By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 11 October 2024 Grazing zooplankton, daphnia, which are an important source of food for fish, were found to be particularly vulnerable. Photo: Erik Selander/Lund University. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising,

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2025-07-11

By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 17 June 2025 Professor Eric Warrant. Photo: Inger Ekström. Eric Warrant, a professor at the Department of Biology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Incredible journeys: How do multiple sensory cues allow animal migrants to precisely navigate to a distant goal?” Congratulations Eric, how does it f

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biology-professor-receives-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-07-11

Published 19 June 2025 Photo: Ajay Narendra. A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth’s navigation. It is absolutely amazing considering the leng

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2025-07-11

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https://www.arts.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-english-website - 2025-07-11

Published 23 January 2015 Applications to the Bachelor's Programme for the academic year of 2015/2016 is open from January 15th through March 2nd, 2015Applications to the Master's Programme in Fine Arts for the academic year of 2015/2016 is open from January 15th through April 1st, 2015.Read more:http://www.khm.lu.se/?q=en/content/application

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/malmo-art-academy-open-applications-jan15th-april-1st - 2025-07-11

Published 23 January 2015 Time to apply for summer courses abroadAs a Lund University student you can study one to three weeks abroad during the summer. Some of the courses include scholarshipsApplication period: 1-15 February 2015The on-line application form will be published at this site during the application period:http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/summer-courses-abroad 

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/time-apply-summer-courses-abroad - 2025-07-11

Published 14 January 2016 Photo credit by: Neda Navaee The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme is one of the foremost singers of today. Her international career has involved high-profile appearances at the most prestigious international opera stages, such as in London, Paris, New York (Metropolitan), Berlin, Milan (La Scala) and Vienna (Wiener Staatsoper).She is very versatile and has sung major roles in

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/nina-stemme-facultys-new-honorary-doctor - 2025-07-11

Published 16 June 2016 In the last few days there has been an intense debate in the media about the Art Academy, which has been described as threatened with shut-down due to an eviction notice from the city of Malmö on its current premises. Lund University has been warned that the city needs the building as soon as possible, preferably within a year, with the aim of using it as a primary and lower

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/current-and-future-premises-malmo-art-academy - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 3 February 2021 One species studied in detail by the researchers is an insect pest known as the cowpea seed beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus). The female pictured is laying eggs on a bean that the larvae then feed on. Photo: Mareike Koppik A warmer global climate can cause mutations to have more severe consequenc

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-may-make-new-mutations-more-harmful - 2025-07-11

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 24 February 2021 Short-haired bumblebee on Cowslip. Photo: Anna Persson When the snow is gone, it does not take too long before a familiar spring sound reappears - the bumblebee buzz. Since bumblebees are well adapted to cold climates, many of the species are negatively affected by a warmer climate. Researchers a

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/find-first-bumblebee-spring - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 23 March 2021 Buff-tailed bumblebee. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Many species of bee are threatened by global warming, but not all. The buff-tailed bumblebee is the world’s most common bee and will likely remain that way, as researchers from Lund University have discovered that this species benefits from a warmer climat

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-making-worlds-most-common-bumblebee-even-more-common - 2025-07-11

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 24 March 2021 Julia Kelly at fieldwork. Photo: Private Boreal peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but warmer and drier conditions caused by climate change may turn these ecosystems into carbon sources. Equipped with drones and thermal cameras Julia Kelly, who recently received her doctorate at the Centre f

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 31 March 2021 The forest has many benefits. What climate benefit you get by leaving the forest for storing carbon, or by extracting biomass that can replace fossil raw materials, largely depends on the time horizon. Photo: kn1/IStockphoto. The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2025-07-11

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 13 April 2021 A lot og people are allergic to timothy grass. Photo: Whiteway/Istockphoto. An international research team has found a new method for predicting entire pollen seasons, something that can help healthcare and allergy sufferers plan to reduce problems. No similar tool has previously been used in the

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-method-predicts-severity-grass-pollen-season-allergy-sufferers - 2025-07-11

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 14 April 2021 William Sidemo Holm. Photo: Private. By changing from action-based to result-based environmental payment, farmers are financially encouraged to implement conservation measures, such as buffer strips and organic farming, where they are most beneficial for the environment and not, as today, where th

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/location-conservation-measures-has-large-impact-their-effectiveness-providing-environmental-benefits - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 May 2021 Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) now announces funding for one doctoral studentship, where the doctoral student is admitted to the PhD programme in Environmental Science at the Faculty of Science, and is enrolled in the Agenda 2030 graduate school.

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/project-funding-researchers-apply-doctoral-studentship-environmental-science-within-agenda-2030 - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 25 May 2021 PhD student Sofia Blomqvist and her dog Ylle look for bumblebees and other pollinating insects. This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2025-07-11

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 2 July 2021 Helena Hanson, researcher. Photo: Anna Maria Erling. They become smaller as urbanisation increases. Troublesome, according to researcher Helena Hanson, because urban private gardens affect both cities’ biodiversity and human wellbeing by functioning as social green spaces. Now she strikes a blow for

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/urban-private-gardens-promote-biodiversity - 2025-07-11

By lotte [dot] billing [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Lotte Billing) - published 12 August 2021 Climate researchers Markku Rummukainen and Kimberly Nicholas are interviewed about the latest UN climate panel report. Photo by NOAA on Unsplash. Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas, who has acted as an observer at two global climate summits, and Markku Rummukainen, Sweden’s IPCC repre

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 21 September 2021 Large scale drought hit Sweden in 2018. The picture shows a field in Gotland. Photo: Sten-Åke Stenberg/Mostphotos. Farming practices that result in higher levels of carbon in agricultural soils could protect both wheat and barley harvests in a future changed climate. This is what emerges from a

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-carbon-soil-could-protect-harvests-future-climate - 2025-07-11