https://www.lunduniversity.lu.seThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:09:51 +0000Society & Economicshttps://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-stories-young-people-leaving-life-crimeThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:09:51 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-stories-young-people-leaving-life-crimeWhen young people who have turned their lives around talk about their criminal past, they are trying both to explain their actions and to forge a new identity. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows how stories about honour among thieves, responsibility and coming of age play a key role in helping people move away from a life of crime.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-examines-well-being-swedesMon, 01 Jun 2026 09:55:12 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-examines-well-being-swedesSocial relationships and personality matter more than factors such as income, according to a major new study of Swedes’ well-being. The results also confirm a clear generational divide, with younger adults reporting lower well-being than older people - a shift that began during the pandemic.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-live-alone-and-what-it-means-climate-and-our-sense-communityFri, 22 May 2026 10:32:47 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-live-alone-and-what-it-means-climate-and-our-sense-communitySolo living in your own home places a greater strain on the planet’s resources than living with others, as everyone needs their own appliances – a toaster, a washing machine and so on. The Nordic countries stand out: almost half of all households are solo living households. Sustainability researcher Tullia Jack interviewed people who live alone about the reasons for this and hopes for new forms of co-living.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/debate-does-anyone-care-about-europe-anymoreWed, 13 May 2026 10:47:38 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/debate-does-anyone-care-about-europe-anymoreAs more and more countries move away from democracy and only seven per cent of the world’s population lives in liberal democracies, Europe’s self-image is being put to the test. At the university’s debate forum, ‘Debatt i Lund’, journalists and researchers came together to discuss whether the EU’s values and soft power still matter - or whether the world has already moved on.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/our-brains-are-more-flexible-previously-believedMon, 27 Apr 2026 09:52:15 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/our-brains-are-more-flexible-previously-believedOur memory records details and detects patterns in everyday life - often without us even realising it. Researchers at Lund University have for the first time succeeded in showing that the brain does both these things simultaneously in real time. To investigate this, everyday situations from the computer game The Sims were used to understand how we process information in real life.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-moneyMon, 20 Apr 2026 14:47:25 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-moneySweden's kidney exchange programme has been operational since 2018 and will soon be expanded to include the entire EU. The programme has meant that previous patient waiting times of up to two years have been reduced to just six months.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-culturesWed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:01 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-culturesLund University leads a new network researching law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European universitieshttps://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-proposed-receive-funding-six-eight-new-strategic-research-areasTue, 31 Mar 2026 14:23:43 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-proposed-receive-funding-six-eight-new-strategic-research-areasThe Swedish Research Council has identified Lund University as a key actor in the next generation of strategic research areas. The university is proposed to be included in six new national research environments.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-twin-study-highlights-power-geneticsTue, 31 Mar 2026 12:30:53 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-twin-study-highlights-power-geneticsNew twin research shows that innate IQ plays a major role in predicting your future socio-economic status. The study, which follows twins during the crucial early adult years, reinforces the view that heredity and genes shape our life opportunities – and the people we become.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/millions-research-how-businesses-can-promote-biodiversityFri, 27 Mar 2026 07:51:45 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/millions-research-how-businesses-can-promote-biodiversityHow can companies make sustainable decisions that also take nature’s worth into account? The research program Mistra BIOPATH at Lund University will now receive 50 million SEK from Mistra for another four years to examine this question.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-competence-centre-satellite-data-lund-universityMon, 16 Mar 2026 10:34:25 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-competence-centre-satellite-data-lund-universityA new national competence centre at Lund University will make satellite data a resource for Swedish social analysis. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-makes-new-investment-total-defenceMon, 16 Mar 2026 10:25:10 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-makes-new-investment-total-defenceThe University has made a further major investment in the Lund University Centre for Preparedness and Resilience (LUPREP). https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-wins-john-molson-mba-international-case-competitionWed, 14 Jan 2026 13:09:03 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-wins-john-molson-mba-international-case-competitionLund University School of Economics and Management has claimed first place at the John Molson MBA International Case Competition in Montréal — one of the world’s most prestigious international case competitions.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/historically-high-food-prices-made-us-eat-less-fruit-and-vegetablesMon, 29 Dec 2025 05:00:06 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/historically-high-food-prices-made-us-eat-less-fruit-and-vegetablesDuring 2022-2023, food prices in Sweden rose by 25 per cent. But it wasn't just household budgets that were hit hard by the price increases.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-accept-santas-traditional-masculinityFri, 12 Dec 2025 15:47:11 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-accept-santas-traditional-masculinityThrough the years, most gender norms have been challenged or changed in modern society. Yet each Christmas, a strikingly similar image of Santa Claus appears in the media and in our homes. What is is about Santa Claus that makes him immune to the criticism that other male patriarchal figures have endured? https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-assisted-interviews-increase-accuracy-diagnosing-mental-illnessThu, 20 Nov 2025 14:21:28 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-assisted-interviews-increase-accuracy-diagnosing-mental-illnessA new study shows that an AI assistant can conduct assessment conversations with patients with higher accuracy than the rating scales used in healthcare today. In the study, 303 participants were interviewed by the AI assistant Alba, who then suggested possible psychiatric diagnoses.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacksMon, 03 Nov 2025 09:06:54 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacksTen years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academiaWed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:07 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academiaHenrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threatsThu, 02 Oct 2025 09:32:14 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threatsMany might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more than climate threats, according to a new study. The research analyses flood risk scenarios in China’s coastal zone from 2020 all the way until 2100.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsThu, 04 Sep 2025 10:01:12 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsInfertility, Alzheimer’s disease and decentralised infrastructure. These are the research areas of the three researchers at Lund University who are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bid-1990s-fare-wellThu, 21 Aug 2025 14:25:30 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bid-1990s-fare-wellDonald 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.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemicMon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:06 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemicA new study shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, new arrivals to Sweden were excluded from information, despite good intentions.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-lawMon, 19 May 2025 07:00:08 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-lawPassports issued by fallen empires, decks of cards from the Iraq war, deceased Ukrainian students’ uncollected diplomas and much more. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ten-things-research-tells-us-about-global-economic-eliteWed, 14 May 2025 09:21:02 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ten-things-research-tells-us-about-global-economic-eliteWho 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 than half of the world’s GDP. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-statusFri, 11 Apr 2025 08:10:14 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-statusTen years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-worldMon, 24 Mar 2025 14:44:10 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-worldThe unique archive holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-productsWed, 19 Mar 2025 14:02:54 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-productsAccording to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centreTue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centreLund University is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsTue, 03 Dec 2024 10:55:56 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsPer Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencingTue, 15 Oct 2024 12:26:24 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencingDespite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to problematise the notion that punishment is the best option,” says Tova Bennet, researcher in Criminal Law at Lund University. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-trump-turned-elections-wrestling-matchThu, 12 Sep 2024 11:28:44 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-trump-turned-elections-wrestling-matchDonald Trump’s background in professional wrestling paved the way for his political career. By using the wrestling concept “kayfabe” – the art of making staged events seem real – Trump embodies the message that politics was always fake, while masquerading as authentic. This has tapped into an already existing disillusionment with the American political system. It can also explain why playing the villain isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to Religious Studies scholar Aaron James Goldman. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/socioeconomics-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-liveFri, 23 Aug 2024 10:02:50 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/socioeconomics-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-liveThe income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study conducted by researchers at Lund University, Sweden. The results run counter to the assumption that growing up in the countryside automatically increases our connection to nature, and yet the study also shows that nature close to home increases children’s well-being. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-retains-its-triple-crown-accreditationTue, 20 Aug 2024 09:54:21 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-retains-its-triple-crown-accreditationLund University School of Economics and Management has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alarmingly-low-financial-awareness-among-todays-youthMon, 15 Apr 2024 09:28:50 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alarmingly-low-financial-awareness-among-todays-youthThe strong connection between financial problems and mental health issues is well known. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that only one in five young adults could correctly answer three basic questions about inflation, interest rates and risk diversification. At the same time, they are getting more into debt. This, the researchers argue, is a worrying development.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-happiness-report-why-we-might-be-measuring-happiness-wrongWed, 20 Mar 2024 15:07:29 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-happiness-report-why-we-might-be-measuring-happiness-wrongMany of us know that Finland is steadily ranked as the happiest country in the world. The basis for this is the annual World Happiness Report, which is based on a simple question about happiness asked to people around the world. However, a new study led by Lund University in Sweden suggests that it makes people think more about power and wealth.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recommendations-young-childrens-screen-time-do-more-harm-goodMon, 26 Feb 2024 09:17:33 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recommendations-young-childrens-screen-time-do-more-harm-goodRecommendations from the WHO on limiting screen time for children under the age of five are almost impossible to follow, and risk causing unnecessary anxiety and stigmatisation of parents of young children. This according to a study from Lund University in Sweden on the digital media habits of young children. Instead, the researchers recommend that parents support their children by exploring digital media alongside them.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-programmed-learning-people-weThu, 15 Feb 2024 09:42:09 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-programmed-learning-people-weOur brains are "programmed" to learn more from people we like – and less from those we dislike. This has been shown by researchers in cognitive neuroscience in a series of experiments.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countriesWed, 22 Nov 2023 15:24:43 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countriesThe COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer countries, according to a new study from Lund University and the University of Leeds. The study also labels the participating countries as either Radicals, Opportunists, Hypocrites or Evaders.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-foreign-actors-and-extremistsMon, 23 Oct 2023 11:27:33 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-foreign-actors-and-extremistsVideo games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This according to a new report from Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/increase-forest-fires-may-damage-crucial-ozone-layerMon, 09 Oct 2023 13:43:43 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/increase-forest-fires-may-damage-crucial-ozone-layerAll particles that reach the atmosphere cause different chemical reactions. Particles come partly from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires, and partly from pollution and emissions. Aerosol researcher Johan Friberg studies particles at high altitudes. He fears that the global increase in forest fires could have a significant impact on the ozone layer.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/innovation-happens-edges-0Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:42:44 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/innovation-happens-edges-0The UNEXPECTED event that took place 1 June in Lund gathered unique and diverse minds and organisations, that exemplifies the dynamism of human creativity. With limitless possibilities that emerge when we break down barriers, we can embrace the unexpected.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-even-higher-financial-times-rankingWed, 13 Sep 2023 10:00:38 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-even-higher-financial-times-rankingLund University School of Economics and Management has done it again! The school has been ranked #44 in the world in the Financial Times' prestigious annual ranking of 100 Master’s programmes in Management. This marks a climb of 13 spots compared with last year.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsTue, 05 Sep 2023 15:26:19 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsFour researchers from Lund University in Sweden have received an ERC Starting Grant. The researchers and their respective fields are Filip Lenrick (industrial production), Colin Olito (evolutionary ecology), Milda Pucetaite (microbiological ecology) and Daria Davitti, (international law). The last-named is the first researcher at a department of law in Sweden to receive an ERC Grant. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/past-comes-alive-3dMon, 28 Aug 2023 11:28:38 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/past-comes-alive-3dIn the past, it has been common practice to perform analyses of archaeological sites after excavations have been completed and covered again with soil. But with the revolutionary development of digital technologies, we can now identify archaeological information that was previously invisible to the naked eye.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-togetherWed, 23 Aug 2023 08:31:41 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-togetherChildren in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-time-new-approach-ageingTue, 25 Jul 2023 07:45:44 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-time-new-approach-ageingWe usually associate ageing with a shrinking life span, sickness and death. The difficulty of imagining ourselves as old means that we go to great lengths to avoid planning for later life. Yet researchers argue that we have everything to gain by looking at life as a journey where preparations for the future provide opportunities for living a full life – until it really is over.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-teamThu, 15 Jun 2023 13:47:01 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-teamWith 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 communicative team can also increase the chances of winning gold, argues Simon Granér, researcher in sports psychology and team performance.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africaThu, 01 Jun 2023 13:43:46 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africaThe 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 professionals. For the second year in succession, there is a contract education course on innovation policy and innovation leadership through the Department of Economic History. In May, the African participants had their teaching sessions in Lund and were visited by Sida and AUDA-NEPAD, the co-funders of the course. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesTue, 30 May 2023 12:37:05 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesPartners 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 promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubblesMon, 15 May 2023 09:29:02 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubblesDeeper relationships with colleagues we were already close with, while others drifted further away. During the pandemic, spontaneous meetings decreased, and we created social filter bubbles. This is shown by a study from Lund University in Sweden that investigated how we managed our work relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic.https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obstetricians-more-emotionally-stable-mostFri, 21 Apr 2023 11:24:44 +0000https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obstetricians-more-emotionally-stable-mostSwedish obstetricians and gynecologists are noticeably more emotionally stable and conscientious compared to the majority of the Swedish population. Based on the doctors' personalities, their decision-making styles differ in emergency situations. The research study from Lund University is now published in Scientific Reports.