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Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new research conducted at Lund University in Sweden, among others. The research results can potentially benefit the development of navigation robots in crisis situations where GPS does not work, for example. According to the study, bumblebees appear capable of navigating as well as vertebrates can, an

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bumblebees-sense-direction-rivals-humans - 2026-07-13

Air pollution does not only harm human health. New research shows that birds also experience measurable biological changes after breathing in soot particles from traffic emissions. While the effects of polluted air are well documented in humans, far less is known about how animals with different physiologies respond. A new doctoral thesis from Lund University provides fresh evidence of how vehicle

https://www.science.lu.se/article/car-exhaust-fumes-linked-dna-damage-and-weakened-immunity-city-birds - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Reduced tillage before sowing benefits symbiotic fungi, this is shown in Sofia Hydbom's dissertation Tillage practices and their impact on soil organic carbon and the microbial community. For farmers who focus on crop production, tillage, such as plowing, has long been a fundamental part of agriculture. The plow is an

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/plow-lot-little-or-not-all - 2026-07-13

Paul O'Shea and Sebastian Maslow (University of Tokyo) have published an article in the Conversation on the end of Japanese pacifism. The article examines Japan's new role in an increasingly precarious region. The invasion of Ukraine and China's designs on Taiwan have prompted Japan to abandon its low-profile, economy-first approach, seeking instead to shape regional and even global geopolitics. W

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/end-japanese-pacifism-article-conversation-co-authored-paul-oshea - 2026-07-13

The Department of Physics is pleased to welcome Katerina Lipka, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Wuppertal and DESY in Hamburg. She joins Lund University through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence and is part of the Global Visiting Professors’ Programme, which engages leading international researchers on a part‑time basis for a minimum of two years.

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/katerina-lipka-appointed-visiting-professor-particle-physics-lund-university - 2026-07-13

The IPCC defines “sufficiency” as practices or measures that limit the demand for energy and resources. For companies this means focusing on consumers’ actual needs instead of creating trends. But how do they do this in practice? In the new book “Sufficiency in Business - The Transformative Potential of Business for Sustainability”, IIIEE Professor Oksana Mont contributes with real-life examples o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-businesses-adopt-sufficiency-approach-prevent-fast-fashion-new-book-chapter - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers are now asking the question the other way around. They want to know why some diabetic patients do not develop complications. What is protecting them? The PROLONG study may provide the answer. - The majority of diabetics will over time develop severe or lethal complications, but 10-15 percent never do. They

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/why-are-some-diabetics-free-complications - 2026-07-13

IIIEE guest professor Nancy Bocken has conducted several studies business models and consumption and explains about sufficiency and other tricks in a new magazine article. Professor Nancy Bocken's advice for Black Friday is crystal clear: turn off the computer! Nancy has spent year studying business models and consumption problems and in recent study she addresses the topic of “sufficiency” and he

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/expert-message-black-friday-day-turn-computer-and-take-walk - 2026-07-13

Primula is now up and running again and the last day you can apply for reimbursement of health promotion activities purchased in 2023 is 29 February 2024. Only digital handling of receipts You no longer need to submit your original paper receipts when you apply for health promotion reimbursement in Primula. It is sufficient to enclose your original digital receipts (scanned, not photographed) when

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/health-promotion-reimbursement-2023-application-deadline-29-february-2024 - 2026-07-14

In a historic decision, Brazil's Supreme Court has voted down the agricultural lobby's attempt to limit Indigenous People's land rights. Sustainability researcher Torsten Krause is cautiously optimistic about the decision, which he believes is positive for both human rights and biodiversity, but fears that it could lead to increased deforestation and mining in Brazil's neighboring countries. – It

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/strengthened-rights-indigenous-people-can-reduce-deforestation-brazil - 2026-07-13

The Aurora group are young people who recently initiated a process against the state of Sweden for not taking action and treating the climnate crisis as a crisis. More than 1600 researchers and teachers including researchers from our department, agreeing with the Aurora, have signed a debate article in Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Many researchers and teachers from academies all over Sweden have

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/academics-debate-article-young-people-are-right-sue-state - 2026-07-13

For many cancer patients, successful treatment depends on whether the disease is detected early or responds to existing therapies. With new grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), three postdoctoral researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center will investigate new drivers of cancer development and how the immune system can be more effectively mobilised against tumors. In M

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-grants-support-early-career-researchers-exploring-new-approaches-understanding-and - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jonna Pettersson defended her dissertation "Incalculable Community" today at one o'clock in Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund. External reviewer: Associate professor Lars Toender, University of Melbourne.Jonna Pettersson  AbstractThis thesis argues that the Western thinking of political community

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jonna-pettersson-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-07-13

Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new Manage PD tool and the PD Pal study, Per Odin, professor at Lund University and senior attending physician at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, hopes to be able to improve the care of Parkinson’s patients. Eve

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The scent of a madeleine dipped in lime blossom tea awakened a flood of childhood memories for the main character in Marcel Proust’s famous novel about ‘lost time’. The madeleine is an example of a clue for the memory. In Proust’s case, the clue worked subconsciously, in other cases we can use clues to consciously try

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/clues-can-awaken-hidden-memories - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Why do humans and other mammals have two kidneys, but only one heart and one brain? “Because the kidneys are so important, of course!” says Diana Karpman – partly joking and partly serious. As a consultant and professor in nephrology, she really does think these organs are among the most essential in the body. Diana K

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/searching-causes-kidney-failure - 2026-07-13

LINXS invites proposals for new Themes, starting in 2026. We welcome original, innovative, and pioneering Theme proposals that will advance science using X-rays, neutrons, and complementing techniques. LINXS Themes are funded for three years and aim to bring research communities together. A Theme does not fund research per se but facilitates research by bringing together active teams focusing on s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/linxs-institute-advanced-neutron-and-x-ray-science-invites-new-themes-0 - 2026-07-14

Care and circular consumption, can they go hand in hand? For some, it’s what drives their consumption of items and clothes. Réka Tölg, a doctoral student at the Department of Service Studies, has recently published two papers on the topic of clothing consumption, circularity and care, one by herself and one with fellow Service Studies colleague Professor Christian Fuentes. These papers focus on ho

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/care-strategy-marketing-and-circularity - 2026-07-13