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A new interactive guide identifies the most effective actions you can take for the climate. The interest has been so great that the server hosting the guide crashed temporarily. In 2017, Kimberly Nicholas, professor of sustainability studies at Lund University, attracted considerable international attention with a research study that listed the four lifestyle choices that most effectively reduce a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-guide-making-biggest-climate-difference - 2026-01-10

Electrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive form of brain tumour among adults. Even with intensive treatment, the average survival period is 15 months. The tumour has a high genetic variation

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatment - 2026-01-10

The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. Different forms of metals are in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling - 2026-01-10

Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or even disgust, toward nature. The phenomenon, called biophobia, is now highlighted in a new study from Lund University. “Research has long assumed that people fundamentally feel positive emotions towa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-loving - 2026-01-10

Climate solutions exist – so why isn’t more happening? On 9 December, researchers from University of Cambridge and Lund University will gather in Lund and online to try to find answers to how we can accelerate the climate transition. The UN climate panel is clear: human activity is already affecting extreme weather, ecosystems, our health, and livelihoods worldwide. At the same time, there are a r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutions - 2026-01-10

The evolution of eyesight, how not to disrupt animal flight, and immunotherapies in cancer treatment. Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson, along with medical researcher Paul Bourgine, have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to further study these topics. Michael Bok, researcher, Lund Vision Group:Can you describe your research?I study the evolution of eyes and visual system

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-university-researchers-awarded-major-eu-grant - 2026-01-10

A rare discovery of the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been made at the Lund University Library in Sweden. The book had seemingly been hiding in plain sight for over 100 years, and was only discovered when over 800,000 library catalog cards were digitised. ”This is the sort of information that disappears through the centuries, but is now able to be d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rare-copy-copernicus-book-found-lund-university - 2026-01-10

When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their presence affects wild bumblebees. An Irish-Swedish research team has shown in a new study that wild bumblebees change their behaviour and are smaller in size when the number of beehives increases. The rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honeybees-crowd-out-bumblebees-even-flower-rich-heathlands - 2026-01-10

A fingerprint has been found in the tars used to build the oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia, which provides a direct link to the seaborne raiders who used the boat over 2,000 years ago. By analysing the tar itself, Lund University researchers are closer to solving the long-standing mystery of where the attackers in the boat came from. In the 4th century BC, an armada of boats attacked

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fingerprint-ancient-seafarer-found-scandinavias-oldest-plank-boat - 2026-01-10

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the birds’ journeys in detail. It turns out that they may have a more complex genetic migration programme than researchers have previously been able to show. “We can now follow a bird’s location through

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-technology-reveals-migratory-birds-stunning-precision-flight - 2026-01-10

A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. This has been shown in a large international multicentre study led by researchers at Lund University that has been published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Worldwide, around four million people each year suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. “This will transform c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-reveals-prognosis-after-cardiac-arrest - 2026-01-10

Given the current warming climate, many of us have wondered if snow around Christmas time is slowly becoming a thing of the past. We asked Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS Carbon Portal at Lund University, what Europeans can expect going forward. Only one thing seems certain: the weather will change in unpredictable ways, with more extreme weather likely. Around what time will Europeans experi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/can-europeans-still-dream-about-white-christmas - 2026-01-10

Through the years, most gender norms have been challenged or changed in modern society. Yet each Christmas, a strikingly similar image of Santa Claus appears in the media and in our homes. What is is about Santa Claus that makes him immune to the criticism that other male patriarchal figures have endured? ”A lot of Swedish parents these days are very gender aware and progressive. This hasn’t seeme

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-accept-santas-traditional-masculinity - 2026-01-10

Urbanisation and a warmer climate means that more people want to swim in canals, harbours, and urban beaches. However, this means that they may swimming close to where treated wastewater and stormwater are discharged – including bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that might make people sick. A new method tested in Sweden by Lund University, can provide both faster and more complete answers on

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/contaminated-bathing-water-easier-detect - 2026-01-10

The institution of the university as we know it today emerged during the Middle Ages and has survived shifts in forms of government and economic systems, wars and periods of unrest. But how sustainable is the university system? Professor of History Johan Östling foresees great changes to come, and underlines the need for universities to protect their autonomy while they can. In today’s democracies

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/university-thousand-year-old-institution-must-defend-its-freedom - 2026-01-10

A decisive, visionary leader with the ability to safeguard academic freedom. These are some of the requirements when Lund University recruits the University’s 163rd Vice-Chancellor. Fourteen points. That is the length of the list of qualifications and abilities sought when Lund University searches for a new Vice-Chancellor. The fact that the person specification has now been finalised means that t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-requirements-when-recruiting-vice-chancellor - 2026-01-10

More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire. As many as half of the teenage girls in the study published in PLOS On

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heavy-menstruation-common-among-teenage-girls-questionnaire-reveals-risk-iron-deficiency - 2026-01-10

Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can persist long after cancer treatment has finished. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that patients with a low level of physical activity face a higher risk of developing lymphedema. They have also noted that a lymph scanner objectively measures changes in the condition – a method

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-reduce-risk-lymphedema - 2026-01-10

Eating cheese and cream with a high fat content may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. This is shown by a new large-scale study from Lund University. The researchers analysed the dietary habits of more than 27,000 people and linked these to the occurrence of dementia over a follow-up period of up to 25 years. The debate about low-fat diets has long shaped our health advice and influ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/full-fat-cheese-linked-lower-risk-dementia - 2026-01-10

Ultrashort laser pulses - that are shorter than a millionth of a millionth of a second -have transformed fundamental science, engineering and medicine. Despite this, their ultrashort duration has made them elusive and difficult to measure. About ten years ago, researchers from Lund University and Porto University introduced a tool for measuring pulse duration of ultrafast lasers. The same team has

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/elegant-solution-measuring-ultrashort-laser-pulses-discovered - 2026-01-10