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There has been a record-breaking number of applicants for Lund University’s international recruitment drive. The original total of 25 advertised positions has been increased to 45 – researchers from some of the world’s leading universities who are now heading to Lund. LTH welcomes AI-researcher Danqing Shi to the faculty. Academic freedom attractsAll told, the initiative means that 45 researchers
With over 40 exhibitors and thousands of visitors, this year’s ATLAS Career Fair was the largest to date! The annual career fair, organised by LUNA – the Science Student Union – with support from the Faculty of Science, brings together students, PhD candidates, companies and organisations with a shared focus: creating opportunities for the natural scientists of the future.ATLAS offers undergraduat
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/record-interest-years-atlas-career-fair - 2026-08-17
Helena Filipsson, professor at the Department of Geology, together with colleagues, has received seed funding from Lund University for the interdisciplinary project From Microns to Models: Leveraging μCT and Machine Learning for High-Resolution Morphological Diversity Analysis (MICROMORPH). The project brings together expertise in geology, biology, mathematics, and statistics, and is carried out i
LUCSUS PhD student Ronald Byaruhanga studies how collective action through farmer groups can be used as a vehicle for food sovereignty in Uganda. In this short interview he shares his goals and research interests. What will you investigate in your research? My PhD is part of a larger project on “Mobilising Farmer Organisations for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa”. The pr
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/meet-our-phd-student-ronald-byaruhanga - 2026-08-17
Helena Filipsson, professor at the Department of Geology, together with colleagues, has received seed funding from Lund University for the interdisciplinary project From Microns to Models: Leveraging μCT and Machine Learning for High-Resolution Morphological Diversity Analysis (MICROMORPH). The project brings together expertise in geology, biology, mathematics, and statistics, and is carried out i
Lack of choice, clashing views and time pressure are findings in a first article on welfare technology, from the Welfare@home project, which includes SWEAH PhD student Samantha Svärdh, Lund University. Her second article gives us information about four different challenges. – Older adults and staff were often given devices without being involved in the decision. We also saw that technologies that
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/welfare-technology-not-solution-without-user-engagement - 2026-08-17
Last Tuesday, our PhD Candidate Lisa Heldt “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. This traditional “spikning” takes place three weeks and three days before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing (att spika in Swedish) their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the official defense ceremony. At the same time, the spikn
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-lisa-heldt - 2026-08-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Burman is a former doctoral student at LU who has developed a method for efficiency and stress management. In January she held a workshop for doctoral students and has also written a book entitled "Finish on time - the Doctoral Student Handbook". Here are her best tips. Work in unitsDivide your day into units and
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-important-tips-way-thesis - 2026-08-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The transition of the salary and human resources administration to the National Government Service Centre (SSC) is not painless. After just over four months, uncertainty still prevails among administrative staff and managers about processing cases through Primula. “We are happy to come and help people out where there
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-director-promises-help-tricky-salary-payments-0 - 2026-08-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University will hold its first Future Week in October. It is to become an annual event in which researchers from the entire University will offer the general public lectures, panel discussions and debates intended to stimulate reflection about major future issues. The theme for this year’s week is adaptations – wh
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-starts-october-0 - 2026-08-17
The work to find a new vice-chancellor has begun. The recruitment committee, which now consists of equal numbers of members from the Electoral College and the University Board (with the chair of the board having the casting vote), has started the process of producing a person specification. At the turn of the year, applications will be open for the position as Torbjörn von Schantz's successor. Fol
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-new-vice-chancellor-underway - 2026-08-17
Hello Daniel Hjorth, who is about to inaugurate the new centre, Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) at LUSEM 19 November at Skissernas Museum!Why is research about aesthetics and business creativity important?“Research about aesthetics and business creativity (ABC) is important since it is not only about research but has to start with research. It has to start with research since t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/experts-view-aesthetics-and-business-creativity - 2026-08-17
After just over a year as acting director of MAX IV, Olof Karis was named ordinary director earlier this summer. Was it an easy decision to stay on? “Oh definitely, I communicated my interest both in the application and in interviews. Ever since I was a doctoral student, I have wanted to see an increased use of synchrotron radiation in Swedish research.” What do you feel most proud of since you be
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/challenges-await-new-ordinary-director-max-iv - 2026-08-18
Through an interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with industry, a group of researchers hope to identify a more efficient way of assessing the ground ahead of future construction projects. The results of the research might, for example, accelerate the process of modernising the Swedish rail network. On selected sections of the track between Lund and Hässleholm, a research project is u
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/improving-efficiency-construction-railway-future - 2026-08-18
Teaching is to be as highly valued as research when it comes to appointments and promotions. Despite this ambition, it has rarely worked that way in practice. A recently completed project provides a new framework which will help faculty managements, as well as individual teaching staff members, to evaluate and develop educational qualifications. In the ‘Pedagogisk Meritering’ project, which concer
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-initiative-raise-status-teaching - 2026-08-18
Climate research in the Arctic is being hit hard as collaboration with Russian researchers is put on ice. “It’s impossible to get an overall picture of the Arctic without looking at Russia. If this becomes permanent, we will be thrown back 20 years,” says Margareta Johansson, who leads the unique research project INTERACT, which incorporates researchers from all eight Arctic countries. Margareta J
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/negative-impact-arctic-research-russia-excluded - 2026-08-17
With SEK 36 million in funding, stakeholders in Skåne are joining forces to develop and commercialise breakthrough ATMP research – Advanced Therapy Medical Products. The aim is to accelerate the next generation of these therapies so that more potentially life-saving ATMP treatments reach patients who currently lack effective treatment options Through the ATMP Path2Patient project, stakeholders wil
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/major-investment-accelerates-advanced-therapies-research-patient - 2026-08-17
By welcoming Laurence Mott, LUSEM further builds its capacity to combine academic excellence with practical experience and deepen its international network. LUSEM has appointed its first Professor of Practice, Laurence Mott. Through this new role, Laurence will provide strategic advice to LUSEM’s leadership and contribute to the work of the International Advisory Board. He will also engage with st
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/laurence-mott-joins-lusem-professor-practice - 2026-08-18
The names of the 45 new assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and visiting professors who will become our colleagues have been published. University Management has previously written about the remarkable interest these initiatives have generated. This resulted in a total of 1,327 applications. We now have the opportunity to get to know our new colleagues Our new colleagues come from ma
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcoming-our-new-colleagues-around-world - 2026-08-18
