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5 Sep 2024
Four researchers from Lund University receive ERC Starting Grant
Sociologist Lisa Flower, biologist Øystein Opedal, economic historian Ingrid van Dijk and linguist Karolin Obert have received the prestigious grant from the EU. Their research foc...
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23 Aug 2024
Socioeconomics shape children’s connection to nature more than where they live
The 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 st...
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20 Aug 2024
New international students arrive at Lund University
On Tuesday, 20 August, Lund University welcomed new international students for the autumn semester.
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20 Aug 2024
Lund University retains its “Triple Crown” accreditation
Lund University School of Economics and Management has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AM...
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14 Aug 2024
Bumblebees’ sense of direction rivals that of humans
Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new research conducted at Lund University in Sweden, among others. The research re...
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28 Jul 2024
Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s blood test proves highly effective in primary healthcare
A commercially available blood test has now been trialled in routine healthcare. “The blood test showed about 90% reliability even in primary care. This may have major implications...
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11 Jul 2024
Researchers receive prestigious ERC grant
Per Augustsson at LTH and Filipe Pereira at the Faculty of Medicine have been awarded Proof of Concept grants.
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18 Jun 2024
Errors detected in several historical consumer price indices
New research has found several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases. ”A lot of insufficient work behind many often cited CPIs”.
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10 Jun 2024
Pernilla August named honorary doctor at Lund University
A record number of doctors received their hat or laurel wreath during the University’s ceremonial highlight of the year – the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony – on 31 May. A to...
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9 Jun 2024
New diseases in tropical Sweden
Global warming has meant that diseases such as West Nile fever, NTM infections, and new tick-borne viruses are on their way or have already taken hold in Sweden. People are being a...
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