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Humans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, scientists establish that green algae can carry latent giant virus DNA in their genome. Biology researchers at Lund University in Sweden have spent several years studying microorganisms isolated from Lake Krageholm in Skåne and Lake Örsjön in Småland. During the most recent ele

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unicellular-green-algae-may-carry-giant-virus-dna-their-genome - 2026-06-21

The Arrival Day for international students who are to begin their studies at Lund University in the spring of 2022 is Monday 10 January, 2022. All the events during the reception day and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lund University expects around 600 international students this spring. Just like the previous number of semesters during the ongoing pandemic, it

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-arrival-day-lus-incoming-international-students - 2026-06-21

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine. “In contrast to how we have so far interpreted the spread of tau in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2026-06-21

By reprogramming tumour cells to become the body’s defenders, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues hope to improve current cancer treatments. Right now, some of the immune system’s most important players, the dendritic cells, are patrolling your body in search of foreign substances. If they find something suspicious, they break it down into smaller pieces, called antigens, which are presented to the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reprogramming-cancer-cells-immune-defenders - 2026-06-21

Ten years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead. What has been the biggest success of the Paris Agreement so far?I would say the biggest success is that the UN has succeeded in keeping its central role in global cl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacks - 2026-06-21

During the pandemic, physical summits were replaced by Zoom meetings, and global political leaders had to quickly adjust. How did they visually convey their status in this new world of digital diplomacy? A new study from Lund University in Sweden analysed over 50 photos from the first virtual G20 meeting in 2020. When political leaders meet, there is usually a strict protocol, and national attribu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-politicians-project-their-status-virtual-meetings - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alzheimer’s disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of patients. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now produced images showing the changes in the brain associated with these symptoms – a developme

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-possibility-studying-how-alzheimers-disease-affects-brain-different-ages - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Being new in the government of Ukraine is like learning to ride a bike that is broken, while someone is throwing stones at you, and you are trying to fix the bike at the same time”, said Inna Sovsun, Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Education and a former Lund University student. She was only 29 when she was asked

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ukraine-first-deputy-minister-education-back-lund-day - 2026-06-21

The interactions between molecules are the foundation of life and how we treat diseases using medicinal drugs. But what does it actually look like when a protein meets another molecule and binds to it? A new research project that has been awarded EUR 8.7 million by the European Research Council now aims to shed light on this elusive process. The research team consists of researchers from Lund Univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-research-dynamic-interactions-between-molecules - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By performing a few simple physical exercises daily, and receiving information about their disease regularly, 500 osteoarthritis patients were able to on average halve their pain in 6 months - and improve their physical function. The participants in the study from Lund University in Sweden used a newly developed mobil

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/app-helps-reduce-osteoarthritis-pain - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new way to capture energy from sunlight – by using molecules that contain iron. The results are presented in the latest issue of Nature Chemistry. The hope is to develop efficient and environmentally friendly solar energy applications. Solar energy is an inexhausti

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-iron-based-dyes-can-lead-cheaper-and-environmentally-friendly-solar-energy-applications - 2026-06-21

The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University and Volvo Cars have signed an agreement to strengthen existing research collaborations and identify new areas for mutual benefit and development – and in this way contribute to solutions for sustainability. The partnership focuses on five areas: electrification, wireless communications, security-critical software, circular materials, and machine learni

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-between-lund-university-and-volvo-cars - 2026-06-21

Twelve researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. The grants, which are for a five-year period, are worth up to SEK 18 million each for researchers in theoretical

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announced - 2026-06-21

Current knowledge of food safety is based on traditional foods that include animal products. Corresponding knowledge of plant-based foods lags behind. “There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based food. Unfortunately, this is not the case,” says Jenny Schelin, a researcher on food safety at Lund University in Sweden. “Plant-based foods are just as vulnerable to the same

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researcher-challenges-myth-plant-based-food-safer - 2026-06-21

How are we going to reach climate targets? That is an ever-present question for many of us. A major new EU project, CLIMB-FOREST, will create an overview of European forests and forestry over a period of four-and-a-half years. The aim is to be able to guide the forestry industry and decision-makers through these complex issues using tools and models. There is a lot of expertise in each individual

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-project-can-provide-guidance-how-european-forestry-should-be-conducted - 2026-06-21

A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person’s genetic predisposition to different diabetes subgroups can help assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease. The team created genetic risk scores and found that the scores for one subgroup could predict coronary artery dis

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-predict-coronary-heart-disease-diabetes-subgroup - 2026-06-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is a cold, grey November day in 2018 when we meet the researchers from Lund University at MAX IV, a research facility with the world's brightest and most focused X-rays. Researchers from all over the world travel here to investigate things at the atomic level and see how molecules bind to one other; knowledge that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-who-look-tiniest-part-cell - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anne L'Huillier and Sara Snogerup Linse chair their respective Nobel Committees at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Anne for Physics and Sara for Chemistry. Both have worked extensively at Lund University and are among the few women who are, or have been, committee chairs. Here they talk about how the work proce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/they-choose-years-nobel-prize-winners - 2026-06-21

The African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African professionals. For the second year in succession, there is a contract education course on innovation policy and innovation leadership through the Department of Economic History. In May, the African participants had

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2026-06-21

When fish from different habitats meet, it’s not always love at first swim. New research from Lund University in Sweden in collaboration with North Carolina State University shows that aggressive females can actively repel males from the “wrong” environment. This behaviour may ultimately contribute to the emergence of new species. Understanding how species evolve is one of the most fundamental que

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aggressive-female-fish-put-stop-mating-may-lead-new-species - 2026-06-22