By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 24 January 2022 In the first week of May, it's time for the annual theme week on current sustainability issues. Employees and students at Lund University are welcome to contribute with popular science events during the week. Send questions, ideas or proposals for events at the Sustainability Week 2022 to jenny [dot] hans

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-2-7-may-2022-0 - 2025-04-19

By isabelle [dot] nilsson [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Isabelle Nilsson) - published 26 January 2022 As a part of ACCESS effort to have a deeper approach on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on the goals 3, 11, 14 and 15, we are happy to announce that three courses for PhD-students on different aspects related to the mentioned SDGs will be open to PhD-students

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-access-courses-phd-students - 2025-04-19

Published 31 January 2022 On January 18th the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) organized an information and discussion meeting about the profile areas. The general sentiment was that the new task provided surprisingly little direction for how the financing of the profile areas should be developed. On January 13th the Swedish government (U2022/00168) gave the Swedish Rese

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-level-funding-profile-areas-has-moved-forward - 2025-04-19

By caroline [dot] wiklund [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Caroline Wiklund) - published 28 January 2022 The palm house in the Botanical Garden is to be renovated and the environment improved for both staff and visitors. Production is planned for 2024 and expected to take just over a year. The project was initiated by the University and the Botanical Garden because the cycads and other plants in the pal

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/palm-house-botanical-garden-be-remodelled - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 25 January 2022 Updated website helps students to manage technology and learning in the new normal. The updated website campusonline.lu.se gathers information for students about the digital tools they are expected to use at Lund University – such as Canvas, Zoom and Inspera – but also concrete tips on study

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/give-students-tips-digital-study-technique - 2025-04-19

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 3 February 2022 The University offers managers and leaders support in their management role, in the form of training courses, programmes and workshops. Taking part in these initiatives also offers you a unique opportunity to meet and network with other managers within the University. The training courses offered inclu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/managers-are-offered-support-their-management-and-leadership-role - 2025-04-19

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 24 January 2022 Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jenny-palm-new-director-iiiee - 2025-04-19

Published 11 February 2022 In a debate forum a week or so ago, an international panel discussed how museums, art and culture can be used in teaching. The event was organised, for all those interested, by Lund University’s Division for Higher Education Development (AHU) in collaboration with Lena Örnberg within the Object-Based Learning (OBL) project. The meeting was held online and the panel parti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/museums-art-and-culture-teaching - 2025-04-19

Published 11 February 2022 The Education Board’s plan of operations for 2022 has now been approved. The plan focuses on four areas and a vision and ideas document is to guide the development of our education over the next few years. The Education Board has now approved its plan of operations for 2022. The process of drafting the plan was different this time, starting as early as November last year

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/education-board-focus-educational-development-lifelong-learning-and-widening-participation - 2025-04-19

Published 10 February 2022 On 17 January, Niclas Nilsson became the new director of LU Innovation. He has a doctoral degree from the Faculty of Medicine in Lund and broad experience from research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as of innovation collaborations at the intersection between industry and academia. Most recently, Niclas worked at LEO Pharma in Denmark, where his

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-innovation-has-new-director-who-wants-make-most-universitys-breadth - 2025-04-19

By nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - published 7 February 2022 LU is now taking a strategic approach to its art and cultural communication to more clearly profile itself as the broad university, with artistic and cultural knowledge formation alongside other sciences. Art and culture help us to achieve a better understanding of society and ourselves. They also give

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increased-cultural-communication-lu - 2025-04-19

Published 16 February 2022 Sexual harassment at work In spring 2021, a large number of randomly selected employees, doctoral students and students at Sweden’s higher education institutions responded to a survey on sexual harassment and victimisation. At the end of May, a report from the survey will be presented. I have already had the opportunity to read the results regarding Lund University. At L

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-research-study-sexual-harassment-higher-education-institutions - 2025-04-19

Published 21 February 2022 February 15th was the deadline to make pre-notifications with the preliminary title and a contact person of proposed profile areas. We received 26 pre-notifications. Based on the preliminary titles, the 26 proposed profile areas that are being developed cover the breadth of the university very well. They contain many expected topics in which Lund University has a strong

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/26-pre-notifications-profile-areas-received - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 17 February 2022 Pär Svensson. Foto: Gabriella Gut There is a great deal of interest at the University in welcoming researchers from Afghanistan. The University Management and all the faculties consulted are prepared to contribute what is needed to receive these researchers. At the International Office of LU’s Exte

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interest-welcoming-researchers-afghanistan - 2025-04-19

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 17 February 2022 Most children are angry sometimes. But to often might be dangerous. Foto: Cresta Johnson/Shutterstock We all remember the disruptive boys in the class. The ones who shoplifted, got into playground fights and started smoking early. Some of these boys were quite simply displaying normal defiance and are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-signs-ending-life-crime - 2025-04-19

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 17 February 2022 Photo. Michael Erhardsson/MostPhotos Business travel at the University took off again in November last year compared with the same month the year before. More business trips could mean that the University’s climate footprint is increasing again and that the drop seen in 2020 was a one-off phenomenon.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/business-travel-university-rise - 2025-04-19

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 17 February 2022 The report confirms the importance of working with purchasing and procurement, according to Claes Nilén, environmental manager at Lund University. Photo: Gunnar Menander For the first time, the University has investigated the collective climate footprint of the entire organisation. Emissions of green

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/goods-and-equipment-affect-environment-most - 2025-04-19

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 17 February 2022 Olivia Ingvarsson is skating with one of the girls in the project "Girl to girl": Photo: Kennet Ruona Wobbling and laughing, a few of the girls glide over the ice. They are holding hands in a chain. If one falls, they all go down. They are thirteen recently arrived girls and five volunteers in t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/students-dont-need-pack-their-bags-gain-international-qualifications - 2025-04-19

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 17 February 2022 Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson Many of us have worked more remotely during the pandemic than we ever dreamed of doing. Informatics researcher Saonee Sarker has been studying IT-enabled collaboration and its impact on work-life balance for many years, but mainly with a focus on the IT sector. Today, she

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hybrid-workplace-future - 2025-04-19

By tina [dot] trollas [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Tina Trollås) - published 17 February 2022 Lund University has set aside up to SEK 100 million for a university-wide investment in excellence at Lund University with a focus on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development for the period 2021-2025. Within the framework of this program, the Research Board has previously announced funding for interdisciplin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-call-applications-funding-projects-focusing-agenda-2030-and-sustainable-development - 2025-04-19