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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Like learning to fly as the plane takes off.   Across the entire University, teaching staff are grappling with the transition to digital education and assessment at record speed in the unique situation caused by the coronavirus. The initial phase includes long workdays and getting the available digital tools to work i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/imposed-distance-education-puts-pressure-university-teaching-staff - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Currently, a worthy and fast-moving academic career requires extensive travel with high carbon dioxide emissions. Because of this, sustainability researcher Hervé Corvellec says Lund University should review its qualifications system as well as looking into students’ air travel.   “Currently, it is unreflectingly inco

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-cannot-assume-doctoral-student-or-researcher-better-because-they-have-attended-more-international - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The archaeology team gets up with the sun at five o’clock each morning. They then work for seven hours under the burning sun in the middle of nowhere in Egypt’s desert landscape among venomous scorpions and lizards. They only stop work for lunch and a typical Egyptian chai tea break. “The most common danger is sunstro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leading-archaeological-super-team-banks-nile - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In 2019, the number of flights for business travel decreased by nearly 10 per cent at the University. At the same time, train travel increased by 20 per cent.   “There are many deliberate individual decisions behind this. We are on the right track!” says the head of sustainability Claes Nilén. When you look at the num

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fewer-flights-lund-university-staff-2019 - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Giving up research has never been an option for Ronald Kröger, professor in biology with a specialisation in fish lenses and dog noses. “I conduct research with all of my heart!” He is, however, at least as dependent on his brain – and it has really suffered. It is nearly five years since the Saturday morning when Ron

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nose-noses - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Recruitment Committee has decided to reschedule interviews for candidates for the position of vice-chancellor of Lund University. Moreover, instead of proposing a new vice-chancellor at its June meeting, the University Board will decide on a proposal at the board meeting in September. The reason is uncertainty con

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-interviews-deferred-due-coronavirus - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deadline for submitting your income tax return is May 4th. Here you can find some advice and webinars on how to declare your income. Do not miss the deadline and learn how to file your tax return. You will find information on how to submit your income tax return at the Swedish Tax Agency. They will hold webinars in En

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-declare-taxes-sweden - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University, like other higher education institutions in the Nordic countries, uses the Zoom service from Sunet/NORDUnet, with servers in Denmark. NORDUnet’s Zoom service observes GDPR and other European data legislation and all data is stored and processed within the EU. LU-Zoom differs from the widely available

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/zoom-lu-and-security - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new version of Lund University’s Records Management Plan applies from 1 May. The Records Management Plan is continuously updated in line with new surveys and changes to regulations. Among the changes this time are new instructions for the handling of intermittent employment, an entirely new case type for promotion m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-version-records-management-plan - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The members of the University Board have been appointed for the period 1 May 2020–30 April 2023. There are four new members. Chair and external members appointed by the Government:Former ambassador Jonas Hafström (chair)District court chief judge Gudrun Antemar (new)CFO Ingrid Bengtsson-RijavecR&D director Torbjörn Lu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-board-members-have-been-appointed - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first round of applications for strategic funding to develop commissioned education closed on Thursday 14 May. “We are very satisfied with the large number of submitted applications, especially in the prevailing Covid-19 situation. The great interest in the call for applications shows that there is an increased am

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-departments-show-considerable-interest-developing-new-commissioned-education-courses - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on perseverance – for how long is unknown "I used a year's worth of creativity in the first few we

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2026-09-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same since the 1970s. Yet only a very small part of research funding goes to bladder cancer. Through a unique collaboration, researchers now want to transfer new resear

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I takt med att den svenska befolkningen blir allt äldre är det många praktiska frågor som får större betydelse. Det handlar till exempel om den bästa miljön på äldreboenden, den bästa designen av produkter för äldre, och om speciella äldrefrågor inom juridiken. I detta nummer av LUM fortsätter vi äldretemat från för

https://www.lu.se/artikel/basta-aldrandet-hur-far-man-till-det - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ända sedan 1700-talet har det funnits handböcker i konsten att leva länge. De råd böckerna för fram har vi också alla hört: att vara måttlig i sitt leverne, sova regelbundet, leva ett aktivt liv och vara mycket ute i friska luften. Men hur välgrundade är dessa råd? Inte så värst, visar det sig. Janicke Andersson. Fo

https://www.lu.se/artikel/inget-enkelt-recept-att-bli-superhundraaring - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kärt barn har många namn – Jätteproppen Orvar, Köttberget, Rekordgenerationen. Det handlar så klart om 40-talisterna. För några år sedan skrevs det mycket i tidningarna om deras förestående pension. Nu när de flesta är pensionärer har det blivit tystare, enligt Håkan Jönson, äldreforskare och professor i socialt arb

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tystare-om-40-talisterna-sedan-de-blivit-pensionarer - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – Många kommuner anger att personer på äldreboenden ska kunna leva ”så normalt som möjligt”, men vad menas med det? På äldreboendet lever man i sin egen lägenhet, men delar ofta vardagen med andra och får hjälp av personal. Hur lever man normalt i en sådan miljö? Det frågar sig Tove Harnett, forskare i socialt arbet

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hur-lever-man-normalt-pa-aldreboende - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – Varför är produkter tänkta för äldre ofta så trista? Visst är funktionen viktig, men sakerna kan ju gärna få vara snygga också! Det menar docent Britt Östlund, som forskar och undervisar om äldre och design. Britt Östlund visar hur ett trygghetslarm skulle kunna se ut. Foto: Gunnar Menander Som exempel tar hon try

https://www.lu.se/artikel/varfor-sa-trista-prylar-aldre - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I USA finns särskilda äldrerättsadvokater som hjälper seniorer att strida för sina rättigheter. I Sverige litar vi än så länge på det allmänna välfärdssystemet – men hur väl passar dess lagstiftning ett samhälle med allt fler äldre i befolkningen? Ann Nümhauser Henning. Foto: Gunnar Menander Det studeras nu av en fo

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rattigheter-pa-aldre-dar - 2026-09-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Bengt Lidforss, Herman Nilsson-Ehle och Fredrik Böök var alla framstående lundaforskare under förra seklet. Alla hade också djupt problematiska drag. Hur minns vi idag sådana personligheter – och finns det utrymme i dagens akademi för avvikande profiler? Birgit Rausing och Bengt Olle Bengtsson tittar i Universitetsh

https://www.lu.se/artikel/briljanta-och-besvarliga-hur-hade-vi-handskats-med-dem-idag - 2026-09-03