Work on strengthening the University’s IT security through strong authentication is continuing. Have you made a start? The most recent figures show that only around a fifth of Lund University’s staff members have made a start on strong authentication. Ensure that you obtain strong authentication as soon as possible so that you can log in everywhere. More and more systems are requiring strong authe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lucat-now-has-strong-authentication-place - 2025-08-30

Major roadworks around Lund will soon affect commuting options for those who work in Lund but live outside the city. The road projects affect the E22 at the Lund Södra interchange and road 108 between Staffanstorp and Lund. At certain times there will be planned total road closures during the period 2025 to 2026. To provide commuting staff members with support and information about what is happeni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-soon-time-total-closures-e22-and-road-108 - 2025-08-30

LU Box users have previously been able to log in either with an externally set password or via single sign-on (SSO). On May 26, the option to log in with an external password will be removed. After that date, users will only be able to log in to LU Box using single sign-on (SSO).If you have been using an externally set password to access LU Box and wish to switch to single sign-on (SSO), you can f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-lu-box - 2025-08-30

Marie Jönsson, grant manager Stem Cell Center and Mattias Magnusson, director of RAMP-UP at the Lund Research School in Stem Cell Biology and group leader at the Stem Cell Center. Photo: Alexis Bento Luis The University has been awarded an EU grant of 8.3 million euros for a new international doctoral programme in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products. The aim is to improve

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/83-million-euros-doctoral-programme-regenerative-medicine-and-atmp - 2025-08-30

The courses in English for all LU staff will be offered again in autumn 2025. In the autumn of 2025, we offer five different English courses for university staff that you may sign up for, but please make sure that you get an approval first from your head of department or equivalent. These are the five courses we offer in the spring (please click on the links (you have to log in to Kompetensportale

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/english-lu-staff-autumn-2025 - 2025-08-30

Explore 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 faculti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/explore-skill-school - 2025-08-30

Alumni are a group that we sometimes almost manage to overlook, but given that our network of alumni is approaching 50,000 individuals, they are certainly worthy of our attention! Even more so, perhaps, as we approach the end of an academic year with many students about to take the step to becoming alumni. Getting alumni involved in activities brings many advantages for a university. This might in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/our-alumni-are-universitys-best-ambassadors - 2025-08-30

Photo from 2024's doctoral degree conferment ceremony. It is time for the doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University's major ceremony and the faculties' biggest academic celebration. It is time for the faculties' doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors to be honoured. The doctoral degree conferment ceremony is a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, during which the doctoral students w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-years-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-23-may - 2025-08-30

The current telephony contract will end on 31 March 2026, and a call for tenders is now being launched so that a new contract can enter into force the following day. The new contract will involve changes taking place. Therefore, a project is now being launched to get everything in place. Find out what you need to do to be ready. Two suppliers become oneLund University's current telephony solution

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-procurement-telephony-underway-landline-telephones-are-being-phased-out - 2025-08-30

Jonas Midlöv has assumed the post of chief security officer for the entire University on 12 May. He comes from the Swedish Police Authority, where he has many years of experience in security-related work. Jonas Midlöv has a background with the police and has spent the last ten years working in the Swedish Police Authority’s regional investigative unit. He has held a variety of specialist and manag

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-new-chief-security-officer-jonas-midlov - 2025-08-30

Travelling on business can present challenges and risks, especially when visiting areas with heightened security risks. To ensure safe and well-planned journeys, a new checklist has been launched, providing comprehensive guidance and concrete tips when travelling on business. The new checklist has been developed to support staff and managers in making informed risk assessments for every business t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-checklist-improves-safety-when-travelling-work - 2025-08-30

Photo of University of California, Berkeley. Lund University can nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2025. The STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers the opportunity to spend the autumn semester at one of STINT’s thirteen partner institutions in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-2025 - 2025-08-30

The University Board has allocated strategic funds to strengthen research and education at Campus Helsingborg. Employees can now apply for funding for research and development projects within the framework of Campus Helsingborg's strategic initiatives. The purpose of the initiative is to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations, support established research environments with growth potential, an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategic-funds-research-and-collaboration-campus-helsingborg - 2025-08-30

Arab American University Palestine och Birzeit University. Foto- Mostfa Zoabi och Ahmad Sandouka.webp Lund University is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff to come to Lund on exchanges with their living costs covered by grants. "There is a great deal of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-expands-collaboration-higher-education-institutions-palestine - 2025-08-30

Then it's time to apply for affiliation to SWEAH, Sweden's only national graduate school in ageing and health. As an affiliate, you get access to a unique network, high-level courses, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the opportunity to strengthen your research profile in a rapidly growing field. SWEAH brings together PhD students and supervisors from all over the country – this is where futur

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/are-you-phd-student-within-ageing-and-health-become-part-sweah - 2025-08-30

EvaMarie Lindahl, blyerts på papper, efter Joannes Bemme "Een paard aan een paal vastgebonden", 1802, 2024. Foto: EvaMarie Lindahl Artist and researcher EvaMarie Lindahl has examined the art collections of Skissernas Museum and Lund University. With an artist’s perspective and through methods from critical animal studies, Lindahl investigates which individuals are hiding in the collections and how

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-12-june-new-exhibition-museum-fauna - 2025-08-30

Photos by Yuan Liu and Quang Ngyuen from Unsplash and LU media bank. The Sustainable Development Goal number 8, ‘Decent work and economic growth’, is based on the idea that decent employment opportunities create fair globalization and reduce poverty. But the goal is often seen as conflicting with other goals. How can economic growth be ensured while also ensuring a sustainable planet? Lund Univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workshop-12-september-decent-work-and-economic-growth-possibility-or-miss - 2025-08-30

Vice-Chancellor’s blog: On 23 May, I once again had the honour of giving the doctoral degree conferment speech in Lund’s beautiful cathedral. This year the starting point of the speech was interaction, such as that between the reason-based Age of Enlightenment and the emotionally-driven Romantic era. The interaction between sense and sensibility not only shapes our private life, but also cultural

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sense-and-sensibility-conferment-and-ceremony - 2025-08-30

The University’s major ceremonial event, the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony, took place on 23 May. There were degrees conferred on 239 doctors and 14 honorary doctors and 30 doctors became jubilee doctors. Despite the rainy and windy weather on the day, the procession was able to proceed to the cathedral and back to the Main University Building between the rain showers. Se the images from the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hats-and-wreaths-239-doctors - 2025-08-30

Lund University is taking an important step to strengthen research on total defence and preparedness through the establishment of LUPREP at Campus Helsingborg.  “This is not to be a narrow-minded centre where everyone thinks the same. It will be a place for critical dialogue,” says Johan Bergström, who will take up the position of director on 1 August. The aim of the Lund University Centre for  Pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/much-anticipated-centre-takes-shape-johan-bergstrom-will-be-director-luprep - 2025-08-30