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The energy sector is one of the sectors that need to undergo both rapid and far-reaching transformation to limit the effects of climate change. What is the significance of basic research, which investigates new theories and new approaches, in driving development? Solar energy has great potential to become one of our most important energy sources. The energy in the sun’s rays corresponds to more th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-make-solar-energy-more-efficient - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 years to predict our future climate, and to study ecological and historical change. Researchers Esther Githumbi and Johan Lindström use polle

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/old-pollen-seed-can-predict-tomorrows-climate - 2026-06-25

LUCSUS researcher, David O’Byrne, who has done extensive research on coastal restoration in Louisiana, USA, comments in the wake of storm Ida. It was one of the strongest to hit the state in terms of wind-speed, and struck on the same day, 16 years later, as Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1800 people.  So far, storm Ida has claimed over 40 lives in different parts of the USA, and left m

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/quick-funds-recovery-need-be-combined-long-term-plans-david-obyrne-comments-storm-ida - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am a political activist and want to broaden and deepen the subject of film studies”, says Chris Holmlund, who is spending the spring as a visiting professor at Lund University. She is a prominent figure in the world’s largest organisation for film researchers and in that capacity will represent Lund University at c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visiting-professor-film-studies-prominent-among-film-researchers - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have published new research findings on the role of the intestinal barrier in the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Within medical science, it is not known for certain how MS develops or why the body’s immune system attacks cells in the central nervous system. Inflamm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/intestinal-barrier-damage-multiple-sclerosis - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Together with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, researchers at Lund University have conducted the largest ever analysis of ALL at protein level by studying activity in more than 8,000 genes and proteins. T

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-large-scale-study-proteins-patients-all - 2026-06-25

The interactions between molecules are the foundation of life and how we treat diseases using medicinal drugs. But what does it actually look like when a protein meets another molecule and binds to it? A new research project that has been awarded EUR 8.7 million by the European Research Council now aims to shed light on this elusive process. The research team consists of researchers from Lund Univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-research-dynamic-interactions-between-molecules - 2026-06-25

A new study shows that carbon nanotubes used as additives to polymers – to make materials lighter, stronger, and electrically conductive – do not necessarily degrade under the conditions that normally prevail in waste incineration plants. However, if the temperature is increased, or the residence time in the flue gas is extended, they will be destructed. “Contrary to what has previously been thoug

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/higher-temperatures-are-needed-ensure-carbon-nanotubes-decomposition - 2026-06-25

To address the unique needs of Sweden's innovative and fast-growing startups and scaleups, a new collaborative initiative called Sweden Startup Nation has been established. This initiative aims to serve as an independent, national knowledge hub that enhances understanding of startups, scaleups, and their ecosystem through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and accessibility. The initiative i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-initiative-strengthen-swedens-startups-and-scaleups - 2026-06-25

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered higher levels of immune proteins in the blood before and after an epileptic seizure. The possible biomarkers can be identified using a simple blood test. Diagnosing epilepsy is currently resource intensive, and distinguishing it from other conditions can be challenging. Better diagnostic methods as soon as the patient seeks medical care af

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/epilepsy-could-become-easier-pinpoint-blood-test - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regions already above median EU income, while climate-friendly and biodiverse farming regions, as well as poorer regions, are insufficiently fun

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/revealed-how-billions-eu-farming-subsidies-are-being-misspent - 2026-06-25

A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regions already above median EU income, while climate-friendly and biodiverse farming regions, as well as poorer regions, are insufficiently funded. Consequently, the majority of payments are going to the regions causing the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/revealed-how-billions-eu-farming-subsidies-are-being-misspent - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst. Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing in place. The advice comes from aerosol researchers at Lund University in Sweden. They have studied the amount of particles we actually emit

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/could-singing-spread-covid-19 - 2026-06-25

LUCSUS researchers are participating in this year’s United Nations Climate Change conference, COP30, in Belém, Brazil. Three ongoing research areas at LUCSUS will be highlighted at side events at the COP: immobility in climate adaptation, environmental human right defenders in the Amazon and inner-outer transformation for climate action. The associated projects: ITACHA (Immobility in a Changing Cl

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-cop30-belem-brazil - 2026-06-25

They cross oceans, glide on monsoon winds, and can appear in new places after thousands of kilometres in the air. Now a new study from Lund University shows that dragonflies are among nature’s most extreme migrants - and that their journeys may help us understand climate change. Dragonflies and damselflies are predatory insects with powerful jaws, compound eyes and spectacular colours. What is les

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/featherlight-long-distance-fliers-parchment-thin-wings - 2026-06-25

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that women with low levels of an anti-stress hormone have an increased risk of getting breast cancer. The study is the first of its kind on humans and confirms previous similar observations from animal experiments. The recent findings on a potential new marker for the risk of developing breast cancer are presented in the renowned Journal of Clinical

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/anti-stress-hormone-may-provide-indication-breast-cancer-risk - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s most widespread infectious disease. Each year, close to two million people die of the disease and the number of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis bacteria is increasing. There is a considerable need for alternatives to antibiotics. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and at Imper

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/peptide-derived-fungi-kills-tb-bacteria - 2026-06-25

Large ships often run on heavy fuel oil, something that leads to pollution and considerable emissions. However, one promising alternative is building or converting engines to run on methanol instead. The Fastwater project led by Lund University in Sweden has received EUR 5 million from the EU to develop the new technology. In 2022, a pilot boat is expected to be launched. The Paris Agreement and a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/methanol-could-be-climate-neutral-option-shipping - 2026-06-25

The excitement has been palpable in recent weeks following the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Anne L’Huillier, a researcher at Lund. This is the first time a researcher at Lund University has received a Nobel Prize, and atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier is only the fifth woman ever to be awarded the prize in Physics. By now it is widely known where atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier was when

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-received-lunds-first-nobel-prize - 2026-06-26

Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases arise. “The goal is for researchers to be able to develop new treatments that can p

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched-0 - 2026-06-25