By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 23 February 2025 The new Division of Global Engagement will be based at Wrangel on Östra Vallgatan. The university director has decided to change the Division of External Relations into a new division, Global Engagement, which will have a more explicit focus on international matters. The decision is based on an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/division-external-relations-become-division-global-engagement - 2025-03-16

By jenny [dot] hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 26 February 2025 Emissions from our air travel decreased in 2024, compared with the previous year. Air travel accounts for the main part of our emissions from business travel and therefore the total climate impact of our business travel has decreased, even though emissions from car travel have increased. Every year, in c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/greenhouse-gas-emissions-our-business-travel-have-decreased - 2025-03-16

By Edina [dot] Voloder [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Edina Voloder) - published 24 February 2025 The new Research Data Office is to make it easier for researchers to manage their research data throughout the research process. Improved and more accessible online support is now being launched in the form of unified webpages, a university-wide support service and a new, easier way to register

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-get-improved-online-support-research-data-management - 2025-03-16

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 23 February 2025 The recruitment of international staff is a complex area and it is important for the University to manage correctly in order to avoid serious legal consequences, particularly in the area of migration. There is a considerable demand for support on these matters and fortunately there is extensive supp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/support-recruitment-international-staff - 2025-03-16

By Lotte [dot] Billing [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lotte Billing) - published 26 February 2025 The Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666. The donation is dedicated to translational cancer research, meaning applied cancer research in antibody and cell thera

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-university - 2025-03-16

By helena [dot] lind [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se (Helena Lind) - published 22 February 2025 The University is establishing a new Centre for Preparedness and Resilience (LUPREP) at Campus Helsingborg. By strengthening research, collaboration and education in total defence and preparedness, the aim is to meet society's increasing need for security and crisis management. The Centre for Preparedness an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-centre-preparedness-and-resilience-be-established - 2025-03-16

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 24 February 2025 The number of applicants to this autumn's international courses and programmes has increased by 16% across Sweden. As usual, Lund University is at the top in terms of the number of applications and has for the first time reached over 30,000 applications in total in the international Master's pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-applicants-our-international-courses-and-programmes - 2025-03-16

By fabian [dot] beijer [at] englund [dot] lu [dot] se (Fabian Beijer) - published 24 February 2025 This course is aimed at doctoral students and research faculty who write and publish in English, and who wish to strengthen their language and writing skills. Over six sessions (a total of 16h), we discuss central aspects of English scholarly writing, ranging from ways of communicating one’s research

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/written-english-scholarly-publication-spring-2025 - 2025-03-16

By stefan [dot] danielson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Stefan Danielson) - published 10 March 2025 The 8 March, Lund University will send out a questionnaire to 8,800 researchers associated with the University in order to gain a picture of how well LU is fulfilling the European Charter for Researchers. The questionnaire, which is open for two weeks, aims to provide a broad picture of how

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-conducting-major-survey-principles-strong-research-environments - 2025-03-16

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 9 March 2025 All Lund University employees and students are welcome to participate in this year's edition of the Future Innovations Award. Applications are open until May 5. The Future Innovations Award celebrates groundbreaking ideas from Lund University. Ideas with the potential to change our world. It has now

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-innovations-award-2025-competition-opens-over-1-million-sek-prizes - 2025-03-16

Published 1 March 2025 EduLab has been a successful project and has meant that the University has had an infrastructure in place to support and manage educational initiatives. As a result, the University’s EduLab experimental platform has now been extended until December 2026. All faculties have taken the opportunity and received assistance from EduLab to develop and expand their range of courses

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/edulab-continue-and-focus-x-courses - 2025-03-16

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 11 March 2025 Lund University makes annual purchases totalling SEK 1.5 billion. Together, these purchases make up a large part of the University’s carbon footprint. How can we meet the high demands of research on materials and products, and at the same time become a resource-efficient organisation with a carbon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/importance-sustainable-purchasing-and-procurement - 2025-03-16

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 12 March 2025 The University is now launching a new round of excellence initiatives to bolster the recruitment of top international researchers through the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. With this initiative, the University aims to foster its international research presence and provide early-career

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-round-excellence-initiatives-early-career-researchers-and-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2027 - 2025-03-16

By Jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 11 March 2025 The City of Lund and Lund University have approved a joint strategy to foster the local innovation environment and business community. This means that efforts to attract companies and talent and to bolster Lund’s international position are now being stepped up. “It sends out a strong signal th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-statement-intent-city-lund - 2025-03-16

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 11 March 2025 Stay Curious is a new English-language newsletter that makes it easy for you to find out about the latest research from your University colleagues in a concise and engaging format. The newsletter is published monthly on LinkedIn – a platform focused on knowledge sharing and professional networki

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/stay-curious-universitys-new-newsletter-about-our-research - 2025-03-16

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 10 March 2025 The University started the year on a high in The Conversation, the international platform where researchers write about research and analyse current social issues. This year, 21 articles have already been published. This means that 2025 could be another record year. Researchers from several facu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-gets-flying-start-conversation-2025 - 2025-03-16

Published 12 April 2024 The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is active at night. Now, a research team has succeeded in locating an Italian worm colony and is able to confirm that the worm has completely unique vision. Bristle worms are a group of annelid worms tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/marine-worm-outstanding-vision-fascinates-researchers - 2025-03-16

Published 15 April 2024 Photo: Anna-Britta Magnusson/Mostphotos The strong connection between financial problems and mental health issues is well known. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that only one in five young adults could correctly answer three basic questions about inflation, interest rates and risk diversification. At the same time, they are getting more into debt. This, the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alarmingly-low-financial-awareness-among-todays-youth - 2025-03-16

Published 17 April 2024 The team during field work in northern Sweden (Photo: Geerte Fälthammar-de Jong) During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team led from Lund University in Sweden has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. The boreal forests form a single biome that sp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-field-study-shows-how-climate-change-affects-fire-impacted-forests - 2025-03-16

Published 18 April 2024 Lund researchers Thomas Pugh and Raimund Muscheler have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant. Photo: Private/Kenneth Ruona Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 million each over a five-year period to study historical solar storms and the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-lund-researchers-receive-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-03-16