To the left: Petri dishes for cell cultures in the lab. To the right: Cells from the cell line the researchers used in the study. Photo: Massimo De Marinis and Yang de Marinis. A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a week. The results have b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2025-08-25

Tova Höjdestrand (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Vladimir Putin is driven by the old nationalistic theory about the western world’s conspiracy against Russia states Tova Höjdestrand, senior lecturer in Social Anthropology and a researcher whose areas of interest include Russia and nationalism. According to her, Russian conservatives have driven a radical conspiracy theory since the 1800s about how the west

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nationalistic-conspiracy-theory-drives-putin - 2025-08-25

Jessica Almqvist Any war crimes and accusations of genocide could be investigated by two different courts, both in The Hague. Jessica Almqvist, professor at the Department of Law, analyses what this involves. “There are not many who would dispute the unlawfulness of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”, says Jessica Almqvist. Some days ago, Ukraine held Russia accountable for having violated the UN conve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-criminals-held-accountable-hague - 2025-08-25

Anamaria Dutceac Segesten (Photo: Diego Monsivais) The media in Russia and Ukraine live different lives. The media in Ukraine is quite free, whereas Russia lies at the bottom of international comparisons of media freedom, says Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, senior lecturer in European Studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature and associate professor of Strategic Communication. Her research ha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/media-propaganda-contributes-russians-world-view - 2025-08-25

Chernobyl (Ivan Tykhyi/Mostphotos) The fighting at Chernobyl has caused an increase in radioactive radiation levels. Aleh Cherp, a professor at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), has studied energy security and Chernobyl. He thinks that the sanctions could lead to significant changes in the types of energy used in Europe. During the first days of the invasi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sanctions-could-lead-more-wind-and-solar-power - 2025-08-25

Paid industrial work from home was common in the past – and now. Around 60 million people around the world are currently working as industrial homeworkers, such as contract sewing jobs. Photo: Västmanland County Museum and Istock In many ways, Swedish industrialisation began in the home. Women spun, wove and sewed clothes for payment in between their daily agricultural tasks, food preparation and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/womens-work-home-then-and-now - 2025-08-25

Photo: iStock/isbjorn Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied whether severe perineal tears – known as sphincter injuries – are reduced if the primary midwife has assistance of a colleague during the final stage of labour. The study included a total of more than 4 000 first-time mothers. The results are published in The Lancet. There is currently a lack of evidence for many of the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reduction-severe-perineal-tearing-when-two-midwives-are-present-during-childbirth - 2025-08-25

Black swift (Photo: Zak Pohlen) An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has managed to study the flight behaviour of the mysterious black swift. They found, among other things, that the black swift rises to extreme heights during a full moon, seemingly catching insects in the moonlight. And, during a lunar eclipse, the birds simultaneously lost altitude. The results are pub

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/black-swifts-descended-rapidly-during-lunar-eclipse - 2025-08-25

Photo: Mostphotos/MALIK SHAHROZ Brain cells that control the behaviour of insects, extreme gene expression in Italian sparrows and how radiotherapy alters the microenvironment in aggressive brain tumors. Three researchers at Lund University have been awarded five-year grants from the European Research Council. Alexander Pietras, Stanley Heinze, Anna Runemark. (Photo: Åsa Hansdotter, Johan Joelsson

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-08-25

Illustration of a white dwarf ( Image: NASA, ESA, STScI, and G. Bacon (STScI) White dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the Sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their fuel. These interstellar remnants have historically been difficult to study. However, a recent study from Lund University in Sweden reveals new information about the movement patterns of these puzzling stars. White dwarfs

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-map-movement-white-dwarfs-milky-way - 2025-08-25

Talks on the importance of culture for Lund University are underway for the new Cultural Council. Photo: Bodil Malmström. Art and culture help us to understand society and ourselves. Lund University, with its artistic and cultural knowledge formation, has a key role to play in this. A new Cultural Council has now been formed to act both as a forum for ideas and a discussion partner in this work. “

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogue - 2025-08-25

Lars J Nilsson One of the 15 appointed experts of the newly minted European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is Lund University professor Lars J Nilsson. The board will independently review the EU's climate work, and provide advice on appropriate climate measures and goals. “I am excited to start this work. We will advise on climate measures that are implemented by the EU and the climat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-professor-chosen-top-eu-climate-position - 2025-08-25

Yuliya Voytenko Palgan and her father Volodymyr Voitenko meet with Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström and Pro Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz. (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Yuliya Voytenko Palgan is one of the driving spirits at the University who are doing everything they can to help Ukraine and the people who are fleeing. Since the war started, she has succeeded in helping her parents and a colleague escape the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/yuliya-fighting-ukraine - 2025-08-25

Finding your way and navigating around cities is not always easy. New digital maps that have a better overview can help you move more smoothly from point A to point B. Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such map

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-08-25

Lund University, together with just over 100 partners across Europe, has now submitted its application to the world’s largest innovation initiative for cultural and creative sectors and industries. The consortium that the EU designates as a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) is set to receive up to SEK 800 million annually over 15 years. Companies, regions, cities, universities and cultural

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-wants-be-part-worlds-largest-culture-and-innovation-initiative - 2025-08-25

“Zero emissions are what counts if we are going to be able to live up to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming,” says Lars J. Nilsson. Photo: Unsplash. In connection with a new report on measures to mitigate climate change, researchers at Lund University in Sweden see some hopeful signs. Among other things, Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems at Lund Univers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-april-4th-what-matters-now-zero-emissions - 2025-08-25

Passion, creativity and community. That’s the essence of an ongoing craft trend, according to organisational researcher and homebrewer Stephan Schaefer. “Craft is a timeless form of work that has always been important for human development. But craft is not static. It adapts and develops to fit our modern times. This is an important message and something that companies can learn from,” he says. St

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-craft-trend-alternative-form-organising-work - 2025-08-25

As margins shrink, climate anxiety increases as we recover from a pandemic - how do we deal with ourselves and each other in a sustainable way? Photo: iStockphoto. Life can feel a little overwhelming in the times we live where society is less homogenous, and individualism prevails although many of our challenges require cooperation between different interests, ideologies, and countries. Human bein

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hope-and-meaning-sustainable-life - 2025-08-25

Niklas Marklund and Anna Gard (Photo: Tove Smeds) Depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect everyday life. Little help has been available as the cause has been unknown. A clinical study from Lund University in Sweden can now show that the problems originate in an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/damaged-nerve-behind-athletes-post-concussion-issues - 2025-08-25

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team recreated the House of Greek Epigrams in 3D and tracked the gaze of study participants as they viewed the home. Unlike today, Roman houses were not a place of refuge from work.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic-space-pompeii - 2025-08-25