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Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that feeding during the wintertime causes birds to be healthier, since they do not have to expend as much energy fighting infections. A small change in body temperature can be fatal for humans. Small birds, meanwhile, lower their body temperature at night by several degrees during th

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bird-feeding-helps-small-birds-fight-infection - 2026-06-19

The University has established a new university-wide reference group for academic appointments boards. The aim is to create a long-term forum for the exchange of experiences and the continued development of recruitment processes for teaching staff and researchers. In the HR Excellence in Research Award Action Plan 2020–2022 project, the chairs of the academic appointments boards expressed a need t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-wide-reference-group-strengthen-recruitment-process-teaching-staff - 2026-06-18

For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to orient themselves. The findings are published in Current Biology. Some animals, including migratory birds, seals and moths, use light from the moon, stars and Milky Wa

https://www.science.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2026-06-19

This semester, ISK welcomes 46 new master's students from 18 different countries to Campus Helsingborg. The students, who come from Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Italy, China, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria, among other countries, start their two-year education on the international Master's programme in Strategic Communication this week. This edition of the programme had 574 applicants from al

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/masters-programme-strategic-communication-attracts-students-all-over-world-campus-helsingborg - 2026-06-19

Physical geographer Alex Vermeulen, who leads the work on the ICOS Carbon Portal, was the editor of a new publication about increasing greenhouse gas flows that has had a large international impact. He now hopes that the report will be considered during the UN’s ongoing Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Alex, you were editor for the 19th edition of the World Meteorological Organization’s journal

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-led-greenhouse-gas-flow-publication-has-huge-media-impact - 2026-06-19

Investigation of a metre-long front flipper, uniquely preserved with fossilized soft tissues, has revealed that the giant ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus was equipped with flow control devices that likely served to suppress self-generated noise when foraging in dimly lit pelagic environments about 183 million years ago. Thus, this visually guided megapredator relied on underwater stealth—or ‘silent s

https://www.science.lu.se/article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darkness - 2026-06-19

The Sustainability Fund offers an opportunity to explore innovative potential and fund activities outside the scope of existing research projects. Its purpose is to support the development of early innovative ideas from research projects that have an impact on sustainable development. The second call for applications attracted a diverse range of applications, out of which five were granted funding

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-new-projects-awarded-grants-sustainability-fund - 2026-06-20

The names of the 45 new assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and visiting professors who will become our colleagues have been published. University Management has previously written about the remarkable interest these initiatives have generated. This resulted in a total of 1,327 applications. We now have the opportunity to get to know our new colleagues Our new colleagues come from ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcoming-our-new-colleagues-around-world - 2026-06-20

Laura Elo at University of Turku is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes. The mathematician from Finland has developed methods which have helped increase the understanding of how type 1 diabetes develops at molecular level. She hopes her research will help prevent and delay the progression of the disease and individualise the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Jus

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/laura-elo-awarded-leif-c-groop-award-outstanding-research-type-1-diabetes - 2026-06-19

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https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2020-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2026-06-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer representing approximately nine percent of all breast cancer cases in Sweden. It is more common among younger women, has a high heredity factor and causes more frequent relapses earlier in the course of the disease than other breast cancers. Researchers hav

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/patient-specific-diagnostics-breast-cancers-are-difficult-cure - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers Goran Basic, Sophia Yakhlef and Malin Åkerström have published two new reports on their Project Turnstone. Turnstone is a study of the cooperation between the border police and coastguards in the Baltic Sea area.Based on empirical material (interviews and field observations), the purpose is to map and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/passenger-safety-and-police-and-coastguard-collaboration-baltic-sea-area - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Curiosity and the desire to learn are strong driving forces behind Almut Kelber’s research and her work as Pro Dean for research at the Faculty of Science. Almut Kelber says that knowledge about the animals’ solutions can also provide answers to general problems. “In my work as pro dean, it is important that I also co

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivated-colour-vision-birds-and-moths - 2026-06-19

A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggest that vascular dysfunction could be an early driver in neurodegenerative disorders rather than being caused by neuronal damage. The study is published in Acta Neuropathologica. An increased risk o

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cracking-alzheimers-code-how-brain-trauma-triggers-disease - 2026-06-19

Dr Colm Flaherty noticed that despite generally declining membership in Swedish political parties, political engagement is very much alive. He says it is observable in the mundane activities of everyday life, and studying it can teach us a lot about Swedish culture. Political engagement is changing form in Sweden. The place to find political action today is in everyday life, rather than solely in

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/creating-spaces-radical-social-change - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “High-tech companies have fantastic support from the Taiwanese education system, which provides companies with competent staff. The link between industry and academia is impressive”, says Professor Lars Samuelson from the Nanometre Structure Consortium. Per Eriksson, Lars Samuelson, Anders Robertsson and Per Tunestål

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reconnaissance-taiwan-new-strategic-collaborations - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the heart of the beautiful wine-producing region of Stellenbosch is the STIAS research institute. It welcomes researchers from around the world to spend a number of months working with a focus on Africa. LUM visited cognitive science researcher Peter Gärdenfors and his project team at Mostertsdrift farm. “It’s a pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/peaceful-research-institute-boosts-creativity - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can images show that the world we live in is being subjected to ongoing climate change? This is the research question being considered by Adam Brenthel, a doctoral student in art history. He has studied researchers’ attempts to translate their findings into images to better communicate them to the general public.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/polar-bear-hackneyed-image-climate-change - 2026-06-19

A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggest that vascular dysfunction could be an early driver in neurodegenerative disorders rather than being caused by neuronal damage. The study is published in Acta Neuropathologica. An increased risk o

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cracking-alzheimers-code-how-brain-trauma-triggers-disease - 2026-06-19