Published 9 May 2023 Photo: Anders Hedenström Small bats are bad at converting energy into muscle power. Surprisingly, a new study led by Lund University reveals that this ability increases the faster they fly. The researchers have studied the efficiency of migratory bats – a species that weighs about eight grams and is found in almost all of Europe. Efficiency, in this case, is the ability to con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bats-ability-convert-energy-muscle-power-affected-flight-speed - 2025-07-11

Published 12 May 2023 Photo: Andrea Piacquadio. Pexel In a new PhD thesis from Lund University in Sweden, gender studies researcher Marco Bacio interviewed male sex workers in Sweden and Italy. What surprised him the most was that a majority of the sex workers were well-educated - and middle class. Female sex work is far more common than male sex work, and so is research about the same topic. Acco

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Published 15 May 2023 Photo: Johan Persson Deeper relationships with colleagues we were already close with, while others drifted further away. During the pandemic, spontaneous meetings decreased, and we created social filter bubbles. This is shown by a study from Lund University in Sweden that investigated how we managed our work relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, man

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubbles - 2025-07-11

Published 22 May 2023 Photo: MICHAEL ROSSKOTHEN/MostPhotos 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 m

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dinosaurs-were-first-take-perspectives-others - 2025-07-11

Published 22 May 2023 Using samples from all across Europe, the researchers were able to show that microorganisms in soil can adapt to changes in temperature (Photo: Carla Cruz Paredes) A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil. In the study, researchers collected soil samp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/microorganisms-climate-adaptation-can-slow-down-global-warming - 2025-07-11

Published 24 May 2023 Photo: Pixaby With the market for fossil fuels in decline, the oil industry is investing heavily in the chemical and plastics industry instead. The strategy seems to be working: the plastics industry is growing faster than the global economy. Multibillion-dollar subsidies from states and publicly funded banks, combined with weak legislation, are reasons behind the rapid growt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/us-europe-subsidize-rapidly-expanding-petrochemical-industry - 2025-07-11

Published 29 May 2023 A Weevil (Photo: Pixabay) Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Insects are crucial for biodiversity and among the most successful species on the plan

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-07-11

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 30 May 2023 Clay is one of the oldest materials used by humans, and pottery shards have been found that are almost 16 000 years old. Photo: iStockphoto. Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2025-07-11

By ellen [dot] alberstdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdottir) - published 30 May 2023 To cope with "fast fashion" innovation and creative skills are needed. Photo: Nick de Partee/Unsplash Partners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-07-11

Published 1 June 2023 Participants on the course “Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development” listen to Mats Benner, dean of the School of Economics and Management. Photo: Kennet Ruona 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 pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2025-07-11

Published 12 June 2023 Isabel Goncalves, Jiangming Sun, and Andreas Edsfeldt studying two atherosclerotic plaques (Photo: Petra Olsson) A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzym

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2025-07-11

Published 14 June 2023 Photo: Pixabay Great tits in urban environments have lower levels of stress hormone than those living in woodland habitats. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Certain animals are able to adjust well to environments that have been created or altered by human activity. We live in an age in which urbanisation is proceeding at an ever-faster rate, some

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-less-stressed-their-countryside-cousins - 2025-07-11

Published 15 June 2023 Amongst those 65 and over, as many as one in three suffer from the disease, with the most common symptoms being pain in the knees, hips, hands and feet. Photo: iStockphoto The number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasing - 2025-07-11

Published 15 June 2023 English celebrations after Beth Mead made it 1-0 in the 2022 European Championship semi-final between England and Sweden. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT 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

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2025-07-11

Published 19 June 2023 The inside of a water pipe (Photo: Krisjtan Pullerits) In a unique study carried out in drinking water pipes in Sweden, researchers from Lund University and the local water company tested what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water. The result? An increase in bacteria, of course, but after a while something surprising happened: a harmless predatory bacteria

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/predatory-bacteria-provide-hope-chlorine-free-drinking-water - 2025-07-11

Av marie [dot] pihl [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Pihl) - publicerad 1 juli 2024 Fyra alumner på listan över Framtidens kvinnliga ledare 2024! Foto: iStock Chefsorganisationen Ledarna presenterar varje år en lista med 75 framstående kvinnliga ledare, som utmärkt sig genom sitt ledarskap. Målet med utmärkelsen Framtidens kvinnliga ledare är att lyfta fram goda exempel och inspiratörer som också

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/fyra-alumner-pa-listan-over-framtidens-kvinnliga-ledare-2024 - 2025-07-11

Av carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - publicerad 8 juli 2024 Erika Hultman Erika har både en kandidatexamen och en magisterexamen från Institutionen för informatik vid Lunds universitet. Hon blev klar med sin magisterexamen i informationssystem våren 2021. Berätta om vad du arbetar med idag!– Idag arbetar jag som Senior Analyst inom cybersäkerhet på Accenture i Malmö. Sed

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/erika-hultman-alumn-fran-magisterprogrammet-i-information-systems-2021 - 2025-07-11

Av anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - publicerad 5 augusti 2024 Ekonomihögskolan gratulerar alla studenter som kom in på det eftertraktade grundprogrammet i ekonomi, Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet. Fotomontage av foton av Charlotte Carlberg Bärg (vänster) och Oleksandra Panasenko. Studenterna strömmar till Ekonomihögskolan och Sveriges mest sökta grundutbildning på svenska

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/mest-sokta-ekonomutbildningen-en-studentmagnet - 2025-07-11

Av anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - publicerad 1 augusti 2024 ”Jag letade efter en utmanande och inspirerande erfarenhet“, säger Tim. Tim tog magisterexamen vid Ekonomihögskolan i juni och är nu på sommar-utbyte på Stanford University. Följ honom under en vecka på Instagram! Foton: Privat, iStock. Missa inte chansen att följa en av våra masterstudenter på Instagram, T

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/instagram-takeover-hang-med-tim-i-stanford - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 14 november 2019 Telefonister i Stockholm återgår till arbetet efter strejk där arbetsgivarna till slut gått med på att teckna ett kollektivavtal för kvinnliga anställda. Källa: Arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek 31 juli 1922 Just nu pågår förberedelserna för fullt inför den stora avtalsrörelsen på arbetsmarknaden. Fack och arbetsgivare har bedrivit liknande förhandlingar sedan 1900-t

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/forskare-satter-den-svenska-modellen-i-nytt-ljus-genom-nyligen-digitaliserad-strejkdata - 2025-07-11