Climate solutions exist – so why isn’t more happening? On 9 December, researchers from University of Cambridge and 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ will gather in Lund and online to try to find answers to how we can accelerate the climate transition. The…
/article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutions- 2025-12-05
Kompetensportalen, Lucat, Lupin, Lubas and LUCRIS. Those are the names of some of 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ’s administrative systems. They are now also the names of five new bacteriophages that have recently been discovered in the ponds of Lund…
/article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardens- 2025-12-04
The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the…
/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling- 2025-12-04
A 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. In 2017, Kimberly Nicholas, professor of sustainability…
/article/new-guide-making-biggest-climate-difference- 2025-12-04
Electrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden. Glioblastoma is the most common and…
/article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatment- 2025-12-03
An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden’s population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden…
/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanoma- 2025-12-01
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks…
/article/old-air-samples-hint-effects-climate-change- 2025-12-01
The 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 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ, is due to…
/article/decision-new-grain-stuck-eus-regulatory-system- 2025-12-01
Unless Sweden and the EU strengthen their digital autonomy, there is a risk of catastrophic consequences. That is the conclusion of 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ researcher in computer science, Johan LinÃ¥ker, who considers that we must begin to think…
/article/how-make-eu-more-digitally-independent- 2025-11-28
Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ 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…
/article/new-research-lifespan-oresund-bridge-can-be-doubled- 2025-11-25
We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding. The truth, however, goes back much further. An international study shows that the rich morphological variety…
/article/dog-diversity-thousands-years-older-we-thought- 2025-11-20
Current knowledge of food safety is based on traditional foods that include animal products. Corresponding knowledge of plant-based foods lags behind. “There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based food…
/article/researcher-challenges-myth-plant-based-food-safer- 2025-11-19
51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ 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…
/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability- 2025-11-18
The term of office for 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ’s Vice-Chancellor expires at the end of 2026, and a recruitment process is already underway. This is because the process takes a little over a year. A total of 162 people. That is the number to have…
/article/recruitment-vice-chancellor-underway- 2025-11-17
