Published 15 May 2023 Photo: Johan Persson Deeper relationships with colleagues we were already close with, while others drifted further away. During the pandemic, spontaneous meetings decreased, and we created social filter bubbles. This is shown by a study from Lund University in Sweden that investigated how we managed our work relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, man

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubbles - 2025-04-13

Published 22 May 2023 Photo: MICHAEL ROSSKOTHEN/MostPhotos Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person’s visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, published in Science Advances, suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 m

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dinosaurs-were-first-take-perspectives-others - 2025-04-13

Published 22 May 2023 Using samples from all across Europe, the researchers were able to show that microorganisms in soil can adapt to changes in temperature (Photo: Carla Cruz Paredes) A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil. In the study, researchers collected soil samp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/microorganisms-climate-adaptation-can-slow-down-global-warming - 2025-04-13

Published 24 May 2023 Photo: Pixaby With the market for fossil fuels in decline, the oil industry is investing heavily in the chemical and plastics industry instead. The strategy seems to be working: the plastics industry is growing faster than the global economy. Multibillion-dollar subsidies from states and publicly funded banks, combined with weak legislation, are reasons behind the rapid growt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/us-europe-subsidize-rapidly-expanding-petrochemical-industry - 2025-04-13

Published 29 May 2023 A Weevil (Photo: Pixabay) Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Insects are crucial for biodiversity and among the most successful species on the plan

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-04-13

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 30 May 2023 Clay is one of the oldest materials used by humans, and pottery shards have been found that are almost 16 000 years old. Photo: iStockphoto. Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2025-04-13

By ellen [dot] alberstdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdottir) - published 30 May 2023 To cope with "fast fashion" innovation and creative skills are needed. Photo: Nick de Partee/Unsplash Partners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-04-13

Published 1 June 2023 Participants on the course “Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development” listen to Mats Benner, dean of the School of Economics and Management. Photo: Kennet Ruona The African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2025-04-13

Published 12 June 2023 Isabel Goncalves, Jiangming Sun, and Andreas Edsfeldt studying two atherosclerotic plaques (Photo: Petra Olsson) A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzym

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2025-04-13

Published 14 June 2023 Photo: Pixabay Great tits in urban environments have lower levels of stress hormone than those living in woodland habitats. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Certain animals are able to adjust well to environments that have been created or altered by human activity. We live in an age in which urbanisation is proceeding at an ever-faster rate, some

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-less-stressed-their-countryside-cousins - 2025-04-13

Published 15 June 2023 Amongst those 65 and over, as many as one in three suffer from the disease, with the most common symptoms being pain in the knees, hips, hands and feet. Photo: iStockphoto The number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasing - 2025-04-13

Published 15 June 2023 English celebrations after Beth Mead made it 1-0 in the 2022 European Championship semi-final between England and Sweden. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT With a month to go until the Football World Cup, we ask: how do you build a winning team? Having a coach who has done their emotional homework and is good at establishing psychological security is important. Clearly defined roles and a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2025-04-13

Published 19 June 2023 The inside of a water pipe (Photo: Krisjtan Pullerits) In a unique study carried out in drinking water pipes in Sweden, researchers from Lund University and the local water company tested what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water. The result? An increase in bacteria, of course, but after a while something surprising happened: a harmless predatory bacteria

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/predatory-bacteria-provide-hope-chlorine-free-drinking-water - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 20 september 2024 Barbara Magalhães Teixeira under sin disputation med opponent professor Jan Selby, University of Leeds. Barbara Magalhães Teixeira har framgångsrikt försvarat sin avhandling med titeln: "The Nature of Peace and the Continuum of Violence in Environmental Conflicts" (Bidragets översatta titel : Fredens Natur och Våldets Skepnader i Miljökonflikter). Gratulerar! Sammanfat

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/barbara-magalhaes-teixeira-har-framgangsrikt-forsvarat-sin-avhandling - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 26 september 2024 Isabel Bramsen har publicerat ett nytt kapitel om känslornas och den emotionella energins roll i konflikter, förtryck och våld i The Oxford Handbook of Emotions in International Relations. AbstraktKänslor spelar en viktig roll i att forma mänsklig interaktion, inte minst i samband med konflikter och våld. Detta kapitel fördjupar sig i det intrikata samspelet mellan emo

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/bramsen-om-kanslornas-och-den-emotionella-energins-roll-i-konflikter-fortryck-och-vald - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 30 september 2024 Professor Annika Björkdahl, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Lunds universitet. Boken Peace and the Politics of Memory, Manchester University Press, samförfattad med Johanna Mannergren, Susanne Buckley-Zistel, Stefanie Kappler and Timothy Williams ger nya insikter om hur minnespolitiken påverkar fred i samhällen präglade av ett våldsamt förflutet. Genom att utveckla e

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/ny-bok-av-annika-bjorkdahl-m-fl-peace-and-politics-memory - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 4 oktober 2024 Gästande statsvetare från University of Denver diskuterar det kommande amerikanska valet med studenter i en fylld hörsal på Eden modererat av professor Jonathan Polk. På torsdagen fylldes Edens hörsal av studenter när Statsvetenskapliga institutionen gästades av forskare från University of Denver för att analysera och diskutera det politiska läget inför kommande val i USA

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/fullt-hus-nar-gastande-statsvetare-fran-denver-diskuterade-det-kommande-amerikanska-valet - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 11 oktober 2024 Gästföreläsning med Jason Diakité för freds- och konfliktstudenter i Edens hörsal. Lysande gästföreläsning med Jason Diakité för freds- och konfliktstudenter och ett insiktsfullt och tankeväckande forskningsseminarium med Jason och Madubuko Diakité om populärkultur, rasism, världsfred, demokrati, aktörskap, mellanrum och att ”medborga”. Tack! Jason Diakité och Madubuko D

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/jason-diakite-lu-hedersdoktor-och-madubuko-diakite-lu-raoul-wallenberg-institutet-besokte-eden-och - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 17 oktober 2024 Detta kapitel belyser det internationella samfundets misslyckade diplomati i det syriska inbördeskriget. Det analyserar hur de folkliga protesterna brutalt slogs ned av Bashar al-Assads regerings militära styrkor, vilket utlöste ett ”nytt krig” där flera av aktörerna haft mer att vinna på krig än på fred.  Flera diplomatiska interventioner och försök gjordes av regionala

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/karin-aggestam-och-tim-dunne-om-misslyckad-diplomati-i-syrien - 2025-04-13

Publicerad 25 oktober 2024 Hej Ian Manners! Lunds universitet har nyligen engagerat sig i en studentcentrerad utbildning för att förbättra kvaliteten i lärande och undervisning på campus. Kan du berätta mer om motivationen bakom detta fokus? –Visst! Lunds universitet strävar efter att skapa en lärandemiljö där studenterna står i centrum för utbildningsprocessen, och en viktig del av det är impleme

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/professor-ian-manners-om-aktivt-larande-i-samhallsvetenskap - 2025-04-13