Published 10 April 2024 The University building. Photo: Mikael Risedal The QS World University Rankings by subject announced on 10 April enable the University to see how we rate globally in our different subject areas. The QS subject ranking is based on information that QS collects in different ways and does not include information that LU reports. The parameters included in the subject ranking ar

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-rating-qs-world-university-rankings-subject-2024 - 2025-04-20

By jonas [dot] wisbrant [at] control [dot] lth [dot] se (Jonas Wisbrant) - published 6 April 2024 In May 2019 AI* Nordic Powwow filled Lundagård with 550 curious and knowledgeable AI-interested persons. In May 2023 we came back after the pandemic. Now, on 16th May 2024, AI* Nordic Powwow will celebrate the first of, hopefully, many annual occurrences! AF-borgen is booked and we expect interesting

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-internal-contribution-andor-participation-ai-nordic-powwow-lund-16-may-2024 - 2025-04-20

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (webbansvarig[at]hr[dot]lu[dot]se) - published 22 April 2024 The Palaestra building in Lundagård. Welcome to a drop-in at Lund University for new international staff! This is an opportunity for you to meet different functions, both from the university and outside. At this drop-in, you can ask questions for example regarding migration, population registrati

https://www.staff.lu.se/drop-in - 2025-04-20

Published 24 April 2024 A new framework for measuring qualifying expertise in teaching has been produced and will now be implemented at the University. The aim is to recognise excellence in teaching by applying a classification and structure for teaching practitioners’ qualifications. The framework, developed by Rachel Forsyth and Lena Christensen, is based on the Advancing Teaching initiative, an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/excellent-teaching-be-highlighted-through-recognition-educational-qualifications - 2025-04-20

Published 23 April 2024 The task of the Electoral College is to select academic staff representatives for the University Board and act as a collegial body in the recruitment and consultation process for a new Vice-Chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The election process has now been completed for members of the Electoral College regarding the term of office 2024-2027. At the first constitutive

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-composition-electoral-college - 2025-04-20

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 23 April 2024 It is soon time for the traditional celebrations on 30 April and 1 May, which as usual includes the donning of student caps, the students’ May Day speech to the Vice-Chancellor, and the singing in of spring in Lundagård by the male voice choir, Lund Student Singers. Donning of student caps Time: 30 Apri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/celebrations-30-april-and-1-may-2024 - 2025-04-20

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 23 April 2024 Lund University's negotiations with the employee organisation OFR have now been concluded. The new salaries for OFR members are planned to be paid in May, retroactively from the salary revision date of 1 October 2023. Managers will shortly offer employees who are members of OFR a salary appraisal where

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/salary-review-negotiations-ofr-are-now-finalised - 2025-04-20

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 23 April 2024 Join in and experience interdisciplinarity “in live practice”. Among other things, there will be a lunch seminar on what sound can teach us about democracy – and vice versa. Or perhaps a workshop, including performance, on ways to achieve existential well-being? Why not join the opening of the exhibition:

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-research-goes-live-pufendorf-institute - 2025-04-20

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 22 April 2024 In connection with Pride Week in Lund, the University invites you to join us in a pre-procession get-together, after which we can participate in the Pride parade together. The LundaPride parade takes place on 18 May and the University wishes to take part and highlight the event. All students and employe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/join-us-lundapride-18-may - 2025-04-20

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 24 April 2024 Photo: Agata Garpenlind. The university's overall goals and focus areas for work environment management have been updated for the period 2024 - 2027. Lund University's long-term work environment goal is a sustainable work environment for everyone working at the university.Special focus on three areasTo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-work-environment-goals-lund-university - 2025-04-20

By louice [dot] cardell_hepp [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Louice Cardell Hepp) - published 24 April 2024 From left: Jason Diakité, Biljana Topalova-Casadiego, Patrick Amsellem, Nina Andersson, Helene Larsson Pousette, Jenny Lindén Urnes, Marcus McKinley, Anna Lyrevik, and David Polfeldt. Last week, Lund University's external Cultural Council convened and several interesting discussions about t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/culture-water-essential-and-enduring - 2025-04-20

Published 24 April 2024 Lund researchers Thomas Pugh and Raimund Muscheler have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant. Photo: Private/Kenneth Ruona. Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 million each over a five-year period to study historical solar storms and the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/two-lund-researchers-receive-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-04-20

By jenny [dot] hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 22 April 2024 Sustainability Week in Lund has established itself as a recurring meeting place for challenging issues and innovative solutions. This year's program included over 70 events and gathered a few thousand participants in total. In mid-April, Lund was bubbling with sustainability issues. Project manager Stina Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-participation-during-sustainability-week - 2025-04-20

Published 3 May 2024 On Sunday (28 April) and Thursday (2 May), several of the University’s employees received two different sophisticated phishing email messages. Now the Division of IT wants to warn everyone in order to prevent deception. The first email was sent from a number of generated accounts at umassmed.edu (University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine) and was presented to look li

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/be-alert-suspicious-emails - 2025-04-20

Published 1 May 2024 For the first time in the University’s history, a Vice-Chancellor’s decision exists concerning how we are to work on educational qualifications throughout the entire University, as reported in the previous LU News. Half of the University’s faculties have offered the opportunity to apply for recognition as an excellent teaching practitioner or similar for several years. A frame

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-forefront-work-educational-qualifications-higher-education - 2025-04-20

Published 1 May 2024 There is now an updated platform for strategic work which will guide our initiatives between 2025 and 2027. This update is an important part of our efforts to remain relevant and competitive in a rapidly changing world. The world around us is becoming increasingly unpredictable and complex, and in order to meet the new challenges we must act more quickly and in new ways. The p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-platform-strategic-work-initiatives-international-impact - 2025-04-20

Published 8 May 2024 The current platform for strategic work applies until the end of this year, but a decision on an updated version for the period 2025-2027 has already been taken. The platform describes the University’s strategic work for the years ahead and will support us in adapting the University’s operations more quickly in an unpredictable world. The fact that the updated platform for str

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/platform-strategic-work-2025-2027 - 2025-04-20

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 16 juni 2021 Forskare har undersökt om nedkylning vid hjärtstopp ökar överlevnad hos patienterna. Resultaten presenterades från Biskopshuset i Lund vid en presskonferens, via en videostreamad livesändning arrangerad av Critical Care Reviews. Foto: Tove Smeds. Sedan 2005 har riktlinjerna för vård av medvetslösa hjärtstoppspati

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nedkylning-vid-hjartstopp-forbattrade-inte-overlevnaden - 2025-04-20

Av anna [dot] johansson [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Johansson) - publicerad 18 juni 2021 Tio postdoktorer först ut i excellensprogram inom hållbar utveckling och Agenda 2030 Tre forskningsprojekt med sammanlagt 10 postdoktorer får totalt 23,5 miljoner kronor i den första omgången av Lunds universitets forskningsprogram för excellens med fokus på Agenda 2030 och hållbar utveckling. Det var

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tio-postdoktorer-forst-ut-i-excellensprogrammet-hallbar-utveckling - 2025-04-20

Av ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - publicerad 22 juni 2021 Devrim Umut Aslan har undersökt vad det är som gör Södergatan i Helsingborg till en livfull shoppingmiljö Många stadskärnor plågas idag av butiksdöden. Politiker, butiksägare och stadsplanerare frågar sig hur man håller en affärsgata levande. Den 24 juni lägger Devrim Umut Aslan fram en avhand

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-halls-shoppinggatan-levande - 2025-04-20