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The decision to establish a new subject in doctoral education is taken by the Faculty’s Research Studies Board. The Faculty follows the LU-wide requirements for establishing a new doctoral programme:The research environment has to be active and of a sufficient size in relation to the programme.There have to be sufficient supervision resources and potential supervisors have to have relevant subject
Internal evaluation with external critical friends According to the University's regulations for quality assurance and quality development, all programmes leading to a degree at Lund University must undergo an evaluation at least every six years. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has previously planned to conduct a comprehensive internal evaluation of doctoral education during 2023–2024.
Internal quality dialoguesThe quality dialogues are intended to give the Research Studies Board (RSB) an overview of the specific circumstances, challenges and development of doctoral education. The dialogues are to ensure that there is systematic follow-up and quality development and to make it visible. Guidance- Internal quality dialogues in the Faculty of Medicine’s doctoral education (in Swedi
International, external evaluation of doctoral education and quality stamp By performing an international, external evaluation of doctoral education as a whole, the Faculty of Medicine had the opportunity to obtain advanced feedback on the quality of doctoral education, and to chart possible development areas. Orpheus, the organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the Eu
The “Quality Forum” conference is held as a central part of the Faculty of Medicine’s quality assurance work and is intended to foster exchanges of experience and provide support and inspiration ahead of the theme for the coming year in the evaluation cycle.Themes highlighted are linked to the quality dialogues and programme evaluations and can include gender equality, internationalisation and bro
Before a new study programme is established at the Faculty, the University conducts an appraisal to determine whether the programme meets the requirements to become part of the range of programmes offered by the University. In these cases the Faculty of Medicine starts from Lund University’s general administrative procedures and guidelines.For instance, the Faculty considers how the programme is g
At the Faculty of Medicine, a wide variety of research is conducted: basic research, clinical research, and research in the fields of health and nursing. The researchers and postgraduate students of the Faculty constantly face questions and situations which require ethical deliberations.This concerns test subjects and the public as well as collaboration with other researchers. In this section you
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The University Management’s quality dialogues with the FacultyEach year the University Management meets the Faculty Management at education and quality dialogues in order to follow up quality assurance work concerning first, second and third cycle education (Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels).Read more about the University Management’s dialogue with the Faculties (Lund University Staff Pages)In
Internal evaluation of study programmesThe Faculty’s first and second cycle study programmes (Bachelor and Master levels) will be evaluated internally within a six-year period. The programme evaluations at the Faculty are intended to develop and drive quality and to focus on follow-up, exchanges of experience and collegial dialogue.Clear information and support such as guidance and templates are s
Definitions and terminology The European Code of Research Integrity defines misconduct in research as "fabrication, falsification or plagiarism (the so-called FFP categorisation) when proposing, conducting or reviewing research or reporting research results". More information about the European code of research (Allea website) The Swedish law The Swedish law on research fraud (SFS number 2019:504,
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In 2019, the University Management decided that each faculty is responsible for appointing scientific representatives.What does the ombudsman do?A scientific ombudsman provides independent advice and support on issues related to scientific activities, such as publishing, the author's responsibility or research collaborations.If your question concerns authorship, please look at the Vancouver recomm
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If you need to create new figures, illustrations or a graphical abstract, the Library Research Support team can help with feedback, guidance and design. Our illustrator can help you communicate your research, whether for grant applications or publications. Creating engaging and effective figures and graphical abstractsVisual presentations of scientific concepts are critical components of scientifi
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/research/improving-your-figures-tables-and-graphical-abstracts - 2025-07-27
Use EndNote to collect and organise references and create references in the correct style. Lund University staff with a Lucat ID can download EndNote for free, including updates. Your Faculty Library offers introductory courses and individual support services. Register for the EndNote Introductory Course Getting started with EndNote Important information when creating an EndNote library An EndNot
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Career support Support and activities promoting your career as a researcher. Future Faculty You have achieved your PhD and are looking to establish yourself as a professional researcher - this is the Faculty's network for you. Career offers at university level Courses and activities during your post doctoral employment (Lund University Staff Pages). Improve your skills abroad Apply for funding and
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/research/career-and-exchange-possibilities-researchers - 2025-07-27
Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine and to Lund University! Getting settled at Lund UniversityBelow you will find information to assist in preparing for and securing a smooth start as an international PhD candidate. There are a number of practical and administrative tasks to take care of in order to get settled in as a resident in Lund or Malmö and as a student at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund Un
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You have many opportunities for international experiences during your time as a doctoral student at the Faculty of Medicine. You can attend courses, participate in research schools, seminars and conferences abroad, visit or shadow colleagues abroad to learn new approaches, methods or technologies, and collaborate with foreign universities or research institutions to further develop your dissertati
Collaborate with your liaison librarian – and give your students the relevant education and support in scientific approach and knowledge management throughout their studies. The liaison librarian – a link between the library and our undergraduate and master programmesContact us for more information on how we can support you – and to discuss how we can collaborate in developing your students’ abili
Here you can find valuable information on various aspects of publishing: publishing costs, Creative Commons licences for your article, and how to enter your affiliation correctly. The Faculty of Medicine Library offers help and support throughout the publishing process. This also includes help with managing references in EndNote, using ORCID as a researcher ID, and figures or graphical abstracts.
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Lund University has agreements with several publishers that offer LU authors discounted publication fees in relation to the publisher's list price. Part of the publication cost is paid centrally by LU, and the rest of the cost is distributed to the faculties based on the amount of research income. The faculty then bills the publishing researcher for this part of the publication costs. The same app
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Learn more about open access publishing and open data sharing and publication: Welcome to register! Funders’ requirements and publishing agreementsAs a researcher, you meet different requirements for open access publishing from different funders. In this 60-minute webinar, we will describe some funders’ policies as well as Lund University’s open access (OA) policy. The main part of the webinar cov
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