An external view of the spherical teaching space ‘Teknodrom’. Photo: Kennet Ruona Back then, the red brick buildings rose like a lonely wall against the open fields of eastern Lund. Now, the buildings are a hub in the middle of the knowledge highway that links the centre of the city with the research facilities on the outskirts of Brunnshög. We are talking, of course, about the buildings on the Fa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-time-move-newly-renovated-m-building - 2025-08-30

Pint of Science is a worldwide science festival that brings researchers to our local pubs to share their scientific discoveries with the public – no prior knowledge is required. On May 22nd to 24th we invite you to join us for 3 exciting scientific evenings at John Bull Pub and Restaurant, Bantorget, Lund. Attendance is free. For more information and registration: Science festival | Pint of Scienc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pint-science-22-24-may - 2025-08-30

EUGLOHRIA focuses on enhancing European-level and cross-sectoral collaboration in research and innovation. Within this project, research units and infrastructures relevant for pandemics-related research have been identified within the alliance. The EUGLOH alliance is a research cooperation between University of Paris-Saclay, Lund University, University of Porto, Szeged University, and Ludwig Maxim

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/call-application-euglohria-research-seeding-grant - 2025-08-30

The University has received more funding for mobility this year. Lund University has received EUR 144,400 from the Erasmus+ mobility fund (around SEK 1.7 million). There is also a limited amount available for mobility to the United Kingdom. The money is to be used for professional development abroad for technical and administrative staff, among others. Compared to 2022, this is an increase of 42%.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-have-received-sek-17-million-professional-development-activities-europe - 2025-08-30

This year’s four new Themes at the Pufendorf Institute have now been chosen. In total, the Institute received eighteen Theme applications in December 2022, of which eight were sent to external experts. In March, the Board selected four proposals that were invited to form Themes at the Institute. The four newly adopted Themes will start at the Institute in September 2023. Autumn Themes at the Pufen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-autumn-themes-pufendorf-institute - 2025-08-30

The Faculty of Medicine’s new building Forum Medicum on Sölvegatan is now ready for move-in. Forum Medicum is a new knowledge centre that connects the old BMC premises with a new building that offers 16,000 square metres of new space. The building is one of Akademiska Hus’ and Lund University’s biggest ever joint investments. The new building contains functional premises for education, research an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forum-medicum-faculty-medicines-new-building-now-ready-move - 2025-08-30

On 17 May, Lund University will raise the rainbow flag on several buildings around the University. The flag-raising is to highlight IDAHOT (International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia) and the violence and discrimination that LGBTQIA persons are subjected to worldwide. “It is important that we mark this day to remind us that human rights and freedoms are not a given everywhere,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-will-fly-flag-idahot-day-17-may-1 - 2025-08-30

There is an increased demand for rooms for reflection and contemplation within the University. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lena Eskilsson has therefore decided that the University is to strive to offer students and employees a rooms for reflection and contemplation for prayers, meditation or other activities that require silence. The decision has been taken in dialogue with the Council for Gender Equal

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rooms-reflection-and-contemplation-employees-and-students - 2025-08-30

The University Board has decided on a new Crisis and Contingency Plan. It rests on the principle laid out by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) that organisations are to be run according to normal practice even in crisis situations, to the extent possible. The decision means that all faculties need to review their existing crisis management organisation and plans to make them consistent

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-crisis-and-contingency-plan - 2025-08-30

In a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their research studies in the past year and successfully defended their doctoral theses at Lund University will have their degrees conferred. At the ceremony, degrees are also conferred on the faculties’ honorary doctors. Doctors who completed their PhDs 50 years ago become jubilee doctors. See photos from the ceremony The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/general-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-all-faculties-lund-university-26-may - 2025-08-30

View of Kyiv – a few years before the capital, Odessa, Kharkiv and Mariupol woke up to dawn attacks. Photo: Tetiana Shevereva/Unsplash Early in the morning there was the sound of explosions and the sky lit up. Since 24 February 2022, Lund University has stood in solidarity with Ukraine’s universities. Are there lessons to be learned from the period when Kiev’s largest university had to rapidly ada

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lessons-ukraine-running-university-while-war-rages - 2025-08-30

On Saturday 6 May, Lund's inner city was filled with 6255 runners who ran (or walked) Lundaloppet. Many of the participants were employees from the university, almost 792 people were participating, which meant that we made up a large part of the race. See your colleagues' results and pictures from the day. The winner of the entire Lundaloppet race was a LU's representative, Nicolas Fiessinger. He

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/794-employees-participated-lundaloppet-see-their-results - 2025-08-30

The Horisont grant is meant to support foundational research across all scientific fields and disciplines to find novel theoretical or practical solutions to important problems in science and society in the widest sense, including challenging methodological problem. The grant supports attempts to find paths into unknown terrain but also to enrich and deepen established fields. Last day for applica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/open-call-research-grant-horisont-horizon - 2025-08-30

The LU Glossary, which provides a Swedish-English and English-Swedish glossary of commonly used terms relating to Lund University, is now available on the Staff Pages. Previously only available on the Academic Writing in English at Lund University (AWELU) website of the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, the LU Glossary is intended primarily as a source for looking up the British English

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-glossary-moves-staff-pages - 2025-08-30

The telephony system will implement changes on May 24 starting at 18:00 to ensure operation and functionality. The impact is that for about 1 hour phone calls will be unavailable. This applies to incoming and outgoing calls via desk telephones as well as those who have a mobile phone with a LU-number extension connected (MEX) Mobile data traffic will not be affected. At Driftinfo, we will announce

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planned-system-change-telephone-system-24-may - 2025-08-30

EUGLOH stands for European University Alliance for Global Health and is a partnership between 9 European universities*. To further develop relations within the alliance, an annual summit is held each year. This year the meeting will be held at Lund University and takes place between 13-14 June. We welcome staff, students, and PhD candidates from Lund University to participate. The annual meeting i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eugloh-annual-summit-2023-held-lund-13-14-june - 2025-08-30

AI generated image of a methods workshop by Gencraft. The LU Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates from all fields and faculties who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conf

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2025-08-30

Our work on Global Dynamic Engagement this year has shown us that in many ways, the University already has an impressive track record of global engagement. At the same time, our international impact is wavering, especially in relation to the number of citations of our publications in top-ranked journals. This development, which we share with many other universities, is worrying as it can make the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measures-increased-international-impact - 2025-08-30

Do you teach at Lund University and want to further develop your teaching? Applications for the autumn training in teaching and learning in higher education are now open. The registration deadline is 8 June 2023. Applications for the autumn training in teaching and learning in higher education are now open. They are aimed at members of staff who teach at Lund University and want the opportunity to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-autumn-training-teaching-and-learning-higher-education-courses - 2025-08-30

The university-wide presentation material for 2023 is now available with current facts and figures about Lund University. The package includes: Profile texts. Facts and figures about LU in three different text lengths for use on websites, social media, vacancy announcements etc, which briefly describe the University. Presentations in PowerPoint. Comprehensive PowerPoints with facts and figures. Us

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-wide-presentation-material-2023 - 2025-08-30