Published 20 October 2022 The Lund University MOOCs are open to anyone with an interest, regardless of previous experience. The courses are free of charge and are taught in English. Please note that you cannot include a MOOC as a part of a degree or receive university credits for it. -    Working for a sustainable future: concepts and approaches (NEW) -    Greening the Economy: Circular Economy –

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Published 31 October 2022 I and many others are ambivalent when it comes to the ranking of the world’s universities. But Lund University has made the ranking lists and that does have an impact, at the very least for international marketing purposes. We must be active, rather than passive, in relation to the ranking bodies. Small margins can make a university climb or tumble down the lists, so ther

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Published 2 November 2022 The Research Board’s working group for research infrastructure has now decided who will receive money from the university-wide investments in support for local research infrastructure in 2022. Of the 21 applications received, the majority were from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering, LTH. Only one application ‒ from the Humanities L

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eleven-research-infrastructures-share-sek-20-million - 2025-01-08

Published 31 October 2022 A new campus development office and a university-wide campus development advisory board have been set up with the task of strategically managing campus development issues on an ongoing basis and developing a new campus plan. The campus development office will be a platform for all campus development issues within LU and consists of two project managers, Charlotte von Bröm

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By sylvia [dot] lysko [at] iac [dot] lu [dot] se (Sylvia Lysko) - published 27 October 2022 The University’s Odeum Music Centre will be hosting two concerts devoted to big-name composers in one week: Brahms and Bruckner! On Thursday 10 November, the Lund Academic Choir, led by choral director Cecilia Martin-Löf, will perform one of the most important works in music history: Johannes Brahm’s most b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concerts-devoted-brahms-10-november-and-bruckner-12-november - 2025-01-08

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 28 October 2022 The salary increase of SEK 800 a month (for full-time employment) that Lund University and the employee organisations have agreed upon will start being paid out with the November salary. The new salaries for doctoral students apply from 1 October 2022.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/salary-review-salary-increase-doctoral-students-will-start-being-paid-out-november - 2025-01-08

By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 13 November 2022 Sustainability Week is an annual event organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The program offers discussions and actions, exploring both societal challenges of today and hopeful visions for the future. Now you have the chance to contribute! With a programme of over 50

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-2023-great-opportunity-present-your-research - 2025-01-08

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 3 November 2022 A few examples of commentaries on Facebook that Linnea Jensdotter has studied. Sociologist of religion Linnea Jensdotter conducts research on the role of religion in politics. She has analysed 20,000 Facebook comments on articles from Sweden’s biggest news sites. Her analysis shows that religion

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/religion-politicised-social-media - 2025-01-08

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 3 November 2022 It is important to show what has led to the results and not simplify too much when research is communicated, means researcher Anna Jonsson. Photo: Ivelin Radkov/Shutterstock The idea that research results should be simplified and related to a media logic when being communicated to the public is chal

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/background-results-important-when-communicating-research - 2025-01-08

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 3 November 2022 Adugna Negussie Gudeta, a doctoral student at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, teaches about coeliac disease to students in Ethiopia. Photo: Dr. Tamiru Coeliac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, has until now been all but unknown in Ethiopia. Yet as more people adopt a Western diet, t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-raises-awareness-coeliac-disease-ethiopia - 2025-01-08

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 3 November 2022 Karin Aggestam och Ronny Berndtsson, director and deputy director at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. Photo: Jan Olsson Swedish universities and higher education institutions condemn the violence in Iran in which security forces have opened fire on protesting students. Collaborations an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-collaboration-iran-far-certain - 2025-01-08

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 3 November 2022 Coastal engineer Caroline Hallin teaches doctoral students from the interdisciplinary ClimBEco Graduate Research School at Knäbäckshusen in Skåne, Sweden. Photo: Sara Håkansson The coast is changing. The sea is encroaching further inland, and the shoreline of childhood memory no longer looks the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-research-school-skanes-beaches - 2025-01-08

By malin [dot] akerskog [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Malin Åkerskog) - published 7 November 2022 What skills and qualities are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Sarah Emond, CEO at By EMOND guides you through the Inner Development Goals framework, and Christine Wamsler, Professor of Sustainability Science, provides input from a research perspective. In 2015, the Sustainab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inner-development-goals-building-sustainable-development-skills-1811 - 2025-01-08

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 10 November 2022 If you are a member of Saco-S or not a member of an employee organisation i.e. a non-union employee, you will soon have a salary-setting appraisal with your manager. According to the University’s timetable for this year’s salary review, the salary-setting appraisal will be held between mid-November an

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Published 14 November 2022 All existing Adobe licenses are valid until November 30, 2022, and will expire thereafter. The handling of licenses for Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Creative Cloud will change in connection with Lund University now entering a new agreement period with Adobe. To continue to have access to Adobe software, an application is required in https://lucat.lu.se In the attached file

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Published 15 November 2022 There is now a new platform for strategic work at Lund University. It will guide and inspire the developments the University needs in order to strengthen competitiveness and continue to be a world-class university. The platform for strategic work applies for 2023 and 2024. The platform consists of four prioritised areas with associated measures: Strong research today and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/platform-strategic-work-will-inspire-and-guide - 2025-01-08

By Stefan [dot] Danielson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Stefan Danielson) - published 14 November 2022 As a foreign citizen, what do you need to think about when you take up a position at the University? What terms of employment apply for those undertaking third-cycle studies? What are the different academic positions and what is the process when you apply to become a professor? For those

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-hr-information-makes-things-clearer-academic-staff - 2025-01-08

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 10 November 2022 Lund University wants to encourage initiatives relating to equal opportunities by means such as offering an opportunity to apply for targeted funding. Therefore, another opportunity has arisen to apply for funding for initiatives that aim to prevent discrimination, promote equal opportunities and gend

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-equal-opportunity-initiatives - 2025-01-08

By sylvia [dot] lysko [at] iac [dot] lu [dot] se (Sylvia Lysko) - published 8 November 2022 A warm welcome to the Academy of Music’s traditional Christmas concert with a symphony orchestra, choir, soloists and ensembles – this year under the baton of Fredrik Malmberg. There will be three church concerts divided between Lund and Malmö. The Academy of Music’s Christmas concert will offer a cracking

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academy-musics-christmas-concert-lund-16-december-and-malmo-17-december - 2025-01-08

Published 14 November 2022 Our IT security is only as strong as its weakest link. It is important that together we all help to keep our common IT systems as secure as possible and not give external parties an opportunity to exploit gaps in security. We can all contribute in small ways. An important element in this is not to ignore messages about security updates for too long. Security updates are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-restart-break-and-help-protect-lu - 2025-01-08