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For two weeks in May, teaching staff and students from Zhytomyr University experienced surroundings other than the state of war that prevails in their home country. In Sweden, they had teaching sessions on reflective thinking and, not least, a break from the war. The Lund University School of Aviation (TFHS) has had an exchange with Zhytomyr University, a Ukrainian university that focuses on techn

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukrainian-students-and-researchers-visited-school-aviation - 2025-11-02

Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the tips below, so that you will be able to wind down properly during your time off. In good time before your annual leaveAnnual leave: Apply for annual leave in good time before your holiday, in accordance with the procedure at your workplace. It is important to register the application for annual leave in Primula in good time, so that you receive the ri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-bear-mind-summer-0 - 2025-11-02

Lund University has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award. QS has published annual university rankings since 2004. On 4 June, QS published its latest list (ranking 2025) fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award - 2025-11-02

This year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University’s ceremonial highlight and the faculties’ most important academic celebration, have taken the record for the number of conferees. 266 doctors, 15 honorary doctors and 67 jubilee doctors were celebrated. In a solemn ceremony at Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their doctoral studies in the past year and successfully

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/see-photos-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-31-may - 2025-11-02

In November 2023, about a hundred LU employees met at Skissernas museum for a first cultural meeting, or tinder for cultural collaboration as we called it then. It was a success with several short presentations on how researchers and teachers use and integrate art and culture in teaching and research. The survey conducted afterwards revealed a desire for more in-depth exercises, longer time with t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-workshops-autumn - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 disciplines. The conference is organised by the Research Board in collaboration with the Sustainabili

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-4th-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

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 - 2025-11-02

Barn som hellre sitter framför TV:n än leker får försämrad insulinkänslighet och högre blodsocker vilket tvingar de insulinbildande cellerna att arbeta hårdare. Cellernas stress kan öka risken för typ 1 diabetes. Resultaten, som kommer från en doktorsavhandling vid Linköpings universitet av Karina Huus, bygger på de barn som är med i den stora undersökningen ABIS, Alla Barn i Sydöstra Sverige, där

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fysiskt-inaktiva-barn-har-okad-risk-typ-1-diabetes - 2025-11-02

Jämfört med insulinbehandling med Lantus stärker kombinationen Byetta och metformin betacellernas förmåga att utsöndra insulin mer än dubbelt så mycket. En internationell forskargrupp har jämfört hur de insulinproducerande betacellerna fungerar efter ett års behandling på två olika sätt.Den ena gruppen patienter med typ 2 diabetes fick Byetta och diabetestabletten metformin. Den andra enbart Lantu

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/byetta-starker-betacellerna-vid-typ-2-diabetes - 2025-11-02