Published 22 May 2023 Photo: MICHAEL ROSSKOTHEN/MostPhotos Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person’s visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, published in Science Advances, suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 m

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dinosaurs-were-first-take-perspectives-others - 2025-07-13

Published 22 May 2023 Using samples from all across Europe, the researchers were able to show that microorganisms in soil can adapt to changes in temperature (Photo: Carla Cruz Paredes) A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil. In the study, researchers collected soil samp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/microorganisms-climate-adaptation-can-slow-down-global-warming - 2025-07-13

Published 24 May 2023 Photo: Pixaby With the market for fossil fuels in decline, the oil industry is investing heavily in the chemical and plastics industry instead. The strategy seems to be working: the plastics industry is growing faster than the global economy. Multibillion-dollar subsidies from states and publicly funded banks, combined with weak legislation, are reasons behind the rapid growt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/us-europe-subsidize-rapidly-expanding-petrochemical-industry - 2025-07-13

Published 29 May 2023 A Weevil (Photo: Pixabay) Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Insects are crucial for biodiversity and among the most successful species on the plan

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-07-13

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 30 May 2023 Clay is one of the oldest materials used by humans, and pottery shards have been found that are almost 16 000 years old. Photo: iStockphoto. 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,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2025-07-13

By ellen [dot] alberstdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdottir) - published 30 May 2023 To cope with "fast fashion" innovation and creative skills are needed. Photo: Nick de Partee/Unsplash Partners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-07-13

Published 1 June 2023 Participants on the course “Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development” listen to Mats Benner, dean of the School of Economics and Management. Photo: Kennet Ruona The African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2025-07-13

Published 12 June 2023 Isabel Goncalves, Jiangming Sun, and Andreas Edsfeldt studying two atherosclerotic plaques (Photo: Petra Olsson) A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzym

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2025-07-13

Published 14 June 2023 Photo: Pixabay Great tits in urban environments have lower levels of stress hormone than those living in woodland habitats. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Certain animals are able to adjust well to environments that have been created or altered by human activity. We live in an age in which urbanisation is proceeding at an ever-faster rate, some

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-less-stressed-their-countryside-cousins - 2025-07-13

Published 15 June 2023 Amongst those 65 and over, as many as one in three suffer from the disease, with the most common symptoms being pain in the knees, hips, hands and feet. Photo: iStockphoto The number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasing - 2025-07-13

Published 15 June 2023 English celebrations after Beth Mead made it 1-0 in the 2022 European Championship semi-final between England and Sweden. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT With a month to go until the Football World Cup, we ask: how do you build a winning team? Having a coach who has done their emotional homework and is good at establishing psychological security is important. Clearly defined roles and a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2025-07-13

Published 19 June 2023 The inside of a water pipe (Photo: Krisjtan Pullerits) In a unique study carried out in drinking water pipes in Sweden, researchers from Lund University and the local water company tested what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water. The result? An increase in bacteria, of course, but after a while something surprising happened: a harmless predatory bacteria

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/predatory-bacteria-provide-hope-chlorine-free-drinking-water - 2025-07-13

Av anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - publicerad 26 januari 2023 Vilda bin och humlor är viktiga pollinatörer. Du kan hjälpa dem i din trädgård, visar ny studie. Foto: Therese Ek Tillhör du dem som har planterat och fixat i din trädgård för att göra det bättre för pollinatörer? Grattis, då har du sannolikt gjort en värdefull insats. En ny studie från Lunds uni

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/ja-det-du-gor-i-tradgarden-att-hjalpa-bina-funkar-visar-ny-lundastudie - 2025-07-13

Av johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 6 februari 2023 Talgoxar i staden föredrar inhemska träd för häckning. Foto: Caroline Isaksson Småfåglar som blåmes och talgoxe undviker att häcka, alltså bygga bon och lägga ägg, i stadsmiljöer där det finns många främmande träd. Fågelungar väger också mindre desto fler icke-inhemska träd som finns i närområdet.

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/svenska-trad-battre-urbana-smafaglar - 2025-07-13

Av sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - publicerad 16 februari 2023 Återställda våtmarker, regnbäddar och grönområden i städerna - alla är de exempel på naturbaserade lösningar som kan bidra till att mildra klimatförändringar och skydda biologisk mångfald. Foto: Helena Hanson Naturbaserade lösningar ger stora möjligheter att ta itu med miljö- och samhällsutmaningar. D

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/stora-mojligheter-naturbaserade-losningar-i-norden - 2025-07-13

Av sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - publicerad 1 mars 2023 En drottning av arten Bombus terrestris, mörk jordhumla, som tillhör de humlor som brukar flyga ut tidigast på våren. De har anpassat sig mest efter säsongen som numera infaller cirka 14 dagar tidigare än för ett sekel sedan. Foto: Maria Blasi Romero Vid vårens ankomst tar humledrottningarna säsongens förs

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/klimatforandringar-ger-tidig-flygstart-risk-farre-humlor-och-minskad-pollinering - 2025-07-13

Av sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - publicerad 20 mars 2023 Klimatförändringen tilltar och dess effekter får alltmer påverkan, är en av slutsatserna i syntesrapporten. Foto: Daniel Páscoa/Unsplash Nu kommer FN:s klimatpanel IPCC med en syntesrapport som sammanfattar de senaste årens rapporter. Vi ställde fem frågor till Markku Rummukainen, Sveriges kontaktperson f

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/markku-rummukainen-om-nya-ipcc-rapporten-atgarder-i-nartid-ar-avgorande - 2025-07-13

Av therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - publicerad 30 mars 2023 Klimatpolitiska rådets granskning innehåller förslag på åtgärder som ger synergier. Bilden är från rapportpresentationen, i mitten Henrik Smith. När klimatomställningen accelererar, så riskerar frågor om ekosystemtjänster och biologisk mångfald att hamna i bakgrunden. Det är därför viktigt att hitta lösningar som

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/klimatpolitiska-radet-vill-se-losningar-som-ger-synergier - 2025-07-13

Av sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - publicerad 5 april 2023 Hållbarhetsveckan är ett årligt evenemang där Lunds universitet och Lunds kommun bjuder in till aktiviteter kring hållbarhet! Det är en vecka fylld med diskussioner och föreläsningar, allvarliga frågeställningar och hoppfulla framtidsvisioner. Här hittar du alla veckans evenemang med medverkande från Cent

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/vara-arrangemang-pa-hallbarhetsveckan-17-22-april-2023 - 2025-07-13

Publicerad 11 maj 2023 Den 18 - 21 juni hålls den internationella riskkonferensen Society for Risk Analysis Europe med Lunds universitet som värd. Världen förändras och vi har upplevt samhällsstörningar på grund av globala risker som pandemier och klimatförändringar. Miljöer eller institutioner som tagits för givna är plötsligt i fara, vilket tvingar oss att överväga nya risker som kräver en noggr

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/sra-konferens-i-lund-om-riskforskning - 2025-07-13