Published 29 September 2021 I have participated in a very interesting conference arranged by the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) on the theme of administration quality – changes in ways of working. Several researchers from Swedish higher education institutions shared knowledge and ideas about how, based on experiences from the pandemic, we can create even better conditi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-workplace-lessons-learned-conference - 2025-07-03

Published 29 September 2021 LU Holding focuses on supporting researchers/teaching staff and students who have ideas that can be transformed into companies. Using this approach, ideas and/or research results can contribute to creating growth and job opportunities in the region through the start-up of new companies. The innovation organisation at the University includes a wholly-owned holding compan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/converting-research-results-companies-do-you-know-about-lu-holding - 2025-07-03

Published 29 September 2021 I am very pleased to announce that the centres are now fully open again, and offer fantastic programmes that include exhibitions, student-guided tours, concerts, lectures, writers’ evenings, music festivals and conversations about science. During the pandemic, Lund University’s Cultural and Public Centres have been valuable assets for the University’s staff and students

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-cultural-and-public-centres-lukom-are-fully-open - 2025-07-03

Published 28 September 2021 Photo from the new exhibition at Skisserna's museum. Lund University’s Cultural and Public Centres – Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art, Odeum, the Historical Museum and the Botanical Garden – are now fully open and offer fantastic programmes: exhibitions, student-guided tours, concerts, lectures, writers’ evenings, music festivals, lectures a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcome-lus-cultural-and-public-centres-lukom - 2025-07-03

By malin [dot] akerskog [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Malin Åkerskog) - published 27 September 2021 The sustainability project Sustainable Future Hub at the Lund University School of Economics and Management is now starting the Change Maker Future Track. In October, the initiative kicks off with a series of live calls with well-known sustainability profiles. Students, staff and the general public ar

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inspiration-activists-and-leading-creators-lusems-new-sustainability-track - 2025-07-03

Published 10 September 2023 On Saturday 16 September, there will be Lund Culture Night with a lot of activities from Lund University open for everyone. Culture NIght Lund is a festival for the whole Lund Municipality, and Lund University is a part of the programme. Bring your family or friends and take a part of the events and activities that Lund University have to offer. For everybody and all ag

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-culture-night-saturday-16-september - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 26 September 2021 The Career Control programme offers focused training in career planning for all LU’s doctoral students. The Career Control programme offers focused training in career planning for all Lund University’s doctoral students. It provides a framework for making sense of your career options and priorities, se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/career-control-programme-career-planning-doctoral-students - 2025-07-03

Published 13 October 2021 After the IPCC report, it’s clear that changes must be made rapidly. A lot of people are wondering whether the University is doing something about it or just talking. Climate change and sustainability are discussed a lot internationally, nationally and at Lund University. However, it is clear, particularly after the latest IPCC report, that changes must be made rapidly. A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/theres-lot-talk-about-sustainability-university-doing-anything-about-it - 2025-07-03

By christel [dot] holmberg [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Christel Holmberg) - published 4 October 2021 With the objective of digitizing Swedish printed material from the 1400s to modern times, a collaboration has been established between the National Library of Sweden and the five university libraries in Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Umeå. The undertaking lays the basis of a long-term dig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-library-collaboration-will-digitize-swedish-printed-material - 2025-07-03

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 10 October 2021 On 30 September, the vice-chancellor decided on updated guidelines for remote work for technical and administrative (TA) staff. The guidelines enter into force on 1 October and replace the previous guidelines from 2019. The guidelines apply to employees at Lund University with the exception of those in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-guidelines-remote-work-technical-and-administrative-staff - 2025-07-03

By cecilia [dot] schubert [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia Schubert) - published 6 October 2021 Lund University’s Future Week 18-24 October offers exhibitions, lectures, debates and tours - on site and online. The theme for this year's Future Week is "Breakthroughs". What breakthroughs are needed in research and in society for us to be able to manage our future in the best way possibl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-week-18-24-october-2021 - 2025-07-03

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 7 October 2021 Caroline Sundberg, EU Policy Officer at the Brussels office of the Universities of South Sweden network. Photo: Melinda Szabo The new EU framework programme Horizon Europe is more generous than ever. It makes just over EUR 95.5 billion available for European researchers and innovators to share. The f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-more-generous-ever - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 October 2021 The open access market i lucrative. Not all magasines are genuine. Illustration: David Parkins The idea of publishing research findings in open access journals is in many ways an asset in the research community. Unfortunately, it has also entailed the emergence of many unprofessional agents on the market

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/watch-out-predators - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 October 2021 Aprile Clark says that the university libraries can help to find out if an OA magasine is genuine or not. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter The idea of publishing research findings in open access journals is in many ways an asset in the research community. Unfortunately, it has also entailed the emergence of many un

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/always-check-magasine-carefully - 2025-07-03

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 7 October 2021 Cyber attacks against universities have skyrocketed during the pandemic. The blackmailers often succeed. Photo: Shutterstock Cyberattacks against the University have sharply increased over the past two years. They mainly take the form of email attacks, known as phishing, which aim to penetrate and take over ent

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dramatic-increase-cyber-attacks-against-universities - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 October 2021 Jan Astermark has done research in coagulation medicine since the beginning of the '90s. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2025-07-03

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 October 2021 Niclas Nilsson does not need injections after being treated with gene therapy for haemophilia . Photo: Åsa Hansdotter If you look carefully at Niclas Nilsson’s hands and arms, you can still see the scars from all the injections he has received through the years for his haemophilia, although they have fad

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/i-wore-hockey-helmet-until-i-was-four-years-old - 2025-07-03

By gisela [dot] lindberg [at] kansliht [dot] lu [dot] se (Gisela Lindberg) - published 7 October 2021 Stephan Reber with two of the alligators he works with. Photo: Kennet Ruona “Toke is shy but does the most exploring of all of them, while Siggi is relaxed and friendly. But you have to know them to be able to work with them”, says cognitive scientist Stephan Reber. He is not talking about his col

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/alligators-are-key-world-dinosaurs - 2025-07-03

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 11 October 2021 In connection with the ongoing main University building renovation project, the National Property Board (SFV) discovered during an inspection that the building’s four sphinxes are in such poor condition that they must be taken down and recast. This is to prevent the risk of injury to passers-by from f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/main-university-buildings-sphinxes-are-be-renovated - 2025-07-03

By backa_elias [dot] bondpa [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Backa Elias Bondpä) - published 3 October 2021 There is now a blog devoted to the work on “Introducing a management system for information security”, which will enable you to follow information security developments at the University. Among other things, you can read about the information security course recently taken by the Univer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-information-security-blog - 2025-07-03