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24 Nov 2023
Three Lund researchers to receive ERC Consolidator Grants
Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuro...
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23 Nov 2023
Children with breath-holding spells undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions
Breath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care. This is because there ...
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22 Nov 2023
UN climate meetings organised in a way that benefits richer, larger countries
The 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 Univers...
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20 Nov 2023
Coastal river deltas threatened by more than climate change
Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas...
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17 Nov 2023
Scientists have solved the damselfly colour mystery
For over 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms – one with a male-like appe...
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14 Nov 2023
Men experience less pain when a woman is in charge
A man who is exposed to physical pain feels less severe pain if he is subjected to pain by a woman compared with a man, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. In...
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10 Nov 2023
Most innovative at Lund University receive awards
Six of the most innovative ideas and projects currently within Lund University were spotlighted at the Future Innovations Award, held on November 7th. The contributors shared a tot...
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8 Nov 2023
Temperature increase triggers viral infection
Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the tempe...
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3 Nov 2023
Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose contribute to tree diversity
Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings ...
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23 Oct 2023
How video games are being used by foreign actors and extremists
Video 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 ...
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23 Oct 2023
Young Ukrainian civil servants explore human rights in Lund
Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They ...
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20 Oct 2023
The pulses of light that open a door to the microcosm
This is the science behind the unimaginably quick attosecond pulses. The method can “photograph” electrons, giving us new insights into the inner life of atoms, and is the discover...
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13 Oct 2023
Negative attitudes towards breastfeeding in public still an issue
International law supports women’s right to breastfeed in the public. However, women report having been subjected to negative responses and judgmental looks when breastfeeding outs...
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12 Oct 2023
New catalyst could provide liquid hydrogen fuel of the future
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are investigating a car fuel comprised of a liquid that is converted to hydrogen by a solid catalyst. The used liquid is then emptied from ...
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12 Oct 2023
This is how your blood vessels tolerate high blood pressure
A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the...
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9 Oct 2023
Increase in forest fires may damage the crucial ozone layer
All 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 ...
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9 Oct 2023
Vacuum cleaner-effect in fungi can hold nanoplastics at bay
Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the effect of tiny polystyrene particles on bacteria and fungi. While these nanoplast...
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4 Oct 2023
Anne L'Huillier awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
Anne L'Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at Lund University, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz on Tuesday. “It feels absol...
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4 Oct 2023
Making the invisible visible: the magic of microscopic images
In today's scientific world, microscopic images have become a powerful resource for research. With access to advanced microscopes, researchers can now create unique images of struc...
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3 Oct 2023
Understanding the behaviour of light and matter - key to future technologies
If we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some of the most fundamental problems in physics. Finding the answers to thes...