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24 Mar 2025
The Ravensbrück Archive has been nominated as a UNESCO Memory of the World
The unique archive holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
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19 Mar 2025
A majority of Swedes are open to boycotting American products
According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting Am...
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18 Mar 2025
Lund University to invest SEK 37 million in new total defence centre
Lund University is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of...
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14 Mar 2025
Lakes worldwide are changing colour – possibly due to human impact
Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,0...
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27 Feb 2025
Titanium and mysterious jet streams discovered on extreme exoplanet
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have made detailed observations of the mysterious exoplanet WASP-121 b. The discoveries of the ...
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26 Feb 2025
SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University
The Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666.
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14 Feb 2025
New research track: higher amounts of dietary fibre before the age of two can reduce the later risk of coeliac disease
The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease. A particul...
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13 Feb 2025
Quantum state of photoelectrons measured for the first time
For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new mea...
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11 Feb 2025
Atopic eczema – a widespread disease
Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic eczema. In particular,...
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7 Feb 2025
Soft tissue from a 183 Million-Year-Old Jurassic Plesiosaur analysed
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had bot...
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4 Feb 2025
AI-supported breast cancer screening – new results suggest even higher accuracy
New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29 per cent m...
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31 Jan 2025
Lund University and Imperial College London deepen their collaboration
Lund University and Imperial College London are strengthening their collaboration in research, education and innovation. A new agreement between the two universities will create op...
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29 Jan 2025
How can Lund University become a more menopause-friendly workplace?
Most women will experience menopause at some point. Can a workplace make things easier for employees going through menopausal transition?
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20 Jan 2025
Fermenting seaweed could boost consumption
Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than ...
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17 Jan 2025
Here’s how easily you can catch COVID-19 through the air
The virus winter season has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how it spreads through the air we brea...
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13 Jan 2025
Lund University welcomes new international students on Arrival Day
Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the un...
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8 Jan 2025
Is the end of the world nigh?
Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything?
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2 Jan 2025
Swedish female ice hockey players in favour of body checking
A first study shows that almost nine out of ten players in the Swedish women's hockey league are in favour of body checking.
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20 Dec 2024
Virgin birth - beyond the biblical legend
Now that Christmas is just around the corner, thoughts inevitably turn to an expectant Mary in the stable. However, she is not alone in the sphere of life-giving without the involv...
