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Lund University has been ranked 95th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has ranked almost 1,500 universities, placing the top 100 within the top 7%. The universities are assessed using six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international student & faculty

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-global-ranking - 2026-06-23

The news last week that Lund University has five profile areas has generated a lot of interest. Since the information at this stage has been rather limited, I will answer the three most common questions here. More information will be published about the profile areas after the summer holidays. Question 1: What will the profile areas do? All five profile areas are based on excellent research, with

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-information-about-lund-universitys-five-profile-areas - 2026-06-23

During a few hot summer days in June, representatives from all the EUGLOH universities gathered at Paris-Saclay for the big Annual Summit. EUGLOH, the European University Alliance for Global Health, is part of the EU-funded European Universities programme in which Lund University participates together with Université Paris-Saclay (France), University of Szeged (Hungary), University of Porto (Portu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/continued-funding-eugloh-programme-and-new-partner-universities - 2026-06-23

Now that most people are back from their holidays, activities resume where they left off before the summer. Over the autumn, the Workplace of the Future project will focus on remote working among technical and administrative staff. The annual follow-up on secondary employment has come in and shows that we have become better at reporting, but there is still room for improvement. The Workplace of th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-semester-continued-development-and-improvements - 2026-06-23

It is estimated that 3,000-3,500 new international students will arrive at Lund University this autumn to study. A total of 1,394 international students arrived during Arrival Days (15-16 August). The Arrival Days are followed by the Orientation Weeks and both of these events together engage 250 LU employees, student workers and around one hundred mentors. The Arrival Days aim to welcome internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-days-international-students - 2026-06-23

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).

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-series-sustainable-teaching-learning-higher-education-principles-practices - 2026-06-23

To help you develop your academic English, the English Unit at the Centre for Language and Literature can again offer the popular course in “Written English for Scholarly Publication” (WESP). 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. The course is open for all acad

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/course-written-english-scholarly-publication - 2026-06-23

If you were on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period, you can get compensation. If you were on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period, an agreement is in place between Lund University and the employee organisations Saco-S, OFR and SEKO which, under certain circumstances, allows for compensation to cover the difference between the p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/compensation-staff-parental-leave-or-sick-leave-when-salary-review-conducted - 2026-06-23

During this semester activities for both doctoral students and postdocs, from all faculties, continues to be offered. Take the change to meet your colleagues from all over the university and explore and develop your career path, inside or outside academia. Among the activities you can find a lunch seminar on research output and innovation, a workshop on time management, as well as get an insight i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/joint-career-development-academic-staff - 2026-06-23

Now, a second call for applications is being launched for projects with postdoctoral and associate senior lectureship positions. Deadline for pre-registration is 16th of September. Lund University is allocating up to SEK 100 million to a university-wide initiative for excellence at Lund University focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. One part of this sum has been used for a new inv

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-projects-focusing-agenda-2030-and-sustainable-development - 2026-06-23

The Disciplinary Board, of which I am the chair and Pro Vice-Chancellor Jimmie Kristensson is deputy chair, has had a tough schedule over the past year with many cases and frequent meetings. However, it now seems that we are finally catching up and can shorten the time it takes to process cases, as well as waiting times for reported students. Jimmie and I have begun to look further ahead and have

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-effective-management-and-prevention-disciplinary-cases - 2026-06-23

If you have been a government employee for at least 30 years (25 if retiring) and have not yet been a recipient, you are welcome to register and select the form of gift you wish to receive. The award consists of either a wristwatch, two different crystal glass bowls, two different pieces of art glassware or a medal. The wristwatch is a men’s or women’s model in gold. The medal is minted in gold. Y

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-approaching-presentation-award-long-and-devoted-public-service-nor - 2026-06-23

Lund University has installed 24 new charging points placed in the parking areas outside Kemicentrum, Geocentre 2 and the Department of Electrical and Information Technology. In order to charge your car, you must first pay the relevant parking fee. The price for charging your car does not replace the parking fee. Read more about parking fees here. To charge your car, you need to download the Mer C

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/24-new-charging-posts-and-running - 2026-06-23

Pufendorf-temat "DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI" har avrundats med en konferens och utställning. Den tvärvetenskapliga gruppen har skiftat fokus under det årslånga temat. Det som började i diskussioner om AI:s roll i digitala ojämlikheter blev sedan en praktisk kartläggning av hur detta sker. Den 15 maj 2025 bjöd gruppen in vänner och kollegor för at

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/vetenskap-moter-konst-i-digijustice-finalen - 2026-06-23

Handelsrättsprofessorn på Ekonomihögskolan som väckt medial uppmärksamhet i frågor om spelberoende och dessutom gjort betydande insatser inom undervisning och forskning om EU-rätt – Jörgen Hettne – lämnar nu vår skola för att tillträda som domare vid EU-tribunalen i Luxemburg. Jörgen Hettne förklarar att tribunalen är en del av samma institution som EU-domstolen och är belägen i samma byggnad i Lu

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/professor-i-handelsratt-blir-domare-vid-eu-tribunalen - 2026-06-23

Genom att välkomna Laurence Mott stärker Ekonomihögskolan sitt internationella nätverk och förenar akademisk excellens med praktisk erfarenhet.Ekonomihögskolan har utsett sin första Professor of Practice, Laurence Mott. I denna roll kommer Laurence att agera strategisk rådgivare till Ekonomihögskolans ledning och delta i arbetet i den internationella rådgivande kommittén. Han kommer även att engag

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/laurence-mott-blir-ny-professor-practice - 2026-06-23

Det senaste resultatet från Financial Times Masters in Finance-ranking är nu publicerat (idag den 16 juni 2025), och programmet har klättrat från plats 45 (2024) till plats 42 i år. Rankingen omfattar de 70 främsta masterprogrammen i finans för studenter utan tidigare arbetslivserfarenhet. Den förbättrade placeringen speglar programmets fortsatta utveckling och starka internationella renommé.Extra

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/masterprogrammet-i-finans-klattrar-i-financial-times-globala-ranking - 2026-06-23

I gränslandet mellan estetik och ekonomi omvandlar Centrum för estetik och företagets kreativitet (ABC) innovation genom att sammanföra estetik, ekonomi och teknik i ett organisatoriskt sammanhang. Vi fick möjlighet att prata med Alexandra Huang-Kokina och Robin Porsfelt – två nya postdoc röster som hjälper till att forma centrets ambitiösa vision, från AI-drivna operaföreställningar till hantverk

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/dar-konst-moter-innovation - 2026-06-23

Vad överraskar en kursdeltagare från Afrika vid ett kort besök i Lund och på Ekonomihögskolan? Vad gjorde starkast intryck? Vad tar man med sig hem? Och hur fungerar gruppdynamiken med nya bekantskaper från olika delar av samma kontinent? Vi blev väldigt nyfikna på vad som hände under den fjärde omgången av kursen Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development på Ekonomihögs

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/vad-vi-larde-oss-och-tar-med-oss-hem - 2026-06-23

Vilka konsekvenser får det när höginkomsttagare i Skåne flyttar till kommuner med låg skatt samtidigt som låginkomsttagare stannar kvar i kommuner med hög skatt? Det är en av frågorna som Åsa Hansson, docent i nationalekonomi vid Lunds universitet, ska studera i ett nytt KEFU-projekt. – Sverige kan sägas sticka ut genom att vi har ett decentraliserat system där kommuner och regioner står för en st

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/hur-kan-valfarden-finansieras-nar-skattebetalarna-blir-alltmer-mobila - 2026-06-23