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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is once again the most popular choice for international students wanting to study their Master’s degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants from the latest application round choosing Lund University programmes. Of the total 74,620 students who applied to autumn 2017 Master’s degree programmes at Swed

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-once-again-top-choice-sweden-international-applicants - 2026-05-13

Hematopoietic stem cells, that form mature blood cells, require a very precise amount of protein to function – and defective regulation of protein production is common in certain types of aggressive human blood cancers. Now, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has uncovered a completely new mechanism that controls how proteins are produced to direct stem cell function. “Our research is po

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mechanism-vital-keeping-blood-stem-cells-functional-uncovered - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University (Sweden), Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (Germany), Porto University (Portugal), Szeged University (Hungary) and Université Paris-Saclay have decided to join forces to create a pilot project of a European University, an “Alliance for Global Health,” committed to higher education in global healt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-and-four-other-major-research-universities-create-european-alliance-global-health - 2026-05-13

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 73rd. The Master’s in International Strategic Management was launched in 2016, and is based on a long tradition of education and research in strategic management. This is Lund University's second programme ranked by Fina

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/masters-international-strategic-management-ranked-among-worlds-best - 2026-05-13

New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any symptoms develop represents a challenge. Research led by Lund University in Sweden shows that a previously unused blood marker, when combined with those markers already in use, can significantly reduce the risk of misleading d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-reduces-risk-false-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-13

For e-commerce companies, it is cheaper to throw away returned items rather than selling them again. In a new study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden interviewed members of the textile and electronics industries in Europe, hoping to better understand a problem that is snowballing, yet has been the subject of little research. Internet shopping is increasingly commonplace, and with it comes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/where-do-your-online-shopping-returns-end-bin-new-research-finds - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. More people working from home does not necessarily mean less travel. On the contrary, leisure travel may increase to compensate for sedentary work in the home, according to transport researcher Lena Winslott Hiselius. This can become a challenge for public transport. There are strong indications that remote working is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/leisure-travel-appears-increase-alongside-working-home - 2026-05-13

Many of the patients who become seriously ill with COVID-19 suffer from respiratory failure. Therefore, Lund University will train nurses within Region Skåne in advanced care for respiratory failure starting Wednesday. For healthcare, a big challenge is finding staff with the right skill set to treat COVID-19 patients. Many patients suffer from respiratory failure, and have difficulty oxygenating

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-fast-tracks-courses-nurses - 2026-05-13

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund University have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms control the activity of different genes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A previously unknown language has been found in the Malay Peninsula by linguists from Lund University in Sweden. The language has been given the name Jedek. “Documentation of endangered minority languages such as Jedek is important, as it provides new insights into human cognition and culture”, says Joanne Yager, doct

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/listen-unknown-language-discovered-southeast-asia - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year, traffic accidents account for more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide. In an effort to reduce this figure, Lund University offers international courses in road safety management for professionals. In August this year, Lund University was privileged to welcome participants from Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, Mala

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/commissioned-education-lund-university-contributes-reduction-traffic-fatalities - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A group of engineering students at Lund University in Sweden noticed that there were no vegan cake mixes available on the Swedish market. They set to work and came up with a dry mix that only requires the addition of oil and water. The final product contained no eggs or wheat flour, making it vegan as well as gluten-f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-students-develop-vegan-gluten-free-mud-cake-mix - 2026-05-13

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-american-patriotism-and-welfare-researcher-awarded-honorary-doctorates - 2026-05-13

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, 4MOST – the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope – collects spectra, that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A spinach extract containing green leaf membranes called thylakoids decreases hedonic hunger with up to 95% - and increases weight loss with 43%. This has been shown in a recently published long-term human study at Lund University in Sweden. WATCH:"My cravings were gone from day one"Hedonic hunger is another term for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/spinach-extract-decreases-cravings - 2026-05-13

Many of those who are genetically predisposed to develop atrial fibrillation, which dramatically raises the risk of stroke, can be identified with a blood test. This is shown by new research from Lund University in Sweden. The number of people affected by atrial fibrillation is rising rapidly, partly as a result of the ageing population. Over recent years, a research group at Lund University in Sw

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genetic-test-reveals-risk-atrial-fibrillation-and-stroke - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The traditional understanding in neuroscience is that tactile sensations from the skin are only assembled to form a complete experience in the cerebral cortex, the most advanced part of the brain. However, this is challenged by new research findings from Lund University in Sweden that suggest both that other levels in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-how-brain-handles-tactile-sensations - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For decades, researchers have thought that access to food determined the brood size of birds. Now, biologists at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a completely new explanation: the body temperature of small birds can increase by more than 4°C to exceed 45°C when they are feeding their young. Larger broods woul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/small-birds-almost-overheat-while-feeding-their-young - 2026-05-13

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can now show that the Vikings sailed farther away from Scandinavia, and took routes farther from land, than was previously believed to have been possible. In his latest study, he has found evidence of a decentralised network of ports, located on islands and peninsulas, which pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveries - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can tumors teach us about animal evolution on Earth? Researchers believe so and now present a novel hypothesis of why animal diversity increased dramatically on Earth about half a billion years ago. A biological innovation may have been key. A transdisciplinary and international team, from Lund University in Sweden an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/novel-hypothesis-why-animals-diversified-earth - 2026-05-13