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The application process and assessment criteria have been revised for this year’s application. Lecturers, senior lecturers and professors on indefinite-term contracts, or associate senior lecturers, at the Faculty of Social Sciences are entitled to apply to the Faculty teaching academy to have their teaching skills assessed and be admitted as a Qualified Teaching Practitioner or Excellent Teaching

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/applying-assessment-teaching-skills - 2026-08-25

This autumn, the faculty is again offering the course Gender and diversity in teaching and learning. The course is a part of the qualifying training in the field of teaching and learning in higher education for teaching staff at the Faculty of Social Sciences. It provides a space to analyse gender and diversity both within the university as an organisation and in teaching and learning situations i

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-opportunity-take-course-gender-and-diversity - 2026-08-25

Now it is time for the renovation of Gamla lungkliniken. The building will be closed from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024.  During the renovation, the house will get a new ventilation system and a slightly remodeled entrance facing north. In addition, individual workrooms will be refurbished and windows will be renovated. The building will be blocked off with a construction fence (see red marking on

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/renovation-gamla-lungkliniken-building-g-1-july-2023-31-march-2024 - 2026-08-25

The process of appointing the dean, deputy dean and Faculty Board continues and interviews are now being held with the candidates nominated as dean and deputy dean. The last day to nominate candidates was 20 April. Since then, the faculty's nomination committee has invited the candidates nominated as dean or deputy dean to interviews. The interviews are held in the first two weeks of May.    In th

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/interviews-positions-dean-and-deputy-dean - 2026-08-25

LU Byggnad has recently decided on new names for some of the buildings in the Paradis area. The change is made to create a uniform naming scheme within the area. The building names in the Paradis area have previously not followed the same template and the same building could have different names in different systems. After a review of the names, LU Byggnad is therefore introducing the old hospital

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-building-names-paradis-area - 2026-08-25

The Faculty Board has decided on a changed order for the projects within the building project Campus Paradis. The next step will be a renovation of Gamla kirurgen. According to the preliminary schedule and project plan for stage 3 of the building project, the Centre for Social Sciences - Cesam - would be the next project after Gamla lungkliniken (building G). The Cesam project has however been del

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/gamla-kirurgen-next-facultys-building-project - 2026-08-25

The Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conflict.  All workshops are offered in English. Timing September–October 2023. Dates are d

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2026-08-25

The nominating committee has now completed its work on proposing candidates for the positions as dean, deputy dean and faculty board members. The election will be held after the summer, in September. The nominating committee proposes Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt as dean and Björn Badersten as deputy dean for the next term of office, 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2026. The following proposal is sent by

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/nominating-committees-proposal-dean-deputy-dean-and-faculty-board-members - 2026-08-25

Three areas have been granted faculty funding to consolidate, develop and give visibility to strong, interdisciplinary research areas at the Faculty of Social Sciences through various activities. The faculty management has assessed that three of the areas that applied for funding in the faculty's call have the potential to achieve the criteria for a strong interdisciplinary research environment af

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/they-receive-funding-develop-strong-research-areas - 2026-08-25

Lund University has the opportunity to nominate up to three candidates for participation in STINT Teaching Sabbatical every year. The Faculty of Social Sciences and other faculties are given the opportunity to nominate two candidates each. The nominee must be a PhD, employed and well-established in Lund University's activities. About the programme STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offe

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/time-apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-0 - 2026-08-25

International collaboration takes place every dayInternationalisation is not something that happens alongside our core activities – it is a natural part of them. Science is fundamentally international, and scientific progress depends on collaborations across subject boundaries and disciplines around the world. Internationalisation is therefore an integrated part of our researchers’ everyday work.A

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-dean-persson-internationalisation-natural-and-important-part-our-activities - 2026-08-25

In the Dean’s latest “Dean’s Corner”, topics such as internationalisation, international impact and global positioning are highlighted. But what do these concepts actually mean in practice, and why are they important for us at the Faculty of Science?To gain a deeper understanding of these questions, we spoke with Pro Vice-Chancellor for Strategy and Global Affairs, Kristina Eneroth, who for severa

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/interview-pro-vice-chancellor-kristina-eneroth-what-does-international-impact-mean-and-why-does-it - 2026-08-25

On Wednesday 27 May, the Faculty of Science officially inaugurated its new Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) with music, panel discussions, seminars and an exhibition on minerals important for the green transition. Almost five months after the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Geology and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Sci

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/department-earth-and-environmental-sciences-inaugurated-music-dance-and-panel-discussions - 2026-08-25

During the summer, temporary changes will apply to some entrances and access routes in Astronomihuset.Main entrance22–26 June: open 10:00–12:0029 June–31 July: locked3–14 August: open 10:00–12:00Library staircase entrance8–26 June: open 10:00–12:0029 June–31 July: locked3–14 August: open 10:00–12:00West corridor to Andromeda and Cassiopeia from the main entrance22 June–14 August: lockedAuthorised

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summer-opening-hours-astronomihuset - 2026-08-25

Quantum. The word is appearing more and more frequently in discussions about future technologies, security, medicine and computing. At the same time, the field is often perceived as both abstract and difficult to understand. But what exactly is quantum physics, and why is there so much interest in it right now? “Quantum physics was developed to describe the very smallest building blocks of the uni

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/what-quantum-science-and-why-everyone-talking-about-it - 2026-08-25

On 18 June, Lund University Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström formally appointed Professor Charlotta Turner as Dean and Professor Karin Rengefors as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science for the 2027–2029 term.The appointments follow the faculty election held earlier this spring, in which faculty employees expressed their support for Charlotta Turner as Dean and Karin Rengefors as Deputy Dean. They wi

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/vice-chancellor-appoints-charlotta-turner-dean-and-karin-rengefors-deputy-dean - 2026-08-25

How can reflection become a natural part of teaching in the natural sciences? That is the starting point for a new workshop series designed to give teachers practical tools and support to help students develop their reflective skills – an essential component of learning and a national degree requirement. Reflection may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about science education

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/workshop-series-help-teachers-strengthen-students-reflective-skills - 2026-08-25

At its meeting on 17 June, the Faculty Board decided on the allocation of undergraduate and Master’s-level education assignments to the departments, in accordance with the allocation model adopted by the Board at its meeting in April.The Board also decided to establish a doctoral programme in chemistry, replacing the current eight doctoral subjects in chemistry. The new general syllabus will apply

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-faculty-science-board-meeting-17-june-2026 - 2026-08-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Att barn till typ 2 diabetiker har en ökad risk att själva insjukna är väl känt. Nu visar ett internationellt forskarlag att de långt innan de insjuknar har såväl försämrad förmåga att utsöndra insulin som nedsatt känslighet för insulinet. Typ 2 diabetes orsakas av insulinbirst som kan bero på två olika faktorer. De

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/barnen-arver-daliga-insulinceller - 2026-08-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Åtta av tio unga har kvar egen insulinproduktion ett år efter diagnosen typ 1 diabetes. En av tio till och med efter mer än fem år med sjukdomen. Detta är viktigt, blodsockret är lättare att kontrollera och risken för komplikationer senare i livet är lägre. Fyndet att så många så länge har kvar överlevande insulinpr

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/vanligt-med-overlevande-betaceller-hos-unga - 2026-08-25