October 2011

Yesterday we had a meeting of heads of department. There was rather too much on the agenda with too much information and not enough interaction and discussion with our heads of department – something to bear in mind for the next meeting. Among the issues raised were: Fronesis, the libraries, Ideon Medicon Village, EQ11, the teacher training programme, the research … Continue reading →

We have had a very good two days away with the deans on Thursday–Friday with many constructive and inspiring discussions. We began by reflecting on the situation for planning for 2013–2014 with regard to education resources. Since there were such major changes in the budget bill earlier in the autumn, the Board did not take a decision as planned, because … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Fronesis steering group met. Project manager Thomas Achen reported that the project is running to schedule and that the University Board will take a decision on the rules of procedure on 11 November as planned. Eva Wiberg and Sven Strömqvist presented their thoughts on the new boards; the education board and the research board. The message from the … Continue reading →

The theme of the annual conference was “How is high-quality research created?”. Attending from Lund were Eva and Per, Marianne Granfelt and Ann-Katrin Bäcklund. Minister for Education Jan Björklund opened with a presentation entitled “Quality before Quantity”. He discussed the shrinking cohorts of young people and mergers between institutions. When it came to research, he said that there will be … Continue reading →

The Association of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF) annual conference is around the corner and this year it is in Uppsala where we will discuss how to achieve high-quality research. Find out more about SUHF (opens in new window)

The Pharmacy programme which was planned for autumn 2012 will not be starting as planned. The reason is that Lund has seen a reduction in its ceiling figure and must reduce the number of students. Starting the Pharmacy programme next autumn would mean cuts in other programmes at the faculties of Medicine and Science. We will now have to investigate … Continue reading →

The Government’s investigator for the regulations on student housing, Lennart Sjögren, visited us and the local government commissioner for students on 4 October. We had very rewarding discussions and hope to see an improved regulatory framework which encourages the construction of student housing.

The inauguration of professors on Friday was a grand occasion; thank you to all those who made the event such a success and to Eva Ryrstedt, Professor of Civil Law, who held the inaugural lecture and to Students’ Unions President Simon Wetterling who held a brilliant speech to the new professors. A total of 26 new professors were inaugurated – … Continue reading →

We have just returned from an intensive two days away with the university management on Thursday–Friday. Ingalill opened with an update and status report on PUPA (personal development and professional working conditions). Power, responsibility and knowledge were discussed. Ingalill also raised areas of action for the future, including support for international teaching and research staff and their accompanying families. From … Continue reading →

Jesper Falkheimer, Vice-Chancellor of Campus Helsingborg, welcomed us and gave a presentation of Campus Helsingborg – Lund University in a young, cross-boundary and dynamic environment. The Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor’s report covered ongoing measures in the risk areas prioritised by the Board for 2011. The risk areas are: Student recruitment Sustainable finances Human resources and skills development Competition and visibility … Continue reading →