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Jesica López wins the Agenda 2030 Award for her research on the endangered Amazon rainforest. Carbon capture, end-of-life care and death cafés are also recognised in this year's edition. When the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University had to choose this year's winner of the Agenda 2030 Award, the steering board was faced with a difficult choice between many qualified entries. This year's a
A week-long event from 19-23 May will bring together 45 representatives from EUGLOH universities to collaborate on cultural issues in teaching and research. Participants will attend from Tromsø, Porto, Hamburg, Alcalá, Munich, Szeged and of course Lund. We have also invited speakers from Singapore and Melbourne. "Culture is an important part of the University’s soul. In May, around 40 colleagues f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-networking-event-and-smask - 2025-11-02
Professors of literature Torbjörn Forslid and Anders Ohlsson helped bring the concept of shared reading to Sweden. They have now received funding from LU Innovation to develop and adapt it for use in upper-secondary schools. Shared reading is originally a British concept, which essentially involves a reading circle with reading aloud taking place in groups. When the group meets, the leader reads a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/received-help-improve-experience-reading - 2025-11-02
Over 1,300 people have applied for the 25 positions advertised in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. Among the candidates are researchers from world-leading universities such as Harvard and Oxford. “The initiative has generated great interest among highly qualified researchers,” says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University.The call for applications refers to
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-attracts-great-interest - 2025-11-02
On 22 September, the Swedish Chips Competence Centre (SCCC) will open in The Loop in Lund. With Lund University as the host partner, researchers, start-ups and industry partners are coming together to strengthen Sweden's and Europe's position in semiconductor technology. A shared vision for Swedish and European semiconductor technologySemiconductor technology is crucial for everything from mobile
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sccc-takes-centre-stage-national-semiconductor-centre-opens - 2025-11-02
In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2025-11-02
Three projects have been awarded funding under the Sustainability Fund's call for proposals to test solutions to sustainability challenges in the organization, Sustainable Proposal Testbed. The focus is on mental health for students and reducing climate emissions from academic travel. For the second time, the university has awarded grants to employees who want to test sustainability solutions. The
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-project-wins-award - 2025-11-02
A newly procured case management system, a new Support Centre, LU Box clear out and a gentle reminder to obtain strong authentication – from 9 June it will also be required for booking business travel. New case management system procuredThe procurement of a new case management system for the entire University has now been completed. The new supplier and system is HaloITSM. HaloITSM is a British co
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-case-system-support-centre-and-document-clear-out - 2025-11-02
Digitalisation and AI affect us all – whether we work in research, teaching, administration or management. In order to face the future with the right tools and knowledge, we have formed an Ad hoc group to support our employees in developing their expertise in digitalisation and AI. We are launching an AI course for all staff as the semester gets underway. It is a basic course, aimed at those who a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ad-hoc-ai-group-bolster-staff-expertise-digitalisation-and-ai - 2025-11-02
The University's Sustainability Plan has been revised. It now includes new sustainability requirements for purchasing and procurement. Logistics and communication have also been given greater emphasis. The aim of the plan is to accelerate the pace of transition to sustainable development – both within the University and in society. At the same time, it aims to make use of the knowledge and skills
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-sustainability-plan - 2025-11-02
RAMP-UP, a new EU-funded doctoral programme coordinated by Lund University, is now inviting researchers from all faculties to submit proposals for co-funded PhD projects in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The programme welcomes interdisciplinary ideas that span scientific, technological, clinical, ethical, economic, and societal perspectives on the developmen
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-interdisciplinary-project-co-funding-ramp - 2025-11-02
Fyra föredrag om aktuell diabetesforskning under höstens Diabeteskväll i Malmö. Det första handlade om fetma och diabetes - samspelot gener och mat. Det andra om transplantation av insulinceller. Det tredje om fetmakirurgi som bot för typ 2 diabetes. Det fjärde om epigenetik - bryggan mellan gener och miljö. Risken för diabetes och fetma – samspelet gener och matFöreläsningen om diabetes och fetma
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/referat-diabeteskvallen-i-malmo-nov-2011 - 2025-11-01
Forskarskolans koordinator Johan Flygare berättar om ATMP, om skolan och förklarar varför du bör söka. Deadline: 15 februari. Grattis till utnämningen som föreståndare för den nationella forskarskolan ATMP, ett nytt nationellt svenskt universitetssamarbete.– Tack! En mycket välbehövlig satsning. ATMP är personligen mycket viktigt för mig. Sedan jag började som biträdande koordinator för Stamcellsc
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/sok-till-nya-national-atmp-research-school - 2025-11-01
Den medicinska forskningen vid Lunds universitet beviljades cirka 170 miljoner kronor när Vetenskapsrådet (VR) presenterade anslagsbeslut den 28 oktober 2021. Inom området ”Medicin och hälsa” fördelade VR drygt 1,1 miljard till svenska lärosäten för åren 2021-2026. Vid Lunds universitet delar ett 40-tal forskare på cirka 160 miljoner kronor. - Jag gläds med alla de forskare vid fakulteten som har
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ett-40-tal-forskare-delar-pa-mangmiljonanslag - 2025-11-01
Med 36 miljoner i ryggen kraftsamlar aktörer i Skåne för att utveckla och kommersialisera excellent forskning inom ATMP, Advanced Therapy Medical Products. Målet är att påskynda nästa generations banbrytande terapier så att fler potentiellt livräddande ATMP-behandlingar når patienter som idag saknar effektiva behandlingsalternativ. Med projektet ATMP Path2Patient ska involverade aktörer skapa effe
https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/storsatsning-att-ta-avancerade-terapier-fran-forskning-till-patient-i-skane - 2025-11-01
Brist på valmöjligheter, krockande åsikter och tidspress är fynd i en första artikel om välfärdsteknologi, från projektet Welfare@home, där SWEAH-doktoranden Samantha Svärdh, Lunds universitet, ingår. Hennes andra artikel ger oss information om fyra olika utmaningar. – Äldre personer och personal fick ofta apparater utan att vara inblandade i beslutet. Vi såg också att teknik som personalen såg so
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/valfardsteknik-ingen-losning-utan-anvandarnas-medverkan - 2025-11-01
