Funding for EduLab – the University’s experimental platform for developing courses and programmes – is being extended until 2026. The aim of EduLab is to provide a fast track for developing new course concepts by linking different parts of the University and finding fruitful collaborations. Off-the-wall ideas are welcome. EduLab is tasked with meeting the challenges faced by the University in term

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/edulab-experimental-platform-receive-continued-funding - 2025-08-26

All 66 297 passwords to LU accounts were changed in the first two weeks of December as part of the University’s password campaign. Thank you to everyone who changed their password. Together, we are making Lund University more secure The passwords that were not changed have now been reset.If your password has been reset, further instructions are available on lu.se/byte-av-losenord/password-change f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tens-thousands-passwords-changed-heres-what-do-if-your-password-reset - 2025-08-26

With funding of up to 150,000 SEK available per project, the Call is designed to allow researchers to explore early-stage ideas. Researchers and doctoral students at Lund University will soon have a new opportunity for funding to support activities outside existing research projects that can play a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable society. The aim is to give researchers the opportun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-funds-sustainable-idea-exploration-call-opens-january-15 - 2025-08-26

In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2025-08-26

AF-borgen Grants Days 2025 aims to deepen your knowledge of the research funding landscape and provide you with valuable insights into how to successfully obtain grants from external funders. Discover the next step in your research journey over two days focused on research grants.Time and place: 13-14 May @ AF Borgen, LundYou will meet and network with representatives from key Swedish funders and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-services-welcomes-you-grants-days-2025 - 2025-08-26

Through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), we strengthen and develop the University's international impact. Just before Christmas, the Vice-Chancellor decided on new roadmaps for 2025 for all geographical areas where the university is active. The roadmaps are based on continuous analysis of the world around us and describe prioritised activities in research, education, and innovation. They guide the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-dynamic-engagement-roadmaps-2025-now-published - 2025-08-26

Lund Central, 9:00 AM. International mentors welcome the first exchange students from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) and KAIST (South Korea). The 13 January was Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes the new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in Spring 2025. 447 of them came t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-welcomes-new-international-students-spring-2025 - 2025-08-26

The University’s international engagement – Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE) – consists of continuous efforts to provide insight and focus, and ensure that the University’s international work is directed towards issues and areas that are important for the University and where we can benefit from common interests between the faculties. This could apply to issues in education, research, external enga

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-engagement-increasingly-vital-unpredictable-world - 2025-08-26

The new Campus Plan is now out on a consultation round among organisational units and external collaboration partners. The consultation period lasts until 13 February but as requirements and relations are constantly changing, the Campus Plan will need to be continuously updated. The Campus Plan, which is a part of the University’s work on strategy, will be finalised in the summer and cover the per

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-2050-horizon-out-consultation-round - 2025-08-26

All teaching staff and certain management positions must submit a report concerning secondary employment during the first quarter of 2025. Other staff members may also need to report secondary employment. Those who have an obligation to report secondary employment must submit a report even if they do not have any secondary employment. If you are a non-academic staff member, you need only report se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-report-secondary-employment-2025 - 2025-08-26

All new employees at LU are now offered a common university-wide introduction programme via an onboarding module in Kompetensportalen. The introduction programme, available in Swedish and English, consists of online courses and an on-site welcome day. The aim of the programme is for all new employees to feel welcome at the University and gain a common overall understanding of Lund University as an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-wide-introduction-programme-new-employees - 2025-08-26

Photo of last years receivers 2024. Photo Kennet Ruona. The award is given to those who have been government employees for 30 years. To receive the award, a period of 25 years applies for those retiring before having served as a government employee for 30 years. The registration form is available from 1 February to 31 May and the award ceremony will be on 11 September at 18:00. More information an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-time-register-award-long-and-devoted-service-nor - 2025-08-26

Starting on 1 February, all portrait photos will be withdrawn from the University’s Image and Media Bank after ten years. From 1 February, all portrait photos will be automatically removed from the University’s Image and Media Bank ten years after the photoshoot date. This is being done to comply with the rules on personal data processing. Photos featuring people other than staff members, such as

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/old-photos-be-removed-image-and-media-bank - 2025-08-26

Five English language courses for University staff will be offered in spring 2025. The courses are freestanding and range from general English to more specific language skills. The courses focus on oral and written language proficiency or English for presentations. The following courses will be offered in spring 2025:General Proficiency Course for University Staff 1 (registration deadline: 6 Febru

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/english-language-courses-university-staff - 2025-08-26

The year 2000 was full of change and optimism. The Öresund Bridge was inaugurated, Nokia’s 3310 mobile phone was launched, and it was the golden age of the CD. The millennium celebrations marked the start of a new chapter and at Lund University the decision was taken to establish Campus Helsingborg. The year 2025 will be a jubilee year with a number of celebratory occasions. Since it was establish

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/campus-helsingborg-celebrates-25-years - 2025-08-26

The year 2024 was a record year for Lund University in terms of the number of articles published in The Conversation. Fifty-five articles by 50 researchers amassed a total of 1.6 million reads. Mikael Roll, a researcher at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, topped the list with an article about the brain and reading. The Conversation is an international news website that gives researc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-breaks-record-conversation-2024 - 2025-08-26

The results from the autumn travel habits survey show that a majority of the University’s staff (approx. 80%) get to and from work by walking, cycling or using public transport. This is a higher percentage than for other large organisations in Lund. However, there is potential for even more people to commute sustainably by investments in public transport and measures to promote cycling on campus.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-staff-are-best-sustainable-commuting - 2025-08-26

Each year, the university-wide research board announces a call concerning university-wide funds for research infrastructure. Apply for this year's call by March 3, 2025 The call focuses on research infrastructures that are of interest to more than one faculty. Decisions on allocation are made by the vice-chancellor after preparation by the research board and its working group on research infrastru

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-local-research-infrastructure - 2025-08-26

If you are a member of Saco-S or are unorganised, your new salary will be paid in February. The salary increase will be paid retroactively from the salary review date of 1 October 2024.  Negotiations are still ongoing between Lund University and the employee organisations OFR and Seko. If you are a member of one of these organisations, this means that you will receive your new salary later in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/2024-salary-review-payment-new-salaries - 2025-08-26

The Profile Area Human Rights welcomes new members! Welcome to the lunch webinar: Connect with the Profile Area Human Rights on January 31st. The webinar offers you the possibility to connect with the Profile Area Human Rights to explore possibilities of innovative and interdisciplinary research, education, and partnerships on Human Rights at Lund University in collaboration with our partners Raou

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/does-your-research-relate-human-rights - 2025-08-26