By elin [dot] engman [at] ldc [dot] lu [dot] se (Elin Engman) - published 21 June 2022 The Vice-Chancellor has decided that the first part of the ‘Coordinated examination service’ project will start with a budget of SEK 13.8 million. The project is tasked with initiating coordinated administration and scheduling, organising a pool of exam invigilators and starting work on the construction of a ded

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-efficient-exam-management-coordinated-examination-service-project - 2025-07-03

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 21 June 2022 The Act on Special Protection for Workers against Reprisals for Whistleblowing concerning Serious Irregularities (2021:890), referred to as the Whistleblowing Act, entered into force on 17 December 2021. The Act enables people to report irregularities in a work-related context of such gravity that their c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reporting-irregularities - 2025-07-03

By johanna [dot] mellgren [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Mellgren) - published 22 June 2022 The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and rece

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2025-07-03

Published 23 June 2022 With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2025-07-03

Published 23 June 2022 Now, we are here at last, after intense involvement and many exciting ideas from many parts of the University, the Vice-Chancellor has today (23 June) decided on five profile areas for Lund University for 2022-2030. The selected profile areas are: Human Rights in a Polarised World Light and Materials – from fundamental understanding to industrial and societal needs Natural a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-profile-areas-have-been-selected-process-highlighted-strong-knowledge-environments - 2025-07-03

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 15 August 2022 Help your students by referring them to campusonline.se. On the site they can find tips on involvement, reading and planning in the light of more or less digital teaching. There are now also two much requested texts, one on multitasking – or rather uni-tasking – and one on ergonomics. Do your

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tips-study-technique-your-students - 2025-07-03

Published 22 June 2022 The number of reports of cheating at LU has increased considerably and now a project is starting that aims to prevent the students from cheating by providing support to teaching staff. Elin Bommenel will lead the project, which is to run from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2023. There has been a marked increase in the number of reports of cheating in recent years. In 2019,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-reduce-cheating-lund-university - 2025-07-03

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 23 June 2022 On June 8, the Swedish parliament adopted the Government’s bill Flexibility, adaptability and security in the labour market. The bill addresses the modernisation of labour law with changes to, among other things, the Employment Protection Act (LAS). The LAS amendments enter into force on 30 June and apply

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-employment-protection-act-las-provide-better-protection-staff - 2025-07-03

Published 23 June 2022 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, internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-global-ranking - 2025-07-03

Published 22 August 2022 Illustration by Catrin Jacobsson. 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? Al

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-information-about-lund-universitys-five-profile-areas - 2025-07-03

Published 19 August 2022 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), U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/continued-funding-eugloh-programme-and-new-partner-universities - 2025-07-03

Published 19 August 2022 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 improve

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-semester-continued-development-and-improvements - 2025-07-03

By Ida [dot] Thelander [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Ida Thelander) - published 21 August 2022 Fenh-Hsiu Liu from Taiwan and Chifundo Cecilia Mphkuina from Malawi at Lund C. 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

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-days-international-students - 2025-07-03

By caroline [dot] cabot [at] uvet [dot] lu [dot] se (Caroline Cabot) - published 20 August 2022 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 se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-series-sustainable-teaching-learning-higher-education-principles-practices - 2025-07-03

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 22 februari 2024 Oskar Hanssons forskning om diagnosmetod för Alzheimer får 10 miljoner av Torsten Söderbergs Stiftelse. – Det är en stor ära, både för mig och för hela mitt forskarteam, säger Oskar Hansson. Foto: Tove Smeds. Oskar Hansson, professor i neurologi vid Lunds universitet, har utsetts till mottagare av Torsten Söd

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-tilldelas-torsten-soderbergs-akademiprofessur-i-medicin - 2025-07-03

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 26 februari 2024 Praveen Papareddy och Heiko Herwald, två av forskarna bakom en studie som förklarar hur inflammation kan spridas så snabbt och slå mot hela kroppens system. Foto: Tove Smeds. De små blåsorna som sitter på cellytan har större betydelse för spridning av inflammation och ämnen till andra delar av kroppen än vad

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/upptackt-visar-hur-inflammation-sprids-snabbt-i-kroppen - 2025-07-03

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 26 februari 2024 Foto: istock.com/Gab13 I en studie som publicerats i Nature Medicine visar forskare att ett blodprov, som inom kort blir tillgängligt i USA, är lika träffsäkert – och i vissa fall överlägset – ryggvätskeprov. – Vi hoppas på att liknande test kommer att kunna användas i sjukvården i Sverige innan årets slut, s

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/1/blodprov-minst-lika-bra-som-ryggvatskeprov-pa-att-upptacka-alzheimers - 2025-07-03

Av petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - publicerad 27 februari 2024 Forskarna Allan Vaag och Lena Eliasson, är utsedda till nya koordinatorer vid Lunds universitets diabetescentrum och det strategiska forskningsområdet EXODIAB. Foto: Petra Olsson Diabetesforskarna Allan Vaag och Lena Eliasson är nya koordinatorer för Lunds universitets diabetescentrum (LUDC) och det strat

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/strategiskt-forskningsomrade-inom-diabetes-far-nya-koordinatorer - 2025-07-03

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 27 februari 2024 Mef Nilbert har av regeringen utsett till särskild utredare med uppdrag att lämna förslag på en uppdaterad nationell cancerstrategi. Foto: Tove Smeds. Regeringen har beslutat att uppdatera nationella cancerstrategin. Målet är att Sverige ska förbli ett föregångsland inom cancervård, barncancervården och r

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/mef-nilbert-leder-utredning-om-en-ny-svensk-cancerstrategi - 2025-07-03

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 27 februari 2024 Forskare uppmärksammar risker för kontaktallergier vid långvarig användning klistertejpning av fötter för att förebygga skoskav. Foto: iStock. Den tejpning av rekryters fötter som försvaret rekommenderar inför långa marscher, riskerar att ge livslånga kontaktallergier. Forskare vid Lunds universitet,

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tejpning-mot-skoskav-orsakade-kontaktallergier-hos-rekryter - 2025-07-03