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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A major international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has proven for the first time that certain nocturnally migrating insects can explore and navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field. Until now, the ability to steer flight using an internal magnetic compass was only known in nocturnally migra

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-insects-also-migrate-using-earths-magnetic-field - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University fac

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/students-transition-distance-education-march-18-2020 - 2026-07-17

Welfare policies across the continent are becoming increasingly nationalistic and exclusive toward racialised and poor non-citizens. A socio-legal paper published in Critical Social Policy finds that social services in Sweden and Italy are increasingly ignoring asylum-seekers, undocumented migrants, and internal European migrants when reporting cases of homelessness. The practice bars poor, racial

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/racist-and-classist-politics-behind-increased-homelessness-among-asylum-seekers-europe - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Michael Edgerton in exciting and new collaboration with ESS. Why do you collaborate with ESS and when did the collaboration start? -The collaboration began a little more than a year ago. For years I have collaborated with scientists on both artistic and research projects, and just generally been inspired by

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/new-and-exciting-collaboration-between-ess-and-academy-music - 2026-07-17

A new study from Lund confirms that pesticides commonly used in farmland significantly harm bumblebees. Data from 106 sites across 8 European countries show that despite tightened pesticide regulations, more needs to be done. Despite claims of the world's most rigorous risk assessment process, the use of approved pesticides in European agricultural landscapes still negatively affects non-target or

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-bees - 2026-07-17

A new study from Lund confirms that pesticides commonly used in farmland significantly harm bumblebees. Data from 106 sites across 8 European countries show that despite tightened pesticide regulations, more needs to be done. Despite claims of the world's most rigorous risk assessment process, the use of approved pesticides in European agricultural landscapes still negatively affects non-target or

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-bees - 2026-07-17

The University is now launching a new round of excellence initiatives to bolster the recruitment of top international researchers through the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. With this initiative, the University aims to foster its international research presence and provide early-career researchers with the best opportunities to advance their careers. Previous roundThe first call for ap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-round-excellence-initiatives-early-career-researchers-and-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2027 - 2026-07-16

On Thursday, June 16, Colm Flaherty successfully defended his thesis A Politics of Community: Identity, Stigma, and Meaning in the Extra-Parliamentary Left, and is from here on out a doctor of sociology. Flaherty spent his doctoral studies exploring changing forms of political participation in Sweden through several extra-parliamentary leftist groups and organisations guided by radical left-libert

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/welcome-doctorhood-colm-flaherty - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Doxa, a new student association at the Department of Sociology, hosted their first public event on 14th May. A panel discussion featuring researchers from Lund University and Denmark covered the implications of surveillance capitalism, a phenomenon expected to grow extensively in just a few years. Other than strengthe

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-student-association-starts-out-addressing-surveillance-capitalism - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How have universities adapted to the refugee crisis in Europe? How can universities find constructive solutions through their own educational activities? Norma Montesino, Christel Avendal and Carolin Schütze are part of a collaborative European research project about higher education and issues related to migration an

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/refugee-reception-and-universities-agents-social-innovation - 2026-07-17

When a new EU project focusing on gender equality and diversity in STEM got under way last autumn, Lund University was involved from the outset. Through the Department of Physics, Lund is participating in the Erasmus+ project GENERA COPA, which has received €400,000 in funding and brings together universities and research environments from across Europe. The project launched in September 2025 in c

https://www.science.lu.se/article/we-need-more-perspectives-physics-and-mathematics-lund-new-eu-project - 2026-07-17

On September 18, 2025, the historic Universitetshuset at Lund University was filled with energy, inspiration, and pride as researchers, clinicians, students, and innovators gathered to celebrate a major milestone: the 10th anniversary of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) in Lund. Themed “Translating Basic Science into Clinical Breakthroughs” the anniversary conference was not onl

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/celebrating-decade-discovery-wcmm-lund-marks-10-years-translational-excellence - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Max IV facility, set to become the brightest x-ray source in the world, and the world’s first ‘fourth generation’ particle accelerator, has reached a major milestone. The accelerator group has now succeeded in directing the electron beam all the way around the large 3 GeV ring for the first time. “This is of cours

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/electrons-are-now-spinning-max-iv - 2026-07-17

A short workshop series to critically review the use of digital tools in teaching. Who is this series for?   This short workshop series is designed for directors of study, programme leaders and directors, or anyone involved in the design of first or second cycle courses at LU. It is intended to help you to think critically about the use of digital technologies to support teaching and assessment, a

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/new-course-digital-technology-your-course-and-programme-design - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University will hold its first Future Week in October. It is to become an annual event in which researchers from the entire University will offer the general public lectures, panel discussions and debates intended to stimulate reflection about major future issues. The theme for this year’s week is adaptations – wh

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-starts-october-0 - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Low age, the number of hours spent on the internet/social media, feelings of loneliness and thoughts about seeking treatment for mental illness. All of these are associated with problem gaming over the internet. This is one of the findings of a study recently published by researchers at Lund University that includes a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-screen-games-mental-illness-and-addiction - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Psychology researchers from Lund University in Sweden, McGill University in Canada, and Royal Holloway in the UK, have found that a magic trick can lead Democrats and Republicans alike to believe that they are more open-minded towards opposing presidential candidates than they thought they were. The American voters wh

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/both-republicans-and-democrats-become-less-polarized-after-simple-magic-trick - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Unwanted formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) in the brain is likely to be the cause of intractable walking and balance difficulties for people who suffer from Parkinson’s disease. This conclusion is supported by new research from Lund University in Sweden. Many people with Parkinson’s disease eventually experien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/formation-new-blood-vessels-may-explain-intractable-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-17

How can life-saving HIV treatments remain reliable when global aid is uncertain? What happens when animals are reduced to “carbon emissions” in sustainability debates? And how can urban forests be made safe at night without flooding them with artificial light, disturbing local wildlife? These are just some of the questions raised in Through the Kaleidoscope of Sustainability, an innovative new ant

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-anthology-explores-sustainability-through-25-unique-perspectives - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New Lund students are generally younger and have better educated parents than the average Swedish student. This emerges from the figures in a new LU report. Despite a series of initiatives to attract more students from non-academic backgrounds in recent decades, there is little progress. Now a major regional approach

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/initiatives-aimed-children-widen-participation - 2026-07-17