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When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, the mRNA vaccines came to the rescue of many people – but in the background there was another, lesser known, hero: the lipid nanoparticle. Without these tiny “fat droplets”, the…

/article/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-future- 2025-09-04

A new study led by researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden, reveals that melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can in some cases be driven by mitochondrial processes, which can be effectively targeted using existing drugs. In…

/article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-path- 2025-09-04

A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman…

/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-sweden- 2025-09-04

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays…

/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease- 2025-09-04

Infertility, Alzheimer’s disease and decentralised infrastructure. These are the research areas of the three researchers at 51�ؿ����� who are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. The researchers are human…

/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grants- 2025-09-04

Donald Trump’s trade wars have dominated the news cycle for quite some time. According to economist Fredrik NG Andersson, we risk becoming blind if we only focus on the short term. What is happening is not just about immediate effects but…

/article/bid-1990s-fare-well- 2025-08-26

A groundbreaking study from 51�ؿ����� in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s…

/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass- 2025-08-22

Around 1,500 students from all over the world are now arriving at 51�ؿ�����. During Arrival Day they receive a warm welcome and practical help with everything from SIM cards to bed linen and their new everyday life in Sweden. The…

/article/lund-university-welcomes-autumns-international-students- 2025-08-20

In a new observational study, researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, 461 of whom…

/article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordic- 2025-08-20

Investigation of a metre-long front flipper, uniquely preserved with fossilized soft tissues, has revealed that the giant ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus was equipped with flow control devices that likely served to suppress self-generated…

/article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darkness- 2025-07-16

Carmelo D’Agostino, a researcher in traffic safety and behaviour, and stem cell researcher Paul Bourgine receive ERC Proof of Concept grants for their research into developing a new method for traffic safety assessments and finding new…

/article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grants- 2025-07-14

Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s investment in Future Research Leaders. For the ninth time, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research…

/article/sek-30-million-awarded-research-ultrashort-laser-pulses-and-quantum-mechanics- 2025-07-02

The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in 51�ؿ�����’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. Lund…

/article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchers- 2025-06-30

How can Sweden better protect public health during the next pandemic? A new study from 51�ؿ����� shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, new arrivals to Sweden were excluded from information, despite good intentions on the part of…

/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemic- 2025-06-23

51�ؿ����� continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that 51�ؿ����� is the top-ranked higher education institution in…

/article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-world- 2025-06-19

Johan Malmström, Eric Warrant and Anders Rantzer have all been awarded ERC Advanced Grants. Along with other grants from the European Research Council (ERC), this makes it 51�ؿ�����’s most successful year ever with a total of 15…

/article/three-researchers-receive-erc-advanced-grants-lund-universitys-most-successful-year-ever- 2025-06-19

51�ؿ����� is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff to come to Lund on exchanges with their…

/article/lund-university-expands-collaboration-higher-education-institutions-palestine- 2025-06-18

Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation…

/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots- 2025-06-18

A Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at 51�ؿ����� shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries – the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause…

/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronary- 2025-06-18

The 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…

/article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-half- 2025-06-13