James Pamment och Jesper Falkheimer. Photo: Alessandra Sossini In an ideal world, perhaps the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg would not even exist. But the global situation has brought attention, increased research funding and significant interest in collaboration from wider society. “The entire research institute is built around the idea that the world is troubled. We coul

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/psychological-defence-research-institute-we-could-be-ten-times-size-we-are - 2025-08-24

Kiev January 2, 2024, after a russian missile attack hit a block of flats. Photo: Dmytro Tolokonov/Unsplash War and troubled times in the wider world, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns aimed at state authorities – these things all affect the University in various ways. LUM has spoken to researchers at the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg, the School of Aviation in Lj

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/theme-research-times-war-and-trouble - 2025-08-24

Anne L'Huillier participates in a couple of Nobel-related events every week. Both in Sweden and abroad. Photo: Jenny Leyman Her diary is full for the rest of the year, and new invitations to events around the globe pour in every day. Receiving the Nobel Prize does not just mean a gala dinner with the King, it also means a different everyday life. “It almost feels like I’ve got a new job,” says Ann

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-having-new-job - 2025-08-24

Lundagård is at its most beautiful in May and June. And just when it is at its most beautiful, the University makes sure to pay tribute to science at the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony. And that is also the case this year. For the University, the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony is one of the most important occasions for paying tribute to the science and knowledge that we create at the Uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-even-more-important-troubled-times - 2025-08-24

The war between Israel and Hamas may awaken both anxiety and commitment among students and staff. The war between Israel and Hamas may awaken both anxiety and commitment among students and staff. Some people are also personally involved, with family and friends in the affected areas. Many feel anger, frustration and fear. Lund University is committed to ensuring a secure work environment and study

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/secure-environment-everyone - 2025-08-24

Edouard Berrocal, a university lecturer at the Department of Physics, has developed a new method to test hazy liquids using scattered light. Read about how he combines his academic career with his role as the founder of Spec-Imaging AB. Spec-Imaging is the company that builds on Edouard Berrocal’s research. Previously, it was often not possible to make reliable measurements of hazy, or what are ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-groundbreaking-products - 2025-08-24

Morse code is still used in Russia, but the manuals have probably  been updated. Photo Chris Curry. Why does Russia still use Morse code? Has military conscription increased equality? These are two questions that Tony Ingesson, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, reflects on in two highly read articles on the news platform, The Conversation. One of Tony Ingesson’s art

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/morse-code-russia-path-idea-popular-article-conversation - 2025-08-24

The Ukrainian delegation with rector Viktor in the foreground. Several are wearing traditional embroidered clothes for the celebration of Vyshyvanka Day.] 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 b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukrainian-students-and-researchers-visited-school-aviation - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

Paneldiscussion during the research conference on sustainable development, Stadshallen in Lund. 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 disci

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-4th-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24

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 - 2025-08-24