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Short news, warnings, save the dates, ”please note". This is also where most of the LU news for staff is posted. And more!

University-wide presentation material for 2023
The university-wide presentation material for 2023 is now available with current facts and figures about Lund University. Learn more
2023-02-23
General doctoral degree conferment ceremony for all the faculties at Lund University on 26 May
In a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their research studies in the past year and successfully defended their doctoral theses at Lund University will have their degrees conferred. At the ceremony, degrees are also conferred on the faculties’ honorary doctors. Doctors who completed their PhDs 50 years ago become jubilee doctors. Learn more
2023-05-20
Thirteen Lund projects on prestigious list
Every year since 2019, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) collates a top 100 list of current research projects that have the potential to deliver benefit. This year, thirteen research projects from Lund University have made the list. Lund has the most projects of all the universities. Learn more
2023-05-20
Ingrid Petersson is the new Chairperson of Lund University
Learn more
2023-04-28
It’s time to celebrate spring in Lundagård!
Learn more
2023-04-28
Sustainability Fund’s call open - funding for projects with the potential to make a difference
Learn more
2023-04-24
The chance to start over – and build on what we have? Meet the creator of Team Based Learning - Larry Michaelsen!
Wouldn’t it be great to spend two days with Larry Michaelsen, the creator of Team Based Learning (TBL) to thrive in the active learning environment?
Take the unique opportunity to take part in the workshops. The workshops are designed to cater to different levels of familiarity with TBL, so whether you are a beginner or already have some experience, there is a workshop that can help you improve your skills. Learn more and sign up
2023-04-13
Soo-hyun Lee was the first to defend among the PhD students of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School
Learn more
2023-04-13
Summing up 2022
The annual report from Lund university, which summarises the University’s activities for the previous year, has now been completed. It is produced every year and provides documentation for the Government and the Swedish National Audit Office. The 118-page report contains a comprehensive summation with figures and statements concerning tasks and attainment of goals. Learn more at lu.se
2023-03-29
International collaborations – support and tools for dynamic, responsible and sustainable engagement
As part of the work on the Platform for strategic work 2023–24, support and tools have been developed for international collaborations. Learn more
2023-03-28
Are we making progress towards Open Science? 12 April
Lund University Open Science Champions and the Lund University Library invite researchers, librarians and all interested in open science to a talk and discussion with Cameron Neylon on the challenges of measuring open science activities. Learn more
2023-03-27
Premier for the Coordinated Examination Service
Since 1 March, the Coordinated Examination Service project has been responsible for staffing invigilators for the exams conducted in the Annex (MA8, MA9, MA10). A dozen or so new members of staff have been appointed as coordinators and invigilators. There is also an invigilator pool for handling staffing needs in the examination halls. Learn more
2023-03-16
Welcome Day in English for new employees 9 May
The Lund University Welcome Day for new employees is an inspiration day where the university showcase the exciting workplace that Lund University is. The vice-chancellor and representatives from the top management welcome you and inform you about the university's organization and visions for the future. Learn more
2023-03-16
New bank for payment of salary
In May, Lund University will change its bank for salary payments from Nordea to Swedbank. This means that all employees have to make sure that they have a bank account for salary payments registered in Swedbank’s account register. The account you wish to use for receiving your salary payments needs to be registered by 6 April at the latest. Learn more
2023-03-16
Invitation: Seminar about calls for proposals and grant forms
Welcome to a seminar in Swedish about calls for proposals and grant forms. The invitation is as follows:
Vetenskapsrådets huvudsekreterare och koordinator för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, Stefan Svallfors och Anders Sundin, kommer till Lunds universitet den 7 mars. LUX aula är öppen för alla som är intresserade av nyheter vad gäller utlysningar och bidragsformer, och dessutom får vi information om den nya HS-ämnesöversikten. Tid: 10.30-12.00.
VÄLKOMNA!
2023-03-01
Interesting activities for researchers and PhD students at ASKS and the LUSEM Library
16 March: Reading retreat for PhD students
24 March: Get started with EndNote, beginner’s level
27 March: Get started with Zotero, beginner’s level
2023-03-01
If you want to apply for research funding...
...check the Research Services web pages regularly. Research Services offer researchers and research teams support and help on issues concerning external research funding.
Learn more
There is also a newsletter on funding: Research Funding News.
Sign up for the newsletter here
2023-03-01
Time to sign up: Lundaloppet!
Start exercising if you are not running already! Take part and run Lundaloppet together with your colleagues. As usual, Lund University will pay the registration fee on behalf of employees. Register for Lundaloppet 2023 for LU employees (choose language by flag)
2023-02-27
Inauguration ceremony for new professors on 17 March
On 17 March, 26 new professors will be inaugurated in a ceremony at the auditorium of the Main University Building, followed by a reception in the Pelarsalen. Learn more
2023-02-27
New blog post from Erik Renström
Read the latest blog post from Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor at Lund University: En vanlig dag, en vanlig disputation men ändå inte (in Swedish)
2023-02-10
The University’s new Research Strategy for 2023–2026
A new research strategy is now in place, effective from 1 January. It is based on the Strategic Plan and the findings of the RQ20 project. Learn more
2023-02-04
Payment of new salaries in February
The local negotiations with the employee organisations OFR and Seko have been completed, as has the processing of salary-setting appraisals for Saco-S members and non-members of employee organisations, and the new salaries will be paid retroactively from 1 October 2022, in February. Learn more
2023-02-04
On 1 February we change travel agency!
From 1 February, all travel bookings are to be made through BCD Travel, replacing the old agreement with Egencia. Learn more
2023-01-30
From 1 February, all trips will be booked via the new travel agency – learn to use the new self-service booking system
The University’s new contracted travel agency, BCD Travel Sweden AB, offers a short training course on the new self-service booking system, Cytric, for those booking trips for themselves or others. Learn more
2023-01-27
Updated information about what you can do if you are subjected to victimization and harassment
As an employee, if you feel that you have been the victim of abuse or harassment in the workplace, or if you witness what you perceive to be abusive behaviour in the workplace, you may find information here that will help you. Learn more
2023-01-27
Travel and research grants at LUSEM
Apply for travel and research grants at LUSEM before 14 February!
Learn more (at LU)
Learn more (about the LUSEM grants)
2023-01-26
Sign up for this year’s Researchers’ Grand Prix
Do you want to be better at summing up what is important about your research and receive help and support to present your results? If so, you can register for the Researchers’ Grand Prix competition. The registration deadline is 5 May. Read more about the competition on the LU Staff Pages
2023-01-26
University-wide funding for research infrastructure
The funds called "universitetsgemensam infrastrukturfinansiering" are announced annually by the University's joint research committee. Interdisciplinary research environments with special strategic importance for the University are the focus of the call. Application deadline: 1 March.
Learn more (in Swedish only)
2023-01-24
New course at AHU: Den goda föreläsningen
Learn more about the education at AHU during spring 2023
2023-01-17
Apply now: IVAs 100-Lista 2023 - Teknik i mänsklighetens tjänst
For the 5th year in a row IVA will through their "100-list" give attention to contemporary research in the technical and economic sciences. Learn more
2023-01-10
Erik Renströms sends his Season’s greetings
Erik Renström, vice-chancellor at Lund University, sends his Season’s greetings to you all:
In English: https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seasons-greetings
In Swedish: https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/snart-ar-det-jul-igen
2022-12-22
Lund students’ prize for excellence in teaching for 2023
Learn more
2022-12-22
The 2023 Administrative Prize is awarded to Lena Nielsen and Gabriella Johansson
Learn more
2022-12-22
GLOBAL FACULTY 2023
Greetings from Tec de Monterrey! You are invited to the annual program GLOBAL FACULTY 2023! This time it will be an in-person multicampus event from March 6th-10th, 2023 (chosen applicants will participate in one campus only). Continue below!
2022-12-21
The Global Faculty Week brings together faculty members from our partner universities, providing the opportunity to teach in a multicultural environment while engaging with TEC students from all areas and networking with other colleagues. It is an outstanding occasion for professors to experience international teaching at Mexico’s top university.
A complete description of the Global Faculty 2023 program: https://bit.ly/GlobalFacultyWeek2023
To apply, please fill out this online registration form before January 2nd, 2023. Accepted candidates will be notified no later than January 27th, 2023.
The University must be prepared for disconnection of electricity
A considerable reduction in the availability of electricity is expected this winter. If the electricity available is less than the demand for electricity, this results in what is known as a power shortfall. This could lead to short power cuts at the University. Learn more
2022-12-08
Lucia!
According to the annual tradition Lucia will sing at LUSEM 13 December!
Finally, we can welcome the choir Bella Voce back to LUSEM. The choir has sung the well-known, beautiful Lucia songs for us many times and once again the time has come! Welcome to enjoy beautiful songs and a wonderful Christmas atmosphere! Learn more
2022-12-05
It is time to apply for annual leave for the Christmas and New Year holidays
For those of you who plan to take days of annual leave during the Christmas and New Year holidays, now is the time to apply. Remember that annual leave must always be applied for and approved in Primula before withdrawal. Learn more
2022-12-05
Turn off when you go home!
Our Dean has decided that it is ok to keep your Christmas electric candle holder lit during the day but everyone should turn it off when you go home, in order to save energy.
2022-11-23
Take a restart break and help to protect LU
It is important that together we all help to keep our common IT systems as secure as possible and not give external parties an opportunity to exploit gaps in security. We can all contribute in small ways. An important element in this is not to ignore messages about security updates for too long.
Learn more
2022-11-23
Changed Handling of Adobe Licenses
All existing Adobe licenses are valid until November 30, 2022, and will expire thereafter. Learn more
2022-11-22
Sustainability Week 2023 – a great opportunity to present your research
The Sustainability Forum at Lund University is now accepting calls of interest to organise events during the Sustainability Week, 17–22 April 2023. You can contribute! Learn more
2022-11-22
Eleven research infrastructures to share SEK 20 million
The Research Board’s working group for research infrastructure has now decided who will receive money from the university-wide investments in support for local research infrastructure in 2022. Learn more
2022-11-02
Researchers on social media share their experiences and tips - 23 November
Welcome to a digital meeting in which Lund researchers who are active on social media will share their insights and tips. From LUSEM come Louise Bringselius and Markus Lahtinen. Learn more
2022-11-02
Want to learn more about sustainability? Take a MOOC course!
Learn more about MOOCs - digital courses about sustainability
2022-11-01
New campus development office and campus development advisory board
A new campus development office and a university-wide campus development advisory board have been set up with the task of strategically managing campus development issues on an ongoing basis and developing a new campus plan. Learn more
2022-11-01
Fulbright scholarships for research and/or lecture in the United States 2023-24
Fulbright Sweden hereby announces scholarships for Swedish researchers and university lecturers with a doctoral degree for research and/or lecture at American universities for the academic year 2023/2024.
2022-10-27
The deadline for application is 9 January 2023. Read more about Fulbright Sweden and the scholarship programme on the website. Contact Fulbright Sweden if you have any questions.
International opportunities for doctoral students
On the “International Opportunities for Doctoral Students at LU” Canvas page, you can learn about global opportunities for Lund University doctoral students, such as webinars, travel scholarships and competitions. Updates will be published throughout the semester.
Continue below!
2022-10-27
Register by logging in to Canvas. Do not forget to turn on the notifications to receive live updates! If you have any questions, contact isabelle.nilsson@er.lu.se
Inflation will not affect this autumn’s salary review
There is a lot in the news about inflation at the moment and there have been some questions about how inflation will affect the University’s salary review.
The current rate of inflation in Sweden will have no direct impact on this autumn’s salary review. The reason is that inflation is not a salary-setting parameter and has no bearing on why the University, as an employer, pays wages or decides to increase wages. Learn more
2022-10-25
How to train doctoral students in science communication
A presentation of a new framework for courses will be held Friday 25 November at 11:00-12:00 am via Zoom.
In a new report published on 29 September, the Swedish Research Council, together with a group of scientists and communication experts, present a three-piece framework for how science communication can become a natural part of third cycle education. Contact person and one of the participants is Anna Jonsson, Associate professor in Organizational Studies at LUSEM.
Learn more about the event and sign up
2022-10-24
LU-nytt, new issue out now!
Latest news from Lund University for staff in the latest issue of LU-nytt.
LU-nytt no 17
2022-10-19
The nominating process is in progress
The term of office of the current Election Committee at LUSEM ends on 30 November 2022. In the autumn, a new Election Committee will therefore be elected and a nomination period is now starting for this election. Learn more here at LUSEM Staff Pages
2022-10-14
The inauguration ceremony for new professors 28 October
Twenty-five new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony that will be in the main University building at 16:00. Learn more
2022-10-14
New communications director at Lund University
Johanna Sandahl started her position as the University’s new communications director on 28 September. Learn more
2022-10-13
The administrative prize at LU
Time to nominate! Learn more
2022-10-13
Erik Renström about the Iran situation
Read the latest blog post by Erik Renström about the Iran situation; on human rights, violence, democracy and academic freedom. To the blog post
2022-10-05
A logical start of an academic career: Getting that external funding - where, when, how?
One of the interesting, relevant courses in "Kompetensportalen" at LU is about applying for external funding. Learn more about the course
2022-10-04
Now available for registration: Teaching and learning in higher education
Lund university's employment act requires at least five weeks of course work for academic positions. This requirement is met by taking Teaching and learning in higher education followed by Course design in higher education. Doctoral students who teach are required, at least, to take the first of these courses. Sign up no later than 30 November. Learn more
2022-09-28
New at work? Sign up for the Welcome day!
Don't miss the Welcome day for new employees: https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcome-day-new-employees
2022-09-28
IT Security is seeing an increase in attempted fraud
Protect yourself, your information and your work – with knowledge. Learn more and get some general advice about Information security: https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protect-yourself-your-information-and-your-work-knowledge
2022-09-28
Training for PhD students in communication
Inbjudan till webbinarium Så kan doktorander tränas i forskningskommunikation – presentation av nytt ramverk för kurser
Målgrupp: Webbinariet vänder sig främst till dig som ansvarar för forskarutbildning eller handleder doktorander.
När?
Fredagen den 14 oktober 2022 kl. 13:00-14:00 via Zoom.
Learn more below.
2022-09-22
I en ny rapport som publiceras i månadsskiftet september/oktober tar Vetenskapsrådet tillsammans med en grupp forskare och kommunikations-experter fram ett ramverk i tre delar för hur kommunikation om forskning kan bli en naturlig del i forskarutbildningen.
Under webbinariet presenterar gruppen sina rekommendationer och slutsatser. Rekommendationerna bygger på lärdomar från en pilotkurs och på gruppens diskussioner om hur speciellt forskare i början av karriären kan bli bättre rustade att presentera sin forskning, delta i samhällsdebatten och samverka med intressenter utanför akademin.
Rapporten väcker även frågor om hur doktorander från olika fakulteter kan lära av varandra och vilket stöd som de kan vänta sig. Den väcker också frågor om hur ämnesdiscipliner, institutioner och lärosäten kan samarbeta både internt och på nationell nivå om kursinnehåll som rör forskningskommunikation.
För anmälan och mer information, se: https://suhf.se/aktiviteter/sa-kan-doktorander-tranas-i-forskningskommunikation/
Välkommen!
SUHF/Expertgruppen för samverkan i samarbete med Vetenskapsrådet
New salary review this autumn
Despite it not being long since the last salary review was completed, a new review period is now beginning. The review date for new salaries will be 1 October 2022. Learn more
2022-09-15
Don't miss Kulturnatten!
A lot is going on in Lund this Saturday (17 September) related to the Kulturnatten. Lund University has, as always, several interesting events in the programme. Check the programme out
2022-09-15
LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, invites new Themes
LINXS invites proposals for new Themes, starting in 2023, relating to the application of X-ray and neutron-based science on any topic related to the LINXS focus areas (hard matter, soft matter, and life sciences). Learn more
2022-09-15
LUSEM's Grants for travels and research/Rese- och forskningsbidrag inom Ekonomihögskolan
Apply for grants! Our own "Rese- och forskningsbidrag inom Ekonomihögskolan" are now open for applications. You apply in Lund University's application system for scholarships and grants, and there are several different foundations that provide grants. Learn more
2022-09-01
Seminar series: Sustainable Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Principles & Practices
All students should learn about sustainability at some point during their education, the Swedish Council for Higher Education has decided. What should be highlighted? And how?
These questions will be covered in Sustainable Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Principles & Practices, a new seminar series on sustainability and learning held by the Division for Higher Education Development (AHU). Learn more
2022-09-01
More information about Lund University’s five profile areas
The news during the last few weeks, that Lund University has five profile areas, has generated a lot of interest. Learn more
2022-09-01
Can you spare a couch for a student?
In his latest blog post Erik Renström writes about the current situation for many students; no accommodation. If you have a couch or a room to spare, please contact Bopoolen and take part in their "couch campaign". Learn more
2022-08-15
Almedalen this summer? Yes, we will be there!
LUSEM will definitely be represented in Almedalen this summer. As planned so far Johan Axhamn and Anna Thomasson are heading towards Gotland within barely a month. Learn more
2022-06-10
Save the date – Welcome Day for new employees
On October 11th, all new employees at Lund University are being welcomed to their new workplace.
The Welcome Day is finally back in physical form, and will offer both information, inspiration as well as an opportunity to mingle with new co-workers. Learn more
2022-06-10
Career development for academic staff
During fall, more career activities for academic staff is on offer. Learn more
2022-06-10
What to bear in mind before the summer!
Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the LU checklist in order to be able to wind down properly during your time off. Learn more
2022-06-09
Nomination for STINT Teaching sabbatical 2023
Information about the nomination process for STINT:
- Interested teachers (must have a PhD and be employed by LUSEM) are instructed to contact their Head of Department to get the Nomination Form (enclosed) and receive your approval.
Please continue reading below!
2022-06-09
Applicants are to submit the nomination form together with a CV, by 8 August (Monday) to ulrika.qvist_mathiesen@ehl.lu.se
- The LUSEM Management will make the selection and inform you of the result on 12 August.
- If a candidate from your department is selected, you are asked to support the application by filling in the last section, Nomination, in his/her nomination form. Please send the completed document by 17 August (noon) to Ulrika.
- Deadline for submitting the LUSEM nominations to the LU Education Board is 18 August (noon).
More info (in English) can be found here: STINT Teaching Sabbatical | Staff Pages (lu.se)
Please don’t hesitate to contact Ulrika if you have any questions.
STINT Teaching Sabbatical: Teaching abroad
STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers to spend an autumn term at one of STINT's eleven partner campuses in the US, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
2022-05-31
The programme aims to develop both individuals and institutions. By giving researchers and teachers passionate about teaching issues international experiences based on the teaching role, rather than in the research role, STINT wants to contribute to higher education being renewed and new networks being created.
Nomination for STINT Teaching sabbatical 2023
This week’s LUSEM Staff News will contain info on the application for STINT Teaching sabbatical 2023.
This is a three-step process; the faculties may nominate two candidates each to the LU Education Board, and up to three nominations from LU will be forwarded to STINT for a final selection.
Interested teachers (must have a PhD and be employed by LUSEM) are instructed to contact their Head of Department to get the Nomination Form (enclosed) and receive your approval.
Applicants are to submit the nomination form together with a CV, by 8 August (Monday) to Ulrika.qvist_mathiesen@ehl.lu.se
The LUSEM Management will make the selection and inform you of the result on 12 August.
If a candidate from your department is selected, you are asked to support the application by filling in the last section, Nomination, in his/her nomination form. Please send the completed document by 17 August (noon) to Ulrika.
Deadline for submitting the LUSEM nominations to the LU Education Board is 18 August (noon).
More info (in English) can be found here: STINT Teaching Sabbatical | Staff Pages (lu.se)
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Link to more information about the programme on the STINT website
Doctoral degree conferment ceremony 3 June 2022
In a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their research studies in the past year and successfully defended their doctoral theses at Lund University will have their degrees conferred. At the ceremony, degrees are also conferred on the faculties’ honorary doctors. Doctors who completed their PhDs 50 years ago become jubilee doctors. Learn more
2022-05-31
Join in: Lundakarnevalen 20-22 May!
Finally time for the fantastic Lundakarneval to take place! We have been waiting for so long! Join in!
2022-05-20
Lundakarnevalen is arranged every four years by the students of Lund and this year it will be extra maxed out as there are a record number of karnevalister who have committed themselves to organizing the most catastrophic carnival ever! As many as 7,445 excited karnevalister will make the 2022 carnival go down in history as the largest carnival ever.
Open House at the Science Village office 1 June
Welcome to the first Open House at the Lund University’s Science Village office! We open our doors at IKDC on Wednesday 1 June between 1 pm and 4 pm. Come and check out what we do, have some “fika”, mingle and ask questions. Learn more
2022-05-20
How did the doctoral conferment ceremony go?
Finally, there was a doctoral conferment ceremony after up to two years of waiting! Learn more about how it went
2022-05-19
What is the difference between the University Management and the University Management Group?
Learn more at staff.lu.se
2022-05-07
Still a few days left for registration: Economics and Management Day and the Söderberg Prize Lecture 2022
Welcome to a day of lectures, discussions and get-togethers at LUSEM. This year’s theme is: Business as usual? Modern enterprises, risk, and entrepreneurship. And the winner of the prize? Find out below!
Learn more and sign up
2022-05-05
Still places left at the workshop “How to maintain a healthy work balance in order to maximize your research capacity“ 9 May
Target group: Post docs och PhD students at LUSEM.
Learn more and sign up
2022-05-05
Konst och konstnärlig frihet i samhällsutveckling och offentlighet
Don't miss the upcoming conference at LUSEM about Konst och konstnärlig frihet i samhällsutveckling och offentlighet (Art and artistic freedom in societal development and the public).
Learn more and sign up before 12 May
2022-05-05
European Union Week May 9-12
HEC in Paris invites you to this year's Union Week.
2022-05-04
The Union week will take place in a hybrid format (present and online). Its goal is, as in earlier years, to celebrate the European Union and to inform you and your students and the wider public about it. The European Union Week is again organized jointly with TUM Speakers Series, HEC Paris and HEC Débats. This year Koźmiński University in Warsaw is a new partner.
Keynote speaker is Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner of Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth on May 10, 2022 at the TUM Audimax, likely at 4:00pm.
A preliminary program and further information can be found here: www.wi.tum.de/faculty-research/european-union-week.
Save the date!
Sustainability Week in Lund 2-7 May, 2022
In the first week of May, it is time to discuss the transition to a sustainable society and network with researchers, students, the municipality and other societal actors. Learn more
2022-04-21
All employees are welcome to the X Lab!
X Lab – an innovation environment and co-working space for all students and staff at the University. All employees and students at Lund University are welcome to the X Lab with their own projects, course work and ideas. Learn more
2022-04-21
Academic freedom and universities under attack in Ukraine - 2 May
Welcome to a seminar 2 May, devoted to the situation for Ukrainian universities and academics, for academic freedom, and how Lund University can support. Learn more
2022-04-21
Presentation of the SASUF project
On 27 April at 16.00, the SASUF coordinator Helin Bäckman Kartal, Uppsala University, will come to Lund and present the SASUF project and possibilities for collaboration with South Africa within the project. Learn more below.
2022-04-11
The presentation is on 27 April at 16.00 in room ER 218 at External Relations, Stora Algatan 4.
Registration: Send an email to par.svensson@er.lu.se by 25 April latest.
More info about SASUF: Africa (at LU Staff Pages) SASUF
EUGLOH Staff Week in Lund 9–12 May!
Participate in the EUGLOH Alliance's Staff Week, which takes place at Lund University 9–12 May. A good opportunity to get an insight into EUGLOH and meet colleagues from our partner universities in France, Germany, Hungary, and Portugal and take part in interesting seminars, group discussions and social activities. Learn more below.
2022-04-06
The EUGLOH Staff Week is part of a three-part programme that began in February 2022 with a webinar and parallel workshops on five themes. In May, there will be an opportunity to explore these themes further, but new participants and other topics will also be given space! All employees are therefore welcome to participate to exchange experiences and network with participants from the EUGLOH Alliance universities.
Sign up for the entire programme or the parts you are interested in – see attached file. The last day to register is 8 April at 23:59. Link to registration: https://universitysurvey.se/limesurvey/index.php/342933?lang=en
Contact for EUGLOH Staff Week:
Sonia Coelho Sutton
sonia.coelho_sutton@er.lu.se
In parallel with the EUGLOH Staff Week, the EUGLOH Alliance Day is taking place – read more:
https://www.staff.lu.se/calendar/global-health-health-globe-sustainability-global-health
Planning on going on a business trip?
Before booking travel, you must always assess whether the travel can be replaced by digital meetings.
Learn more at LU Staff pages
2022-04-05
Q&A about researchers from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
Get support and answers at this page updated continously by FSI:
https://www.staff.lu.se/qa-about-researchers-ukraine-russia-and-belarus
2022-03-29
Use paper sparingly! Copy paper is in short supply
Major shortages of copy paper are expected throughout the spring semester, potentially until the start of the autumn. Those concerned are therefore urged to buy alternative products such as perforated paper or paper of a different thickness and, if possible, to build up a local stock. Learn more
2022-03-29
Development of the global trading system
Welcome to a seminar with Anders Ahnlid on the development of the global trading system. Anders Ahnlid is currently the Director-General of the Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium), Sweden’s government agency for international trade, the EU internal market and trade policy. Learn more below.
2022-03-24
The seminar provides an overview of the development of the global trading system since 1947: How the GATT rose from the ruins of the Second World War, evolved during the Cold War and eventually became the WTO, as well as the past decade’s progressively tougher challenges. It concludes with reflections on the prospects for global trade policy in the face of deep geopolitical divisions.
About Anders Ahnlid:
Currently the Director-General of the Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium), Sweden’s government agency for international trade, the EU internal market and trade policy. Ahnlid served as a Swedish and Nordic negotiator during the GATT’s so called Uruguay Round of 1988–1994. During his career, he has held several positions related to trade policy within the Swedish Foreign Service. During 2013–2016 he served as Ambassador of the Swedish permanent representation to the European Union in Brussels, and 2016–2020 he was the Swedish Ambassador in Helsinki.
The event is admission free. Welcome!
Digitalization of education: Premises, promises and consequences
Welcome to a seminar 20 April about digitalization of education and discuss, argue, share experiences and to critically reflect on the effects of digitalization on all levels of the education system. Learn more below and by this link!
2022-03-23
For quite some time now – even long before the Corona pandemic forced us to digital alternatives – digitalization of education has been celebrated as remedy to a wide range of problems within the education sector. From preschool to universities, digital tools have been launched as the “next step” of the evolution of education. Many influential actors and policy-makes usually frame digitalization in dramatic terms of revolutionary reforms and as a quick fix for what is seen as a broken education system.
The Corona pandemic has indeed accentuated the belief in digital solutions in education. From the spring of 2020 “zooming” has become an unquestionable part of pedagogical labour. Most likely, parts of the pedagogical practices that have developed as consequences of the pandemic are here to stay, also in a post-Corona world.
It is now high time to take stock of this process and start to think and talk about what digitalization means for the practice of teaching and learning, what it promises and the various consequences it entails.
This seminar series, organized by AHU (Division for Higher Education Development) at Lund University aims to offer an arena for such reflections and discussions. The seminar series is an opportunity to learn more about digitalization of education to discuss, to argue, to share experiences and to critically reflect on the effects of digitalization on all levels of the education system.
Welcome!
Seminar 3: Digital technologies: Governing or serving educational practice?
April 20, 1.15-4.00 (ca) PM via Zoom
For the third seminar in the series, we have invited professors Sigrid Hartong* from Helmut Schmidt University (HSU) Hamburg and Mathias Decuypere** from KU Leuven, who will give a joint presentation in two parts on what algorithms and digital technologies “do” to education and schooling and how we can foster a critical understanding about and application of these technologies. There will be time for questions and discussion during the session.
The title of the presentation is Fostering a critical understanding of digital education governance and practices: insights into Edunudge and SMASCH.
The lecture will provide insights into both ongoing research and transfer activities going on at HSU Hamburg and KU Leuven in the field of digital education governance and practice. These research and transfer activities seek to respond to a pressing need in the field of education to:
a) develop more specific understandings about the specific operationalities and (realistic) impacts of increasingly elaborated algorithmic technologies, and
b) to more strongly include educational practitioners in the co-design of such technologies. Addressing both goals, the first part of the lecture will provide insights into ongoing research in the field of 'Edunudge', that is, the growing application of behavioral insights in educational settings, particularly through digital technologies.
The second part of the lecture will, then, ask how such (and other) scientific knowledge in the field of digital education governance research might be transferred to, and further developed together with educational practitioners, and present examples from a project in German and Belgian schools.
To register for this seminar, please fill out the form at the link below and submit before April 18. You will receive a zoom link before the seminar.
https://forms.office.com/r/Gfg2HvjGgY
Please feel free to reach out to us through peter.svensson@fek.lu.se if you have any questions. We are looking forward to seeing you at the seminar!
Marita Ljungqvist, Division for Higher Education Development, Lund University
Sinikka Neuhaus, Department of Educational Sciences, Lund University
Anders Sonesson, Division for Higher Education Development, Lund University
Peter Svensson, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Division for Higher Education Development, Lund University
*Sigrid Hartong is professor in sociology with a focus on the transformation of governance in education and society at the Helmut Schmidt University (HSU) Hamburg, Germany. Her main scholarly interest is on the growing datafication and digitalization of education policy, governance and practice. She is the founder of the initiative Unblack the Box.
**Mathias Decuypere is Assistant Professor at the Methodology of Educational Sciences Research Group (KU Leuven, Belgium). His main interests are situated at the digitization, datafication and platformization of education; and how these evolutions shape distinct forms of educational spaces and times.
Three new co-workers from LDC at LUSEM
IT technicians Peter Andrén, Levente Csongvai och Dorin Lupsa from the IT support (LDC) now have ther offices at LUSEM. Further reading below!
2022-03-23
You can find Peter, Levente and Dorin in EC2, by the parking lot entrance. They always prioritize IT matters from the LUSEM staff but they also support other faculties.
Contact:
Peter Andrén
Levente Csongvai
Dorin Lupsa
The EUGLOH Blended Staff Mobility Series of Opportunities 2022
On 15-16 February, a webinar and 5 parallel workshops were held with participants from the EUGLOH Alliance's five partner universities and in May, Lund University will host EUGLOH Staff Week and all partner university staff (including LU staff) can participate. Further reading below!
2022-03-22
Read more and register your interest no later than 5 April 2022 at: https://www.eugloh.eu/campus-life/blended-staff-mobility-opportunity-for-eugloh-partners
Make a difference! Donate money to the Ukrainian fund at Lund University
There is great interest both inside and outside Lund University to help all the students and employees who have been affected by the war in Ukraine. Further reading below!
2022-03-21
It is now possible to make a contribution and donate money to the scholarship fund "Lund University support program for students and staff affected by the situation in Ukraine". All contributions are valuable and your gift makes a big difference!
Send your gift via Swish 1230299719 or bank transfer 830-6599. Label the donation "Ukraine".
Annual report for 2021 complete – growth in all aspects of Lund University
The annual report for 2021 has now been published at Lund University. It shows that, despite the pandemic, we are performing well in most areas. Revenues came in at SEK 9 455 million (compared with SEK 9 104 million in 2020) and the number of students continues to rise. Learn more
2022-03-10
LERU Doctoral Summer School 4- 8 July 2022
Organised by Utrecht University. The theme of the summer school is The University of the Future Rethinking the role of universities worldwide in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.
2022-03-10
Deadline for application Wednesday 22 March. If you are late with your application please get in touch with Cecilia Gagné cecilia.gagne@fs.lu.se
Learn more:
About League of European Research Universities LERU https://www.leru.org/
About LERU members – 23 European leading research-intensive universities https://www.leru.org/members
Sign up for this year’s Researchers’ Grand Prix!
Do you want to be better at summing up what is important about your research and receive help and support to present your results?
2022-03-10
If so, you can register for the Researchers’ Grand Prix competition. The registration deadline is 6 May. Read more about the competition and how to register here
Do you feel nervous about giving conference papers in English?
Your research deserves to be communicated efficiently, effectively, correctly, and with variation. It’s not only a matter of honour; it’s a matter of merit and competitiveness. Continue reading below.
2022-03-07
Lund University, through the Centre for Language and Literature, can this term offer a course in “English: Spoken English for Conference Presentations” (SECP). This course is open for any academic staff member (e.g. doctoral students, researchers, post-docs, lecturers, and professors) in any area of study who want to improve their conference presentation in English.
During the spring term of 2022, the course is subsidised by the university and free of charge for participants.
Read more about the course, its content, course dates and structure at Kompetensportalen.
Deadline for applications is 16 March for the first round of English: Spoken English for Conference and 18 April for the second round of English: Spoken English for Conference.
Guided tour at Skissernas Museum for staff
Guided tour in the exhibition Gapet – Carl Boutard and Kristina Matousch!
Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art welcomes employees at Lund University to guided tours (approx. 30 min) of the exhibition Gapet.
2022-02-23
In the exhibition, Carl Boutard and Kristina Matousch meet for the first time in a joint exhibition where the artistic process, the space and the time dimension are in focus. Boutard presents completely new works and Matousch has created several installations specifically for the museum's exhibition space.
The exhibition is shown until Sunday 13 March. Read more about the exhibition at the museum's website skissernasmuseum.se
Lunch tours (approx. 30 minutes)
- Wednesday 9 March at 12.30-13.00, in Swedish
- Thursday 10 March at 12.30-13.00, in English
- Friday 11 March at 12.30-13.00, in Swedish
Free admission with LU card. Places are limited. Registration to visning@skissernasmuseum.lu.se, state which day you want to come and which institution and department you come from.
Feel free to combine your visit with a lunch at the museum's restaurant På Skissernas. We recommend that you make a reservation.
“Rektors blogg“ at LU now in English
Read the first blog post in English by Erik Renström of the 22 February here.
2022-02-23
26 proposed profile areas came in at Lund University
February 15th was the deadline to make pre-notifications with the preliminary title and a contact person of proposed profile areas. Pro Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz received 26 pre-notifications. Based on the preliminary titles, the 26 proposed profile areas that are being developed cover the breadth of the university very well. Learn more
2022-02-22
Call for applications for funding of projects focusing on Agenda 2030
There is a new call for applications for funding of projects focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. Learn more
2022-02-19
Buy the new book about Lundaandan through Lund University
Handbook about Lundaandan, the spirit of Lund - if it exists. Now you can buy the popular book again, released this autumn and sold out, now published in a second printing/edition. Discounted price if you buy it now. About 80 people have contributed to this book, many of them well-known, and are trying to grasp the spirit of Lund. Learn more
2022-02-10
Are you waiting for health promotion reimbursement?
Many staff members submit their applications for health promotion reimbursement at this time of year. For this reason, the processing time is longer than usual. Learn more
2022-02-10
Interested in participating in Almedalen?
Almedalen Week is the world's largest democratic meeting place for societal issues. No question is too insignificant and no one too extensive. Almedalen Week is a place with a focus on the meeting and the conversation, where different voices and different perspectives can be heard. A meeting place - open to anyone who wants to be part of the democratic conversation.
2022-02-09
Every year researchers from Lund University take part in the Almedal week, would you like to be one of them?
Please submit your expression of interest no later than 18 February. It doesn't have to be a full description but just that you intend to participate and an indication of what your thoughts are on the subject. The overall LU theme is democracy.
Questions and registration of interest to Ulla Boström Hjorth (ulla.bostrom_hjorth@fsi.lu.se).
Welcome Day for new employees at Lund University
During the digital Welcome Day, new employees get an insight into different aspects of the university – from vision and organisation to research.
Date: Wednesday 9 March
Time: 13:00-15:15
2022-02-07
During the Welcome Day, Deputy Vice Chancellor Lena Eskilsson will tell you more about our university and our mission. Current research will be highlighted, you will get to know more about the implications of being an employee at Lund University. Last but not least you will get a glimpse into the university’s history.
The Welcome Day is open for all new employees, both within research and administration. If you haven’t participated before, you’re welcome to take part!
The event will be streamed live, register through Kompetensportalen.
Time to run: Lundaloppet!
Finally Lundaloppet will be run as usual! Join in the 7 May and sign up now! Lund University sponsors all employees! Learn more
2022-02-07
CIRCLE seminar: Fast as a Gazelle – Young Firms Gaining from Educational Diversity
Welcome to this CIRCLE seminar about Educational Diversity with Carita Eklund. Learn more
2022-01-26
Webinar: The Future of Higher Education in Europe
You are cordially invited to join the webinar “The Future of Higher Education in Europe” organised by the European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH*) universities on 15 February at 9:00-10:00. Link to registration
https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MSBwEM6gT0iZJVMQ5DgEWA
2022-01-26
The aim of the webinar is to provide a forum for participants to learn about and discuss, recent trends in European higher education, European Commission initiatives and foresight strategies.
The target groups for the webinar are managers, administrative and academic staff, and students at EUGLOH* partner universities. The webinar will also be open for representatives from other European University Alliances.
This webinar is one part of a Blended Staff Mobility Opportunity taking place on 15-16 February – read the details and sign up on the EUGLOH website: https://www.eugloh.eu/campus-life/blended-staff-mobility-opportunity-for-eugloh-partners
Researchers on social media share their tips
Welcome to a digital meeting in which Lund researchers who are active on social media will share their insights and tips. From LUSEM one of the researchers sharing her tips is Louise Bringselius, Associate professor in Business Administation. Sessions on 31 January (in Swedish), 3 (in Swedish) and 7 February (in English). Don't miss it! Learn more
2022-01-25
Save-the-date: Research conference on sustainable development at Lund University
Welcome to the 2nd Lund University conference on Knowledge for Sustainable Development - Lund University Research conference. Save-the-Date: 2 May 2022 08:30 till 16:30.
2022-01-25
For the second year, Lund University invites to a research conference on sustainable development. This conference is aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, learn how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other disciplines.
The transformation towards a more sustainable society is slow. To accelerate this transformation many actors in society now talk about the need for actions that lead to sustainable and green economies, more jobs, and a healthy planet for all, where no one is left behind. This conference will focus on research and methods for action and progress, and highlight obstacles and opportunities for implementation.
The aim of this conference is to draw attention to research for sustainable development conducted at all faculties at Lund University. Both Horizon Europe and Swedish funders will in the coming years have numerous calls related to sustainable development. Many of these calls will require new combinations of expertise and skills. The conference aims at knowledge exchange and networking.
Abstract submission
We welcome researchers at Lund University to submit research contributions to be presented during the conference. Abstract submission will open soon, with a deadline in early March.
More information on conference theme, abstract submission, registration, etc. will be announced shortly. And: Save-the-Date: 2 May 2022 08:30 till 16:30.
Keep an eye on the conference – sustainability.lu.se
Faculty travel and research grants
Researchers, doctoral students, lecturers or Associate professors at Lund University can apply for the faculties’ travel and research grants. A few are also open to undergraduate students including Master’s students. Learn more
2022-01-24
Career development for academic staff
Register for career development activities like workshops, courses and lectures. Doctoral students, postdocs and research team leaders are welcome to sign up.
2022-01-17
Lund University offers a broad range of activities that contribute in one way or another to career development for academic staff, either within academia or outside it.
In order to attract, retain and develop employees, Lund University has highlighted a series of career opportunities for academic staff. The career development activities are offered in English and the vast majority are free of charge, both for individuals and departments. Some activities are suitable for doctoral students, some for postdocs and others for research team leaders.
During the spring, the University will continue to roll out a series of activities aimed at inspiring and providing concrete advice on career development for academic staff, both within and outside academia. All activities are free of charge and conducted in English.
LUSEM turns 60!
LUSEM turned 60 years old in September this year. Due to restrictions no festivities could be held but as soon as possible some kind of event will be launched by reason of the birthday. Meanwhile read the article in Sydsvenskan about there generations of female students at LUSEM, written om the occasion of the anniversary.
2021-12-20
Essay supervised by Peter Gustafsson top 3 in the essay competition of Konkurrensverket
In fierce competition the essay In a Position of Competition: Pricing Behavior in an Online Marketplace won third prize in the essay competition of Konkurrensverket. Proud supervisor is Peter Gustafsson, lecturer at Department of Statistics at LUSEM.
Learn more about the essay and the prize at Konkurrensverket
2021-12-18
Skickar över en länk till konkurrensverkets hemsida angående deras uppsatstävling där en av våra studenter (William Ramshage) utmärkt sig i konkurrens med Handelshögskolan och NEK-Sthlm
https://www.konkurrensverket.se/konkurrens/kunskap-och-forskning/uppsatstavling/pristagare-i-uppsatstavlingen/
Updates about maintenance work
Estate manager Jörgen Norén at LUSEM has new information about our premises, like an upcoming fire alarm review and control. Check this page for updates:
Maintenance at LUSEM
2021-12-17
New blog post by Erik Renström
A new blog post by the Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström was published today:
Svart på vitt – den förändrade utlänningslagen slår mot forskare
2021-12-17
Åsa Hansson got the STINT Scholarship for Teaching Sabbatical
Åsa Hansson, Associate professor in Economics, has been awaraded with the STINT Scholarship for Teaching Sabbatical.
The STINT’s programme Teaching Sabbatical aims to develop both individuals and institutions. By giving Swedish researchers and university lecturers, who are passionate about education, international experiences relevant to their teaching role rather than their research one, STINT wants to contribute to educational renewal and the creation of new networks.
Learn more at the website of Dept. of Economics
2021-12-16
LUSEM's own pod studio available for podcast recording
Did you know that LUSEM has its own pod studio available for booking?
Read more and/or contact Anna Löthman for further information
2021-12-06
Christmas festivities without vaccination certificates
Vice-Chancellor at Lund University, Erik Renström, writes in his latest blog post that we being an authority can neither require its employees nor the public vaccination certificates. Learn more
2021-12-03
New blog post by Erik Renström
New blog post by the Vice-Chancellor at Lund University Erik Renström was published today entitled Sverige har en ny statsminister och jämställdhetsarbetet går framåt. Read it here (in Swedish).
2021-11-24
Nadja Sörgärde about blended learning
In an article at Medarbetarwebben at lu.se Nadja Sörgärde gets to give her best tips on Blended Learning.
To the article
2021-11-21
Invitation to the seminar Transforming the fashion industry
9 dec. 9-12 at The Spark.
Researchers at Lund University are welcome to a seminar about the fashion industry, its challenges and the global opportunities that lies in transforming the industry. Sign up by sending a mail to: charlotte.lorentz_hjorth@fsi.lu.se
2021-11-21
New AHU-courses!
AHU (Division for Higher Education Development) offers courses all year around. Now two new AHU-courses are launched: Open Networked Learning (deadline 29 November) and The Good Lecture (deadline 7 February).
Learn more
2021-11-15
New LU-nytt out now!
Don't miss out on latest news from Lund University. A new issue of LU-Nytt is now published. To the newsletter
2021-11-10
Lund University: The Workplace of the Future
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.
2021-11-08
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 Renström observed in his blog:
“The Workplace of the Future will be a hybrid of what we missed during the pandemic and our newly acquired lessons on alternative ways of conducting our work.”
The project aims to identify and prioritise the areas in which the University needs to work to develop a sustainable and hybrid workplace.
Learn more at lu.se
Lund Population Day 2021
Welcome to join the annual Lund Population Day 18 November, given for the 4th year in a row. The theme this year is Big microdata and population research.
2021-11-08
Hurry to sign up!
Participation in person on site, deadline 10 November
Participation via Zoom link, deadline 15 November 15
Professor Steve Ruggles at University of Minnesota and IPUMS–Ruggles was appointed honorary doctor at Lund University School of Economics and Management 2020–will be keynote speaker. Learn more and sign up
The Sphinxes have been removed from the University House
On November 2, the famous sphinxes were lifted from the roof of the University House. The popular University symbols are taken down because they are in poor condition and need to be recast. But according to the plan, new, safer versions will fly back in 2022.
2021-11-02
The University building is being renovated and in connection with this it was discovered that the four concrete finches on the roof have begun to crack and weather. Since they weigh 3.5 tonnes each and falling parts would pose a significant safety risk, the sphinxes are now being taken down to be replaced next year. Learn more (in Swedish only)
We are back on campus as of 1 November
As of 1 November, the University returns to being an organisation without limitations imposed by Covid-19 restrictions.
2021-10-27
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. Learn more
The Change Maker Future Track is up and running!
The Sustainable Future Hub at LUSEM is now starting the Change Maker Future Track. The goal is to offer students at master’s level practical experience of sustainability work. Learn more
2021-10-27
Testimonial about a programme involving LUSEM teachers
Learn more about the interesting faculty-wide programme Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions, which is part of the larger SI Public Sector Innovation Programme at LU. From LUSEM several teachers are involved and Ola Mattisson is the programme director. The LUSEM teachers Ulf Ramberg, Mikael Hellström, Hans Knutsson and Anna Thomasson have all being involved in the programme. Learn more
2021-10-27
A unique collaboration with LUSEM
As a collaborative venture with Lund University, the SAYP programme is coordinated by Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE), with two distinct modules provided by RWI and Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). This collaboration helps integrate human rights principles into modern approaches to public administration and involves Ola Mattisson and Ulf Ramberg from LUSEM. Learn more
2021-10-26
Learn Reference management
With a reference management tool you can create and organize your references, easily insert citations in your text, and create references according to a specific standard. The LUSEM library provides introductions and support for EndNote and Zotero. Learn more at the LUSEM Library
2021-10-26
Sign up: Introduction to NVivo for Windows & Mac
NVivo is a software program used for qualitative research and accommodates research methods such as grounded theory (GT), content analysis, phenomenology, discourse analysis, literature reviews, and more. Specifically, it facilitates the process to organize and sort rich text research data for your research process.
2021-10-26
For example, various tools within the NVivo program can facilitate the iterative process for coding data in transcribed individual interviews and focus groups as well as open-ended survey responses.
Lund University has a campus license for the software which is produced by QSR International.
The introductory workshops are open for PhD students and researchers at the Faculty of Medicine and does not require any previous knowledge of NVivo or similar tools.
Learn more and sign up for a course in November or December
Did we become wiser by the corona crisis?
Welcome to a seminar about what the media and universities can learn from each other.
2021-10-25
On 11 November, the Centrum för kunskapshistoria and Sydsvenskan invite you to a conversation evening where researchers and journalists meet and exchange experiences in two panels. Learn more
The "Podd- and Zoom studio" is now in EC3:106
The studio for broadcasting and recordning podcasts where you also have been able to give your Zoom lectures or meetings has moved down to EC3:106 (the former LUSEM staff club). The previous room (EC1:239) is now back to being used as a room for "pedagogical support examinations".
2021-10-25
As staff at LUSEM you can book it yourself via Time Edit. Contact Anna Löthman for further questions.
New PowerPoint templates for LUSEM staff!
Our own templates for PowerPoint presentations have been updated. Since LUSEM became triple accredited the templates now have a slide with all three accreditation logos, AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. To the templates
2021-10-22
ABC-workshop for course design 12 November
Do you want to sharpen your course you are working on?
2021-10-22
Are you thinking about how to use your pandemic experience in your teaching when we are back on campus? During a two-hour workshop, you and your colleagues get the opportunity to brainstorm about a course or programme based on the ABC method that focuses on learning activities and teaching methods. The course can be given either in Swedish or English.
New information about our premises
Learn more at the page Maintenance at LUSEM.
2021-10-22
Apply to make accepted/published books open access
Book fund!
As of 1st of June 2019, persons affiliated with Lund University can apply to make accepted/published books open access (monographs and anthologies). Until 2022, funding will be set aside annually in a designated book fund. During 2020, the fund amounts to 4 million Swedish Crowns.
2021-10-22
If the open access publication of a book is already fully funded, by for example, an external financier, funding is not granted, although part-funding may be granted. The costs must be deemed reasonable and be clearly defined by the publisher, but there is no set limit. Only one application person and calendar year may be approved. Learn more
“Career Control” - programme in career planning for doctoral students
The Career Control programme offers focused training in career planning for all LU’s doctoral students.
2021-10-19
The Career Control programme offers focused training in career planning for all Lund University’s doctoral students. It provides a framework for making sense of your career options and priorities, setting preferred goals and mapping the steps you need to take to reach them. It will not tell you what jobs to aim for but will show you how, and where, to look.
You can start, and follow, the programme when you wish, with no date-critical events. Designed for doctoral students in all disciplines, it is suitable whether you intend to pursue a pathway inside or beyond academia. The course is free of charge and held in English.
Read more and register your interest on the course provider’s – PostdocTraining’s – website, tailor made for Lund University.
Don't miss our events during the Future Week!
Several LUSEM researchers will participate as speakers in three different interesting lectures during this year's Future Week: Maria Stanfors, Martin Dribe, Carys Egan Wyer and Josef Taalbi.
Learn more and get full description
2021-10-12
Webinar about smart mobility
Sign up for this interesting webinar 17 November:
Smart mobilitet – Hur skapar man förutsättningar för klimatsmarta, resurseffektiva transporter av gods och människor i en växande region?
hosted by LUSEM in cooperation with Skånska handelskammaren, Lunds kommun and Region Skåne.
Learn more
2021-10-12
Interested in strategic future issues for municipal infrastructure? Don't miss this webinar!
The research programme Mistra InfraMaint hosts webinars about strategic future issues for municipal infrastructure during 2021 and coming up next is one about "Finansiering av infrastruktur och underhåll i framtiden" (Financing of infrastructure and maintenance in the future). Vice Dean and Associate Professor Anna Thomasson is one of the invited experts and will participate in the dialogue during the webinar.
When and where: Thursday 14 October at 10.00-11.00 via Zoom.
Learn more and sign up
2021-10-11
The webinars of Mistra InfraMaint shed light on strategic future issues for municipal infrastructure. Through dialogue and conversations with experts, they immerse ourselves in the conditions for management and maintenance of infrastructure in the future. The focus will be on solutions, good examples and to inspire the utilization of results from the latest research. Learn more
New information about our premises
Learn more at the page Maintenance at LUSEM
2021-10-08
Case speed dating!
LUSEM Case Academy invites you to a crash course on the case method with a focus on case competition 19 October 16:00-18:00. Learn more
2021-10-07
New courses at AHU: Time to sign up!
Time to sign up for the new courses given at Division for Higher Education Development in spring 2022! Learn more
2021-10-07
COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning
COIL stands for Collaborative Online International Learning. It's a cross - border cooperation between at least two higher education institutions in two different countries, which then collaborate on a course of five to fifteen weeks. Need travel grants? Further reading about Erasmus+ Travel Grants below!
2021-10-01
COIL is integrated into the regular curriculum. The collaboration can either be within the same discipline or interdisciplinary. The collaboration can be implemented in all study areas at all levels. The teachers together develop the learning objectives, design what the collaboration should look like, choose online tools etc. The grading is set separately per university.
Teachers are welcome to send a draft by 1 November to:
ulrika.qvist_mathiesen@ehl.lu.se
The draft needs to be supported by the department, and should contain the following information:
- Layout and estimated timeline of the COIL
- Within which course the COIL will be delivered
- With whom the COIL will be delivered
- Name, department, corresponding course, university/school
Erasmus+ Travel Grants – Call for applications 2021/2022
Employees at Lund University can apply for a travel grant of up to SEK 8 000 to be used for trips to new and established partners within the Erasmus+ programme.
2021-10-01
The idae of the Erasmus+ programme is to discuss, plan, develop and evaluate ongoing and new collaborations such as curriculum development projects and all forms of mobility. Trips can also be made to network meetings with partner universities.
Those who choose to travel sustainably in accordance with the EU definition receive extra funding of SEK 500 up to 2 000 per travel grant depending on the destination.
Applications are received and granted as long as the funds are sufficient during the academic year 2021–2022.
More information and link to application are available at LUSEM Staff Pages and at the LU Staff Pages
New blog on information security
Our Vice-chancellor at LU has decided to introduce a management system for information security, which will be managed as a project. Through this new blog we can follow how the work goes throughout the project. Learn more
2021-09-27
Region Skåne offers drop-in vaccinations against Covid-19 on campus in Lund
Tell your students!
During the period 28 September to 7 October, students at Lund University will have opportunities to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at different campus locations in Lund.
2021-09-23
This also includes students without a Swedish personal identity number or a mobile bank ID. All students need to bring a valid identity document in connection with their vaccination.
More information about locations and dates for vaccination on campus – lunduniversity.lu.se
Curious about the LU Management?
Here you can get the latest updates on what is currently on the agenda of the LU Management. Updates at least every second week.
2021-09-16
Return to the workplace in the autumn of 2021
New pages at LU Staff Pages about going back to the workplace are published/soon to be published (the English version is in progress). Learn more
2021-09-14
Two interesting webinars hosted by LUSEM researchers 15 September
Hur arbetar man med upphandling för att säkerställa hållbara processer?Forskarworkshop: Berättelser om framtiden i Sverige
2021-09-13
More information below:
Hur arbetar man med upphandling för att säkerställa hållbara processer?
13:00-14:30
Webinar within Agenda: Sustainability by the Lund Institute for Sustainability Impact (LISI). In Swedish.
Forskarworkshop: Berättelser om framtiden i Sverige
13:15-15:00
Institute for Public Affairs hosts this webinar about Sweden in the future. In Swedish.
Wellness Weeks attracted over 100 students
The project Wellness Weeks offers activities every week focusing on mental health, wellness, study tips and inspiration. The concept is focusing on the wellbeing of our students but all staff is warmly welcome too!
2021-09-13
The autumn activities got off to a flying start and the first two weeks' activities attracted over 100 students who walked the virtual guided tour in Lund during Ghosts and murderers in some odd stories: Join a virtual walk in Lund down the centuries! and then listened to the Student Health counsellor during the lunch lecture Back on campus: Wow or worry?
The Wellness Weeks team consists of Pernilla Honoré, Anna Holmes and Anna Löthman.
Learn more about Wellness Weeks and the upcoming activities
New members of the LUSEM appointments board
The Appointments Board (Lärarförslagsnämnden) prepares and submits proposals regarding appointments as professors, associate professors (docents), senior lecturers, associate senior lecturers and lecturers. The board now has a new chair and several new members. Their first meeting is on 15 September. Learn more
2021-09-13
New government decision on the return to work – but the established plan still applies
On 9 September the government changed the end date for working from home from 15 September to 28 September. Since June there had been a decision that applies to the University regarding the gradual and orderly adaptation to activities without restrictions. This decision continues to apply. Learn more at lu.se
2021-09-10
Career development for academic staff
Lund University offers a broad range of activities that contribute in one way or another to career development for academic staff, either within academia or outside it. In order to attract, retain and develop employees, Lund University has highlighted a series of career opportunities for academic staff. The career development activities are offered in English and the vast majority are free of charge, both for individuals and departments. Some activities are suitable for doctoral students, some for postdocs and others for research team leaders. Learn more
2021-09-09
What's on the University Management’s agenda?
In "LU news" you can get updates about what the Lund University Management is up to. The University Management writes themselves about what they are working with and planning for the moment. The management team consists of the following people: Erik Renström, Lena Eskilsson, Per Mickwitz, Kristina Eneroth, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Jimmie Kristensson, Susanne Kristensson and Viktor Öwall. Learn more
2021-09-01
English for TA-staff autumn 2021
During autumn 2021 the popular and rewarding English courses for TA staff will be offered. The courses are free of charge. You find the courses in English in the Kompetensportalen (search for "kurser som ges på engelska" and you will find them quite easily). In the portal you will find schedules, number of meetings and content. The last day to register for the various courses is shown both below and on in the portal. The following courses will be offered this autumn:
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- General Proficiency Course in English for Administrative and Technical Staff (last day for sign up: 20 September)
- Advanced Proficiency Course for Administrative and Technical Staff (last day for sign up: 10 September)
- Written Correspondence for Administrative and Technical Staff (last day for sign up: 28 September)
- Oral Proficiency and Presentation Skills (last day for sign up: 23 September)
- Terminology for Administrators (last day for sign up: 2 September)
- Punctuation and Conventions (last day for sign up: 7 October)
Questions:
Lene Nordrum (lene.nordrum@englund.lu.se)
Fabian Beijer (fabian.beijer@englund.lu.se).
Charging electric cars at LU
Many employees have been waiting for a long time for charging stations for electric cars at LU. Now maybe something's finally happening. At present, Lund University has no parking spaces that enable staff or students to charge electric cars and the situation is being reviewed.
Learn more
2021-08-31
Introducing a newsletter for all staff at Lund University
LU News is a new internal newsletter that will be sent to all staff members at Lund University. The newsletter will be distributed every two weeks via email.
2021-08-31
The newsletter has two parts. In “On the University Management’s agenda”, the University Management outlines the current matters they are working on, their new initiatives and what is happening in the University world. The other part will cover university-wide internal news and information. The web-based newsletter, published in English and Swedish (as LU-nytt), will be available on the Staff Pages and Medarbetarwebben.
Welcome with your views on the newsletter and suggestions for content. Contact the editor, Anna Mansfeld, at: Anna.Mansfeld@kommunikation.lu.se
Latest on Covid-19
Latest updates for LUSEM staff and students on the Corona situation is always available here: lusem.lu.se/corona
2021-08-23
SEK 200,000 for stipends and research grants!
Stiftelsen för främjande av ekonomisk forskning vid Lunds universitet promotes research in business administration, economics,
business law and economic geography at Lund University. For the autumn of 2021, the foundation has decided to assign SEK 200,000 for stipends and research grants.
Application deadline: 8th October 2021. Learn more
2021-08-19
LU Campus will open gradually
Read the latest comments from Erik Renström, Vice-chancellor of Lund University, on the gradually opening of and return to campus: Nu startar en termin med gradvis öppnande av campus
2021-08-16
Career development for academic staff – autumn activities are now set and scheduled
Lund University offers a broad range of activities that contribute to career development for academic staff, either within academia or outside it.
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Some activities are suitable for doctoral students, some for staff in postdoctoral positions. The career development activities are offered in English, in Zoom/equivalent and are free of charge, both for individuals and departments. Read more about which activities we offer during autumn term 2021 and how to register at Staff Pages.
Read more about career development for academic staff on the Staff pages
Things to consider before summer leave
Summer’s here, the sun is shining and you are about to go on leave! Use the checklist below to ensure that you are able to relax and unwind properly during your time off. We have published some tips from LTH.
Read them on Lund University Staff Pages
2021-06-18
New decision by the vice-chancellor – 17 June 2021
The vice-chancellor's decision from 17 June states that the University will, from the start of the autumn semester, begin gradual and orderly adaptation to educational activities which are not restricted. This entails, among others, that teaching and assessment of study performance may be conducted on the University's premises from the start of the autumn semester.
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Adaptation is to be completed by 1 November 2021 and will take place based on the conditions at each of the organisational units as well as the Government’s and Public Health Agency’s recommendations.
Doctoral studies are covered by the same conditions as education. The vice-chancellor tasks the dean of each faculty with deciding in detail how this is to be carried out. This decision cannot be delegated further. Current restrictions for education apply until 17 August.
Employees who do not need to be at the workplace to maintain necessary activities are to work from home up to and including 15 September 2021. The line manager assesses the possibility for such work while taking activities and the work environment into account.
Concluding summer webinar with Institute for Public Affairs
Institute for Public Affairs has run a webinar series during the spring, called Friday Talks moderated by Louise Bringselius, the director of the institute. A concluding summer webinar was broadcasted from Grand Hotel in Lund 11 June: ”Välfärdsforskare spanar”. Speakers were Fredrik NG Andersson, Andreas Bergh and Louise Bringselius, all researchers from LUSEM.
To the webinar
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Learn more about INSPA/Institute for Public Affairs
Get in contact with Louise Bringselius for feedback on the webinars or if you would like to discuss related questions: louise.bringselius@fek.lu.se
Pufendorf is looking for a new manager
The work as a manager is conducted as an assignment, decided by the Vice-Chancellor after consulting with the board of the Pufendorf Institute. The main task is to lead and inspire researchers at the Pufendorf Institute in accordance with the regulations of the institute. The manager must work to ensure that the Themes that the board decides on are developed as well as possible and meet set goals. The director is responsible for selecting themes that are finally reported to the institute's board.
2021-06-15
Apply for a STINT Teaching sabbatical!
Want to spend autumn semester 2022 at a prestigious university in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong or Singapore?
2021-06-14
Employed teachers with a PhD are welcome to apply for a STINT Teaching sabbatical grant. If you are interested, please contact your Head of department. More info on how to apply can be found here.
Applications should be sent to ulrika.qvist_mathiesen@ehl.lu.se by 8 August, 2021.
The Finance Symposium in August
The Finance Symposium-Call for Papers & Special Sessions, Chania, CRETE, 27-29 August. Topics: Finance, Banking.
2021-06-14
Paper Format: All papers must be in Times New Roman 12-point font, 1.5 spaced, references single-spaced, numbered pages of the paper, maximum length up to 30 pages. Papers must be submitted in 2 versions I) the FULL with all the details of the authors, II) the ANONYMOUS without their authors and affiliations.
Peer Reviewed process: All the papers will be reviewed by 2 at least peer-reviewers.
DATES:
Submission Deadline: July 22 th, 2021
Acceptance notification: July 30, 2021
https://www.thefinancesymposium.com/
Follow LU’s Almedal event from home on 7 July
Lund University participates in Almedalen Week, which is a democratic meeting-place for everyone, a place for dialogue, exchange and unexpected encounters that help to develop our society. This year, the event will be broadcast digitally.
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You can follow the event live or watch it later on your computer. All programme items will be pre-recorded and broadcast digitally via Almedalen Play on 7 July at 13:15.
The programme is divided into three groups and the items are included in the Knowledge Triangle Studio: Sustainable technology and medicine, Sustainable environment and consumption and Sustainable expertise and working life
When and where? 7 July 13:15 – 15:30 and afterwards, online
See the programme: www.lu.se/almedalen
The University gradually opens up without jeopardising infection safety
The University management will now take a position on how the University is to gradually open up without jeopardising infection safety. The current vice-chancellor’s decision applies in its entirety until further notice. Updates on this issue will be communicated via lunduniversity.lu.se/corona.
Read the vice- chancellor’s blog post: “Light at the end of the tunnel”
2021-06-02
Digital learning will no longer be the recommended default mode
On 27 May, the Swedish government presented its five-step plan for adaptation and easing of the restrictions applied due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the new recommendations is for digital learning no longer to be the default mode for higher education.
2021-05-31
This means that it will be possible to conduct education on site at universities and colleges as of 1 June. The reason why this is happening now is to provide better conditions for higher education institutions to plan for the autumn semester. The change is expected to be implemented in stages while taking account of the regional infection rate and number of people vaccinated.
The University management will now take a position on how the University is to gradually open up without jeopardising infection safety. Updates on this issue will be communicated via lu.se/corona.
Read the government’s plan for the easing of restrictions
Read the Public Health Agency’s recommendation on returning to campus for higher education (in Swedish)
This message was published at Lund University Staff Pages 31 May
Course 14 june: Learn more about LUCRIS!
LUCRIS and the Research Portal is an information resource for the entire LU
Now you can learn more during a course 14 June.
2021-05-31
Get answers to questions like:
- Where do I find information about researchers and research at LU?
- How can I see where and with whom they have collaborated?
- How do I help a researcher or student navigate the information that LU collects every day and all year round in LUCRIS?
- How can I use the Research Portal to find researchers in a subject?
- What does the new Research Portal look like, which will be launched this autumn?
This is an opportunity to get to know Lund's university research database LUCRIS a little closer without perhaps being someone who will work in it.
Hanna Voog, librarian at the Department of Scientific Communication at UB, gives the course.
Date: June 14th
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Location: Zoom link is sent to all registered
To get to the course: https://luvit.education.lu.se/Kompetensportalen/activities/ActivityDetails.aspx?inapp=1&id=1718®ionid=0&cityid=0&fromdate=&todate=
See the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony 2021
Due to the prevailing circumstances, this year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony was digital and live streamed starting 12:00 on 28 May. Now you can watch it and read more about it here.
2021-05-28
The working place in the future, what will it look like?
How will we work in the future? Will everything return to the same routines as before the corona pandemic or will we learn practical lessons from the new experiences we have gained?
Cecilia Billgren, former Head of the Vice-Chancellor's office, has been commissioned to look at how universities should work with the future workplace. It is an issue that contains many parts and which in some respects has been driven by the pandemic.
Further reading at the Lund University Staff Pages (in Swedish only).
Want to improve your written English for scholarly publication?
Lund University, through the Centre for Language and Literature, offers the course ”Written English for Scholarly Publication”, which is open for any academic staff member (e.g. doctoral students, researchers, post-docs, lecturers, and professors) in any area of study who want to improve their written English for scholarly publication.
2021-05-24
Your research deserves to be communicated efficiently, effectively, correctly, and with variation. It’s not only a matter of honour; it’s a matter of merit and competiveness. During autumn term 2021, the course is subsidised so that the individual departments only pay 2 500 SEK/participant. We look for broad representation, with participants from all disciplines.
Read more about the course, its content, course dates and structure at Kompetensportalen, where you also get instructions on how to register your interest and other application criteria.
Deadline in early September.
“My cases” in the SSC Portal has been updated with a new function
The “My cases” tab in the National Government Service Centre (SSC) portal was updated. This means that now, when a case has been addressed, you can choose whether you want to register a follow-up question in the case or whether you are satisfied with the response and want to close the case.
Log in to the SSC Portal
2021-05-24
You need to continue to take care even once you are vaccinated
More and more people get vaccinated against covid-19. It is the health region Skåne that is responsible for vaccination. You do not have to pay for vaccination against COVID-19.
2021-05-21
There may still be a certain risk of getting ill, despite being vaccinated, and thereby of infecting others although you may not develop any symptoms yourself. The basic advice therefore continues to apply even to those of you who are vaccinated.
- Stay at home even if you only feel slightly ill
- Maintain your distance from others both indoors and outdoors
- Wash your hands often
- Get tested if you have symptoms.
Read more about recommendations-to-reduce-the-spread on the Public Health Agency website
REMINDER: Digitalization of education: Premises, promises and consequences
Welcome to a seminar series, organized by AHU (Division for Higher Education Development) at Lund University. This first time in cooperation with LUSEM 28 May 13:15: Digitalization of education, what is all about? Learn more
2021-05-17
Vaccination against Covid-19
The University has decided that all staff members at Lund University who choose to get vaccinated against Covid-19 are entitled to do so during paid working hours.
2021-05-13
However, staff members are primarily to try to arrange vaccination appointments outside working hours. It is the health region Skåne that is responsible for vaccination. You do not have to pay for vaccination against COVID-19. It is up to you to decide whether to get the vaccine.
Read more about vaccination on 1177.se
If you are eligible for vaccination in accordance to Region Skånes vaccine process, you'll probably get a notification from your health care centre with further instructions. If you're not (yet) connected to a health care centre and/or don't have a Swedish personal identity number or an e-ID (Bank-ID), please call 113 13 and enquire what applies in your case.
Possible to plan the 2021 autumn semester
Latest on the upcoming fall semester from Lund University is that it should be possible to plan the 2021 autumn semester based on some reversion, provided that the infection rate allows it.
2021-05-12
The updated vice-chancellor’s decision on 12 May states that teaching and assessment are to continue to be conducted digitally with no physical presence on the University’s premises according to the conditions referred to in the decision, up to and including 29 August 2021.
It should be possible to plan the 2021 autumn semester on teaching and assessment being conducted both digitally and on the University’s premises, provided that the relevant public authorities’ regulations and recommendations allow it.
For activities besides education, the University will adapt its decision as soon as possible with reference to regulations and recommendations from the public authorities responsible and the current rate of infection. Employees who do not need to be at the workplace to maintain necessary activities should continue to work from home.
Courses in Inspera 12 and 26 May!
Two Inspera courses are offered old and new users. Still places left for tomorrow!
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PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Workshop 12 May: Tips and trix
In Swedish BUT: Questions can be asked in English
10:00-12:00 at Zoom
BEGINNERS
Basic course 26 May: Introduction and basic functions i Inspera
In Swedish
09:30-12:00 at Zoom
Zoom links via mail after the sign-up. Courses are given by Carina Carlsson, Inspera-educator.
Digitalization of education: Premises, promises and consequences
Welcome to a seminar series, organized by AHU (Division for Higher Education Development) at Lund University. This first time in cooperation with LUSEM 28 May 13:15: Digitalization of education, what is all about? Learn more
2021-04-28
Opportunity for employees to discuss what efforts the University should pursue on the basis of RQ20
The RQ20 final report is rich with proposals for measures that Lund University should implement to increase the quality of research.
2021-04-30
To provide a basis for a discussion as well-supported and far-reaching as possible about what to prioritise as efforts continue, employees are invited to comment on and discuss which university-wide issues should be the most important for LU to work on, based on RQ20.
Comments are submitted on a digital notice board to be published on the research board’s website on 18 May.
Workshop series on the sustainability effect of research starting 11 May
The Strategic Research Areas, in collaboration with Sustainability Forum, is arranging a series of workshops with focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, during 2021. The goal is to increase capacity for sustainability related research and co-creation, exchange experiences and strengthen the collaboration between different research areas.
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All researchers, PhD students and research coordinators at the University are welcome to participate.
On May 11, it is time for the first of a total of six workshops concerning the strategic research areas’ (SRA) work on sustainable development. The workshop series are arranged by the SRA Collegium and Sustainability forum.
Inspired by last year's conference on the same theme, the focus will be on how the strategic research areas can meet the challenges surrounding the UN global sustainability goals.
Webinar on the report on e-infrastructure investigation: Webinar 26 May
After six months of intensive and exciting work, Lund University’s investigation into e-infrastructure is now complete! Welcome to an open webinar on 26 May from 10:00 to 12:00, where the results of the investigation will be presented by the authors of the report, Andreas Jonasson and Karolina Lindh.
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They will be joined by former pro vice-chancellor for research and infrastructure Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen who will provide some background, and the current pro vice-chancellors Per Mickwitz (research) and Viktor Öwall (infrastructure), who will help us look to the future.
Research is increasingly dependent on digital tools for processes such as sharing, analysing and storing research data. The report to be presented now includes proposals as to how to meet the University’s needs using a common platform based on the conditions of research.
The following needs for support have emerged:
- Providing qualified research-centred expert support
- Developing IT services for research projects, and administrating these solutions
- Developing and administrating LU-wide research-centred IT services
- High-performance calculations and support for the use of these services
- Coordinating software support
The vice-chancellor’s spring greetings to staff and students
The vice-chancellor Erik Renström is thanking all staff and students at Lund university for the fantastic, superhuman efforts you have made during the year.
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Thanks to you, both work and studies have continued smoothly to the highest possible extent. In addition, we have not seen any serious clusters of infection and we have shown the world that Lund University can even manage a pandemic in an excellent way.
See the vice-chancellor’s spring greetings to staff and students
There will also be digital greetings and traditional student singing 1 May.
Career development for academic staff
Lund University offers a broad range of activities that contribute to career development for academic staff, either within academia or outside it. Some activities are suitable for doctoral students, some for staff in postdoctoral positions and others for research team leaders.
2021-04-28
The career development activities are offered in English, in Zoom/equivalent and are free of charge, both for individuals and departments.
There are a few places left in the Workshop:
Get organised – fill that portfolio of yours with substance, 7 May and in the seminar
How to take your research results and turn them into a career outside academia 1 June
Read more about which activities we offer during autumn term 2021 and how to register at Staff Pages
Overview of study spaces in Lund and Malmö
You might get questions from your students about study places at LUSEM or elsewhere, if LUSEM Learning Hub is too crowded. Here you can find an overview of the University's premises and study spaces:
See a map of the study spaces in Lund
All premises listed via the link below are located in Lund, with the exception of CRC (Clinical Research Center) in Malmö.
Overview of study spaces in Lund and Malmö
Keep in mind that the students should continue to study from home as much as possible!
2021-04-28
LU Play will be shut down 31 May
Have you used the video platform LU Play for storing and/or editing videos? If you have any video clips or films saved down in LU Play you should move them as soon as possible to the corresponding video platform on Canvas: Studio. LU Play will be shut down on 31 May and can't be used after that date. All material left in LUplay after May 31 will be erased.
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Studio is integrated in Canvas, and available for everyone with a Lucat-ID. You can easily record, publish, and share a video through Studio and Studio also has an easy-to-use and excellent automatic captioning function!
You can find more information about Studio at Teaching and learning online, and in this self-study course in Canvas.
Help and support:
Zoom-seminar: Use LUCRIS to find peers within LU
Interested to learn more on how to find potential collaborators by using LUCRIS and the Research portal? Find theoretical neighbors by searching themes, granted awards and research interest in LU's current research information system LUCRIS. Also how to improve the possibility to be found by others within LU.
2021-04-19
Join us for a short demonstration how to make use of LUCRIS, afterwards there will be time for questions.
Friday the 23 April at 14:00.
Send an email to hanna.voog@ub.lu.se to get the Zoom-link.
Competition for young researchers in the fields of economics or finance
The Annual Research Conference 15 November, jointly organized by the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, is running a competition for young researchers in the fields of economics or finance on the theme of this year’s Annual Research Conference: 'Charting the European economy post Covid-19: unusual times require unconventional policies.'
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The competition is a call for posters open to PhD students and those who finished their PhDs no more than six years ago.
Up to 10 researchers will be selected to present their poster in a dedicated session at the Conference. Furthermore, up to three could be given the opportunity to present their work to the Commission on a three-day working visit.
More information on the competition, including the deadlines for submission, can be downloaded here.
The RQ20 report is now available
The digital version of the RQ20 report is now available for download in LUCRIS (see below). The link can be shared freely.
Link to the digital version of the RQ20 report.
A recording of "RQ20 Report Launch Webinar" 26 March 2021 can be seen via a link from the RQ20 blog.
2021-04-16
Do you want to learn more about Primula?
The National Government Service Centre (SSC) is organising Primula webinars for employees, managers and source reporters during April and May 2021.
Read more and sign up, Seminars – National Government Service Centre
(in Swedish)
2021-04-16
National survey on sexual harassment
A national research study is underway on sexual harassment in academia. The study is a collaborative project between Karolinska Institute, the Royal Institute of Technology, Malmö University and the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research at Gothenburg University. The study will involve sending out survey questionnaires to all higher education institutions that are members of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, SUHF, including Lund University.
2021-04-16
The survey is disseminated digitally with the help of Statistics Sweden. According to information from the research study, the respondents have been randomly selected from each of the 38 higher education institutions that are SUHF members. Lund University is still working with data that emerged as part of the Tellus project investigation in 2018-2019 and is therefore not sending out the current survey or conducting the national study.
- Read more about the National study on gender-based violence in academia on KI’s website
- Read more about the Tellus project
There will also be a seminar given (only in Swedish) 1 June. Learn more
Welcome to the Sustainability Week in Lund 3–8 May
Sustainability Week is an annual event in Lund where the university and Lund municipality arrange a theme week about sustainability! This year's sustainability week consists of digital events, outdoor exhibitions, workshops and guided tours.
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There are opportunities to discuss and learn more about invasive alien species, the fight about the forest, consumption, climate-smart food, innovation for a sustainable future and much more!
Managers’ Forum on the theme of distance work/work from home 7 May
LU’s Human Resources division and the Occupational Health Service are organising a digital Managers’ Forum on 7 May, with separate sessions in Swedish and English, on the theme of distance work/working from home, during the ongoing pandemic.
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The aim of the forum is to create an opportunity to share common questions, knowledge and experiences concerning the management of distance work/work from home.
The forum will provide a chance to listen to the University’s experts on areas such as work environment, labour law, and insurance. Topics covered include ergonomics, work structure, communication, leadership and employeeship.
The target group is managers with responsibility for staff. HR officers are also welcome to take part, and has been invited separately via the LUHR network.
Managers’ Forum in Swedish or English:
Swedish: Friday 7 May 10:15–11:45 via Zoom. (Zoom links will be sent to those who has been registered, via email a few days before the forum.)
English: Friday 7 May 13:00–14:30 via Zoom. (Zoom links will be sent to those who has been registered, via email a few days before the forum.)
To make the forum as rewarding as possible, we would like you to send in any questions in advance. Send your questions via email to chefsforum@hr.lu.se by Friday 16 April.
Register for the forum via email also at chefsforum@hr.lu.se by Friday 16 April. State Registration for Managers’ Forum in Swedish or Registration for Managers’ Forum in English in the email heading.
Planning for the autumn semester – online or on-campus?
On 7th April an information meeting was held regarding how to plan for the autumn semester 2021. This is a summary of the information provided during that meeting.
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Even though we are still waiting for the spring and have a long summer to look forward to, there is a need to start planning for the autumn semester. The circumstances are however still extraordinary. Today, we know very little about what the rest of the year will look like. For example, we do not know what we can expect regarding restrictions related to the number of people that can gather in one place, or what the recommended distance between people will be. Because of this, a decision has been made to plan for two possible scenarios.
The first scenario is based on a situation with no restrictions. With no restrictions we can return to on-campus teaching.
The second scenario is a situation with restrictions. If we still live under restrictions when the autumn semester starts, it will be difficult to have activities on campus. Our rather narrow corridors and smaller lecture halls will not admit that.
Still, we all want to return to campus as soon as possible. The recommendation is therefore to work with scenario one but be prepared for scenario two. In practice this mean that when courses are scheduled, plan for on-campus activities and book lecture halls, but keep the online version of the course ready.
If you have any question regarding your specific course, please contact the director of study at your department or Associate Vice Dean Anna Thomasson.
Questions about data management
Do you have questions about data management, FAIR data and open access to research data in population studies, medicine and public health? Welcome to a digital meeting 28 April at 11-12 being a question and answer session arranged by the Swedish National Data Service (SND) and Lund University Population Research Platform (LUPOP).
2021-04-07
There are domain specialists from various universities in Sweden and research data advisers from the SND office on site to answer your questions. The question part is held in Swedish, but it is also possible to ask questions in English. More information and meeting link is available here
Digital Almedalsvecka!
This year's Almedal event will take place between 4 and 7 July and everything will be digital, ie. no physical presence on Gotland. The Wednesday during this week will be Lund University's day. Would you like to participate?
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Do you have ideas about interesting seminars / discussions / activities you are welcome to contact the coordinator Ulla Boström Hjorth as soon as possible, but no later than 20 April. Support, help and pratical matters will all be handled by her and Margareta Nordstrand.
For more information: https://almedalsveckan.info/Almedalsveckan2021
Seminar on the importance of relations in education
Peter Felten and Leo M Lambert, both from Elon University, will join us for an online seminar, based on their book: Relationship-Rich Education: How human connections drive success in college (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2020). The purpose of the seminar is to inspire and to provide practical advice on how to build and strengthen relations within university.
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The seminar will be held the 12th of April at 15:15-17:00 and is open to teachers, researchers, staff and students within Lund University.
At the seminar there will be a live panel discussion with Peter Felten and Leo M Lambert, moderated by Katarina Mårtensson and Torgny Roxå from the Division for Higher Education Development. The seminar will be interactive and there will also be discussions in small groups.
Call for application for interdisciplinary research programme on sustainable development
The call for applications is published on the Research Board’s website and the deadline is 7 May 2021.
2021-03-19
Lund University is investing SEK 100 million in an interdisciplinary research programme focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. The programme is to attract international research expertise and to bring about the establishment of more internationally leading research environments in sustainability.
LERU Doctoral Summer School, 8-13 August 2021
The theme of the LERU Doctoral Summer School, 8-13 August 2021 is
Reasserting the Value of the Expert; The role of Doctoral Research and
Researchers in Promoting the Importance of the ‘Expert’ in Europe. Apply now! Before 7 April 2021.
2021-03-19
The focus of this summer school is on how the next generation of researchers can reclaim the role of the expert and convince people (including the suspicious and the cynical) as to the value of expertise and thus of research and researchers.
In the LERU Doctoral Summer School 2021 participants each day of the Summer School will have a keynote lecture by an ‘expert’ speaker, group discussions about the issues raised and also a cultural event, including meeting with significant Irish politicians and other policy makers. The theme for the summer school is Reasserting the Value of the Expert; The role of Doctoral Research and Researchers in Promoting the Importance of the ‘Expert’ in Europe. Application deadline is 7 April 2021.
Try Global Newsstream!
Latest from the LUSEM Library: The Global Newsstream, a database for news, was made available in January 2021.
2021-03-16
Global Newsstream provides worldwide news. Major international newspapers such as the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Le Monde, the New York Times, The Times and Die Welt are included. Read more
Time to sign up for Courses in teaching and learning in higher education for autumn 2021
Courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Högskolepedagogik) are a prioritised area of development for LUSEM. Continuous development in this field is important both for new and more experienced teachers.
2021-03-09
The majority of courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are provided by the Division for Higher Education Development (Avdelningen för högskolepedagogisk utveckling).
The courses of AHU are open for all who teach or supervise students at Lund university: new teachers, experienced teachers, doctoral supervisors, professors, doctoral students, librarians etc.
Soon it's time to sign up for courses running autumn 2021! Learn more
Present your research in LU’s digital stand programme at the 2021 Gothenburg Book Fair
For the tenth consecutive year, LU is to contribute with a well-filled programme to the Book Fair which will be held in September as a hybrid event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. LU will take part in the same way as last year – with a digital stand programme which will be recorded in mid-September in Lund.
2021-03-05
The discussions will be published on the University’s YouTube channel and disseminated via our exhibitor profile on the Book Fair’s website, as well as via our own website etc.
Planning for the stand programme has now started and we are looking for researchers interested in talking about their latest research. Each researcher has around 15-20 minutes at their disposal and the presentation is set up as a discussion with a moderator, based in most cases on a current book that the researcher has published in the last three years.
Do you want to be part of LU’s digital stand programme and present your research at this year’s Book Fair? If so, we need your proposal no later than 22 March, specifying your subject, book title and contact details. Send your proposal to LUbok@ht.lu.se
The Book Fair working group will then contact the researchers who will be presented at this year’s Book Fair.
The discussions from last year’s event are available on the University’s YouTube channel as well as on the Book Fair’s Soundcloud channel which you can find via www.lu.se/bokmassan (in Swedish).
NUAS webinar: Experiences from a Corona adapted study start
In this webinar experiences of the Corona adapted study start will be presented from the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities and from SLU (The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences). 18 March 2021, 13:00–14:45. Sign-up link
2021-03-01
New employee at Lund University?
Sign up for the Welcome Day for new Employees 16 April!
2021-03-01
Get to know your new workplace! During the digital Welcome Day for New Employees you will get an insight into both vision, organisation and research – all to give you a feeling of the different parts that make up our university.
The event is streamed live, register through Kompetensportalen.
Date: 16 April, Time: 13:00-15:00.
Invitation: Seminar about open access to research data
Welcome to the seminar Open access to research data - challenges and opportunities Tuesday 27 April, 2021 at 13-15 via Zoom.
2021-03-01
Sveriges universitets- och högskoleförbund (SUHF), Sveriges universitetslärare och forskare (SULF) and Vetenskapsrådet (VR) invite you to a webinar on open access to research data.
The purpose of the seminar is to, based on the practical work with open access to research data, discuss challenges and opportunities for researchers and universities with the transition to open access and increase knowledge of what open access to research data means.
The target group for the seminar is university management, university lawyers, library employees, research funders, university teachers and researchers, union representatives and others who are affected by open access.
Open science aims to make the scientific process more open and inclusive. The goal in the research policy bill (2016) regarding the transition to open access to research data is that it should be fully implemented by 2026. Open access to research data creates increased opportunities for the use of research results, both within and outside the research community. It benefits both research and a knowledge-intensive society.
Apply for a Theme at the Pufendorf IAS
Researchers at Lund University are now invited to apply for the opportunity to establish a theme at the Pufendorf Institute starting in the spring of 2022.
2021-02-19
The Pufendorf IAS support interdisciplinary teamwork. A theme is to revolve around a current research issue, which can only be solved through knowledge from several disciplines in collaboration.
Researchers at Lund University are now invited to apply for the opportunity to establish a theme at the Pufendorf Institute starting in the spring of 2022. The application must be received by the institute no later than September 14th, 2021.The decision will be made on November 24th.
Since the beginning, the Pufendorf IAS has called for themes once a year. This year is different; they will now make an additional call for Themes 2022. The regular autumn call will be made as usual in September.
To establish an Advanced Study Group, an ASG, an open call with two admissions per year apply. To be accepted as an ASG with start in autumn of 2021, deadline for applications is May 15th. Deadline for applications to start an ASG in spring of 2022, is November 10th.
Read more about the call for applications at the Pufendorf Institute web page
Read more about the open call for ASGs
About the Pufendorf Institute
LUplay is on its way out – Studio stays on!
The video platform LUplay (Kaltura) will be closed down permanently 31 May. For the same purposes you can continue to use the tool Studio in Canvas.
2021-02-18
The video platform LUplay (Kaltura) will be closed down permanently 31 May (except at the Faculty of Law). LUplay is replaced by Studio. Studio is already widely used at LU, and fully integrated in Canvas LMS. Studio is available for everyone at LU, even if you do not use Canvas as an LMS.
The huge advantage with Studio is the accessibility aspect; Studio has an automatic captioning function that works fine and creates subtitles that are 85% correct.
Read more about Studio at Teaching and Learning online.
Learn more at LU Staff Pages
Free webinars hosted by AACSB
Learn, Connect, Grow! Gain Knowledge From Three Free Webinars!
2021-02-15
AACSB International (AACSB) is a global nonprofit association, connecting educators, students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders. For example they offer interesting seminars about leadership and professional development.
The Marie S Curie programme: Webinars and workshops
Welcome to interesting doctoral network and postdoctoral fellowships webinars and workshops during spring 2021!
2021-02-10
MSCA Doctoral Network webinar 2 March
The MSCA Doctoral Networks aim to train creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and resilient doctoral candidates, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit.
Time & tool: 2 March 13-14.30 via Zoom.
The webinar will beheld in English.
Speaker: Erik Litborn, Swedish National Contact Point, Vinnova
Host: Research Services, Lunds universitet
Aim: The webinar aims to give an overview of the programme and the novelties in the call 2021 and the planning and writing of the proposal. The Research Services will present the support available for applicants at Lunds universitet.
Participation: The webinar is open to all who have an interest in the MSCA Doctoral Networks. We encourage all planning to coordinate an application or apply as a partner of a consortium planning to participate in the webinar.
Registration: No later than 23 February via this link.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships webinar 17 March
Marie S. Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are 2-year fellowships for researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility. Applications are made jointly by the researcher and the host institution.
Time & tool: 17 March at 13-14.30 via Zoom. The webinar will be held in English
Speaker: Erik Litborn, Swedish National Contact Point, Vinnova
Host: Research Services, Lunds universitet
Aim: The webinar aims to give an overview of the programme and the novelties in the call 2021 and the planning and writing of the proposal. The Research Services will present the support available for applicants with Lund University as the host organisation.
Participation: The webinar is open to all who have an interest in the MSCA Fellowship programme. We encourage all fellows planning to apply to participate in the webinar, both fellows who will apply with Lund University as host and their supervisors, and fellows who will apply for an MSCA fellowship somewhere else.
Registration: No later than 10 March via this link
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships workshop 18 and 20 May (two parts)
Marie S. Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are 2-year fellowships for researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility. Applications are made jointly by the researcher and the host institution.
Participation: The webinar is intended for fellows who plan to apply with Lund University as host and already have a project idea and contact with a supervisor at LU. Supervisors are also welcome to participate.
Aim: You will receive practical tips on how to write a competitive MSCA PF proposal. At the end of the two webinars, you will understand what to write under each of the headings and sub-headings in the proposal documents, and how the EC evaluator will assess each section. In between the two webinars, you will write a one page proposal, briefly describing your project.
Registration: No later than 4 May via this link
MSCA Doctoral Networks
A workshop is planned in June 2021, for researchers who are going to apply for a doctoral network. More information will come later this spring.
Keep updated on Research Services’ webinars, workshops, latest news, and contact details to our staff on research funding on our blogg
Mentimeter and Padlet!
Good news for the LUSEM Staff! Now we have licenses for both Mentimeter and Padlet at Lund University. Mentimeter is a very popular tool that can be used for evaluations and voting. Padlet is used as an online note board for communication, interaction and cooperation.
2021-02-01
Learn more about Mentimeter in this article with tips and advice as well as information on how to log in to get full access: Mentimeter at education.lu.se
There is also two workshop opportunities for Mentimeter, a basic course on 12 February and a continuation course on 16 February: More info about these courses
Learn more about Padlet in this article including information on how to log in: Padlet at education.lu.se (English version will be available in the next few days).
Please pay attention: Very high staff mobile phone bills
Important information regarding mobile telephony from NETinfo, LDC:
Now in covid times with changed usage patterns as a result, we have received reports of some very high mobile phone bills.
2021-01-25
In LU's operator agreement with Tele2, a flat rate has been procured for mobile subscriptions with the subscription form mobile connection, ie a fixed traffic fee for calls within Sweden. To avoid high costs, LU advises everyone who has an independent mobile subscription to change the subscription form to a mobile extension. It is also recommended to review the amount of surfing on mobile subscriptions. In current times, it may be necessary to increase the amount of surfing on mobile subscriptions. Buying extra surf is costly, order an increase in the fixed monthly amount of surf instead.
To change the subscription form, contact LU Servicedesk. Remember to state what you want help with and which cost center and activity the subscription should charge.
NETinfo, LDC
Scholars at Risk and Academic Freedom – four webinars spring 2021
Attacks on university staff and students occur with alarming frequency around the world. State and non-state actors perform these attacks, which not only hurt individuals and institutions but also undermines the integrity of higher educational systems. They shrink the space to think, question and share ideas.
2021-01-22
Lund University is engaged in defending academic freedom and protecting vulnerable researchers through the membership in the Scholars at Risk network.
The first webinar – What is Scholars at Risk and how to get involved? – will describe what Scholars at Risk is and how Lund University is engaged. It will take place on 2 February at 12-13 and all staff members at LU are welcome to attend.
The following three webinars are planned for:
17 March 12:00-13:00 – Meet SAR Scholars at Lund University (for staff and students at LU).
14 April 12:00-13:00 – Presentation of Academic Freedom Index (for LU staff).
19 May 19:00 – Protecting student expression globally – a roundtable discussion (mainly for students, but also staff at LU).
More information about Scholars at Risk in general, the webinars in particular and a link to registration can be found at LU Staff Pages
Welcome!
Last chance to participate in the online career programmes
Last chance (at least for some time) to participate in online career programmes given by postdoctraining.com. LU is sponsoring the programme centrally.
2021-01-19
The extraordinary circumstances we all find ourselves in make it more important than ever that early-stage researchers plan carefully, act strategically and are highly proactive when it comes to pursuing their careers. Participation in our online career programmes can lead to individual solid career plan and adding substance to future staff appraisal. The programmes are free of charge and in English.