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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 length of the journey. It’s the equivalent of a h

https://www.science.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2026-06-07

Where were the suspects located before a crime was committed? Where was a bomb assembled or a batch of drugs produced? A new technique that analyzes environmental DNA could help provide answers. Geneticist Eran Elhaik at Lund University has developed an AI-based tool designed to support forensic investigations. The technology uses environmental DNA (eDNA) to help determine geographical origin from

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-dna-technology-could-support-police-investigations - 2026-06-07

Diabetes researcher and cardiologist Isabel Goncalves at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) has teamed up with ultrasound researchers at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (LTH) to identify dangerous atherosclerotic plaques at an early stage. The team is now being awarded Lund University’s and Sparbanken Skåne’s Future Innovations Award to develop their idea further. In atherosclero

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/innovation-aims-identify-dangerous-atherosclerotic-plaques-wins-prize - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant.

“This could explain why the risk of type 2 diabetes is greater among, for instance, overnight workers or people with sleeping disorders”, says Pro

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-explain-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The main University building is to become a hub for the organisation! That is the vision proposed by project manager Louise Pierce, who is responsible for repurposing the now almost empty building in Lundagård park. In only three years, it is to be buzzing with activity in the form of students, employees and visitors.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-university-building-materializes - 2026-06-07

In mid-June, the University’s biologists fine-combed grass, bushes, trees, asphalt and waterways around the department’s buildings. Their aim was to find out what species of plants and animals lived there. Now their mapping project is complete, and their findings include 21 endangered species and six species never previously encountered in Sweden. “All six of them are hymenoptera. In addition, two

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biologists-found-new-insect-species-just-around-corner - 2026-06-07

The first submission deadline is on 24 November 2025. Lund University supports the SRA Collegium’s initiative to announce a call for seed funding aimed at supporting emerging and innovative interdisciplinary research topics for the university’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs). A total of 6 MSEK has been allocated for this call, which also aims to foster novel collaborations among the SRAs.We now i

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/call-proposals-targeting-strategic-research-areas-sras-seed-funding-emerging-research-topics - 2026-06-07

The national 7T MR facility is one of about 100 similar ultra-high field MR scanners for human use in the world. The facility recently underwent a major state-of-the-art upgrade that will ensure that the facility remains at the forefront of ultra-high field MR research, enabling ground-breaking studies across a wide range of fields. Thus, as the national 7T MR facility celebrates its 10-year anniv

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/lund-university-bioimaging-centre-celebrates-10-years-advancing-research-national-7t-mr-facility - 2026-06-07

Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview, the former aid worker told the reporter: “My pain is under control and I’m terribly happy – it sounds weird to say, but I’m as happy as I’ve ever been in my life.”It may seem odd that a person could be happy as the end draws near, but in my experience as a clinical psyc

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/why-are-some-people-happy-when-they-are-dying - 2026-06-07

Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's q

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/if-your-music-was-sculpture-what-would-it-look-meet-bertrand-chavarria-aldrete-find-out-more - 2026-06-07

Världsmästerskapet i fotboll i Qatar 2022 är omstritt och landet gör allt för att visa upp sig från sin bästa sida, även kallat sportswashing. Att använda sport för att marknadsföra sitt land har historiskt sett varit en bra taktik för att dämpa kritik – hejaropen under evenemanget får oss att glömma kritiken innan. Det säger etnologen Katarzyna Herd, Lunds universitet. 2010 tilldelade Fifa Qatar

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskare-om-vm-i-qatar-sportswashing-val-beprovad-taktik - 2026-06-08

Decentraliserad infrastruktur, infertilitet och Alzheimer. Det är forskningsområdena för tre lovande forskare vid Lunds universitet som idag får stöd genom EU:s prestigefyllda ERC Starting Grants. Totalt delar EU ut 8,4 miljarder kronor till 478 forskare runt om i Europa. De utmärkta forskarna vid Lunds universitet är kulturgeografen Johan Miörner, Camila Consiglio, forskare i systemimmunologi och

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-lovande-forskare-far-dela-pa-50-eu-miljoner - 2026-06-08

At the Lise Meitner seminar 2025, two new Lise Meitner professors were introduced, while the main lecture looked back on 100 years of female excellence in the field of Automatic Control. Professor Carolyn Beck Carolyn Beck is a professor at the University of Illinois and an expert in control theory and dynamic systems over networks, with applications ranging from epidemics and financial risks to e

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/new-and-old-role-models - 2026-06-07

A study center, a unified library, a student café, and an office for faculty management—plus a towering venue for events. Project manager and library director Kristina Holmin Verdozzi has grand visions for the Astronomy Building, which is set to undergo a complete transformation over the next three years. Anyone visiting Sölvegatan 27 on a September day in 2028 will hardly recognize it. Students w

https://www.science.lu.se/article/she-wants-create-space-scientific-curiosity - 2026-06-07

After working in a kind of state of emergency for 18 months, Karin Hall is now looking towards the future. On the deputy dean’s wish-list is further development of education, reduction of bureaucracy for teaching staff and increased collaboration within the faculty. But also closer collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) to set up cutting-edge education at Brunnshög. The afternoon sun

https://www.science.lu.se/article/preparing-changing-landscape-first-and-second-cycle-education - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn, a unique research satellite, Gaia, will be launched. The project aims to map a billion stars and involves hundreds of European astronomers. One of the originators of the initiative is Lund University’s Professor of Astronomy Lennart Lindegren. Lennart Lindegren tests a meridian circle, which was used in t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/idea-lund-behind-research-satellite - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives as a resource. A lot has happened in cancer care since Ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES alumni Sophia Speckhahn and Annabel Schickner from batch 19 visited LUMES to share their stories about life after LUMES, from graduation to getting their first jobs. Today they are both working with sustainability within different sectors in Germany. Find out what they think are the most important skills they ga

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/meet-lumes-alumni-sophia-speckhahn-and-annabel-schickner-batch-19 - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg represents Lund University all over the world – from Europe to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. She argues that global challenges and dwindling EU funding call for more intense collaborations with a few carefully selected international partners. Eva Wiberg together with the students Jens W

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-international-collaboration-strengthens-economy - 2026-06-07

For three weeks in November the students of the MA Performing Arts as Critcal Practice at Malmö Theatre Academy have been experimenting in the studios as prepara:on for their final projects in Spring 2025. On 5th and 6th December, they will be sharing some of the outcomes of these experiments and open up their processes. Below you’ll find the detailed schedule. The time slots include a short conve

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/ma-work-progress-showings - 2026-06-07