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Ten years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead. What has been the biggest success of the Paris Agreement so far?I would say the biggest success is that the UN has succeeded in keeping its central role in global cl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacks - 2026-05-19

The income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study conducted by researchers at Lund University, Sweden. The results run counter to the assumption that growing up in the countryside automatically increases our connection to nature, and yet the study also shows that na

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/socioeconomics-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-live - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Recent research shows that mild infections without symptoms of illness can still lead to serious consequences by reducing the lifespan of the infected individuals. The study at Lund University in Sweden has been carried out on malaria-infected migratory birds. The infection is thought to speed up the ageing process by

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hidden-infection-shortens-life - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Five seconds is enough to assess the status of a hockey player’s groin. For the first time, a simple field test, called the five-second squeeze test, has been used on icehockey players to see if it can indicate current hip/groin function and hip muscle strength. According to the new study from Lund University in Swede

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/groin-and-hips-hockey-players-examined-five-second-test - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When it comes to economic and financial decision-making, do you know what is best for you? Or is it wise to delegate decisions to someone else? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and other institutions have demonstrated that letting someone else be in charge of your personal finances can help you avoid costly mi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-someone-else-should-make-your-financial-decisions - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the current extraordinary situation, voluntary initiatives and ideas have taken off at Lund University, at several different faculties. Everyone is helping where they can. In times of significant pressures on society, many people want to contribute to ensure the functioning of healthcare and education.  When it bec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/maths-tutoring-visors-and-disinfection-volunteer-initiatives-continue-lund-university - 2026-05-19

A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk group, so forms of treatment were modified. Now a group of physicians at Lund University want to evaluate how these new forms of treatment were experienced by the patients themselve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2026-05-19

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology ear

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-19

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 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are testing a treatment for type 2 diabetes which targets the disease mechanism itself - and not just the symptoms. For the first time, knowledge about the individual patient’s genetic risk profile is being used. The treatment completely restores the capacity to secrete insulin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/personalised-treatment-stress-related-diabetes - 2026-05-19

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, 4MOST – the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope – collects spectra, that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-05-19

By reprogramming tumour cells to become the body’s defenders, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues hope to improve current cancer treatments. Right now, some of the immune system’s most important players, the dendritic cells, are patrolling your body in search of foreign substances. If they find something suspicious, they break it down into smaller pieces, called antigens, which are presented to the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reprogramming-cancer-cells-immune-defenders - 2026-05-19

Within the framework of an international study, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital have started treating patients with hemophilia with gene therapy, something that began in January this year. The hope is that the new treatment will significantly simplify everyday life for those with severe hemophilia. Hemophilia is a genetic disease where the body does not produce one of the clotting fa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hemophilia-being-treated-gene-therapy - 2026-05-19

Four researchers from Lund University in Sweden have received an ERC Starting Grant. The researchers and their respective fields are Filip Lenrick (industrial production), Colin Olito (evolutionary ecology), Milda Pucetaite (microbiological ecology) and Daria Davitti, (international law). The last-named is the first researcher at a department of law in Sweden to receive an ERC Grant. The ERC Start

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grants - 2026-05-19

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 communicative team can also increase the chances of winning gold, argues Simon Granér, researcher in sports psychology and team performance. The 2022 European Champ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2026-05-19

Does negotiating Sweden's NATO membership mean that the government is prepared to tinker with basic human rights and values? According to two political scientists, there is a risk of this happening. In the summer of 2022, Turkey, Sweden and Finland proposed an agreement that would see Turkey's NATO applications approved. The agreement was signed at a NATO meeting in Madrid. Although Turkey suspend

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-must-stand-turkey-conflict-over-values - 2026-05-19

This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there is one problem: bumblebee nests are very difficult to find. Now she hopes to be able to train Ylle the dog to help her. Sofia Blomqvist’s objective is to repeat a previously criticized scientific

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2026-05-19

Where, how often, and how much it is going to rain or snow in the future is difficult to predict. Anders Ahlström studies the importance of precipitation for ecosystems on Earth – and contributes with new knowledge in a complex and fraught area. Across the world, researchers are in agreement on future warming patterns. However, future precipitation is more difficult to predict, and climate models

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/importance-precipitation-ecosystems-earth - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nocturnal animals can use the stars and the Milky Way to find their way during the darkest hours. While animal navigation is studied all over the world, some of the leading researchers are based at Lund University in Sweden. In a recent article they sum up the research so far and give their thoughts on challenges to c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/starry-sky-shows-nocturnal-animals-way - 2026-05-19

Social media provides a new environment that makes it possible to carefully edit the image you want to project of yourself. A study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that many people are prepared to pay to ”filter out” unfavorable information. Economists Håkan Holm and Margaret Samahita have investigated how we curate our social image on the web using game theory. Previous studies have been

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/people-are-willing-pay-curate-their-online-social-image - 2026-05-19