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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Melissa Franklin is a guest professor from Harvard University who compares her environment at Fysicum with the tv-series Friends and Seinfeld. Here she shares her views on similarities and differences between the universities. When a colleague on my 3000 person experiment at CERN whom I didn’t know, Torsten Akesson, e
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/crossing-border-scania - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Webinars and Skype conversations are to be taken to an entirely new level. A test has now been conducted to determine if it is possible to hold a conference digitally (partially at least, as face-to-face networking remains difficult to replicate). The Swedish Ministry of the Environment and Energy and research funders
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-conferences-will-reduce-climate-impact - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Herbal baths for sore shoulders, weight loss courses, stress management – these are some of the activities that staff can use their health promotion benefit for in addition to normal exercise. However, despite the fact that each employee has the right to nearly SEK 2000 in health promotion benefits, most employees at
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/few-utilise-health-promotion-benefit - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It worked out – in the end. The enormous European investment in food development, “Food KIC”, did not go to the consortium of which Lund University was a part in 2016. But that was then. Now the board of the winning network, EIT Food, has decided that Lund University is to become a full member of their network instead
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Per Nordén is not really new to the job of chief security officer. He started working at Lund University’s security division seventeen years ago, staying until 2007, when he took a break. During his twelve-year absence, he worked in the municipality of Kävlinge and most recently at Tetra Pak. The reason for his return
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nordens-new-job-old-one-chief-security-officer-lund-university - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University, via the vice-chancellor, has joined the Climate framework for higher education institutions. The Climate framework is a framework for higher education institution-specific climate strategies where the University undertakes to continue to help society achieve set targets through education, research and
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-joins-climate-framework - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The vice-chancellor, in consultation with the University Management, has taken a decision on goals for their own organisation. Digital meetings and train travel are to be the first choice; however, for trips when management does need to fly, renewable fuels are to be purchased. Another goal is to serve vegetarian or f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-management-goals-increased-sustainability - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The National Government Service Centre (SSC), which manages the University’s payroll system Primula has reported a case of unauthorised access to data in the system. A user at one of the SSC client authorities accessed personal data from Primula without authorisation to do so. We have not been informed about whether
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ssc-has-discovered-unauthorised-access-data - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Electoral College has now appointed its four members to the Recruitment Committee, which is to prepare proposals for the new vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The members are:Head of office Catrin Malmström, non-academic staffGustav Ekström, studentSenior lecturer Johan Östling, teaching staffProfessor V
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/electoral-college-appoints-its-four-members-recruitment-committee - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kristin Asgermyr is Lund University’s new Data Protection Officer. She joins the University from the world of banking and has broad experience of working comprehensively on data protection, information security, risk management and observance of regulations. Kristin started in August and is based at the Legal Division
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kristin-asgermyr-new-data-protection-officer - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The vice-chancellor has now taken a decision on a long-term strategy for sustainable development at Lund University. The strategy affects all of the University’s activities and all of its employees. Each organisation is responsible for producing action plans that describe in detail how the strategy is to be followed.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/decision-taken-strategy-sustainable-development-2019-2026 - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 40 teams were running for Lund University the 17th of September. Around 160 employees were running the 22 kilometres race. See images and result: https://spårvägsstafetten.se/
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tramline-relay-race-results - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 180 000 e-mails are sent everyday within Lund University, and most are simple and quickly taken care of. However, quite a few are unclear and difficult to interpret. To simplify the communication between staff, some recommendations have been drawn up on how we can communicate internally and externally in a more struct
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tips-and-advice-email-management - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of 16 September, you will be given the right support quickly via our new support form. The form is just as fast to fill in as it is to write an email, with the added extra of you indicating a category. The category directs your question to the right group in our case management system. As before, support is availab
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-support-form-how-get-best-possible-support-division-finance - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Electoral College and University Board have now each appointed four members to the Recruitment Committee, which is to prepare proposals for the new vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The University Board decided to appoint its chair Jonas Hafström as chair of the Recruitment Committee. The other members a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/all-members-recruitment-committee-are-now-appointed - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. She has survived a brain tumour and hates empty phrases such as “seize the day” and “live in the present”. Despite this, after the tumour operation Ulrika Sandén both researched and wrote a book on what she calls “Contentment in the moment”, an approach to life that she assimilated during her years in Vesterålen in no
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contentment-moment-makes-life-more-enjoyable - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just over a year has passed since LU was awarded funds by the Swedish Institute (SI) to implement three of the five announced capacity building programmes focusing on Agenda 2030. Professional course participants from all over the world are currently pursuing their continuing professional development activities. Two o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-development-lund-inspired-agents-change - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kidney exchange, refugee placements and choosing schools. Separate things but with the common denominator that, with digitalisation's new tools, it is possible to save both time and money – and to save lives. "I don't like it when I see things that are wrong which research could solve. Then it is up to me to take my
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/algorithm-maker-saving-lives - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eighteen nationalities come together during lunch on level B10 at Biomedical Centre (BMC). There is a hotchpotch of dishes and languages. Lunch becomes an opportunity to meet colleagues across borders and to learn about other cultures and approaches. Diversity, openness and curious taste buds are good prerequisites fo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/world-meets-lunch - 2026-04-29
Who are you – a separator or an integrator? Mobiles and laptops have created a working life where it is possible to work anytime and anywhere. In a major study, work environment researchers have identified how seven different personality types set boundaries – or not – between work and free time. "Everyone has their own standard which they think is right. However, there are often different views i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/who-are-you-work - 2026-04-29
