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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over 30 people were nominated or applied for the post of deputy vice-chancellor of Lund University, starting on 1 January 2021. Of these, the Recruitment Committee selected nine people for the first round of interviews. The candidates called to a first interview are:Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, professor Lund University

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-interest-deputy-vice-chancellor-post-nine-go-next-stage - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The new law on accessibility to digital public service requires Lund University’s digital documents to be adapted for accessibility. After extensive work, the university-wide document templates are now adapted according to the new requirements and can be downloaded from the University’s Image and Media Bank. A general

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-document-templates-must-meet-accessibility-requirements - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Recruitment Committee has now selected five people who will go on to the next stage of the recruitment process for the deputy vice-chancellor of Lund University, whose term of office begins on 1 January 2021. After the first round of interviews the result is that the following people go on to in-depth interviews a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-go-forward-deputy-vice-chancellor-recruitment-process - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the academic year 2020–2021, the Faculties of Humanities and Theology (HT) are funding 25 per cent of a business developer’s post at Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE). The aim is to broaden their range and commissioned education is deemed to be an important tool for obtaining updates from the wider wor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-humanities-and-theology-embark-strategic-collaboration-commissioned-education - 2026-07-17

Lund University has a world-class art collection worth hundreds of millions of Swedish crowns. But many of the less valuable paintings are currently hidden in attics and cellar storage rooms. “With the initiative entitled ‘When collections come to life’ and a new open warehouse, we want to highlight the art collection and make it more accessible”, says Annie Lindberg, archivist and acting director

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-treasures-taken-out-hiding - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There is nothing to indicate that sexual harassment is more common at the University than in other workplaces. However, different relationships of a dependent nature complicate the situation, such as that between doctoral student and supervisor. Few people choose to report harassment. "One of the reasons is fear of pe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/power-hierarchies-make-it-more-difficult-curb-sexual-harassment - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The students are not satisfied with the University's system for quality assurance of education. "It does not maintain the high and even quality that we would like", says Ella Sjöbeck, vice president of LUS, the umbrella organisation for Lund University's students' unions. At issue is the national review of the quality

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/students-criticise-quality-assurance-education - 2026-07-17

Using fishing-rods laced with dental floss and the Nobel-prize winning Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology, Nathalie Feiner wants to reveal some of the deepest mysteries of evolution. At the root of it all: a heartfelt love of lizards. Lying on a thin branch in the terrarium on Nathalie Feiner’s desk in the Department of Biology is a grey-speckled anolis lizard, looking out over the empty coffee c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lizards-key-evolutionary-mysteries - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. So say Mats Benner and Freddy Ståhlberg after having reviewed both self-evaluations and assessor reports. The RQ20 Research Quality Evaluation Project is now entering its final phase and, so far, the results are looking good. “But it would be out of the question for us to sit back now just because we’re known globally

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rq20-research-still-evaluated-despite-pandemic-obstacles - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at the School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make research better – and more open. “Researchers should always pre-register their studies and be open with their

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-it-again-and-do-it-right - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Workhorse Philip Warkander became Sweden’s first PhD graduate in Fashion Studies. He describes research in a new subject as continuously doubting – an approach he also applies to the academic community’s focus on hard work. Moving around as a researcher, he noticed one day that he had fallen into the classic man-trap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doubting-fashion-pioneer - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Suicide threat. Young woman with self-harming behaviour who has taken an overdose of pills”. This is one of the emergency calls that come in during Rasmus Eltén’s ten-hour shift at the ambulance station in Helsingborg. He is in his first week of internship on the specialist nursing programme in pre-hospital emergency

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emergency-call - 2026-07-17

The vice-chancellor has decided to give the Sustainability Forum a broader remit with resources increased to SEK 4 million per year as of 2021, from the previous SEK 2 million annually. The Sustainability Forum will also be a permanent fixture, as sustainability issues are long-term. The most significant change in the remit of the Sustainability Forum is the investment in increased sustainability

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-forum-broadens-its-remit-include-students-and-education - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With a new sustainability plan, Lund University management wants to increase the level of ambition and develop sustainability work within the organisation. Education and research are to increase their positive impact, while the University is to halve its contribution to climate change by 2023. In autumn 2019 a strateg

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-plan-approved - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. “It feels very exciting and a l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2026-07-17

Hur kan vetenskapliga metoder som använder paneldata förbättras? Det tar nationalekonomen Yana Petrova upp i sin avhandling som nu prisas som Ekonomihögskolans bästa avhandling 2020. ”För en anmärkningsvärd stark avhandling som förbättrar vår förmåga att analysera data.” Så beskriver Ekonomihögskolans forskarutbildningskollegium Yana Petrovas avhandling ”Essays on Panel Data with Multidimensional

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ny-kunskap-om-nationalekonomiska-metoder-prisas-som-2020-ars-basta-avhandling - 2026-07-17

Martin Dribe, professor i ekonomisk historia vid Ekonomihögskolan, blir en av tolv forskare vid Lunds universitets som nu utses till ”Wallenberg Scholars”. Martin Dribe är professor i ekonomisk historia vid Ekonomihögskolan och föreståndare för Centrum för ekonomisk demografi vid Lunds universitet. Som Wallenberg Scholar ska han ägna sig åt den långsiktiga utvecklingen av demografiska ojämlikheter

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/han-blir-ny-wallenberg-scholar - 2026-07-17

Vad är det då som gör att IKEA går tvärsemot den trenden och flyttar in till stan, när annan handel flyttar ut till externlägen? I veckan öppnade IKEA en sovrumsbutik i centrala Stockholm. Etableringen i The Lobby på Regeringsgatan är ytterligare en i raden av nyöppnade mindre citysatsningar som IKEA just testar i olika delar av världen. Det är en intressant utveckling och vi följer med spänning I

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ikea-sovrum - 2026-07-17

Framtidens smarta och hållbara städer stod i fokus på Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 i Barcelona. Genom spännande panelsamtal, interaktioner med städer världen över samt insiktsfulla presentationer, fick vi en unik inblick i innovativa lösningar och deras betydelse för smarta och hållbara städer i framtidens handelslandskap. Med en tydlig inriktning på urban mobilitet, logistik och innovation

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/integrerade-ekosystem-vagen-till-framtidens-smarta-och-hallbara-stader - 2026-07-17

Rätt kompetens är en grundläggande förutsättning för att både företag och samhället i stort framgångsrikt ska kunna möta existerande och kommande utmaningar. I dagens snabbt föränderliga värld är förmågan att utveckla och ställa om kompetens viktigare än någonsin. Det är uppenbart att kompetensutveckling är grundläggande i dagens kunskapssamhälle. Detta gäller inte minst handeln, som i Sverige sys

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/arbetskraft-med-ratt-kompetens-kravs-ett-nytank-pa-larande - 2026-07-17