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The autumn darkness is closing in around us, and the Christmas break is approaching, with subsequent interruptions in daily operations. As the recruitment process is divided into several instances with different cut-off dates, the following will apply to the department's recruitments.27 November – Recruitment cases to be announced before/during Christmas 2025Documents must be received by the depar
As the holiday season approaches and daily operations slow down for a while, the following guidelines apply to the department’s financial function to ensure we have sufficient time to complete all tasks.Invoicing to be included in 2025Supporting documents must be received by the department’s financial function no later than 8 December.Travel expense claims/Reimbursements to be paid in December 202
We are thrilled to announce the Department's Spring 2026 Seminar Series, featuring an exciting lineup of speakers from across the globe. The seminars will take place every Thursday at 13:15 in the Blue Hall in the Ecology Building. After the talks, there will be time for fika and mingling.Here is the complete schedule for spring 2026.All links lead to external websites.DatumTypFöreläsareTillhörigh
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/spring-2026-seminar-series-announced - 2026-07-17
The department has agreed to purchase dry ice from Kemicentrum and established a routine for how this should be done. To collect dry ice from Kemicentrum, you must follow the procedure below.You may only collect dry ice for research activities within the framework of Lund University.Before your first collection, you must contact Health and Safety Coordinator Johan Tejler at johan [dot] tejler [at]
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/need-dry-ice-heres-what-you-need-know - 2026-07-17
Each month, we publish a short update on the department’s air travel. In January, flying corresponded to 0.10 tonnes of CO2e per full-time employee. That is close to the level we need to stay at to reach our departmental target: to halve emissions from air travel compared with 2024, an important step towards contributing to the Paris Agreement’s 2030 goals. But this figure should be interpreted wi
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/departments-air-travel-january-2026 - 2026-07-17
To facilitate the process for hourly employments, we have developed a form to be completed so that we can ensure all required information is submitted from the outset.The form is available on our Swedish internal website.Please note that an employment contract must be in place before anyone starts working at the department. It is not possible to process employment retroactively.At the same time, w
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/changes-procedures-regarding-hourly-contracts-and-gu-administration - 2026-07-17
The First and second cycle programmes board (GUN) held a meeting on 27 March. Topics discussed included the Ladok function for adapted classroom exams, confidentiality regarding exam questions, ESU, the new allocation model, GU premises, digital exams and reading lists. Read more in the minutes of the meeting (In Swedish; new tab; PDF; 256 kB).
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/minutes-guns-meeting-273-26 - 2026-07-17
The First and second cycle programmes board will meet on 8 May at 1.15 pm in Tanken (E-D143) in the Ecology Building. The following items are on the agenda:Opening of the meetingAppointment of a minute-takerAdoption of the agendaMinutes of the previous meeting (In Swedish; new tab; pdf; 256 kB)External announcements – the faculty:GAI for course evaluation and course analysis – opportunity to trial
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/agenda-gun-meeting-85-26 - 2026-07-17
Instead of writing blog posts, I will write news items for our internal website and link to them from BioBullen. This is to reduce the number of emails sent. Last Friday, two minibuses went on an excursion to gather edible plants. Since 2016 (with a pause during the pandemic), Honour Prentice and Torbjörn Tyler have organised these trips to educate us about edible spring plants and get together. W
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/edible-plants-good-company-and-beautiful-weather - 2026-07-17
On 27 May at 13:15, the department board will hold a meeting in Stora konferensrummet in the Ecology Building. The following items are on the agenda:Opening of the meetingAppointment of minute-takersDetails of approval for the agendaMinutes of the previous meetingFirst quarterly accounts (Appendix)Staff – Request to establish permanent positions:Teaching posts – 2026 announcement (appendix)HR admi
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/agenda-board-meeting-27-may-2026 - 2026-07-17
The department has appointed Staffan Bensch as the new deputy head and assistant head of department. He will take up his new role on 1 July. In this interview, he discusses his expectations for his new role, highlighting communication, the working environment and optimism for the future as key priorities. What are you most looking forward to in your new role?“I know the department quite well, havi
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/staffan-bensch-new-deputy-head-and-assistant-head-department - 2026-07-17
Caroline Isaksson will take up her post as head of Evolutionary Ecology and Infection Biology on 1 July. With a focus on accessible leadership, open communication and a positive working environment, she aims to help create the conditions for staff to thrive, develop and achieve their goals. In this interview, Caroline talks about her new role and her thoughts ahead of taking up the position. What
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/caroline-isaksson-new-head-division - 2026-07-17
During the summer holidays of 2026, getting administrative, technical, and IT help may take longer. The following dates show when the management, administrative, technical and IT personnel are on holiday. You can find out which administrator is responsible for which unit on our administration page. Please note that administrative tasks may take longer during the summer!Here’s an overview:The caret
Nu inleds arbetet med att upphandla en hyresvärd som vill vara med och utveckla Nanolab Science Village. Det innebär ytterligare en milstolpe för Lunds universitets etablering på det framväxande Science Village – där tillverkning av nanomaterial och halvledarkomponenter blir granne med de stora forskningsanläggningarna ESS och MAX IV. På Brunnshög i nordöstra Lund växer just nu en världsledande mi
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/nasta-milstolpe-universitetets-vag-till-science-village-hyresvard-sokes - 2026-07-17
Christelle Prinz, professor i fasta tillståndets fysik, får ERC Proof of Concept Grant för sin forskning om att skapa en kostnadseffektiv biosensordiagnostik för att tidigt kunna upptäcka äggstockscancer. Totalt får 55 forskare runt om i Europa 150 000 euro var av European Research Council var för att undersöka den kommersiella potentialen av deras forskning. Alla har de tidigare fått ERC:s Starti
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/erc-proof-concept-grant-forskning-om-att-upptacka-aggstockscancer - 2026-07-17
ACTRIS är en europeisk toppmodern forskningsinfrastruktur inom atmosfärforskningen. Nu har Europeiska kommissionen fattat beslut om att även inrätta ett ACTRIS ERIC – ett konsortium för forskningsinfrastruktur kopplat till aerosoler, moln och reaktiva spårgaser med syfte att öka kunskapen om klimatförändringar och luftföroreningar. I konsortiet ingår 17 länder som bidrar till ett brett spektrum av
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/atmosfarsforskningen-i-europa-tar-annu-ett-kliv - 2026-07-17
Pris för bästa vetenskapliga artikel om fundamental kvantfysik från Institutet för kvantoptik och kvantinformation i Wien och ett särskilt erkännande från tunga IOP i Storbritannien. Redan vid 29 års ålder är Armin Tavakoli en lovande stjärna inom den teoretiska kvantfysiken och hans forskning uppmärksammas nu internationellt. - Det är givetvis väldigt roligt, kanske speciellt omnämnandet från IOP
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/ung-kvantfysiker-uppmarksammas-internationellt - 2026-07-17
Partikelfysikern från Lund är en av totalt åtta framstående unga forskare som nu väljs in i den nationella plattformen. Sveriges unga akademi är en plattform som ger yngre forskare en stark röst och möjlighet att tillsammans lyfta blicken och bidra till ett bättre forskningssystem och samhälle. I bred representation från olika forskningsfält och lärosäten utvecklas forskningspolitiska förslag, int
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/ruth-pottgen-invald-i-sveriges-unga-akademi - 2026-07-17
NY AVHANDLING I ULTRASNABB FYSIK: Genom att beskjuta en atom med en kort laserpuls kan en elektron fås att kastas ut och lämna sitt tidigare sammanhang. Vad händer då med den, vart tar den vägen? I sitt avhandlingsarbete utvecklar Hugo Laurell en metod som gör det möjligt att studera utskjutna elektroner och deras beteenden. Hans arbete kan få betydelse för utvecklingen av nya material och inom fo
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/hugo-studerar-vilsna-elektroner - 2026-07-17
NY AVHANDLING I PARTIKELFYSIK: Timea Vitos vill ta fram exakta prognoser för viktiga mätningar vid partikelacceleratorer som Large Hadron Collider vid Cern. Med sitt avhandlingsarbete hoppas Timea hoppas kunna underlätta sökandet efter ny fysik bortom standardmodellen och öka vår förståelse av de grundläggande partiklarna och deras växelverkan i universum. Vad handlar din avhandling om? - Den bäst
https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/hon-utvecklar-forutsagelser-med-hog-precision-acceleratoranlaggningar - 2026-07-17
