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How can the University better safeguard academic freedom? In the discussions held across the organisation this spring, one clear message has emerged: Directed research funding is a problem. There is a further opportunity to get involved and have your say. Since the project on academic freedom and the University’s role in society was launched at the start of the year, just over 20 discussions and w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-cause-resonates-widely-take-opportunity-get-involved - 2026-06-18

Folkuniversitetet in southern Sweden is producing a lecture catalogue for 2027 in collaboration with Lund University. Researchers interested in sharing research-based knowledge with a wider range of audiences across the region are being sought. The lecture catalogue is aimed at libraries, museums, cultural centres, associations and other organisers in southern Sweden. Through Folkuniversitetet’s a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/would-you-give-talk-about-your-research-libraries-southern-sweden - 2026-06-18

On 29 May, it’s time for the biggest ceremony of the year: the doctoral degree conferment ceremony at Lund Cathedral. This year marks a new record, with 290 doctors, 48 jubilee doctors and 16 honorary doctors set to be honoured. In a solemn ceremony, the doctoral students who completed their doctoral studies in the past year and successfully defended their doctoral theses at Lund University will h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-be-honoured-years-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony - 2026-06-18

A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to advance understanding of Parkinson’s disease treatment, with a particular focus on depression, anxiety, and other psychiatr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/usd-9m-safer-treatment-psychiatric-and-cognitive-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2026-06-18

The Lund Social Science Methods Centre offers six workshops in methods and methodologies from mid-September through mid-October 2026. These are for teaching staff, researchers and doctoral students who want to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. Explore Skill School, the Social Sciences Method Center's exclusive workshop series, tailored for doctoral students and senior researc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/explore-skill-school-teaching-staff-researchers-and-doctoral-students - 2026-06-18

Lund University is proposing changes to how operations in Helsingborg are managed. The background to this is that it is not always clear who is responsible for what, and that there is sometimes overlap between different parts of the organisation. The aim is to make governance simpler and more cohesive, so that what already works well can be further developed. At the same time, strategic leadership

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-new-governance-structure-helsingborg - 2026-06-18

On 5 June, the University Board decided to propose Erik Renström as Vice-Chancellor of Lund University for the next three-year term. When the University Board met on 5 June it decided to propose Erik Renström as Vice-Chancellor of Lund University for the next three-year term, 2027-2029.“I am pleased that Erik Renström received strong support from the Electoral College and that the Board has unanim

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-board-proposes-erik-renstrom-vice-chancellor - 2026-06-18

The University will partner in and coordinate two research projects that involve the future of European democracy. One will examine extremism and polarisation, while the other will look at EU enlargement. ”This demonstrates Lund University’s capacity to both lead and contribute to major international research collaborations on issues of direct relevance to Europe’s democratic future,” says Anamari

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-takes-roles-two-new-horizon-europe-projects - 2026-06-18

The vision for the co-location of Lund University’s Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts in Sweden has now been finalised. On 3 June, the Faculty Board reached agreement on a new policy decision to work towards establishing a fine and performing arts campus in the Heleneholm area. The Faculty has been working for some time to bring the Malmö Art Academy, Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Theatre Academ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fine-and-performing-arts-campus-heleneholm - 2026-06-18

Over the past academic year it has been fantastic to see how the organisation has begun to operate as a fourth generation university! The fourth generation university is based on the realisation that it is becoming increasingly crucial for the universities of the future not only to create and disseminate knowledge, but also to actively drive the search for solutions to the societal problems we fac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fourth-generation-universities-understanding-explaining-and-improving - 2026-06-18

Internationalisation in higher education is currently undergoing major changes. Geopolitical tensions, increased government regulation, economic pressures and new demands for social relevance are affecting universities around the world. At the same time, global student mobility continues to grow, but in new directions and under different conditions than before. For Lund University, these developme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-trends-are-changing-conditions-internationalisation - 2026-06-18

For many of us, moving between different parts of the campus is a natural part of the working day. There are now more opportunities to be physically active during working hours. Lund on the Run is an initiative in which several organisations in Lund have developed three jogging tracks through the city’s knowledge environments. The initiative is a collaboration between Akademiska Hus, Lund Universi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-jogging-tracks-campus-lund-run - 2026-06-18

Is it mandatory to order vegetarian catering? What support is available for staff interested in sustainability? And how many of the Sustainable Development Goals are being achieved globally? There is now an online sustainability course available in Swedish and English. The course, Introduction to sustainable development and Lund University’s sustainability work, will give you a better understandin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/find-out-more-about-sustainability-take-one-hour-course - 2026-06-18

Three Lund University research projects have been selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) 2026 list, which highlights Swedish research with the potential to benefit society. Previously known colloquially in Sweden as the "100 list" and published annually between 2019 and 2024, IVA's list returns in 2026 in a renewed and more selective form, highlighting around 30 ongoi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-lund-university-projects-ivas-2026-list - 2026-06-18

The 14 posts advertised in April 2026 attracted top international researchers from 74 countries. The recruitment is taking place within the framework of the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, a university-wide initiative to recruit outstanding researchers from around the world. ”I am delighted to welcome more top researchers to Lund University during 2027. With their different experi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/total-723-researchers-have-applied-14-international-posts - 2026-06-18

The Faculty of Medicine currently preserves the so-called Broman Collection at the Archive Centre South. The collection, a remnant of medical research conducted between the 1920s and 1950s, consists of preserved foetuses and full-term infants. At the request of the Faculty of Medicine’s board, the Vice-Chancellor has now decided that the collection will be discontinued and the foetuses and childre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dignified-end-ivar-bromans-research-collection - 2026-06-18

En visionär ledare med beslutsmod och förmåga att värna akademisk frihet. Så ser några av kraven ut när universitetet nu rekryterar sin 163:e rektor. Fjorton punkter. Så lång är listan över de kvalifikationer och förmågor som efterfrågas när universitetet söker ny rektor. Att kravprofilen nu är spikad betyder att rekryteringen är i gång på allvar.– Möjligheten att söka och nominera sker mellan den

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/rekryteringsgruppens-kravprofil-rektor-klar - 2026-06-18

Lunds universitet utser danska drottning Margrethe till hedersledamot i samband med universitetets årshögtid i januari. Lunds universitet har instiftat utmärkelsen hedersledamot som ska tilldelas personer som genom enastående insatser i offentlig eller enskild verksamhet haft stor betydelse för universitetet och samhället. Utmärkelsen delades ut för första gången 2024, då Sveriges tidigare statsmi

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/danska-drottning-margrethe-blir-universitetets-hedersledamot - 2026-06-18

Styrelsen vid Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten har beslutat att under nuvarande förutsättningar säga nej till etapp 2 vid Science Village, medan LTH säger ja. En fortsatt etablering är viktig, anser universitetsstyrelsen och universitetsledningen. – Lunds universitet ser det som mycket viktigt att området Science Village utvecklas till ett attraktivt område för forskning och innovation. Universitetet

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/utvecklingen-av-science-village-ar-fortsatt-viktig-universitetet - 2026-06-18

Årets utlysning fokuserar på en hållbar livsmedelskedja – från jord till bord. Mellan den 1 december 2025 och den 7 april 2026 kan du söka medel för projekt som stärker livsmedelskedjan och bidrar till ökad krisberedskap och hållbarhet. Trelleborgs kommun avsätter årligen medel för relevanta samverkans-, utvecklings- och forskningsprojekt, kopplade till Lunds universitet. Projekten ska stimulera s

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/sok-medel-fran-kompetensfonden-trelleborg-2026 - 2026-06-18