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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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

New procurements for communication services have now been finalised. Following an intensive and comprehensive evaluation process carried out over the spring, the new agreements will come into effect on 1 June 2026. When ordering services from printers, agencies and photographers, you must use the University’s procured suppliers. As a public authority, the University must comply with the Public Pro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-agreements-communication-services - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

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-applied-14-international-posts - 2026-10-02

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 - 2026-10-02

Strax före klockan 08 på fredagsmorgonen blev flera av universitets byggnader strömlösa. Orsaken var en avgrävd kabel. Vid 09-tiden var felet åtgärdat. Det var 07.54 som larmet kom in om strömavbrott som drabbade Akademiska hus, beroende på att en kabel grävts av i nordöstra Lund. Bland annat var LTH, SOL, LUX och ett antal till av universitetets lokaler drabbade.Under strömavbrottet gick det inte

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/stromavbrott-pa-delar-av-campus-under-fredagen-nu-atgardat - 2026-10-02

När ansökningstiden för tjänsten som rektor för Lunds universitet gick ut den 1 februari hade 6 sökt tjänsten och 8 blivit nominerade. I slutet av 2026 löper mandatperioden ut för Lunds universitets rektor. Mellan den 17 december och den 1 februari har det varit möjligt att nominera någon till tjänsten eller själv söka den.När tiden för att nominera eller söka nu har gått ut är det 6 personer som

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/sa-manga-vill-bli-rektor - 2026-10-02

Nu har du som medarbetare möjlighet att både öka din kunskap om akademisk frihet och påverka universitetets arbete inom området. Inbjudningar till samtal på fakulteter och sektioner kommer att skickas ut under våren. Är vi alltför styrda av finansiärers och politikers krav? Tystas vi av självcensur och åsiktskorridorer? Vad innebär egentligen den akademiska friheten och hur kan Lunds universitet s

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ta-chansen-att-tycka-till-om-akademisk-frihet - 2026-10-02

Söktrycket i universitetets internationella rekrytering blev rekordstort. De 25 utlysta tjänsterna har utökats till 45 – forskare från några av världens främsta universitet som nu är på väg till Lund. Forskarna som rekryterats kommer bland annat från lärosäten som Harvard University, University of Oxford, Humboldtuniversitetet, ETH Zürich och University of Cambridge. Det höga söktrycket och den hö

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/rekordintresse-universitetets-internationella-rekrytering-antalet-forskare-nara-fordubblat - 2026-10-02

Efter flera års projektarbete är nu äntligen En samlad utbildningswebb publicerad på lu.se och lunduniversity.lu.se. Studenterna som söker sommarkurser och utbildningar till hösten möter nya och omarbetade utbildningssidor där program och kurser presenteras bit för bit utifrån den presumtiva studentens beslutsprocess. En samlad utbildningswebb (ESU) fokuserar på den presumtiva studenten som söker

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/en-samlad-utbildningswebb-ar-live - 2026-10-02