February 15th was the deadline to make pre-notifications with the preliminary title and a contact person of proposed profile areas. We received 26 pre-notifications. Based on the preliminary titles, the 26 proposed profile areas that are being developed cover the breadth of the university very well. They contain many expected topics in which Lund University has a strong track-record, but also some

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/26-pre-notifications-profile-areas-received - 2025-09-11

Pär Svensson. Foto: Gabriella Gut There is a great deal of interest at the University in welcoming researchers from Afghanistan. The University Management and all the faculties consulted are prepared to contribute what is needed to receive these researchers. At the International Office of LU’s External Relations Division, Pär Svensson is in charge of coordinating work with vulnerable researchers a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interest-welcoming-researchers-afghanistan - 2025-09-11

Most children are angry sometimes. But to often might be dangerous. Foto: Cresta Johnson/Shutterstock We all remember the disruptive boys in the class. The ones who shoplifted, got into playground fights and started smoking early. Some of these boys were quite simply displaying normal defiance and are now living a good and stable life as adults. But for a few of them, these were warning signs of r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-signs-ending-life-crime - 2025-09-11

Photo. Michael Erhardsson/MostPhotos Business travel at the University took off again in November last year compared with the same month the year before. More business trips could mean that the University’s climate footprint is increasing again and that the drop seen in 2020 was a one-off phenomenon. For a time last autumn, the pandemic restrictions were eased and people started to travel again. S

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/business-travel-university-rise - 2025-09-11

The report confirms the importance of working with purchasing and procurement, according to Claes Nilén, environmental manager at Lund University. Photo: Gunnar Menander For the first time, the University has investigated the collective climate footprint of the entire organisation. Emissions of greenhouse gases fell sharply during the pandemic, almost exclusively due to the suspension of travel. H

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/goods-and-equipment-affect-environment-most - 2025-09-11

Olivia Ingvarsson is skating with one of the girls in the project "Girl to girl": Photo: Kennet Ruona Wobbling and laughing, a few of the girls glide over the ice. They are holding hands in a chain. If one falls, they all go down. They are thirteen recently arrived girls and five volunteers in the Save the Children project, Girl to Girl, who are meeting on a Sunday at the ice rink in Lund. One of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/students-dont-need-pack-their-bags-gain-international-qualifications - 2025-09-11

Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson Many of us have worked more remotely during the pandemic than we ever dreamed of doing. Informatics researcher Saonee Sarker has been studying IT-enabled collaboration and its impact on work-life balance for many years, but mainly with a focus on the IT sector. Today, she sees how that industry's digital settings has moved to encompass us all. The bookshelves in Saon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hybrid-workplace-future - 2025-09-11

Lund University has set aside up to SEK 100 million for a university-wide investment in excellence at Lund University with a focus on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development for the period 2021-2025. Within the framework of this program, the Research Board has previously announced funding for interdisciplinary projects in the spring of 2021. The open call engaged widely and a large number of resea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-call-applications-funding-projects-focusing-agenda-2030-and-sustainable-development - 2025-09-11

Swedish higher education institutions have recently highlighted several problems concerning international students and researchers and their opportunities to enter, stay and work in Sweden. This is not only a considerable concern for individuals, but also affects higher education institutions’ competitiveness and ultimately that of Sweden. I have previously written in the blog about amendments to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-initiatives-remove-obstacles-international-researchers - 2025-09-11

From the Vice-chancellor blog: Free and creative thoughts that can be turned into words or other expressions are the basis of a democratic society. Free and creative thoughts are also the preconditions for renewal. These are my words from a previous blog and after last week’s dark events, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it has become even more important to stress this. We now have an ongoing war in E

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukraines-cause-ours-freedom-and-democracy-are-fragile - 2025-09-11

The aim of annual leave is to give employees leisure time for rest and recreation; the main principle is therefore that annual leave is to be taken as holiday time. Already early on in the year, annual leave needs to be planned on the basis of the manager’s responsibility for ensuring the function of the organisational unit, and the wishes of the employees. Pursuant to the Annual Leave Act, an emp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/useful-information-about-annual-leave - 2025-09-11

The University is growing and developing, which entails the need for changes of campus. At the moment, around 35% of the University’s premises are under refurbishment, planning or reconstruction. As this brings major changes affecting the entire University, the work on campus development needs to be reinforced. A campus development office, with responsibility for campus development issues and incl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-establishes-campus-development-office - 2025-09-11

During 2021, Lund University made several major investments in sustainability, in research, education, external engagement and its own organisation. Everything from solar cells on the roofs to new doctoral students and postdocs focused on Agenda 2030. Lund University’s sustainability work is now presented in an annual summary. Knowledge about the path to a sustainable society is needed now more th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ambitious-plans-and-new-initiatives-sustainable-development - 2025-09-11

Today, Lund University celebrates its annual academic ceremony to mark the University’s inauguration in 1668. The University was founded in an era of repeated wars between Sweden and Denmark. Nowadays, we live in peace and freedom with our neighbour. Today, on 4 March 2022, when we celebrate the annual academic ceremony, Lund University will raise the flag for Ukraine. It is a demonstration of sup

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-celebrate-our-annual-academic-ceremony-and-raise-flag-ukraine-and-freedom-and-democracy - 2025-09-11

On Friday the 4 March, the university's anniversary was celebrated. Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström began with a speech on the current world situation: Honoured emeriti vice-chancellors, honoured deans, students, colleagues and guests, In the foreword to the annual academic ceremony programme, you will see a summary of what this speech was intended to be about. Today, after a dark week that will cha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/speech-annual-academic-ceremony-4-march-2022 - 2025-09-11

From the vice-chancellor blog: Intensive work is being carried out on how we can open doors for Ukraine at the EU and national levels and at Lund University. Here, we are looking at all possibilities to enable us to take in students, academics and researchers who need to leave their country or will need to study or conduct research in their homeland in the future. We are working according to short

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/war-ukraine-affects-and-concerns-us-all-working-free-academia-and-democracy-more-important-ever - 2025-09-11

Each spring, the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology host two days of public lectures presented by our very own researchers, in our very own buildings. All events are free of charge and open to the public. The Humanities and Theology days are filled with presentations and lectures, where researchers from all of the Faculties’ departments present current projects to the public in a fun and e

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/humanities-and-theology-days-8-9-april - 2025-09-11

During the spring a lot has been done regarding the University’s work on gender equality, equal opportunities, harassment, sexual harassment and victimisation. “We have now started to create the conditions that are needed to carry out the work on these issues in a good and clear manner”, says Jimmie Kristensson who is pro vice-chancellor for communication, integrity and character. The university-w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-strengthening-our-work-prevent-discrimination-and-achieve-gender-equality-and-equal - 2025-09-11

Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international panel. “This is the first time that Lund University has launched such an extensive excellence progra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2025-09-11

LTH and the Faculty of Science have decided to set up a joint office for the design and realisation of the continued work on establishment. The office is to coordinate and implement the decisions these faculties take on establishment in Science Village The University has a vision of creating a knowledge environment with modern and developed opportunities for teaching, research and external engagem

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-establishment-science-village-continues-faculties - 2025-09-11