Doctoral student Luís Oliveira won the Researchers’ Grand Prix by presenting cancer research as a fight between good and evil – and himself as a hacker who attacks cells to make them kind. Luís’s win was the fifth in succession for the University in the Researchers’ Grand Prix. In the competition, researchers from all over Sweden compete against each other in presentation technique. The Researcher

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-won-researchers-grand-prix-fifth-time-row-thanks-luis-oliveira - 2025-08-24

Information is now published on the Staff Pages regarding next year’s normal working hours, squeeze days and days with reduced working hours for TA staff. The 2025 advanced flexitime form for TA staff will also be published then.  The information is published on these pages:  Squeeze days and days with reduced working hours for TA staff:Reduced working hours and non-working days for technical and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/next-years-squeeze-days-and-days-reduced-working-hours-technical-and-administrative-ta-staff - 2025-08-24

Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research concerns investigating emergency evacuation solutions that are suitable for vulnerable groups such as older

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-08-24

Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-08-24

Foto: Kennet Ruona On 6 March 2025 new employees are welcome to an inspiration day where you will learn more about what an exciting workplace Lund University is. Register before 31 January 2025. Time and place: 6 March 2025, 9:00 to 11:30 | To be announced. The vice-chancellor and representatives from the top management will welcome you and inform you about the university's visions for the future.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/final-call-welcome-day-new-employees-6-march - 2025-08-24

To ensure that everyone has their say and that no one feels attacked when debating loaded and sensitive topics, it is important to establish the ground rules from the outset. This applies to society at large and in the lecture hall. This is the opinion of Christer Mattsson, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Director of the Segerstedt Institute at the University of Gothenburg, who has been invite

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/risk-polarisation-lecture-hall - 2025-08-24

Space contains staggeringly more than we can see or measure. The universe is estimated to consist of 5 per cent visible matter, 27 per cent dark matter and 68 per cent dark energy. Photo: ESA/Hubble & NASA, V. Antoniou Visible matter in the universe represents only five per cent of everything that exists. The rest is invisible dark matter and dark energy. Particle physicist Ruth Pöttgen is one of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-shadow-invisible - 2025-08-24

Märta Wallinius is motivated by seeing people succeed in their journey towards a life without crime. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist You are at the shop to buy food for the weekend. The shop’s security guard is keeping a close eye on you and you start to get nervous. He approaches you and you feel that you are starting to break out in a sweat. What the heck does he really want? This is not happening for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivating-vr - 2025-08-24

Workshop at the Royal University of Bhutan with a focus on pedagogy. The picture shows Magnus Hagelsteen from LTH, as well as colleagues from the University of Bhutan. Photo: Martin Andersson When the researchers from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) cross the border into Bhutan, the first thing that strikes them is the sense of calm and peacefulness. But it is not just the tranquillity of nature

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/land-happiness-learning-lund - 2025-08-24

Leave or renovate and expand? Kemicentrum plays a central role in two of the three alternatives for where the departments of chemistry and physics will be located in the future. Photo: Kennet Ruona Where will the chemists and the physicists be located in the future? A recent report shows that it will be much more expensive to move to Science Village than if they stay on Sölvegatan. The evaluation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/major-cost-differences-when-comparing-science-village-options - 2025-08-24

The tense global situation is a challenge for the university's internationalisation work, says International Coordinator Pär Svensson. Photo: Minna Wallén-Widung Internationalisation has become more important – and more complex – in recent years. In a world where democracy and academic freedom are under threat, Lund University needs to take greater responsibility for its international collaboratio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internationalisation-important-comprehensive-and-complex - 2025-08-24

Last year was the warmest year on record and 2024 is on track to be even warmer. Democracy is in decline and food insecurity is increasing as a result of military conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather. The ability of the United Nations to act globally is significantly weaker than before owing to the geopolitical situation. This comes at a time when we really need international cooperation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/considerable-recognition-universitys-sustainability-initiatives-increasingly-unsustainable-world - 2025-08-24

The first admission decision for the spring semester has been sent out, and more than 13,500 applicants have been offered a place at the University. The most popular programmes with the highest admission scores include the Medical, Psychology and Law programmes. For the spring semester 2025, there have been more than 34,800 applications for a course or programme at Lund University. After the first

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-received-34800-applications-study-spring-2025 - 2025-08-24

This year’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching has been awarded to Per Carlsson at the Department of Biology and Björn Svensson at the Department of Informatics at the School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) for outstanding contributions to education. The Lund University Student Union Association (LUS) has proposed two winners following a nomination process. The prize-winners receive a diploma an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2025 - 2025-08-24

Funding for EduLab – the University’s experimental platform for developing courses and programmes – is being extended until 2026. The aim of EduLab is to provide a fast track for developing new course concepts by linking different parts of the University and finding fruitful collaborations. Off-the-wall ideas are welcome. EduLab is tasked with meeting the challenges faced by the University in term

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/edulab-experimental-platform-receive-continued-funding - 2025-08-24

All 66 297 passwords to LU accounts were changed in the first two weeks of December as part of the University’s password campaign. Thank you to everyone who changed their password. Together, we are making Lund University more secure The passwords that were not changed have now been reset.If your password has been reset, further instructions are available on lu.se/byte-av-losenord/password-change f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tens-thousands-passwords-changed-heres-what-do-if-your-password-reset - 2025-08-24

With funding of up to 150,000 SEK available per project, the Call is designed to allow researchers to explore early-stage ideas. Researchers and doctoral students at Lund University will soon have a new opportunity for funding to support activities outside existing research projects that can play a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable society. The aim is to give researchers the opportun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-funds-sustainable-idea-exploration-call-opens-january-15 - 2025-08-24

In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2025-08-24

AF-borgen Grants Days 2025 aims to deepen your knowledge of the research funding landscape and provide you with valuable insights into how to successfully obtain grants from external funders. Discover the next step in your research journey over two days focused on research grants.Time and place: 13-14 May @ AF Borgen, LundYou will meet and network with representatives from key Swedish funders and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-services-welcomes-you-grants-days-2025 - 2025-08-24

Through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), we strengthen and develop the University's international impact. Just before Christmas, the Vice-Chancellor decided on new roadmaps for 2025 for all geographical areas where the university is active. The roadmaps are based on continuous analysis of the world around us and describe prioritised activities in research, education, and innovation. They guide the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-dynamic-engagement-roadmaps-2025-now-published - 2025-08-24