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By emma [dot] holm [at] education [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Holm) - published 25 May 2020 The first round of applications for strategic funding to develop commissioned education closed on Thursday 14 May. “We are very satisfied with the large number of submitted applications, especially in the prevailing Covid-19 situation. The great interest in the call for applications shows that there is an incre
By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 29 May 2020 Elsa Trolle Önnerfors, from the Faculty of Law. Photo:Jenny Loftrup The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on persever
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2025-06-17
By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 29 May 2020 Mattias Högberg and Fredrik Liedberg want to develop a system to analyse bladder cancer to create better chances of survival. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same sinc
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2025-06-17
By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 29 May 2020 Mikael Nyblom: "It feels like it was lucky that we were exposed to the situation in Hong Kong. It became a sort of dress rehearsal for what was to come" New epicentres of the pandemic are flaring up, borders are closing, partner universities are shutting their doors and international communications are
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2025-06-17
By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 29 May 2020 Head of planning, Tim Ekberg, is amazed with the swift digitisation at LU. Photo:Britta Collberg The coronavirus pandemic has not put Lund University in any financial difficulty. There is money in the University's coffers, assures the head of planning Tim Ekberg. The agency capital currently amounts
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/no-threat-lund-universitys-finances-thanks-agency-capital - 2025-06-17
By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 29 May 2020 Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson: "Right now LU is a race car! Ordinarily, LU is a great ship with hundreds of smaller boats moving in its wake. Every movement is slow. Usually, it is practically impossible to turn that ship. Now things have happened fast! How has life and work changed during the pand
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2025-06-17
Published 29 May 2020 Skissernas Museum wants more people at Lund University to discover the University’s own art museum and is now offering free admission for all employees. Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art is a unique art museum, focusing on the artistic, creative process. It houses the world’s largest collection of sketches, models and studies for Swedish and Intern
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/free-admission-skissernas-museum - 2025-06-17
By malin [dot] sjoberg [at] sol [dot] lu [dot] se (Malin Sjöberg) - published 29 May 2020 "I never would have left Syria if it were not for the war. I had it all. I was teaching a couple of hours per week, working on my research and I had a beautiful farm with space for the whole family", Moheiddin Homeidi says. Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first rese
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2025-06-17
Published 29 May 2020 The “Lund University Communication Guide” will shortly be distributed to faculties/ departments/divisions/equivalents (with the exception of the School of Economics and Management, which has its own communication guide, and LTH, which is to produce its own). It is the first university-wide guide of its kind and is aimed at all University staff, not just those who work specifi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-communication-guide - 2025-06-17
Published 29 May 2020 In early May, the RQ20 Subject Panel Week was completed, with the 32 external panels (193 advisors) meeting the authors behind the self-assessments, i.e. representatives from the 161 research environments (UoAs), to discuss the present and future conditions of research at Lund University. Originally, the panels were expected to meet in Lund; however, with the repercussions fo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reporting-rq20-subject-panel-week - 2025-06-17
Published 29 May 2020 Lund University is a member of Scholars at Risk, an international network that works to promote academic freedom and protect researchers at risk. The Swedish section of Scholars at Risk (SAR-Sverige) consists of 20 Swedish higher education institutions, and is, through the University of Gothenburg, a project partner in the Horizon 2020-funded project Inspireurope. The aim of
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-conference-researchers-risk-digital - 2025-06-17
Published 5 June 2020 When the pandemic is over, it is important that information is preserved about how Lund University faced and managed the crisis. What decisions were made? What measures were taken? How was the organisation and its activities affected? Preserved information constitutes a basis for research and learning for the future.There are two types of documentation related to the coronavi
Published 5 June 2020 Right now, the EUGLOH photo competition is in progress and all students and staff at Lund University are welcome to participate! How has the pandemic affected our campus? Take pictures showing Lund University right now in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. First prize is a camera.Read more about the photo competition on the EUGLOH websiteThe competition is open until 30
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eugloh-photo-competition-students-and-staff - 2025-06-17
Published 5 June 2020 The prize is awarded by The L'Oréal Foundation, The Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, and The Young Academy of Sweden to encourage promising women in the early stages of their research career in science and creating role models for future generations. The prize will be awarded next time in 2021 and the call for applications is open from June 1st until September 27th 202
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/loreal-unesco-women-science-prize - 2025-06-17
Published 9 June 2020 A new web site at Lund University has been launched aimed at you who teaches or communicates within digital learning environments. The web site is right now only available in Swedish, but it is currently being translated, and will soon be available in English as well. Please note that the links here lead to the Swedish language pages. At the web site you can: obtain informati
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-site-support-digital-teaching - 2025-06-17
Published 22 June 2020 On 18 June, Lund University submitted an application to the EU Commission for HR Excellence in Research certification and we hope to receive a response to the application in the autumn of 2020. Certification means that Lund University fulfils many of the stringent EU requirements for a responsible and professional employer, and that it has a commitment to continuous quality
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-strategies-researchers-application-certification - 2025-06-17
Published 1 July 2020 The University building. Photo: Kennet Ruona Lund University has been ranked as the top university in Sweden in the QS World University Rankings 2021. LU places 97th in the world, according to the prestigious ranking. With 26 000 internationally recognised universities in the world, this ranking reinforces Lund University’s place in the global top tier of higher education, am
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-top-100 - 2025-06-17
Published 8 July 2020 More than 5,000 teachers at Lund University have recently received a survey. The goal is to get an overall picture of how teachers have experienced the transition to distance education in connection with the Coronavirus outbreak. The study is linked to a similar study at Uppsala University, which enables comparisons between the universities.– It is important that we, as the l
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/survey-examines-transition-distance-education - 2025-06-17
By ida [dot] thelander [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Ida Thelander) - published 24 August 2020 Arrival Days for international students were arranged on the 17th and 18th of August for those commencing their studies at Lund University in the autumn of 2020. Over the two days, 231 exchange students and 793 international Bachelor’s and Masters’ students arrived, which is around half the usual number of
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-day-international-students-now-they-are-here - 2025-06-17
By emma [dot] holm [at] education [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Holm) - published 28 August 2020 Did you miss the chance in the spring to apply for funds to develop a commissioned education course at your department, or would you like to try again? Now, the University is opening another round of applications, starting on 1 September. In order to provide further support for organisations within LU in the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-opportunity-apply-funds-develop-commissioned-education-courses - 2025-06-17
