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SEK 30 million awarded for research on ultrashort laser pulses and quantum mechanics
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25 Aug 2025
Why repetitive DNA matters for human brain evolution and disease
For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Swede...
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21 Aug 2025
Bid the 1990s fare well
Donald 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....
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20 Aug 2025
Children waiting for a new heart –study shows marked improvement in survival rates and the importance of Nordic cooperation
In a new observational study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of...
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16 Jul 2025
Ancient giant marine reptile relied on stealth while hunting in darkness
Investigation of a metre-long front flipper, uniquely preserved with fossilized soft tissues, has revealed that the giant ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus was equipped with flow contro...
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14 Jul 2025
Two researchers receive ERC Proof of Concept grants
Carmelo D’Agostino, a researcher in traffic safety and behaviour, and stem cell researcher Paul Bourgine receive ERC Proof of Concept grants for their research into developing a ne...
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7 Jul 2025
Tiny, fatty and vital – meet the medicine courier of the future
When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, the mRNA vaccines came to the rescue of many people – but in the background there was another, lesser known, hero: the li...
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2 Jul 2025
Aggressive skin cancer driven by mitochondrial processes –existing drugs offer promising treatment path
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 driven by mitochondrial processes, which...
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23 Jun 2025
Gaps in vaccine information for new arrivals to Sweden during the pandemic
A new study shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, new arrivals to Sweden were excluded from information, despite good intentions.
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19 Jun 2025
Moths use stars and Earth’s magnetic field as a compass
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 ...
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19 Jun 2025
Lund University rises in the QS Rankings 2026 – now ranked 72nd in the world
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 Unive...
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17 Jun 2025
Three researchers receive ERC Advanced Grants – Lund University’s most successful year ever
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 Uni...