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Published 23 October 2019 Photo: Mostphotos The jet-setting habits of Bill Gates and Paris Hilton mean that they produce an astonishing 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the average person. This was the conclusion of my research mining their social media accounts (tweets, Instagram and Facebook posts) as well as those of a number of other celebrities for clues as to where they we
Published 31 January 2025 Hugh Brady, President, Imperial College London and Erik Renström, Vice Chancellor of Lund University. Lund University and Imperial College London are strengthening their collaboration in research, education and innovation. A new agreement between the two universities will create opportunities for researchers. The agreement will make it easier for researchers at Lund Unive
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaboration - 2025-08-01
Published 29 November 2018 Dung beetle (Photo: Chris Collingridge) Lund University in Sweden has received prestigious grants of EUR 4 million from the European Research Council (ERC). The funding is allocated to two new projects in biology and environmental research respectively. One project concerns gaining insights into one of the animal world’s most sensitive biological compasses. The other wil
Published 19 December 2016 Photo: Jonas Andersson With a ceremony inside the main University building, Lund University’s 350th anniversary has now officially begun, and the extensive jubilee programme packed with more than 250 public events over the next 13 months has been released. The jubilee will last from 19 December 2016 until 28 January 2018, and these dates are based on the founding and ina
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-celebrates-350-years - 2025-08-01
Published 11 December 2020 Mikael Dolsten (Photo: Pfizer) Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund, Sweden. The circle wi
Published 1 December 2022 Rita Charon and David Julius Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred on 26 May 2023. Ever since David Julius’ discovery of the temperatur
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2025-08-01
Published 8 February 2018 Photo: Mikael Risedal Sweden is trending right now, with cultural concepts such as “lagom” (just enough) and “fika” (coffee break) selling everything from books to fashion. The nation is often seen as a social democratic model country, where people are egalitarian, wealthy and happy. As Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the Swedish multinational furniture retailer IKEA, rece
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-ikeas-founder-exported-certain-image-sweden-frugality-fika - 2025-08-01
Published 6 May 2019 The UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment on nature highlights that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Dr. Mine Islar, one of the lead athors of the report, and senior lecturer and researcher at Lund University, explains the significance of the report’s findings. Why i
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lead-author-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2025-08-01
Published 13 November 2015 Video of the Debate in Lund Who are the winners and losers in the scramble for Africa’s resources? Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world while juggling an expanding interest from especially China and India to invest in the continent. Financial investments from these actors are have already turned into new roads and train tracks along with
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/who-are-winners-and-losers-scramble-africas-resources - 2025-08-01
Published 22 April 2021 Lars-Erik Wernersson Lars-Erik Wernersson, professor of nanoelectronics, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for the integration of new materials into the high-performance, energy-efficient transistors and circuit solutions of the future. Silicon is the current material of choice for most transistors and other components. The problem is that in certain cases these parts cons
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-advanced-grant-research-ferroelectric-transistors - 2025-08-01
Published 14 November 2018 Kick-off for LU Futura in August 2018. Photo: Kennet Ruona With research at eight different faculties, Lund University has a unique opportunity to look at future problems from all possible perspectives. LU Futura, the University’s new think-tank, will take an interdisciplinary approach to important future issues. LU Futura operates in the interface between the Universit
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-lund-university-think-tank-looks-future - 2025-08-01
By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 8 May 2025 Photo: Pexels 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
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possible - 2025-08-01
Published 13 September 2018 Mine Islar By adopting methods used by activist citizen movements, municipal level politics can become more inclusive and even pave the way for sustainable transformations. Mine Islar, from Lund University, has studied the politics of Barcelona en Comú, an activist citizen platform that came to power in the municipality of Barcelona in 2015. Mine Islar, from Lund Univer
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/citizen-activist-movements-can-invigorate-local-politics - 2025-08-01
Published 20 June 2018 Carbonised germinated grains found at Uppåkra, Sweden (Photo: Mikael Larsson) Archaeologists at Lund University in Sweden have found carbonised germinated grains showing that malt was produced for beer brewing as early as the Iron Age in the Nordic region. The findings made in Uppåkra in southern Sweden indicate a large-scale production of beer, possibly for feasting and tra
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedes-have-been-brewing-beer-iron-age-new-evidence-confirms - 2025-08-01
Published 15 January 2019 Ping Wang (Photo: Theo Hagman-Rogowski) A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited for recycling. Almost all plastic is made from crude oil, and plastic production currently accounts for 4-6% of global oil consumption. The development of renew
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-bioplastic-derived-poo-molecule - 2025-08-01
Published 27 February 2018 Flagler Beach, Florida US cities facing sea level rise need to look beyond traditional strategies for managing issues such as critical erosion and coastal squeeze, according to new research from Lund University. Civil society initiatives must now play a crucial role in adapting society to climate change, the study argues. WATCH: Seaside community of Flagler Beach, Florid
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-sea-level-rise-urgently-requires-new-forms-decision-making-study - 2025-08-01
Published 11 November 2021 Photo: Mostphotos A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease. The study is published in Nature Communications. Type 2 diabetes is a growing global epidemic, with 6% of the world population suffering from the disease. However, the risk of devel
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-many-years-diagnosis - 2025-08-01
Published 11 October 2016 A cell on the move. The process of migration shown in images taken with 15 second intervals. The colours show the force needed to migrate – red representing the most force. Photo: Pontus Nordenfelt It’s a known fact that cells can move around the body, but how they do it has been unknown – until now. Researcher in Infection Medicine Pontus Nordenfelt at Lund University in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-cells-move - 2025-08-01
By Noomi [dot] Egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 6 May 2022 How much drier can the Amazon forest become before the forest cover is impacted? Photo: iStockPhoto 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
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/importance-precipitation-ecosystems-earth - 2025-08-01
