The staff of the central administration are to give professional support within the University and constitute an important resource for the core activities. As internal and external conditions for education, research and external engagement change, we need to ensure that we have the right expertise, today and in the future, while also creating good conditions for staff to develop within Lund Unive

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/towards-even-more-benefit-driven-support-organisation - 2025-08-24

As part of the work on the Platform for strategic work 2023–24, support and tools have been developed for international collaborations. There are now roadmaps that give a picture of the university's involvement in different geographical areas. The roadmaps contain priorities for university-wide international work regarding research, education, collaboration and innovation. To manage risks in inter

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-collaborations-support-and-tools-dynamic-responsible-and-sustainable-engagement - 2025-08-24

The faculties have now presented their honorary doctors for 2023 and there are many well-known names among the recipients such as Johannes Anyuru, Timbuktu (Jason Diakité), Rita Charon, Mimi Abramovitz and Jan Dohnt. The honorary doctors will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 26 May. See the full list and visit the relevant faculty website to see if/when there are special r

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-honorary-doctors-2023 - 2025-08-24

Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided lunch tour through the exhibition! Skissernas Museum’s major exhibition for the spring and summer highlights the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) and some of his most famous buildings. The projects presented in the exhibition – the Eastern Cemetery with chapel and flower ki

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showings-exhibition-architecture-sculpture-sigurd-lewerentz-petra-gipp - 2025-08-24

Antje Jackelén, the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Sweden 2014-2022, has been named the 2023 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 13 April, she will present “Reconciliation – a political possibility?” What: Anna Lindh Lecture “Reconciliation – a political possibility?” by Antje Jackelén, the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Sweden 2014-2022 Where: University Auditorium, Main University Bu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-antje-jackelen-reconciliation-political-possibility - 2025-08-24

Raphael Cohen-Almagor has his office at The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. Photo: Ulrika Oredsson A multifaceted British-Israeli researcher has been awarded the prestigious visiting professorship in Olof Palme’s memory and will spend 10 months at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. The right to euthanasia, multiculturalism and peace in Israel and Palesti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professorship-olof-palmes-memory-british-israeli-researcher - 2025-08-24

Derek Logan, Ulf Nilsson and Karin Lindkvist are all adding bits to solve the protein puzzle. Photo: Tove Smeds Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2025-08-24

Petru Liuba checks Arvid's heart before the operation. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Two-year-old Arvid will soon undergo his third heart operation. This time, the procedure will be safer and quicker, due to a new simulation method that researchers have developed for children with heart disease. It is Monday afternoon in Ward 67 at Skåne University Hospital and in one of the rooms, two-year-old Arvid is h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tragic-loss-led-research-project - 2025-08-24

When Han Somsen recommended to limit the free outdoor movement of cats based on the EU’s Birds Directive and Habitats Directive it resulted in what can be described as a perfect storm. Photo: Andrzej Puchta/ Shutterstock Han Somsen has newly been appointed professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law. He is best known for his recommendation that bird-killing cats should be kept indoors. “H

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/law-professor-who-wants-put-nature-above-law - 2025-08-24

ChatGPT comes with challenges – and possibilities. How will the university handle the new technique? Photo: Rolf van Root/Unsplash There is a lot of talk about ChatGPT just now – one of the chat-based AI services delivering answers to all possible questions in matter of seconds. But the new technology is not merely generating answers, but also raising many questions. In order to get insight into w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dialogue-chatbot - 2025-08-24

Ill: Sorapop Udomsri/Mostphotos Lund University has every chance of reversing the negative trend in its ranking, argues Daniel J. Guhr, who has previously been hired as a consultant on this issue. Three factors, all related to research, are of particular significance for LU, according to Daniel J. Guhr: publications, citations and reputation. This is where the University should put its focus in or

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/possible-reverse-negative-ranking-trend - 2025-08-24

Lund University is close to fall out of top 100 on the three really important ranking lists. Lund University has been sliding down the lists of the three main university ranking organisations for several years. Today, we make only one of the top 100 lists, and even then with a mere five places above the 100 cut-off. Daniel J. Guhr is an expert on the importance of these rankings and knows what the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/consultants-warning-major-consequences-falling-outside-top-100 - 2025-08-24

Do you feel a little bit lost? Cryptic acronyms and unfamiliar faces? You as a new employee at Lund University is most welcome to take part in the Welcome Day on May 9th. During the day you’ll get an insight into the university’s role in society, how your new work place is organised and where you can find relevant information. Some of the research is presented, and you’re invited on a journey thro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-work-welcome-day-you - 2025-08-24

The conference gathers world-leading researchers and practitioners in the field of place branding who are experts in the branding of states, countries, destinations, and cities. The theme of this year's conference is "Place Branding in Crisis and Uncertainty". Welcome to join the conference and discuss this and other exciting themes related to place branding. Deadline for all submissions is May 5,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-will-host-7th-annual-conference-international-place-branding-conference-ipba-18-20 - 2025-08-24

Welcome to a seminar on leadership and communication in a multicultural academy. Research supervisors are expected to be able to supervise doctoral students and junior researchers academically. The role of a supervisor includes being able to lead professional and learning conversations both with junior co-workers individually and in groups. This is an important task which sometimes can be challeng

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-leadership-and-communication-multicultural-academy - 2025-08-24

The work on acquisition of educational qualifications has made good progress and you can follow developments via a new blog. A working group has produced support for teaching staff for how the topical AI tool ChatGPT can be handled, and you can now access their advice and tips. Rachel Forsyth and Lena Christensen have been working on an extensive and important project since the autumn concerning t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/acquisition-educational-qualifications-and-ai-teaching - 2025-08-24

Lund University and the City of Lund are the joint organisers of Sustainability Week 17-22 April. This will be the seventh Sustainability Week and, as previously, there is a rich and varied programme featuring over 60 events. Lund University or, more specifically, teaching staff, researchers and students from the University, are behind more than 40 of the events. The arrangers come from all the fa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-opportunity-learn-about-and-discuss-sustainability-management - 2025-08-24

Medvetenskapens Hus is a cross-faculty initiative that aims to accommodate creative meetings between science and human science. The activities are to be based on the complex issues of our time which in a natural way affect all faculties and subject areas. Medvetenskapens Hus highlights the importance of insights above the formation of opinions and creates conditions for joint creation of knowledge

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medvetenskapens-hus-interdisciplinary-focus-human-science - 2025-08-24

During the spring, a preliminary study is being conducted with the aim of enhancing professional development and career paths for technical and administrative (TA) staff at the University. The preliminary study is to map the current situation: the development opportunities that exist, the rate of staff turnover etc. The work is to lead to concrete proposals for how LU can structure long-term work

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-and-career-development-technical-and-administrative-staff-preliminary-study-underway - 2025-08-24

The Agenda 2030 Graduate School was initiated at Lund University in 2018 as an interdisciplinary research initiative to address today's societal challenges, focusing on the UN's global goals for sustainable development. Now, Soo-hyun Lee is the first of the doctoral students of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School to defend his thesis. He also belongs to the Faculty of Law and has been interested in la

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/soo-hyun-lee-was-first-defend-among-phd-students-agenda-2030-graduate-school - 2025-08-24