Published 1 May 2024 For the first time in the University’s history, a Vice-Chancellor’s decision exists concerning how we are to work on educational qualifications throughout the entire University, as reported in the previous LU News. Half of the University’s faculties have offered the opportunity to apply for recognition as an excellent teaching practitioner or similar for several years. A frame

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-forefront-work-educational-qualifications-higher-education - 2025-01-30

Published 1 May 2024 There is now an updated platform for strategic work which will guide our initiatives between 2025 and 2027. This update is an important part of our efforts to remain relevant and competitive in a rapidly changing world. The world around us is becoming increasingly unpredictable and complex, and in order to meet the new challenges we must act more quickly and in new ways. The p

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Published 8 May 2024 The current platform for strategic work applies until the end of this year, but a decision on an updated version for the period 2025-2027 has already been taken. The platform describes the University’s strategic work for the years ahead and will support us in adapting the University’s operations more quickly in an unpredictable world. The fact that the updated platform for str

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/platform-strategic-work-2025-2027 - 2025-01-30

By teresia [dot] rindefjall [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Teresia Rindefjäll) - published 8 May 2024 As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing three calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation.  Deadline for applications is 21 August 2024. Funded ac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-impact-actions - 2025-01-30

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 7 May 2024 LU Innovation's business lawyer Fredrik Engfeldt works daily to resolve issues relating to the professor's exemption. Photo: Johan Persson. Everyone who conducts research is covered by the intellectual property rights of academic staff ("lärarundantaget"). But what is it? Bring your lunch bag to an op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-what-you-need-know-about-intellectual-property-rights-academic-staff - 2025-01-30

By emma [dot] renman [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Renman) - published 6 May 2024 Petter Pilesjö, Abdulghani Hasan, and Andreas Persson were tired of the feeling of writing articles and presenting at conferences without anything happening. Learn how they went from research results to making use of their findings by starting the company PluvioFlow. Petter Pilsjö is a Professor at Lund Uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-started-company-spread-their-research-findings-we-need-get-better-handling-floods - 2025-01-30

Published 1 May 2024 The Annual Exhibition is a tradition where students use their studios as exhibition spaces for smaller solo presentations, while all the school's project rooms and common areas become one large group exhibition. The school's students work in a wide variety of techniques and an equally wide variety of themes.The annual exhibition offers an opportunity to recognize current trend

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/malmo-art-academys-annual-exhibition - 2025-01-30

Published 14 May 2024 For those who have been following the course of events surrounding pro-Palestinian demonstrations and how tent camps were established on American campuses and then spread to other parts of the world, it will not come as a surprise that such demonstrations have now reached Sweden. A tent camp was set up in Lundagård on Tuesday morning (14 May) and similar camps have been estab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tent-camp-lundagard - 2025-01-30

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 15 May 2024 COSHE stands for Computational Science for Health and Environment. The hub is based at Geocentrum II in Lund. Photo: Kenneth Ruona/CEC. A computational science hub, COSHE, has been established at Lund University. The aim is to become a creative hub for computational science with a focus on interdiscip

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/computational-science-hub-sharpen-research-environment-and-health - 2025-01-30

Published 15 May 2024 I took part in two interesting seminars a few weeks ago. The first was entitled “The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. The other seminar focused on how to apply for and obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The seminar on how to write and publish academic books commendably highlighted the importance

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-interest-also-extends-swedish-phenomena - 2025-01-30

Published 21 May 2024 On Saturday 4 May, Lund’s city centre was taken over by Lundaloppet. This year, there was a record number of participants, 8,179, who ran or walked in the races. Among those competing were 784 staff members from Lund University. Lund University was one of the largest employers represented in the race. Many fleet-footed LU staff members took part and we had several runners amo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-did-your-colleagues-fare-years-lundaloppet - 2025-01-30

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 22 May 2024 This year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University’s ceremonial highlight and the faculties’ most important academic celebration, will break the record for the number of conferees. It is time to celebrate the faculties’ doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors. In a solemn ceremony at Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-conferees-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-31-may - 2025-01-30

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 18 May 2024 According to the Swedish Tax Agency’s regulations on payment of health promotion reimbursement, the reimbursement must be paid, as a rule, during the year for which the application applies. For this reason, as of 2024 Lund University will make 30 November the deadline for health promotion reimbursement a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-deadline-health-promotion-reimbursement-applications - 2025-01-30

By sara [dot] westman [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Westman) - published 18 May 2024 Ludwig-Maximilian-universitet in Münich is one of the EUGLOH-universities. A COIL involves two different courses at two universities in different countries where students collaborate digitally during a part of the course. Each course follows its own syllabus, and the teachers grade their respective students. Vir

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-you-want-take-opportunity-develop-coil - 2025-01-30

Published 20 May 2024 The faculties’ honorary doctors for 2024 have been announced. They will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 31 May 2024. You can hear the talking between 29-30 May. Lund University School of Economics and Management30 May 13:00 to 14:15 | Open lecture with professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s first deputy governor Anna BremanMartha Bailey,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/see-open-lectures-faculties-honorary-doctors - 2025-01-30

Published 27 May 2024 On 26 May, a large number of emails were sent to University employees regarding a meeting between demonstrators and the University Management. This was not an IT security breach, but legitimate way of reaching many recipients since all staff email addresses are listed on the University’s website.Our freedom of speech provides space for large numbers of different opinions to b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emails-over-weekend-about-demonstrations - 2025-01-30

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 30 May 2024 Mozhgan Zachrisson, head of The Department of Strategic Communication, and Ulrika Holgersson, head of the Department of Communication and Media. In January the two departments will merge. Photo: Jan Olsson Several faculties have merged different departments or are about to do so. The Faculty of Engineerin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concern-when-departments-are-merged - 2025-01-30

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 30 May 2024 At the University Library’s book bindery and preservation studio Alexandra Tengelin Nyström och ­Carina Nilsson take care of the exclusive book collection. Photo: Johan Joelsson Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Li

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2025-01-30

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 30 May 2024 Annika Nyman is a playwright and teaches dramatic writing at Malmö Theatre Academy. Photo: Jenny Leyman What happens when people meet? How do they interact? How do they react? Annika Nyman, lecturer at Malmö Theatre Academy, regards helping students to understand these things as the most

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/flair-dramatic - 2025-01-30

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 30 May 2024 Johan Bergström. Photo: Rikard Tyllström At the School of Aviation in Ljungbyhed, any direct consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine are yet to be felt. However, Head of Department Johan Bergström says that it may only be a matter of time. He mentions Ukrainian interests who wish to train instructors who

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/higher-level-drone-pilot-training - 2025-01-30