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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, researchers have proposed the hypothesis that animals that live in climate zones at a safe distance from both the poles as well as the tropics have the most to gain from acclimating to changes in climate. The findings contradict previous research in the field. Acclimation means the ability of both

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/species-north-are-more-vulnerable-climate-change - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A previously unknown language has been found in the Malay Peninsula by linguists from Lund University in Sweden. The language has been given the name Jedek. “Documentation of endangered minority languages such as Jedek is important, as it provides new insights into human cognition and culture”, says Joanne Yager, doct

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/listen-unknown-language-discovered-southeast-asia - 2026-07-21

Per Augustsson, Associate Professor at the department of Biomedical Engineering at Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for his work on how liquids and cells behave in a sound field. A total of 55 researchers from around Europe will each receive EUR 150,000 from the European Research Council to investigate the commercial potential of their research. They have all previou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-grant-research-separating-cells-using-ultrasound - 2026-07-21

Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and Lund University has retained its position at 95. “It’s very gratifying that we have retained our position, despite tougher global competition. A university is never better than its staff and students. This is therefore an acknowledgement of the skilled work everyone performs to create a top-class university and confirms that we a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-ranking - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is six times more expensive for society – and for you individually - if you travel by car instead of cycling. This has been shown in a Lund University study of Copenhagen, a city of cyclists. It is the first time a price has been put on car use as compared to cycling. Watch: Bikes cheaper alternative to carsIn the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-six-times-more-expensive-travel-car-bicycle - 2026-07-21

As more and more countries move away from democracy and only seven per cent of the world’s population lives in liberal democracies, Europe’s self-image is being put to the test. At the university’s debate forum, ‘Debatt i Lund’, journalists and researchers came together to discuss whether the EU’s values and soft power still matter - or whether the world has already moved on. The liberal democracy

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/debate-does-anyone-care-about-europe-anymore - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A major international study shows that if cardiac arrest patients are treated like heart attack patients only, this will potentially have negative consequences on their rehabilitation and return to working life. These patients often lack follow-up of the injuries they may have suffered to the brain in connection with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/inadequate-follow-many-cardiac-arrest-patients - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Ivanna Read: the Master's student in Strategic Communication who is putting Lund University on the map as a blogger on Studyinsweden.se. In addition to being a high achiever academically, she is also the University's latest global ambassador - on 8 May she will be named as Lund University's Global Swede at a cere

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-new-global-ambassador - 2026-07-21

In May, screening for colorectal cancer will be offered in Skåne to all those born in 1961. Subsequently, Swedes aged 60 to 74 will be tested for blood in their faeces, to detect cancer at an early stage. Once all regions in Sweden have introduced the screening, at least 300 lives are expected to be saved per year. Sweden has been slow to introduce screening; this spring, Skåne will become the thi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/screening-colorectal-cancer-starts-spring - 2026-07-21

The climate issue is one of the biggest global societal challenges of our time. Research on where the climate is heading is an important part of that work, both to monitor the impact of emission reductions agreed between countries worldwide in Paris 2015, but also to be better prepared for the elements of climate change we will not be able to avoid. A climate model developed by researchers from Lu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The breast cancer screening tests offered to women may in many cases be unnecessarily painful. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that strong compression of the breast during mammography screening does not automatically lead to a better basis for diagnosis. Every year, hundreds of thousands of women age

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-screening-could-be-better-and-less-painful - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research from Lund University, Sweden, has shown for the first time that chimpanzees catch yawns from humans, and that the susceptibility to contagious yawning develops gradually with age – just like it does in humans. While juvenile chimpanzees (5-8 years of age) catch human yawns, infant chimpanzees seem immune

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/chimpanzees-and-yawn-contagion - 2026-07-21

Art and culture help us to understand society and ourselves. Lund University, with its artistic and cultural knowledge formation, has a key role to play in this. A new Cultural Council has now been formed to act both as a forum for ideas and a discussion partner in this work. “There are entirely new, fresh eyes that see our cultural richness, that see opportunities and connections associated with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogue - 2026-07-21

Nearly two out of three countries in the world now participate in a new kind of “virtual land trade”, where not only the goods produced but land ownership itself is traded internationally, according to a study from Lund University in Sweden.   WATCH: Two thirds of world’s countries now part of global land trade This phenomenon of large-scale global land acquisitions is receiving increasing interna

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/china-uk-and-us-centre-global-land-grabbing-trade - 2026-07-21

As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselves in the body, it often means that patients with aggressive cancers experience a recurrence of the cancer after treatment. By programming genetically modified killer immune cells to seek and destroy the hiding tumor cells and tumor stem cells, it is hoped that we can develop more effective treatment options. An international research project, wit

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the protein COMP, which mainly exists in cartilage, can also be found in breast cancer tumours in patients with a poor prognosis. Studies on mice also showed that COMP contributed to the development and metastasis of the breast cancer. COMP (Cartilage Oligomeric Matri

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cartilage-protein-may-contribute-development-breast-cancer - 2026-07-21

Swedish obstetricians and gynecologists are noticeably more emotionally stable and conscientious compared to the majority of the Swedish population. Based on the doctors' personalities, their decision-making styles differ in emergency situations. The research study from Lund University is now published in Scientific Reports. Personality is usually summarized in five traits - the so-called "big fiv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obstetricians-more-emotionally-stable-most - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research findings from Lund University, Sweden show that a simple analysis of chromosomal breaks in sperms can help guide choice of fertility treatment and, thereby, increase chances of successful assisted reproduction for involuntary childless couples. Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index (DFI) is a method for analysing

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extra-sperm-analysis-could-help-involuntary-childless-couples - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For 25 years Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson at Lund University in Sweden has conducted research on appetite control, the energy balance of the body, and how we should eat to stay healthy and happy – both our bodies and our brains. Here’s her dietary advice captured in one compelling film. We eat too much, too often, an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/video-shows-food-body-and-brain - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at the universities of Lund and Bristol have conducted a number of experiments using a form of 5G technology called Massive MIMO (multiple input, multiple output), and set not one but two world records in so-called spectrum efficiency for wireless communication. Watch short video covering what 5G might mea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-making-strides-5g-technology - 2026-07-21