LINXS will move into new purpose-designed premises in The Loop building in Science Village in Lund in early 2025. The move marks a significant development in the operations of LINXS and its mission as an institute for advanced studies. Its new location will place the institute adjacent to ESS and MAX IV, and within an area of prime scientific real estate, just as a wide range of academic centres,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/linxs-moving-loop-science-village-early-2025 - 2025-09-08

Discover Skill School, the Social Sciences Method Center's exclusive workshop series, tailored for doctoral students and senior researchers at Lund University. In September and October, we offer eight exciting workshops that will enhance your skills and give you the chance to network with other method enthusiasts from across the university. The initiative is aimed at academic staff from all facult

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/skill-school-workshop-series-doctoral-students-and-researchers - 2025-09-08

New ideas are needed to address complex societal challenges. On 24 September 2024, the Lund University PhD Conference on Sustainable Development encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to advance academic research on sustainability. It's a space to share ideas, learn, and explore. We invite all LU PhD students to submit papers, posters, seminars, workshops, or exhibitions by the 15 August deadl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/phd-conference-sustainable-development-24-september - 2025-09-08

As of 1 July 2024, guardians can transfer parental leave to another person (maximum of 45 days/guardian and 90 days for a single guardian). For those who want to take this type of parental leave, there will be a new leave reason in Primula called "Parental leave - transferred days....". The leave will be linked to the date of birth of the child.The absence will qualify for annual leave salary but

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-parental-leave-1-july-transfer-days - 2025-09-08

Paneldiscussion during the research conference on sustainable development, Stadshallen in Lund. Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, learn how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other disci

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-4th-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-09-08

Over the past six months, many managers and staff have contributed to the efforts to balance the books in the Central Administration. As in the rest of the University, we need to lower our costs. The cost-cutting package includes many different measures, for example not recruiting to certain roles after retirements or resignations, consolidation of premises, reduced resources in some areas, a revi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/central-administration-subject-increasing-pressure-change - 2025-09-08

The 'Sustainable Idea Exploration' call is an opportunity for researchers at Lund University to explore the innovative potential of their research and finance activities outside the scope of existing research projects. Its aim is to support the development of early innovative ideas from research projects that can contribute to sustainability. Four projects have now been granted funding in the call

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/four-projects-awarded-grants-sustainability-related-research - 2025-09-08

The University has revised the rules for partial pension. The new rules apply from 1 September 2024 and mean that you can apply for partial pension of up to 20 per cent from the age of 63 onwards. Under the University’s current rules, which apply until 31 August 2024, it is possible to apply for up to 20 per cent partial pension from the age of 61, but a greater scope may be approved if there are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-rules-partial-pension - 2025-09-08

The University has revised the guidelines concerning remote working for technical and administrative staff. The revision applies from 1 July 2024 and there are now two sets of circumstances in which the collective bargaining agreements between the Swedish Agency for Government Employers and the central employee organisations make it possible for employees to work remotely from another country. For

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/revised-guidelines-remote-working-technical-and-administrative-staff - 2025-09-08

The proposal for a renewed Campus Plan will soon be subject to a consultation round. It is an update of the current Campus Plan which will soon expire. For two years, the Campus Development Office has been drawing up the Campus Plan in collaboration with consultants and on behalf the Campus Development Council. The Campus Plan covers a lot of space – Lund University has around 540,000 square metre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-be-decided-autumn - 2025-09-08

A sustainability report for Lund University providing a summary of last year’s sustainability work has now been published. It builds on texts and results from the annual report and the environmental report to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency as well as a follow-up on the University’s Sustainability Plan. For the first time, we are bringing together what we do on sustainability into a co

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-report-2023 - 2025-09-08

Car travel accounts for half of all emissions in Lund. In order to reach the climate targets set out, it will be necessary for more people to choose sustainable commuting. Now all the members of CoAction Lund have committed to promote sustainable travel together, for commuting, business travel and the transport of goods. Lund University is contributing expertise to the collaboration, and is also p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/climate-collaboration-coaction-lund-gathers-speed - 2025-09-08

Several measures aimed at restoring balance to the Central Administration’s finances are now being implemented. One of them is a reduction in university-wide support for contract education, in accordance with a recently taken Vice-Chancellor’s decision. Examples of other measures include not recruiting to certain posts left vacant by retirements, consolidating premises and reduced resources within

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/savings-package-central-administration - 2025-09-08

Illustrerad skönlitterär kapitelinledning i Frans Libertsons avhandling. En avhandling lockar sällan många läsare. Frans Libertson använder sig av både skönlitteratur och konst för att öka chanserna att nå ut och göra sin avhandling om hållbara energisystem mer tillgänglig Idén fick han för något år sedan under ett samtal med sin handledare. När handledaren påpekade att det är de vetenskapliga art

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/anvander-konst-och-skonlitteratur-att-uppmarksamma-avhandling - 2025-09-08

Johan Stenfeldt, ordförande för Akademiska Föreningen, med ett prov på hur de nya namnen kommer att se ut. Intarsian är tillverkad i valnöt och lönn. Foto: Minna Wallén-Widung Raden av anmärkningsvärda lunda­alumner inne i AF-borgen ska utökas med nya namn. Nu bjuds allmänheten in att nominera den alumn de tycker förtjänar den ärofyllda platsen i Stora salen. Det finns två kriterier som inte är fö

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/fler-alumner-ska-pryda-laktaren-i-stora-salen-pa-af - 2025-09-08

Mats Johansson, ­koordinator, och Björn Petersson, vetenskapligt ombud på Juridiska fakulteten och HT-fakulteterna. Foto: Jan Olsson Etikprövning, öppna forskningsdata, författarskapsfrågor, jäv, AI och GDPR. Fakulteternas vetenskapliga ombud finns där när osäkerhet och tvivel gnager om hur man bör agera som forskare. – De senaste åren har reglagen skruvats upp rejält och spännvidden i vad man som

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/vetenskapliga-ombud-hjalper-nar-forskarna-tvivlar - 2025-09-08

Karriärcoacherna Pernilla Thellmark och Stina Vikingson föreläser om inre utvecklingsmål, Inner Development Goals (IDGs). Foto: Louise Larsson Möt Stina Vikingson och Pernilla Thellmark på Ekonomihögskolans karriärcenter som börjat jobba konkret och handfast med personliga utvecklingsmål för hållbar utveckling. Deras målgrupp är studenter, men metodiken fungerar för allt från den enskilda individe

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/inre-utvecklingsmal-ska-bygga-hallbara-karriarer - 2025-09-08

Från utsiktspunkten i São Gabriel da Cachoeira ser man stranden och befolkningens huvudsakliga transportmedel kanoterna. Grammatiska system kan låta torrt och tekniskt, men de berättar mycket om människors kognition och om vad som är viktigt för människor i ett samhälle. Lingvisten Sandra Cronhamn åkte djupt in i Amazonas till São Gabriel da Cachoeira för att kartlägga ur­invånarspråket baniwa. Vi

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/livet-i-amazonas-fangas-i-grammatiken - 2025-09-08

Marianne Thormählen. Foto: Minna Wallén-Widung Varje universitet med självaktning borde ha ett eget förlag. Det menar Marianne Thormählen, förläggare på Lund University Press, som hittills mest gett ut böcker från HT-fakulteterna men som nu välkomnar forskare med författar­ambitioner från alla fakulteter att höra av sig. Global spridningFörfattarna som publiceras via Lund University Press syns i s

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/fem-fordelar-med-att-lu-har-ett-eget-forlag - 2025-09-08

Johan Bergström. Foto: Rikard Tyllström TEMA FORSKNING I EN OROLIG VÄRLD. På Trafikflyghögskolan i Ljungbyhed märks ännu inga direkta konsekvenser av Rysslands krig i Ukraina. Men prefekten Johan Bergström räknar med att det kan komma. Han nämner bland annat ukrainska intressen som vill utbilda instruktörer som i sin tur ska verka i Ukraina och utbilda drönarpiloter på plats.– Det är sådant som vi

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/trafikflyghogskolan-beredd-pa-uppdrag-om-dronarutbildning - 2025-09-08