Published 15 January 2019 Ping Wang (Photo: Theo Hagman-Rogowski) A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-bioplastic-derived-poo-molecule- 2020-09-15

Published 17 January 2019 Human models used in the experiment (Photo: Gabor Horvath) A study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites. It is the first time…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/body-painting-protects-against-bloodsucking-insects- 2020-09-15

 Pasko Kisic from Peru, now working as Social Media Manager and Editorial Manager for the Journal of Political Psychology Could you tell us a little bit about your background?"I studied political science in Peru and have worked in the…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-sagls/what-pasko-says-about-masters-global-studies- 2023-04-28

 Anna Zemskova from Russia, now doing a PhD at the Department of Law at Lund University How did you find out about Lund University?“I started researching different programmes during the final year of my Bachelor’s degree. There were not…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-jaeha/what-anna-says-about-masters-european-business-law- 2023-08-09

Published 22 January 2019 The image to the right was taken with the specially designed camera (Photo: Cynthia Tedore) Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-camera-enables-researchers-see-world-way-birds-do- 2020-09-15

 Rebecca Forsberg from Sweden Why did you choose this programme?“I chose this programme because I have always been fascinated with space and I wanted to take the opportunity to actually work with it. I chose Lund because of the size of the…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-naafy/what-rebecca-says-about-masters-astrophysics- 2023-03-03

Tim Parker from New Zealand"The Master’s is made up of a diverse range of international students coming from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds. This gives the programme a distinctly global atmosphere and provides an…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-samkv/what-tim-says-about-masters-media-and-communication- 2023-05-08

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 August 2018 “We must understand the ageing process itself in order to help people with conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, and to possibly enable us to…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-do-dementia-diseases-affect-our-brains- 2020-09-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 August 2018 Our health in later life is shaped not only by the way we live, what our childhood was like or our time in our mothers’ wombs. Even our parents’ health…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/live-healthily-sake-your-future-children- 2020-09-15

By catrin [dot] jakobsson [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Catrin Jakobsson) - published 23 August 2018 Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life- 2023-03-07

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 23 August 2018 Even though childhood cancer is rare, it affects around 350 children and adolescents under the age of 18 each year in Sweden. That is almost…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-survival-rate-after-childhood-cancer-what-cost- 2020-09-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 February 2018 Lao Saal wants to understand the special aberrations that occur in our genetic material, that causes and promotes different types of cancer. Lao Saal…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/service-cancer-patients- 2023-09-20

By catrin [dot] jakobsson [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Catrin Jakobsson) - published 23 February 2018 In the major population survey, Malmö Offspring Study, researchers are trying to discover how our intestinal flora is affected by diet and…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-important-gut-feeling- 2023-09-20

Published 23 February 2018 Birgitta Svenningsson and Paul Miller with their collegues at MERGE combine experimental data from local-level studies with advanced ESMs, thereby improving the ability to predict the climate for larger areas in…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future- 2023-09-20

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 February 2018 The robot at the hospital somewhere in Sweden is connected and ready to operate. The surgeon, who is in another country, controls the advanced surgery…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fast-and-secure-computer-power-when-needed- 2023-09-20

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 August 2018 We were all small, newborn infants once. But some of us were perhaps too small as newborns? A child that is born “small for gestational age” means that…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/even-sprat-can-thrive-being-born-small-gestational-age- 2023-09-20

Published 23 February 2018 Refugee camp in the Beqaa, with Mashaal Hamoud and Doha Adi (Sawa) and Helen Avery, MECW. When war is over it is crucial to make the right infrastructure decisions to avoid future conflicts and social tensions…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/learning-past-looking-towards-future-mending-societies-after-fighting-stops- 2020-09-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 February 2018 The CT-scanned feather details (left) need to be converted to a complete 3D model of the feather (right) in order to develop numerical tools to…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/making-aircraft-wing-feather- 2023-09-20

By catrin [dot] jakobsson [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Catrin Jakobsson) - published 23 February 2018 Photo: Shutterstock Variations and changes in the genetic code in our cells are of great significance for many of the most widespread…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-technique-inspired-bacterias-immune-defence- 2020-09-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 February 2018 Faster, more efficient, thinner, more energy-saving! These are some of the watchwords used in the development of better mobiles, solar cells and LED…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-technology-shows-how-nanowires-are-born- 2023-09-20