All news Link to rss 13 Oct 2020 Electron–spin dynamics studied on its natural time-scale By using extremely short light pulses and coincidence technology, researchers from several Swedish universities have managed to follow the dynamic process when the electron's spin ... 12 Oct 2020 An old pollen seed can predict tomorrow's climate Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 ye... 8 Oct 2020 New study on personalized type 2 diabetes treatment launched Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will atte... 6 Oct 2020 Promising treatment for aggressive childhood cancer A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is publ... 5 Oct 2020 Research projects on galaxies, migratory birds and electrons awarded grants A galactic journey spanning the history of the Milky Way. The supernatural powers of migratory birds. The art of seeing and controlling electrons. Three exciting research projects ... 28 Sep 2020 Master’s in International Strategic Management ranked among the world’s best Lund University has secured a spot on the Financial Times Master’s in Management 2020 ranking, with the fairly new Master’s in International Strategic Management programme placing ... 25 Sep 2020 New book: avoid predicting foreign exchange rates Anyone who can predict outcomes for Forex rates can earn considerable amounts of money. However, research shows this cannot be done reliably and should be avoided by serious corpor... 24 Sep 2020 New analytical model detects mutations in breast cancer Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the la... 18 Sep 2020 LU researcher receives Ig Nobel prize for alligator helium study Stephan Reber has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for Acoustics - for a 2015 study that involved an alligator inhaling helium. This was done to understand if crocodilians have reson... 17 Sep 2020 Metformin for type 2 diabetes patients or not? Researchers now have the answer Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experienc... 15 Sep 2020 Rare pattern observed in migrating common swifts Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Saha... 15 Sep 2020 Lund University receives donation for Medical Humanities A donation of SEK 76 million from Birgit Rausing will enable Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine to establish the humanities as an integrated part of medical training and researc... 7 Sep 2020 Could singing spread Covid-19? If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst. Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing ... 4 Sep 2020 Six LU researchers receive ERC Starting Grants Colourful common wall lizards, an innovative X-ray microscope and advanced research on Alzheimer’s, leukaemia, photographic evidence and the origin of life. Six researchers from Lu... 27 Aug 2020 Atlantic sturgeon in the King’s pantry – unique discovery in Baltic Sea wreck from 1495 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: a two-metre-long Atlantic st... 26 Aug 2020 Link between cognitive impairment and worse prognosis in heart failure patients Heart failure is an endemic disease affecting 250 000 Swedes. Despite new treatments such as modern medicines and defibrillators, the mortality rate is still high and the prognosis... 25 Aug 2020 High human population density negative for pollinators Population density, and not the proportion of green spaces, has the biggest impact on species richness of pollinators in residential areas. This is the result of a study from Lund ... 24 Aug 2020 Less flocking behaviour among microorganisms reduces the risk of being eaten When algae and bacteria with different swimming gaits gather in large groups, their flocking behaviour diminishes, something that may reduce the risk of falling victim to aquatic p... 24 Aug 2020 Revealed: How billions in EU farming subsidies are being misspent A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regio... 19 Aug 2020 Mummified bishop rewrites the history of tuberculosis A genetic study of small calcifications found in the lungs of the Lund 17th century bishop Peder Winstrup shows that tuberculosis is no older than about 6 000 years, as opposed to ... Show more news
13 Oct 2020 Electron–spin dynamics studied on its natural time-scale By using extremely short light pulses and coincidence technology, researchers from several Swedish universities have managed to follow the dynamic process when the electron's spin ...
12 Oct 2020 An old pollen seed can predict tomorrow's climate Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 ye...
8 Oct 2020 New study on personalized type 2 diabetes treatment launched Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will atte...
6 Oct 2020 Promising treatment for aggressive childhood cancer A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is publ...
5 Oct 2020 Research projects on galaxies, migratory birds and electrons awarded grants A galactic journey spanning the history of the Milky Way. The supernatural powers of migratory birds. The art of seeing and controlling electrons. Three exciting research projects ...
28 Sep 2020 Master’s in International Strategic Management ranked among the world’s best Lund University has secured a spot on the Financial Times Master’s in Management 2020 ranking, with the fairly new Master’s in International Strategic Management programme placing ...
25 Sep 2020 New book: avoid predicting foreign exchange rates Anyone who can predict outcomes for Forex rates can earn considerable amounts of money. However, research shows this cannot be done reliably and should be avoided by serious corpor...
24 Sep 2020 New analytical model detects mutations in breast cancer Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the la...
18 Sep 2020 LU researcher receives Ig Nobel prize for alligator helium study Stephan Reber has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for Acoustics - for a 2015 study that involved an alligator inhaling helium. This was done to understand if crocodilians have reson...
17 Sep 2020 Metformin for type 2 diabetes patients or not? Researchers now have the answer Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experienc...
15 Sep 2020 Rare pattern observed in migrating common swifts Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Saha...
15 Sep 2020 Lund University receives donation for Medical Humanities A donation of SEK 76 million from Birgit Rausing will enable Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine to establish the humanities as an integrated part of medical training and researc...
7 Sep 2020 Could singing spread Covid-19? If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst. Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing ...
4 Sep 2020 Six LU researchers receive ERC Starting Grants Colourful common wall lizards, an innovative X-ray microscope and advanced research on Alzheimer’s, leukaemia, photographic evidence and the origin of life. Six researchers from Lu...
27 Aug 2020 Atlantic sturgeon in the King’s pantry – unique discovery in Baltic Sea wreck from 1495 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: a two-metre-long Atlantic st...
26 Aug 2020 Link between cognitive impairment and worse prognosis in heart failure patients Heart failure is an endemic disease affecting 250 000 Swedes. Despite new treatments such as modern medicines and defibrillators, the mortality rate is still high and the prognosis...
25 Aug 2020 High human population density negative for pollinators Population density, and not the proportion of green spaces, has the biggest impact on species richness of pollinators in residential areas. This is the result of a study from Lund ...
24 Aug 2020 Less flocking behaviour among microorganisms reduces the risk of being eaten When algae and bacteria with different swimming gaits gather in large groups, their flocking behaviour diminishes, something that may reduce the risk of falling victim to aquatic p...
24 Aug 2020 Revealed: How billions in EU farming subsidies are being misspent A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regio...
19 Aug 2020 Mummified bishop rewrites the history of tuberculosis A genetic study of small calcifications found in the lungs of the Lund 17th century bishop Peder Winstrup shows that tuberculosis is no older than about 6 000 years, as opposed to ...
