is a catalyst that will modernise the Faculty of Science, both at Brunnshög and Sölvegatan. Dean Sven Lidin may have become “nearsighted, flabby and middle-aged” during his ten years in symbiosis with Science Village, but his future visions are more vital than ever. It is one of those pale September mornings when there is one online meeting after another. But a few minutes after 11:00, the dean

https://www.science.lu.se/article/facultys-journey-towards-science-village-brunnshog - 2026-06-11

What were the results of the Turkish elections? On May 14, over 50 million people went to polls to cast their vote for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. There were four presidential candidates on the ballot papers, but due to the withdrawal of one candidate, the race took place between the current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (leader of the social democr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-turkish-elections - 2026-06-11

Christmas music is more than background noise to the hustle and bustle. From Mariah Carey’s Christmas cracker ‘All I Want For Christmas’ to Wham’s lost love in ‘Last Christmas’, each song tells its own story of why it belongs to the festive season. “The power of Christmas music lies in its ability to put us in touch with our emotions, from celebration to reflection. Although we may not feel that w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-mariah-carey-and-wham-became-christmas-icons - 2026-06-11

Her diary is full for the rest of the year, and new invitations to events around the globe pour in every day. Receiving the Nobel Prize does not just mean a gala dinner with the King, it also means a different everyday life. “It almost feels like I’ve got a new job,” says Anne L’Huillier. In Anne L’Huillier’s office in the A building at the Department of Physics there is a majestic plant with gree

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-having-new-job - 2026-06-12

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are inv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/assessing-40-years-reform-and-opening-china-conference - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Off the coast at Haväng, forests several thousands of years old are hidden below the sea. When researchers dive down to examine the well-preserved tree-trunks, they are literally diving deep into human history. Arne Sjöström gets ready for another sea dive. The morning sun is glittering on the calm surface of the Balt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studying-stone-age-forest-under-sea - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/nicholas-loubere-china-today-40-years-after-reform-and-opening - 2026-06-11

Despite the pandemic, the mood is good among those working with international students. Richard Stenelo and Louise Corrigan think it is fantastic that so many of them have managed to arrive in Lund. “They have defied obstacles such as closed airports and vacated embassies. The most creative students seem to have made it here – and these are exactly the type of students we want”, they observe. Ther

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-students-managed-arrive-lund - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one?A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want to live, where comp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-key-smart-sustainable-cities-future - 2026-06-11

Two-year-old Arvid will soon undergo his third heart operation. This time, the procedure will be safer and quicker, due to a new simulation method that researchers have developed for children with heart disease. It is Monday afternoon in Ward 67 at Skåne University Hospital and in one of the rooms, two-year-old Arvid is having his heart checked. A cartoon is playing on the TV above the hospital be

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tragic-loss-led-research-project - 2026-06-12

On 24-25 November, the BECC Annual Meeting 2014 was held in Halmstad. The meeting focused on the future possibilities of research within BECC and what is to come. For those of you who could not join the meeting - and those of you who would like to see a particularly interesting presentation again - we have collected the presentations from the meeting here. The fifth annual meeting for BECC was hel

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/report-presentations-becc-annual-meeting-2014 - 2026-06-11

LUSEM has climbed to an even higher position in the Financial Times annual ranking of the world's best master's programmes in Finance and has thereby once again strengthened its position as an attractive school for studies in finance. Today (12 June 2023) the results of the latest FT Masters in Finance ranking are official and LUSEM has climbed 3 steps from #39 (2022) to #36. This year’s ranking i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-climbs-again-ft-masters-finance-ranking - 2026-06-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Patients with diabetes or Parkinson’s disease can be cured with stem cells at a clinic in China. Multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy are treated at a stem cell clinic in Mexico, and in Thailand, the deadly disease ALS can be cured with stem cells... at least according to advertising from these and other clin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hyped-hope-shady-stem-cell-clinics-take-advantage-desperate-patients - 2026-06-11

Victoria Gierok, currently a lecturer at the History Faculty at the University of Oxford, has been admitted to the Pro Futura programme funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. In connection with the grant, she has been appointed at the Department of Economic History at the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). Why do some states thrive while others struggle?Why do some countries

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/research-grant-study-how-modern-states-emerged - 2026-06-12

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The knife rack has replaced the bookshelf as a symbol of cultural capital. However, following decades of lifestyle eating, cooking shows and palate sensations, a new food generation is starting to establish itself. Food ethnologist Håkan Jönsson sees a comeback for ready-made meals and abstemiousness. Food is more tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/food-ethnologist-sees-new-trends-following-decades-lifestyle-eating - 2026-06-11