As of 1 November, the University returns to being an organisation without limitations imposed by Covid-19 restrictions. This applies in accordance with the vice-chancellor’s decision on 17 June 2021 and means that, as a starting point, activities are to be conducted on campus. Regarding education for which special reasons apply, the return may be completed by 16 January 2022 at the latest. Covid-1

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-back-campus-1-november - 2025-08-23

In mid-October, the vice-chancellor took the decision to implement a project entitled “The Workplace of the Future– – Sustainable and Hybrid.” The project will run until September 2022. The Covid-19 pandemic, which forced major changes to working life, is the reason why Lund University chose this year to initiate work on the Workplace of the Future. Earlier in the autumn, vice-chancellor Erik Rens

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-focus-lund-university-sustainable-and-hybrid-workplace - 2025-08-23

We are now initiating an open and transparent process to develop profile areas in order to be well prepared when it is time to submit an application for national profile areas, and also to become even better at getting together to address common issues at the University. The Swedish government states in both the Research Bill and in the autumn’s budget proposal that it intends to allocate part of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-starting-identify-profile-areas - 2025-08-23

It will be a major challenge for the higher education institutions to satisfy the government’s request for new forms of lifelong learning. We must ascertain what the University can develop and which parts of lifelong learning we are going to focus on. Lifelong learning (3L) has become an increasingly prioritised issue for both companies and organisations. But why has this become such an important

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-role-can-higher-education-institutions-play-future-lifelong-learning - 2025-08-23

The international network Universitas21 (U21) has launched a new concept in which they offer students a chance to take part in Sustainable Micro-internships. The concept involves short internships in which the students spend a two-week digital placement with students from 27 universities in 18 different countries. The students are placed in groups to cooperate on solving a challenge linked to one

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-interest-among-lund-students-u21s-sustainable-micro-internships - 2025-08-23

Welcome to the three seminars about art and science at Lund University. Conversations on Art and Science #2: Nanocosmic Investigations 16 November, 15.30–17.00, Red Room, IAC Topic: The artist in residency programme, Nanocosmic Investigations Guests: Ashley Middleton and Swati Aggarwal No registration needed. The conversation will also be streamed. The conversation will focus on the ongoing collab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/conversations-art-and-science - 2025-08-23

The University management’s view of the government’s proposed model for the profile areas is that it has both advantages and disadvantages. However, it is important to be prepared and to use this opportunity to reinforce the University’s research regardless. The first information meeting about the profile areas at Lund University was held on 12 November. It was well-attended and many questions cam

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-meeting-about-profile-areas-raised-many-questions - 2025-08-23

What’s new in this operational plan is that the management is presenting its strategic map formulated as LU = 5 K + C. (The letters in this formula are the initials of the key words in Swedish). Lund University is to further develop its Quality, Creativity, Integrity, Communication, Character and Campus. The annual operational plan is based on the University’s overall strategic plan. The operation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/operational-plan-and-resource-allocation-2022-now-ready - 2025-08-23

Four researchers at Lund University are on the 2021 list of the most cited researchers, which is compiled every year by Clarivate, the company behind Web of Science. In its entirety, the list contains just over 6 600 researchers from all over the world, who have shown significant influence in their research fields through publication of several extensively cited articles over the past decade. Base

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/four-lund-university-researchers-among-most-cited-2021 - 2025-08-23

Lund University is to get better at reporting and taking measures against incidents that occur in information security. This is the goal of a recently approved sub-project within efforts to introduce a management system for information security. Anders Sjöö is in charge of the sub-project, which is to continue through to March 2023. He is to establish a systematic management system for incidents i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/management-information-security-incidents-be-coordinated - 2025-08-23

Ill-health resulting from sedentary, static or repetitive work causes major problems for employees. The University’s computer-based pause program, PausIt, offers over 100 exercises developed in consultation with physiotherapists, ergonomists and orthopaedic specialists that help us to prevent stiffness and pain in the back, shoulders, head and neck. Read more about PausIt on the Staff pages

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pause-programme-pausit-prevents-occupational-injuries - 2025-08-23

Foto: Mikael Risedal The application deadline for health promotion reimbursement for activities paid for in 2021 is 31 January 2022. Applications registered in Primula after this date will not be approved. On 1 January 2022, the A-Z list that provides examples of approved health promotion activities will be removed from the Swedish Tax Agency website. However, the removal of the list does not enta

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updates-regarding-health-promotion-reimbursement - 2025-08-23

A digital case management system for university-wide staff/HR matters has been launched. The aim is to develop HR support to the organisational units, and HR information on the Staff Pages and in newsletters. Most of the HR Division´s dedicated email addresses have been replaced by new information in the right-hand column on the Staff pages (under the Employment tab) about where to turn if you do

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/case-management-system-university-wide-hr-matters - 2025-08-23

The Vice-Chancellor have decided that Lund University will begin work on profiling and guidelines for the work. On 22 November, Pro Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz has decided on the process for this work in accordance with the principles decided by the Vice-Chancellor. The process is described in the management rules for notifying interests to become a profile area at Lund University. It is open to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/invitation-notify-interest-becoming-profile-area-and-next-meeting-scheduled-3-december - 2025-08-23

To enable for everybody to follow the process of identifying the profile areas at Lund University a new blog has been created. The blog is intended to gather all important information concerning the process to make it accessible to all. There will post where you can follow the latest activities in the process. For those who did not have the chance to attend the information meeting on 12 November,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/follow-process-identifying-profile-areas-new-blog - 2025-08-23

Regarding applications for university-wide funding – interdisciplinary projects focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. Lund University has established a research programme for excellence entailing employment of doctoral students and postdocs and focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development for the period 2021-2025. Within the framework of this programme, on 15 March 2021 the R

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forthcoming-call-applications-projects-focusing-agenda-2030 - 2025-08-23

In her teaching in organization and leadership at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Nadja Sörgärde works in line with what is called "blended learning". Here she talks about how she thinks about course design and use of video in teaching. Read more and take part of her practical tips! https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/blended-learning-practice

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/blended-learning-practice - 2025-08-23

Many students at Lund University are curious about start-ups and innovation. To offer more people the opportunity to test idea development, VentureLab by Lund University organises an annual Lund Innovation Challenge. During the weekend of 19–21 November, around 100 students from all over the University took part in the 48-hour competition for ideas on the theme of the ‟Future of Education”. They w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/100-students-participated-innovation-challange - 2025-08-23

The first discussion forum is starting. The first discussion forum will be an open forum with a no-preset theme. The starting point for the profile areas is research, but the aim is for complete profile areas to be formed during the process. They are to be intertwined knowledge environments involving strong research, education and external engagement. A key aspect is doing something different and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-discussion-forums-about-profile-areas-14-december - 2025-08-23

At the end of October, Lund University’s quality assurance of study programmes was approved by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ). I think that Lund University should be happy and proud about this, but it is important to keep moving forward to continue developing our quality assurance systems. The next major area we need to work on is quality assurance of research. In November, the vice-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-project-development-quality-assurance-systems-research - 2025-08-23