By Petra [dot] svensson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Svensson) - published 5 December 2023 Thoughts from LU staff members on how we can achieve a better web experience for prospective students, from the exhibition at Skissernas Museum in February 2023. A newly started project is to produce a web solution to support potential students in the process of choosing courses and programmes

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-solution-will-focus-prospective-students - 2025-04-18

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 5 December 2023 Christmas is approaching and we're all starting to look forward to couch time and the Christmas spirit. But before that, here are a few tips to help you relax. It is high time to apply for annual leave for the Christmas and New Year periodIf you are planning to take annual leave days in the Christmas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ho-ho-ho-christmas-coming-first-few-tips-ahead-break - 2025-04-18

Published 4 December 2023 The University is extending the Edulab – Experimental Platform project by one year in order to meet future challenges in education. Edulab – Experimental Platform was established in 2022 as a way to rapidly develop new courses and programmes with a particular focus on lifelong learning. The initiative was a response to today’s fast-moving world in which the need for new e

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/extension-edulab-experimental-platform-project - 2025-04-18

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 1 December 2023 The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet) has revised the terms and conditions for Swedish state business travel insurance and for travel insurance. As far as Lund University is concerned, the new agreements came into effect on 1 December.Information about new terms an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-terms-and-conditions-business-travel-insurance-and-travel-insurance - 2025-04-18

By maria [dot] nilsson [at] bygg [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Nilsson) - published 5 December 2023 On 1 December, the University’s insurance with Kammarkollegiet was renewed, which means changed rules for the storage and handling of all lithium-ion batteries used for transportation, such as electric bicycles, scooters etc, and other lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of more than 10 Ah. The new rul

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-you-ride-e-bike-work - 2025-04-18

By Jonas [dot] Andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 6 December 2023 Lund University has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in S

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking - 2025-04-18

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl och Johan Joelsson) - published 4 December 2023 Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson. Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuroblastoma, the crucial role of B cells in our immune system and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-04-18

Published 1 December 2023 The current recession is affecting everyone, and the University and central administration are no exceptions. We, like many other organisations, are affected by cutbacks and a tough economic climate. The entire university sector is being asked to make savings of 0.5%. This is coming as inflation is high and many things have become more expensive: rents, equipment, licence

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tougher-times-everyone-including-universities - 2025-04-18

By rikard [dot] eksten [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Rickard Eksten) - published 7 December 2023 The European Commission has appointed the members of the expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe, the EU framework programme for research and innovation. The expert group will be tasked with developing a vision for the next framework programme, running from 2028 to 2034. Sylvia Schwaag Se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sylvia-schwaag-serger-provide-expertise-development-next-eu-framework-programme - 2025-04-18

Published 8 December 2023 The IIIEE alumna Iryna Stavchuk, student in our Master in Environmental Management and Policy, 2004-2005, is nominated as one of the BBC 100 most inspiring and influential women 2023! There is a lot going on about our alumna Iryna Stavchuk. The war pushed her out of her deputy-minster of the environment post in Kiev and out of her country, picking new roles in relation to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-bbc-100-list-most-inspiring-and-influential-women-2023 - 2025-04-18

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 8 December 2023 We invite nominations for the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award, which recognises innovative contributions to sustainable development. The award includes a prize of 25,000 SEK. Early career researchers who are studying or have completed their PhD at Lund University, or who are currently employed at Lund

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-agenda-2030-award-nominations-open - 2025-04-18

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 14 December 2023 The storm in combination with high water levels damaged this beach on the south coast of Sweden. Photo: Caroline Hallin It is half past three in the morning on one of the last nights of October. Storm Babet is raging and most people are trying to sleep through the sound of the wind, but coastal

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chasing-storm - 2025-04-18

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 14 December 2023 Inequalities are at risk of increasing as we seek to improve the health of the population. Photo: Stefan Holm/Mostphotos and Carina Andreasson/Mostphotos That life is not fair is hardly news. But that inequalities are at risk of increasing as we seek to improve the health of the population is perhaps u

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unfair-life - 2025-04-18

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 14 December 2023 Kia Olsson och Ann-Catrin Johansson facilitate so that as many students as possible participate in the education. Photo: Minna Wallén-Widung The number of students with some form of impairment at Lund University has increased by almost 300 per cent in the last ten years. “My staff h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/significant-increase-students-need-learning-support - 2025-04-18

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 15 December 2023 Sign interpretation demands a lot of concentration. There are usually two interpreters in place during a lecture to relieve each other every 15 minute or so. Photo: Kennet Ruona Lund University sociology student Julia Grahn is among those who receive learning support. She is deaf and is provide

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-studies-depend-interpretation - 2025-04-18

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 15 December 2023 On the ships there were six to twelve crew members and they sailed for about three weeks. Photo: Greer Jarrett Archaeologist Greer Jarrett’s research focuses on reconstructing Viking sailing routes and cartography. To do so, he learnt to sail boats similar to those sailed by the Vikings and set

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chase-vikings - 2025-04-18

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 15 December 2023 A lot has been done and more is on its way the next three years. Photo: Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash och Charlotte Carlberg Bärg It is halftime for Vice-chancellor Erik Renström and his team. Three years of his term of office have passed, and three remain. Here in LUM, he sums up the first-half performance

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/halftime-vice-chancellor-erik-renstrom - 2025-04-18

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 15 December 2023 Would you like to contribute to making Lund University more sustainable? Now is your chance to bring your idea to life through the Sustainability Fund’s testbed grant. Lund University is deeply committed to its sustainability strategy and sustainability plan, aiming for remarkable achievements in this ar

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-idea-reality - 2025-04-18

By carina [dot] holmberg_pousette [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Carina Holmberg Pousette) - published 15 December 2023 Early career researchers at Lund University are invited to apply for “Get Started Funding” to expand their networks and advance their research in collaboration with fellow researchers at Edinburgh University, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Cambridge

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-career-researchers-can-apply-get-started-funding - 2025-04-18

Published 20 December 2023 Dear staff members, In times like these marked by so much uncertainty in the world, the upcoming festive season is a welcome break, allowing time for reflection and relaxation. It is an impossible task to sum up everything that has happened at a university during a year, but the international context has been a focal point for work at the management level. This year, we

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-time-review-2023-and-look-ahead-next-year - 2025-04-18