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https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/2025-comes-close - 2026-06-25

Strengthening students’ academic skills through close collaboration between language specialists, teachers and programme management is a proven and effective approach. Learn more about an outstanding example below. Over the past few years, educational developer Hanna Glad has been involved in two significant collaborations at LUSEM, both of which have attracted considerable attention. One reason i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/pedagogy-makes-difference - 2026-06-25

There is no doubt that retailing is undergoing a significant structural transformation. During the last decade or so, many stores have closed. Yet, at the same time, online retailers are opening physical stores and showrooms and many long-established retailers are investing in new and innovative store formats. This suggests that the physical store is not ‘dead’ but that its role and function is ch

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ease-or-excitement - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Ingvar Wirfelt – the new managing director of Gerdahallen, the university sports centre, from 1 March. What do you think is lacking at Gerdahallen at the moment? “I think there are a good range of activities and that the centre is good at picking up new trends. ‘Indoor walking’ is something I’d like to see – but

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-lacking-gerdahallen - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The eminent London universities UCL and Imperial College, as well as the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris and Chalmers in Sweden, have all concentrated their focus on areas of research excellence and global challenges. Lund University should draw inspiration from their example, in the view of Pro Vice-Chance

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-must-concentrate-focus-strong-areas-research - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linde Lindkvist is on the way to becoming Sweden’s first Doctor of Philosophy in Human Rights Studies. He is the first to reach this goal within the subject, which combines law, history and philosophy. “This is an intense time, I am trying to isolate myself in order to finish.” He explains two doctoral students have b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/set-become-swedens-first-doctor-human-rights - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Paul Franks... ... Professor of Diabetes Research and sportsman, who raised money for diabetes research by competing in the Copenhagen Ironman* triathlon race a while ago. How have the race and the fundraising gone? “I think it’s gone well. Despite a broken toe, I finished the race in just over 10 hours. I beat m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/running-diabetes - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What is the effect on doctoral students’ creativity when they are forced into the academic straightjacket of research studies? What obstacles do they have to cross in order to reach their full potential? According to creativity researcher Eva Brodin, there are many examples of research environments where doctoral stud

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-creative-are-research-studies - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long ago, Carl Borrebaeck worked side by side with one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners for chemistry, Sir Gregory Winter, on the publication of an innovative technology within what was then a hot new research field: antibody engineering. In 1989, within the same couple of weeks, both researchers published findings

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hard-heels-nobel-laureate - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A modern version of collegial leadership! That is the objective for Charlotte Simonsson – a management consultant who returned to the University and became a manager herself. Here, she finds a forum for continuous discussion about leadership is lacking. “We are so good at analysing and examining everything else – but

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/management-consultant-who-became-head-department - 2026-06-25

There are many health factors in the 2023 OSA questionnaire. Here we list the departments and answers that stood out a little extra. Read what the Heads of Department have to say about the matter. Performance appraisal Hi Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Head of Department at IHV! The average for completed staff appraisals for the faculty landed on 88%, and you reached a full 98% plus 1.2 for new employees

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/health-factors-osa-questionnaire-indicates-were-our-toes-and-want-deliver - 2026-06-25

On 12 December, the Government presented the Research and Innovation Bill entitled “Research and Innovation for the Future, Curiosity and Benefit”. An overall assessment of the Bill shows that it is much more challenging for Lund University than any previous Research Bill. It offers great opportunities for many researchers and different types of research, while stearing research more than earlier

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-bill-great-opportunities-very-challenging - 2026-06-26

I guess you can say that it goes up and down, but I would say that IT security is a question that worries me. We must act fast and start by analysing the current situation. We hear almost daily about threats from the surrounding world of intrusion, ransomware attacks* and spying. Lund University is of course no exception regarding these threats and we need to equip ourselves better to withstand th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-state-it-security-lund-university - 2026-06-25

A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, programme director for our midwifery programme at the University of Texas, taught within the framework of STINT Teaching Sabbatical. "I'm passionate about educational issues and always have the University of Texas and how they did it in the back of my mind".A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, program director for our midwifery education, was in Austin, University of Texas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-apply-teaching-sabbatical-among-most-fun-things-ive-done-teacher - 2026-06-26

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-master-programme-celebrates-20-years-conference-sunny-lund - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring.  LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-research-leader - 2026-06-25

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Huntington disease is fatal inherited brain disorder, usually emerging during mid-life. Although there is currently no known cure, the Molecular Neurogenetics group at Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand the defective cellular processes leading to the progression of this disease. Characterised by symptoms includi

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/autophagy-and-treatment-huntington-disease-timing-key - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of managers at the University who have consulted the Occupational Health Service for preventive purposes has risen during the pandemic. "It is easy to feel that you are losing control when things change quickly and you don't know exactly how your employees are coping at home", says Anne Link, head of the Oc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-people-need-help-cope-working-home - 2026-06-25

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-centre-brings-together-research-infrastructures-improved-collaboration-visibility-and-strategic - 2026-06-25