Published 30 March 2022 On 22 March, the alliance of European universities, EUGLOH, submitted an application for a grant to continue their collaboration for a further four years. At the same time, four new European partners will be joining the alliance. In our application, we EUGLOH alliance members promise to continue to develop our collaboration through new common educational initiatives and ext

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-application-paves-way-broader-eugloh-alliance - 2025-03-14

Published 30 March 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic barely had time to subside before the next upheaval occurred. The war in Ukraine also impacts us as a University. We have set up an organisation to manage Ukraine-related issues at Lund University. Over the past two years, a lot of my time has been spent dealing with various crises in the world around us that affect us in one way or another. First came

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-management-issues-relating-war-ukraine - 2025-03-14

Published 13 April 2022 All employees and students at Lund University are welcome to the X Lab with their own projects, course work and ideas. For a long time, Lund University has lacked an open meeting place for staff and students to gather and work on their own projects/course work or share knowledge. In response to this, LTH has built up the X Lab, whose activities are based on collaboration an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/x-lab-innovation-environment-and-co-working-space-all-students-and-staff-university - 2025-03-14

By ingegerd [dot] wirehed [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Ingegerd Wirehed) - published 27 March 2022 Now the Information Security Management System at Lund University document "Ledningssystem för informationssäkerhet vid Lunds universitet" has been determined by the vice-chancellor Erik Renström. The management system has thereby formally taken effect, but will be implemented stepwise. This is the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/isms-has-been-decided-vice-chancellor - 2025-03-14

Published 30 March 2022 The application to become a Culture KIC was submitted to the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) at the right time. Together with just over 100 partners throughout Europe, Lund University wants to be part of the world’s largest innovation initiative in the cultural and creative sectors and industries. The consortium that the EU names as a Knowledge and Innov

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kic-application-timely-culture-europes-heart-and-soul - 2025-03-14

By caroline [dot] cabot [at] uvet [dot] lu [dot] se (Caroline Cabot) - published 26 March 2022 In this third and final theme in the series The international classroom we will focus on Insiders and outsiders in the classroom. At the webinar on the 8th of April you will hear three presentations on how students’ stories and experience can be an asset in building an effective and inclusive learning en

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/insiders-and-outsiders-classroom-webinar-and-workshop-8-april - 2025-03-14

By evelina [dot] linden [at] luhm [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 7 April 2022 It was a surprise for Anne L’Huillier when she was awarded Wolf Prize. Photo: Evelina Lindén These are busy times for atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier. Earlier this year, she received the prestigious Wolf Prize – perhaps not as widely known among the general public, but within the field of physics it is c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/prestigious-physics-prize-goes-lund-researcher - 2025-03-14

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 7 April 2022 Margareta Johansson (second from the right) visiting a Russian research station in the Altai Mountains in 2016 alongside Russian and Canadian colleagues. Photo: Sergey Kirportin Climate research in the Arctic is being hit hard as collaboration with Russian researchers is put on ice. “It’s impossible to g

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/negative-impact-arctic-research-russia-excluded - 2025-03-14

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 7 April 2022 The inscriptions in Karnak in Egypt are approximately 3 500 years old. Photo: Artdi/MostPhotos What would it take for people living 100 000 years from now to be able to understand a message from people living today? Language historian and exegete Ola Wikander has, on behalf of the Swedish Nuclear Fu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-language-eternity - 2025-03-14

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 7 April 2022 Jonna Bornemark. Photo: Johan Persson AI, artificial intelligence, is trendy. But where does the boundary go between humankind and machine and what should we use AI for? “It’s time to ask ourselves what humankind possesses that machines do not. How can they complement each other, rather than compete?” asks

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-colleague-have-artificial-intelligence - 2025-03-14

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 7 April 2022 Kalle Åström. Photo: Jessika Sellergren Mathematics Professor Kalle Åström studies the future of agriculture with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). He develops mathematical models to optimise harvests and contribute to climate-friendly agriculture. Artificial intelligence and agriculture ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ai-provides-agricultural-intelligence - 2025-03-14

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 7 April 2022 Ethnologist Susanne Lundin studies peoples' attitudes towards organ­ trafficking, counterfeit medicines and transplants. Photo: Kennet Ruona Ethnologist Susanne Lundin’s research is ultimately about life and death and how people relate to the inevitable. What are people willing to do to delay the end bri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-research-concerns-our-deepest-fears - 2025-03-14

Published 13 April 2022 Future Week has become Future Days. It will continue to showcase innovative research with focus on the big questions of the future. The popular science programme will now be formed around the pioneering visions of researchers and teaching staff from all the University’s faculties. For the past three years, Lund University’s Future Week has presented ground-breaking research

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-days-2022-future-week-new-guise - 2025-03-14

Published 13 April 2022 Under the title The Buzz of Europe - a Day in the Spirit of Art, Culture, Science and Innovation, we will showcase the breadth of the University and our fantastic collaborations with cultural and creative actors and industries from all over the world. Creativity is one of our watchwords, and our creative juices have been flowing in the extensive Knowledge and Innovation Com

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/buzz-europe-new-sides-creative-university - 2025-03-14

Published 12 April 2022 Desks, office chairs, chairs and tables in lecture rooms and study spaces – the University handles a large volume of furniture every year. The impact on the climate from all this equipment makes up a large part of our total footprint. LU Estates is working hard to promote the reuse and recycling of more of our furniture. A new government framework agreement area, Circular F

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-government-framework-agreement-furniture-recycling - 2025-03-14

Published 2 April 2022 Check your junk folder a little more often. For those of you who send out information via computer programs other than the mail server (blog posts, newsletters, confirmations of registration etc.), make sure you are sending them the right way. Due to the war in Ukraine, security around our email has been further enhanced. This means more emails are being marked as spam and b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strengthened-spam-filters-mean-more-emails-usual-are-ending-junk-folders - 2025-03-14

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 10 April 2022 In the first week of May, it is time to discuss the transition to a sustainable society and network with researchers, students, the municipality and other societal actors. During Sustainability Week, you can go on a guided tour of Lund's newest park, get the best tips for charging electric vehicles, influen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-lund-2-7-may-2022 - 2025-03-14

Published 23 April 2022 On 15 March, 24 notifications of interest had been submitted. These submissions have now been evaluated by me, in collaboration with the deans. The assessment was based on Lund University’s criteria for the profile areas. During the late autumn and winter, all researchers at the University were invited to submit notifications of interest in becoming profile areas. The crite

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-selection-profile-areas-completed-11-applications-be-summoned-interview - 2025-03-14

Published 22 April 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected the whole of Ukrainian society. The academic sector has played an important role in the country and had many international contacts and collaborations. What is now happening in Ukraine is both worrying and alarming. It concerns of course the suffering caused by war and destruction but also the threat to democracy and freedom of o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-attack-ukraine - 2025-03-14

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] ch [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 22 April 2022 Can fashion ever become sustainable? How do we transition to environmentally smart e-commerce? What role will universities play in future society? These are some of the subjects to be discussed during the research festival Our Future City on 7-10 June at Campus Helsingborg. The event is organised in collaboratio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-cities-and-communities-focus-research-festival-our-future-cityh22-7-10-june - 2025-03-14