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 puzzling stars. White dwarfs

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-map-movement-white-dwarfs-milky-way - 2025-09-09

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 Council has now been formed to act both as a forum for ideas and a discussion partner in this work. “

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogue - 2025-09-09

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 by the EU and the climat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-professor-chosen-top-eu-climate-position - 2025-09-09

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 and a colleague escape the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/yuliya-fighting-ukraine - 2025-09-09

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 way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such map

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-09-09

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 to SEK 800 million annually over 15 years. Companies, regions, cities, universities and cultural

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-wants-be-part-worlds-largest-culture-and-innovation-initiative - 2025-09-09

“Zero emissions are what counts if we are going to be able to live up to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming,” says Lars J. Nilsson. Photo: Unsplash. In connection with a new report on measures to mitigate climate change, researchers at Lund University in Sweden see some hopeful signs. Among other things, Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems at Lund Univers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-april-4th-what-matters-now-zero-emissions - 2025-09-09

Passion, creativity and community. That’s the essence of an ongoing craft trend, according to organisational researcher and homebrewer Stephan Schaefer. “Craft is a timeless form of work that has always been important for human development. But craft is not static. It adapts and develops to fit our modern times. This is an important message and something that companies can learn from,” he says. St

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-craft-trend-alternative-form-organising-work - 2025-09-09

As margins shrink, climate anxiety increases as we recover from a pandemic - how do we deal with ourselves and each other in a sustainable way? Photo: iStockphoto. Life can feel a little overwhelming in the times we live where society is less homogenous, and individualism prevails although many of our challenges require cooperation between different interests, ideologies, and countries. Human bein

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hope-and-meaning-sustainable-life - 2025-09-09

Niklas Marklund and Anna Gard (Photo: Tove Smeds) Depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect everyday life. Little help has been available as the cause has been unknown. A clinical study from Lund University in Sweden can now show that the problems originate in an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/damaged-nerve-behind-athletes-post-concussion-issues - 2025-09-09

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team recreated the House of Greek Epigrams in 3D and tracked the gaze of study participants as they viewed the home. Unlike today, Roman houses were not a place of refuge from work.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic-space-pompeii - 2025-09-09

Photo: Mostphotos The new UN climate report shows that the zero emissions goal for 2050 is achievable. However, it will require major changes in all sectors – not least in industry, which currently accounts for a large proportion of global emissions. The researchers identified several sustainable paths forward, but some sectors – above all in plastics and chemicals – are still searching for potent

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-researcher-there-are-sustainable-paths-forward-basic-material-sector - 2025-09-09

Photo: Foto: Ahmed Akacha With the aid of satellite images, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered unique data on the severe drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009. Previously, many politicians and researchers believed that it was decisive for the outbreak of war in 2011. However, the new results indicate that agricultural land had already recovered by 2010. When the war in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-drought-syrian-war-was-exaggerated - 2025-09-09

Photo: Mostphotos In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive symptoms. A study from Lund University in Sweden has provided new insight, and is published in Bi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2025-09-09

Photo: Emil Falck/Lund University In view of the war in Ukraine, Lund University has signed a general student exchange agreement with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. So far, five students have started studies within the exchange and preparations are being made for a further 45 places. “It is very pleasing that we have been able to arrange an agreement in such a short time. An exc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-signs-agreement-taras-shevchenko-national-university-kyiv - 2025-09-09

Illustration: Claudio Verdozzi Research at Lund University in Sweden has found a new way to create nano-sized magnetic particles using ultrafast laser light pulses. The discovery could pave the way for new and more energy-efficient technical components and become useful in the quantum computers of the future. Magnetic skyrmions are sometimes described as magnetic vortices. Unlike ferromagnetic sta

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-exotic-magnetic-structures-laser-light - 2025-09-09

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use. The most effective measure was applying a congestion charge, with the notable case of London, where city traffic dropped by 33% following the change. Most success stories involved both “carrots” to encourage sustainable mobility and “sticks” to restrict cars, according to the st

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/most-effective-ways-reducing-car-traffic - 2025-09-09

iStock/Jolygon Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an impact on the age at which the disease takes hold. Those affected by frontotemporal de

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-folds-formed-during-foetal-stage-could-affect-onset-dementia - 2025-09-09

Illustration: iStock/Alexander Ryabintsev Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that it is possible to identify at-risk individuals by measuring BMI in a new way. The authors of the study have identified metabolic changes associated with obesi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/metabolic-bmi-can-predict-risk-type-2-diabetes-normal-weight-patients - 2025-09-09

How much drier can the Amazon forest become before the forest cover is impacted? Photo: iStockPhoto Where, how often, and how much it is going to rain or snow in the future is difficult to predict. Anders Ahlström studies the importance of precipitation for ecosystems on Earth – and contributes with new knowledge in a complex and fraught area. Across the world, researchers are in agreement on futu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/importance-precipitation-ecosystems-earth - 2025-09-09