Illustration: Inger Ekström/Pixabay A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine whether someone has just been to the b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work - 2025-08-27

Hanna Isaksson has developed a method to calculate fracture risk. Emma Hammarlund looks at hairs for early cancer diagnosis. Sang Hyun Pyo uses birch bark for make-up and other purposes. Photo: Johan Persson; Auraya Manaprasertsak and John Price The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has released its list of ongoing Swedish research projects with the potential to create societal b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cancer-detection-through-hair-analysis-makes-prestigious-list - 2025-08-27

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Lund University and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen Lund University’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students. The new hub will be called Water in a Changing Environment (WICE). The initiative will run for five

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water - 2025-08-27

In a study published in Advanced Science, researcher Fredrik Ek et al. describe how they can use light to create electrically conductive materials directly in the body, showing promising results in animal trials. Photo: I. Hultquist. Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2025-08-27

Kristian Riesbeck, professor of clinical bacteriology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analysed. The study, which attracted a lot of attention, showed that some of the bacteria types had total resistance to antibiotics. Now, the same researchers have examined the infectiousness of the bacteria. "The bacterium

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenic - 2025-08-27

Photo: Agnete Brun The Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, is to be conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University. Jon Fosse has received great international recognition for his works. His plays have been translated into over 40 languages and are regularly performed on stages around t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jon-fosse-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2025-08-27

Elmi Muller, Professor of Medicine at Stellenbosch University, is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities at Lund University. Elmi Muller is Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities for her pioneering work as a researcher in the inter

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prominent-south-african-researcher-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-humanities-lund-university - 2025-08-27

Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord, Yafa Shanneik, Per Augustsson Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research concerns investigating emergen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-08-27

Photo: iStock/Pradit_Ph A new study led by Lund University in Sweden has solved a years-old mystery: which patients with aggressive breast cancer are helped by a targeted cancer treatment that had been under development but was shelved. The study is important since it brings hope that the development of the drug can continue and that it will make it all the way to these patients. Despite the effor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatment - 2025-08-27

A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jum

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-27

As students at Lund University, they studied the effects of climate change. As alumni, they are now negotiating the future of climate policy on behalf of the EU and the Swedish government. Lund University alumni headed to the COP29 negotiations in Azerbaijan with differing titles, goals and aims. After the negotiations, Christofer Ahlgren, Kajsa Nåtby and Yuichi Tsuchibuchi met for a reflective se

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-alumni-leave-cop29-climate-summit-feeling-hopeful - 2025-08-27

Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-08-27

Image: Pixabay For the first time, an international team of scientists have calculated the total land area that the countries of the world have included in their individual plans for climate action, known as nationally determined contributions. The results show a big divide between the countries' expected land use and the actual potential of land to mitigate climate change. “By totalling the aggre

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-us - 2025-08-27

Photocred: Crimfants, CC BY-SA 2.0 Angry children can be a feature of Christmas. The fact is that the disappointment children feel is a great opportunity to train them for challenges later in life. This is according to Elia Psouni, professor of developmental psychology. A friend not turning up on time, a computer crashing in the middle of a game of Fortnite or a Christmas present that just could n

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dealing-kids-disappointment-their-christmas-presents - 2025-08-27

Santa's sleigh is ready for both celebration and melancholy. Photo: Irena Carpaccio/Unsplash Christmas music is more than background noise to the hustle and bustle. From Mariah Carey’s Christmas cracker ‘All I Want For Christmas’ to Wham’s lost love in ‘Last Christmas’, each song tells its own story of why it belongs to the festive season. “The power of Christmas music lies in its ability to put u

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-mariah-carey-and-wham-became-christmas-icons - 2025-08-27

The study shows that intake of sweetened beverages showed stronger links to cardiovascular disease than any other form of sugar. Photo: Unsplash/Megan Watson An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of suga

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2025-08-27

In a recent study, eighty-eight per cent of the respondents said they were in favour of body checking. Sixty-four per cent said they did not think there would be more injuries. Photo: Istock/vencavolrab In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey. Major hockey nations are now following Lund University's research on the consequences of tougher

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-08-27

Now that Christmas is just around the corner, thoughts inevitably turn to an expectant Mary in the stable. However, she is not alone in the sphere of life-giving without the involvement of both sexes. In the animal kingdom, there are many species that engage in immaculate conception. What we refer to as virgin birth means that an unfertilized egg can develop into a new individual. The technical te

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/virgin-birth-beyond-biblical-legend - 2025-08-27

The four horsemen from the Book of Revelation. Byline: Viktor Vasnetsov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything? A group of researchers is trying to get to grips with the issue. “In fact, we have always been as close to or as far from an apocalypse, if by that we mean a global ca

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/end-world-nigh - 2025-08-27

Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The largest groups are from North

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2025-08-27