Published 16 January 2025 Latest issue:Insidan newsletter 30 January 2025 (bwz.se)

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Published 20 December 2024 2024Dean's Letter, December (bwz.se)Dean's Letter, September (bwz.se)Dean's Letter, June (bwz.se)Dean's Letter, January (bwz.se)

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Published 11 January 2024 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 c

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/orientation-decision-co-location-activities-geocentre - 2025-05-11

Published 2 January 2024 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 interviewsInt

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-deans-have-taken-office - 2025-05-11

Published 11 January 2024 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-de

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-vice-chancellor-decision-strengthens-efforts-regarding-science-village - 2025-05-11

Published 14 February 2024 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

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/premises-programme-and-next-steps-science-village-establishment-stage-2 - 2025-05-11

Published 20 March 2024 Three deparmental representatives are actively involved in supporting the coordination efforts of the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Geology, and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science. These representatives were appointed last year and have now been reappointed to continue in their roles. Last year, the departmenta

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Published 3 April 2024 On 2 April, the faculty's dean made the decision to co-locate the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology at the Geocentre.Co-locating these organisations is a long-term strategic choice for the development of the Faculty of Science's activities in environmental scien

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/decision-co-location-organisations-geocentre - 2025-05-11

Published 7 May 2024 Participants from visioning workshops in April. Image by C. Schubert At the end of April, nearly 90 members of staff from the Centre for Climate and Environmental Sciences (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology gathered to participate in joint visioning workshops. The workshops were held on two occasions with an

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-recent-visioning-workshops-joint-department - 2025-05-11

Published 21 May 2024 Image from Science Village with the building Space in the background. Image: Cecilia Schubert Since January, the project group for Stage 2 has been working intensively with White Arkitekter to evaluate the premises programme. During the spring, the focus has been on the three priority areas mentioned in the programme. The work has mainly involved assessing these areas in term

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/update-spring-work-lund-universitys-science-village-establishment-stage-2 - 2025-05-11

Published 27 May 2024 Image from the visionary workshops held in April. Image by Cecilia Schubert (Communications Officer) The heads of the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology have agreed on a proposed name for a joint department, contingent upon a co-organisation decision in September.

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/name-suggestions-potential-joint-department - 2025-05-11

Published 19 June 2024 The Science Village area is developing. To the left is building Space and to the right the almost finished The Loop. Möllan in the middle. Image by Cecilia Schubert. The Science Village Establishment (Phase 2) project team wishes everyone a great summer with lots of well-deserved rest! Before work starts again in August, we want to share what we have been working on during t

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summer-greetings-and-update-science-village-project-team - 2025-05-11

Published 12 September 2024 The Faculty of Science's Honorary Doctors 2024: R. Michael Rich and Harriet Bulkeley. Photo: Henrik Karlström. It's time to nominate honorary doctors for 2025! We invite all permanent members of staff to submit your nominations by 31 October 2024.
 Being awarded an honorary doctorate at our faculty is one of the finest honours we can bestow. It recognises individuals wh

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Published 25 September 2024 On 25 September, the Faculty Board decided that the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES) and the Department of Geology will be co-organised into a new joint department. Furthermore, the Board took the following decisions:The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences shall be establishe

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Published 30 September 2024 Science Village from the east. Illustration from FOJAB. The project group for the Science Village establishment is working on finalising the evaluation report for Stage 2 of the premises programme presented last year. The report has been produced in close co-operation with White Arkitekter, with contributions from Akademiska Hus, and is an important part of the planning

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/finalised-evaluation-report-basis-further-decisions-science-village-establishment - 2025-05-11

Published 11 August 2016 5G world record set by Lund University and Bristol University researchers. Photo: National Instruments Researcher Steffen Malkowsky, together with research colleagues from Lund University, Sweden, and the University of Bristol, UK, has achieved a new world record in 5G technology, thereby surpassing the previous record that he himself contributed to last spring. The succes

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Published 15 August 2016 Tuesday 16 August 2016 is "Arrival Day" for over 2,000 new international students at Lund University. Arrival Day is a dedicated day to welcome international students to their new environment at Lund University. Students are greeted by international mentors at Copenhagen Airport and at the Lund train station, before being driven to the Academic Society building to be ‘chec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-welcomes-students-around-world-arrival-day - 2025-05-11

Published 16 August 2016 Scientists have been able to show that birds fly faster in flocks. Photo: Beninfreo New research at Lund University in Sweden shows that the flight speed of birds is determined by a variety of factors. Among the most sensational is that the size of the flock has a significant impact on how fast the birds can fly. The larger the flock, the higher the speed. Researchers at t

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Published 17 August 2016 An American emperor dragonfly accelerates streaks of smoke down when it flaps its four wings. The photo has been edited. PHOTO: IGOR SIWANOWICZ/HUAI-TI LIN The complicated structure of the dragonfly’s wings makes them sturdier and increases their stability and flexibility in the air, without affecting the aerodynamics. The research results may become applicable in the wind

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dragonflys-flight-technique-uncovered - 2025-05-11

Published 17 August 2016 Abuse of addictive prescription drugs is increasing, and is at risk of becoming a major public health problem in Europe. Photo: MostPhotos The largest study of prescription drug abuse in Europe shows that more than 12 per cent of Swedes over age 12 have abused prescription medication. The results, published in the scientific journal BMC Psychiatry, are based on studies in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prescription-drug-abuse-europe - 2025-05-11