Today, in a ceremony at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, a Lund University Master’s student has been named a ‘Global Swede’ by the Swedish Minister for Trade. Photo: Karin Nylund, Government Offices The distinction ’Global Swede’ is awarded to international students who are considered ‘good ambassadors for their University and for Sweden’, and have shown ’academic creativity, entrepreneurship or

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2014 - 2025-08-29

Certain cows’ milk is excellent for cheesemaking, whereas others’ is considerably less suitable. This has been shown in a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden, as part of a Swedish-Danish milk genomics initiative. The findings could possibly lead to certain cows’ milk being used entirely for cheese, and others’ milk for drinking. WATCH: Why certain cows make better cheese“No one knew this. At

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/moo-ve-over-findings-pave-way-cheese-cows - 2025-08-29

Image: The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA) The fluorine that is found in products such as toothpaste was likely formed billions of years ago in now dead stars of the same type as our sun. This has been shown by astronomers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues from Ireland and the USA. Fluorine can be found in everyday products such as toothpaste and fluorine chewing gum. H

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/toothpaste-fluorine-formed-stars - 2025-08-29

Photo: NASA A new study from Lund University in Sweden has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions. For the first time, a research team has been able to reconstruct the solar activity at the end of the last ice

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/suns-activity-influences-natural-climate-change - 2025-08-29

Ordinary table salt can be used to measure radiation from radioactive substances, provided that it is stored in the dark. This has been shown in a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden, where the method has been enhanced and tested on fallout from the nuclear disasters in Fukushima and Chernobyl. “Salt is readily available and very cheap, which gives it an advantage over the retrospective dosi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/table-salt-measures-radiation-fukushima - 2025-08-29

A professor at Lund University in Sweden has created the world’s first 3D-printed saxophone. WATCH: The world’s first 3D-printed saxophoneOlaf Diegel, Professor of Product Development at Lund University, developed the prototype in just six months.The saxophone was printed in nylon from 41 different components, weighing less than 25% of a real saxophone. And while it sounds impressive already, Olaf

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worlds-first-3d-printed-saxophone - 2025-08-29

The body’s assailants are cleverer than previously thought. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows for the first time how bacteria in the airways can help each other replenish vital iron. The bacteria thereby increase their chances of survival, which can happen at the expense of the person’s health. The bacteria Haemophilus influenzae is a type of bacteria in the respiratory tract that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smart-bacteria-help-each-other-survive - 2025-08-29

A study of individuals who have been adopted has identified genetics as the dominant risk factor in ‘familial’ breast, prostate and colorectal cancers. Researchers at the Centre for Primary Health Care Research at Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden have presented the new research findings based on studies of population registers.“The results of our study do not mean that an individual’s li

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genetics-dominant-risk-factor-common-cancers - 2025-08-29

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https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-moocs - 2025-08-29

Social anthropologist Anna Hedlund with members of the FDLR Hutu militia (faces pixelated to prevent recognition). Photo: private The Hutu militia FDLR, who were behind the genocide in Rwanda, now live in eastern Congo, one of a number of rebel groups in the war-torn country. Lund University social anthropologist Anna Hedlund has lived with the group and describes the systematic attacks on the Con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/exile-warriors-social-anthropological-study-about-violence-and-community-eastern-congo - 2025-08-29

A new study suggests hairdressers are exposed to substances that can cause bladder cancer. Over recent years, there have been a number of reports suggesting that aromatic amines, carcinogenic compounds that can cause bladder cancer, may be present as contaminants in certain hair dyes. In the study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers have investigated to what extent hairdressers are exposed

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hairdressers-exposed-carcinogenic-substances - 2025-08-29

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 - 2025-08-29

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 by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2025-08-29

Zebra fish (Wikimedia commons) 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 them colliding with objects in their surroundings.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fish-more-inclined-crash-bees - 2025-08-29

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 - 2025-08-29

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 - 2025-08-29

In Parkinson’s disease (PD), dopamine-producing nerve cells that control our movements waste away. Current treatments for PD therefore aim at restoring dopamine contents in the brain. In a new study from Lund University, researchers are attacking the problem from a different angle, through early activation of a protein that improves the brain’s capacity to cope with a host of harmful processes. St

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-treatment-targeting-versatile-protein-may-protect-brain-cells-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-29

A unique way of combining satellite imaging methods has shown that regional agricultural growth is slowly taking place within North Korea. A Lund University research team has identified an expansion of agricultural land far away from the ruling elite in Pyongyang. WATCH: How Lund University researchers found a way of measuring growth inside North Korea Satellite images of night-time lights are a c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-growth-happening-north-korea - 2025-08-29

A study from Lund University in Sweden has compared the role of urban cycling and transport planning in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden, and the results could serve as a guide for other cities struggling with cycling safety. WATCH: Cycling safety - what Copenhagen can teach global citiesOne important conclusion from Till Koglin’s PhD thesis in Transport Planning from Lund University, is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cycling-safety-what-copenhagen-can-teach-cities - 2025-08-29

Photo: Kristiina Kontoniemi/Folio/imagebank.sweden.se Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found - whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased weight gain. The Scandinavian berries also produced lower blood sugar levels and cholesterol. VIDEO: Is the Scandinavian lingonberry the real “super berry”?The Lund U

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lingonberries-halt-effects-high-fat-diet - 2025-08-29