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Ett nytt projekt för att fördjupa arbetet med akademisk frihet och tydliggöra universitetets roll i samhället har startats upp. Projektet, som pågår fram till slutet av 2026, syftar till att skapa en gemensam förståelse för vad akademisk frihet innebär och hur den kan värnas i praktiken. Varför är det viktigt med akademisk frihet?Akademisk frihet är en grundpelare för forskning och utbildning. Den

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nytt-projekt-ska-starka-akademisk-frihet-vid-lunds-universitet - 2025-12-02

Nu lackar det mot jul och vi börjar alla längta efter soffhäng och julstämning. Men innan du går hem för jul kommer här några påminnelser. Öppettider ServicedeskServicedesk och telefonväxeln håller stängt från den 24 december till den 28 december samt mellan den 31 december och den 6 januari.Observera att bemanningen för både Servicedesk och övriga supportfunktioner kan variera (såsom Studentsuppo

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/snart-ar-det-jul-men-forst-nagra-tips-infor-ledigheterna-0 - 2025-12-02

Statens konstråd samarbetar ofta med Akademiska hus för att arrangera offentlig konst på campus runtom i landet. Sådana här installationer är i princip kostnadsfria för Lunds universitet – det enda vi behöver göra är att delta i samarbetsgrupper för att diskutera etableringen av konstverken och att hjälpa till och sprida det. Det är fantastiskt att vi på detta sätt får tillgång till ny och spännan

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/konst-ljus-och-ljud-pa-campus-under-den-morkaste-tiden - 2025-12-02

Insatser för att stärka ledarskapet och värna den akademiska friheten pågår. Nya ledarskapsprogram och chefsforum har hållits. Och nu har även ett projekt om akademiskt ledarskap startat upp. Insatser för att stärka ledarskapetFör några år sedan genomförde vi en utredning om framtidens ledarskap vid Lunds universitet. Utredningen resulterade i flera rekommendationer, och som en följd av detta har

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/starkt-ledarskap-och-fordjupat-arbete-med-akademisk-frihet - 2025-12-02

Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research concerns investigating emergency evacuation solutions that are suitable for vulnerable groups such as older

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-12-02

Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-12-02

On 6 March 2025 new employees are welcome to an inspiration day where you will learn more about what an exciting workplace Lund University is. Register before 31 January 2025. Time and place: 6 March 2025, 9:00 to 11:30 | To be announced. The vice-chancellor and representatives from the top management will welcome you and inform you about the university's visions for the future.You will also be gi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/final-call-welcome-day-new-employees-6-march - 2025-12-02

To ensure that everyone has their say and that no one feels attacked when debating loaded and sensitive topics, it is important to establish the ground rules from the outset. This applies to society at large and in the lecture hall. This is the opinion of Christer Mattsson, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Director of the Segerstedt Institute at the University of Gothenburg, who has been invite

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/risk-polarisation-lecture-hall - 2025-12-02

Visible matter in the universe represents only five per cent of everything that exists. The rest is invisible dark matter and dark energy. Particle physicist Ruth Pöttgen is one of the Lund University researchers involved in the search for the mysterious dark matter of the universe. She is standing at her whiteboard in a small office at Fysicum. With the help of her pen, Ruth Pöttgen tries to pain

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-shadow-invisible - 2025-12-02

You are at the shop to buy food for the weekend. The shop’s security guard is keeping a close eye on you and you start to get nervous. He approaches you and you feel that you are starting to break out in a sweat. What the heck does he really want? This is not happening for real. It is just a situation in a virtual world, tailor-made for violent criminals to train them to control their aggression.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivating-vr - 2025-12-02

When the researchers from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) cross the border into Bhutan, the first thing that strikes them is the sense of calm and peacefulness. But it is not just the tranquillity of nature that attracts them, they are here to deepen the collaboration between Swedish engineering know-how and Bhutanese sustainability philosophy – an international exchange that has been going on fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/land-happiness-learning-lund - 2025-12-02

Where will the chemists and the physicists be located in the future? A recent report shows that it will be much more expensive to move to Science Village than if they stay on Sölvegatan. The evaluation report compares three options: Chemistry and physics establish activities in Science Village and move thereKemicentrum is renovated and expanded, and the physicists move in there to be with the chem

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/major-cost-differences-when-comparing-science-village-options - 2025-12-02

Internationalisation has become more important – and more complex – in recent years. In a world where democracy and academic freedom are under threat, Lund University needs to take greater responsibility for its international collaboration, according to International Coordinator Pär Svensson. In recent years, the focus on internationalisation, through the Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE) approach i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internationalisation-important-comprehensive-and-complex - 2025-12-02

Last year was the warmest year on record and 2024 is on track to be even warmer. Democracy is in decline and food insecurity is increasing as a result of military conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather. The ability of the United Nations to act globally is significantly weaker than before owing to the geopolitical situation. This comes at a time when we really need international cooperation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/considerable-recognition-universitys-sustainability-initiatives-increasingly-unsustainable-world - 2025-12-02

The first admission decision for the spring semester has been sent out, and more than 13,500 applicants have been offered a place at the University. The most popular programmes with the highest admission scores include the Medical, Psychology and Law programmes. For the spring semester 2025, there have been more than 34,800 applications for a course or programme at Lund University. After the first

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-received-34800-applications-study-spring-2025 - 2025-12-02

This year’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching has been awarded to Per Carlsson at the Department of Biology and Björn Svensson at the Department of Informatics at the School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) for outstanding contributions to education. The Lund University Student Union Association (LUS) has proposed two winners following a nomination process. The prize-winners receive a diploma an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2025 - 2025-12-02

Funding for EduLab – the University’s experimental platform for developing courses and programmes – is being extended until 2026. The aim of EduLab is to provide a fast track for developing new course concepts by linking different parts of the University and finding fruitful collaborations. Off-the-wall ideas are welcome. EduLab is tasked with meeting the challenges faced by the University in term

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/edulab-experimental-platform-receive-continued-funding - 2025-12-02

All 66 297 passwords to LU accounts were changed in the first two weeks of December as part of the University’s password campaign. Thank you to everyone who changed their password. Together, we are making Lund University more secure The passwords that were not changed have now been reset.If your password has been reset, further instructions are available on lu.se/byte-av-losenord/password-change f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tens-thousands-passwords-changed-heres-what-do-if-your-password-reset - 2025-12-02

With funding of up to 150,000 SEK available per project, the Call is designed to allow researchers to explore early-stage ideas. Researchers and doctoral students at Lund University will soon have a new opportunity for funding to support activities outside existing research projects that can play a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable society. The aim is to give researchers the opportun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-funds-sustainable-idea-exploration-call-opens-january-15 - 2025-12-02

In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2025-12-02