Published 17 February 2017 A detective work that reflects society in terms of both working life and fashion trends. This is how you could describe Cecilia Svedman’s task as a dermatologist and researcher, specialising in contact allergies. Cecilia Svedman. Cecilia Svedman is the director of the main hospital in Helsingborg, who at the same time manages a research group at the Division of Occupatio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-looking-what-itches-stings-and-peels - 2025-07-05

Published 17 February 2017 Supervisors who do not have time for their doctoral students, or research which is used without giving the doctoral student credit as an author…. Aleksandra Popovic hopes that the newly established Research Programmes Board will result in increased initiative when it comes to dealing with the doctoral students’ problems. This is a recurring issue for many doctoral studen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/some-doctoral-students-find-their-supervisors-unreliable - 2025-07-05

Published 20 March 2017 In the autumn, Lund University will be introducing a major educational initiative on e-learning and blended learning. It is intended for teaching staff who are curious about testing digital tools in their teaching activities. “For the University, integrating digital technology in physical teaching is a matter of survival – that is why we are making this extra investment”, s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/teaching-staff-learn-more-about-blended-learning - 2025-07-05

Published 20 March 2017 Forum Medicum – the new major construction of the Faculty of Medicine at the top of Sölvegatan – will become a reality. For a while, things looked bad, but by making small adjustments here and there, the project can now be pursued to begin construction in the winter of 2018/2019. The idea of Forum Medicum is to establish a joint biomedical and health sciences centre for res

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-slimming-down-construction-plans-forum-medicum-now-underway - 2025-07-05

Published 20 March 2017 At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand, with a metal pin attached to a bamboo stick, to achieve t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2025-07-05

Published 20 March 2017 Is it OK for a manager to email employees in the evenings and on weekends? More employers should have explicit rules about emailing outside working hours, according to Mikael Ottosson, who is researching the work environment within a project entitled “Going home already? Fluid working hours means freedom to some people and stress to others, says Mikael Ottoson. Photo: Ulrik

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/should-employees-be-reachable-email-during-their-leisure-time - 2025-07-05

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 1 June 2021 Torna Hällestad. Researchers have placed 170 owl nesting boxes included in their multiyear project aiming to find out as much as possible about how tawny owls are affected by living in proximity to humans. Photo: Kennet Ruona The owlet, little over three weeks old, squints slightly as Hannah Watson lays it on its

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tracking-owls-send-sms-their-nests - 2025-07-05

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 18 June 2021 During the spring a lot has been done regarding the University’s work on gender equality, equal opportunities, harassment, sexual harassment and victimisation. “We have now started to create the conditions that are needed to carry out the work on these issues in a good and clear manner”, says Jimmie Krist

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-strengthening-our-work-prevent-discrimination-and-achieve-gender-equality-and-equal - 2025-07-05

By anna [dot] johansson [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Johansson) - published 18 June 2021 Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international pane

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2025-07-05

By Carina [dot] Jarl [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Carina Jarl) - published 24 June 2021 LTH and the Faculty of Science have decided to set up a joint office for the design and realisation of the continued work on establishment. The office is to coordinate and implement the decisions these faculties take on establishment in Science Village The University has a vision of creating a knowledg

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-establishment-science-village-continues-faculties - 2025-07-05

By christel [dot] holmberg [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Christel Holmberg) - published 24 June 2021 In January 2020, the National Library of Sweden, the University Library and four other university libraries in Sweden (Uppsala, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Umeå) reached an agreement to jointly digitalise and make available all Swedish printed materials. Swedish periodicals from 1850 to 1900 are the fir

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digitalisation-swedish-printed-materials-takes - 2025-07-05

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 17 February 2022 Charlotte Leire and Kes McCormick are responsible for the MOOCs produced at IIIEE. Photo: Jan Olsson The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, IIIEE, is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2025-07-05

Published 31 August 2021 Initially, there will be restrictions in the autumn, but then a gradual and orderly return to campus will begin, provided that the infection situation allows it. It feels good to be back after a hot and enjoyable summer. Initially, the restrictions that applied before the summer regarding physical presence at the workplace will continue to apply in the autumn. This means t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-starts-working-home-those-who-can - 2025-07-05

Published 31 August 2021 In late June, the vice-chancellor made a decision concerning the issues that are to be worked on jointly within LU on the basis of RQ20. These issues are: recruitment and career paths, research infrastructure, interdisciplinary research, profiling and strong research environments, as well as follow-ups. Now, it is time for us to roll up our sleeves and tackle the challenge

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-starts-where-spring-finished-rq20 - 2025-07-05

Published 31 August 2021 For the autumn, I want to develop work on complete environments in which education and research collaborate, focus on lifelong learning and highlight diverse innovation activities. External engagement and innovation are the main areas in my portfolio as deputy vice-chancellor. Both are areas in which there is a lot happening that is new for us all. Not least, there is an i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/focus-diverse-innovation-activities-and-lifelong-learning - 2025-07-05

Published 31 August 2021 The focus in the autumn will be to outline the research infrastructure of the future based on the Krantz report, follow up the results of the University’s e-infrastructure inquiry and highlight information and IT security at LU. The transition from dean of the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) to pro vice-chancellor for research infrastructure and digitalisation has been an exc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reviewing-our-research-infrastructure-and-information-security - 2025-07-05

By Jenny [dot] Hansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Hansson) - published 31 August 2021 Ten postdoc positions and at least eight doctoral studentships on the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development is now announced at Lund University. The announcement is part of the university’s research programme for excellence in sustainable development. New positions in research for sustainable development

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-20-new-positions-research-sustainable-development - 2025-07-05

Published 31 August 2021 Do you teach every week? If so, you can find short and effective workshops at education.lu.se that will help you to start using Canvas, Zoom or video in your teaching sessions. No need to register, take a workshop when it suits you. Do you have any questions? There are staffed drop-in sessions where you can ask an expert. Are you in need of inspiration? Read our articles o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/all-you-need-online-teaching - 2025-07-05

Published 31 August 2021 LU News is a new internal newsletter that will be sent to all staff members at Lund University. The newsletter will be distributed every two weeks via email. The newsletter has two parts. In “On the University Management’s agenda”, the University Management outlines the current matters they are working on, their new initiatives and what is happening in the University world

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/introducing-newsletter-all-staff-lund-university - 2025-07-05

Published 28 August 2021 Since 2014, the Swedish National Graduate School for Competitive Science on Ageing and Health (SWEAH) has successfully conducted interdisciplinary courses and activities for doctoral students and postdocs. Not least, the national network to which SWEAH provides access is appreciated by both participating doctoral students and their supervisors. As of 2022, the graduate sch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-initiative-doctoral-students-ageing-and-health - 2025-07-05