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Vanya Darakchieva, Professor of Semiconductor Materials, and Heiner Linke, Professor of Nanophysics, have been named Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology, and natural sciences. In addition, four current Wallenberg Scholars in our research environment receive grants: Anne L’Huill
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-wallenberg-scholars - 2026-07-11
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 - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year since 1999, the Master’s students in Industrial Design at Lund University have done what most design students around the world can only dream of – go to NASA in Houston, Texas, USA and study at the Johnson Space Center. There they design products for an extreme environment – namely, space. “The missions to
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-students-collaborate-nasa - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The students, wider society and the path to academic success were important points in Torbjörn von Schantz’s inauguration speech on the University’s foundation day, 28 January. After the usual pomp and ceremony, and with the vice-chancellor’s chain hanging splendidly round his neck, he expressed his thanks for the app
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-vice-chancellor-safeguard-student-influence - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Entry phones can cause problems. For elderly people with a visual impairment or reduced mobility, getting into one’s flat can suddenly become a challenge. However, researchers can also experience problems. One person who knows is occupational therapist Elina Taurina, who has mapped environmental obstacles for elderly
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-elderly-research-exported-latvia - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: a two-metre-long Atlantic sturgeon. The well-preserved fish remains were found in a wreck on the bottom of the Baltic Sea last year, and species identification was mad
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/atlantic-sturgeon-kings-pantry-unique-discovery-baltic-sea-wreck-1495 - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: a two-metre-long Atlantic sturgeon. The well-preserved fish remains were found in a wreck on the bottom of the Baltic Sea last year, and species identification was mad
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/atlantic-sturgeon-kings-pantry-unique-discovery-baltic-sea-wreck-1495 - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kes McCormick presented findings from the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST) project at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden.Urban Living Labs (ULLs) have emerged as an approach to experimentation in real-life city settings. They can be defined as sites (buildings, streets,
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/catalyzing-sustainable-cities-through-urban-living-labs - 2026-07-11
The project, "A unified web experience for education", is now going into an intense phase at all Lund University faculties. The aim of the project is to create a university-wide, modern and quality-assured service website that guides prospective students in their choice of education. Today, information about the university's programmes and courses is spread across many different websites at univer
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/moving-towards-unified-web-experience-students - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers in Sweden and the UK have discovered the largest known avian sex chromosome. The giant chromosome was created when four chromosomes fused together into one, and has been found in two species of lark. “This was an unexpected discovery, as birds are generally considered to have very stable genetic material w
https://www.science.lu.se/article/record-size-sex-chromosome-found-two-bird-species - 2026-07-11
Finally, the NanoLund community could arrange for an annual meeting together at the same venue. The theme of the meeting was ”Light for Nano – Nano for Light”. Every autumn, NanoLund celebrates scientific results by arranging a symposium on a specific focus theme, with invited talks by leading scientists, local presentations, and a large poster session on NanoLund research. Also invited are friend
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/weve-met-again-report-annual-meeting-2021 - 2026-07-11
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 - 2026-07-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most comprehensive star catalogue in the history of astronomy has been released, mapping out an impressive 1.7 billion stars. The catalogue is based on observations made by the European satellite Gaia, and contains the exact distances, luminosity, temperatures and colours of millions of stars in the Milky Way. Ast
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/most-detailed-star-catalogue-ever-released - 2026-07-11
Allow stories to speak and weave in memories. A multidimensional vision could make urban development less stereotypical, according to ethnologist Elisabeth Högdahl, who is the manager of the research project "Developing and Building Locations Through Human Memories". "I hope that the site developers of tomorrow will think more broadly and allow space for people's stories." Can memories build place
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/meaningful-memories-inspire-urban-planning - 2026-07-11
Lund University archaeologists have revealed details of late medieval artillery from the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The shipwreck is the only known example of its kind from the medieval period – as both ship and weapons are nearly identical to those of the early Spanish and Portuguese explorers. The new study tells the story of how early modern maritime adventurers
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uniquely-preserved-artillery-offers-clues-european-colonisation - 2026-07-11
Each year, one in four women suffers from bacterial vaginosis, something that is currently treated with antibiotics. However, recently a gentler, antibiotic-free alternative has been authorised for sale in the EU. The chance discovery behind the innovation was made by a group of researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Stinging, itching and odorous vaginal discharge is a common and a stigmatise
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infection - 2026-07-11
A team of researchers, led from Lund, has discovered a small planet that has a peculiar way of moving in its orbit. The wobbling planet TOI-1408c, located 455 light years from Earth, shows that planetary systems can be far more complex than scientists previously thought. The newly discovered planet has a mass equivalent of eight Earths and orbits very close to a larger planet, the hot gas giant TO
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-discovery-planet-wobbles - 2026-07-11
Three biology researchers from Lund University have won an Ig Nobel Prize for their sensational studies of dung beetles’ ability to navigate using the light of the stars. The winners were announced at a humorous gala ceremony in the US on Thursday evening. Prizewinning dung beetle research Earlier this year, Lund University researchers Marie Dacke, Eric Warrant and Emily Baird published their ne
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-researchers-win-ig-nobel-prize - 2026-07-11
Lund University continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that Lund University is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings has published annual university rankings since 2004. In the latest QS rankings (2026), 8,467 higher education institutions
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-72nd-qs-world-rankings-2026 - 2026-07-12
Lund University continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that Lund University is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden. QS has published annual university rankings since 2004. In the latest QS rankings (2026), 8,467 higher education institutions were evaluated, of which 1,501
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-world - 2026-07-11
