Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:31:46 +0000Climate and the conditions for future generations to live in a sustainable world are highly topical issues. At 51�ؿ�����, ranked number one in the world for sustainability in 2026, leading research is seeking solutions to some of our time’s greatest societal challenges./article/honeybees-crowd-out-bumblebees-even-flower-rich-heathlandsWed, 10 Dec 2025 13:31:46 +0000/article/honeybees-crowd-out-bumblebees-even-flower-rich-heathlandsWhen the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their presence affects wild bumblebees./article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutionsFri, 05 Dec 2025 15:35:38 +0000/article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutionsClimate solutions exist – so why isn’t more happening? On 9 December, researchers from University of Cambridge and 51�ؿ����� will gather in Lund and online to try to find answers to how we can accelerate the climate transition./article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-lovingThu, 04 Dec 2025 10:35:14 +0000/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-lovingNature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or even disgust, toward nature. The phenomenon, called biophobia, is now highlighted in a new study from 51�ؿ�����./article/new-guide-making-biggest-climate-differenceMon, 01 Dec 2025 20:04:37 +0000/article/new-guide-making-biggest-climate-differenceA new interactive guide identifies the most effective actions you can take for the climate. The interest has been so great that the server hosting the guide crashed temporarily. /article/decision-new-grain-stuck-eus-regulatory-systemMon, 01 Dec 2025 09:03:11 +0000/article/decision-new-grain-stuck-eus-regulatory-systemThe EU’s approval process for a novel perennial, eco-friendly grain with the potential to fundamentally change Europe’s agriculture has dragged on for more than six years. This delay, according to researchers at 51�ؿ�����, is due to an outdated regulatory system. /article/old-air-samples-hint-effects-climate-changeWed, 26 Nov 2025 10:03:42 +0000/article/old-air-samples-hint-effects-climate-changeThrough the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature’s calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate./article/new-research-lifespan-oresund-bridge-can-be-doubledTue, 25 Nov 2025 15:31:36 +0000/article/new-research-lifespan-oresund-bridge-can-be-doubledResearchers at 51�ؿ����� have developed a new framework that can lead to the Öresund Link, thanks to the right maintenance at the right time and smart monitoring, having a total lifespan of 200 years. This is twice as long as envisaged when the bridge was inaugurated 25 years ago./article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainabilityTue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:08 +0000/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability51�ؿ����� has climbed to first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The ranking includes around 2,000 higher education institutions from about 100 countries and measures how universities contribute to a sustainable future – through research, education, and the way they operate as organisations./article/alfa-laval-and-lund-university-strengthen-strategic-partnershipWed, 12 Nov 2025 11:40:11 +0000/article/alfa-laval-and-lund-university-strengthen-strategic-partnershipAlfa Laval and 51�ؿ����� have formalized a new strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration, drive innovation, and address complex global challenges. At the same time, ground breaks for Alfa Lavals upcoming innovation center – a center that will drive the energy transition through, among other things, the development of heat transfer technology and fuel cells./article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacksMon, 03 Nov 2025 09:06:54 +0000/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacksTen years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead./article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academiaWed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:07 +0000/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academiaHenrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society./article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threatsThu, 02 Oct 2025 09:32:14 +0000/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threatsMany might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more than climate threats, according to a new study. The research analyses flood risk scenarios in China’s coastal zone from 2020 all the way until 2100./article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-timeFri, 26 Sep 2025 09:37:16 +0000/article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-timeBy analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind most carbon. /article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solutionTue, 23 Sep 2025 09:24:54 +0000/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solutionSolar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels./article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedAn innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at 51�ؿ�����. /article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-halfFri, 13 Jun 2025 07:17:07 +0000/article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-halfThe most important mineral in today's electric car batteries is lithium. China completely dominates the market, with no extraction taking place in Europe. However, a new study shows that there is great potential for European lithium production, which would bring improvements in competitiveness, the climate and security. The study also points out that there are complex international trade dependencies that affect supply and demand./article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleaguesThu, 22 May 2025 11:57:24 +0000/article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleaguesFor over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night — without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major research review from 51�ؿ����� in Sweden has revealed that nighttime pollinators play just as significant a role as daytime species in 90 percent of the cases studied./article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possibleThu, 08 May 2025 11:21:46 +0000/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possibleMany people wish they had more time – but is there a sustainable approach to time? Historian David Larsson Heidenblad, historian shares his best tips./article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeThu, 24 Apr 2025 13:53:36 +0000/article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeWhat if we could fight climate change using bacteria that live on air? That’s the vision behind a newly funded international research project led by scientists from 51�ؿ�����, the University of Tromsø, and Harvard Medical School. With support from the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), the team aims to explore how an Arctic microbe that can feed exclusively on methane could become a powerful tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions./article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesThu, 03 Apr 2025 12:31:36 +0000/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesGases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by 51�ؿ����� shows that greenhouse gas emissions from anaesthetic gases have decreased by 27% over the last ten years. By swapping out the anaesthetic gas with the highest climate impact, the climate impact of anaesthetic gases could have been reduced by a further 69%. /article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogsTue, 01 Apr 2025 08:25:02 +0000/article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogsLead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. /article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impactFri, 14 Mar 2025 15:16:18 +0000/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impactOver the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,000 lakes. Major changes in the lake ecosystems are thought to be the cause./article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplaceWed, 29 Jan 2025 09:42:37 +0000/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplaceMost women will experience menopause at some point. Can a workplace make things easier for employees going through menopausal transition?/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumptionMon, 20 Jan 2025 11:47:46 +0000/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumptionFermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today’s dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source. /article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-usWed, 11 Dec 2024 15:26:44 +0000/article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-usFor the first time, an international team of scientists have calculated the total land area that the countries of the world have included in their individual plans for climate action, known as nationally determined contributions. The results show a big divide between the countries' expected land use and the actual potential of land to mitigate climate change./article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-waterFri, 22 Nov 2024 09:05:57 +0000/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water51�ؿ����� and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen 51�ؿ�����’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students./article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particlesThu, 26 Sep 2024 11:20:16 +0000/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particlesResearchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, while others – such as cyanobacteria that contribute to algal blooms – are completely unaffected./article/organic-farms-had-doubled-plant-diversity-only-over-timeMon, 02 Sep 2024 14:08:17 +0000/article/organic-farms-had-doubled-plant-diversity-only-over-timeIt takes a long time, up to several decades, before the benefits of organic farming take full effect on land that was previously cultivated conventionally, a new study from 51�ؿ����� suggests. After thirty years, the plant species richness around the cultivated crop had doubled on organic farms compared to conventional farms. /article/new-diseases-tropical-swedenSun, 09 Jun 2024 20:14:57 +0000/article/new-diseases-tropical-swedenGlobal warming has meant that diseases such as West Nile fever, NTM infections, and new tick-borne viruses are on their way or have already taken hold in Sweden. People are being affected by new diseases, and challenges for the health system are increasing. Among other things, everything is prepared to start screening blood donors for West Nile fever in Region Skåne in southern Sweden./article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-awardTue, 04 Jun 2024 20:00:34 +0000/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award51�ؿ����� has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award./article/conferences-make-scientists-climate-transgressorsTue, 14 May 2024 10:44:24 +0000/article/conferences-make-scientists-climate-transgressorsClimate researchers often emphasise the fact that reducing carbon emissions is in everyone’s best interest, and should involve all of us. But how good are they at minimising their own carbon footprint? A new study carried out jointly by 51�ؿ����� in Sweden and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland shows that some of them use up half their annual carbon allowance in a single week. There are ways to cut these emissions, however, the authors behind the study say./article/unique-field-study-shows-how-climate-change-affects-fire-impacted-forestsWed, 17 Apr 2024 10:54:30 +0000/article/unique-field-study-shows-how-climate-change-affects-fire-impacted-forestsDuring the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team led from 51�ؿ����� in Sweden has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb carbon dioxide./article/completely-recycled-viscose-first-timeWed, 06 Mar 2024 10:01:35 +0000/article/completely-recycled-viscose-first-timeAt present, viscose textiles are made of biomass from the forest, and there is no such thing as fully recycled viscose. Researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden have now succeeded in making new viscose – from worn-out cotton sheets./article/will-carbon-capture-stored-basalt-be-climate-saviorTue, 27 Feb 2024 12:11:06 +0000/article/will-carbon-capture-stored-basalt-be-climate-saviorLéa Lévy, researcher in engineering geology at 51�ؿ�����, is receiving SEK 5.1 million from the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation to investigate how much hope can be placed in capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air and storing it in the rock basalt./article/unique-manufacturing-method-produces-more-appealing-vegan-meatFri, 16 Feb 2024 11:27:09 +0000/article/unique-manufacturing-method-produces-more-appealing-vegan-meatVegan food is often sidestepped due to its rubbery consistency. Food technology researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden have now developed a way to make vegan food more appetising by using new combinations of raw materials. So far, the research field for plant-based meat imitations, known as meat analogues, has been very small - but is now set to “explode”. The team at Lund is among those that have published the most research in the world on the topic.