By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 1 June 2023 The Lund University working group on AI tools has now reported and made some recommendations about the use of Generative AI tools in teaching, learning, and assessment. These webinars give you a chance to hear about the recommendations and ask questions relating to your own courses. The webinars

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/handling-impact-ai-tools-lu-working-group-recommendations - 2025-03-16

By maria [dot] plaschke [at] eken [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Plaschke) - published 8 June 2023 It will now be easier to take the train in Europe for your business travel needs. This means that we can further reduce the climate impact of our business travel. As of 1 June 2023, you are to book all rail travel in Europe via the Danish rail travel agency, Togrejse. However, all air travel, airport trans

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/easier-book-rail-travel-europe - 2025-03-16

By eva [dot] johannesson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Johannesson) - published 8 June 2023 For the first time in the University’s history, there is a common Strategy for Education. Our changing world means that we all need to think and act in order to meet the University’s challenges. No one knows exactly how the world around us will develop and we therefore need to help out. The Stra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-strategy-education-act-compass - 2025-03-16

By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - published 8 June 2023 The PhD student and climate activist David Alcer gets on the stage during Loreen's performance at the Swedish Melody Festival. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Should climate researchers let their findings speak for themselves, or does the state of the planet mean that it is a duty to take to the barrica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-and-activism - 2025-03-16

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 8 June 2023 A vision of Science Village, the area between the research facilities MAX IV och ESS. ill: ­Science Village ­Scandinavia AB Plans to move some research and education to Science Village are being formulated. But the University’s finances are proving to be a limiting factor for the establishment. The goal f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/finances-stumbling-block-move-science-village - 2025-03-16

By anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - published 8 June 2023 Emma Kritzberg travelled for five days return to participate at a job meeting on Mallorca. Photo: Johan Persson Emma Kritzberg took the train to a meeting on Mallorca. A journey that took 54 hours and cost double what it would have to fly a couple of hours to the Mediterranean island. Yet, flying was nev

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/54-hours-one-way-join-job-meeting-mallorca - 2025-03-16

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 8 June 2023 Fredrik N G ­Andersson is convinced that market economy is the way to deal with the climate crisis. Photo: Kennet Ruona Market economics, not degrowth, will enable sustainable societies. For economist Fredrik N G Andersson the answer is crystal clear – researchers advocating for degrowth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocates-degrowth-miss-mark - 2025-03-16

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 8 June 2023 Timothée Parrique completed his PhD in 2019 with a thesis on the concept of degrowth. He is currently in France as part of his postdoc position at the Department of Business Administration. Photo: Mathieu Génon Economists are obsessed with growth. So says economist Timothée Parrique, who

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degrowth-path-future - 2025-03-16

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 8 June 2023 Stefan Hansson is a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology , but when duty demands it he puts his military uniform on. He is a so called Med-T, partly employed medical staff. Photo: Zsuzsanna ­Höjvall/Försvarsmakten A sudden bang. The hand grenade has caused me severe shrapnel injuries: a punctured lung, my liver

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-doctor-both-war-and-peace - 2025-03-16

By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 14 June 2023 Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, learn how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other discip

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-3rd-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-03-16

Published 20 June 2023 Olof Karis, former Interim Director of MAX IV, has been appointed as the Director of MAX IV following an open recruitment process and the recommendation of the MAX IV Board. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, the host university for MAX IV. MAX IV, Sweden's synchrotron, is fully operational with 16 beamlines and 1400 users yearly from academia a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/olof-karis-becomes-director-max-iv - 2025-03-16

By carina [dot] holmberg_pousette [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Carina Holmberg Pousette) - published 19 June 2023 The University has the opportunity to nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2023. STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and university lecturers to spend an autumn semester at one of STINT's ele

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-internal-nomination-exchange-through-stint-teaching-sabbatical - 2025-03-16

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 19 June 2023 Here is a brief update on what's going on in the salary movement, when this year's salary review might start at Lund University and what the different steps are. Industry "marks the spot" Some time ago, this year's negotiations between the parties in the competitive industry were finalised. The result of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-does-years-salary-review-start - 2025-03-16

Published 20 June 2023 A month ago, I made a visit to the University of Gothenburg’s Research Board. While there, I was asked, “Why has Lund University performed so incredibly well in Horizon Europe?” I counted myself lucky to have received an update beforehand from Research Services that we have been very successful, otherwise I would have been caught off guard. It just goes to show that we must

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gothenburg-they-know-lund-university-has-been-successful-horizon-europe - 2025-03-16

Published 20 June 2023 The Faculty of Medicine has reviewed its communications activities and made some changes. They have reorganised their ways of working and have even reworked their internal website, Intramed. 2022 saw the reorganisation of the communication activities at the Faculty, taking as its starting point an analysis made from  2019-2020 of the situation as it was then, including propo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-internal-website-staff-faculty-medicine-has-made-difference - 2025-03-16

By rickard [dot] eksten [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Rickard Eksten) - published 20 June 2023 We are now about a third of the way through the EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (2021-2027) – and can start to see trends for which areas have been a success for Lund University and our researchers. The University’s new research strategy 2023-2026 aims to make LU Sweden’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/onwards-and-upwards-lund-university-eu-framework-programme - 2025-03-16

By stefan [dot] andersson [at] service [dot] lu [dot] se (Stefan Andersson) - published 20 June 2023 From the autumn, the University will have to pay VAT on income from employees’ semester parking permits, since the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has taken a new position on employers offering parking spaces to their employees. This means that the price of the autumn semester permit will be 25 p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cost-parking-increase-25-cent-autumn - 2025-03-16

By Jonas [dot] Andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 29 June 2023 Lund University has been ranked 85th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has published university rankings annually since 2004 and the ranking is done in collaboration with Elsevier. On 27 June, QS published its lates

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-85th-qs-world-university-rankings - 2025-03-16

Published 9 August 2023 Do you want to help incoming international students by making your couch, spare room or a mattress available to a student for a couple of nights or weeks? If so, please check out this event from BoPoolen where you can sign up if you can host a student. Arrival Days at Lund University take place on Tuesday the 15th of August 15th, 2023. The international students arrive in L

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/help-incoming-students-making-your-couch-available-few-nights - 2025-03-16

By karolina [dot] lindh [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Karolina Lindh) - published 29 August 2023 Why should we engage in Open Science and how? What are the benefits and challenges? Open Science is ascribed increased importance by multiple actors in the research communities for facilitating dialogue between academia and society. Open Science enables interdisciplinary research, enhances transparency an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/join-lu-open-science-days-20-21-november - 2025-03-16