Sustainability Week in Lund: ”It inspired me”

Lund University and the municipality joined forces for Sustainability Week, presenting a series of workshops and discussions accessible to the public. Taking place from April 8th to 13th, this annual event focused of sustainable living, inviting participants to explore and engage with key sustainability issues.

LTH employees in open letter to the department: ”A wall of silence”

On 26th of February, ten LTH employees criticised the management of LTH in an open letter for its stance on the recent conflict in the Middle East. The letter claims that the department is creating a "wall of silence", preventing LTH employees to express their own stance within the academic community. LTH refutes the accusations by referring to its principle of neutrality and respect for freedom of speech.

International students can now get a two year residency permit

The Swedish Migration Agency has recently updated their contract with Lund University, making it possible for students to have a two year residency permit rather than just one year.

Club night collaboration between Smålands and Parentesen

On Saturday the 18th of November, Lund history is going to be made. On that night it will be the very first time in the history of student engagement in the city where a nation and a student accommodation will hold a collaborative event. Lundagård has met the organizers from Smålands nation and Parentesen housing area to talk about the brainchild which is soon to be born.

News

Corona In English News Nyheter

No Vaccine Passes for Students Vaccinated Outside of Europe – ”You’re Restricted from Doing Things That You Should Have the Right to Do”

International Students vaccinated outside of Europe cannot get an EU-approved vaccine pass from the Swedish health authorities. Masters student Diego Manrique reveals how this has impacted his Lund University experience. For several months now, international students in Lund ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för No Vaccine Passes for Students Vaccinated Outside of Europe – ”You’re Restricted from Doing Things That You Should Have the Right to Do”
In English News

Paging All Book Worms! – Sweden’s Only LGBTQ+ Book Shop Re-opened in Malmö

Page 28, Sweden’s only LGBTQ+ bookstore, celebrated their grand re-opening last weekend from the 7-9th at their new premises in Malmö. Lundagård sat down with Lou Mattei, one of the organisation’s founders and current chairperson, to discover what ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Paging All Book Worms! – Sweden’s Only LGBTQ+ Book Shop Re-opened in Malmö
In English News

Proof of Vaccination Required at Nations – Lund’s Exchange Students Shut Out

As of Wednesday, December first, Lund nations’ clubs will require vaccination certificates for entry, leaving exchange students out in the cold.  Event organizers can now require vaccination certificates at public events and gatherings of a hundred or more ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Proof of Vaccination Required at Nations – Lund’s Exchange Students Shut Out
Aktuell In English News Utbildning

“No one asked, so I didn’t say anything”

What experiences do transgender+ students have at Lund University (LU), and what kind of discrimination do they face? Lundagård joined in on a conversation that has previously been missing at the university. On Friday the 19th, the day ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för “No one asked, so I didn’t say anything”
News Utbildning

Pigs operated on and killed in controversial animal tests

Forty live pigs are set to serve as educational material at Lund University (LU). The university’s use of live animals to train surgeons defies international trends and, possibly, animal welfare legislation. Why, then, has the university chosen not ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Pigs operated on and killed in controversial animal tests
Aktuell Forskning In English News Nyheter

Amidst a pandemic – the Nobel prize for medicine has nothing to do with COVID-19

After nearly two years of lockdowns and a myriad of restrictions later, the vaccination program against the novel coronavirus is finally underway, much to the admirable efforts of countless scientists responsible for the rapid creation of the vaccine. ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Amidst a pandemic – the Nobel prize for medicine has nothing to do with COVID-19
Aktuell Forskning In English News Nyheter

LTH Students Runner Up in Prestigious Competition

Two recently graduated students, Jaxon Pope and Riccardo Centazzo, from the Master’s programme in Industrial Design at Lund University’s faculty of engineering finished in second place in the prestigious design competition “The James Dyson Award ’’. The James ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för LTH Students Runner Up in Prestigious Competition
Aktuell In English News Nyheter

Government plans to raise interest rate on student loans

The Swedish Government is suggesting a new reform, which will offer financial support to people who have already entered working life and give them a chance to educate or reeducate themselves. To fund the reform, there is also ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Government plans to raise interest rate on student loans
Aktuell In English News Nyheter

Less corona restrictions – the nations rejoice

The Swedish Public Health Agency has after careful consideration decided to remove some of the current corona-related restrictions on September 29th. This creates the possibility for the student life of Lund to return to what it once was.  ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Less corona restrictions – the nations rejoice
Aktuell In English News Nyheter

Large fight outside of the University Hospital – several hospitalized

Three people have been brought to the hospital because of fights at several different locations in Lund. The fights were between two groups, but their motivation is, as of now, unknown. – We have a reinforced presence in ...
Läs mer Kommentarer inaktiverade för Large fight outside of the University Hospital – several hospitalized