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The Arrival Day for international students who are to begin their studies at Lund University in the spring of 2022 is Monday 10 January, 2022. All the events during the reception day and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lund University expects around 600 international students this spring. Just like the previous number of semesters during the ongoing pandemic, it

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-arrival-day-lus-incoming-international-students - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial infections. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen may have identified such an alternative treatment for bacterial meningitis, a serious infect

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-non-antibiotic-strategy-treatment-bacterial-meningitis - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A team of archaeologists in Egypt has made a number of exceptional discoveries, including a stela – a relief design carved into a stone wall – with what are believed to be 2500-year-old inscriptions. The project is led by Maria Nilsson from Lund University in Sweden. “What is unique about the stela is that it shows th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologists-make-unique-discoveries-egypt - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Harvard professor Nathan Nunn, creative economist, is the 2020 recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Nunn will receive the Prize on SEK 1 million in Lund, Sweden, and give a lecture on his research on 25 March. Experimental economics and development economics are hot topics

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-development - 2026-05-05

Lao Saal has a mission; to make it possible to – just by testing a blood sample – reveal, not only if you have cancer, but also which therapies may be most effective, and how well is the cancer actually responding to treatment. His idea is to trace the genetic material that escapes from tumours and into the blood circulation. “It’s a great feeling when you can go the whole way from having an idea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/service-cancer-patients - 2026-05-05

The term of office for Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor expires at the end of 2026, and a recruitment process is already underway. This is because the process takes a little over a year. A total of 162 people. That is the number to have held the prestigious position as Vice-Chancellor of Lund University. The next term of office begins on 1 January 2027, and to say the recruitment process has begu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recruitment-vice-chancellor-underway - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Uganda has one of the harshest standpoints on homosexuality in the world. Homosexual acts are prohibited by law and have previously been suggested to warrant the death penalty. However, a study from Lund University in Sweden shows that homosexuality among young people is as common in Uganda as in other countries. The

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/homosexuality-common-uganda-other-countries - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from institutions including Lund University have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting molecule. The ultimate aim of the present study is to find a way to make fuel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/supersonic-electrons-could-produce-future-solar-fuel - 2026-05-05

Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artificial systems lack – the capacity to think in terms of cause and effect, according to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University. Since ChatGPT was introduced to great fanfare in 2022, the debate a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-think - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Saturday 28 January, after extensive renovation work, Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art in Lund, Sweden, will open its doors once again. WATCH VIDEO STORYThe inauguration will coincide with the opening of four temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and architects: Swoon, Charlotte

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/museum-artistic-process-and-public-art-open-new-guise - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 multinatio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-ikeas-founder-exported-certain-image-sweden-frugality-fika - 2026-05-05

Researchers around the globe agree: the Earth is getting warmer and warmer, extreme weather such as heatwaves and long droughts increase the risk of wildfires. The group Wildfires in the Anthropocene at the Pufendorf Institute connects researchers from across Lund University who study fires from different perspectives: climate change, health, environmental security, fire safety and biodiversity. E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-hotter-planet - 2026-05-05

Once again, we are now seeing an increase in the spread of infection, in particular in Europe; this week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced new recommendations to avoid crowding, among other things. We are still offering on-campus education but everyone is to avoid crowding and large gatherings. We are carefully monitoring the situation and trying to keep the organisation updated on any

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/solving-problem-vaccination-certificates-international-researchers-and-students-vice-chancellors - 2026-05-05

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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bird-feeding-helps-small-birds-fight-infection - 2026-05-05

By preventing sugar uptake, researchers succeeded in increasing the cancer cells’ sensitivity to chemotherapeutic treatment. The studies, led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, were carried out on cancer cells in a lab environment. The results were recently published in the research journal Haematologica. Just like the body’s cells, cancer cells need energy like the sugar molecule, gluco

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/starved-cancer-cells-became-more-sensitive-chemotherapy - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is Africa rising? That’s one of many questions covered in LUSEM’s newly launched open global online course (MOOC) – African development, from the past to the present. Taking on an economic history perspective of the continent, the course covers the past centuries – with an emphasis on the past hundred years. With more

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/newly-launched-mooc-africas-development - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Premature babies have a hard time getting the oxygen they need as their lungs are not sufficiently developed. Today you can only use X-rays to see how much air babies’ lungs contain, but, according to research from Lund University in Sweden, in the future, these types of tests could be done using laser light. “Multipl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-can-be-used-examine-lungs-premature-babies - 2026-05-05

Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging. How can life be made easier for these individuals, so that they can continue to be active and participate in society? This is the aim of a multi-year study that examines the interplay between health and home among people ageing with Parkinson’s disease. Sinc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life - 2026-05-05

Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays, such as through the addition of certain molecules or salts, we can use them for new and sustainable products in the fields of medicine, architecture and building materials. The strategic research area eSSENCE supports a new collab

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05