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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new hydrogel based on the body’s natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat infections in wounds. The formulation kills multi-resistant bacteria, something that is increasing in importance with antibiotic resistance growing globally. “The a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/next-generation-wound-gel-treats-and-prevents-infections - 2026-08-21

The development of batteries for electric vehicles has progressed much faster than experts and policymakers had anticipated. New research shows that the market is well equipped to cope with both raw material shortages and price increases. This raises questions about which materials are actually critical to the energy transition, according to the researchers. A new study has analysed battery develo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/battery-technology-takes-markets-adjust - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-08-21

Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy tissue. This has been a long-standing vision in cancer research, but it has proved difficult to accomplish. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now taken some crucial steps in this direction. “For several years, we tried to elucidate which target proteins on the cancer cel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-targeted-missiles-against-aggressive-cancer-cells - 2026-08-21

Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research suggests that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of the century. Green growth policies dominate the climate change mitigation discourse, but how much can they contribute

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/current-green-growth-policies-are-not-enough-reach-paris-agreement-climate-targets - 2026-08-21

Many of us know that Finland is steadily ranked as the happiest country in the world. The basis for this is the annual World Happiness Report, which is based on a simple question about happiness asked to people around the world. However, a new study led by Lund University in Sweden suggests that it makes people think more about power and wealth. Using the same question to measure happiness over ti

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-happiness-report-why-we-might-be-measuring-happiness-wrong - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team has called for a more sober discourse around climate change prospects, following an extensive reassessment of climate change’s progress and its mitigation. They argue that climate change models have understated potential warming’s speed and runaway potential, while the models that relate

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/energy-advances-open-door-more-aggressive-climate-policies - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University has strengthened its position as a world top 100 university, with a 67th place ranking in the 2013 QS World University Rankings, released today. Lund’s four-notch improvement places it safely in the global top 100 for the 6th year running, retaining the spot as Sweden’s top university.The QS World Univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-improves-top-100-position - 2026-08-21

Using machine learning and a large volume of data on genes and existing drugs, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a combination of statins and phenothiazines that is particularly promising in the treatment of the aggressive form of neuroblastoma. The results from experimental trials showed slowing of tumour growth and higher survival rates. The childhood cancer, neuroblastoma

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/machine-learning-drives-drug-repurposing-neuroblastoma - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has found that a collision in the asteroid belt 470 million years ago created drastic changes to life on Earth. The breakup of a major asteroid filled the entire inner solar system with enormous amounts of dust leading to a unique ice age and, su

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gigantic-asteroid-collision-boosted-biodiversity-earth - 2026-08-21

A new Lancet Commission on Precision Health has been launched to develop a comprehensive framework for integrating precision approaches into health systems worldwide. The Commission is chaired by Professor Paul Franks, Lund University, and will examine how precision approaches can improve healthcare effectiveness, cost-efficiency, equity, and scalability across resource settings and global regions

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-professor-lead-lancet-commission-precision-medicine - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, STINT, now makes a national, major effort to promote Swedish higher education, research and innovation in China as well as to become an academic knowledge hub in relation to China. Tommy Shih, associate professor at Lund University

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/national-initiative-academic-collaborations-china - 2026-08-21

In bright sunshine - and with only a few raindrops - 290 doctoral graduates and 16 honorary doctors were conferred in hats and wreaths during Lund University’s grand ceremony, the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. At the same time, 48 jubilee doctors were also honoured. View slideshow on Flickr This year’s doctoral conferment ceremony had to take a different route because the University main bu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/newly-conferred-doctors-adorned-hats-and-wreaths - 2026-08-21

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countries - 2026-08-21

We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University. “I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can make use of the results

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-08-21

The symptom profiles of different neurodegenerative diseases often overlap, and diagnosing age-related cognitive symptoms is complex. A patient may have multiple overlapping disease processes in the brain at the same time. Now, researchers at Lund University have developed an AI model showing that it is possible to detect several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample. The study is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-ai-model-can-detect-multiple-cognitive-brain-diseases-single-blood-sample - 2026-08-21

Researchers at Lund University are participating in an international project that is transforming access to some of the world’s oldest written sources. As part of the collaboration, an Arabic digital interface has been developed to make cuneiform texts - written on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia over more than three millennia - accessible to new audiences. “This new initiative will not only h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/4000-year-old-texts-reach-new-audiences-landmark-digital-project - 2026-08-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University’s main priority in these difficult times is the safety and well-being of our students, our staff and the community around us. As a centre of education and research in Sweden for more than 350 years, the University has stood through many major events in world history and by working together in solidarity

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-coronavirus-covid-19 - 2026-08-21

Living forests with diverse plants and animals, forests where you can hike, hunt or pick berries and mushrooms – will they still be there when the pressure on forestry production increases? Is it possible to increase production in a sustainable way, without reducing the possibility of achieving environmental and sustainability goals? Great hopes are being placed in the forest to provide the raw ma

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/forest-under-strain-many-directions - 2026-08-21