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Published 16 October 2014 Grazing camel in the Kordofan region in Sudan The need for food, animal feed and fuel in the Sahel belt is growing year on year, but supply is not increasing at the same rate. New figures from 22 countries…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/shrinking-resource-margins-sahel-region-africa- 2020-09-15

Published 21 October 2014 Kristian Gerner The following Lund University academics are available for commentary and analysis, in light of recent news coverage regarding alleged activity in the Stockholm archipelago:  Mi LennhagPhD student,…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/experts-swedish-and-russian-national-security-policy- 2020-09-15

Published 22 October 2014 Bright colours appear on a fruit fly’s transparent wings against a dark background as a result of light refraction. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have now demonstrated that females choose a mate based…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/secret-wing-colours-attract-female-fruit-flies- 2020-09-15

Published 23 October 2014 Lesedi Lebogang A ’super detector’ that can track the traces of a lump of sugar in the Baltic Sea – that was the starting point for a potentially life-saving technique developed at Lund University in Sweden. The…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/super-detector-tracks-toxic-algae- 2020-09-15

Joakim Kembro, Associate ProfessorOur programme has a cross-functional focus, providing the students with an education in the broad spectra of logistics and supply chain management. Ranging from production planning and purchasing to…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-talsf/word-programme-director-logistics-and-supply-chain-management- 2022-04-11

Published 3 November 2014 Mapillary, an app developed by Lund University senior lecturer Jan Erik Solem, crowdsources street view images. The company has now joined forces with OpenStreetMap, the world’s biggest free, editable map service…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mapillary-puts-your-photos-map- 2020-09-15

Published 3 November 2014 Roland Paulsen Why do people slack off at work? Last year it was revealed that 20 workers at a big Swedish mining company had been slacking off at work by taking turns clocking each other in and out. The scheme…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/book-release-empty-labor-idleness-and-workplace-resistance- 2021-11-29

Published 4 November 2014 Joel Wåreus/imagebank.sweden.se People with lactose intolerance are at lower risk of suffering from lung, breast and ovarian cancers, according to a new study by researchers at Lund University and Region Skåne in…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lactose-intolerants-lower-risk-certain-cancers-study- 2020-09-15

Published 5 November 2014 Nélida Leiva Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that sugar beets produce haemoglobin. They now hope that this haemoglobin could serve as a blood substitute – a substance that is currently in…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sugar-beets-could-become-blood-substitute- 2023-01-23

Published 6 November 2014 A major breakthrough in the development of stem cell-derived brain cells has put researchers on a firm path towards the first ever stem cell transplantations in people with Parkinson’s disease. A new study…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-transplants-parkinsons-disease-edging-closer- 2024-03-19

All incoming students at Lund University are covered by either Student IN or FAS+. Specific definitions apply, which you can read more about below. Please contact your department if something happens. Exchange students within a formal…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/current-students/healthcare/medical-insurance- 2023-09-14

Published 15 December 2014 A group of Lund University engineering students have designed a touch-free interface that enables advanced control of digital devices – simply by twisting and tapping an imaginary sphere. WATCH: Virtual sphere…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/virtual-sphere-new-touch-free-keyboard- 2020-09-15

At Lund University Shop you can find licensed products from Lund University. Our online and on-campus shops have our full collection, and several retailers sell some of our products. The Lund University Shop collection includes hoodies, t…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/visit-lund-university/lund-university-shop- 2024-08-13

Published 16 December 2014 Gold and silver nanoparticles could affect the stem cells that develop into nerve cells in the brain and the retina of the eye. The results of the two studies from Lund University show that the nerve cells are…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antibacterial-products-could-affect-nerve-cells- 2020-09-15

Published 17 December 2014 Nearly two out of three countries in the world now participate in a new kind of “virtual land trade”, where not only the goods produced but land ownership itself is traded internationally, according to a study…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/china-uk-and-us-centre-global-land-grabbing-trade- 2021-11-29

Published 19 December 2014 Khadga Karki and Tönu Pullerits In a recent study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers have used new technology to study extremely fast processes in solar cells. The research results form a concrete step…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/quantum-world-without-queues-could-lead-better-solar-cells- 2020-09-15

Published 19 December 2014 Arvid Erlandsson In the run-up to Christmas, a lot of us consider donating to charities. But what motivates us to actually follow through? Too much focus on encouraging sympathy in potential charity donors can…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/donating-charity-not-only-about-sympathy- 2020-09-15

Published 12 January 2015 The three winners Ahmad, Arlisa and Stephen together with Lund University staff at the award ceremony in Jakarta. On Saturday 10 January, a prize ceremony was held in Jakarta, Indonesia for the winners of the Blue…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/water-innovation-project-indonesia-wins-scholarship-competition- 2023-01-23

Published 12 January 2015 A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain. Researchers…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/do-viruses-make-us-smarter- 2024-02-19

Published 13 January 2015 A team of archaeologists in Egypt has made a number of exceptional discoveries, including a stela – a relief design carved into a stone wall – with what are believed to be 2500-year-old inscriptions. The project…

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologists-make-unique-discoveries-egypt- 2020-09-15