By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 25 September 2024 Photo of Ingrid Petersson. Photographer: Elisabeth Ohlson. On 12 September, the Government decided on the appointment of the chair and other external members of the University Board for the period 1 October 2024–30 April 2028. Ingrid Petersson continues as chair. The new external board members

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/decision-university-boards-external-members-upcoming-term-office - 2025-04-28

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 24 September 2024 For those eligible for the award, applications open 1 February 2025. In previous years, the ceremony has been held in spring. The Vice-Chancellor has now decided that the awards ceremony is to be held every 18 months instead of annually, in order to cut costs. This means that no ceremony will take

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/next-occasion-celebrating-long-and-devoted-public-service-nor-will-be-held-autumn-2025-0 - 2025-04-28

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 18 October 2024 Many different kinds of open events and public lectures are arranged under the auspices of Lund University. There is now a checklist to help all event organisers within the University to deliver their events in a way that is orderly and secure for everyone – staff, students and external participants

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/checklist-those-organising-open-events - 2025-04-28

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 22 September 2024 There is now an additional window to apply for funding for visiting professors of the underrepresented gender as part of the University’s work to encourage equal opportunities. Lund University actively promotes equal opportunities, including by providing the opportunity to apply for targeted fundin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/extra-window-equal-opportunities-funding-applications - 2025-04-28

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 20 September 2024 On Tuesday 15 October, we will meet for the second time to listen, learn and discuss the subject of accessible and inclusive teaching. The conference is free and open to teaching staff members and colleagues with close contact with students at Lund University. Our students are not a homoge

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-lu-everyone-2024-conference-inclusive-teaching - 2025-04-28

By Maria [dot] Blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 24 September 2024 The inauguration 2023. The time has come for the inauguration of 28 new professors at the University. They will be inaugurated at a formal ceremony and all are welcome. The inauguration will take place in the Main University Building auditorium, followed by informal networking in Pelarsalen.Time and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors-18-october - 2025-04-28

Published 14 May 2024 For those who have been following the course of events surrounding pro-Palestinian demonstrations and how tent camps were established on American campuses and then spread to other parts of the world, it will not come as a surprise that such demonstrations have now reached Sweden. A tent camp was set up in Lundagård on Tuesday morning (14 May) and similar camps have been estab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tent-camp-lundagard - 2025-04-28

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 15 May 2024 COSHE stands for Computational Science for Health and Environment. The hub is based at Geocentrum II in Lund. Photo: Kenneth Ruona/CEC. A computational science hub, COSHE, has been established at Lund University. The aim is to become a creative hub for computational science with a focus on interdiscip

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/computational-science-hub-sharpen-research-environment-and-health - 2025-04-28

Published 15 May 2024 I took part in two interesting seminars a few weeks ago. The first was entitled “The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. The other seminar focused on how to apply for and obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The seminar on how to write and publish academic books commendably highlighted the importance

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-interest-also-extends-swedish-phenomena - 2025-04-28

Published 21 May 2024 On Saturday 4 May, Lund’s city centre was taken over by Lundaloppet. This year, there was a record number of participants, 8,179, who ran or walked in the races. Among those competing were 784 staff members from Lund University. Lund University was one of the largest employers represented in the race. Many fleet-footed LU staff members took part and we had several runners amo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-did-your-colleagues-fare-years-lundaloppet - 2025-04-28

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 22 May 2024 This year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University’s ceremonial highlight and the faculties’ most important academic celebration, will break the record for the number of conferees. It is time to celebrate the faculties’ doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors. In a solemn ceremony at Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-conferees-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-31-may - 2025-04-28

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 18 May 2024 According to the Swedish Tax Agency’s regulations on payment of health promotion reimbursement, the reimbursement must be paid, as a rule, during the year for which the application applies. For this reason, as of 2024 Lund University will make 30 November the deadline for health promotion reimbursement a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-deadline-health-promotion-reimbursement-applications - 2025-04-28

By sara [dot] westman [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Westman) - published 18 May 2024 Ludwig-Maximilian-universitet in Münich is one of the EUGLOH-universities. A COIL involves two different courses at two universities in different countries where students collaborate digitally during a part of the course. Each course follows its own syllabus, and the teachers grade their respective students. Vir

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-you-want-take-opportunity-develop-coil - 2025-04-28

Published 20 May 2024 The faculties’ honorary doctors for 2024 have been announced. They will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 31 May 2024. You can hear the talking between 29-30 May. Lund University School of Economics and Management30 May 13:00 to 14:15 | Open lecture with professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s first deputy governor Anna BremanMartha Bailey,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/see-open-lectures-faculties-honorary-doctors - 2025-04-28

Published 27 May 2024 On 26 May, a large number of emails were sent to University employees regarding a meeting between demonstrators and the University Management. This was not an IT security breach, but legitimate way of reaching many recipients since all staff email addresses are listed on the University’s website.Our freedom of speech provides space for large numbers of different opinions to b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emails-over-weekend-about-demonstrations - 2025-04-28

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 30 May 2024 Mozhgan Zachrisson, head of The Department of Strategic Communication, and Ulrika Holgersson, head of the Department of Communication and Media. In January the two departments will merge. Photo: Jan Olsson Several faculties have merged different departments or are about to do so. The Faculty of Engineerin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concern-when-departments-are-merged - 2025-04-28

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 30 May 2024 At the University Library’s book bindery and preservation studio Alexandra Tengelin Nyström och ­Carina Nilsson take care of the exclusive book collection. Photo: Johan Joelsson Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Li

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2025-04-28

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 30 May 2024 Annika Nyman is a playwright and teaches dramatic writing at Malmö Theatre Academy. Photo: Jenny Leyman What happens when people meet? How do they interact? How do they react? Annika Nyman, lecturer at Malmö Theatre Academy, regards helping students to understand these things as the most

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/flair-dramatic - 2025-04-28

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 30 May 2024 Johan Bergström. Photo: Rikard Tyllström At the School of Aviation in Ljungbyhed, any direct consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine are yet to be felt. However, Head of Department Johan Bergström says that it may only be a matter of time. He mentions Ukrainian interests who wish to train instructors who

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/higher-level-drone-pilot-training - 2025-04-28

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 30 May 2024 Locally produced food is vital in times of crisis. Photo: Carina Andreasson When planning for food in times of crisis – what foodstuffs do we imagine? Many think of tin cans and freeze-dried food, but the fact is that if a crisis occurs, it is not stockpiled cans that will save us. Food preparedness

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preparedness-more-stockpiling-pantry-provisions - 2025-04-28