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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published the article "Demography and Democracy: A Global, District-level Analysis of Electoral Contestation" in American Political Science Review. Among the co-authors is John Gerring (Boston University). Abstract:"According to the classical perspective, polity size and democ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-democracy-and-size-polities - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Dawit Isaak Library is a freedom of expression library at Malmö City Archives. It will open On 16 September 2020 to the public and it is located in Malmö City Archives' existing premises.  The library contains the banned books, books that have been burned or censored - all written by people who have been silenced,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-mohammed-almahfali-part-new-dawit-isaak-library - 2026-05-09

Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that feeding during the wintertime causes birds to be healthier, since they do not have to expend as much energy fighting infections. A small change in body temperature can be fatal for humans. Small birds, meanwhile, lower their body temperature at night by several degrees during th

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bird-feeding-helps-small-birds-fight-infection - 2026-05-09

Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that feeding during the wintertime causes birds to be healthier, since they do not have to expend as much energy fighting infections. A small change in body temperature can be fatal for humans. Small birds, meanwhile, lower their body temperature at night by several degrees during th

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bird-feeding-helps-small-birds-fight-infection - 2026-05-09

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.medicine.lu.se/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling - 2026-05-09

Able to celebrate the annual ”Culture Night” in Lund again, NanoLund and the Department of Physics contributed by showing the amazing world of physics – covering topics from the smallest elements to the deepest mysteries of the universe. Kulturnatten – The Culture Night – at Fysicum features fun experiments and demonstrations, presentations of research, interviews, various opportunities to talk to

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/diligent-participation-culture-night - 2026-05-09

During two well-attended days, researchers, healthcare professionals and interested members of the public gathered in Malmö and Lund to take part in the latest research in the field. Research Day 2025 with the theme "Children's minds taken seriously – About Children's and Young People's Mental Health", offered a wide-ranging program of lectures, discussions and films. Moderator Lisa Kirsebom led t

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/young-peoples-mental-health-focus-research-day - 2026-05-09

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Noninvasive Monitoring of Subsurface Soil Conditions to Evaluate the Efficacy of Mole Drain in Heavy Clay Soils" together with Akram Aziz (Port Said University), Tamer Attia (Port Said University), Yasser Hamed (Port Said University) and Tarek Selim (Port Said University). The article is published in the journal Water. Soil degrada

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/subsurface-soil-drainage-egypt - 2026-05-09

During two well-attended days, researchers, healthcare professionals and interested members of the public gathered in Malmö and Lund to take part in the latest research in the field. Research Day 2025 with the theme "Children's minds taken seriously – About Children's and Young People's Mental Health", offered a wide-ranging program of lectures, discussions and films. Moderator Lisa Kirsebom led t

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/mental-health-children-and-young-focus-research-day - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Stiftelsefrågan, forskningsanslag, Afrikaresa, Brasilienresa, adventskalender, LERU och rektorsmottagning är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Stiftelsefrågan. Per har skrivit en debattartikel som publicerats i Vetenskapsrådets tidning Curie där han föreslår en mellanväg mellan ett klassiskt, statligt universi

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-18-november - 2026-05-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers Goran Basic, Sophia Yakhlef and Malin Åkerström have published two new reports on their Project Turnstone. Turnstone is a study of the cooperation between the border police and coastguards in the Baltic Sea area.Based on empirical material (interviews and field observations), the purpose is to map and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/passenger-safety-and-police-and-coastguard-collaboration-baltic-sea-area - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den unge journalisten hade mer än hundra timmar intervjuer med den förre sovjetiske spionchefen. Det skulle bli en memoarbok men tiden sprang iväg och plötsligt var marknaden mättad på sovjetkommunistiska bekännelser. Tjugo år senare har vinden vänt. Så det blir en bok, men inga memoarer – för nu är det inte en ung

https://www.lu.se/artikel/utforskar-minnen-hos-gammal-sovjetspion - 2026-05-09

For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to orient themselves. The findings are published in Current Biology. Some animals, including migratory birds, seals and moths, use light from the moon, stars and Milky Wa

https://www.science.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2026-05-09

Physical geographer Alex Vermeulen, who leads the work on the ICOS Carbon Portal, was the editor of a new publication about increasing greenhouse gas flows that has had a large international impact. He now hopes that the report will be considered during the UN’s ongoing Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Alex, you were editor for the 19th edition of the World Meteorological Organization’s journal

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-led-greenhouse-gas-flow-publication-has-huge-media-impact - 2026-05-09

This semester, ISK welcomes 46 new master's students from 18 different countries to Campus Helsingborg. The students, who come from Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Italy, China, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria, among other countries, start their two-year education on the international Master's programme in Strategic Communication this week. This edition of the programme had 574 applicants from al

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/masters-programme-strategic-communication-attracts-students-all-over-world-campus-helsingborg - 2026-05-09

The University has established a new university-wide reference group for academic appointments boards. The aim is to create a long-term forum for the exchange of experiences and the continued development of recruitment processes for teaching staff and researchers. In the HR Excellence in Research Award Action Plan 2020–2022 project, the chairs of the academic appointments boards expressed a need t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-wide-reference-group-strengthen-recruitment-process-teaching-staff - 2026-05-10

Can a reduced intake of gluten during childhood affect the development of coeliac disease (gluten intolerance)? Researchers at Lund University will investigate this question in the new study GRAIN (Gluten Reduction After INfancy and the risk of celiac disease). – We’ve seen in previous studies that the amount of gluten you eat plays a role in the risk of getting sick. In GRAIN, we want to see if w

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-can-gluten-reduced-diet-first-years-life-prevent-celiac-disease - 2026-05-09

The Sustainability Fund offers an opportunity to explore innovative potential and fund activities outside the scope of existing research projects. Its purpose is to support the development of early innovative ideas from research projects that have an impact on sustainable development. The second call for applications attracted a diverse range of applications, out of which five were granted funding

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-new-projects-awarded-grants-sustainability-fund - 2026-05-10