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Donald Trump’s trade wars have dominated the news cycle for quite some time. According to economist Fredrik NG Andersson, we risk becoming blind if we only focus on the short term. What is happening is not just about immediate effects but about the dawn of a new global order and the end of the world order that emerged in the 1990s after the Cold War. "The trade wars have clearly affected the globa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bid-1990s-fare-well - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-05-27
The HLF gene is necessary for maintaining our blood stem cells in a resting state, which is crucial for ensuring normal blood production. This has been shown by a new research study from Lund University in Sweden published in Cell Reports. “The study confirms several previous studies that show the HLF gene’s significance in blood formation”, says Mattias Magnusson who led the new study. The result
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hlf-gene-protects-blood-stem-cells-maintaining-them-resting-state - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linguist Niclas Burenhult has been awarded close to SEK 14 million by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for his field project Language as key to perceptual diversity: an interdisciplinary approach to the senses. “We like to believe that everyone perceives the world in the same way. But studying small and lesser-known language
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/language-key-understanding-diversity-our-senses - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new trend among the food-conscious is to adopt a gluten-free diet. However, according to LU researchers studying coeliac disease (gluten intolerance), the trend is not solely a good thing as it may blur the line between illness and health. “The fact that patients with coeliac disease now have more food products to c
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gluten-riddle-searching-triggers-coeliac-disease - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden showed a connection between lifestyle intervention in pregnant women with obesity and epigenetic alterations in the baby. The study is published in the journal Diabetes. An international collaboration between researchers in Sweden, Denmark and Spain investigated
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lifestyle-changes-pregnant-women-affected-babies-genes - 2026-05-27
Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin can suffer from type 2 diabetes while the other twin does not develop the disease. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has now discovered that there are differences in gene activity in twins where only one sibling had developed the disease. The researchers’ discovery could contribute to the development of new treatment methods. “Identical twins
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/twin-study-finds-type-2-diabetes-clues-epigenetic-changes - 2026-05-27
Cycling becomes a lot harder if you don’t oil the bicycle chain! Similarly, you can’t cut metal, turn metal on a lathe or press sheet metal without lubricant. Previously in engineering works there was a flow of lubricant that is hazardous for health and the environment, but now the technology exists to reduce consumption of lubricant. In time, the mineral oils used today may be replaced by vegetab
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-efficient-lubricants-using-sawdust - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Currently, it can take weeks and even months to produce results on how the future climate could affect agriculture. Now, researchers at Lund University are looking to change this and have produced simplified models, so-called emulators, to make it simpler – and above all, faster – to link vegetation, finance and clima
Small sensors do a big job. Increasing numbers of things can now be controlled and measured, detected and regulated via small sensors on machines, in nature or in and on our bodies. These sensors gather and transmit large amounts of information via wireless communication, while requiring very little electrical power. To reduce electricity consumption, researchers must work with each tiny electroni
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/tiny-savings-big-results-energy-efficient-electronics - 2026-05-27
Johan Malmström, Eric Warrant and Anders Rantzer have all been awarded ERC Advanced Grants. Along with other grants from the European Research Council (ERC), this makes it Lund University’s most successful year ever with a total of 15 granted projects. The ERC Advanced Grant is aimed at established researchers who have carried out significant research work over the past ten years. The grant, on av
How can Sweden better protect public health during the next pandemic? A new study from Lund University shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, new arrivals to Sweden were excluded from information, despite good intentions on the part of the authorities. This may have influenced their willingness to get vaccinated. “Information was provided, but was insufficient in terms of regularity and accessib
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemic - 2026-05-27
The record-breaking 2025 recruitment drive resulted in leading researchers from around the world choosing Lund University. The University is now launching a new initiative and is seeking a total of 14 international researchers in fields, including sustainability. The recruitment is part of the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, a university-wide initiative aimed at recruiting outstan
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-recruit-more-leading-international-researchers - 2026-05-27
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 is this report importa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lead-author-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 21 June, at 13:08:55, when the sun peaks in the sky, it is time for Sweden to inaugurate its biggest ever investment in national research infrastructure – MAX IV Laboratory in Lund. Journalists are very welcome during all parts of the inauguration week to get a unique peek into the laboratory and its research. The
Children rarely get seriously ill in COVID-19. However, they can suffer from troublesome secondary diseases, the most serious being MIS-C, a hyper-inflammatory condition that often requires intensive care. In Skåne, around 30 children have been affected by MIS-C. Skåne University Hospital is leading the work to care for the affected children and research is also underway on the disease. MIS-C is a
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-skane-university-hospital-shed-light-mis-c - 2026-05-27
Living forests with diverse plants and animals, forests where you can hike, hunt or pick berries and mushrooms – will they still be there when the pressure on forestry production increases? Is it possible to increase production in a sustainable way, without reducing the possibility of achieving environmental and sustainability goals? Great hopes are being placed in the forest to provide the raw ma
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/forest-under-strain-many-directions - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Previous research has shown that there may be a connection between daily physical education and improved study performance. A new extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has shown the same connection, but for boys in particular. The project involved several primary school classes in which the pupils participate
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/boys-more-physical-education-school-had-better-grades - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others, have developed a more effective technique in the search for clues about dark matter in the universe. They can now analyse much larger amounts of the data generated at CERN. At the CERN research facility, a long series of experiments is underway on protons colli
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-refine-search-dark-matter - 2026-05-27
Current knowledge of food safety is based on traditional foods that include animal products. Corresponding knowledge of plant-based foods lags behind. “There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based food. Unfortunately, this is not the case,” says Jenny Schelin, a researcher on food safety at Lund University in Sweden. “Plant-based foods are just as vulnerable to the same
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researcher-challenges-myth-plant-based-food-safer - 2026-05-27
