Published 20 December 2023 Dear staff members, In times like these marked by so much uncertainty in the world, the upcoming festive season is a welcome break, allowing time for reflection and relaxation. It is an impossible task to sum up everything that has happened at a university during a year, but the international context has been a focal point for work at the management level. This year, we

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-time-review-2023-and-look-ahead-next-year - 2025-01-10

Published 20 December 2023 The Lund Students’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching is awarded for outstanding contributions to education. This year, the prize has been awarded to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology, and Patrik Lindskoug, Department of Law. The Vice-Chancellor appoints the winners after a proposal by the student unions. The prize-winnersreceive a diploma and a salary rise

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2024 - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 14 December 2023 The 2024 flexi time form for TA staff is now published on the Staff Page. The form is in Swedish. Download the advanced flexi time form 2024 on Staff pages:Staff forms and templates | Staff Pages (lu.se)Read more about flexitime for technical and administrative staff (TA staff)Flexitime for technica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/download-next-years-flexi-time-form-technical-and-administrative-staff-ta-staff - 2025-01-10

By rickard [dot] eksten [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Rickard Eksten) - published 15 January 2024 When we are summing up 2023, we can confirm that Lund University consolidates its position as Sweden’s leading university in the Horizon Europe, and climbs to the top ten in Europe. In September, LU-nytt reported on Lund University’s successful outcome in this spring’s calls within the EU framework progr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-ten-horizon-europe - 2025-01-10

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 10 January 2024 Employees at Lund University can now use the generative AI tool Copilot through Office 365. Bing Chat can be used, for example, to search for information, analyze data, create images, or improve text. Copilot uses Chat GPT-4 and has internet access. To use Copilot , you need to have the Micr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-employees-can-now-use-ai-assistant-copilot-former-bing-chat-free - 2025-01-10

By claes [dot] lindskog [at] htbibl [dot] lu [dot] se (Claes Lindskog) - published 10 January 2024 Your research deserves to be communicated clearly, efficiently, and correctly. Otherwise, it’s unlikely to be published, and if published, unlikely to be read, and if read, unlikely to be fully understood. To help you develop your academic English, the English Unit at the Centre for Language and Lite

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/course-written-english-scholarly-publication-1 - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 10 January 2024 In order to strengthen academic leadership, we have adopted a new policy that will make clear what expertise and expectations ought to characterise academic leadership, taking the complex environment of academia into account. Early in 2022, I gave Maria Flores the task of investigating and making sug

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-policy-academic-leadership-support-managers-and-employees - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 16 January 2024 The University has adopted a policy for academic leadership at Lund University. The aim of the policy is to set out what expertise characterises a successful and well-developed academic leadership at the University. The policy is to be used as support in developing, inspiring and recruiting new leade

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/policy-academic-leadership-lund-university - 2025-01-10

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 15 January 2024 During the ceremony, Lund University’s first honorary fellow, Ingvar Carlsson, will be appointed. The University’s gold medal will be awarded to Anne L’Huillier and Ambassador Jonas Hafström. In addition, the winners of the University’s administrative prize and the students’ Prize for Excellence in Te

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-annual-academic-ceremony-will-take-place-26-january - 2025-01-10

Published 13 January 2024 In order to increase clarity and to take account of the names of other divisions within the central administration, LDC is now changing its name to the Division of IT. In the recently completed review of the central administration, it was established that the name LDC was felt to be unclear. Even if the name is familiar within the area of IT, it has emerged that it was le

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ldc-renamed-division-it - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 12 February 2024 All teaching staff must submit a report concerning secondary employment by 31 March at the latest. Teaching staff who do not hold secondary employment are also to report this. Reporting and assessment is done in Primula. Be careful to choose the current year (2024) in the report. Heads of department

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-teaching-staff-report-secondary-employment - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 12 January 2024 Annual staff appraisals between manager and employee are mandatory at Lund University. In order to follow the salary-setting process, staff appraisals are to be undertaken during the first quarter, i.e. in January, February or March. Managers are responsible for ensuring that staff appraisals take pl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-support-staff-appraisals - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 12 January 2024 Last autumn, the Swedish Agency for Government Employers negotiated on changes to our general agreements on pay and benefits (Villkorsavtal) agreements with all three employee organisations Saco-S, OFR/S and Seko at national level. The changes apply from 1 January 2024. Broadly, these changes mean:Ho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-our-central-collective-agreements-1-january - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 11 January 2024 Have you spent the Christmas break skiing or jogging? Perhaps you have tried a new health-promoting activity that you would like to continue? Did you keep last year’s New Year’s resolution about devoting time to your health? Or are you going to give it another try this year? Whatever your situation,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-care-yourself-utilise-health-promotion-benefit-0 - 2025-01-10

Published 22 January 2024 In the end of January 2024 TietoEvry, a subcontractor of the National Government Service Centre, was subjected to an extensive IT attack. At Lund University this had an impact on Primula, which was inaccessible since the early morning of 20 January and about two weeks on. Updates concerning information about the shutdown and its consequences are published published here.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/regarding-primula-shutdown - 2025-01-10

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 29 January 2024 Sofie Mohlin, associate professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund won the national Forskar Grand Prix competition in 2023 Do you want to be better at summing up what is important about your research and receive help and support to present your results? If so, perhaps you would like to take part in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/improve-your-research-presentation-skills-and-participate-years-researchers-grand-prix - 2025-01-10

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 31 January 2024 Just over a week ago, TietoEvry, a subcontractor of the National Government Service Centre, was subjected to an extensive IT attack. At Lund University, this has impacted Primula, which has been inaccessible since the morning of 20 January. The shutdown did not affect payment of the January salary. T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/primula-shutdown-after-it-attack-against-subcontractor-tietoevry - 2025-01-10

Published 31 January 2024 The need for learning support is growing. To make support more effective, the Unit for Educational Services has started a two-year project that will focus on professional development initiatives, common guidelines and a new advisory entity to ensure a unified strategy for accessible and inclusive teaching. We know that the need for learning support is increasing. At Lund

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-focus-accessible-and-inclusive-teaching - 2025-01-10

By nina [dot] nordh [at] bygg [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Nordh) - published 30 January 2024 In June 2023, Lund University signed an agreement with Denmark’s largest rail travel agency “Togrejse” for booking European business trips by train outside Sweden. It has now been shown that interest in booking rail travel abroad was much greater than expected and a new procurement will therefore be carried ou

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-travel-agency-has-increased-number-business-trips-train-europe - 2025-01-10

By roger [dot] alexandersson [at] service [dot] lu [dot] se (Roger Alexandersson) - published 31 January 2024 Take part with your colleagues in the Lundaloppet fun run. As usual, Lund University will pay the registration fee on behalf of employees. You can choose between the regular Lundaloppet, which takes place on 4 May, or the Gold Package. Lundaloppet, Skåne’s biggest fun run, brings together

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-part-lundaloppet-fun-run-4-may - 2025-01-10