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https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/i-hope-ig-nobel-helps-spur-peoples-interest-science - 2026-05-23

The Lund University Programme for Global Excellence is the University’s largest international recruitment initiative to date, highlighting our commitment to world-leading research in strategically prioritised research areas. It comprises the Lund Global Visiting Professors' Programme and the Lund Global Research Fellows Programme. Global Visiting Professors' ProgrammeGlobal Research Fellows Progra

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lund-university-programme-global-excellence-2025 - 2026-05-23

There are plenty of protein drinks on the shelves of supermarkets these days. However, a vegan, fermented version made from locally grown field peas is definitely unique. That’s exactly what a group of food technology students came up with for an assignment. “One aim with this drink was to increase the absorption of iron in vegans who can have a tendency towards iron deficiency. The fermentation p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/students-make-fermented-protein-drink-ancient-peas - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research from Lund University in Sweden has shown that intestinal bacteria can accelerate the development of Alzheimer’s disease. According to the researchers behind the study, the results open up the door to new opportunities for preventing and treating the disease. Because our gut bacteria have a major impact on

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gut-bacteria-may-play-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-23

An international study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that the rapid increase in land use in the world's tropical areas is affecting the global carbon cycle more than was previously known. By studying data from a new satellite imaging system, the researchers also found that the biomass in tropical forests is decreasing. Vegetation fills a very important function in the carbo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/increasing-tropical-land-use-disrupting-carbon-cycle - 2026-05-23

An innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at Lund University. They are now being recognised by the University and Sparbanken Skåne. Since its launch in 2017, the Future Innovations Award has recognised ideas that can “change our world for the better”. This year, the awards were worth a total of SEK 800,000.The top prize this year goes t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebrated - 2026-05-23

A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to advance understanding of Parkinson’s disease treatment, with a particular focus on depression, anxiety, and other psychiatr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/9m-usd-safer-treatment-psychiatric-and-cognitive-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2026-05-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Must greater prosperity necessarily lead to a greater carbon footprint and increased greenhouse gas emissions? “In theory, no, but in practice this seems to be the case”, says researcher Max Koch from Lund University in Sweden. His study of 138 countries is the first ever to take a global approach to the connections b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-development-does-mean-greater-carbon-footprint-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-05-23

An international team of researchers has investigated whether oral insulin can prevent early signs of type 1 diabetes and clinical diagnosis in children with an increased risk of developing the disease. Although treatment with oral insulin could not prevent development of diabetes-related autoantibodies, oral insulin delayed the rate of disease progression in children who developed such autoantibo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-disease - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that, independently of nicotine exposure from the mother, men whose fathers smoked at the time of pregnancy had half as many sperm as those with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sperm-count-50-lower-sons-fathers-who-smoke - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund University have now shown how hawkmoths use mechanosensors in their antennae to control fast flight manoeuvres. When the moths need to rapidly change direction and manoeu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antennal-sensors-allow-hawkmoths-make-quick-moves - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Brain research is constantly taking new steps forward and currently permeates large parts of the University. Brain research is in a phase of rapid development, not least thanks to the continuous emergence of new technology. During the Science Week The Amazing Brain from 4 to 10 September (link to programme on lunduniv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dizzying-dive-human-brain - 2026-05-23

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nocturnal-migratory-birds-follow-rhythm-moon - 2026-05-24

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has found that a collision in the asteroid belt 470 million years ago created drastic changes to life on Earth. The breakup of a major asteroid filled the entire inner solar system with enormous amounts of dust leading to a unique ice age and, su

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gigantic-asteroid-collision-boosted-biodiversity-earth - 2026-05-23

Feeling unmotivated to carve another jack-o’-lantern out of a slimy pumpkin? As luck would have it, at least you don’t have to struggle with a rock-hard turnip. The pumpkin’s status as the main symbol of Halloween is actually somewhat of an historical coincidence. Ethnologist Katarzyna Herd explains why. Two-hundred tonnes. According to SVT Nyheter, this is how much pumpkin was transported from Le

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/root-vegetable-could-have-replaced-halloween-pumpkins - 2026-05-23

Researcher Contact details Email: gabriel [dot] brea-martinez [at] ekh [dot] lu [dot] se Phone: +46 46 222 08 41Organisation Department of Economic History Visiting address: Scheelevägen 15 B, Lund Room number: Alfa 1:2015 B Service point: 10 WebpageGabriel Brea-Martinez profile in Lund University research portalOther affiliations Researcher Centre for Economic Demography Researcher Economic demog

https://www.lusem.lu.se/gabriel-brea-martinez - 2026-05-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recent study from Lund University in Sweden shows that barley can rapidly improve people’s health by reducing blood sugar levels and the risk for diabetes. The secret lies in the special mixture of dietary fibres found in barley, which can also help reduce people’s appetite and risk for cardiovascular disease.  “It

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-barley-helps-improve-blood-sugar-levels-and-reduce-appetite - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LAUNCH OF BEAt-DKD – 6 FEBRUARY 2017 BEAt-DKD (“Biomarker Enterprise to Attack Diabetic Kidney Disease”), a unique public private partnership funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), member companies from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the Juvenile Diabetes R

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/innovative-medicines-initiative-project-precision-medicine-dkd - 2026-05-23

Professor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Bertrand will receive the prize and hold a lecture on 12 March in Lund, Sweden. “Marianne Bertrand is one of the world’s most prominent applied micro-economists,” says Fredrik Andersson, dean at Lund University School of E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-management - 2026-05-23