Lund University

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 46 000 students and 8 500 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund is considered one of the most popular study locations in Sweden. The University offers one of the broadest ranges of programmes and courses in Scandinavia, based on cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge research. The unique disciplinary range encourages boundary-crossing collaborations both within academia and with wider society, creating great conditions for scientific breakthroughs and innovations. The University has a distinct international profile, with over 600 partner institutions in 70 countries.

Lund University has an annual turnover of EUR 1024 million, of which two-thirds go to research in our nine faculties, enabling us to offer one of the strongest and broadest ranges of research in Scandinavia. Prominent researchers working at the University have received some of the most prestigious awards of our time, including a Nobel Prize.

A focused and dedicated effort across the entire University has contributed to Lund University’s ranking as number one in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026.

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A Swedish ghost story

Swedes take pride in being modern – and secular. But interest in the paranormal is high.
Uma abelha-de-faixa-azul australiana: diferentes espécies destes insetos desenvolveram soluções muito distintas para o desafio de enxergar o mundo ao seu redor. Kristian Bell/Shutterstock

Espécies de abelhas veem o mundo de maneiras surpreendentemente diferentes, e compreender isso pode inspirar novas tecnologias

Alguns dos desempenhos visuais mais impressionantes medidos em um novo estudo vieram de espécies solitárias e raramente estudadas de abelhas
Guerrier barbu, navigateur intrépide, conquérant : cette image du Viking domine encore les musées nationaux scandinaves… (« Vikings Heading for Land », tableau de Frank Bernard Dicksee, 1873) Wikimedia

Les Vikings étaient bien plus que des pillards barbus : pourquoi les musées scandinaves entretiennent‑ils encore cette image ?

Les musées nationaux de Scandinavie ne racontent pas seulement le passé : ils contribuent aussi à façonner l’identité contemporaine. Quitte à entretenir certains mythes sur les Vikings, toujours très présents dans l’imaginaire collectif.
Adolphe-Frédéric (ici peint par Antoine Pesne) a été roi de Suède et grand-duc de Finlande de 1751 à 1771. Nationalmuseum/Wikimedia

En 1768, comment un roi paralysa l’État en se mettant en grève

Au XVIIIe siècle, la Suède expérimenta une forme de gouvernement proche du parlementarisme moderne. Lorsqu'un conflit institutionnel éclata en 1768, un roi décida de se mettre en grève, déclenchant une crise constitutionnelle qui interrogeait le rôle même de la monarchie.

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