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Published 12 December 2022 The two arms of the antibody can bind to two different sites on a target protein. (Illustration: Wiley Editing Services) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The discovery could e
Published 16 December 2022 Erik Renström Southern Scandinavia and Northern Germany form a leading life science region with unique research infrastructures that can help transform research into innovation. There is especially a large unused potential for industrial and clinical researchers to use these unique facilities. The HALRIC consortium led by Lund University has now received EU funding to bu
Published 3 March 2022 The sculpture (Photo: Johan Joelsson) Geologists at Lund University in Sweden have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Using a uniquely well-preserved fossil, the team has also created the scientifically most up-to-date reconstruction of an ichthyosaur currently available. Fish lizards, or ichthyosaurs, were a very successfu
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-reconstruct-ancient-fish-lizard - 2025-04-25
By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 3 March 2022 The latest PISA assessment clearly shows that children and young adults have difficulties navigating the fast flow of information in society today. Photo: iStockphoto. What are opinions, what are facts and what are outright lies? The latest PISA assessment clearly shows that children and young adults hav
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-and-performers-teaching-children-question-fake-news - 2025-04-25
By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 9 March 2022 Martin Adell, Technology Platform Manager at Tetra Pak and Axel Knutsson, Materials Specialist at Alfa Laval at the MAXPEEM beamline at MAX IV synchrotron. Photo: Filip Lenrick. Nanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material proper
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industry - 2025-04-25
Published 10 March 2022 To the left: Petri dishes for cell cultures in the lab. To the right: Cells from the cell line the researchers used in the study. Photo: Massimo De Marinis and Yang de Marinis. A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2025-04-25
Published 10 March 2022 Tova Höjdestrand (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Vladimir Putin is driven by the old nationalistic theory about the western world’s conspiracy against Russia states Tova Höjdestrand, senior lecturer in Social Anthropology and a researcher whose areas of interest include Russia and nationalism. According to her, Russian conservatives have driven a radical conspiracy theory since the 1
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nationalistic-conspiracy-theory-drives-putin - 2025-04-25
Published 11 March 2022 Jessica Almqvist Any war crimes and accusations of genocide could be investigated by two different courts, both in The Hague. Jessica Almqvist, professor at the Department of Law, analyses what this involves. “There are not many who would dispute the unlawfulness of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”, says Jessica Almqvist. Some days ago, Ukraine held Russia accountable for havi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-criminals-held-accountable-hague - 2025-04-25
Published 11 March 2022 Anamaria Dutceac Segesten (Photo: Diego Monsivais) The media in Russia and Ukraine live different lives. The media in Ukraine is quite free, whereas Russia lies at the bottom of international comparisons of media freedom, says Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, senior lecturer in European Studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature and associate professor of Strategic Commun
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/media-propaganda-contributes-russians-world-view - 2025-04-25
Published 11 March 2022 Chernobyl (Ivan Tykhyi/Mostphotos) The fighting at Chernobyl has caused an increase in radioactive radiation levels. Aleh Cherp, a professor at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), has studied energy security and Chernobyl. He thinks that the sanctions could lead to significant changes in the types of energy used in Europe. During the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sanctions-could-lead-more-wind-and-solar-power - 2025-04-25
Published 11 March 2022 Paid industrial work from home was common in the past – and now. Around 60 million people around the world are currently working as industrial homeworkers, such as contract sewing jobs. Photo: Västmanland County Museum and Istock In many ways, Swedish industrialisation began in the home. Women spun, wove and sewed clothes for payment in between their daily agricultural task
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/womens-work-home-then-and-now - 2025-04-25
Published 16 March 2022 Photo: iStock/isbjorn Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied whether severe perineal tears – known as sphincter injuries – are reduced if the primary midwife has assistance of a colleague during the final stage of labour. The study included a total of more than 4 000 first-time mothers. The results are published in The Lancet. There is currently a lack of e
Published 17 March 2022 Black swift (Photo: Zak Pohlen) An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has managed to study the flight behaviour of the mysterious black swift. They found, among other things, that the black swift rises to extreme heights during a full moon, seemingly catching insects in the moonlight. And, during a lunar eclipse, the birds simultaneously lost altit
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/black-swifts-descended-rapidly-during-lunar-eclipse - 2025-04-25
Published 18 March 2022 Photo: Mostphotos/MALIK SHAHROZ Brain cells that control the behaviour of insects, extreme gene expression in Italian sparrows and how radiotherapy alters the microenvironment in aggressive brain tumors. Three researchers at Lund University have been awarded five-year grants from the European Research Council. Alexander Pietras, Stanley Heinze, Anna Runemark. (Photo: Åsa Ha
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-04-25
Published 23 March 2022 Illustration of a white dwarf ( Image: NASA, ESA, STScI, and G. Bacon (STScI) White dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the Sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their fuel. These interstellar remnants have historically been difficult to study. However, a recent study from Lund University in Sweden reveals new information about the movement patterns of these puzz
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-map-movement-white-dwarfs-milky-way - 2025-04-25
By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 24 March 2022 Talks on the importance of culture for Lund University are underway for the new Cultural Council. Photo: Bodil Malmström. Art and culture help us to understand society and ourselves. Lund University, with its artistic and cultural knowledge formation, has a key role to play in this. A new Cultural Counc
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogue - 2025-04-25
Published 24 March 2022 Lars J Nilsson One of the 15 appointed experts of the newly minted European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is Lund University professor Lars J Nilsson. The board will independently review the EU's climate work, and provide advice on appropriate climate measures and goals. “I am excited to start this work. We will advise on climate measures that are implemented
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-professor-chosen-top-eu-climate-position - 2025-04-25
Published 28 March 2022 Yuliya Voytenko Palgan and her father Volodymyr Voitenko meet with Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström and Pro Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz. (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Yuliya Voytenko Palgan is one of the driving spirits at the University who are doing everything they can to help Ukraine and the people who are fleeing. Since the war started, she has succeeded in helping her parents an
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/yuliya-fighting-ukraine - 2025-04-25
By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 29 March 2022 Finding your way and navigating around cities is not always easy. New digital maps that have a better overview can help you move more smoothly from point A to point B. Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-04-25
By Anna [dot] johansson [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Johansson) - published 30 March 2022 Lund University, together with just over 100 partners across Europe, has now submitted its application to the world’s largest innovation initiative for cultural and creative sectors and industries. The consortium that the EU designates as a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) is set to receive up
