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Our blood stem cells generate around a thousand billion new blood cells every day. But the blood stem cells’ capacity to produce blood changes as we age. This leads to older people being more susceptible to anaemia, lowered immunity and a greater risk of developing certain kinds of blood cancer. Now for the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in rejuvenating bloo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-blood-can-be-rejuvenated - 2026-01-21

The night vision of frogs and toads appears to be superior to that of all other animals. They have the ability to see colour even when it is so dark that humans are not able to see anything at all. This has been shown in a new study by researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Most vertebrates, including humans, have two types of visual cells located in the retina, namely cones and rods. The con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/frogs-have-unique-ability-see-colour-dark - 2026-01-21

Lund University celebrates its 350th anniversary by organising the first out of five science weeks, starting with the topic: Is the World Becoming a Better Place? The week takes place 6–12 March 2017 in Lund, Sweden, and includes almost 20 open seminars, activities and debates. It almost seems as if there is no end to the major global challenges that we face, including global warming, growing gaps

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/science-week-world-becoming-better-place - 2026-01-21

A unique trove of bone material from the 9,200 year old coastal settlement Norje Sunnansund in Blekinge, Sweden, has revealed that surprisingly sophisticated hunting strategies were used at the time. One key find was that the early Mesolithic humans practiced so-called selective hunting – seemingly in order to maximise gain and preserve the local population of certain species. ”A telling example i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fish-selective-hunting-strategies-and-delayed-return-lifestyle-among-ancient-foragers - 2026-01-21

In the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2017 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Four Lund University subjects are ranked in the top 50 in the new QS 2017 subject ranking: geography (26th) environmental sciences (38th) development studies (32nd) nursing (49th) An additional 16 subjects are ranked in the top 100 and seven are ranked in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/top-100-rank-20-lund-university-subjects-new-qs-subject-ranking - 2026-01-21

When David Gisselsson Nord, a cancer researcher at Lund University in Sweden, read a history book last summer, he was struck by the similarities between how cancer and insurgencies evolve over time. Could military strategy be used as inspiration for cancer treatment? He teamed up with Robert Egnell at the Swedish Defence University to find an entirely novel approach to his field. ‟There are actual

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-what-cancer-research-can-learn-military-strategy - 2026-01-21

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used the MAX IV synchrotron in Lund – the strongest of its kind in the world - to produce images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease. The unique images appear to contradict a previously unchallenged consensus. Instead of attempting to eliminate beta-amyloid, or so-cal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/never-seen-images-early-stage-alzheimers-disease - 2026-01-21

Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts. This emerges from a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The study in question investigates whether there is a so-called publication bias within climate research, i.e. a statistically skewed distribution of the way

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-publication-bias-found-climate-change-research - 2026-01-21

Crashing computers or smartphones - and security loopholes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords - could be prevented if it were possible to design error-free software. To date, this is a problem that neither engineers nor current supercomputers have been able to solve. A major reason for this is the computing power required to verify large programs. Today’s computers use vast amounts

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/biological-supercomputers-be-powered-molecular-motors - 2026-01-21

We may soon get better insight into the microcosm and the world of electrons. Researchers at Lund University and Louisiana State University have developed a tool that makes it possible to control extreme UV light - light with much shorter wavelengths than visible light. The new method uses strong laser pulses to direct the short bursts of light. Something very exciting happens when light hits elec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/electrons-used-control-ultrashort-laser-pulses - 2026-01-21

Swedish road freight companies that abide by work environment legislation, taxation regulations and environmental agreements have had a hard time surviving on a market where illegal transport operators can perform the same services at a much lower cost. A new app being developed at Lund University in Sweden makes the entire chain of transport visible to consumers. WATCH VIDEO STORY“Many consumers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-app-makes-transport-industry-transparent - 2026-01-21

Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law have launched a new human rights hub. The Lund Human Rights Research Hub is meant to be a core driver in developing new research, education, and dissemination of human rights to meet the most pressing human rights challenges of today. The hub was officially launched on December 8.Jonas Hafström, chairman of the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-human-rights-research-hub-launched-lund - 2026-01-21

With a ceremony inside the main University building, Lund University’s 350th anniversary has now officially begun, and the extensive jubilee programme packed with more than 250 public events over the next 13 months has been released. The jubilee will last from 19 December 2016 until 28 January 2018, and these dates are based on the founding and inauguration of the University. “Obviously, this is a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-celebrates-350-years - 2026-01-21

There are many questions concerning the coronavirus and infection prevention that need to be answered as soon as possible. One of the key questions is: Is the coronavirus floating around in the air we breathe? In a few weeks, air samples from coronavirus patient rooms will hopefully have been analysed and possibly provide some clues. Measurements are currently carried out at the infectious disease

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/air-samples-coronavirus-patient-rooms-being-analysed - 2026-01-21

Skåne University Hospital’s 3D Printing Centre normally produces surgical equipment and anatomical models used in health care. However, they are now producing protective visors instead, as there is a shortage at hospitals in the region. The centre, run by Region Skåne and linked to Lund University, hopes to do even more, and serve as a hub for 3D-printing in healthcare given the current situation.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/3d-printing-centre-helping-fight-against-coronavirus - 2026-01-21

We find ourselves in trying times. Much of what we know and take for granted is being turned on its head. Around the world, we see the spread of the coronavirus affecting country after country. As an international student, you are far away from your loved ones at a time when your studies, mobility, travel and socialising are being severely tested. Many are also observing that Sweden’s government a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/message-vice-chancellor-lund-university-students - 2026-01-21

‘With age comes wisdom’ is an old proverb well suited to Björn Jonson, professor emeritus in clinical physiology who is about to turn 80. He is working day and night to develop a ventilator specifically adapted to the treatment of those suffering the most from COVID 19. Björn Jonson has worked as a researcher in pulmonary physiology since the beginning of the 1960s. Quite early on in his research,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19 - 2026-01-21

The frustration with not being able to contribute to the difficult situation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic led researchers at LUPOP to launch a matchmaking initiative. Their idea is to help researchers with clinical background, now needed in healthcare, by supporting their research and application work. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world, public interest in epidemiology has increased sig

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-19-mitigating-impact-research-through-matchmaking - 2026-01-21

This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2026-01-21

Two Lund researchers have received the prestigious European Research Council’s (ERC) Advanced Grant of approximately SEK 25 million each: Anne L’Huillier, professor of Atomic Physics and Olle Melander, professor of Internal Medicine and consultant at Skåne University Hospital. The grants are for research on atomic physics and quantum mechanics, and diabetes and cardiovascular disease respectively.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-erc-advanced-grants-awarded-lund-university-researchers - 2026-01-21