Published 6 November 2024 Olof Skoog, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, has been named the 2024 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 19 November, he will present “Strategy of Human Rights”Time and place: 19 November 2024, at 18:00, University Auditorium, Main University Building, Paradisgatan 2, LundThe lecture is open to the public and will be held in English. No registration is required.Anna

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/anna-lindh-lecture-olof-skoog-strategy-human-rights - 2025-05-09

Published 6 November 2024 Could a visit to the Swedish Mediterranean Institutes in Rome, Athens, or Istanbul benefit your employment, education, research, or teaching and expand your international network? How can such a visit be funded? Join the directors of the Swedish Mediterranean Institutes to learn about the resources and networking opportunities they offer. When? Monday, November 11, 11:00

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/information-swedish-mediterranean-institutes-athens-rome-and-istanbul - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 7 November 2024 Capital IQ Pro contains extensive data on public company financials and industry insights across sectors including Financial Institutions, Insurance, Energy, Real Estate, and more. It provides information on 54+ million private companies, smart search capabilities, sustainability insights, supply ch

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lusem-now-has-access-capital-iq-pro-esg - 2025-05-09

Published 19 November 2024 Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project. The report explores concerning trends in attacks on higher education communities around the world with the aims of raising awareness and urging diverse state and non-state stakeholders to join us in protecting and promoting academic freedom.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/webinar-current-state-academic-freedom-world - 2025-05-09

Published 19 November 2024 This year, the Academy highlights a variety of research projects from Swedish universities, under the theme ‘Technology in the service of humanity - innovation through interdisciplinary science’. In total, 103 projects from 22 different universities and research institutes in Sweden were selected. Lund University had the third-highest number of projects after KTH Royal I

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/nine-projects-are-included-list-ongoing-swedish-research-projects-potential-create-societal-benefit - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 21 November 2024 Markus is getting ready for the defense of his dissertation "Transforming Foundations: Structural Change and Development Dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa (1960–2024)" on 22 November. He has been doing his research at the department of Economic History. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-bertus-markus-melles - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 5 December 2024 The Christmas tree of books at the library and Emelie Estling It’s a new role and we got to ask her a few questions about it, and also a little more about Emelie. How long have you worked at Lund University, and how did you become the faculty’s data steward?I have been working as a librarian at the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/emelie-estling-data-steward-lusem - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 5 December 2024 The Administrative Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Head of Finance Charlotte Solberg, Department of Physics, and Curator Jenny Bergman, Historical Museum.The University’s Administrative Prize is an annual award for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/winners-universitys-administrative-prize-2025-announced - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 5 December 2024 Information is now published on the Staff Pages regarding next year’s normal working hours, squeeze days and days with reduced working hours for TA staff. The 2025 advanced flexitime form for TA staff will also be published then.Learn more on Lu Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/next-years-squeeze-days-and-days-reduced-working-hours-technical-and-administrative-ta-staff-0 - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 5 December 2024 The board of judges has now nominated law professor Jörgen Hettne for the vacant position in the EU General Court. Formally, it applies to cover the current mandate period that ends in August 2025, but in practice it is also about the subsequent period in the EU tribunal of six years. The Swedish go

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/jorgen-hettne-nominated-eu-general-court - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 12 December 2024 He started his PhD studies in the mid nineties, started lecturing in macroeconomics here at LUSEM in 1998, and simply never looked back "LundaEkonomerna and the Education Committee proudly present Pontus Hansson, from the Economics Department, as the Teacher of the Year 2024. Pontus has been praise

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/pontus-hansson-teacher-year-lusem - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 13 December 2024 Last year he was teacher of the year at LUSEM and now Björn Svensson is recognized by the university as a whole, alongside Per Carlsson at the department of Biology “Honestly I didn’t even know about the nomination until the day before the announcement that I would receive the prize. It’s a pretty

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lusem-teacher-awarded-lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2025 - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 19 December 2024 The SURCO project looks at the effects of droughts, poverty and migration in two rural regions of northern Colombia, and is directed by Andrés Palacio, Associate Professor in Economic History at LUSEM. Using expertise from disciplines such as economic history, biology, economics, ecology, geography

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/water-scarcity-rural-colombia - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 19 December 2024 The first edition of Lund University Magazine – LUM – was published 1968. Now the university management proposes to close the newspaper, in both physical and digital form. In January, the University director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication w

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/university-management-proposes-closing-down-lum - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 19 December 2024 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.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/tens-thousands-passwords-changed-heres-what-do-if-your-password-reset - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 19 December 2024 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 sec

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking-0 - 2025-05-09

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 20 January 2025 As Nick Ford at the Department of Economic History prepares the defense of his doctoral dissertation "Origins of the knowledge economy: Higher education and Scandinavia's development, ca. 1800–1929", we had a chance to ask him a few questions. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-nicholas-ford - 2025-05-09

Published 30 January 2025 Each year, the university-wide research board announces a call concerning university-wide funds for research infrastructure. Apply for this year's call by March 3, 2025.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/apply-funding-local-research-infrastructure - 2025-05-09

Published 30 January 2025 Twenty University staff members participated as test cyclists on the super cycle path between Södra Sandby and Lund over a six-week period in September and October. The results exceeded expectations and most of the test cyclists who had not commuted by bike before improved their fitness and sleep.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/fitness-improved-after-only-six-weeks-commuting-bike - 2025-05-09

Published 30 January 2025 Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2025-05-09