By Sara [dot] Westman [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Westman) - published 31 October 2023 Now you can apply for seed money to develop new courses and programs in collaboration with foreign universities, before 1 February 2024. To ensure that the educational offer at the University is of high quality and meets the needs of the future, the university management wishes to stimulate the development o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-seed-money-course-and-programme-development - 2025-04-30

By par [dot] svensson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Pär Svensson) - published 6 November 2023 Recent geopolitical changes have increased the interest for, but also challenged, academic freedom. It is generally considered that academic freedom in the Nordic countries is high. But is this really the case? In this seminar, Prof. Terence Karran will present his study on academic freedom in Scandinavia an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-scandinavia-has-nordic-model-survived - 2025-04-30

By isabelle [dot] nilsson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Isabelle Nilsson) - published 3 November 2023 Eager to explore digital educational collaborations with partners from around the world? Join us at our upcoming workshop! On 29 November, between 9:00-15:00, Casey Dinger and Leslie Alvarez from the University of Denver will be hosting a workshop on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/explore-global-digital-educational-collaborations - 2025-04-30

By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 6 November 2023 Guided tour at the Botanical Garden during Sustainability Week 2023. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Sustainability Week is an annual event focusing on sustainable development, organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The program offers discussions and actions, exploring both societ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-returns-2024 - 2025-04-30

Published 7 October 2023 Since 2018, Lund University has had a special focus on integrating the arts and culture in teaching, research and external engagement through the “Strategy for Cultural Collaboration”. Is LU a culture university? Can everyone utilise the arts and culture in their activities? We will examine these questions at LU’s first major Culture Meeting on 24 November.” One of the goa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tinder-cultural-collaboration-lus-first-major-culture-meeting - 2025-04-30

Published 7 November 2023 All the faculties have now concluded their elections of new deans and faculty boards. At some faculties the present dean will continue, but in most cases new people will take up the posts. See the list below of the new faculty managements for the next term of office 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026. School of Economics and Management Joakim Gullstrand and Andreas Ingham

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-deans-faculties - 2025-04-30

Published 7 November 2023 The University building. Photo: Kennet Ruona On 26 October, Times Higher Education (THE) published its Rankings by Subject. Lund University does very well in comparison to higher education institutions around the world. We are ranked best in Sweden in THE’s subject areas Law, Business and Economics, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. Regarding Law, we are ranked 38

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-best-sweden-four-subjects-according-times-higher-education-2024 - 2025-04-30

Published 5 November 2023 Last year Max Liljefors, professor of Art History and Visual Studies at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, applied for seed money to develop an idea for a course with colleagues from one of the EUGLOH universities. The course, entitled “Arts and Creative Health and Wellbeing”, focuses on how the arts can be used in healthcare and how the arts affect our healt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/idea-course-development-help-seed-money - 2025-04-30

By sylvia [dot] lysko [at] iac [dot] lu [dot] se (Sylvia Lysko) - published 3 November 2023 Listen to Gloria (11 November) and the Lund University Academic Choir’s 75th anniversary concert (18 November). Odeum, the University’s music centre, invites you to two major autumn concerts in November. On 11 November, as part of Odeum’s Spirituality theme, musicians and singers from the academic and eccle

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/listen-gloria-and-lund-university-academic-choirs-75th-anniversary-concert - 2025-04-30

Published 8 November 2023 On November 6, the university's first Nobel Prize winner was celebrated and the University Hall was filled with prominent guests, staff and students. Everyone wanted to pay tribute to Anne L'Huillier. Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström was delighted to see everyone who wanted to come and celebrate Lund University's first Nobel Prize winner on this unique occasion. The atmosphe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-celebrated-its-first-nobel-prize-cannons-and-tributes - 2025-04-30

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 20 February 2025 It is now possible again for university organisations, staff and students to apply for funding for initiatives aimed at preventing discrimination and promoting equal conditions and gender equality. The funds are intended to stimulate long-term and sustainable active work for equal conditions and gen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-apply-funding-equal-opportunities - 2025-04-30

By katarina [dot] lilliequist [at] skissernasmuseum [dot] lu [dot] se (Katarina Lilliequist) - published 2 November 2023 The major autumn exhibition at Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – is a selection of the hundreds of acquisitions added to the museum’s collection in recent years. The exhibition shows models and sketches of some 50 designs for schools, parks, squares

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-come-you-are-and-other-new-acquisitions - 2025-04-30

By oscar [dot] heimburg [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Oscar Heimburg) - published 14 November 2023 On 15 November, the University marks Philanthropy Day, a day when people across the globe highlight the importance of philanthropy for our society. As part of the occasion, the University wishes to extend a warm thank you to everyone who actively shows an interest and supports our operations. Philanthr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/philanthropy-day-2023-15-november - 2025-04-30

Published 16 November 2023 Lund University is monitoring developments in Israel, Gaza and the region with considerable dismay and concern. Lund University condemns all acts of terrorism and attacks on civilians wherever in the world they are perpetrated, and in all situations stands up for human rights. Regardless of conflict in the world, Lund University is to be a safe haven. Lund University sta

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-are-instrumental-efforts-understand-and-explain-these-troubled-times - 2025-04-30

Published 22 November 2023 The Vice-Chancellor is launching a new initiative to promote the recruitment of prominent international researchers with groundbreaking ideas suitable for the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. The purpose of the initiative is to support faculties that want to work strategically to recruit outstanding up and coming international researchers conducting groundbrea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-initiative-and-coming-researchers-supported-vice-chancellor - 2025-04-30

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 21 November 2023 Doctoral students will receive their new salaries in November. For other employees, the aim is for the new salaries to be paid in February or March 2024, depending on the employee organisation to which they belong. All doctoral students at the University will receive their new salaries from their No

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/salary-review-payment-new-salaries - 2025-04-30

Published 21 November 2023 The University experienced significant disruption in some of our IT and telephone systems in early October. Many employees contacted LU Servicedesk. LDC worked intensively with suppliers to solve the problem. The disruptions were due to technical issues and were not caused by external influences. As an employee, knowing how to deal with similar situations can be useful.C

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-do-operational-disruptions - 2025-04-30

Published 21 November 2023 The number of cyber attacks against the University is always high, but the attacks are growing in sophistication. In addition to direct attempts to intrude or exploit vulnerabilities in our IT systems, phishing (aimed at stealing login credentials) and the spread of malicious software known as malware are on the rise. Fraudulent emails, especially so-called CEO scams, ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/be-alert-cyber-attacks - 2025-04-30

By sylvia [dot] lysko [at] iac [dot] lu [dot] se (Sylvia Lysko) - published 19 November 2023 We are delighted to present Odeum’s Christmas and Lucia concerts and the Christmas Oratorio performed by our ensembles Lund University Academic Orchestra, the Lund University Academic Choir and the Palæstra Vocal Ensemble. Book your tickets now. The Lund University Christmas concertCelebrate Christmas in t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/christmas-almost-upon-us-odeum-invites-you-its-christmas-concerts-lucia-celebrations-and-performance - 2025-04-30

Published 20 November 2023 Six of the most innovative ideas and projects currently underway at Lund University received this year’s Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne’s Future Innovations Award. The winners shared a total of SEK 500,000 between them. The projects included an energy storage system using spent car batteries and a new method for assessing a patient’s risk of stroke. The Future Inno

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/six-innovative-ideas-lund-receive-prize - 2025-04-30