Christian Balkenius is not worried about robots taking over and becoming smarter than us. " Not in my lifetime, in any case", he reassures. Photo:Maria Lindh How do you get a robot to behave in an ethical and moral way? Christian Balkenius is giving this a lot of thought, as it is the topic of his research project. However, he is also thinking about ethics among robot researchers.  “It’s often sai

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/robots-not-so-smart-we-would-think - 2025-08-25

Old Adobe licenses expired on 29 November 2019, which means that they may no longer be used on LU computers. For those with an EGA computer, all Adobe programs will be uninstalled if they remain on the old license. Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe CC Complete require a licence, which involves a cost. If you want to have these programs installed, the cost must be approved by your manager.There is free s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/can-you-not-read-or-create-pdfs - 2025-08-25

The University Board has now approved the person specification for Lund University’s vice-chancellor, who will take up the position on 1 January 2021. This means that the application period is now open and that employees and students can nominate candidates. The term of office for the present vice-chancellor, Torbjörn von Schantz, ends on 31 December next year. During the autumn, a Recruitment Com

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-new-vice-chancellor-you-are-welcome-nominate-candidate - 2025-08-25

Photo:Kennet Ruona It weighs 1 265 kilograms, is nearly 70 years old and gave rise to MAX IV. After collecting dust in a museum warehouse, the University's first electron accelerator is now on show at the Faculty of Engineering. Behind the exhibition 'UrMAX – Light from Lund' are a group of enthusiasts who wish to preserve the historically interesting research equipment.  The snowflakes whirled ab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/urmax-has-come-home - 2025-08-25

Maria Bangura Arvidsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Last year, the Disciplinary Board at Lund University found 64 students guilty. The most common form of cheating is plagiarism.  “It is important to report it”, says Maria Bangura director of studies at the School of Social Work. “Departments have a great responsibility to ensure that students have the required skills when they head out and start working

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/director-studies-important-report-students-who-cheat - 2025-08-25

Albert Eriksson and his patient Ronny Karlsson. Photo:Kennet Ruona Despite the early morning, the pool is full of patients exercising in the warm water. There are laminated exercise programmes by the side of the pool depicting different exercises. Ronny Karlsson has been in the hospital for a week. A couple of months ago he was bitten by a tick and contracted TBE. He now has problems with motor fu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/perceptive-training-best-way-forward - 2025-08-25

Magnus Gudmundsson and Göran Sandberg. Photo:Kennet Ruona On 1 January 2020, a new law will come into force that means that cases concerning research misconduct are to be forwarded to a new national board exclusively dedicated to this. At Lund University, this will involve two or three current cases that will not be finalised in time.  "The purpose of the act is good, however, the allocation of re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-national-board-take-over-cases-research-misconduct - 2025-08-25

Missiologist Mika Vähäkangas travels a lot – from Lund, Helsinki and to different countries in Africa. Photo: Kennet Ruona Missiologist Mika Vähäkangas thinks that Scandinavians can be a little self-righteous. He says that he has become who he is in great part thanks to his research in Africa – there he learnt what he knows about compassion.  Over nearly thirty years, he first carried out missiona

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/africa-has-given-me-more-i-could-ever-give-back - 2025-08-25

Few employees utilise health promotion benefits In consultation with the Occupational Health Service, the Division of Human Resources has produced new guidelines on health promotion benefits at Lund University. Now you can use your health promotion hour at any time during your ordinary working hours, and not just between the hours of 10:00 and 14:00 as it was previously. Information on how health

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-guidelines-health-promotion - 2025-08-25

As of 1 January 2020, new rules regarding entertainment apply throughout the University. The new rules will make it easier to determine what is classified as entertainment and what is not. The maximum amount for entertainment purposes has also been adjusted. One of the aspects that has been made clearer is that it is always the purpose which determines how an event is to be classified. If, for exa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-rules-regarding-entertainment - 2025-08-25

When going for those external funds, when writing an application for a promotion within Lund University or for a position at another university, you're bound to be asked about your international experience. International experience is considered a merit in nearly all contexts - we're here to tell you how you can go (!) about it. Ready for some good news? International mobility is not necessarily a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-mobility-and-why-it-important-your-career - 2025-08-25

Do you want to be better at summing up what is important about your research and receive help and support to present your results? If so, perhaps you would like to take part in this year’s Researchers’ Grand Prix. It is a competition in which you are to present your research in a way that is as easily accessible and engaging as possible – in only four minutes. The researcher who wins the Universit

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/improve-your-research-presentation-and-participate-years-researchers-grand-prix - 2025-08-25

A pilot study about the management of exams has been carried out with an aim to examine how exams are currently conducted at Lund University, and identify opportunities for improvement and synergy effects. The pilot study highlights five interconnected development areas that would create a simpler, more legally secure, more efficient and more professional exam process for teaching staff, students

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pilot-study-about-exam-service - 2025-08-25

The University finds itself in a time of paradoxes. At the same time as the EU, via its framework programmes, works for openness and mobility for researchers and students, there are increasing nationalistic and protectionist trends. In addition, the trust and hope that society has in research as a solution for global challenges is being unsettled by the spread of knowledge relativism. This is the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/competitive-intelligence-increasing-difficulty-being-university - 2025-08-25

”If we want proud employees who will represent the University externally, we need an internal culture that is secure”, says Mats Heide, pictured here with Charlotte Simonsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup How staff communicate – at lectures, meetings, via email and on social media is more valuable for the trust in the University than PR campaigns. However, to talk about Lund University staff as ambassadors

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/staff-communication-more-valuable-pr-campaigns - 2025-08-25

Students’ clinical training at the women’s clinic in Malmö. Photo:Kennet Ruona There is a noticeably nervous atmosphere in the small examination room at the women's clinic. Medical students Caroline Hellsten, Joakim Öhman and Rasmus Hagberg are about to carry out a gynaecological examination for the first time during their studies. However, Marina Larsson Silly, who is today's 'professional patien

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-patient-guides-way-medical-students - 2025-08-25

“My goal is to complete the southern Swedish tree chronology. However, there is a lot of work remaining. So I should be busy until I retire”, says Johannes Edvardsson: Photo:Kennet Ruona By analysing the growth rings from trees that are several thousand years old, preserved in peat bogs, geologist Johannes Edvardsson is creating a unique timeline of Sweden’s historical climate. The buried time cap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chainsaw-geologist-studies-historical-climate-change-growth-rings - 2025-08-25

"I am proud that I came all the way here and that I managed it all myself – from applying for grants to organising housing and a good school and making friends", Pinar Dina says.Photo: Kennet Ruona A desire to be able to freely carry out research and the chance to provide her daughter with a good education led Pinar Dinc to leave Turkey. It is a journey that is not over yet. However, with another

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-found-sanctuary-lund - 2025-08-25

EvaLena Moser, union representative, ST. Photo:Maria Lindh The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-chancellor, how importan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-union-st - 2025-08-25

Bo Dilton. Photo:private The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-chancellor, how important the vice-chancellor is to them a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-central-administrator - 2025-08-25