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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found - whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased weight gain. The Scandinavian berries also produced lower blood sugar levels and cholesterol. VIDEO: Is the Scandinavian lingonberry the re

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lingonberries-halt-effects-high-fat-diet - 2026-07-01

Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils. During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires were reported in Sweden. Using field measurements, models, and data from the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Envir

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/large-forest-fire-emissions-are-hidden-underground - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New study explores the integration of nature-based approaches for climate change adaptation into municipalities’ daily planning practices and associated governance in Sweden. In a new article in the Cleaner Production Journal, LUCSUS researcher professor Christine Wamsler (et al) explores the integration of nature-bas

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/targeted-strategies-overcoming-barriers-nature-based-solutions-and-climate-action - 2026-07-01

On Tuesday, 20 August, Lund University welcomed new international students for the autumn semester. A total of 4,500 international students have been accepted for studies at Lund University for the autumn of 2024. Among them, 1,000 are exchange students, while the remaining 3,500 include degree-seeking students at both undergraduate and advanced levels, as well as participants in Double Degree, Jo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-international-students-arrive-lund-university - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Read our masterstudent M Nafees Emtiaz Chowdhury´s article about his experiences from his vacation in Sweden. When I came to Helsingborg in Sweden to pursue my Master program in Service Management at Lund University on 31st of August, 2019 it was autumn here. Soon the orange leaves of the trees faded away as winter ca

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A lot of research on human behaviour is based entirely on words: researchers read, ask questions, send out questionnaires and write reports. But this means they miss a lot of elements concerning sound, sights and people’s interaction with their physical surroundings. Devrim Umut Aslan wants to study consumers’ attitud

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/consumers-attitudes-captured-film - 2026-07-01

Anne L'Huillier is one of the winners of the Nobel prize 2023. Anne L'Huillier is Professor at Atomic Physics at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 to L'Huillier, Lund University, Sweden, Pierre Agostini, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, and Ferenc Krausz, Max Planck Institute of Quantum O

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-physics-lund-university - 2026-07-02

Just before the summer, the Vice-Chancellor decided on Lund University's Green Travel Plan. It highlights the issues the University needs to work on in the future to further enhance its work on sustainable commuting to work and studies. The University's work within CoAction to promote a carbon-neutral Lund, as well as the previous project on sustainable mobility at Lund University, have now result

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-travel-plan-commuting-decided - 2026-07-02

In October, the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025 took place – Sweden’s largest interdisciplinary conference on biodiversity. The event brought together researchers, experts and stakeholders from across sectors to encourage positive developments in the field. The theme for this symposium was “Social Transformation – from Knowledge to Action?” Around 400 participants attended to discuss how effor

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/full-house-swedish-biodiversity-symposium-2025 - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Gold and silver nanoparticles could affect the stem cells that develop into nerve cells in the brain and the retina of the eye. The results of the two studies from Lund University show that the nerve cells are particularly sensitive during the developmental stage, but that the mature nerve cells are also affected and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antibacterial-products-could-affect-nerve-cells - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Viruses can convert their DNA from solid to fluid form, which explains how viruses manage to eject DNA into the cells of their victims. This has been shown in two new studies carried out by Lund University in Sweden. Both research studies are about the same discovery made for two different viruses, namely that viruses

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/liquid-dna-behind-virus-attacks - 2026-07-01

Roberto García-Roa, postdoc at the department of Biology has won yet another prestigious photo award. This time he’s the overall winner of “Capturing Ecology”, the British Ecological Society photo competition. Congratulations Roberto, what does this award mean to you?– It’s very special! First, it links two powerful allies, science and photography. They are probably two of the best tools we have t

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/sharp-shooting-biologist-winner-international-photography-award - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund researcher Mauno Vihinen has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation to develop AI methods that in the long run enable improved cancer diagnosis. One of the researchers who has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation is Mauno Vihinen, professor of medical structural biology at the Department of Experiment

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/improved-and-tailored-prediction-methods-cancer - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is done, the water is likely to turn even browner – however, there is hope. Supported by a new study, researchers from Lun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-changes-land-use-could-reduce-browning-lakes - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On the 16 and 17 of September 2016 Ivanna Read and Tatiana Proskurina, Master students at the International Master programme in Strategic Communication (year 1) had the opportunity to attend the welcome event for the Swedish Institute (SI) Scholars. The Ceremony was held in Stockholm City Conference Center, where arou

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/two-master-students-department-strategic-communication-are-awarded-swedish-institute-scholarship - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lennart Olsson, professor at LUCSUS, has been appointed Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) for the chapter on land degradation in a special IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) about Climate Change and Land.He is one of 104 researchers selected by the IPCC to take part in the work with the report - whic

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-professor-lennart-olsson-appointed-coordinating-lead-author-special-ipcc-report - 2026-07-01

A large amount of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-07-01

A large number of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In preparing for the University’s jubilee year which starts on 19 December, Lund University is now publishing a popular science book entitled “Lund University over 350 Years – History and Stories”. The book is about the University’s journey from a small provincial academy with 14 professors and 80 students to the majo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jubilee-book-highlights-history-lund-university-popular-form - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed a correlation between certain proteins and dementia sufferers’ tendency to commit criminal acts. “This study is unique in that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/abnormal-proteins-correlate-criminal-behaviour-dementia - 2026-07-01