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In this autumn’s second "Dean's corner" Charlotta Turner reflects on the Faculty’s first Inspiration Day for Science Teachers and on the ongoing work to establish a Learning Lab in the Astronomy Building – a testbed for the teaching and learning environments of the future. It’s now been a week since the Faculty hosted its very first Inspiration day for science teachers, and I must say I still smil

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-charlotta-turner-education-something-we-create-together - 2025-12-15

At the end of October, around 45 teachers from across the Faculty of Science gathered for a joint inspiration day at LINXS in Science Village – the first of its kind. The aim was to offer new perspectives on teaching, inspire participants, and encourage colleagues to share their experiences."The most important thing for me was that we actually met," says Charlotta Turner, Vice-Dean for first and s

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/full-day-teachers-faculty-science-led-inspiration-play-and-learning - 2025-12-15

When Charlotta Turner, Vice-Dean for for first and second cycle education, mentioned that a PhD student from the University of Porto was currently at the Faculty of Science through the EUGLOH collaboration and that she might even be the first to come to Lund University through the network my curiosity was instantly sparked.Despite her busy schedule and persistent rain, I had the chance to meet And

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/first-eugloh-phd-student-arrives-faculty-science - 2025-12-15

With a background in economics and law and extensive experience in financial and administrative management, Gisela Caesar today is the Administrative Manager for the CGB office. Going forward she has taken on the job to bring together different work cultures in the new organisation, as the new Administrative Manager for MGeo. How would you briefly describe your background and yourself as a person?

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-gisela-caesar-new-administrative-manager-mgeo - 2025-12-15

I meet Catarina Lindén on a rainy October morning at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. When we meet, she is still juggling two roles: her current position as acting Administrative Manager at the Department of Physics and her new role as Administrative Manager at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. In November, she will step into the new position full-time, ready to take on the task with full

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/catarina-linden-takes-her-position-new-administrative-manager-centre-mathematical-sciences - 2025-12-15

Head of Faculty Office Catrin Malmström reflects on the changes that have taken place at the Faculty office over the past year, and on the ongoing work to build a clearer structure and more coordinated support for the faculty’s activities. With new managers now in place for all functions, and several new roles strengthening both education and research support, the office has taken important steps

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-catrin-malmstrom-goal-more-unified-organisation-so-we-can-keep-same-pace-together - 2025-12-15

Interview with Carina Jarl, new Education coordinator at the Faculty office. Congratulations on your new role! Can you tell us a bit about what it involves?Thank you! I’m really excited to take on this role and to focus on strengthening the connection between our programmes and the society around us. My role will be quite varied, with several important areas of responsibility, but overall it’s abo

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/we-need-show-how-socially-relevant-our-programmes-really-are - 2025-12-15

Anna Munke has been nominated as a candidate for the Faculty of Science nominating committee. The role of the nominating committee is to prepare nominations and propose members for the faculty board and the electoral college. The nominating committee also proposes a dean and deputy dean. In the interview below, Anna shares more about herself and what she could contribute to the committee’s work. T

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-anna-munke-candidate-faculty-nomination-committee - 2025-12-15

At the Faculty Board meeting on 5 November, a decision was made to advertise two faculty-wide assistant senior lecturer positions in computational science within the natural sciences in 2026. The Faculty Board also approved the operational plan and resource allocation for 2026, followed by a financial report.The Dean provided an update on the ongoing establishment in Science Village, and the Board

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-faculty-science-board-meeting-5-november-2025 - 2025-12-15

Meet Anna Maria – Professor of Ecosystem Modelling and newly appointed Deputy/Assistant Head of MGeo. Her research explores how climate change impacts growth and risk in natural and managed ecosystems, using model simulations to analyse future scenarios and inform policy and management. In this q&a, she shares her vision for integration and collaboration for the new MGeo department. Anna Maria, co

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-anna-maria-jonsson-new-deputy-and-assistant-head-department-focus-integration-and-collaboration - 2025-12-15

We spoke with Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS ERIC Carbon Portal, about the latest World Meteorological Organization report, the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, for which Alex serves as editor. Published in October – in time to provide the latest data to the COP30 meeting – the report describes the largest year-on-year rise in CO₂ levels since records began in the 1950s. Alex shares his thoughts on

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/record-rise-co2-levels-insights-alex-vermeulen-director-icos-eric-carbon-portal - 2025-12-15

For more than a year, communicators at the Faculty of Science and LTH have been meeting regularly. The focus has been on professional development, with lectures on topics ranging from crisis management to IT security. The initiative started when Cecilia Schubert, communicator at the Faculty of Science, and Hanna Nilvall, head of the Communication and Collaboration Unit at LTH, identified a need to

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/they-want-inspire-and-strengthen-connections-between-communicators-faculty-science-and-lth - 2025-12-15

We have a new name for the Astronomy Building – Universum! To me, it expresses that this will be a place where everyone in the faculty can gather, where disciplines meet, and where we feel at home, while also honouring what has always been here: astronomy.I am deeply relieved and glad we reached consensus on the name, especially as it emerged several times among the suggestions in our naming compe

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-charlotta-turner-we-finally-have-common-place-natural-sciences - 2025-12-15

After a huge response with over 60 creative name suggestions from students and staff at the faculty, the decision has now been made: the Astronomy Building is getting a new name and will step into the future as Universum! In the coming years, the building will be developed into a natural meeting place for the natural sciences, bringing together the study centre, faculty management, the faculty off

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/astronomy-building-gets-new-name-welcome-universum - 2025-12-15

Latest issue:Insidan newsletter 10 December 2025 (bwz.se)

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/insidan-faculty-newsletter - 2025-12-15

2024Dean's Letter, December (bwz.se)Dean's Letter, September (bwz.se)Dean's Letter, June (bwz.se)Dean's Letter, January (bwz.se)

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-letter - 2025-12-15

The Dean has made a so-called orientation decision which means that the work on the coordination of a joint department continues according to the conclusions and proposals that project manager Karin Hall has reported to the Faculty Board on 13 December 2023 and which the steering committee for the project supports.The goal of the work is that the basis for a decision on co-location will be ready i

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/orientation-decision-co-location-activities-geocentre - 2025-12-15

Dean Per Persson, Deputy Dean Karin Rengefors and Vice-Dean Charlotta Turner have now taken office. Get to know them better through the interviews below that were conducted in the spring of 2023, in connection with the election. In addition to the three mentioned, former Deputy Dean Karin Hall will have an assignment as Vice-Dean during 2024. Shortcuts to the interviewsInterview with Dean Per Pers

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-deans-have-taken-office - 2025-12-15

Lund University takes another step towards establishing itself in Science Village according to a new Vice-Chancellor decision made at the end of 2023. The decision assigns LU Estates, in close collaboration with LTH and the Faculty of Science, the task of evaluating the newly developed premises programme from December 2023 for Stage 2. It also involves conducting an in-depth investigation of space

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-vice-chancellor-decision-strengthens-efforts-regarding-science-village - 2025-12-15

In December last year (2023), the project group for Lund University's Science Village establishment (Stage 2) presented a comprehensive premises programme for Scenario 5, developed in collaboration with White arkitekter. This programme is a detailed description of the premises and functions needed to ensure efficient operations in the future. It marks the first, but very important, step towards th

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/premises-programme-and-next-steps-science-village-establishment-stage-2 - 2025-12-15