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Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at Lund University for young policymakers, public servants and civil society workers from selected countries in the Baltic Sea Region/EU Eastern Partnership. Almost two weeks packed

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lund - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the hunt for better knowledge on the aging process, researchers from Lund University have now enlisted the help of small birds. A new study investigates various factors which affect whether chicks are born with long or short chromosome ends, called telomeres. The genetic make-up of our cells consists of genes lined

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-age-depends-your-parents - 2026-07-01

For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsia - 2026-07-01

With enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign language in real time takes the stage. During 2022, Riksteatern Crea – one of the world’s leading sign language theatres – and researchers at Lund University Humanities Lab trialled new innovative and creative solutions in order to make the technology work for this multi-dimensional theatr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-project - 2026-07-01

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-07-01

Underground fungi play a central role in the fragile ecosystems of atoll islands. The unique symbiotic relationship between these fungi and rainforest trees is vital for the restoration of nature and ultimately for the survival of coral reefs. New research shows how fungi help nutrients to move between the forest and the sea. Palmyra Atoll is a remote and uninhabited cluster of small islands halfw

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fungi-crucial-recovery-tropical-islands - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/assessing-40-years-reform-and-opening-china-conference - 2026-07-01

An increasing number of people want to help bees and other pollinators by growing flowers that are rich in pollen and nectar. But which flowers are the most beneficial? If the point is to aid threatened bee species and biodiversity, then a variety of native plants is the way to go. If you are a farmer, with large areas of insect-pollinated crops, it might be easiest to aim for a few species of flo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/flowers-benefit-both-bees-and-biodiversity - 2026-07-01

How do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the industry need to know about sustainable production processes, re-use and critical raw materials? Companies need to up-skill their employees to have competences for the fourth industrial revolution, industry 4.0, with new technologies mainly in automation, the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-package - 2026-07-01

To find out why so many people have left their farms in north-eastern Syria, physical geographer Lina Eklund uses both satellite data and interviews. ‟It is important to understand what can be linked to climate change and what are societal factors, so that we can better equip ourselves for the future.” Lina Eklund has specialised in remote sensing, which enables her to determine what happens over

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/knowledge-about-climate-stress-could-counteract-conflicts - 2026-07-01

Lao Saal has a mission; to make it possible to – just by testing a blood sample – reveal, not only if you have cancer, but also which therapies may be most effective, and how well is the cancer actually responding to treatment. His idea is to trace the genetic material that escapes from tumours and into the blood circulation. “It’s a great feeling when you can go the whole way from having an idea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/service-cancer-patients - 2026-07-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/iron-based-solar-cells-track-becoming-more-efficient - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swimming fish do not appear to use their collision warning system in the same way as flying insects, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden that has compared how zebra fish and bumblebees avoid collisions. The fish surprised the researchers. All animals need some form of warning system that prevents

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fish-more-inclined-crash-bees - 2026-07-01

In 2017, the European Research Council (ERC) adopted a new approach to making research accessible to a broader audience – creating cartoons. Malin Parmar, a professor of cellular neuroscience at Lund University and recipient of an ERC grant, is one of the Swedish researchers whose research formed the basis for an ERCcOMICS cartoon. The last episode in a series of ten has now been published. A Cell

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/final-episode-erccomics-series-cells-life - 2026-07-01

Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now identified biomarkers that can show in advance how the patient will respond to metformin treat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/metformin-type-2-diabetes-patients-or-not-researchers-now-have-answer - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The discovery that free electrons can move asymmetrically provides a deeper understanding of one of the basic processes in physics: the photoelectric effect. It was first described by Albert Einstein and explains how high frequency light releases electrons from a material. The results have been published in Physical R

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/intriguing-discovery-provides-new-insights-photoelectric-effect - 2026-07-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four promising young top researchers from the Faculty of Science at Lund University get over 1 million Euro each in so-called "Starting Grants" from the European Research Council, ERC. These are the biologists Jessica Abbott and Helena Westerdahl, the physicist Caterina Doglioni and the mathematician Erik Wahlén. Read

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-young-researchers-receive-european-research-council-grants - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A group of engineering students at Lund University in Sweden noticed there was a rather lacklustre range of veggie burgers available in supermarkets, despite a growing demand for green products. And sure enough - too many additives, no flavour, and no texture, were common complaints they came across when they asked co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-create-ultimate-veggie-burger - 2026-07-01

A mapping conducted at Lund University shows that 40 per cent of all adults that has the disease got it at an average age of 67. Bo Hansson received his diagnosis the year before he retired during a routine visit to the Occupational Health Service. “The doctor said, ‘You have diabetes, I will prescribe you some pills.’” Today, thirteen years later, Bo and his wife Gerty receive us at their home in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/risk-type-2-diabetes-increases-age - 2026-07-01