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The Faculty Office, ”Kansli S”, is currently preparing for a reorganisation at the turn of the year. The aim is to create a clearer, more efficient and better-coordinated organisation that meets the needs of the organisation and demands of the future more effectively. The Faculty Office has had an increasingly complex and growing workload for a long time. To meet this challenge and improve the wor
Due to a vacancy in the Nominating Committee a by-election is now being held. You have until 26 November to cast your vote. The task of the faculty's Nominating Committee is to prepare nominations and to establish suggestions of candidates for the positions of dean and deputy dean as well as for the Faculty Board and the University Electoral College. As Magnus Jirström is leaving his position in t
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-nominating-committee - 2025-12-11
The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson assumed the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewardin
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/meet-new-head-department-sociologiy - 2025-12-11
The Faculty's by-election to the Nominating Committee is now complete, and a meeting to announce the election results has been held at the Faculty Office. The new member of the Nomination Committee is Terese Anving, senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology. The committee now has the following composition:Representatives of teaching staff with research expertiseÅsa Thelander, senior lecturer,
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/terese-anving-elected-facultys-nominating-committee - 2025-12-11
In autumn 2026, the Faculty of Social Sciences will start a new Swedish Master's Programme in Comprehensive Defence and Civil Preparedness at Campus Helsingborg. The programme meets the increasing demand for expertise in the field of total defence and provides students with interdisciplinary knowledge of how society can withstand and manage crises – from security policy challenges to climate chang
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-masters-programme-comprehensive-defence-and-civil-preparedness - 2025-12-11
Several Faculty buildings in the Paradis area in Lund will be given new street addresses. This is due to police and ambulance staff having difficulties finding the exact location when responding to alarms. The new addresses are put into effect on 1 July 2019. Faculty units with new street addresses from 1 JulySchool of Social Work (the new building Gamla köket) – Allhelgona kyrkogata 8 and Norra v
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-street-addresses-paradis-area - 2025-12-11
The old site where we were supposed to gather in case of a fire alarm, at the so-called assembly point, at the parking lot in front of Naturvetarvägen 6A has been moved to the lawn between the Ecology Building and the Biology Building, near the small bridge over our stream. You will find instructions about what to do in case of a fire on our fire web page.
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-assembly-point-case-fire-ecology-building - 2025-12-11
In an effort to reduce electricity prices ahead of the coming winter, the government is asking all authorities to save as much energy as possible. We, therefore, need to review our energy use and see where we can save. If we all chip in and save, the risk of planned power cuts during the winter is reduced. Henrik Wendel and the Health, environment and safety committee – working group will go throu
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/avoid-power-outages-save-energy - 2025-12-11
Information has already been sent out about the strained electricity situation and the risk of disconnection of electricity. In order for you to know what to do in the event of a power cut, the department has drawn up a plan. The department has appointed key persons who are responsible for the safe shutting down of labs, sensitive instruments and other spaces. The only thing you need to consider/k
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/case-planned-power-outages - 2025-12-11
Now is registration to BLAM 2023 open. This year the conference is between 13 and 14 April at Palaestra. BLAM stands for Biology in Lund Annual Meeting and is a two-day-long conference arranged by our PhD students. All posters and talks (except two invited plenary speakers) are done by the PhD students. The meeting is open for all working in the department.
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/registration-blam-2023-open - 2025-12-11
If you are a PhD student at the department and work with some kind of genetically oriented project, don't miss the opportunity to apply for a grant from Jörgen Lindström's foundation. The last day to apply is 20 October. Application and more information about the grant.
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/grant-application-jorgen-lindstroms-foundation-open - 2025-12-11
Only one month is left until we shut down parts of the Ecology building for this summer’s ventilation project! With a few exceptions, buildings B and F will be closed during June, July and August. If you want to access those parts of the building for something temporary, like picking something up, that’s ok. But we want you to do it from 09.00-15.00 on weekdays. If you want to access the freezer c
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/ventilation-rebuilding-ecology-building - 2025-12-11
The summer is approaching and we want to draw your attention to the fact that it is high time to start planning for matters that need to be completed before the summer vacations. As employment matters are handled by both department and faculty, the dates become especially important when staffing is low. In order to be able to finish in time for the summer, we have some dates for processing recruit
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/recruitment-during-summer-2023 - 2025-12-11
A working group, consisting of Edith Hammer, Anders Nilsson and Eric Warrant, have created proposals for a new organisation of the units in the department. The group presented these proposals at a meeting on 5 May. Take a closer look at the proposals. If you missed the meeting it was recorded and is published on the same page. All current units will have meetings and discuss these new proposals. W
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/proposals-new-units-department - 2025-12-11
Due to updated safety regulations from the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet), the university's insurance company, we have new procedures for how we handle lithium-ion batteries in our premises from 1 December 2023 The following applies to all of the department's premises:You are allowed to charge and use lithium-ion batteries in mobile phones, tablets, and lapto
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/handling-lithium-ion-batteries-departments-premises - 2025-12-11
The department board decided to proceed with the proposal for new units. It is now clear that the department will get five new units next year. Today's six units will be merged into five and new unit managers will be appointed. We have created a page where we will post all the information about the new units on an ongoing basis.
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-units-next-year - 2025-12-11
Now the new unit managers have signed all agreements and delegations, and their appointment will come into effect on February 1st. The units still go by the designations A-E, which means that naming is first on the agenda. So start thinking about suggestions!Our new unit managers are:Unit A – Mats HanssonUnit B – Eric WarrantUnit C – Anders NilssonUnit D – Staffan BenschUnit E – Magne FribergIf yo
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-and-not-so-new-unit-managers - 2025-12-11
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. Emma Kritzberg and Erik Selander represent the Department of Biology. "Big steps for a smaller footprint: Effectiv
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/biologists-onboard-prize-winning-project-sustainable-workplace - 2025-12-11
We have started to exchange locks to rooms we no longer rent in Biology building C and D.
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/lock-changes-biology-building - 2025-12-11
LU Bygg and Akademiska Hus have signed an agreement to remodelling the upcoming P2 lab in the Ecology House. They have also agreed on the conditions for rooms for freezers in the basement and future undergraduate education facilities in the E-D1 corridor.
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/now-agreement-new-p2-lab-has-been-signed - 2025-12-11
