Published 31 May 2024 Lundagård is at its most beautiful in May and June. And just when it is at its most beautiful, the University makes sure to pay tribute to science at the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony. And that is also the case this year. For the University, the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony is one of the most important occasions for paying tribute to the science and knowledge tha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-even-more-important-troubled-times - 2025-03-16

Published 4 June 2024 The war between Israel and Hamas may awaken both anxiety and commitment among students and staff. The war between Israel and Hamas may awaken both anxiety and commitment among students and staff. Some people are also personally involved, with family and friends in the affected areas. Many feel anger, frustration and fear. Lund University is committed to ensuring a secure work

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/secure-environment-everyone - 2025-03-16

By emma [dot] renman [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Renman) - published 10 June 2024 Edouard Berrocal, a university lecturer at the Department of Physics, has developed a new method to test hazy liquids using scattered light. Read about how he combines his academic career with his role as the founder of Spec-Imaging AB. Spec-Imaging is the company that builds on Edouard Berrocal’s researc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-groundbreaking-products - 2025-03-16

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 10 June 2024 Morse code is still used in Russia, but the manuals have probably  been updated. Photo Chris Curry. Why does Russia still use Morse code? Has military conscription increased equality? These are two questions that Tony Ingesson, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Political Sc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/morse-code-russia-path-idea-popular-article-conversation - 2025-03-16

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 4 June 2024 The Ukrainian delegation with rector Viktor in the foreground. Several are wearing traditional embroidered clothes for the celebration of Vyshyvanka Day.] For two weeks in May, teaching staff and students from Zhytomyr University experienced surroundings other than the state of war that prevails in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukrainian-students-and-researchers-visited-school-aviation - 2025-03-16

Published 10 June 2024 Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the tips below, so that you will be able to wind down properly during your time off. In good time before your annual leaveAnnual leave: Apply for annual leave in good time before your holiday, in accordance with the procedure at your workplace. It is important to register the application for annual leave in Primula in good time, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-bear-mind-summer-0 - 2025-03-16

By Jonas [dot] Andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 10 June 2024 Lund University has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award. QS has p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award - 2025-03-16

Published 3 June 2024 This year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University’s ceremonial highlight and the faculties’ most important academic celebration, have taken the record for the number of conferees. 266 doctors, 15 honorary doctors and 67 jubilee doctors were celebrated. In a solemn ceremony at Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their doctoral studies in the past

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/see-photos-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-31-may - 2025-03-16

Published 10 June 2024 In November 2023, about a hundred LU employees met at Skissernas museum for a first cultural meeting, or tinder for cultural collaboration as we called it then. It was a success with several short presentations on how researchers and teachers use and integrate art and culture in teaching and research. The survey conducted afterwards revealed a desire for more in-depth exerci

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-workshops-autumn - 2025-03-16

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 4 June 2024 LINXS will move into new purpose-designed premises in The Loop building in Science Village in Lund in early 2025. The move marks a significant development in the operations of LINXS and its mission as an institute for advanced studies. Its new location will place the institute adjacent to ESS and MAX IV, and within

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/linxs-moving-loop-science-village-early-2025 - 2025-03-16

By nils [dot] gustafsson [at] isk [dot] lu [dot] se (Nils Gustafsson) - published 12 June 2024 Discover Skill School, the Social Sciences Method Center's exclusive workshop series, tailored for doctoral students and senior researchers at Lund University. In September and October, we offer eight exciting workshops that will enhance your skills and give you the chance to network with other method en

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/skill-school-workshop-series-doctoral-students-and-researchers - 2025-03-16

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 16 June 2024 New ideas are needed to address complex societal challenges. On 24 September 2024, the Lund University PhD Conference on Sustainable Development encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to advance academic research on sustainability. It's a space to share ideas, learn, and explore. We invite all LU PhD s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/phd-conference-sustainable-development-24-september - 2025-03-16

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 17 June 2024 As of 1 July 2024, guardians can transfer parental leave to another person (maximum of 45 days/guardian and 90 days for a single guardian). For those who want to take this type of parental leave, there will be a new leave reason in Primula called "Parental leave - transferred days....". The leave will b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-parental-leave-1-july-transfer-days - 2025-03-16

By ylva [dot] van_meeningen [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Ylva van Meeningen) - published 18 June 2024 Paneldiscussion during the research conference on sustainable development, Stadshallen in Lund. Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, learn how the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-4th-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-03-16

Published 11 June 2024 Over the past six months, many managers and staff have contributed to the efforts to balance the books in the Central Administration. As in the rest of the University, we need to lower our costs. The cost-cutting package includes many different measures, for example not recruiting to certain roles after retirements or resignations, consolidation of premises, reduced resource

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/central-administration-subject-increasing-pressure-change - 2025-03-16

By jenny [dot] hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 16 June 2024 The 'Sustainable Idea Exploration' call is an opportunity for researchers at Lund University to explore the innovative potential of their research and finance activities outside the scope of existing research projects. Its aim is to support the development of early innovative ideas from research projects tha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/four-projects-awarded-grants-sustainability-related-research - 2025-03-16

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 17 June 2024 The University has revised the rules for partial pension. The new rules apply from 1 September 2024 and mean that you can apply for partial pension of up to 20 per cent from the age of 63 onwards. Under the University’s current rules, which apply until 31 August 2024, it is possible to apply for up to 2

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-rules-partial-pension - 2025-03-16

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 16 June 2024 The University has revised the guidelines concerning remote working for technical and administrative staff. The revision applies from 1 July 2024 and there are now two sets of circumstances in which the collective bargaining agreements between the Swedish Agency for Government Employers and the central

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/revised-guidelines-remote-working-technical-and-administrative-staff - 2025-03-16

Published 19 June 2024 The proposal for a renewed Campus Plan will soon be subject to a consultation round. It is an update of the current Campus Plan which will soon expire. For two years, the Campus Development Office has been drawing up the Campus Plan in collaboration with consultants and on behalf the Campus Development Council. The Campus Plan covers a lot of space – Lund University has arou

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-be-decided-autumn - 2025-03-16

By nina [dot] nordh [at] bygg [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Nordh) - published 18 June 2024 A sustainability report for Lund University providing a summary of last year’s sustainability work has now been published. It builds on texts and results from the annual report and the environmental report to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency as well as a follow-up on the University’s Sustainability Pla

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-report-2023 - 2025-03-16