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On 23 October, 31 new professors will be inaugurated at a formal ceremony in Stora salen, AF Borgen, followed by a reception open for everyone. The University’s new professors will be inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor. As part of the inauguration ceremony for new professors, one of the new professors, Professor Åsa Hammar, will give a short popular science lecture. Elisabeth Roos Lindell, Chair o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors23-october - 2026-10-28

The University sets aside funding to stimulate work in support of gender equality and equal opportunitie. Part of this funding is intended to promote a more balanced gender distribution among the University's professors. Faculties and the University's specialised centres (USV) are invited to apply for funding to support fixed-term appointments of visiting professors of the underrepresented gender.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/additional-funding-visiting-professors-underrepresented-gender - 2026-10-28

Five researchers from Lund University have been awarded a combined SEK 149 million in grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. This matches the previous record of five approved applications. In total, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding SEK 900 million to 30 research projects that, following evaluations by international experts, have been deemed innovative and at the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sek-149-million-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2026-10-28

This year’s EU Days Lund will take place on 2 and 3 November, with Lund University as one of the organisers. EU Days has established itself as one of Sweden’s most important forums for discussion on the future of Europe. This event brings together 700 researchers, decision-makers, students and stakeholders to discuss current challenges and opportunities, with the aim of strengthening the link betw

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-days-lund-unique-forum-knowledge-democracy-and-discussions-about-our-european-future - 2026-10-28

It looks as though this is going to be a long autumn as we wait for a new government to be formed and, consequently, for next year’s budget to be presented. The budget must be submitted to the Riksdag by 12 November at the latest, and all of us who are keen to plan our activities will have to bide our time and expect more items to be included in the spring amending budget instead. Vice-Chancellor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/without-increased-core-funding-we-risk-losing-excellence-and-breadth-gold-medals-honour - 2026-10-28

The deadline for applications for health promotion reimbursement and reimbursement for medication and healthcare costs is fast approaching. Please register your cases in Primula in good time. Cases received after the deadline will be rejected. If you are due to leave your employment at the University before the closing date for applications, you must submit your application via Primula well in adv

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deadline-applying-health-promotion-reimbursement-and-reimbursement-medication-and-healthcare-costs - 2026-10-28

New feature for mailing lists in Epic, tips on how to avoid telephone scams, and a change that may affect certain email clients. New feature identifies out-of-date mailing lists and shared mailboxes On 1 October, a new feature was introduced that automatically identifies mailing lists and mailboxes in Epic that need to be reviewed or updated.The vast majority of users do not need to do anything.Ev

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-mailing-lists-scams-and-emails - 2026-10-28

200 high school students voted Inta Gribonika the winner of Lund University’s heat of Researchers’ Grand Prix. "It feels fantastic. The best bit was that the pupils came up afterwards and asked questions. You could really see how curious they were about what we do. Hopefully we’ve inspired some future researchers" says Inta Gribonika, Laboratory of Barrier Immunity at Department of Laboratory Medi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inta-gribonika-winner-lund-universitys-heat-researchers-grand-prix - 2026-10-28

Where will the next flood strike? By combining AI and geographic information, a new EU-funded project aims to help us understand the societal challenges of the future. Lund University is leading the initiative. GeoAI, or geospatial artificial intelligence, combines AI with geographic information. This may include satellite imagery, maps, sensor data, transport information and environmental or popu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-eu-project-ai-and-geography-genius - 2026-10-28

With great sadness, Lund University has received the news that Eva Wiberg, Professor of Italian Studies and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, has passed away following a short illness. She was 68 years old. Eva Wiberg had a long and deep connection to Lund University. She was a Professor of Italian Studies and held several academic leadership positions at the university, including

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eva-wiberg-has-passed-away - 2026-10-28

The University encourages interdisciplinary research, but how do researchers learn to navigate different disciplinary traditions, academic hierarchies and leadership roles? And what can researchers at different stages of their careers learn from one another’s experiences? PhD student Kimberly Montañez is exploring these questions in collaboration with the Agenda 2030 Graduate School. The seminar i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/across-disciplines-across-careers-intergenerational-conversation - 2026-10-28

The Recruitment Committee has now decided which candidates will be invited to a second interview for the position of deputy vice-chancellor. The candidates will be interviewed by the Recruitment Committee at the end of October. Those who have been invited to a second interview, and who have agreed to continue taking part in the process, are:Annika Olsson, professor, Lunds universitet Johannes Pers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-candidates-reach-second-interview-position-deputy-vice-chancellor - 2026-10-28

Several of Lund University’s web services were proactively shut down as a precaution on 21 October after a security risk was discovered affecting web services worldwide. The incident affected millions of websites. LU’s web environment and other services were brought back into operation after the necessary security measures had been implemented. Thanks to the swift action taken, there is no increas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/web-services-temporarily-shut-down-address-security-risk-0 - 2026-10-28

En vanlig genetisk variant kan försämra lungornas försvar mot bakterier och öka risken för lunginflammation. Det visar en ny studie ledd av forskare vid Lunds universitet. Forskarna har också upptäckt en tidigare okänd mekanism för hur immunförsvaret i luftvägarna upptäcker och bekämpar bakterier. Lunginflammation är en vanlig och ibland allvarlig infektion som årligen drabbar 20 000–30 000 person

https://www.lu.se/artikel/genetisk-variant-kan-oka-risken-lunginflammation - 2026-10-28

Ny doftmetod förutspår giftiga algblomningarForskare vid bland annat Lunds universitet har tagit fram en metod som kan förvarna om giftiga algblomningar upp till sju veckor före utbrott. Metoden baseras på algernas rädsla för att bli uppätna av glupska hoppkräftor med säregen kroppsdoft. Forskningsarbetet har stort värde för fisk- och skaldjursindustrin.Giftiga alger ställer till problem världen ö

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-doftmetod-forutspar-giftiga-algblomningar - 2026-10-28

Jörgen Dahlqvist beviljas nära 7 miljoner kronor för forskningsprojektet ”Democratic Resilience Labs: Performativa metoder för samhällsberedskap”. Anslaget på nära 7 miljoner kronor beviljas av Lunds universitets centrum för beredskap och resiliens, LUPREP. Centrumet är en tvärvetenskaplig forskningsmiljö där olika akademiska perspektiv möts kring frågor om beredskap. Anslaget går till en forskarg

https://www.luprep.lu.se/artikel/teaterhogskolans-jorgen-dahlqvist-beviljas-69-miljoner-kronor-fran-centrum-beredskap-och-resiliens - 2026-10-28

Jörgen Dahlqvist beviljas nära 7 miljoner kronor för forskningsprojektet ”Democratic Resilience Labs: Performativa metoder för samhällsberedskap”. Anslaget på nära 7 miljoner kronor beviljas av Lunds universitets centrum för beredskap och resiliens, LUPREP. Centrumet är en tvärvetenskaplig forskningsmiljö där olika akademiska perspektiv möts kring frågor om beredskap. Anslaget går till en forskarg

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/jorgen-dahlqvist-beviljas-69-miljoner-kronor-fran-centrum-beredskap-och-resiliens - 2026-10-28

Nu blir det lättare för internationella medarbetare att få tillgång till IT-tjänster med stark autentisering. Dessutom finns en ny webbplats för information om drift av IT-tjänster. Enklare att använda Freja för internationella medarbetare Nu är det lättare för internationella medarbetare att få tillgång till Freja och därmed enklare att använda de IT-tjänster på universitetet som kräver stark aut

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nytt-om-it-enklare-freja-registrering-internationella-medarbetare-och-ny-webbplats-driftinformation - 2026-10-28

Amanda Areblad, Erik Kvist och Karin Pihl tilldelas Lunds universitets administrativa pris. Priset delas ut vid universitetets årshögtid den 29 januari 2027. Lunds universitets administrativa pris delas ut årligen för utmärkta administrativa insatser av innovativ karaktär som bidragit till universitetets utveckling eller för service och effektivitet utöver det vanliga. Genom priset önskar universi

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/de-far-universitetets-administrativa-pris-2027 - 2026-10-28

Learning Lab blir en del av framtidens studiecentrum UniversumNaturvetenskapliga fakulteten och Akademiska Hus har tecknat avtal om nästa steg i utvecklingen av ett Learning Lab. Satsningen genomförs tillsammans med de humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna (HT) och blir en del av det kommande studiecentrumet Universum. Här ska lärare och studenter få möjlighet att testa och utveckla nya former

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/learning-lab-blir-en-del-av-framtidens-studiecentrum-universum - 2026-10-28