Published 10 March 2022 On Friday the 4 March, the university's anniversary was celebrated. Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström began with a speech on the current world situation: Honoured emeriti vice-chancellors, honoured deans, students, colleagues and guests, In the foreword to the annual academic ceremony programme, you will see a summary of what this speech was intended to be about. Today, after a

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Published 14 March 2022 From the vice-chancellor blog: Intensive work is being carried out on how we can open doors for Ukraine at the EU and national levels and at Lund University. Here, we are looking at all possibilities to enable us to take in students, academics and researchers who need to leave their country or will need to study or conduct research in their homeland in the future. We are wo

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By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 11 March 2022 Each spring, the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology host two days of public lectures presented by our very own researchers, in our very own buildings. All events are free of charge and open to the public. The Humanities and Theology days are filled with presentations and lectures, where res

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Published 16 March 2022 Ahead of spring, the University’s International Council has started working on the development of a new approach to broad international issues. The objective is to enable the University to act faster and more proactively in its international work, while applying a more long-term perspective. The working method, which the members of the International Council have chosen to c

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Published 15 March 2022 Renovation and modernisation is now starting on the King’s House, which was once the University’s first main building. After a period of investigations, building permit reviews and discussions, it has now been decided that the King’s House will contain the offices of the University Management and its staff. The aim of the renovation is to develop the King’s House and create

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By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 22 March 2022 The workshop will help you sort out what you need and must do as an employer regarding both the handling of cases of victimisation and harassment, and the preventive work against victimisation and harassment. You will also be clearer on what kind of support you can get and where to get it. During the wor

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By linnea [dot] morth [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Linnea Mörth) - published 23 March 2022 Photo: Science Village Scandinavia AB Scope proposals for establishment of chemistry and physics in Science Village have been sent for consultative procedure. LTH and the Faculty of Science have been tasked by the vice-chancellor with proposing which organisational units are to be established in Science V

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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