Linnaeus University has decided to transfer the students email to Google Gmail. The transition to Gmail will preliminary begin on 25 June 2012.

Wild ducks often carry influenza A viruses. Since 2002, researchers at Linnaeus University have studied how viruses are spread in nature by migrating ducks. But one question that has been difficult to answer is where different ducks come from. The researchers have recently been able to make considerable progress by studying the chemical composition in the birds’ feathers.

The faculty boards of Linnaeus University have announced the award of five honorary doctorates. The awards go to Professor Klaus Krippendorff, University of Pennsylvania, Professor Jeffrey C Alexander, Yale University, Professor Lorraine Wright, University of Calgary, Professor Kexuan Tang, Shanghai Jiao Tung University and Professor Emeritus Lena Holmberg, Malmö University.

Linnaeus University continues to grow in popularity amongst applicants to higher education in Sweden. Following the passing of the application deadline at midnight, 16th April, some 8.5% more people had applied for a course at Linnaeus University for the Autumn 2012 term compared with Autumn 2011.

Life as an alcoholic and the associated treatment is the theme of a new thesis from Linnaeus University. Medical care researcher Anna Thurang has studied how men and women who are addicted to alcohol experience their everyday life and the treatment they receive for their addiction.