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Diabetes is a disease that is increasing exponentially worldwide, largely as a result of the food we eat and because we exercise too little. Diabetes causes great personal suffering and shortens lifespan, as well as placing a heavy economic burden on society as whole and our health care systems in particular. This summer, Paul Franks, a professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre, will be doing a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ironman-support-diabetes-research - 2026-10-25

Are the leaders of civil society idealists who have emerged from grassroots movements, or careerists with close ties to politics and business? Researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg have mapped the power elites within civil society in four European countries and found significant national differences. Civil society is founded on ideals of inclusion and popular participatio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-book-analyses-european-civil-society - 2026-10-25

When researchers at Lund University investigated how the molecule UM171 works, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, they made an unexpected connection. The results provide new insights into how one of the most common malignant brain tumours in children could be treated in the future. UM171 is a synthetic molecule developed by researchers at Université de Montréal. In stem cell resear

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-reveals-mechanism-behind-brain-tumour-development - 2026-10-25

When red blood cells break down, they release heme, a component of hemoglobin, that can contribute to inflammation and damage tissues and blood vessels. Researchers at Lund University have now identified a mechanism by which heme activates an inflammatory reaction in the blood. They were also able to block this pathway in experimental models. The findings could have implications for diseases and c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/damaged-red-blood-cells-can-trigger-inflammation - 2026-10-25

Honey bees have long been the model species for studying insect vision. However, new research from Lund University shows that several smaller bee species might actually have sharper eyesight. The honey bee has held a special place in vision research. It is one of the best-studied insects, and much of what scientists know about how bees perceive the world is based on studies of honey bees.The honey

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bees-see-world-more-ways-previously-thought - 2026-10-25

Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found evidence of exocomets – comets in other solar systems – orbiting a young star similar to our Sun. The observations point to a possible mechanism for how water might be transported from the cold outer regions of the planetary system to regions where planets form. The PDS 70 planetary system is just over five million years old and lies around 370 l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/comets-may-have-transported-water-young-planetary-system - 2026-10-25

Soon, 6,000 people will attend the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) in Malmö, Sweden. Among the participants are researchers from Lund University and other parts of the world - many of whom are global leaders within AI. “The interest has been very big this year. It is fantastic that we can bring so many leading AI researchers together, both for Lund University and for the region,” say

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/conference-brings-ai-researchers-around-world-together - 2026-10-25

Lund University has matched its previous record, with six researchers awarded the prestigious ERC Starting Grant. They are Eleni Karageorgiou from the Faculty of Law, Camilo Ronderos from the Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Anders Reinholdt from the Faculty of Science, and three researchers from the Faculty of Engineering: Axel Henningsson, Kim Cuong Le, and Susanna de Rezende. The ERC Start

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/six-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-10-25

Researchers at Lund University have developed a new type of light-emitting diode based on thin branched nanowires, which could offer significantly higher efficiency and lower production costs than current technology. By controlling where in the structure the light is generated, the researchers have reduced the losses that would otherwise limit the amount of light that can be utilised. In the mater

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-type-led-light-could-bring-significant-efficiency-gains - 2026-10-25

This week, the Nordic UNESCO meeting is being held in Lund. One reason the meeting is happening here is Lund’s four UNESCO connections, including the Ravensbrück Archive, which was added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2025. Last year was something of a milestone year for Lund’s UNESCO affiliations. The Ravensbrück archive at Lund University Library was added to the Memory of the World

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-host-nordic-unesco-meeting - 2026-10-25

Four years after body-checking was introduced, have injury rates in Swedish women’s ice hockey changed? Yes, markedly. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now been able to show that, in the short term, the number of insurance claims almost doubled. In 2022, body-checking became permissible in the SDHL, the top-flight Swedish women’s ice hockey league. Sweden was thus the first country in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-injuries-following-policy-change-body-checking-womens-ice-hockey-players-are-positive-about - 2026-10-25

An extensive study has mapped RNA viruses in a large number of cities around the world. The researchers identified nearly 55,000 different types of virus, the vast majority of which had never been observed before. The virus atlas could be useful in both biological risk assessment and crime scene investigations.  Surprisingly little is known about how virus populations are distributed across the pl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/thousands-new-findings-contribute-global-virus-map - 2026-10-25

Embroidered codpieces, army-inspired t-shirts and casual trainers. Using clothing to reinforce one’s political stance is nothing new. That is the view of fashion historian Emma Severinsson from Lund University. Angela Merkel achieved the unusual feat of combining uniform-like outfits with a riot of colour. Her characteristic ensembles and trouser suits, created by designer Bettina Schoenbach, were

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clothes-means-power - 2026-10-25

Recently published findings from Lund University in Sweden challenge a common assumption about the causes of fatigue in teenage girls. The researchers found no link between iron deficiency and fatigue, even though iron deficiency was very common in the group. By contrast, heavy periods, skipping meals and daily nicotine use were linked to higher levels of self-reported tiredness in the group. We h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unexpected-findings-fatigue-teenage-girls - 2026-10-25

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has appointed authors for its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) - four of the researchers are from Lund University. “These appointments are a strong recognition of Lund University’s prominent climate research and its international significance. Our researchers contribute to the scientific evidence that forms the basis for climate policy aroun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lund-researchers-worlds-most-influential-climate-panel - 2026-10-25

About two-thirds of Europe’s sandy beaches have roads, quays, boardwalks and hard coastal defences made of stone and concrete so close by, that they can no longer adapt naturally to rising sea levels. Now, an EU-project coordinated by Lund University has been awarded just over SEK 100 million to analyse how nature can become part of the solution. “It is easy to think that hard coastal defences are

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/project-investigate-future-europes-sandy-beaches - 2026-10-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes. The reasons for this have been largely unknown, but now researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Karolinska institutet have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes to the raised diabetes risk. “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2026-10-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swimming fish do not appear to use their collision warning system in the same way as flying insects, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden that has compared how zebra fish and bumblebees avoid collisions. The fish surprised the researchers. All animals need some form of warning system that prevents

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fish-more-inclined-crash-bees - 2026-10-25

Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells. The same research group at Lund University in Sweden has now revealed that these stem cells, which are located in the outer blood vessel wall, appear to be involved in the brain reaction following a stroke. The findings show that the cells, known as pericytes, drop out from the blood vessel,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/migrating-stem-cells-and-stroke - 2026-10-25

Sweden is the top provider of higher education in Europe, second only to the U.S. in the world, a global study has found for the third year running. Sweden's higher education system was also ranked best in the world, when each country’s level of economic development was taken into account.* The ranking of the 50 countries worldwide was done by Universitas 21, a global network of leading research u

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedish-higher-education-best-europe - 2026-10-25