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Lund reopens after social media 'shooting' threat

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:31:51 +0200

UPDATED: Sweden's second largest university reopened on Tuesday after earlier cancelling all classes over an anonymous threat on social media that raised fears of a mass shooting.

Swedish university shut after anonymous threat

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 09:02:47 +0200

UPDATED: Lund university in southern Sweden cancelled all classes on Monday, while police urgently investigated an anonymous threat posted via a social media app over the weekend.

Breastmilk drug could fight resistant bacteria

Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:50:00 +0100

Swedish researchers may have found a solution to the growing resistance to antibiotics in the most unlikely of places — breastmilk.

Young Swedish women often 'coerced into sex'

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:21:00 +0100

More than one third of young Swedish women have been forced to perform sexual acts against their will, a new study from Lund University has revealed.

Swedes warn of new aggressive HIV strain

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:29:00 +0100

Swedish scientists have identified a new variant of HIV that makes patients develop Aids almost twice as fast compared to the other variants of the virus, Lund University researchers revealed on Thursday.

Foreign-born workers aid Swedish exports: study

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:29:00 +0100

Each foreign-born worker employed in Sweden increases exports to their native country, a new study reveals, while a 10-percent increase in Sweden's immigration would boost national exports by five percent.

New finding could help Parkinson's patients

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:04:00 +0100

Swedish scientists may have discovered a way of stopping dyskinesia, or involuntary movements, in mid-to-late stage Parkinson's disease.

Swedish researchers in Parkinson's drug 'breakthrough'

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:09:00 +0200

Swedish scientists have come one step closer to finding a drug that will slow down symptoms in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease.

Support for file sharing remains high in Sweden

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:49:00 +0200

File sharing is still going strong in Sweden. Levels have barely been affected by new, harsh laws, and most Swedes have no problem with file sharing, a new study from Lund University shows.

Making fun of slavery belittles black people

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:36:00 +0100

The dropping of a hate speech case against students who staged a "slave auction" at Lund University clears the way for racists and contravenes Swedish human rights commitments, representatives from anti-racism groups argue.

Cunning linguists in Sweden crack 300-year-old occult code

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:50:00 +0200

Two Swedish linguists at Uppsala University have deciphered a handwritten manuscript dating from the mid-18th century, written by a secret society known as “the Occultists”, obsessed with eye surgery and spying on the Freemasons.

Lund's foreign student recruitment efforts flop

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:33:00 +0200

Despite major investments in foreign student recruitment, Lund University has attracted barely half of the tuition-paying students it hoped would enroll.

Lund 'slave auction' prompts police probe

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:20:00 +0200

One person is suspected of hate speech in connection a party at Lund University in April featuring the sale of "slaves" complete with blackened faces and ropes around their necks.

Swedish university party life exposed

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:28:00 +0200

With the autumn term in full-swing and students primed to take a break from the books, The Local's Karen Holst takes a look at how 'nations' shape Sweden's college social scene.

Swedish research proves Sigmund Freud right

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:16:00 +0200

Sigmund Freud's theory that people can intentionally learn to forget certain memories is proven accurate more than 100 years later, after researchers from a Swedish university make headway in the study of the mind.

EU network: Sweden passive on 'slave auction'

Tue, 17 May 2011 17:07:00 +0200

The pan-European network of NGOs and research institutes has called on the Swedish government to use the opportunity of a "slave auction" held in Lund in April to "address the specific needs of victims of racism and racial hatred".

Blood test may reveal suicidal tendencies: Swedish study

Sat, 07 May 2011 13:23:00 +0200

Suicidal patients may now be identifiable by a simple blood test, according to new research by a team in Lund University in southern Sweden.

Lund responds to 'slave auction' with new course

Sat, 07 May 2011 12:10:00 +0200

In response to the recent ‘slave auction’ at a party at Lund University, top administration announced a new programme that will be initiated this fall to educate both students and staff about the university’s core values.

Jesse Jackson: Lund party 'a racist spectacle'

Wed, 04 May 2011 18:34:00 +0200

The American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson has reacted strongly against the ‘slave auction’ held recently at a student association in Lund and the subsequent racial slurs directed against the person who reported the incident to the police.

Lund slave auction response: 'stop being defensive and listen'

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:26:00 +0200

In the aftermath of the recent 'slave auction' stunt carried out by several students at Lund University, there has been too much protesting, and not enough listening, argues US graduate student Cate Bridenstine, who witnessed the event.