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The Open Science Days will be organised for a third consecutive year. This year it will take place on the 19th and 20th of November. The overarching theme for this year’s conference is Open Science: Trust and Integrity in Science. This encompasses how open science can foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability in scientific research. In an era where public trust in science

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-lu-open-science-days-19-20-november - 2026-04-24

Research Data in Transition: Infrastructure and Support at Lund University. An event that introduces the new Research Data Office (RDO), the growing network of data stewards, and the strategic initiatives at LU to help researchers meet these demands with confidence. Lund University is currently strengthening its support for research data management through the new Research Data Office (RDO) and a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-escience-hub-30-october-data-management-solutions-lund-university - 2026-04-24

Appropriate buildings, leading research infrastructure, good logistics and attractive outdoor environments are the conditions for being able to conduct world-leading research, provide the best conceivable teaching and pursue successful external engagement. Our campus is important. However, we are not the only ones who decide how our campus is to develop. The University does not own its buildings,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-working-even-better-campus-2050-horizon - 2026-04-24

In an absolutely new exciting project, the University is now calling for applications for an artist residency based at MAX IV, where artists in artistic forms will interpret and provide perspective on what is happening in the world-leading synchrotron light facility at Brunnshög. The Gyllenstiernska Krapperup Foundation has generously donated funds to create an artists in residence programme. In t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/artistic-interpretation-max-iv - 2026-04-24

There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/applicants-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-are-now-coming-lund - 2026-04-24

Lund University is now changing its supplier for telephony services. Strong authentication: LU Box, Teams postponed. The system for email lists, Epic, has been updated and enhanced. Some emails sent on 11 September never arrived. Change of telephony supplier – what you need to know nowLund University is now changing its supplier for telephony services. The old agreement ceases in March 2026, and t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-updates-new-telephony-supplier-epic-enhancements-and-undelivered-emails - 2026-04-24

Petra Holmberg won the Researchers’ Grand Prix heat in Helsingborg on 7 October. She presented her research – on the risks involved when 80 per cent of Gen Z use chatbots to manage stress or anxiety – to an audience of over 500 upper secondary school pupils. In her presentation she talked to an animated chatbot to illustrate how AI can give destructive advice to young people who already feel unwel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winner-petra-holmberg-will-represent-lund-university-researchers-grand-prix-2025 - 2026-04-24

Through the newly launched Lund University Outreach Academy, the division of Corporate Communication now offers training for researchers who want to be more effective at communicating their research beyond academia. The courses provide inspiration, practical tools and support for engaging with the public, the media, policymakers, funders and collaboration partners. The programme is specifically de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-outreach-academy-training-research-communication - 2026-04-24

Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-04-24

The University’s new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building on 24 October. Twenty-eight new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building at 16:00.24 October 2025 16:00 | the Main University Building Open event, no pre-registration required. The ceremony will be held in Swedish.The University’s new professors are inaugurated by t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors-2025 - 2026-04-24

As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2026-04-24

Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, has been named the 2025 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 13 November, she will present ”Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World” Commissioner Lahbib will address the growing challenges to international humanitarian law in an era marked by geopolitical division and the erosi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-13-november-eu-commissioner-hadja-lahbib - 2026-04-24

Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other disciplines. This year, we are pleased to coordinate together with University of Cambridge to further broad

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference-be-organised-university-cambridge-9-december - 2026-04-24

Do you have idea that contributes to sustainability? Now you can apply for funding from the Sustainability Fund to work on a new research idea or to find new sustainability solutions at the university. Lund University's Sustainability Fund is a university-wide fund for ecological, social and economic sustainability. The fund now offers two opportunities for funding – one aimed at researchers and o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-develop-and-test-ideas-related-sustainability - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lunds universitet får drygt 433 miljoner kronor från Vetenskapsrådet, visar VR:s bidragsbeslut inom Medicin, Natur och teknik, Konstnärlig forskning och Humaniora och samhälle. Mest får Natur och teknik med 179 489 000 kronor, vilket placerar LU på andra plats bland landets lärosäten. Även Medicin och hälsa hamnar p

https://www.lu.se/artikel/drygt-430-miljoner-fran-vetenskapsradet - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Geologer och arkeologer vid Lunds universitet har efter flera års arbete kartlagt undervattenslandskapet utanför Haväng på Österlen. Fynden ökar kunskapen om hur stenåldersmänniskor levde för 10000 år sedan i ett kustlandskap som nu till stora delar är havsbotten. Undervattenslandskapet vid Haväng är en lagunmiljö d

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stenaldersmiljoer-pa-havsbotten-kartlagda - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Att vi kan ha nytta av våra bakterier har det kommit allt fler exempel på. Enligt forskaren Rolf Lood från Lunds universitet gäller detta även huden. Han har visat att en av människans vanligaste hudbakterier utsöndrar ett protein som skyddar mot de reaktiva syreföreningar som anses bidra till flera hudsjukdomar. Pr

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hudbakterie-kan-skydda-mot-sjukdomar - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Välkomna att delta i Lunds universitets officiella avtäckning av två frimärken som tagits fram av PostNord för att uppmärksamma universitetets 350-årsjubileum. Den 18 november kommer universitetet att hålla en officiell ceremoni i Universitetshusets aula där representanter för PostNord inklusive formgivaren Gustav M

https://www.lu.se/artikel/pressinbjudan-avtackning-av-lunds-universitets-jubileumsfrimarken - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Jakten på världens äldsta is påbörjas inom kort. Målet är att borrningar ner till mer än tre kilometers djup genom Antarktis istäcke ska blottlägga is så gammal som 1,5 miljoner år. Genom att analysera bland annat radionuklider i den urgamla isen hoppas forskarna kunna förbättra framtida klimatprognoser. Projektet B

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lundageolog-jagar-varldens-aldsta - 2026-04-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En timmes pulshöjande aktivitet minst en gång i veckan och sund kost kan halvera risken för hjärt-kärlsjukdom oberoende av vilken genetisk risk man har. Det visar en ny stor studie av amerikanska och svenska forskare som publiceras i The New England Journal of Medicine. - Det är den första studien som tydligt visar

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sund-livsstil-minskar-risken-hjartsjukdomar-oberoende-av-genetisk-risk - 2026-04-24