By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 2 June 2022 Yulia Vakulenko outside Ingvar Kamprad Design Centre in Lund. Photo: Jan Olsson Yulia Vakulenko grew up in a small Russian town north of the Arctic Circle, today she works at Lund University. When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, her world was turned upside down. The first thing Yulia Vakulenko says

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/yulia-russia-helps-refugees-ukraine - 2025-07-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 2 June 2022 Tim Ekberg, Head of Planning at Lund University. Photo: Kennet Ruona The results of the election in September may have an impact on academic freedom and the independence of universities from political power. The principle of keeping an arm's length between politics and higher education and research is inc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-threat - 2025-07-09

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 2 June 2022 Elisabet Englund teaches medical students at autopsy demonstrations. Photo: Johan Persson Pathologists and coroners are now commonplace in crime novels and TV crime series and are often depicted as slightly odd people. Elisabet Englund has worked at the Division of Pathology in Lund for over 40 years. She h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/death-our-textbook-life - 2025-07-09

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 2 June 2022 The building called The Spark is the entrance to Medicon Village. Photo: Kennet Ruona It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in its

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2025-07-09

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 7 June 2022 During fall, more career activities for academic staff is on offer. All activities are in English, and free of charge, some examples follows:   Academic writing – from perfectionism and procrastination to flow; workshop. August 18th. Finish on time workshop for PhDs. August 19th. Finish on time workshop fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/career-development-academic-staff-1 - 2025-07-09

Published 5 June 2022 Why are there always these incomprehensible abbreviations? LU stands for Lund University, which the most of us know by now. EOSC stands for the European Open Science Cloud and the EOSC Association has been created to develop and manage the EOSC. Lund University applied for membership in the association and was approved at the General Assembly on 24 May in Brussels. From Swede

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-has-now-joined-eosc-what - 2025-07-09

Published 8 June 2022 Applications for funding for new thematic collaboration initiatives are now open. The purpose of the thematic collaboration initiatives is to support work on solutions in areas where Lund University has established research that can contribute to future breakthroughs. New for this year’s call, in addition to focusing on the intersection between research and collaboration, is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-opportunities-apply-collaboration-funding - 2025-07-09

By lisa [dot] hagsten [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lisa Hagsten) - published 8 June 2022 The Workplace of the Future project has now presented its first report to the Vice-Chancellor. It concluded with concrete suggestions for LU to continue working on in order to become an attractive and sustainable workplace for the long-term. The report describes what emerged from a total of eleven wor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workplace-future-project-has-finished-its-first-report - 2025-07-09

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 6 June 2022 A new fund will finance projects that promote sustainable development and reduce the University’s impact on the climate. By supporting ideas at an early stage, research can contribute to a positive societal transition. SEK 12 million has been allocated to the fund and applications can be made by researchers a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-support-sustainable-innovations - 2025-07-09

By Anna [dot] v [dot] johnsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna V Johnsson) - published 5 June 2022 If you need help with layouts, video production, web development, illustrations or other communication services, you are to use the agencies with which the University has an agreement. The new contracts are now ready and replace the previous ones. The procurement of communication services

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-agreement-communication-agencies-place - 2025-07-09

Published 8 June 2022 Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the recommendations below so that you will be able to wind down properly during your time off. Some weeks before your vacations Enter your annual leave into Primula (don't applies for teachers) Submit outstanding travel expense reports Primula Take the opportunity to register your documents before the summer holidays so that your col

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-bear-mind-your-summer-vacation - 2025-07-09

By Petra [dot] Francke [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Francke) - published 5 June 2022 A new exhibition, Lund University – History and Stories have opened at the Historical Museum. More than 350 years of LU’s history will be painted with broad brush strokes, and some of the University’s finest treasures will be on show. The exhibition will be on the ground floor in the museum’s areas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/exhibition-about-lund-university-historical-museum - 2025-07-09

By elin [dot] engman [at] ldc [dot] lu [dot] se (Elin Engman) - published 21 June 2022 The Vice-Chancellor has decided that the first part of the ‘Coordinated examination service’ project will start with a budget of SEK 13.8 million. The project is tasked with initiating coordinated administration and scheduling, organising a pool of exam invigilators and starting work on the construction of a ded

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-efficient-exam-management-coordinated-examination-service-project - 2025-07-09

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 21 June 2022 The Act on Special Protection for Workers against Reprisals for Whistleblowing concerning Serious Irregularities (2021:890), referred to as the Whistleblowing Act, entered into force on 17 December 2021. The Act enables people to report irregularities in a work-related context of such gravity that their c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reporting-irregularities - 2025-07-09

By johanna [dot] mellgren [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Mellgren) - published 22 June 2022 The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and rece

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2025-07-09

Published 23 June 2022 With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2025-07-09

Published 23 June 2022 Now, we are here at last, after intense involvement and many exciting ideas from many parts of the University, the Vice-Chancellor has today (23 June) decided on five profile areas for Lund University for 2022-2030. The selected profile areas are: Human Rights in a Polarised World Light and Materials – from fundamental understanding to industrial and societal needs Natural a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-profile-areas-have-been-selected-process-highlighted-strong-knowledge-environments - 2025-07-09

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 15 August 2022 Help your students by referring them to campusonline.se. On the site they can find tips on involvement, reading and planning in the light of more or less digital teaching. There are now also two much requested texts, one on multitasking – or rather uni-tasking – and one on ergonomics. Do your

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tips-study-technique-your-students - 2025-07-09

Published 22 June 2022 The number of reports of cheating at LU has increased considerably and now a project is starting that aims to prevent the students from cheating by providing support to teaching staff. Elin Bommenel will lead the project, which is to run from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2023. There has been a marked increase in the number of reports of cheating in recent years. In 2019,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-reduce-cheating-lund-university - 2025-07-09

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 23 June 2022 On June 8, the Swedish parliament adopted the Government’s bill Flexibility, adaptability and security in the labour market. The bill addresses the modernisation of labour law with changes to, among other things, the Employment Protection Act (LAS). The LAS amendments enter into force on 30 June and apply

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-employment-protection-act-las-provide-better-protection-staff - 2025-07-09