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For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells into immune cells called dendritic cells. The process is quick and effective, representing a pioneering contribution for applying direct reprogramming for inducing immunity. Importantly, the finding opens up the possibility of developing novel dendritic cell-based immunotherapi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-code-reprogramming-immune-sentinels - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University (Sweden), Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (Germany), Porto University (Portugal), Szeged University (Hungary) and Université Paris-Saclay have decided to join forces to create a pilot project of a European University, an “Alliance for Global Health,” committed to higher education in global healt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-and-four-other-major-research-universities-create-european-alliance-global-health - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Heatwaves similar to those experienced in Europe in 2018 can have a very negative impact on animals. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that overheated birds have smaller offspring, and that those that are born may have lower chances of survival. Researchers were already aware that animals living in very

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-heatwave-summers-will-affect-animals - 2026-06-17

NK cells, or natural killer cells, play an important role in the body’s defences against cancer and various infections. Now, in a joint project, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, the University of Oxford and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have mapped how the different steps of the maturation process of these supercells from blood producing stem cells in the bone marrow are regulated: k

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/immune-systems-supercell-how-it-matures - 2026-06-17

The Swedish-Egyptian archaeological mission at Gebel el Silsila, Egypt, led by Dr. Maria Nilsson and John Ward from Lund University, has discovered an intact pharaonic chamber tomb – the first at the site, and a rare discovery in Egypt. The five-meter-deep shaft tomb has already unearthed the remains of 50 adults and 25 children, despite the fact that the archaeologists are still in the early stag

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/intact-mass-grave-discovered-ancient-egyptian-site - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers studied what happened when takeaway coffee cup lids, for example, were subjected to mechanical breakdown, in an effort to mimic the degr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/plastic-waste-disintegrates-nanoparticles-study-finds - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund University have now shown how hawkmoths use mechanosensors in their antennae to control fast flight manoeuvres. When the moths need to rapidly change direction and manoeu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antennal-sensors-allow-hawkmoths-make-quick-moves - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University in Sweden has two new honorary doctors in science. One is an entertaining and creative circus artist in the subject of physics. The other is a chemistry professor who is passionate about providing students with an early link to qualified research. The Faculty of Science at Lund University has now annou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-science-lund-university - 2026-06-17

Professor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Bertrand will receive the prize and hold a lecture on 12 March in Lund, Sweden. “Marianne Bertrand is one of the world’s most prominent applied micro-economists,” says Fredrik Andersson, dean at Lund University School of E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-management - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited for recycling. Almost all plastic is made from crude oil, and plastic production currently accounts for 4-6% of global oil consumption. The devel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-bioplastic-derived-poo-molecule - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last autumn, the unique Ravensbrück Archive was opened to the general public as well as to researchers. Now requests are flooding in from all over the world to the archive in Lund, Sweden. “We are touched by the response”, says Håkan Håkansson at the University Library. Saturday 27 January is international Holocaust R

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/thousands-visitors-search-ravensbruck-archive-information - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Certain microorganisms are used to stimulate cultivated plants’ growth and disease resistance. Sometimes such bio-fertilisers works well, sometimes not. Now, researchers at Lund University, Sweden, are to study the exact requirements for improving the growth of sugar beet. If they succeed, biological fertilisers of cr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-optimise-sugar-beet-bio-fertilisers - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researcher Jesper Wallentin at the Department of Physics at Lund University in Sweden has received a grant of approximately SEK 15 million for a research project on the ability of nanowires to act as detectors for X-ray radiation. If successfully developed, this technology could enable X-rays of single cells, for exam

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/physicist-awarded-millions-research-x-rays-using-nanowires - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomers have managed to take unusually colourful images of a group of galaxies using a telescope in Hawaii. The photos reveal new facts about this spectacular galaxy cluster. Remnants of star matter attest to a phenomenon known as galactic cannibalism. At a distance of approximately 250 million light years from ou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/colourful-photo-reveals-cannibalism-galaxy-cluster - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A major international study shows that if cardiac arrest patients are treated like heart attack patients only, this will potentially have negative consequences on their rehabilitation and return to working life. These patients often lack follow-up of the injuries they may have suffered to the brain in connection with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/inadequate-follow-many-cardiac-arrest-patients - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A previously unknown language has been found in the Malay Peninsula by linguists from Lund University in Sweden. The language has been given the name Jedek. “Documentation of endangered minority languages such as Jedek is important, as it provides new insights into human cognition and culture”, says Joanne Yager, doct

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/listen-unknown-language-discovered-southeast-asia - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Novo Nordisk Foundation recently made the announcement to grant DKK 225 million to Lund University for the construction and operation of MicroMAX, a new beamline for the MAX IV research facility in Lund, Sweden. The beamline will become one of the world’s strongest protein microscopes and an important tool for res

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/millions-invested-new-beamline-max-iv - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden is trending right now, with cultural concepts such as “lagom” (just enough) and “fika” (coffee break) selling everything from books to fashion. The nation is often seen as a social democratic model country, where people are egalitarian, wealthy and happy. As Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the Swedish multinatio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-ikeas-founder-exported-certain-image-sweden-frugality-fika - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chemistry professor Kenneth Wärnmark at Lund University in Sweden has been awarded SEK 35 million for a research project about using iron molecules to develop solar cells and solar fuel. The grant is aimed at producing cheaper and more environmentally-friendly materials that can capture the energy of the sun. Kenneth

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-investment-more-environmentally-friendly-solar-energy - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nocturnal animals can use the stars and the Milky Way to find their way during the darkest hours. While animal navigation is studied all over the world, some of the leading researchers are based at Lund University in Sweden. In a recent article they sum up the research so far and give their thoughts on challenges to c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/starry-sky-shows-nocturnal-animals-way - 2026-06-17