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A new version of Lund University’s Records Management Plan applies from 1 May. The Records Management Plan is continuously updated in line with new surveys and changes to regulations. Among the changes this time are new instructions for the handling of intermittent employment, an entirely new case type for promotion matters, and a reduced retention period, which means that, from 2020 onwards, cert

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-version-records-management-plan - 2025-09-27

The members of the University Board have been appointed for the period 1 May 2020–30 April 2023. There are four new members. Chair and external members appointed by the Government:Former ambassador Jonas Hafström (chair)District court chief judge Gudrun Antemar (new)CFO Ingrid Bengtsson-RijavecR&D director Torbjörn Lundahl (new)Vice-chair Wanja Lundby-WedinProfessor Jens OddershedeAuthor Gunnar We

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-board-members-have-been-appointed - 2025-09-27

The first round of applications for strategic funding to develop commissioned education closed on Thursday 14 May. “We are very satisfied with the large number of submitted applications, especially in the prevailing Covid-19 situation. The great interest in the call for applications shows that there is an increased ambition among departments and faculties to work in a more long-term and strategic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-departments-show-considerable-interest-developing-new-commissioned-education-courses - 2025-09-27

The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on perseverance – for how long is unknown "I used a year's worth of creativity in the first few weeks, and learnt that you can do a lot if you are not afraid to test things out",

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2025-09-27

Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same since the 1970s. Yet only a very small part of research funding goes to bladder cancer. Through a unique collaboration, researchers now want to transfer new research about the disease to clinical practice. However, first they have to find a way

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2025-09-27

New epicentres of the pandemic are flaring up, borders are closing, partner universities are shutting their doors and international communications are collapsing. Working as an international coordinator during the corona crisis demands a total focus on the present, writes Mikael Nyblom. And what will happen to internationalisation in the future? At the moment, working on internationalisation is a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2025-09-27

The coronavirus pandemic has not put Lund University in any financial difficulty. There is money in the University's coffers, assures the head of planning Tim Ekberg. The agency capital currently amounts to SEK 1.7 billion. "It is money that could be useful to support affected areas of activity", he comments. The agency capital currently amounts to SEK 1.7 billion. The University will primarily lo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/no-threat-lund-universitys-finances-thanks-agency-capital - 2025-09-27

How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We live in Lund and our partners are working from home. At work, we can work undistur

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2025-09-27

Skissernas Museum wants more people at Lund University to discover the University’s own art museum and is now offering free admission for all employees. Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art is a unique art museum, focusing on the artistic, creative process. It houses the world’s largest collection of sketches, models and studies for Swedish and International public art. Th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/free-admission-skissernas-museum - 2025-09-27

Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first researcher the University has received through the network Scholars at Risk. Despite the start not being as he imagined he sees exciting opportunities in his new research community.  On the Ebla Private University website, there is a photo of Moheiddin Homeidi in a suit, as the somewhat austere dean of the Faculty of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2025-09-27

The “Lund University Communication Guide” will shortly be distributed to faculties/ departments/divisions/equivalents (with the exception of the School of Economics and Management, which has its own communication guide, and LTH, which is to produce its own). It is the first university-wide guide of its kind and is aimed at all University staff, not just those who work specifically on communication

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-communication-guide - 2025-09-27

In early May, the RQ20 Subject Panel Week was completed, with the 32 external panels (193 advisors) meeting the authors behind the self-assessments, i.e. representatives from the 161 research environments (UoAs), to discuss the present and future conditions of research at Lund University. Originally, the panels were expected to meet in Lund; however, with the repercussions following the Covid-19 o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reporting-rq20-subject-panel-week - 2025-09-27

Lund University is a member of Scholars at Risk, an international network that works to promote academic freedom and protect researchers at risk. The Swedish section of Scholars at Risk (SAR-Sverige) consists of 20 Swedish higher education institutions, and is, through the University of Gothenburg, a project partner in the Horizon 2020-funded project Inspireurope. The aim of the project is to cont

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-conference-researchers-risk-digital - 2025-09-27

When the pandemic is over, it is important that information is preserved about how Lund University faced and managed the crisis. What decisions were made? What measures were taken? How was the organisation and its activities affected? Preserved information constitutes a basis for research and learning for the future.There are two types of documentation related to the coronavirus/Covid-19:Changes a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-national-archives-urge-everybody-preserve-documents-containing-information-about - 2025-09-27

Right now, the EUGLOH photo competition is in progress and all students and staff at Lund University are welcome to participate! How has the pandemic affected our campus? Take pictures showing Lund University right now in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. First prize is a camera.Read more about the photo competition on the EUGLOH websiteThe competition is open until 30 June 2020.European Uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eugloh-photo-competition-students-and-staff - 2025-09-27

The prize is awarded by The L'Oréal Foundation, The Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, and The Young Academy of Sweden to encourage promising women in the early stages of their research career in science and creating role models for future generations. The prize will be awarded next time in 2021 and the call for applications is open from June 1st until September 27th 2020. Please refer to the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/loreal-unesco-women-science-prize - 2025-09-27

A new web site at Lund University has been launched aimed at you who teaches or communicates within digital learning environments. The web site is right now only available in Swedish, but it is currently being translated, and will soon be available in English as well. Please note that the links here lead to the Swedish language pages. At the web site you can: obtain information and utilise resourc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-site-support-digital-teaching - 2025-09-27

On 18 June, Lund University submitted an application to the EU Commission for HR Excellence in Research certification and we hope to receive a response to the application in the autumn of 2020. Certification means that Lund University fulfils many of the stringent EU requirements for a responsible and professional employer, and that it has a commitment to continuous quality management. Lund Univer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-strategies-researchers-application-certification - 2025-09-27

Lund University has been ranked as the top university in Sweden in the QS World University Rankings 2021. LU places 97th in the world, according to the prestigious ranking. With 26 000 internationally recognised universities in the world, this ranking reinforces Lund University’s place in the global top tier of higher education, among 0.4% of the world’s universities. Within Sweden, Lund Universit

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-top-100 - 2025-09-27

More than 5,000 teachers at Lund University have recently received a survey. The goal is to get an overall picture of how teachers have experienced the transition to distance education in connection with the Coronavirus outbreak. The study is linked to a similar study at Uppsala University, which enables comparisons between the universities.– It is important that we, as the largest seat of learnin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/survey-examines-transition-distance-education - 2025-09-27