Lund University is monitoring developments in Israel, Gaza and the region with considerable dismay and concern. Lund University condemns all acts of terrorism and attacks on civilians wherever in the world they are perpetrated, and in all situations stands up for human rights. Regardless of conflict in the world, Lund University is to be a safe haven. Lund University stands up for the equal value

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-are-instrumental-efforts-understand-and-explain-these-troubled-times - 2025-08-26

The Vice-Chancellor is launching a new initiative to promote the recruitment of prominent international researchers with groundbreaking ideas suitable for the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. The purpose of the initiative is to support faculties that want to work strategically to recruit outstanding up and coming international researchers conducting groundbreaking research with a profil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-initiative-and-coming-researchers-supported-vice-chancellor - 2025-08-26

Doctoral students will receive their new salaries in November. For other employees, the aim is for the new salaries to be paid in February or March 2024, depending on the employee organisation to which they belong. All doctoral students at the University will receive their new salaries from their November. For other employees in Saco-S or who are not members of an employee organisation (i.e. not m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/salary-review-payment-new-salaries - 2025-08-26

The University experienced significant disruption in some of our IT and telephone systems in early October. Many employees contacted LU Servicedesk. LDC worked intensively with suppliers to solve the problem. The disruptions were due to technical issues and were not caused by external influences. As an employee, knowing how to deal with similar situations can be useful.Check Driftinfo for ongoing

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-do-operational-disruptions - 2025-08-26

The number of cyber attacks against the University is always high, but the attacks are growing in sophistication. In addition to direct attempts to intrude or exploit vulnerabilities in our IT systems, phishing (aimed at stealing login credentials) and the spread of malicious software known as malware are on the rise. Fraudulent emails, especially so-called CEO scams, have increased markedly. Thes

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/be-alert-cyber-attacks - 2025-08-26

We are delighted to present Odeum’s Christmas and Lucia concerts and the Christmas Oratorio performed by our ensembles Lund University Academic Orchestra, the Lund University Academic Choir and the Palæstra Vocal Ensemble. Book your tickets now. The Lund University Christmas concertCelebrate Christmas in the Main University Building’s glorious auditorium with the Lund University Academic Choir and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/christmas-almost-upon-us-odeum-invites-you-its-christmas-concerts-lucia-celebrations-and-performance - 2025-08-26

Six of the most innovative ideas and projects currently underway at Lund University received this year’s Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne’s Future Innovations Award. The winners shared a total of SEK 500,000 between them. The projects included an energy storage system using spent car batteries and a new method for assessing a patient’s risk of stroke. The Future Innovations Prize has been awar

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/six-innovative-ideas-lund-receive-prize - 2025-08-26

Celebrate Christmas together with the Malmö Academy of Music. This year, the Academy will be performing a dazzling display of Christmas fireworks in the form of a full symphony orchestra, 100 choir singers, soloists and ensembles. All under the steady hand of conductor Mats Paulson. Time and place: 19 December 2023, from 19:00 to 21:00| Concert“Our Christmas concert has been one of the cornerstone

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/malmo-academy-musics-christmas-concert-malmo-live-19-december - 2025-08-26

The proposal for a policy decision, i.e. the final decision, on the location of the new University hospital was announced today at a press conference in the Belfrage Hall. According to the proposal for a policy decision on location alternatives for the future location of Skåne University hospital in Lund, the hospital will be built on and at Smörlyckan's sports area, including the Victoria Stadium

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/smorlyckan-will-be-hospitals-new-location - 2025-08-26

In recent days, 1,100 staff members at Lund University have been the subject of a staged email phishing attack and selected heads of department have faced a faked attempt to defraud via telephone calls. The fabricated attacks are part of the Internal Audit Office’s review of information and IT security culture. An important element in an organisation’s information and IT security management are th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/review-universitys-it-security-culture - 2025-08-26

According to an agreement between Lund University and the employee organisations Saco-S, OFR and Seko, employees who have been on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period may have the opportunity to, under certain conditions, receive compensation for the difference between the compensation the employee would have received if the Swedish Social Insurance Agency had ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/staff-parental-leave-and-sick-leave-may-be-able-receive-compensation-connection-salary-review - 2025-08-26

The university receives around one million emails every day. About 90% of them are unsolicited messages. To mitigate the risks involved, the university will move the email service to a more secure solution. This move has been brought forward due to recent disruptions. The unwanted messages consist of spam, attempts to steal passwords, so-called CEO scams or other unwanted messages. To facilitate t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/update-universitys-central-email-service - 2025-08-26

The Administrative Prize for 2024 has been awarded to HR specialist Anna Sjösten, HR Division, and work environment coordinator Johan Tejler, Department of Chemistry, who each receive SEK15,000 towards their own professional development. The Administrative Prize is an annual award for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed to the University’s development,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winners-administrative-prize-2024-are-johan-telje-and-anna-sjosten - 2025-08-26

Participate in LTH's celebration of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics. Graphics: Linda Hansson, Portrait: Andreas Magnusson Qassim. On December 18th, it's time for LTH's official celebration of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics. Then our own laureate – Professor Anne L'Huillier – will hold a Nobel lecture which will be broadcasted via LTH's YouTube channel. 18 December 2023 from 15:15 to 16:45 | Lectu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-celebrates-nobel-prize-physics-nobel-lecture-18-december - 2025-08-26

Thoughts from LU staff members on how we can achieve a better web experience for prospective students, from the exhibition at Skissernas Museum in February 2023. A newly started project is to produce a web solution to support potential students in the process of choosing courses and programmes. The decision to implement the project “A unified web experience for education” was taken at the Vice-Cha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-solution-will-focus-prospective-students - 2025-08-26

Christmas is approaching and we're all starting to look forward to couch time and the Christmas spirit. But before that, here are a few tips to help you relax. It is high time to apply for annual leave for the Christmas and New Year periodIf you are planning to take annual leave days in the Christmas and New Year period, it is high time to put in your application. Bear in mind that holidays are al

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ho-ho-ho-christmas-coming-first-few-tips-ahead-break - 2025-08-26

The University is extending the Edulab – Experimental Platform project by one year in order to meet future challenges in education. Edulab – Experimental Platform was established in 2022 as a way to rapidly develop new courses and programmes with a particular focus on lifelong learning. The initiative was a response to today’s fast-moving world in which the need for new expertise and interdiscipli

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/extension-edulab-experimental-platform-project - 2025-08-26

The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet) has revised the terms and conditions for Swedish state business travel insurance and for travel insurance. As far as Lund University is concerned, the new agreements came into effect on 1 December.Information about new terms and conditions, and links to them, can be found on the Staff Pages: Business travel insurance | Staff

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-terms-and-conditions-business-travel-insurance-and-travel-insurance - 2025-08-26

On 1 December, the University’s insurance with Kammarkollegiet was renewed, which means changed rules for the storage and handling of all lithium-ion batteries used for transportation, such as electric bicycles, scooters etc, and other lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of more than 10 Ah. The new rules mean, among other things, that if you ride an electric bike to work, you must store your bat

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-you-ride-e-bike-work - 2025-08-26

Lund University has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework for showing how universities are tack

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking - 2025-08-26