By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 8 March 2019 Be climat smart when travelling Lund University shall work on reducing its climate impact. New regulations have been produced for all travel paid for by Lund University (for staff and external guests as well as students). The new regulations are part of Lund University’s responsibility to reduce it

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-sustainable-travel-lund-university - 2025-02-11

Published 18 March 2019 HR-director Ann Silbersky Isaksson. Photo:Maria Lindh The transition of the salary and human resources administration to the National Government Service Centre (SSC) is not painless. After just over four months, uncertainty still prevails among administrative staff and managers about processing cases through Primula. “We are happy to come and help people out where there is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-director-promises-help-tricky-salary-payments-0 - 2025-02-11

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 18 March 2019 The University building. Photo: Kennet Ruona The main University building is to become a hub for the organisation! That is the vision proposed by project manager Louise Pierce, who is responsible for repurposing the now almost empty building in Lundagård park. In only three years, it is to be buzzing

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-university-building-materializes - 2025-02-11

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] design [dot] lth [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 18 March 2019 Claus-Christian Eckhardt, the Director of the School of Industrial Design is relieved. Photo: Erik Andersson A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2025-02-11

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 18 March 2019 Growth or degrowth is the theme for "Debatt i Lund" during the Sustainability Week. Illustration Catrin Jakobsson. During Sustainability Week, you can hear psychologists’ tips on how you can get rid of your climate change anxiety by taking action. You can also experience an earthquake via a virtua

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/transformation-theme-years-sustainability-week - 2025-02-11

Published 28 March 2019 As of 1 April 2019, it is a legal requirement for all purchases in the public sector to be invoiced electronically. The requirement is part of efforts to streamline public administration throughout the EU. In procurement processes, always inform your supplier of the new legal requirement. Refer them to lu.se/leverantör (in Swedish) or lunduniversity.lu.se/supplier (in Engli

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-e-invoicing-legislation-1-april - 2025-02-11

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 8 April 2019 A logical start of an academic career: Getting that external funding - where, when, how? Getting external funding is an important part of the academic career. But how do you find the relevant funding opportunities and how should you approach the research funding that is out there? This seminar (in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/getting-external-funding-where-when-how - 2025-02-11

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 9 April 2019 All research projects that involve personal data processing are therefore to be registered in Personal Data Lund University (PULU). This also applies if you have registered your research project previously. Student projects involving personal data processing are also to be registered. The EU Genera

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/register-personal-data-research-project-pulu - 2025-02-11

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 12 April 2019 Marjolein Thunissen. Photo Kennet Ruona Following criticism from the Swedish Research Council for delays and unclear leadership at MAX IV, the organisation is now headed in the right direction. Efficiency has increased through stricter deadlines, clearer priorities among the projects and increased

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-sees-light-end-tunnel - 2025-02-11

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 15 April 2019 Jimmie Kristensson observes the lack of a clear plan for how to take care of people affected in different ways by a misconduct case. Photo: Kennet Ruona Threats and hate speech from outside are certainly very trying. But could they be even worse when they come from within the organisation? What if you

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-hard-deal-threats-within-ranks - 2025-02-11

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 15 April 2019 Photo:Vchal/Shutterstock Infertility is now a condition as common as diabetes. On the one hand, women are waiting until they are older to have children, which makes it more difficult to get pregnant, but some studies also indicate a drastic decline in sperm counts in men over the past 50 years. Repro Unio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-infertility-project-focuses-men - 2025-02-11

Published 15 April 2019 Is Lund University doing the right things in the right way? That is the big question that project managers Freddy Ståhlberg and Mats Benner want RQ20 to answer (RQ stands for Research Quality). Photo: Kennet Ruona och Johan Bävman RQ20, the new major research quality evaluation, is underway! It is based on self-evaluations and will involve around 5 000 members of staff. In

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-be-evaluated-without-grades-or-gold-stars - 2025-02-11

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 15 April 2019 Islamologist Anders Ackfeldt has featured on lists created by right-wing extremists of people considered as wanting to “destroy Sweden”. Photo:Kennet Ruona When Anders Ackfeldt and 22 other researchers criticised the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency’s (MSB) research report “The Muslim Brothe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/islamologist-nuanced-picture-islam-provocative - 2025-02-11

By jennny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 15 April 2019 Diana Mulinari, professor at the Department of Gender studies. Recurrent threats via telephone, email and letter – often in conjunction with being published. That is part of everyday research for gender researcher Diana Mulinari and many of her colleagues. “It is almost systematic. Those who hate

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-researcher-threats-and-hate-are-part-everyday-life - 2025-02-11

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 15 April 2019 Acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Threats against researchers are increasing, according to acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson, who received 16 reports of threats last year. The rise is in online threats, whereas the number of disruptive or violent people on

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/online-threats-against-researchers-are-rise - 2025-02-11

Published 16 April 2019 Lund University has decided to apply for the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award. This award is given to organisations that follow the European Charter and Code for Researchers and the principles of Open and Transparent Merit-based Recruitment. In March 2005, the European Commission issued the Recommendation on the European Charter for Researchers and the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-strategy-researchers - 2025-02-11

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 13 May 2019 Photo:Louise Larsson From internal training courses for university lecturers in which the participants take a deep dive into case method teaching, to dedicated conferences and competitions. The alternatives to traditional classroom teaching are increasing and one of them is known as case method teaching, wi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-case-method-teaching-spreads-one-lecturer-another - 2025-02-11

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 11 May 2019 A donation saved the tulips in the Botanical Garden. Photo:Kennet Ruona The presence of the glorious tulips, which have captivated so many of the visitors to the garden and spread to the Instagram accounts of the residents of Lund, is in no way guaranteed. Neither are the coming summer flowers currently

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/botanical-garden-temporarily-flourishing - 2025-02-11

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 11 May 2019 Pär Svensson, international coordinator at LU. Photo:Jenny Loftrup The Swedish Migration Agency should speed up visa processing for international students and researchers – a move that Lund University has eagerly awaited. And more Swedish students should study abroad. These are two of the proposals

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visa-processing-should-speed-order-increase-internationalisation - 2025-02-11

By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - published 11 May 2019 Marie Cronqvist Photo:Ulrika Oredsson The University will hold its first Future Week in October. It is to become an annual event in which researchers from the entire University will offer the general public lectures, panel discussions and debates intended to stimulate reflection about major futu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-starts-october-0 - 2025-02-11