LU can apply for grants for five profile areas as the government reallocate 500 million SEK from direct government funding. Photo: Kennet Ruona ‟Profiling is an opportunity to gather our strengths and renew our research, increase its societal impact and improve the intertwining of cutting-edge research and education.” So says Per Mickwitz, who hopes to receive many registrations of interest in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-prioritize-profiling - 2025-09-05

Evelina Lindén is free of her cancer. She no longer needs a turban. “As though I was driving a fast car but had enough margin to turn before hitting the rock wall.” That is how Evelina Lindén describes her experience of having a cancer tumour that was aggressive but treatable. By being open about her illness and sharing images showing how she was feeling on Facebook, she was able to keep the conve

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-cancer-found-its-place-facebook - 2025-09-05

Once again, we are now seeing an increase in the spread of infection, in particular in Europe; this week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced new recommendations to avoid crowding, among other things. We are still offering on-campus education but everyone is to avoid crowding and large gatherings. We are carefully monitoring the situation and trying to keep the organisation updated on any

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/solving-problem-vaccination-certificates-international-researchers-and-students - 2025-09-05

From the left: Hakim Abdi, Louise Bringselius and Magnus Genrup. Welcome to a digital meeting in which Lund researchers who are active on social media will share their insights and tips. For many researchers, social media is an opportunity to interact with wider society, from colleagues in the research community and other experts to politicians, journalists and decision-makers. However, approaches

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-social-media-share-their-tips - 2025-09-05

The research team from LTH and Tetra Pak - Mathias Wallin, Sara Johansson and Johan Tryding. Photo: Kennet Ruona There are many requirements on the food packaging of the future. They must be better and safer than today, while also environment-friendly, cost-effective, and aesthetically pleasing. In the product development race, Tetra Pak has teamed up with the Faculty of Engineering in Lund – LTH.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/collaboration-better-packaging - 2025-09-05

Elif Tiryakioglu, Turkey, Roxanne Mae Targa, the Philippines and Nawapan Boonchum from Thailand did their degree projects at Tetra Pak 2020, within the Erasmus Mundus Master's programme FIPDes, Food Innovation and Product Design. Photo: Erik Andersson "When I was a kid, I said tetra about all the juice drinks," says Roxanne Mae Targa when she talks about her first experience with Tetra Pak. Now sh

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degree-project-students-appreciate-open-working-climate-tetra-pak - 2025-09-05

The amended Alien’s Act, which came into effect in the summer, proved to have a considerable impact on possibilities for international doctoral students and researchers to obtain a permanent residence permit in Sweden. This is a group that in general, and especially in the early career stage, has different fixed-term positions in and outside academia and there is a risk that the self-support requi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/clearly-amended-aliens-act-has-considerable-impact-researchers - 2025-09-05

Lund University consists of the people who work or study here. We have various roles, we are in different locations, carrying out different duties but together, we form a successful university with great breadth. We are to be a world-class university that works to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. This is a vision that presupposes academic freedom but also a good w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-universitys-work-equal-opportunities - 2025-09-05

Get to know your counterpart at one of the EUGLOH Alliance's universities – participate in a webinar and online workshops & make a staff exchange funded with an Erasmus+ grant in the spring of 2022! On 15-16 February, a webinar will be held on the theme "The Future of Higher Education in Europe", as well as 5 workshops with the following content: Career Services Communication & Public Engagement E

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-development-opportunity-together-our-eugloh-partners-spring-2022 - 2025-09-05

Lund University has a tradition of awarding its gold medal to express appreciation for commitment shown to the institution. The medal was awarded for the first time in 1967. The vice-chancellor has now decided to award Lund University’s gold medal to former vice-chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz for great contributions in his role. ‟He tirelessly stood up for the core values of academia in a period

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/torbjorn-von-schantz-awarded-lund-universitys-gold-medal - 2025-09-05

The Lund students’ prize for excellence in teaching is awarded for outstanding contributions to education. The vice-chancellor appoints the winners after a proposal by the students’ unions. In addition, a grant of SEK 25 000 each is awarded to the departments to enable study trips for the prize-winners. This year, the prize goes to senior lecturer Amanda Sonnerfeldt, Department of Business Adminis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2022 - 2025-09-05

Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström addresses the questions international students and staff may have regarding the Swedish strategy to handle the pandemic in comparison with other countries’ strategies. Based on legal as well as cultural conditions the Swedish strategy relies on willingness and mutual trust between people. As well as a high level of trust between authorities and individuals. Sweden has

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/message-international-students-and-staff-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05

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 - 2025-09-05