It is time to summarise 2021, a year in which nothing was the same as before, if a year can ever be like another. For me personally, it has been transformative to take over as vice-chancellor of Lund University together with a new management team: deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson and the five pro vice-chancellors Per Mickwitz, Kristina Eneroth, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Jimmie Kristensson and V

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-ring-out-old-year-and-ring-new - 2025-09-11

In early December, the University’s new plan for gender equality and equal opportunities was approved. It extends over a six-year period and is based on the University’s strategic plan. Its aim is to meet the government’s gender mainstreaming requirements as well as the EU Commission’s requirements for a gender equality plan. Above all, the plan reflects the goals towards which Lund University int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-gender-equality-and-equal-opportunities-approved - 2025-09-11

On Monday, January 10, 240 new international students arrived to Lund University. This was slightly fewer than expected, but still more than in January 2021. Lund University expects around 600 international students this spring. Just like the previous number of semesters during the ongoing pandemic, it is anticipated that we will receive fewer students this semester compared to pre-covid years, du

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-day-spring-2022 - 2025-09-11

LU intends to extend and broaden its commitment to the European university initiative EUGLOH. Work on writing an application for continued European university collaboration beyond 2022 started just before Christmas. The EUGLOH initiative is now in its third and final year within the framework of the EU’s first pilot round. The continued collaboration will build on our existing EUGLOH European univ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/opportunities-and-challenges-european-collaboration-education - 2025-09-11

I guess you can say that it goes up and down, but I would say that IT security is a question that worries me. We must act fast and start by analysing the current situation. We hear almost daily about threats from the surrounding world of intrusion, ransomware attacks* and spying. Lund University is of course no exception regarding these threats and we need to equip ourselves better to withstand th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-state-it-security-lund-university - 2025-09-11

There are now two new units in place within the central administration. Since 1 January, the University has two new organisational units: one for e-infrastructure and one for teaching support. The e-infrastructure unit is to provide support on issues concerning e-infrastructure and research data. It will also provide training in working methods and use of support. The unit is the result of the nee

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-units-e-infrastructure-and-teaching-support-are-now-place - 2025-09-11

During the spring, the University will continue to roll out a series of activities aimed at inspiring and providing concrete advice on career development for academic staff, both within and outside academia. All activities are free of charge and conducted in English. You will find the spring programme of activities on the Staff Pages. Career development for academic staff | Staff Pages

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/career-development-academic-staff-0 - 2025-09-11

MoRe-Lab (Movement & Reality Lab) was inaugurated on 8 December as a new test environment for experimental health sciences at Lund University. All three guided tours on the day were fully booked and there were many questions. The event gave rise to concrete ideas for future collaborations as well as new contacts. The range of participants was wide, to the particular satisfaction of MoRe-Lab’s dire

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/taste-more-lab-lus-new-movement-and-reality-lab - 2025-09-11

In the first week of May, it's time for the annual theme week on current sustainability issues. Employees and students at Lund University are welcome to contribute with popular science events during the week. Send questions, ideas or proposals for events at the Sustainability Week 2022 to jenny [dot] hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se. Sustainability Week in Lund | Sustainability Forum Sustainabil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-2-7-may-2022-0 - 2025-09-11

As a part of ACCESS effort to have a deeper approach on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on the goals 3, 11, 14 and 15, we are happy to announce that three courses for PhD-students on different aspects related to the mentioned SDGs will be open to PhD-students from all ACCESS-universities. The courses are open to PhD-students from all disciplines and from a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-access-courses-phd-students - 2025-09-11

On January 18th the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) organized an information and discussion meeting about the profile areas. The general sentiment was that the new task provided surprisingly little direction for how the financing of the profile areas should be developed. On January 13th the Swedish government (U2022/00168) gave the Swedish Research Council and the other

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-level-funding-profile-areas-has-moved-forward - 2025-09-11

The palm house in the Botanical Garden is to be renovated and the environment improved for both staff and visitors. Production is planned for 2024 and expected to take just over a year. The project was initiated by the University and the Botanical Garden because the cycads and other plants in the palm house require more space while the glass and technical systems in the building need reviewing and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/palm-house-botanical-garden-be-remodelled - 2025-09-11

Updated website helps students to manage technology and learning in the new normal. The updated website campusonline.lu.se gathers information for students about the digital tools they are expected to use at Lund University – such as Canvas, Zoom and Inspera – but also concrete tips on study technique for more or less digital studies. The website now has clearer navigation and accessible texts.  

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/give-students-tips-digital-study-technique - 2025-09-11

The University offers managers and leaders support in their management role, in the form of training courses, programmes and workshops. Taking part in these initiatives also offers you a unique opportunity to meet and network with other managers within the University. The training courses offered include ‟New to management”, ‟In and out of leadership” and ‟A short day on leadership”. Go to Kompete

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/managers-are-offered-support-their-management-and-leadership-role - 2025-09-11

Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredrik Andersson, Chairman of the IIIEE board and Professor at Lund University School of Economics a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jenny-palm-new-director-iiiee - 2025-09-11

In a debate forum a week or so ago, an international panel discussed how museums, art and culture can be used in teaching. The event was organised, for all those interested, by Lund University’s Division for Higher Education Development (AHU) in collaboration with Lena Örnberg within the Object-Based Learning (OBL) project. The meeting was held online and the panel participants were real experts i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/museums-art-and-culture-teaching - 2025-09-11

The Education Board’s plan of operations for 2022 has now been approved. The plan focuses on four areas and a vision and ideas document is to guide the development of our education over the next few years. The Education Board has now approved its plan of operations for 2022. The process of drafting the plan was different this time, starting as early as November last year, with a workshop with the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/education-board-focus-educational-development-lifelong-learning-and-widening-participation - 2025-09-11

On 17 January, Niclas Nilsson became the new director of LU Innovation. He has a doctoral degree from the Faculty of Medicine in Lund and broad experience from research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as of innovation collaborations at the intersection between industry and academia. Most recently, Niclas worked at LEO Pharma in Denmark, where his position included working a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-innovation-has-new-director-who-wants-make-most-universitys-breadth - 2025-09-11

LU is now taking a strategic approach to its art and cultural communication to more clearly profile itself as the broad university, with artistic and cultural knowledge formation alongside other sciences. Art and culture help us to achieve a better understanding of society and ourselves. They also give us the opportunity to entertain hopes and visions and imagine possible futures, which in turn pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increased-cultural-communication-lu - 2025-09-11

Sexual harassment at work In spring 2021, a large number of randomly selected employees, doctoral students and students at Sweden’s higher education institutions responded to a survey on sexual harassment and victimisation. At the end of May, a report from the survey will be presented. I have already had the opportunity to read the results regarding Lund University. At Lund University, the Tellus

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-research-study-sexual-harassment-higher-education-institutions - 2025-09-11