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A new study from Lund University shows that migratory birds fly most efficiently at moderate speeds – precisely the pace they use during their long journeys across continents. Now, at the end of summer, when thrush nightingales leave Sweden for Southern Africa, they don’t fly flat out. Instead, they cruise at a steady pace – and according to the study from Lund, that’s no coincidence.Migratory bir

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/not-too-fast-not-too-slow-perfect-pace-migrating-birds - 2025-10-01

Staffan Bensch, professor at the Department of Biology, receives an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Genetics of long-distance migration”. Congratulations Staffan, how does it feel?”It still feels quite surreal. I worked for a very long time on the application, which I submitted a year ago. The decision that came in June was initially a rejection, then changed to reserve, and after three months

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/staffan-bensch-receives-erc-advanced-grant-research-songbird-migration-behaviour - 2025-10-01

Affärsrättsligt Centrum vid Lunds universitet (ACLU) har tilldelats medel om 6 miljoner kronor till sin verksamhet under åren 2025-2029. Det är de tre Lundabaserade stiftelserna Crafoordska stiftelsen, LMK-stiftelsen samt Sparbanksstiftelsen Finn som gemensamt valt att stödja ACLU:s verksamhet under dessa fem år. ACLU grundades år 2016 i syfte att såväl samla som stärka de vitala och kraftfulla fo

https://www.aclu.lu.se/artikel/aclu-tilldelas-medel-till-sin-verksamhet-2025-2029 - 2025-10-01

Erik Sjöman, advokat och delägare på Advokatfirman Vinge, har blivit utsedd till justitieråd i Högsta domstolen. Vi önskar Erik varmt lycka till i sin nya roll som han tillträder den 1 september 2025. Läs mer om beslutet här!Till följd av sitt nya åtagande frånträder Erik Sjöman rollen som ordförande och styrelseledamot i ACLU. På extra årsmöte den 24 april 2025 beslutades att Anders Ingvarson, ad

https://www.aclu.lu.se/artikel/erik-sjoman-till-hogsta-domstolen-och-anders-ingvarson-ny-ordforande-aclu - 2025-10-01

Niklas Arvidsson och Johan Adestam har skrivit en bok som behandlar grundläggande frågor inom associationsrätten Författare: Niklas Arvidsson & Johan Adestam Publikationsår: 2022 Bokförlag: Studentlitteratur Introduktion En betydande del av näringslivet och civilsamhället bedrivs av och i olika slags associationer. Associationsrätt handlar om de regler som möjliggör och styr verksamheten i associa

https://www.aclu.lu.se/artikel/ny-bok-associationsrattens-grunder - 2025-10-01

Hans Knutsson, senior lecturer in business economy at EHL, describes the experiences he and his colleagues have had with online exams and the use of Canvas New Quizzes. Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash  At the School of Economics, where I work as a senior lecturer in business administration, we have spent the last two years working on switching platforms to Canvas. We started early a

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/quizzes-question-banks-and-random-draws - 2025-10-01

What is Zoom-bombing and how can you protect yourself? Photo by Ryan Quintal on Unsplash As the e-meeting tool, Zoom, was becoming more frequently used, it was also subject to more and more infringements. Visits from unauthorised guests who disturb meetings by sharing unpleasant pictures or writing inappropriate texts in the chat are called Zoom-bombing. As a lecturer at Lund University, you can p

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/are-you-afraid-being-zoom-bombed - 2025-10-01

On courses where students often work in groups and need to meet online, using Zoom and its breakout rooms may seem cumbersome, in which case you may use Teams – an alternative to Zoom that is integrated into the Canvas learning platform. At the Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology, Christoffer Johansson is a lecturer on a course where students often work in groups. After trying various digit

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/managing-online-group-exercises-teams - 2025-10-01

Take your chance to attend this online conference on the use of image and sound for learning in higher education. Free for LU staff! Managing and innovating video-based services in Higher Education The Media & Learning Association organizes a conference twice a year. The conference is aimed for university staff (researchers, teachers, ICT-pedagogues, media producers, support staff) working with th

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/online-conference-media-learning - 2025-10-01

Are you unsure about the rules concerning remote exams? Here you will find information, tips and advice on the rules that apply. General information  On the Staff Pages, you will find information on:  Remote exams Personal data and data protection in connection with remote exams Students in need of learning support Archiving in connection with digital exams How other universities do it – examinati

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/lecturers-exam-anxiety - 2025-10-01

Studying at university can be quite different from many students’ expectations if all teaching is digital. Being a new student in a solely digital learning environment can make it challenging to get to know other students and lecturers, to be part of a social context and to feel a sense of belonging to Lund University, which comes more naturally on campus. There is not a world of difference in ter

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/interactivity-communication-and-engagement-online-courses - 2025-10-01

Below, Sinikka Neuhaus reflects on her experiences of the course The Teacher and School (7.5 credits), which is the first of eight core courses in educational sciences within the extensive cohesive subject teacher training programme at Lund University. Although the students had already studied 45 credits in their respective subjects, this was the first time that all 75 programme students were gath

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/educational-dilemmas-subject-teacher-training-programme-when-switching-remote-teaching - 2025-10-01

Photo by M.Accelertor on Unsplash It is not necessarily the students who need to join a lecture via Zoom; sometimes the lecturer is the one taking part remotely. This is very practical for guest lecturers who are very far away and can thereby avoid a long trip. It also opens up opportunities for simple collaborations between higher education institutions. The solution will be different depending o

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/guest-lecturers-good-opportunity-hybrid-teaching - 2025-10-01

Did you know about the possibility of creating quizzes in videos in your Studio library? By now, you almost certainly have experienced the advantages of using video in your teaching. Incorporating quizzes in your videos adds an extra pedagogical dimension. Photo: John Schnobrich on Unsplash.com Research shows that adding interactivity to a pre-recorded video for the students to watch themselves (a

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/quiz-video - 2025-10-01

Covid-19 and the subsequent closure of universities around the world have meant that we all quickly had to learn how to teach remotely. Educators all over the world have gathered experiences and evaluated them, and talk about the present as a "new normal" where both teachers and students expect universities to take advantage of knowledge and skills acquired during the pandemic. Photo: Christin Hum

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/new-normal-literature-review - 2025-10-01

Covid-19 and the subsequent closure of universities around the world have meant that we all quickly had to learn how to teach remotely. Educators all over the world have gathered experiences and evaluated them, and talk about the present as a "new normal" where both teachers and students expect universities to take advantage of knowledge and skills acquired during the pandemic. Photo: Nicole Geri

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/using-video-teaching - 2025-10-01

In her teaching in organization and leadership at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Nadja Sörgärde works in line with what is called "blended learning". Here she talks about how she thinks about course design and use of video in teaching. Photo: Surface on Unsplash.com and Johan Bävman. My idea is that the students should be given the best possible conditions for deep learning an

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/blended-learning-practice - 2025-10-01

Canvas Survey is a new tool for creating and managing surveys directly in Canvas. Since 1 March 2022, Survey & Report (also known as Sunet Survey) has been integrated into Canvas under the name Canvas Survey. New functionality allows teaching staff quickly and easily to conduct surveys as part of their courses. Students enrolled in a course will be automatically included in the survey and receive

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/use-surveys-your-teaching-canvas-survey - 2025-10-01

The use of technologies to support teaching was essential during the pandemic. But what can they do to support education at a campus university in ‘normal’ times? Here are four reasons why the university might want to plan strategically for the use of digital learning to enhance campus experiences. Continue reading and you will find out more in this opinion piece by Rachel Forsyth. Photo: Ben Davi

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/why-bother-blended-learning - 2025-10-01

Join this year’s teaching and learning conference with a presentation on November 17! Join this year’s teaching and learning conference with a presentation! This year’s conference theme is Lifelong Learning and Higher Education: New (and Old) Perspectives. Share your pedagogical experiences and take your chance to learn from colleagues at Lund University. LUTL is a forum for dialogue, inspiration,

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/share-your-experiences-lund-university-conference-teaching-and-learning-lutl-2022 - 2025-10-01