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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During a brief visit to Sweden, the renowned US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received a jubilee honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law in a formal ceremony in Stockholm. As the honoured guest did not have the opportunity to travel to Lund, the ceremony was held at the Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receives-jubilee-honorary-doctorate - 2026-07-17

Honeybees are common pollinators, but other insects such as hoverflies, beetles and butterflies, and wild bees, including bumble bees, are also needed for pollination and are important in many different ways. With simple measures, we can help these insects thrive so they can contribute to a diversity of wild flowers, crops and rich nature experiences. Oilseed rape, apples, strawberries and field b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/habitat-important-wild-pollinators-under-threat - 2026-07-17

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2026-07-17

It takes a long time, up to several decades, before the benefits of organic farming take full effect on land that was previously cultivated conventionally, a new study from Lund University suggests. After thirty years, the plant species richness around the cultivated crop had doubled on organic farms compared to conventional farms. It is well known that organic farming benefits biodiversity and ca

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/organic-farms-had-doubled-plant-diversity-only-over-time - 2026-07-17

Strong ties between forest owners and their land does not automatically translate into greater efforts to promote biodiversity. The current system of voluntary protection also risks overlooking the most valuable natural areas, according to a new doctoral thesis from Lund University. The study is based on interviews with 23 forest owners in southern Sweden. Many express a clear and emotional connec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/caring-forests-not-always-connected-more-biodiversity - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emissions of greenhouse gases have a warming effect on the climate, whereas small airborne particles in the atmosphere, aerosols, act as a cooling mechanism. That is the received wisdom in any case. However, new research from Lund University in Sweden can now show that the tiniest aerosols are increasing at the expens

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aerosols-coniferous-forests-no-longer-cool-climate-much - 2026-07-17

When in life we gain weight can have a significant impact on our health many years later. In a study involving over 600,000 people, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how changes in weight between the ages of 17 and 60 are linked to the risk of dying from various diseases. The results show a clear pattern: weight gain early in adulthood has the greatest impact. It has long

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/early-weight-gain-can-have-lifelong-consequences - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Data from more than 400 000 patients in different countries will be used to increase knowledge and improve treatment of prostate cancer. This is all taking place within the international big data for better outcome (BD4BO) project PIONEER, in which Lund University has a prominent role. Despite intensive research, ther

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prostate-cancer-questions-could-be-answered-through-big-data-project - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Max IV facility, set to become the brightest x-ray source in the world, and the world’s first ‘fourth generation’ particle accelerator, has reached a major milestone. The accelerator group has now succeeded in directing the electron beam all the way around the large 3 GeV ring for the first time. “This is of cours

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/electrons-are-now-spinning-max-iv - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-07-17

Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person’s visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, published in Science Advances, suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 million years before it appeared in mammals. These findings

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dinosaurs-were-first-take-perspectives-others - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new online portal opening today at Lund University in Sweden makes a unique archive containing first-hand accounts from Nazi concentration camp survivors freely accessible to the general public. During World War II, Ravensbrück, north of Berlin in Germany, was a concentration camp mainly reserved for women and child

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/holocaust-survivors-stories-made-available-online - 2026-07-17

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 - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/assessing-40-years-reform-and-opening-china-conference - 2026-07-17

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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darkness - 2026-07-17

Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treatment is not without complications. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken another step forward by developing a refined method to create detailed and tissue-friendly bioelectronics. In a study published in Advanced Science

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2026-07-17

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20–30% of patients with Alzheimer's disease are wrongly diagnosed within specialist healthcare, and diagnostic work-up

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2026-07-17

The proposal from the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) would see agricultural subsidies phased out for the activities that cause the most damage to the climate, whilst increasing carbon sequestration and introducing specified pricing for emissions. Five researchers from Lund University in Sweden share their views on whether the EU’s agri-food system can cope with the t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-eu-agriculture-can-meet-climate-targets - 2026-07-17

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 beings need to feel meaning, hope and motivation to overcome difficulties and to find new solutions. Therefore, we need to understand more about existential sustainabil

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hope-and-meaning-sustainable-life - 2026-07-17

With a month to go until the Football World Cup, we ask: how do you build a winning team? Having a coach who has done their emotional homework and is good at establishing psychological security is important. Clearly defined roles and a communicative team can also increase the chances of winning gold, argues Simon Granér, researcher in sports psychology and team performance. The 2022 European Champ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2026-07-17