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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year, traffic accidents account for more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide. In an effort to reduce this figure, Lund University offers international courses in road safety management for professionals. In August this year, Lund University was privileged to welcome participants from Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, Mala
Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new research model of the early embryonic brain. The aim of the model is to study the very earliest stages of brain to understand how different regions in the brain are formed during embryonic development. With this new insight, researchers hope to be able to produce different types of neural cells for the treatment of neurologica
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-unique-insight-development-human-brain - 2026-05-21
For the first time, an international team of scientists have calculated the total land area that the countries of the world have included in their individual plans for climate action, known as nationally determined contributions. The results show a big divide between the countries' expected land use and the actual potential of land to mitigate climate change. “By totalling the aggregate land area
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-us - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two biology researchers at Lund University have been awarded a prestigious grant worth almost SEK 50 million from the European Research Council. One of the research projects is about the mystery of aging and how the immune system attacks the body’s own cells. The other project will study how small insects are able to
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-erc-advanced-grants-lund-university - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Biologists at Lund University in Sweden have in a recent study shown that the great tit, a common European songbird, has a tremendous capacity for self-control. Up to now, such impulse control has been primarily associated with larger cognitively advanced animals with far larger brains than the great tit. According to
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/great-tit-birds-have-much-impulse-control-chimpanzees - 2026-05-21
The ostrich is genetically wired to adapt to rising or falling temperatures. However, when the temperature fluctuates more often, as it does with climate change, the flightless bird with a 40-gram brain finds it much more difficult. A research team at Lund University has shown that the ostrich is very sensitive to fluctuating temperatures in terms of whether it reproduces. If the temperature rises
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ostriches-can-adapt-heat-or-cold-not-both - 2026-05-21
Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the effect of tiny polystyrene particles on bacteria and fungi. While these nanoplastics reduced both bacterial and fungal growth, the fungus actually managed to "clean up" their surroundings, thereby easing the effect of the plastics. “Plastic waste is a huge global problem. Whether carelessly discarded
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/vacuum-cleaner-effect-fungi-can-hold-nanoplastics-bay - 2026-05-21
A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant. “This could explain why the risk of type 2 diabetes is greater among, for instance, overnight workers or people with sleeping disorders”, says Professor Hindrik Mulder who is responsible for the study. Melatonin is a naturally o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-explain-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-21
The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C. The research, from Lund University in Sweden, is published in Nature Communications. The results show that the females lay up to 40 percent fewer eggs if the temperature has fluctuated in the days before laying eggs. Both male and female production
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2026-05-21
This is the science behind the unimaginably quick attosecond pulses. The method can “photograph” electrons, giving us new insights into the inner life of atoms, and is the discovery that earned Anne L’Huillier this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Electrons move so unbelievably fast that they were long thought to be unobservable. Yet despite the difficulties, many researchers were determined to try
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pulses-light-open-door-microcosm - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recently published paper identifies a new therapeutic target for the treatment of bacterial infections that regulates the immune response. Researchers at Lund University have now found an "off" switch for destructive inflammation in infected kidneys that does not impair the anti-bacterial defense Infections continue
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/possible-substitute-antibiotics-treat-dangerous-infections - 2026-05-21
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 - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered that our drinking water is to a large extent purified by millions of “good bacteria” found in water pipes and purification plants. So far, the knowledge about them has been practically non-existent, but this new research is about to change that. Watch video A
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-our-water-pipes-crawl-millions-bacteria - 2026-05-21
Me time, couple time and more free time in everyday life. Many people wish they had more time – but is there a sustainable approach to time? Historian David Larsson Heidenblad is looking for the answer. In many Swedish homes there is a well-thumbed copy of Bodil Jönsson’s book Ten Thoughts about Time, a book that sold over 600,000 copies 20 years ago. In the book, the author discussed clock time,
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possible - 2026-05-21
With improved rankings for 14 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Lund University is ranked 16th in the world for geography, 38th for archaeology, 43rd for development studies and 44th for environmental sciences. In addition, Lund University was ranked in the world's top 100 fo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-qs-subject-ranking-2016 - 2026-05-21
Mats Urde, brand researcher at Lund University School of Economics and Management, has been named Outstanding Case Teacher 2021. He has been a committed advocate of the case methodology throughout his professional life. Now, he is rewarded for his efforts. On “World Case Teaching Day” 5 February, he is named – as the first Swede – Outstanding Case Teacher. The 500 member organisations in the Case
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-award - 2026-05-21
Researchers have successfully mapped the entire genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle. The breakthrough paves the way for new research into bark beetles and better prospects for effective pest control of a species that can destroy more than 100 million cubic metres of spruce forest during a single year in Europe and Asia. Mapping the genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle enables a far deep
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/entire-genome-common-forest-pest-now-revealed - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sustainable, biological filters called slow sand filters have been used to filter drinking water since the 1800s. They don’t use any chemicals, create no waste and use very little energy. However, technologies that meet modern requirements for control, monitoring and time-efficiency have become popular, while biologic
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eco-friendly-water-treatment-works-best-experienced-bacterial-flora - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our brains not only contain learning mechanisms but also forgetting mechanisms that erase “unnecessary” learning. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now been able to describe one of these mechanisms at the cellular level. The group’s results, published in the international journal Proceedings of the Nat
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-forgets-order-conserve-energy - 2026-05-21
If we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some of the most fundamental problems in physics. Finding the answers to these questions drives Ville Maisi, Associate Professor of Solid States Physics at NanoLund. As long as he can remember he has been interested electric circuits and physics. With the support of a new ERC Consolidator Grant,
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologies - 2026-05-21
