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The Vombsjö basin – on the way to becoming a unique new biosphere reserve

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 4 February 2022 Anna Berg and Maj Persson, biologists and freelance creators, collecting material for the ARNA project 'The landscape as a designed living environment'. Photographer: Nille Leander. The Vombsjö basin in Skåne could become the world's first biosphere reserve integrating the cultural dimension. If the a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/vombsjo-basin-way-becoming-unique-new-biosphere-reserve - 2025-03-16

New collaboration between Lund University and Volvo Cars

Published 4 February 2022 Mats Moberg, Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Cars and Annika Olsson, Dean at the Faculty of Engineering. (Photo: Kennet Ruona) The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University and Volvo Cars have signed an agreement to strengthen existing research collaborations and identify new areas for mutual benefit and development – and in this way contribute to so

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-between-lund-university-and-volvo-cars - 2025-03-16

How nanostraws can increase the number of blood stem cells

Published 8 February 2022 Electron microscope image shows a blod stem cell on top of a membrane of nanotubes (Image: M. Hjort and L. Schmiderer) An interdisciplinary research team has successfully used innovation to solve a persistent major problem in stem cell research. More specifically, to gently introduce therapeutic biomolecules into target cells to increase their growth. The project has now

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-nanostraws-can-increase-number-blood-stem-cells - 2025-03-16

Professor Anne L'Huillier awarded Wolf Prize in Physics

Published 8 February 2022 Anne L'Huillier The Wolf Prize in Physics has been awarded to Anne L'Huillier at Lund University, Paul Corkum at the University of Ottawa, and Ferenc Krausz at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics and Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. They were selected for pioneering contributions to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics. The recipients share the pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/professor-anne-lhuillier-awarded-wolf-prize-physics - 2025-03-16

Metabolism found to regulate production of killer cells

Published 9 February 2022 iStock/selvanegra In a recent study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers discovered that metabolic changes affect how blood cells are formed during embryonic development. They found a previously unknown metabolic switch with a key role in how different types of blood cells develop. This means blood cell formation can be directed towards producing natural killer cel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/metabolism-found-regulate-production-killer-cells - 2025-03-16

Cultural and creative business concepts need specific and strategic support

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 9 February 2022 The southern part of Sweden has established itself as a centre of gaming. With its roots in sub-cultures, the gaming industry is now a strong market in which local actors and creatives collaborate. Photo: iStockphoto. Do you work in graphic design, are you passionate about games development, or do you

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cultural-and-creative-business-concepts-need-specific-and-strategic-support - 2025-03-16

Leo Flynn is appointed Honorary Doctor 2022 at the Faculty of Law

Published 11 February 2022 Leo Flynn The Faculty of Law at Lund University has appointed Deputy Director and Principal Legal Advisor at the European Commission Leo Flynn as the faculty's Honorary Doctor for 2022. Leo Flynn will be promoted at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony 3 June. Leo Flynn is Irish and educated at Cambridge University and University College Cork. He is Deputy Director an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/leo-flynn-appointed-honorary-doctor-2022-faculty-law - 2025-03-16

The habitat of important wild pollinators is under threat

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 11 February 2022 As it is difficult to predict which pollinators may survive in a future climate or which pollinators will be needed to pollinate future crops, it is important to preserve a diversity of pollinators. Photo: iStockphoto Honeybees are common pollinators, but other insects such as hoverflies, beetles and but

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/habitat-important-wild-pollinators-under-threat - 2025-03-16

Researchers create molecule that can pave way for mini-transistors

Published 15 February 2022 Illustration of of electrons transferred between aromatic and non-aromatic rings in a hydrocarbon molecule (Illustration: DANIEL STRAND/JONAS AHLSTEDT) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule. The discovery could make electric compo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-molecule-can-pave-way-mini-transistors - 2025-03-16

CROCUS – a flourishing network for culture and creativity

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 15 February 2022 CROCUS wants to gather knowledge about cultural and creative industries so that they can jointly apply for projects and run projects. The watercolour is painted by Cecilia Fredriksson, project manager for the network. Cultural and creative industries are steadily growing and driving regional developm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2025-03-16

Breakthrough in converting CO2 into fuel using solar energy

Published 16 February 2022 Tönu Pullerits and Kaibo Zheng by the laser spectroscopy setup used in the study. (PHOTO: PAVEL CHABERA) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle in reducing the levels of greenho

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-converting-co2-fuel-using-solar-energy - 2025-03-16

Better methods are needed to understand how sugar affects our bodies

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 16 February 2022 Less than ten per cent of energy intake from food should come from added sugar, according to the current Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. For adults, this corresponds to approximately 50–75 grams of added sugar per day and one can of soft drink contains approximately 30 grams of sugar. “Drinking soft dr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/better-methods-are-needed-understand-how-sugar-affects-our-bodies - 2025-03-16

Astronomers map mysterious element in space

Published 23 February 2022 The Crab Nebula ( NASA/ESA/J Hester Arizona State University) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way, by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying the evolution of our galaxy

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astronomers-map-mysterious-element-space - 2025-03-16

UN Climate Report: How vulnerable are we and how can we adapt?

Published 25 February 2022 Boy cycling to school through smog in Indonesia (Photo: Aulia Erlangga) How vulnerable is humanity in the face of climate change? And how have people around the world already been impacted? These are some of the questions to be answered on 28 February by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two researchers from Lund University participated in the final rep

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-how-vulnerable-are-we-and-how-can-we-adapt - 2025-03-16

New precision technology for immunotherapy

Published 28 February 2022 Image: iStock/Design Cells In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of new successful immunotherapies to treat cancer. CAR T-cell therapy and antibody treatments are two types of targeted immunotherapies that have revolutionised areas of cancer care. However, there are still significant challenges in the identification of cancer cell surface prot

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-precision-technology-immunotherapy - 2025-03-16

The UN’s climate change panel: the world must act now

Published 28 February 2022 A flooded village in Demak, Indonesia (Aji Styawan / Getty Images Climate Visuals Grant recipient) On Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report on how climate change is impacting nature and people worldwide, and on the necessity for adaptation. According to the researchers, more than three billion people live in environments

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-panel-world-must-act-now - 2025-03-16

Ten postdocs kick off excellence programme for sustainable development

Published 21 June 2021 Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received a total of SEK 23.5 million in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. In March this year, Lund University announced SEK100 million in funding for a research programme for excellence,focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable dev

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2025-03-16

A soundwalk from the future imagines climate transition

Published 28 June 2021 “It’s 2050. Selma is dead. But before she is buried, she wants to talk to a person from 2021 and show them how, in Malmö, everything is possible. That person is you.” That is the dramatic beginning of a climate soundwalk that gives the listener the opportunity to imagine how Malmö, Sweden, might be affected by climate change over the coming 30 years. The project is a collabo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soundwalk-future-imagines-climate-transition - 2025-03-16

Astonishing altitude changes in marathon flights of migratory birds

Published 1 July 2021 A great snipe in Jämtland, Sweden (Photo: Åke Lindström) Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the sp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2025-03-16

Drug dissolved net-like structures in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

Published 1 July 2021 The image to the far left is from sputum prior to treatment with the DNase drug. The one in the middle was taken 3.5 days after treatment, and the one to the far right was taken the day the patient was discharged. When researchers at Lund University in Sweden performed advanced analyses of sputum from the airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients, they found high levels of ne

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/drug-dissolved-net-structures-airways-severely-ill-covid-19-patients - 2025-03-16