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Wildfires and deforestation are spreading in the wake of an expanding cattle industry in the Amazon rainforest. Now, Jesica López is being recognised for her research, which has brought together politicians, landowners, farmers and Indigenous communities in an effort to halt this development. "We must understand that the Amazon is an ecosystem every human being on the planet depends on," she says.

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/jesica-lopez-honoured-her-fight-future-amazon - 2025-10-09

Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings and poor sleep. Many women are adversely affected by menopause. According to a 2021 study published by the Swedish National Board o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2025-10-10

Finding housing is a major challenge for students in university towns like Lund, where demand far exceeds supply. Long queue systems, high rents, and limited options force many to commute or move frequently — disrupting their studies and daily life. Negar Khaliliaraghi, shows in her research, a clear causal link between student housing and academic performance. Finding accommodation is often one o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/housing-chance-academic-impacts-lottery-based-access-student-accommodation - 2025-10-09

With Varvsstaden out of the picture, the University of Chicago’s establishment and investment in one of the US megacity’s most vulnerable areas, South Side, serve as the blueprint for the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts’ future co-location. “Imagine creating a campus area in Heleneholm where the Malmö Academy of Music is already located. It would be something completely new in Scandinavia, and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculty-fine-and-performing-arts-mulls-co-location-heleneholm - 2025-10-10

Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings and poor sleep. Many women are adversely affected by menopause. According to a 2021 study published by the Swedish National Board o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2025-10-10

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cyberattack-targeting-lund-universitys-system-supplier-miljodata - 2025-10-10

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/call-proposals-targeting-strategic-research-areas-sras-seed-funding-emerging-research-topics - 2025-10-09

In December last year (2023), the project group for Lund University's Science Village establishment (Stage 2) presented a comprehensive premises programme for Scenario 5, developed in collaboration with White arkitekter. This programme is a detailed description of the premises and functions needed to ensure efficient operations in the future. It marks the first, but very important, step towards th

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/premises-programme-and-next-steps-science-village-establishment-stage-2 - 2025-10-09

Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have played a central role in work with the Gaia space telescope. A new research project from the Gaia group in Lund has now been selected as one of two top candidates for the European Space Agency’s prestigious Voyage 2050 initiative. Since Gaia was launched in 2013, the telescope has provided us with completely new knowledge about the Milky Way. In total,

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-university-plays-key-role-new-prestigious-project-map-galaxy - 2025-10-09

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/celebrating-decade-discovery-wcmm-lund-marks-10-years-translational-excellence - 2025-10-09

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tabita-rosendal-was-interviewed-about-chinas-involvement-panama-canal - 2025-10-09

Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) will join a new IMI project - SOPHIA - which will contribute to a more patient-centric and equitable narrative around obesity and its multiple impacts on individuals from both a social and medical perspective. The project will provide evidence-based classification of predictors for obesity complications and response to obesity treatment. Obesity is a chronic

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/sophia-aims-improve-obesity-treatment-and-change-narrative-around-obesity - 2025-10-09

SAGA Diagnostics, a portfolio company of LU Ventures, has the potential to transform cancer care by detecting cancer recurrence early with unparalleled sensitivity. Founded in 2016 from research in Lund, their groundbreaking test is now available in the U.S. From Lab to Life: The Research Behind SAGA's BreakthroughThere's a significant need for improved biomarkers to diagnose cancer, select the be

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/transforming-cancer-care-saga-diagnostics-test-now-launched-us - 2025-10-09

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2025-10-09

To further strengthen its strategic profile area Nature-based Future Solutions, Lund University is now announcing a new position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, a position that will be based at the newly formed Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The investment supports cutting-edge research to help tackle environmental and societal challenges. Nature-based Solut

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/strategic-investment-sustainable-development-and-nature-based-solutions-lund-university-recruits-new - 2025-10-09

Lund University Diabetes Centre will be part of a new project aiming to contribute to a more patient-centric and equitable narrative around obesity. It will look at multiple impacts on individuals from both a social and medical perspective. The project will provide evidence-based classification of predictors for obesity complications and response to obesity treatment. Obesity is a chronic disease,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-participate-international-obesity-research-project - 2025-10-09

Gender studies is not something to engage in. This is a common statement in eastern Europe, where there is major resistance and study programmes are under constant threat of closure. Now the Department of Sociology and the Department of Gender Studies in Lund are joining forces to support colleagues and programmes in the region. Particular focus is being placed on war-torn Ukraine. “It’s not just

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/supporting-controversial-studies-eastern-europe - 2025-10-10

Lund University has every chance of reversing the negative trend in its ranking, argues Daniel J. Guhr, who has previously been hired as a consultant on this issue. Three factors, all related to research, are of particular significance for LU, according to Daniel J. Guhr: publications, citations and reputation. This is where the University should put its focus in order to continue being ranked as

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/possible-reverse-negative-ranking-trend - 2025-10-10

Träning, om än i små doser, förändrar uttrycket av vårt medfödda DNA. Ny forskning från Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum kan för första gången beskriva vad som händer epigenetiskt i fettcellerna vid fysisk aktivitet. I kroppens celler finns vår arvsmassa, DNA, som innehåller gener. Generna ärver vi och de kan inte ändras. På generna sitter så kallade metylgrupper som påverkar vilket uttryck gene

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-om-epigenetiska-forandringar-i-fettceller-vid-traning - 2025-10-09

Den 11 och 12 december fattade styrelsen för naturvetenskapliga fakulteten och styrelsen för Lunds tekniska högskola (LTH) ett beslut om verksamheternas etablering i Science Village, och nästa steg i arbetet.Det beslut som båda fakultetsstyrelserna enades om bygger på förslag från verksamhetsstyrgruppen (VSG) och projektgruppen för Science Village Etapp 2. Beslutet innehåller tre huvudsakliga punk

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/styrelsebeslut-om-nasta-steg-universitetets-etablering-i-science-village - 2025-10-09