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Beetle inspires new diesel technology The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded SEK 6.8 million to a radical new principle for fuel injection in diesel engines. The technology is being developed at Lund University in collaboration with Swedish Biomimetics 3000. The technology resembles the way the Bombardier beetle sprays an irritating liquid mist on ants, frogs, spiders and other intruders. Read more.

Small birds almost overheat while feeding their young For decades, researchers have thought that access to food determined the brood size of birds. Now, biologists at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a completely new explanation: the body temperature of small birds can increase by more than 4°C to exceed 45°C when they are feeding their young. Larger broods would require more work, resulting in even higher body temperatures - something the birds would probably not survive. Read more.

Launching new digital research magazine ‘Mission is possible’ is a new digital research magazine that provides thematically organised information about the impact research has on the world outside academia. The university highlight stories about successful research from 12 strategic research areas, and how it helps to meet the societal challenges we face. Read more.

Prostate cancer questions could be answered through Big Data project 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. Read more.

Iceland: The case for a currency board with a euro reserve Iceland should abandon the flexible exchange rate of the króna as well as their present policy of inflation targeting – in favour of a currency board with a truly fixed exchange rate of the króna to the euro. The euro should be used as the reserve currency of Iceland. This recommendation is given in a new report, Lessons for Iceland from the monetary policy of Sweden, prepared for a commission set up by the Icelandic government on the future monetary system of Iceland. Read more.

How Sweden became one of the world’s most stable democracies This year, Sweden celebrates a century of democracy and fair elections are seen as self-evident. How did our democracy develop and how did we get rid of election fraud? A political scientist at Lund University in Sweden has now examined the country’s election fraud history and its underlying causes – from 1719 to the early 1900s. The conclusion? Bureaucrats and political parties are the biggest factors influencing election fraud. Read more.

National initiative for academic collaborations with China The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, STINT, now makes a national, major effort to promote Swedish higher education, research and innovation in China as well as to become an academic knowledge hub in relation to China. Tommy Shih, associate professor at Lund University School of Economics and Management, has been appointed as the head of the initiative. Read more.

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