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The Department for Higher Education Development (AHU) is offering a series of workshops/seminars on AI and higher education during the spring of 2026. The workshop series explores generative AI in relation to higher education, focusing on its implications for teaching, student learning and university teachers. The starting point is to critically reflect on what the new technology may mean for the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workshops-ai-and-higher-education - 2026-01-10

The evolution of eyesight, how not to disrupt animal flight, and immunotherapies in cancer treatment. Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson, along with medical researcher Paul Bourgine, have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to further study these topics. With the ERC grant, Michael Bok can explore how advanced visual systems have developed in species such as mantis shrimp a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-lund-university-researchers-awarded-major-eu-grant - 2026-01-10

The University’s work on education has entered an exciting phase, with several important initiatives currently underway. The Education Board has begun work on the Plan of Operations for 2026, which ties in with the University’s revised Education Strategy for 2025-2027. Digitalisation within education and teaching remains a priority. On 11 December the Vice-Chancellor decided on a university-wide A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lot-going-education - 2026-01-10

From 1 January 2026, a new collective bargaining agreement on working hours for researchers and associate researchers at the University will take effect. As part of the agreement, these groups will transition to annual working hours. The annual working hours entail a total of between 1,700 and 1,756 hours over the course of a calendar year, depending on the number of annual leave days. The workloa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collective-bargaining-agreement-working-hours-researchers - 2026-01-10

The Lund Students’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching is awarded to Olof Sandgren, Faculty of Medicine, Karin Nykvist, Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology and Hannah Herde, Faculty of Science. The Lund Students’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching is awarded for outstanding contributions to education. The student unions have, following a nomination process, proposed three recipients of the prize

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2026 - 2026-01-10

The Humanities Lab has received SEK 19 million from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond in order to develop a new laboratory – GoLab. GoLab is an investment in mobile technology that makes it possible for researchers from all disciplines to study cognition, communication and culture outside the conventional lab, in real life. Researchers from many of the University’s disciplines study the ways in which

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/golab-brings-lab-object-study-not-other-way-around - 2026-01-10

Lund University’s Administrative Prize 2026 is awarded to Digitalisation Coordinator Håkan Håkansson and Library Assistant Tomasz Lesniak of the Lund University Library. Through far-sighted and innovative work on the Ravensbrück Archive, they have developed a unique research resource which has been recognised internationally and added to the UNESCO Memory of the World register. The Lund University

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-administrative-prize-2026-recognises-work-ravensbruck-archive - 2026-01-10

Ownerless groups in Microsoft Teams are looking for owners, and several important security and functional improvements have been implemented. Ownerless teamsSome teams have no owners. From 1 January 2026, the University is introducing a control function. If you are a member of an ownerless team, you will receive an email early in the new year asking whether you would like to become the owner of th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-enhanced-security-microsoft-teams - 2026-01-10

Universities need to adapt to major changes in society. At the same time, they must remain true to their long-term mission of freely seeking out and disseminating knowledge. So says Johan Östling. The institution of the university as we know it today emerged during the middle ages and has survived shifts in forms of government, economic systems, war and upheaval. But how sustainable is the univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universities-thousand-year-old-institutions-must-protect-their-freedom - 2026-01-10

All University employees can now apply for an M365 Copilot license via Lucat. The offer is primarily aimed at employees working in administration in the faculties and departments. The license (“paid version” of Copilot) will be free of charge throughout 2026. Improve the efficiency of your work using AIUsing M365 Copilot, you get AI in your usual work tools – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/get-copilot-free-charge-2026 - 2026-01-10

The first round of admissions to this spring’s courses and programmes is now complete. In total, 12,996 students have been offered a place, which equates to around a third of the total number of applicants (35,842). Of those admitted, around 1,632 have got onto programmes, while 11,552 have been offered places on freestanding courses. Approximately 218 people have been admitted to both a programme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-13000-students-admitted-spring-semester - 2026-01-10

A decisive, visionary leader with the ability to safeguard academic freedom. These are some of the requirements when Lund University recruits the University’s 163rd Vice-Chancellor. Fourteen points. That is the length of the list of qualifications and abilities sought when Lund University searches for a new Vice-Chancellor. The fact that the person specification has now been finalised means that t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-requirements-when-recruiting-vice-chancellor - 2026-01-10

During the pandemic, reports of cheating rose dramatically – by over 100 per cent. The response to this development saw the launch of the pilot project “Förebygga disciplinära förseelser” (Prevent disciplinary offences) which was intended to strengthen the capacity of learning environments to prevent cheating and produce routines and materials for the work going forward. The reason for the increas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-we-can-prevent-cheating-assessment - 2026-01-10

Lund University will appoint Queen Margrethe of Denmark as Honorary Fellow at the University’s annual academic ceremony in January. Lund University has established the award of Honorary Fellow, which is to be conferred on individuals who through outstanding contributions in public or individual activities have been of great significance for the University and society. The award was given for the f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-names-queen-margrethe-denmark-honorary-fellow - 2026-01-10

The Board of the Faculty of Science has decided, given current conditions, to reject stage two of Science Village, while the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has approved it. The University Board and University Management continue to see the University’s establishment there as an important goal. “For Lund University, it is very important that Science Village develops into an attractive area for resear

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/development-science-village-remains-important-university - 2026-01-10

Lund University's innovation office, LU Innovation, works to increase collaboration with external funders that support impact and innovation. This year, it is deepening collaboration with several new funders and offers support through info sessions and application guidance. "We want to make it easier for researchers at Lund University to find the right funding to develop their innovations and impr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-innovation-strengthens-support-financing-innovations-novo-nordisk-first-out - 2026-01-10

Förvaltningschefen har beslutat att omvandla sektionen Externa relationer till en ny sektion, Globalt engagemang. som får ett mer uttalat fokus på internationella frågor. Beslutet grundar sig på en översyn av universitetets organisation och arbetsformer som genomfördes under 2023. Genom den nya organisationen och med stöd i initiativet Globalt dynamiskt engagemang (GDE) vill man skapa förutsättnin

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/sektionen-externa-relationer-blir-sektionen-globalt-engagemang - 2026-01-10

Från och med i sommar får Sven Lidin det hedervärda uppdraget att bli ordförande, så kallad preses för Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien (KVA). Den 12 februari blev han utnämnd till preses. Sven Lidin är professor i oorganisk kemi vid Lunds universitet och har haft flera ledningsuppdrag inom universitetet. Han var bland annat dekan på Naturvetenskapliga fakulteteten under åren 2017–2022 Sven Lidin har

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/sven-lidin-blir-ny-ordforande-vetenskapsakademien - 2026-01-10

Antalet sökande till höstens internationella kurser och program har ökat med 16 procent i hela Sverige. Lunds universitet ligger som vanligt i topp vad gäller antalet ansökningar och har för första gången nått över 30 000 ansökningar totalt i den internationella mastersomgången (Master HT25) med 31 947 ansökningar. Detta innebär en ökning med cirka 15 procent jämfört med ansökningarna till höstter

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/rekordmanga-sokande-till-vara-internationella-kurser-och-program - 2026-01-10

Fru Berta Kamprads Stiftelse donerar 420 miljoner till cancerforskning vid Lunds universitet. Det är den enskilt största donationen till lärosätet sedan grundandet 1666. Donationen är tillägnad translationell cancerforskning, det vill säga tillämpad cancerforskning inom antikropps- och cellterapier med målsättning att förbättra sjukdomsprognos och livskvalitet för dagens cancerpatienter.Administra

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/storsta-donationen-till-lunds-universitet-i-modern-tid - 2026-01-10