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It is time for the doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University's major ceremony and the faculties' biggest academic celebration. It is time for the faculties' doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors to be honoured. The doctoral degree conferment ceremony is a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, during which the doctoral students who have completed their doctoral studies in the past ye

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-years-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-23-may - 2026-04-24

The current telephony contract will end on 31 March 2026, and a call for tenders is now being launched so that a new contract can enter into force the following day. The new contract will involve changes taking place. Therefore, a project is now being launched to get everything in place. Find out what you need to do to be ready. Two suppliers become oneLund University's current telephony solution

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-procurement-telephony-underway-landline-telephones-are-being-phased-out - 2026-04-24

Jonas Midlöv has assumed the post of chief security officer for the entire University on 12 May. He comes from the Swedish Police Authority, where he has many years of experience in security-related work. Jonas Midlöv has a background with the police and has spent the last ten years working in the Swedish Police Authority’s regional investigative unit. He has held a variety of specialist and manag

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-new-chief-security-officer-jonas-midlov - 2026-04-24

Travelling on business can present challenges and risks, especially when visiting areas with heightened security risks. To ensure safe and well-planned journeys, a new checklist has been launched, providing comprehensive guidance and concrete tips when travelling on business. The new checklist has been developed to support staff and managers in making informed risk assessments for every business t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-checklist-improves-safety-when-travelling-work - 2026-04-24

Lund University can nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2025. The STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers the opportunity to spend the autumn semester at one of STINT’s thirteen partner institutions in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the USA.The programme aims to develop both indiv

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-2025 - 2026-04-24

The University Board has allocated strategic funds to strengthen research and education at Campus Helsingborg. Employees can now apply for funding for research and development projects within the framework of Campus Helsingborg's strategic initiatives. The purpose of the initiative is to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations, support established research environments with growth potential, an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategic-funds-research-and-collaboration-campus-helsingborg - 2026-04-24

Lund University is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff to come to Lund on exchanges with their living costs covered by grants. "There is a great deal of knowledge and expertise at the Palestinian universities, and increasing interchange among both staff a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-expands-collaboration-higher-education-institutions-palestine - 2026-04-24

Then it's time to apply for affiliation to SWEAH, Sweden's only national graduate school in ageing and health. As an affiliate, you get access to a unique network, high-level courses, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the opportunity to strengthen your research profile in a rapidly growing field. SWEAH brings together PhD students and supervisors from all over the country – this is where futur

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/are-you-phd-student-within-ageing-and-health-become-part-sweah - 2026-04-24

Artist and researcher EvaMarie Lindahl has examined the art collections of Skissernas Museum and Lund University. With an artist’s perspective and through methods from critical animal studies, Lindahl investigates which individuals are hiding in the collections and how their stories can be told. In her art projects, Lindahl questions our human-centred art history by rewriting and imagining new (ar

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-12-june-new-exhibition-museum-fauna - 2026-04-24

The Sustainable Development Goal number 8, ‘Decent work and economic growth’, is based on the idea that decent employment opportunities create fair globalization and reduce poverty. But the goal is often seen as conflicting with other goals. How can economic growth be ensured while also ensuring a sustainable planet? Lund University (LU) is one of the top-ranking academic institutions in the world

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workshop-12-september-decent-work-and-economic-growth-possibility-or-miss - 2026-04-24

Vice-Chancellor’s blog: On 23 May, I once again had the honour of giving the doctoral degree conferment speech in Lund’s beautiful cathedral. This year the starting point of the speech was interaction, such as that between the reason-based Age of Enlightenment and the emotionally-driven Romantic era. The interaction between sense and sensibility not only shapes our private life, but also cultural

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sense-and-sensibility-conferment-and-ceremony - 2026-04-24

The University’s major ceremonial event, the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony, took place on 23 May. There were degrees conferred on 239 doctors and 14 honorary doctors and 30 doctors became jubilee doctors. Despite the rainy and windy weather on the day, the procession was able to proceed to the cathedral and back to the Main University Building between the rain showers. Se the images from the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hats-and-wreaths-239-doctors - 2026-04-24

Lund University is taking an important step to strengthen research on total defence and preparedness through the establishment of LUPREP at Campus Helsingborg.  “This is not to be a narrow-minded centre where everyone thinks the same. It will be a place for critical dialogue,” says Johan Bergström, who will take up the position of director on 1 August. The aim of the Lund University Centre for  Pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/much-anticipated-centre-takes-shape-johan-bergstrom-will-be-director-luprep - 2026-04-24

Lunds universitet har inlett året starkt i The Conversation, den internationella plattformen där forskare skriver om forskning och analyserar aktuella samhällsfrågor. I år har redan 21 artiklar publicerats. Det innebär att 2025 kan bli ännu ett rekordår. Forskare från flera fakulteter har bidragit till årets produktiva start. Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten står för åtta av de publicerade artikla

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/rivstart-universitetet-i-conversation-2025 - 2026-04-24

Stay Curious är ett nytt engelskspråkigt nyhetsbrev som gör det enkelt för dig att ta del av den senaste forskningen från dina kollegor på universitetet i ett kortfattat och engagerande format. Nyhetsbrevet publiceras varje månad på Linkedin – en plattform med fokus på kunskapsspridning och professionella nätverk. Genom att använda Linkedin för nyhetsbrevet kan vi bygga vidare på vår redan starka

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/stay-curious-universitetets-nya-nyhetsbrev-om-var-forskning - 2026-04-24

EduLab har varit en lyckad satsning och har inneburit att universitetet haft en infrastruktur på plats för att stödja och hantera utbildningssatsningar. Därför har nu uppdraget förlängts för universitetets experimentverkstad för utbildning, EduLab och varar nu fram till december 2026. Alla fakulteter har tagit chansen och fått stöd från EduLab för att kunna utveckla och utvidga sitt kursutbud med

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/edulab-fortsatter-och-satsar-pa-x-courses - 2026-04-24

Universitetet inleder nu en ny omgång av sin excellenssatsning för att stärka rekryteringen av internationella toppforskare genom Wallenberg Academy Fellows-programmet (WAF). Med denna satsning vill universitetet förstärka sin internationella forskningsnärvaro och ge unga forskare de bästa möjligheterna att utveckla sina karriärer. Tidigare omgångDen första utlysningen, i november 2023, ledde till

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ny-omgang-av-excellenssatsning-unga-forskare-med-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2027 - 2026-04-24

Medarbetare och studenter är välkomna att delta i årets upplaga av Framtidens innovationer. Ansökningar är öppna fram till 5 maj. Tävlingen Framtidens innovationer firar nyskapande idéer från Lunds universitet. Idéer med potential att förändra vår värld. Tävlingen har nu öppnat för ansökningar till 2025. Sedan starten 2017 har den blivit en viktig plattform för att utveckla och synliggöra innovati

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/delta-i-tavlingen-framtidens-innovationer-med-en-miljon-i-potten - 2026-04-24

Cancerfonden tilldelar Kristian Pietras utmärkelsen Årets Cancerforskare 2025. Han är professor i molekylär medicin vid universitetet och uppmärksammas för sin forskning om tumörens mikromiljö som gett oss nyckeln till att förstå hur celler i blodkärl och bindväv samverkar med tumörceller. Årets cancerforskare är en utmärkelse för att lyfta fram cancerforskarnas kamp mot cancer i labbet, vid dator

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lu-forskaren-kristian-pietras-utsedd-till-arets-cancerforskare - 2026-04-24

Konsultföretaget Verian har presenterat sin senaste medieanalys, där universitetets genomslag i svensk media under 2024 jämförs med såväl andra lärosäten som tidigare år. Analysen visar en minskning i mediegenomslaget, en trend som även ses hos andra lärosäten och samhällsaktörer. LU:s breda kompetens gör det möjligt för universitetet att bidra till flera av årets stora samhällsfrågor, och rollen

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/universitetets-mediegenomslag-minskar-trend-hela-hogskolesektorn - 2026-04-24