The University Board has today decided to recommend Erik Renström as the new vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021 to 2026. Renström, a physician and professor of Experimental Endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University. “I am convinced that Erik Renström will lead Lund University in an excellent mann

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-proposed-lund-universitys-new-vice-chancellor - 2025-09-13

The new law on accessibility to digital public services (EU Web Accessibility Directive) comes into effect as of 23 September. The aim is to increase digital accessibility for all users, including those who are disabled. For Lund University,  the new law means that the content of all LU’s websites – webpages, documents, video etc. – are to be accessible according to the international web standard

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forward-planning-important-accessibility-management - 2025-09-13

The vice-chancellor has approved a new university-wide strategy for Lund University’s Strategic Research Areas (17 September). The strategy includes a vision and strategic goals for Lund University’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs) for the period 2020 to 2030. The allocation of roles and responsibilities is stated for future work. The strategy is based on the University’s collective knowledge and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-strategy-strategic-research-areas-2020-2030 - 2025-09-13

The figures shows the Swedish Government's investments in higher education and research, in thousands Swedish kronor The budget bill for 2021 was presented on 21 September. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis was evident in the bill. The investments in the budget are historically large and consist of both increased investments and tax relief. Most of the investments focu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/governments-budget-bill-2021 - 2025-09-13

In order to be reimbursed for health promoting activities that have been purchased and paid for during 2020, employees must have registered their applications/cases in Primula no later than 15 January 2021. After this date, it will not be possible to apply for reimbursement for activities in 2020. For purchases made in November and December 2019, employees can apply for reimbursement up to and inc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reminder-procedures-health-promotion-reimbursement - 2025-09-13

On 22 September, the University received the very good news that our application to the EU-Commission has been accepted. We are now certified with the HR Excellence in Research Award. HR Excellence in Research certification means that a higher education institution fulfils many of the stringent EU requirements for a professional employer, and that it has a commitment to continuous quality manageme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-now-certified-hr-excellence-research - 2025-09-13

“Now is the time to break with convention in the workplace and to investigate the outcome. ", says Johan Bertlett. During the pandemic, employees should avoid putting pressure on their managers for clear answers for which there is no basis. “As a manager, you have to stand firm in the uncertainty and not take hasty decisions”, says Johan Bertlett, who is in charge of the popular new summer course

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dont-pressure-your-manager-clear-messages-during-covid-19-pandemic - 2025-09-13

Selma Maric learned to read before she was two and speaks five languages.  " I think I am just quick to make connections and see links: sort of like having good reflexes, it goes fast!” she laughs. Selma Maric is a woman who is not afraid of departures and she has not followed the classic path into the research world. “I have never shied away from ending things if something else shows up. I only h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/refugee-experience-coloured-researchers-worldview - 2025-09-13

Anders Lindskog and Johan Pettersson are sifting sand. The dinosaur they are looking for died on the beach, swelled up in the heat and eventually floated out into the water and sank to the bottom of the sea. Photo:Johan Joelsson Somewhere in an abandoned chalk quarry in northeastern Skåne lurks the skeleton of an 84 million-year-old dinosaur. A group of geologists is convinced of it. Now that a nu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hunt-missing-dinosaur - 2025-09-13

“Great efforts must be made so that we transform rather than cancel activities”, says Malin Bruce, president of LUS, and Ella Sjöbeck, vice president of LUS since June. Photo:Jenny Loftrup LU managed the transition to digital teaching. But the spring Coronavirus crisis had a negative impact on students in Lund. They found the digital exams to be stressful and sometimes unfair. This is what emerges

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/transition-worked-now-we-need-more-even-quality-teaching - 2025-09-13

Jasmine Bray was advised against travelling but is very happy to be in Lund. Photo:Maria Lindh Despite the pandemic, the mood is good among those working with international students. Richard Stenelo and Louise Corrigan think it is fantastic that so many of them have managed to arrive in Lund. “They have defied obstacles such as closed airports and vacated embassies. The most creative students seem

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-students-managed-arrive-lund - 2025-09-13

Sexual harassment at work The Tellus results have now been finalised and have been presented at a webinar the 28 September. Now you can download the full rapport. Among other things, the results reveal that one in four female staff/doctoral students at Lund University and seven per cent of the male staff have been subjected to sexual harassment. More than one quarter of the female students state t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/result-tellus-project-about-sexual-harassment-lund-university-now-out - 2025-09-13

“What the whole University has done is amazing. How much we can achieve when we gather our strengths and collaborate. Everyone worked towards the same goal – to make it work – and we succeeded!” Photo: Kennet Ruona Getting important information out fast to the right target group has been a challenge for the crisis management group, which has now entered a calmer phase after an intensive spring. “N

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-successful-quick-digital-restart - 2025-09-13

Six doctoral students from Lund University participated in the first meeting of the WASP-HS graduate school when 35 doctoral students from a number of Swedish universities gathered to discuss and dive deeper in artificial intelligence and the humanities and social sciences. “A very good start,” school director Christian Balkenius says.The meeting was a two-day virtual event with the purpose to int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/graduate-school-future-groundbreaking-research - 2025-09-13

Funding for initiatives in support of equal opportunities, gender equality and preventive work against discrimination within Lund University and Equality stimulus funding - financing of visiting chair of the underrepresented gender. Funding for initiatives in support of equal opportunities, gender equality and preventive work against discrimination within Lund UniversityLund University works in va

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/equality-stimulus-funding - 2025-09-13

Protective security refers to protecting information and activities of importance to Sweden’s security against espionage, sabotage, terrorist offences and certain other threats. Pursuant to the Protective Security Act, those who conduct security-sensitive activities are to investigate and document the need for protective security, i.e. carry out a so-called protective security analysis – for infor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/investigating-protective-security - 2025-09-13

On 1 October, updated regulations came into effect for public authorities’ information security that affect the University. The new requirements are considerably stricter and more detailed than the previous version and are in line with the Government’s remit to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). MSB’s regulations cover, among other things, requirements for security measures to:Ensure th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-regulations-information-security - 2025-09-13

LU is a member of Scholars at Risk and SAR Sweden, which has received support from the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation worth an additional SEK 5 million. The funding can be applied for to co-fund the hosting of SAR researchers in the humanities and social sciences. For LU, this means we gain access to further co-funding in order to host more threatened researchers. At present, LU is the hos

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scholars-risk-sar-receives-extra-sek-5-million - 2025-09-13

Over 30 people were nominated or applied for the post of deputy vice-chancellor of Lund University, starting on 1 January 2021. Of these, the Recruitment Committee selected nine people for the first round of interviews. The candidates called to a first interview are:Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, professor Lund UniversityKristina Eneroth, senior lecturer Lund UniversityLena Eskilsson, senior lecturer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-interest-deputy-vice-chancellor-post-nine-go-next-stage - 2025-09-13

The new law on accessibility to digital public service requires Lund University’s digital documents to be adapted for accessibility. After extensive work, the university-wide document templates are now adapted according to the new requirements and can be downloaded from the University’s Image and Media Bank. A general LU template for Word documents has been produced along with instructions for its

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-document-templates-must-meet-accessibility-requirements - 2025-09-13