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The extreme cold, harsh environment and constant hunt for food means that Arctic animals have become specialists in saving energy. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown energy-saving method used by birds during the polar night. Researchers from Lund University and the University of Tromsø have examined the immune system strength of the Svalbard rock pta

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/arctic-wildlife-uses-extreme-method-save-energy - 2026-07-17

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goals - 2026-07-17

Physics researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently succeeded in constructing small solar radiation-collecting antennas – nanowires – using three different materials that are a better match for the solar spectrum compared with today’s silicon solar cells. As the nanowires are light and require little material per unit of area, they are now to be installed for tests on satellites, which are p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-type-solar-cell-being-tested-space - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can a bee fly straight home in the middle of the night after a complicated route through thick vegetation in search of food? For the first time, researchers have been able to show what happens in the brain of the bee. Bees and many other animals use what is known as optical flow to determine how fast they are goin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-bees-find-their-way-home - 2026-07-17

This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with. The hope is that the results will lead to better pest control and protection of the forest in the future. The Eurasian

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-fight-against-spruce-bark-beetles - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Her interest in language took her all the way to the UN headquarters in New York City to take part in the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest. For Likki-Lee Pitzen it was a jaw-dropping experience and now she calls for other students to do the same. Likki-Lee Pitzen had just finished her Master's programme in Asia

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/representing-lund-university-un-general-assembly - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made a key discovery about the internal magnetic compass of birds. Biologists have identified a single protein without which birds probably would not be able to orient themselves using the Earth’s magnetic field. The receptors that sense the Earth’s magnetic field are prob

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-birds-can-detect-earths-magnetic-field - 2026-07-17

Lund University in Sweden has been awarded an EU grant of 8.3 million euros for a new international doctoral programme in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products. The aim is to improve the environment for regenerative medicine and ATMPs in Europe and facilitate cooperation between research and clinical application. It started as an idea at the Lund Stem Cell Center to train a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/83-million-euros-doctoral-programme-regenerative-medicine-and-atmp - 2026-07-17

 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 job openings and previously unseen opportunities in Africa. The question is if the surging capital flow is benefiting Africans

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/who-are-winners-and-losers-scramble-africas-resources - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a planet orbiting a dead star in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets. The planetary fragment could offer clues into the fate of our own Solar System in the far-off future. According to a new study published in Science, researchers have found a s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remains-planet-found-orbiting-dead-star - 2026-07-17

Allow stories to speak and weave in memories. A multidimensional vision could make urban development less stereotypical, according to ethnologist Elisabeth Högdahl, who is the manager of the research project "Developing and Building Locations Through Human Memories". "I hope that the site developers of tomorrow will think more broadly and allow space for people's stories." Can memories build place

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/meaningful-memories-inspire-urban-planning - 2026-07-17

Nanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material properties and limitations. Nanotechnology provides tools to make it possible to find solutions to significant societal challenges such as safe, clean and efficient energy or next generation electronics or medical technology. A close collaboration between researchers in sust

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industry - 2026-07-17

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 - 2026-07-17

Thousands of people could be spared from a hip fracture each year if a new method to identify the risk of osteoporotic fractures were to be introduced in healthcare. This is the view of the researchers at Lund University in Sweden who are behind a new 3D-simulation method. The results were recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Osteoporosis causes 120,000 bone fractures in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-offers-hope-fewer-fractures - 2026-07-17

Twelve researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. The grants, which are for a five-year period, are worth up to SEK 18 million each for researchers in theoretical

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announced - 2026-07-17

By invading Ukraine, Russia is not only violating international law - it is also preventing people in Ukraine from enjoying the most basic human rights, such as the right to health care, medicine and education. Lena Halldenius and Jessica Almqvist, both professors of human rights and coordinators of Lund University's new profile area Human Rights in a Polarised World, answer four questions about h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-ultimate-violation-human-rights - 2026-07-17

“It’s 2050. Selma is dead. But before she is buried, she wants to talk to a person from 2021 and show them how, in Malmö, everything is possible. That person is you.” That is the dramatic beginning of a climate soundwalk that gives the listener the opportunity to imagine how Malmö, Sweden, might be affected by climate change over the coming 30 years. The project is a collaboration between research

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soundwalk-future-imagines-climate-transition - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/assessing-40-years-reform-and-opening-china-conference - 2026-07-17

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-money - 2026-07-17