Published 20 May 2023 Foto: Kennet Ruona Every year since 2019, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) collates a top 100 list of current research projects that have the potential to deliver benefit. This year, thirteen research projects from Lund University have made the list. Lund has the most projects of all the universities. “Three of Lund University’s watchwords are innovativ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/thirteen-lund-projects-prestigious-list - 2025-04-30

By katja [dot] woxell [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katja Woxell) - published 18 May 2023 A tSNE and UMAP of cells from the aging brain colored by the expression of Gja1. Are you a researcher at a Swedish university with research data that you think can be analyzed and visualized in ways that are beyond your current resources? InfraVis calls for applications for in-depth visualization support for re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/infravis-call-apply-depth-visualization-support-research-projects-2023 - 2025-04-30

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 4 June 2023 As of 1 July, employees no longer need to submit original paper receipts to the HR Division when applying for reimbursement for health promotion, medication and healthcare. It is sufficient to enclose digital original receipts when registering an application in Primula. The employee needs to be able to sho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-handling-receipts-reimbursement-health-promotion-medication-and-healthcare - 2025-04-30

By annika [dot] diehl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Annika Diehl) - published 1 June 2023 Would you like to prepare yourself for the active learning classroom? Wouldn’t it be great to spend two days with Larry Michaelsen, the creator of Team Based Learning (TBL) to thrive in the active learning environment? Take the unique opportunity to take part in the workshops. The workshops are designed to cate

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/take-chance-change-your-teaching-and-build-what-we-have-meet-creator-team-based-learning - 2025-04-30

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 7 June 2023 The Unit for Educational Services offers a broad range of support for teaching staff who want to use digital tools as part of their educational approach in teaching. At the Unit for Educational Services, digital tool specialists, education experts and administrators work together to promote the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/learning-digital-world - 2025-04-30

Published 7 June 2023 The total sick leave among government employees increased to 4.1 per cent last year, reports the ST trade union’s magazine, Publikt*. Lund University has the lowest sick leave among the ten largest government employers with 2.6 per cent. “It’s naturally very pleasing to see that our sick leave is low compared with other large public authorities. However, we know that generall

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-comparison-shows-lund-university-has-lowest-sick-leave - 2025-04-30

By maria [dot] blad [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Blad) - published 7 June 2023 Photos from the procession at the ceremony 2023. The doctoral degree conferment ceremony – the University’s most important academic celebration – took place on 26 May. Participating in the ceremony were 268 new doctors, who received their laurel wreaths or hats, 17 new honorary doctors and 21 new jubilee

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-26-may-celebrated-268-new-doctors - 2025-04-30

Published 7 June 2023 Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the tips below, so that you will be able to wind down properly during your time off. Some weeks before your vacations Apply for your annual leave into Primula (don't applies for teachers) Submit outstanding travel expense reports Primula Take the opportunity to register your documents before the summer holidays so that your colleague

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-bear-mind-summer - 2025-04-30

By maria [dot] esaiasson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Esaiasson) - published 1 June 2023 The Lund University working group on AI tools has now reported and made some recommendations about the use of Generative AI tools in teaching, learning, and assessment. These webinars give you a chance to hear about the recommendations and ask questions relating to your own courses. The webinars

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/handling-impact-ai-tools-lu-working-group-recommendations - 2025-04-30

By maria [dot] plaschke [at] eken [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Plaschke) - published 8 June 2023 It will now be easier to take the train in Europe for your business travel needs. This means that we can further reduce the climate impact of our business travel. As of 1 June 2023, you are to book all rail travel in Europe via the Danish rail travel agency, Togrejse. However, all air travel, airport trans

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/easier-book-rail-travel-europe - 2025-04-30

By eva [dot] johannesson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Johannesson) - published 8 June 2023 For the first time in the University’s history, there is a common Strategy for Education. Our changing world means that we all need to think and act in order to meet the University’s challenges. No one knows exactly how the world around us will develop and we therefore need to help out. The Stra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-strategy-education-act-compass - 2025-04-30

By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - published 8 June 2023 The PhD student and climate activist David Alcer gets on the stage during Loreen's performance at the Swedish Melody Festival. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Should climate researchers let their findings speak for themselves, or does the state of the planet mean that it is a duty to take to the barrica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-and-activism - 2025-04-30

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 8 June 2023 A vision of Science Village, the area between the research facilities MAX IV och ESS. ill: ­Science Village ­Scandinavia AB Plans to move some research and education to Science Village are being formulated. But the University’s finances are proving to be a limiting factor for the establishment. The goal f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/finances-stumbling-block-move-science-village - 2025-04-30

By anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - published 8 June 2023 Emma Kritzberg travelled for five days return to participate at a job meeting on Mallorca. Photo: Johan Persson Emma Kritzberg took the train to a meeting on Mallorca. A journey that took 54 hours and cost double what it would have to fly a couple of hours to the Mediterranean island. Yet, flying was nev

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/54-hours-one-way-join-job-meeting-mallorca - 2025-04-30

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 8 June 2023 Fredrik N G ­Andersson is convinced that market economy is the way to deal with the climate crisis. Photo: Kennet Ruona Market economics, not degrowth, will enable sustainable societies. For economist Fredrik N G Andersson the answer is crystal clear – researchers advocating for degrowth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocates-degrowth-miss-mark - 2025-04-30

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 8 June 2023 Timothée Parrique completed his PhD in 2019 with a thesis on the concept of degrowth. He is currently in France as part of his postdoc position at the Department of Business Administration. Photo: Mathieu Génon Economists are obsessed with growth. So says economist Timothée Parrique, who

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degrowth-path-future - 2025-04-30

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 8 June 2023 Stefan Hansson is a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology , but when duty demands it he puts his military uniform on. He is a so called Med-T, partly employed medical staff. Photo: Zsuzsanna ­Höjvall/Försvarsmakten A sudden bang. The hand grenade has caused me severe shrapnel injuries: a punctured lung, my liver

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-doctor-both-war-and-peace - 2025-04-30

By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 14 June 2023 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 discip

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-3rd-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-04-30

Published 20 June 2023 Olof Karis, former Interim Director of MAX IV, has been appointed as the Director of MAX IV following an open recruitment process and the recommendation of the MAX IV Board. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, the host university for MAX IV. MAX IV, Sweden's synchrotron, is fully operational with 16 beamlines and 1400 users yearly from academia a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/olof-karis-becomes-director-max-iv - 2025-04-30

By carina [dot] holmberg_pousette [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Carina Holmberg Pousette) - published 19 June 2023 The University has the opportunity to nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2023. STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and university lecturers to spend an autumn semester at one of STINT's ele

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-internal-nomination-exchange-through-stint-teaching-sabbatical - 2025-04-30