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Lund University has been ranked 95th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has ranked almost 1,500 universities, placing the top 100 within the top 7%. The universities are assessed using six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international student & faculty

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-global-ranking - 2026-05-08

The news last week that Lund University has five profile areas has generated a lot of interest. Since the information at this stage has been rather limited, I will answer the three most common questions here. More information will be published about the profile areas after the summer holidays. Question 1: What will the profile areas do? All five profile areas are based on excellent research, with

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-information-about-lund-universitys-five-profile-areas - 2026-05-08

During a few hot summer days in June, representatives from all the EUGLOH universities gathered at Paris-Saclay for the big Annual Summit. EUGLOH, the European University Alliance for Global Health, is part of the EU-funded European Universities programme in which Lund University participates together with Université Paris-Saclay (France), University of Szeged (Hungary), University of Porto (Portu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/continued-funding-eugloh-programme-and-new-partner-universities - 2026-05-08

Now that most people are back from their holidays, activities resume where they left off before the summer. Over the autumn, the Workplace of the Future project will focus on remote working among technical and administrative staff. The annual follow-up on secondary employment has come in and shows that we have become better at reporting, but there is still room for improvement. The Workplace of th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-semester-continued-development-and-improvements - 2026-05-08

It is estimated that 3,000-3,500 new international students will arrive at Lund University this autumn to study. A total of 1,394 international students arrived during Arrival Days (15-16 August). The Arrival Days are followed by the Orientation Weeks and both of these events together engage 250 LU employees, student workers and around one hundred mentors. The Arrival Days aim to welcome internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-days-international-students - 2026-05-08

All students should learn about sustainability at some point during their education, the Swedish Council for Higher Education has decided. What should be highlighted? And how? These questions will be covered in Sustainable Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Principles & Practices, a new seminar series on sustainability and learning held by the Division for Higher Education Development (AHU).

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-series-sustainable-teaching-learning-higher-education-principles-practices - 2026-05-08

To help you develop your academic English, the English Unit at the Centre for Language and Literature can again offer the popular course in “Written English for Scholarly Publication” (WESP). Your research deserves to be communicated efficiently, effectively, correctly, and with variation. It’s not only a matter of honour; it’s a matter of merit and competitiveness. The course is open for all acad

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/course-written-english-scholarly-publication - 2026-05-08

If you were on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period, you can get compensation. If you were on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period, an agreement is in place between Lund University and the employee organisations Saco-S, OFR and SEKO which, under certain circumstances, allows for compensation to cover the difference between the p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/compensation-staff-parental-leave-or-sick-leave-when-salary-review-conducted - 2026-05-08

During this semester activities for both doctoral students and postdocs, from all faculties, continues to be offered. Take the change to meet your colleagues from all over the university and explore and develop your career path, inside or outside academia. Among the activities you can find a lunch seminar on research output and innovation, a workshop on time management, as well as get an insight i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/joint-career-development-academic-staff - 2026-05-08

Now, a second call for applications is being launched for projects with postdoctoral and associate senior lectureship positions. Deadline for pre-registration is 16th of September. Lund University is allocating up to SEK 100 million to a university-wide initiative for excellence at Lund University focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. One part of this sum has been used for a new inv

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-projects-focusing-agenda-2030-and-sustainable-development - 2026-05-08

The Disciplinary Board, of which I am the chair and Pro Vice-Chancellor Jimmie Kristensson is deputy chair, has had a tough schedule over the past year with many cases and frequent meetings. However, it now seems that we are finally catching up and can shorten the time it takes to process cases, as well as waiting times for reported students. Jimmie and I have begun to look further ahead and have

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-effective-management-and-prevention-disciplinary-cases - 2026-05-08

If you have been a government employee for at least 30 years (25 if retiring) and have not yet been a recipient, you are welcome to register and select the form of gift you wish to receive. The award consists of either a wristwatch, two different crystal glass bowls, two different pieces of art glassware or a medal. The wristwatch is a men’s or women’s model in gold. The medal is minted in gold. Y

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-approaching-presentation-award-long-and-devoted-public-service-nor - 2026-05-08

Lund University has installed 24 new charging points placed in the parking areas outside Kemicentrum, Geocentre 2 and the Department of Electrical and Information Technology. In order to charge your car, you must first pay the relevant parking fee. The price for charging your car does not replace the parking fee. Read more about parking fees here. To charge your car, you need to download the Mer C

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/24-new-charging-posts-and-running - 2026-05-08

Lund will host EUGLOH's annual meeting 2023, on June 13-14. The Swedish Minister of Education, Mats Persson, will be present.  EUGLOH stands for European University Alliance for Global Health and is a partnership between 9 European universities. An annual meeting is held each year with the aim of developing relations within the alliance.  This year's theme is: EUGLOH Building Bridges between Resea

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/eugloh-meet-lund-june - 2026-05-08

Are you interested in learning more about innovation support at Lund University? Then you can participate in one of three open coaching sessions arranged together with innovation developers. Do you want to ensure that your research results will be put into practical use in the society? Then a possibility is to develop them into new services, products or methods.  And are you unsure about how to de

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/open-coaching-lund-universitys-innovation-developers - 2026-05-08

Call for application: In-depth visualization support for research projects Do you have research data with a potential to be analyzed and visualized in ways that are beyond your current resources? Right now, you can apply for in-depth visualization support for research projects at the national research infrastructure InfraVis, funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR). Deadline: June 6, 2023. Fin

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-application-depth-visualization-support-research-projects - 2026-05-08

Balloons on the walls, bubbles in the glasses, cupcakes and happy employees. The atmosphere was at its peak when the office of the Department of Laboratory Medicine held an Open House. – We wanted to show where we are now that we have moved to new premises and that everyone should feel welcome to contact us, says Lhinn Holmbergh, administrative manager. Tell me, how did it turn out? – It was a ver

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/hectic-moving-carousel-bubbly-open-house - 2026-05-08

Last spring, the major military exercise Aurora took place. Participating was Stefan Hansson, professor, obstetrician and reserve officer – and as a patient also communicator Tove Smeds. – The most important lesson is a focus on teamwork, and that everyone, regardless of grade/position, contributes in an important way to the task they have been given. I sometimes feel that the team spirit is lacki

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/hi-stefan-hansson-what-can-academia-learn-military - 2026-05-08

Revised intranet has been launched at the Faculty of Medicine. Simpler, clearer and easier to use. Welcome to the new Intramed! On June 8, a new and revised intranet is now launched at the Faculty of Medicine. Content and structure have been redesigned for easier and quicker access to the content you need to solve your tasks. Click the video above to learn more about our new intranet!

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/video-your-new-intramed - 2026-05-08

The artwork Vertical composition by Arne Jones newly inaugurated. In glorious sunshine and to the tunes of saxophone music, the artwork Vertikal composition by Dean Kristina Åkesson was re-inaugurated. She was accompanied on stage by representatives of Public Art Agency Sweden and Akademiska hus, who were responsible for recreating the artwork and finding a new location for it outside Forum Medicu

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/vertical-composition-back-site - 2026-05-08