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Petra Holmberg won the Researchers’ Grand Prix heat in Helsingborg on 7 October. She presented her research – on the risks involved when 80 per cent of Gen Z use chatbots to manage stress or anxiety – to an audience of over 500 upper secondary school pupils. In her presentation she talked to an animated chatbot to illustrate how AI can give destructive advice to young people who already feel unwel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winner-petra-holmberg-will-represent-lund-university-researchers-grand-prix-2025 - 2025-11-10

Through the newly launched Lund University Outreach Academy, the division of Corporate Communication now offers training for researchers who want to be more effective at communicating their research beyond academia. The courses provide inspiration, practical tools and support for engaging with the public, the media, policymakers, funders and collaboration partners. The programme is specifically de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-outreach-academy-training-research-communication - 2025-11-10

Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2025-11-10

The University’s new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building on 24 October. Twenty-eight new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building at 16:00.24 October 2025 16:00 | the Main University Building Open event, no pre-registration required. The ceremony will be held in Swedish.The University’s new professors are inaugurated by t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors-2025 - 2025-11-10

As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2025-11-10

Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, has been named the 2025 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 13 November, she will present ”Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World” Commissioner Lahbib will address the growing challenges to international humanitarian law in an era marked by geopolitical division and the erosi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-13-november-eu-commissioner-hadja-lahbib - 2025-11-10

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, how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other disciplines. This year, we are pleased to coordinate together with University of Cambridge to further broad

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference-be-organised-university-cambridge-9-december - 2025-11-10

Do you have idea that contributes to sustainability? Now you can apply for funding from the Sustainability Fund to work on a new research idea or to find new sustainability solutions at the university. Lund University's Sustainability Fund is a university-wide fund for ecological, social and economic sustainability. The fund now offers two opportunities for funding – one aimed at researchers and o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-develop-and-test-ideas-related-sustainability - 2025-11-10

RAMP-UP, a new EU-funded doctoral programme coordinated by Lund University, is now inviting researchers from all faculties to submit proposals for co-funded PhD projects in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The programme welcomes interdisciplinary ideas that span scientific, technological, clinical, ethical, economic, and societal perspectives on the developmen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-interdisciplinary-project-co-funding-ramp - 2025-11-10

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/awarded-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2025-11-10

A new Campus Plan covering all campuses in Lund, Malmö, Helsingborg and Ljungbyhed has been drawn up with a view to 2050. The Plan is a strategic tool designed to support the University's development in a changing world, contribute to a more efficient use of premises and outdoor environments, and enable future expansion in the coming decades. The Campus Plan is aimed at everyone involved in campus

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-sights-set-2050-adopted - 2025-11-10

To strengthen Sweden's innovative capacity and technological independence, the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova have been tasked with setting up clusters of excellence in groundbreaking technology. A total of SEK 2.5 billion is being invested, with SEK 1.5 billion coming from the Swedish Research Council and SEK 1 billion from Vinnova. This investment in clusters of excellence is part of a Gov

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fourteen-networks-receive-funding-swedish-research-council-and-vinnova-planning-future-clusters - 2025-11-10

The University is getting a new portal for support and case management, Supportcenter. More of the University's systems require strong authentication. Supportcenter: New portal for support and case management systems On 1 December, the University will launch a new portal for support and case management systems, Supportcenter. You can find the new portal at supportcenter.lu.se. The old portal will

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-supportcenter-launch-and-strong-authentication - 2025-11-10

There is considerable interest in generative AI among the University's technical and administrative staff, according to a survey sent out by the Ad hoc group. Almost half of the approximately 1,200 randomly selected employees responded to the survey. “We were delighted with the high response rate, which shows that generative AI is a topic that people are passionate about,” says Nathalie Stenbeck,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-enthusiasm-and-lots-questions-about-ai - 2025-11-10

More than 34,000 people have applied for the University's programmes for the spring semester of 2026. Law tops the list of the most attractive programmes, followed by medicine and economics. A total of 34,869 people have applied for the University's programmes and courses for the spring semester of 2026, or 39,011 if courses within programmes are included. The number of first-choice applicants is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/law-medicine-and-economics-remain-most-popular-subjects-lund-university - 2025-11-10

Global Responsible Engagement is the University's overall framework for international collaboration. For many years, our international collaborations have been entirely positive and have contributed to the emergence of new research findings. As geopolitical pressures increase, so too do demands to balance the positive aspects of international collaboration with more careful consideration of which

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-gre-more-turbulent-world-demands-careful-consideration-international-collaboration - 2025-11-10

Lund University is now distributing 100 licences for the DeepL translation tool. The licences are valid for one year and enable employees to translate in a more secure environment with higher quality – thanks to customised terminology and a management structure for the tool. DeepL is an AI-powered translation tool primarily used for translating text from Swedish to English. Lund University has now

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-hundred-deepl-licences-provide-more-secure-ai-translation-lu - 2025-11-10

The Vice-Chancellor has decided that health promotion reimbursement will rise to SEK 3,000 from 1 January 2026. The University Management regards health promotion as important and they are keen to see more employees taking part. Health promotion benefit is offered to all employees at Lund University, regardless of the terms of your employment. To encourage higher uptake of the benefit, it has now

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increased-health-promotion-reimbursement-1-january-2026 - 2025-11-10

Crafoordska Stiftelsen har beslutat att stötta bygget av LUX, det nya humanist- och teologhuset i hörnet Sölvegatan/Helgonagatan. Pengarna, 10 miljoner, kommer att användas till utrustning och inredning. - Vi är väldigt glada för att Crafoordska stiftelsen förstår betydelsen av ett nytt, supermodernt centrum för humanister och teologer, säger Lynn Åkesson, dekan vid Humanistiska och teologiska fak

https://www.lu.se/artikel/crafoordska-skanker-10-miljoner-till-lux - 2025-11-10

En ny studie visar att elever med koncentrationsproblem, svårigheter med planering, impulsivitet, eller med att följa instruktioner upplever sig särskilt hjälpta av AI-verktyg i skolarbetet. Eftersom verktygen tycks underlätta för dessa att slutföra uppgifter, menar forskarna att det finns ett stort behov av att skolor upprättar regler för hur verktygen kan och inte kan användas. I skolan spelar k

https://www.lu.se/artikel/chatgpt-mer-populart-hos-vissa-skolelever - 2025-11-10