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 - 2025-07-04

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 13 May 2025 The researchers could see an increase in the number of pregnancies and a relative number of 38% more babies born among women who received hormone therapy that matched their gene variation compared with those who did not. Photo: iStock Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2025-07-04

Published 14 May 2025 Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, part of the global economic elite (Photos: Wikicommons) Who are the people that make up the world’s economic elite – and do they differ between countries? In a new, unique database, an international team of researchers has compiled individual data from 16 countries that together account for a third of the world’s population and more

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ten-things-research-tells-us-about-global-economic-elite - 2025-07-04

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 15 May 2025 Marie Jönsson, grant manager Stem Cell Center and Mattias Magnusson, director of RAMP-UP at the Lund Research School in Stem Cell Biology and group leader at the Stem Cell Center. Photo: Alexis Bento Luis Lund University in Sweden has been awarded an EU grant of 8.3 million euros for a new international doc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/83-million-euros-doctoral-programme-regenerative-medicine-and-atmp - 2025-07-04

Published 19 May 2025 The deck was used by US soldiers to identify Iraq's most wanted during the 2003 invasion. Photo: Lund University Passports issued by fallen empires, decks of cards from the Iraq war, deceased Ukrainian students’ uncollected diplomas and much more. A new museum in Lund is collecting artefacts that show how international law affects people's lives. The initiative is being led b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-law - 2025-07-04

By johan [dot] nyman [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Nyman) - published 21 May 2025 Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can now show that the Vikings sailed farther away from Scandinavia, and took routes farther from land, than was previously believed to have been possible. In his latest study, he has

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveries - 2025-07-04

Published 22 May 2025 Photo: Mostphotos/KASPER NYMANN For over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night — without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major research review from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that nighttime pollinators play just as significant a role as daytime species in 90 percent of the cases studied.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleagues - 2025-07-04

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 26 May 2025 Arab American University Palestine and Birzeit University. Foto: Mostfa Zoabi and Ahmad Sandouka Lund University is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-expands-collaboration-higher-education-institutions-palestine - 2025-07-04

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 5 June 2025 Bengt Zöller and his fellow researchers have now identified the strongest genetic risk factor since Factor V Leiden was discovered. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2025-07-04

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 11 June 2025 “This investment strengthens Lund University’s position as a leading research university, both nationally and internationally,” says Erik Renström Vice-Chancellor of Lund University. The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment dr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchers - 2025-07-04

Published 13 June 2025 (Image: Mostphotos) The most important mineral in today's electric car batteries is lithium. China completely dominates the market, with no extraction taking place in Europe. However, a new study shows that there is great potential for European lithium production, which would bring improvements in competitiveness, the climate and security. The study also points out that ther

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-half - 2025-07-04

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 16 June 2025 The study's results indicate a link between the food we eat and serious heart problems caused by atherosclerotic plaques, such as heart attacks. Photo: iStock A Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at Lund University shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaq

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronary - 2025-07-04

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 17 June 2025 Johan Malmström, Eric Warrant and Anders Rantzer. 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 pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-researchers-receive-erc-advanced-grants-lund-universitys-most-successful-year-ever - 2025-07-04

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 23 June 2025 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 ge

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemic - 2025-07-04

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 19 June 2025 Lund University continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that Lund University is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden. QS has published annual university rankings since 2

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-world - 2025-07-04

Published 19 June 2025 Photo: Ajay Narendra A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth’s navigation. It is absolutely amazing considering the lengt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2025-07-04

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 2 July 2025 Anne-Lise Viotti och Armin Tavaloki. Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s investment in Future Research Leaders. For the ninth time, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has appointed

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sek-30-million-awarded-research-ultrashort-laser-pulses-and-quantum-mechanics - 2025-07-04

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 2 July 2025 Jeovanis Gil, researcher in clinical chemistry at Lund University, focuses extensively on understanding mitochondrial roles in melanoma and other cancers. Photo: Tove Smeds A new study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, reveals that melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can in some cases be dri

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-path - 2025-07-04

Published 21 March 2011 The European Commission has listed the 50 organisations that receive the most money from the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development. Lund University is in 23rd place and is the only full-scale Swedish university to make the list. Lund University has received a total of EUR 50 million for 110 different research projects. It is primarily research within

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-successful-obtaining-eu-funding - 2025-07-04

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 11 juni 2019 Fr vä: Anders Enjin, Felix Roosen-Runge, Karolina Hansen Nord och Daniel Bexell. Foto: Per Lindström Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund har delat ut vardera 400 000 kr i forskningsmedel ur Per-Eric och Ulla Schybergs Stiftelse till fyra forskare vid Lunds universitet. Två av forskarna Daniel Bexell och

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/schybergstipendiater-2019 - 2025-07-04