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Lunds universitet har klättrat till förstaplatsen i världen i QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. Rankningen omfattar cirka 2 000 lärosäten från omkring 100 länder och mäter hur universiteten bidrar till en hållbar framtid – genom forskning, utbildning och sina sätt att verka som organisationer. – Ödmjuk, stolt och inspirerad att fortsätta framåt – så sammanfattar jag känslan över a

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-rankas-som-bast-i-varlden-inom-hallbarhet - 2026-01-11

Två av universitetets framstående forskare hedras med universitetets silvermedalj. Professor Cecilia Jarlskog belönas för sina banbrytande insatser inom teoretisk partikelfysik och professor Markku Rummukainen uppmärksammas för sitt arbete med klimatforskning och sitt engagemang i internationella klimatfrågor. Årets medaljörer är två forskare vars arbete bidrar till både vetenskapliga genombrott o

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/fakultetsforskare-en-av-tva-mottagare-av-universitetets-silvermedalj - 2026-01-11

Genom dna-analyser av gamla luftprover kan forskare i Lund visa att de nordliga mossornas sporspridning har flyttats fram flera veckor under de senaste 35 åren. Resultaten speglar hur snabbt naturens kalender ställs om i takt med ett varmare klimat. När Försvarsmakten på 1960-talet började samla in luftprover för att registrera radioaktivt nedfall från kärnvapentester, var det knappast någon som t

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/forsvarets-gamla-luftprover-avslojar-klimatforandringar - 2026-01-11

Davide Schirone, forskare på enheten för fysikalisk kemi, är intresserad av hur veganska proteiner fungerar. Nyligen avslutade han en studie om hur ärtproteiner bryts ned i kroppen. Experimenten utförde Schirone och hans internationella forskargrupp på MAX IV i Lund. Varför är det viktigt att studera nedbrytningen av veganska proteiner i magen?– Sättet vi producerar mat på idag i förmögna länder ä

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/kemist-studerade-artor-med-rontgenstralning-pa-max-iv - 2026-01-11

Biologerna Michael Bok och Cecilia Nilsson har tilldelats det prestigefyllda ERC Consolidator Grant från Europeiska forskningsrådet. De får 2 miljoner euro var för att undersöka djurs visuella evolution och beteenden i luften. Michael Bok, biologiforskare vid Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Lunds universitet:Kan du berätta om din forskning?– Jag studerar evolutionen av ögon och visuella system. Det

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/tva-naturvetare-far-stora-eu-anslag - 2026-01-11

Naturen är för många en källa till återhämtning och välmående. Men forskning visar att det också finns en växande andel personer som upplever negativa känslor, som rädsla, obehag eller till och med avsky. Fenomenet, kallat biofobi, uppmärksammas nu i ny forskning från Lunds universitet. – Forskning har länge utgått från att människor i grunden känner positiva känslor inför naturen. Vi har undersök

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-utmanar-bilden-av-manniskan-som-naturalskande - 2026-01-11

När sensommarsolen faller över irländska Wicklow Mountains blir sluttningarna lila av blommande ljung. Honungsbina flyttas ut till hedarna för den eftertraktade ljunghonungen – men deras närvaro påverkar de vilda humlorna. Ett svensk-irländskt forskarteam visar i en ny studie att vilda humlor både ändrar beteende och är mindre i storlek när antalet bikupor ökar. Forskarna jämförde platser med allt

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/honungsbin-tranger-undan-humlor-aven-pa-blomrika-ljunghedar - 2026-01-11

Anne L'Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics, is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023. Read more about Anne L'Huillier: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 | Lund University's main website

https://www.science.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-lund - 2026-01-11

One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting the birds to fly a little further north, researchers in Lund, Sweden, and the Netherlands have observed that these birds can give their chicks a better start in life. Globa

https://www.science.lu.se/article/migratory-birds-can-be-taught-adjust-climate-change - 2026-01-11

When humans are ill, we tend to be less active. This also applies to wild animals, but so far, it has not been known how long the reduced activity lasts or which activities are affected the most. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that birds' activity decreases for up to three weeks when they become ill - something that could mean the difference between life and death. The researche

https://www.science.lu.se/article/disease-affects-blackbirds-more-previously-thought - 2026-01-11

Changes in oxygenation and climate had a fundamental impact on marine environments and ecosystems during one of the most transformative times of the development of life on Earth. This according to a new study in which researchers have analysed iodine and calcium in limestone samples from Sweden, Estonia and Russia. There has long been speculation about major links between biodiversity and access t

https://www.science.lu.se/article/colder-climate-and-oxygen-rich-ocean-currents-laid-foundations-modern-marine-ecosystems - 2026-01-11

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are investigating a car fuel comprised of a liquid that is converted to hydrogen by a solid catalyst. The used liquid is then emptied from the tank and charged with hydrogen, after which it can be used again in a circular system that is free from greenhouse gas emissions. In two research articles, Lund researchers have demonstrated that the method works, an

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-catalyst-could-provide-liquid-hydrogen-fuel-future - 2026-01-11

Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiversity overall. Maintaining species-rich and resilient ecosystems is key to preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Here, megafauna – the

https://www.science.lu.se/article/large-herbivores-such-elephants-bison-and-moose-contribute-tree-diversity - 2026-01-11

For over 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms – one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them from mating harassment. In a new study, an international research team found that this genetic colour variation that is shared between several species arose through changes in a speci

https://www.science.lu.se/article/scientists-have-solved-damselfly-colour-mystery - 2026-01-11

Physical geographer Alex Vermeulen, who leads the work on the ICOS Carbon Portal, was the editor of a new publication about increasing greenhouse gas flows that has had a large international impact. He now hopes that the report will be considered during the UN’s ongoing Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Alex, you were editor for the 19th edition of the World Meteorological Organization’s journal

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-led-greenhouse-gas-flow-publication-has-huge-media-impact - 2026-01-11

A new study from Lund University 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 no

https://www.science.lu.se/article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-bees - 2026-01-11

Through analysis of high-resolution data from a ten-metre telescope in Hawaii, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in generating new knowledge about three stars at the very heart of the Milky Way. The stars proved to be unusually young with a puzzling chemical composition that surprised the researchers. The study, which has been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, e

https://www.science.lu.se/article/astronomers-determine-age-three-mysterious-baby-stars-heart-milky-way - 2026-01-11

One is an American astronomer who has charted the innermost parts of the Milky Way using spectroscopy, the other a British professor of Geography who has made a name for herself through her interdisciplinary climate research. R. Michael Rich and Harriet Bulkeley have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science at Lund University. R. Michael RichProfessor R. Michael Rich is based at t

https://www.science.lu.se/article/world-leading-astrophysicist-and-interdisciplinary-geographer-are-new-honorary-doctors-science - 2026-01-11

Dean Per Persson, Deputy Dean Karin Rengefors and Vice-Dean Charlotta Turner have now taken office. Get to know them better through the interviews below that were conducted in the spring of 2023, in connection with the election. In addition to the three mentioned, Karin Hall will have an assignment as Vice-Dean during 2024. Shortcuts to the interviewsInterview with Dean Per PerssonInterview with D

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-deans-have-taken-office - 2026-01-11

Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, among others. The results, which are contrary to prevailing opinion, are based on DNA analysis of skeletons and teeth found in what is now Denmark. The extensive study has been published as four se

https://www.science.lu.se/article/scandinavias-first-farmers-slaughtered-hunter-gatherer-population - 2026-01-11