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A team of former Lund University students have developed a smart plant wall, that can be monitored via an app and therefore minimizes the amount of maintenance needed. The smart wall measures things like indoor temperature, humidity and water levels to make sure the plants are thriving - and therefore improving the indoor environment. Erik Wilson, a Lund University Master’s student at the time, wa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-lund-university-students-develop-smart-living-plant-wall - 2025-11-17

Currently, it can take weeks and even months to produce results on how the future climate could affect agriculture. Now, researchers at Lund University are looking to change this and have produced simplified models, so-called emulators, to make it simpler – and above all, faster – to link vegetation, finance and climate models. In their project, Stefan Olin, researcher at the Department of Physica

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-much-land-do-we-need-produce-enough-food-bioenergy-and-forest-new-digital-technology-provides - 2025-11-17

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed a correlation between certain proteins and dementia sufferers’ tendency to commit criminal acts. “This study is unique in that we studied deceased patients, something that means we are 100 per cent sure of th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/abnormal-proteins-correlate-criminal-behaviour-dementia - 2025-11-17

Congratulations to Salma Kikhia, a student at the Master’s programme in Public Health at Lund University, who will be awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute in May. Salma Kikhia, from Syria, is one of 26 international students in Sweden that will be awarded the prestigious title of Global Swede 2019 at a ceremony on 21 May.Maria Björkqvist, vice dean at the Faculty o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-named-global-swede-2019 - 2025-11-17

A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analysed neurofilament light protein (NFL) in blood samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Recently published in JAMA Neurology, the study suggests that the NFL concentration in the blood could be able to indicate if a drug actually affects the loss of ner

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-evidence-blood-tests-can-detect-risk-alzheimers - 2025-11-17

Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological fossils and heavy metal music. Researching microscopic fossils and attempting to reconstruct several hundred million-year-old ecosystems is Mats E. Eriksson’s day job as a professor of geology at Lund University in Sweden. In his spare time, however, h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/geology-professor-releases-new-book-about-heavy-metal - 2025-11-17

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund University have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms control the activity of different genes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-11-17

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms (see fact box) cont

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes-review - 2025-11-17

We usually associate ageing with a shrinking life span, sickness and death. The difficulty of imagining ourselves as old means that we go to great lengths to avoid planning for later life. Yet researchers argue that we have everything to gain by looking at life as a journey where preparations for the future provide opportunities for living a full life – until it really is over. We are all aware th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-time-new-approach-ageing - 2025-11-18

Through molecular studies of knee tissue and advanced synchrotron radiation imaging techniques, researchers hope to gain new insights into the early development of osteoarthritis. The hope is to pave the way for new treatments. For almost five years, researchers in Lund have been collecting knee tissue from over 700 people in a biobank. With the support of the Skåne University Hospital Tissue Bank

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobank - 2025-11-18

When Spain assumes the presidency of the European Union in July, cultural and creative industries will emerge as one of its top priorities. Building on this momentum, ekip, the European Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform, coordinated by Lund University and supported by the European Commission, will be unveiled in Barcelona. Ekip, a consortium of 17 partners comprising univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-leads-new-initiative-europes-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-11-18

Despite a widespread and outdated view of older people, and an abundance of stereotypes, awareness of what is known as ageism is limited. A new short guide gives tips for how you can use your communication to counter discrimination against older people. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) have been highlighting ageism for almost 20 years. Put simply, ageism can be descr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/6-ways-combat-ageism - 2025-11-18

Lund University has been ranked 85th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has published university rankings annually since 2004 and the ranking is done in collaboration with Elsevier. On 27 June, QS published its latest list (Ranking 2024) in which 2,963 institutions were evaluated and 1,503 universities were ranked. Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-qs-world-university-ranking - 2025-11-18

Researchers led by Lund University in Sweden have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded patients treated in hospitals. The results, which were recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, reveal that many of the patients were affected by bacteria that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance. “I am quite thick-ski

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alarming-antibiotic-resistance-discovered-war-torn-ukraine - 2025-11-18

Different species of migrating bird have different genetically programmed procedures that signal when it is time to head off and when it is time to return. It may have to do with factors such as daylight, temperature, weather and the Earth’s magnetic field. These migration programmes have been studied before, but new technology and computational capacity make it possible to process large amounts o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-improving-understanding-migratory-birds-internal-clock-map-and-compass - 2025-11-18

Transistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors. With standard transistors approaching the limit for how small they can be, having more functions on the same number of units becomes increasingly important in enabling the development of small, energy-efficient circuits for improved memory and more powerful computers. Researchers at Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2025-11-18

Gaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm. The method has previously been introduced for adults, and a study led by researchers from Lund University has now explored whether the method could also be used for children and young people. The results are published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Most children and young people

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brief-admissions-self-referral-can-help-adolescents-self-harming-or-suicidal-behaviour - 2025-11-18

An international group of researchers has been studying a group of microorganisms called Asgard archaea for several years. According to the research, these unique organisms are the origin of all complex life forms that we see around us today. The first life forms that evolved on Earth were called prokaryotes – a group of single-celled organisms that include bacteria. However, between two and three

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/were-all-asgardians-mysterious-microorganisms-unveiled-key-origin-complex-life - 2025-11-18

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow’s climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint. Termite mounds have a sophisticated ventilation system that e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-friendly-air-conditioning-inspired-termites - 2025-11-18

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2025-11-18