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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. To counter the effects of antibiotics, bacteria constantly evolve resistance mechanisms. In order to develop new antibiotics that could overcome the resistance, it´s essential to understand its workings. Using so-called cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) researchers at Lund and Hamburg universities have uncovered
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Extremely premature babies that reach the age of two and a half demonstrate significantly poorer cognition, language and motor skills than children born at full term. The new study from Lund University in Sweden is one of few to study children born prematurely at such a young age. The results could be used to provide
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-assesses-premature-babies-25-years-old - 2026-07-23
Inner transformation is key to solving global challenges. That was the central message when Professor Christine Wamsler from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) visited students in the “Living the Sustainability Idea” track to explore how inner development can drive sustainable change. Christine Wamsler, Professor of Sustainability Science at Lund University Centre for Susta
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-inner-change-matters - 2026-07-24
Insulin secretion into the bloodstream requires a protein called CD59. New research led by Lund University shows that the two protein variants that are responsible for this function of CD59 are affected in diabetes. The study has been recently published in PNAS. Insulin affects many bodily functions, and is required for survival. It causes cells to take up glucose from the blood, storage of energy
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-protein-variants-are-key-insulin-secretion - 2026-07-23
A surprising behaviour of atoms is giving scientists new insights into one of the most fundamental phenomena in nature: the absorption of light. A new physical phenomenon for light pulses has been discovered. The study, published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, was conducted by physicists at Lund University. In the world of atoms, the laws of nature as we know them do not apply
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/atoms-absorb-energy-unexpected-ways - 2026-07-23
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden collected wild flatworms from Malmö’s largest park, Pildammsparken. These creatures are masters at regenerating after injury. Now, for the first time, the worms’ unique ability to regenerate has been harnessed to help accelerate wound healing in human skin models. A research team at Lund University was recently contacted by researchers at a Korean skincar
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/wild-flatworms-heal-wounds - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many of us have noticed the increasing frequency of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) across Sweden. What do these protests represent? Is this just another group of tree-huggers being a public nuisance? Or is this a needed development in taking our climate goals further? Lund University researche
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-what-can-we-learn-xr-movement - 2026-07-23
Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential treatments in the future. The key to this? human skin cells. The human brain is often likened to the night sky. Look up and one will see billions upon billions of stars. Our brains are similar in that with
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2026-07-23
Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential treatments in the future. The key to this? human skin cells. The human brain is often likened to the night sky. Look up and one will see billions upon billions of stars. Our brains are similar in that with
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2026-07-23
Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by researchers at Lund University provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes. The researchers behind the new findings published in Nature Communications now aim to develop methods for disease prevention. We inherit our genes from our pa
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-can-cause-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-23
Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by researchers at Lund University provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes. The researchers behind the new findings published in Nature Communications now aim to develop methods for disease prevention. We inherit our genes from our pa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-can-cause-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-23
The Faculty of Social Sciences published 19 articles on The Conversation in 2025, reaching 168,000 readers. The faculty had the second-most articles of all faculties and covered topics from the MAGA movement to the Turkey-PKK conflict. Lund University had a record year on The Conversation in 2025. The university’s researchers published 76 articles that together reached 1.1 million reads. In total,
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/researchers-faculty-social-sciences-reached-168000-readers-conversation - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in uncovering the fundamental properties of plexcitons, which were previously shrouded in mystery. Now the researchers can show how the plexcitons function and suggest how they could be used in potential applications in the future. A plasmon is a quasiparticle
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research team has succeeded in uncovering the fundamental properties of plexcitons, which were previously shrouded in mystery. Now the researchers can show how the plexcitons function and suggest how they could be used in potential applications in the future. A plasmon is a quasiparticle that stems from quantisation
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/solved-nano-mystery-aiming-help-achieving-sustainability-goals - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Simon Herzog has studied what factors determine the fate of iron from boreal rivers and is now defending his thesis "Fate of riverine iron over estuarine salinity gradients". Rivers have traditionally not been considered important sources of bioavailable iron (Fe) to the marine waters, since most iron is lost by salin
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/iron-boreal-rivers - 2026-07-23
A new working group, lead by MERGE board member Marie-José Gaillard, will work with global reconstructions of anthropogenic land-cover change over the last 6000 years for climate models. PAGES (Past Global Changes) supports research aimed at understanding the Earth’s past environment in order to make predictions for the future.The new PAGES working group "LandCover6k" has the goal to produce globa
Evan Drake has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'From Lock-In to Phase-Out: Pathways Towards Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform'. Congratulations to Dr. Drake! External reviewer: Professor Andreas Duit, Stockholm universitySupervisors:Jakob Skovgaard, SupervisorHanna Bäck, Assistant supervisorMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Research PortalAbstractThis dissert
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/evan-drake-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-07-23
The number of reports of cheating at LU has increased considerably and now a project is starting that aims to prevent the students from cheating by providing support to teaching staff. Elin Bommenel will lead the project, which is to run from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2023. There has been a marked increase in the number of reports of cheating in recent years. In 2019, cheating at the Univers
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-reduce-cheating-lund-university - 2026-07-23
As the year draws to a close, we look back on a selection of activities, results, and achievements at LUSEM and across Lund University. How often do you get to be the best in the world at something? Even more meaningful when it's for leading the way in sustainability — as Lund University was recently ranked #1 globally by QS.There we can probably leave the broader LU perspective behind and focus s
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/2025-comes-close - 2026-07-23
