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12 Dec 2025
Why we accept Santa’s traditional masculinity
Through 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 ou...
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12 Dec 2025
Can Europeans still dream about a white Christmas?
Given the current warming climate, many of us have wondered if snow around Christmas time is slowly becoming a thing of the past. We asked Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS Carb...
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12 Dec 2025
Blood test reveals prognosis after cardiac arrest
A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest.
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11 Dec 2025
New technology reveals migratory birds’ stunning precision in flight
Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have b...
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10 Dec 2025
Fingerprint of ancient seafarer found on Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat
A fingerprint has been found in the tars used to build the oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia, which provides a direct link to the seaborne raiders who used the boat ove...
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10 Dec 2025
Honeybees crowd out bumblebees - even on flower-rich heathlands
When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather ho...
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9 Dec 2025
Three Lund University researchers awarded major EU grant
The evolution of eyesight, how not to disrupt animal flight, and immunotherapies in cancer treatment. Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson, along with medical researcher Paul...
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9 Dec 2025
Rare copy of Copernicus book found at Lund University
A rare discovery of the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been made at the Lund University Library in Sweden. The book had seemingly be...
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5 Dec 2025
Conference on breaking barriers to climate solutions
Climate solutions exist – so why isn’t more happening? On 9 December, researchers from University of Cambridge and Lund University will gather in Lund and online to try to find ans...
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4 Dec 2025
New study challenges the idea of humans as innately nature-loving
Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as ...
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4 Dec 2025
Harmful exposure in metal recycling
The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of w...
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2 Dec 2025
Electrotherapy offers hope for glioblastoma treatment
Electrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from Lund U...
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1 Dec 2025
New guide on making the biggest climate difference
A new interactive guide identifies the most effective actions you can take for the climate. The interest has been so great that the server hosting the guide crashed temporarily.
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1 Dec 2025
Decision on new grain stuck in the EU’s regulatory system
The EU’s approval process for a novel perennial, eco-friendly grain with the potential to fundamentally change Europe’s agriculture has dragged on for more than six years. This del...
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27 Nov 2025
How to make the EU more digitally independent
Unless Sweden and the EU strengthen their digital autonomy, there is a risk of catastrophic consequences. That is the conclusion of Lund University researcher in computer science, ...
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26 Nov 2025
Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shi...
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25 Nov 2025
New research: The lifespan of the Öresund Bridge can be doubled
Researchers at Lund University have developed a new framework that can lead to the Öresund Link, thanks to the right maintenance at the right time and smart monitoring, having a to...
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25 Nov 2025
Tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma
A new epidemiological study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma.
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24 Nov 2025
Fishing for phages in Lund University’s Botanical Gardens
Kompetensportalen, Lucat, Lupin, Lubas and LUCRIS. Those are the names of some of Lund University’s administrative systems. They are now also the names of five new bacteriophages t...
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20 Nov 2025
AI-assisted interviews increase accuracy in diagnosing mental illness
A 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 pa...