By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 12 January 2024 Last autumn, the Swedish Agency for Government Employers negotiated on changes to our general agreements on pay and benefits (Villkorsavtal) agreements with all three employee organisations Saco-S, OFR/S and Seko at national level. The changes apply from 1 January 2024. Broadly, these changes mean:Ho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-our-central-collective-agreements-1-january - 2025-07-04

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 11 January 2024 Have you spent the Christmas break skiing or jogging? Perhaps you have tried a new health-promoting activity that you would like to continue? Did you keep last year’s New Year’s resolution about devoting time to your health? Or are you going to give it another try this year? Whatever your situation,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-care-yourself-utilise-health-promotion-benefit-0 - 2025-07-04

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 29 January 2024 Sofie Mohlin, associate professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund won the national Forskar Grand Prix competition in 2023 Do you want to be better at summing up what is important about your research and receive help and support to present your results? If so, perhaps you would like to take part in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/improve-your-research-presentation-skills-and-participate-years-researchers-grand-prix - 2025-07-04

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 31 January 2024 Just over a week ago, TietoEvry, a subcontractor of the National Government Service Centre, was subjected to an extensive IT attack. At Lund University, this has impacted Primula, which has been inaccessible since the morning of 20 January. The shutdown did not affect payment of the January salary. T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/primula-shutdown-after-it-attack-against-subcontractor-tietoevry - 2025-07-04

Published 31 January 2024 The need for learning support is growing. To make support more effective, the Unit for Educational Services has started a two-year project that will focus on professional development initiatives, common guidelines and a new advisory entity to ensure a unified strategy for accessible and inclusive teaching. We know that the need for learning support is increasing. At Lund

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-focus-accessible-and-inclusive-teaching - 2025-07-04

By nina [dot] nordh [at] bygg [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Nordh) - published 30 January 2024 In June 2023, Lund University signed an agreement with Denmark’s largest rail travel agency “Togrejse” for booking European business trips by train outside Sweden. It has now been shown that interest in booking rail travel abroad was much greater than expected and a new procurement will therefore be carried ou

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-travel-agency-has-increased-number-business-trips-train-europe - 2025-07-04

By roger [dot] alexandersson [at] service [dot] lu [dot] se (Roger Alexandersson) - published 31 January 2024 Take part with your colleagues in the Lundaloppet fun run. As usual, Lund University will pay the registration fee on behalf of employees. You can choose between the regular Lundaloppet, which takes place on 4 May, or the Gold Package. Lundaloppet, Skåne’s biggest fun run, brings together

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-part-lundaloppet-fun-run-4-may - 2025-07-04

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 31 January 2024 Lund University has reached a milestone with over 10 million reads in The Conversation since the start. In 2023, The Conversation published 24 articles by LU researchers. “It is very gratifying! I hope that we publish over 40 articles in 2024, which should be realistic given the increased inte

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-10-million-reads-conversation - 2025-07-04

By emelie [dot] malmborg [at] bygg [dot] lu [dot] se (Emelie Malmborg) - published 26 January 2024 Work on the coordination of exam management at Lund University is proceeding. The Coordinated Examination Service has officially been a unit since 1 November and in connection with this has changed name to the Examination Office. Part two of the project began at the start of this year, and now Sparta

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examination-office-coordinate-sparta-1-february - 2025-07-04

By webbansvarig [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (HR-sektionens webbansvarig) - published 26 January 2024 It is now possible to apply for funding for finance visiting professors of underrepresented gender and for initiatives for equal opportunities, gender equality and preventive work against discrimination within Lund University. By offering the opportunity to apply for targeted funds, Lund University w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-finance-visiting-professors-and-initiatives-equal-opportunities - 2025-07-04

By cecilia [dot] schubert [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia Schubert) - published 27 January 2024 Lund University takes another step towards establishing itself in Science Village, this as per the recent Vice-Chancellor decision made at the end of 2023. This decision builds upon previous decisions from December 2018 and April 2021, where the university board and Vice-Chancellor established g

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-vice-chancellor-decision-continues-lay-foundation-universitys-presence-science-village - 2025-07-04

By ida [dot] thelander [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Ida Thelander) - published 27 January 2024 Arrival Day with newly arrived students 2024. The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) has produced statistics for international student mobility at undergraduate and graduate level for all Swedish higher education institutions during the academic year 2022/23. Lund University is high in a national com

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increase-both-incoming-and-outgoing-exchange-students - 2025-07-04

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 13 February 2024 This spring, there are several opportunities to apply for funding from Lund University's Sustainability Fund to test, explore, and develop ideas that impact ecological, social, and economic sustainability. Do you have an idea you want to develop? Here is a brief description of three different op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/grants-exploring-sustainable-ideas-and-innovations - 2025-07-04

Published 13 February 2024 The year 2023 was a fantastic year for research at Lund University. The year can be summarised as 1825. In this case, it does not refer to the year 1825 and that our research has stagnated at the level it was then. Here, 1825 refers to four numbers: 1: Number one stands for a Nobel Prize – What a fantastic recognition for the incredible research conducted by Anne L'Huill

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-report-research-2023-fantastic - 2025-07-04

Published 13 February 2024 We begin 2024 with changes in the e-infrastructure project and in information security management. E-infrastructure has a new project manager and an updated assignment, while information security management has been reorganised. E-infrastructure is a much-anticipated project that concerns developing and coordinating research data and making it accessible to our researche

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-affecting-e-infrastructure-project-and-information-security - 2025-07-04

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 24 March 2025 According to a new study from LUSEM 69 per cent of those who bought Coca-Cola at least once, can envisage switching out the brand for an alternative. Photo: iStock According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-07-04

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 28 March 2025 Former doctoral student in Statistics at LUSEM Johan Larsson, has been awarded the Best thesis award at LUSEM 2024 for his thesis Optimization and Algorithms in Sparse Regression: Screening Rules, Coordinate Descent, and Normalization. Selected by the College of Doctoral Studies, this recognition highlights t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-best-thesis-award-2024-goes-johan-larsson - 2025-07-04

By thea [dot] sandin [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Thea Sandin) - published 14 April 2025 LUSEM Career Services got to visit Mohamad Hariri and hear about what a normal day as an intern at Nordea entail. Photo: Wihlborgs Mohamad Hariri is studying a bachelor’s in Business and Economics and the past 10 weeks he has done an internship at Nordea in Malmö. LUSEM Career Services had the opportunity to vi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-nordea - 2025-07-04

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 13 April 2025 The annual CED Lund Population Day (LPD) 2025 is coming up 8 May on the theme The Two Fertility Puzzles, 2010-2020. We asked the organizer, professor Martin Dribe, three quick questions to learn more. Hi Martin Dribe, professor of Economic History, specializing in Economic Demography, and organiser and lead r

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/curious-about-lpd-three-quick-questions - 2025-07-04

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 23 April 2025 Truls Törnqvist, a mentor in the LUSEM Mentorship Programme, shares his experiences and reflections on the importance of guidance during the transition from academia to professional life. He discusses the joys of mentoring, the impact it has had on his own development, and offers practical advice for bo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/empowering-students-insights-lusem-mentorship-experience - 2025-07-04