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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is the gender-agenda the hero or enemy of equal opportunity in science? The gender-agenda is still-going-strong and in the news….all over the news. Sweden has a political party dedicated to gender equality and a couple of weeks ago the Nordic Forum 2014 was held in Malmö. Recently, and more locally the faculties (at l
https://www.wings.lu.se/article/epws-2014-report-wings - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate 6 million years ago affected species formation in the area. The researchers believe they can now explain why the lizards became so divers
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-species-formed-when-mediterranean-dried - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Up to now, researchers have believed that birds stay at home and altruistically help raise younger siblings because this is the only way to pass on genes when you cannot breed yourself. But this idea is only partially true. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that birds benefit from being helpful because
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-help-each-other-partly-selfish-reasons - 2026-07-01
We should not be afraid to joke about one another’s ethnic background. Used with sensitivity, such jokes can instead help to challenge the stereotypical image of immigrants, according to Lund University sociologist Henriette Frees Esholdt, who has studied humour at a multi-ethnic workplace in Denmark. Henriette Frees Esholdt’s study was carried out in a large organisation in the hospitality sector
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-humour-multicultural-workplaces - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Harvard professor Nathan Nunn, creative economist, is the 2020 recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Nunn will receive the Prize on SEK 1 million in Lund, Sweden, and give a lecture on his research on 25 March. Experimental economics and development economics are hot topics
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-development - 2026-07-01
One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting the birds to fly a little further north, researchers in Lund, Sweden, and the Netherlands have observed that these birds can give their chicks a better start in life. Globa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/migratory-birds-can-be-taught-adjust-climate-change - 2026-07-01
In August, the IPCC published the first part of its sixth assessment report (AR6). It summarises the “physical science basis” for climate change. The message was loud and clear: humans are causing climate change. The next instalment of AR6 will focus on concrete solutions, and highlight how societies, especially vulnerable groups, will be impacted by climate change. Ahead of the coming COP26 in Gl
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ipcc-report-cop26-emily-boyd-comments-what-science-can-do-climate-action-0 - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research for the next generation 5G network is in progress. World unique measuring equipment has been constructed at Lund University in cooperation with Ericsson and Sony. The aim is to create a mobile network that is considerably faster and more stable than previously. The 5G network is in the process of being rolled
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/next-generation-5g-being-developed-lund-university - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Heart failure is known to be more common in certain families but whether this familial transition is caused by genetic or lifestyle factors. By studying adoptees in relation to both their biological parents and adoptive parents, a new population study in Sweden has found that genetic heritage is the dominant factor wh
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-highlights-genetic-risk-heart-failure - 2026-07-01
When young people who have turned their lives around talk about their criminal past, they are trying both to explain their actions and to forge a new identity. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows how stories about honour among thieves, responsibility and coming of age play a key role in helping people move away from a life of crime. A person who has committed crimes but wants to turn
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-stories-young-people-leaving-life-crime - 2026-07-01
Is it possible to convert a patient’s own skin cells into functioning nerve cells? Or insert healthy genes to reprogram the cells of a damaged brain? Stem cell researcher Malin Parmar at Lund University in Sweden is studying these types of issues, in close collaboration with clinical researchers. She is now awarded a prize of SEK 100 000 from the Eric K. Fernström Foundation for her work. Every ye
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-researcher-receives-fernstrom-prize - 2026-07-01
Physical geographer Lina Eklund is tracking the destruction of Gaza week by week using satellite images. Her analyses could be significant if, once the fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, questions of possible war crimes are raised at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and rese
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/destruction-gaza-monitored-space - 2026-07-01
Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26 people die every day from overdoses. Now researchers in an international collaboration have investigated how common opioid prescriptions are for osteoarthritis patients in Sweden. It emerged that every fourth patient was prescribed opioids at some point between November 2014 and October 2015
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-rates-opioid-prescriptions-osteoarthritis - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die young, at least in species where parents are
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by research, but an extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has now contributed important clues. The study in question focuses on sucrose. Sucrose occurs natu
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/association-between-sugary-diet-and-coronary-artery-disease - 2026-07-01
Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person’s visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, published in Science Advances, suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 million years before it appeared in mammals. These findings
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dinosaurs-were-first-take-perspectives-others - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fifty per cent of all pregnant women in need of a C-section are unable to get one. Most people around the world still do not have access to safe surgery, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities each year. As a paediatric surgeon, Lars Hagander wanted to find ways to help, and has travelled the world to perfor
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lack-surgeons-threat-global-health - 2026-07-01
An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Better than expected, but not without its challenges, especially socially. That’s how a couple of our students and staff tell the story of how we went from campus education to distance learning methods in a matter of days. Wednesday 18 March. The campus is still open to students and staff, but from now on very few, if
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/students-and-teachers-share-their-stories-distance-learning-due-covid-19 - 2026-07-01
Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that a simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome with a high degree of certainty. The findings are important for several reasons, not least the ability to make a correct diagnosis without invasiv
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-detects-alzheimers-people-down-syndrome - 2026-07-01
