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The vice-chancellor, in consultation with the University Management, has taken a decision on goals for their own organisation. Digital meetings and train travel are to be the first choice; however, for trips when management does need to fly, renewable fuels are to be purchased. Another goal is to serve vegetarian or fish as the standard option for snacks, lunches and dinners, with meat only in exc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-management-goals-increased-sustainability - 2025-11-01

The National Government Service Centre (SSC), which manages the University’s payroll system Primula has reported a case of unauthorised access to data in the system. A user at one of the SSC client authorities accessed personal data from Primula without authorisation to do so.  We have not been informed about whether or not Lund University is affected by the data breach. Any questions may be direc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ssc-has-discovered-unauthorised-access-data - 2025-11-01

The Electoral College has now appointed its four members to the Recruitment Committee, which is to prepare proposals for the new vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The members are:Head of office Catrin Malmström, non-academic staffGustav Ekström, studentSenior lecturer Johan Östling, teaching staffProfessor Viveka Alfredsson, teaching staffA further four members of the Recruitment Committ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/electoral-college-appoints-its-four-members-recruitment-committee - 2025-11-01

Kristin Asgermyr is Lund University’s new Data Protection Officer. She joins the University from the world of banking and has broad experience of working comprehensively on data protection, information security, risk management and observance of regulations. Kristin started in August and is based at the Legal Division. She has now moved from a management position to a specialist role. The data pro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kristin-asgermyr-new-data-protection-officer - 2025-11-01

The vice-chancellor has now taken a decision on a long-term strategy for sustainable development at Lund University. The strategy affects all of the University’s activities and all of its employees. Each organisation is responsible for producing action plans that describe in detail how the strategy is to be followed. In parallel to this work, a university-wide action plan is also being produced. T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/decision-taken-strategy-sustainable-development-2019-2026 - 2025-11-01

40 teams were running for Lund University the 17th of September. Around 160 employees were running the 22 kilometres race. See images and result: https://spårvägsstafetten.se/

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tramline-relay-race-results - 2025-11-01

180 000 e-mails are sent everyday within Lund University, and most are simple and quickly taken care of. However, quite a few are unclear and difficult to interpret. To simplify the communication between staff, some recommendations have been drawn up on how we can communicate internally and externally in a more structured way in order for it to be easier for all recipients and intermediaries to fi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tips-and-advice-email-management - 2025-11-01

As of 16 September, you will be given the right support quickly via our new support form. The form is just as fast to fill in as it is to write an email, with the added extra of you indicating a category. The category directs your question to the right group in our case management system. As before, support is available during normal business hours and we will respond as usual via email or telepho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-support-form-how-get-best-possible-support-division-finance - 2025-11-01

The Electoral College and University Board have now each appointed four members to the Recruitment Committee, which is to prepare proposals for the new vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The University Board decided to appoint its chair Jonas Hafström as chair of the Recruitment Committee. The other members are:Head of finance Ingrid Bengtsson-Rijavec, Malmö University (external member)Pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/all-members-recruitment-committee-are-now-appointed - 2025-11-01

She has survived a brain tumour and hates empty phrases such as “seize the day” and “live in the present”. Despite this, after the tumour operation Ulrika Sandén both researched and wrote a book on what she calls “Contentment in the moment”, an approach to life that she assimilated during her years in Vesterålen in northern Norway. “The present can be terrible. It’s more a matter of affecting the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contentment-moment-makes-life-more-enjoyable - 2025-11-01

Just over a year has passed since LU was awarded funds by the Swedish Institute (SI) to implement three of the five announced capacity building programmes focusing on Agenda 2030. Professional course participants from all over the world are currently pursuing their continuing professional development activities. Two of the groups came to Lund to attend lectures and workshops, and make study visits

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-development-lund-inspired-agents-change - 2025-11-01

Kidney exchange, refugee placements and choosing schools. Separate things but with the common denominator that, with digitalisation's new tools, it is possible to save both time and money – and to save lives.  "I don't like it when I see things that are wrong which research could solve. Then it is up to me to take my responsibility and tell politicians and decision-makers how they could be solved"

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/algorithm-maker-saving-lives - 2025-11-01

The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria highlight the potential for the climate system to cause loss and damage. “Loss and damage” is a phrase used in different ways by people who work on climate policy, negotiation and adaptation/resilience. A new study clarifies these different perspectives which is a key issue now that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, is e

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clarifying-perspectives-promote-action-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2025-11-01

Today, LUCSUS Professor Lennart Olsson will give a lecture for the very poplar 350th University Jubilee Course. The aim the course, which features guest lectures from all the university faculties, is to give an insight into current research and to highlight scientific facts in an engaging way. In this short interview, he explains why he chose this specific topic, and what he wants the audience to

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/jubilee-course-lennart-olsson-climate-change-needs-be-taken-seriously - 2025-11-01

Ahead of the upcoming Lund 2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance, Professor Emily Boyd discusses the motivations for LUCSUS to host the ESG International Project Office and highlights some of the programme points she finds especially interesting.

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-why-lucsus-supporting-esg-conference-and-project-office - 2025-11-01

LUCSUS recently featured the research and recent article on perspectives on loss and damage by Director Emily Boyd. This week, Stephen Woroniecki, follows up with a comment on a contribution by Dr Koko Warner, Manager of the Climate Impacts, Vulnerabilities, and Risks subprogramme, which includes the loss and damage workstream at the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).– Th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/human-mobility-and-paris-agreement-continuing-conversation-loss-and-damage - 2025-11-01

Professor Emily Boyd comments on the event on the theme of “sustainability in education”, on 18th October organised by Sustainability Forum and LUCSUS. The aim is to discuss how Lund University can become more sustainable – and all staff and students are encouraged to join.She says that a sustainable university – where sustainability in education is one piece of the puzzle - is closely linked to q

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/there-are-many-areas-which-university-could-show-leadership-emily-boyd-creating-sustainable - 2025-11-01

Sustainability in education should be an issue for the University leadership, as well as researchers and teachers, according to Anne Jerneck and Kim Nicholas, both researchers at LUCSUS.Reflecting on Wednesday’s event for students and staff, on the theme “sustainability in education”, organised by Sustainability Forum and LUCSUS, they highlight that the role of the researcher and teacher is becomi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sustainability-education-should-be-issue-university-leadership-say-lucsus-researchers - 2025-11-01

Reflecting on the IPCC author meeting for the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C in Malmö this week, Professor Lennart Olsson highlights that LUCSUS’ unique research integration of social and natural sciences very much align with ongoing and future work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.– There has been an increasing realisation within the IPCC, and amongst policy makers, th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/increasing-social-science-focus-work-ipcc-align-lucsus-research - 2025-11-01

LUCSUS Professor Lennart Olsson is one of the participants in the upcoming seminar: Land: a Common Good, or a Good Investment? organised 9th November by LUCSUS, Latinamerikagrupperna, Svalorna Indien Bangladesh and Lund Inter Faculty Sustainability Network.Ahead of his participation, he discusses the most important issues surrounding land today, and reflects on why land is such a political subject

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/find-ways-harnessing-increasing-interest-land-sustainable-development-lennart-olsson-reflects-ahead - 2025-11-01