AktuelLTH is the internal newsletter at the Faculty of Engineering LTH. If you have news, suggestions or ideas you would like to share with your colleagues, let us know by emailing AktuelLTH@kansli.lth.se. If possible, please submit content in both Swedish and English.

LTH's new research and education organisations launched on 1 May 2016. The aims of the reorganisation work has been to reduce territorial thinking and to increase clarity in the decision-making process.

Annika Mårtensson, Professor and Deputy Dean, has been responsible for developing the new education organisation, and Erik Swietlicki, Professor and Assistant Dean for Research, was responsible for developing the new structure for LTH’s research organisation.

The new education board will make decisions about principal and strategic issues, and consists of 5 representatives from the different programme areas. The new management structure of LTH’s research organisation consists of a research board and a research studies board.

Read more about the new organisations

Ecological coffee, good recycling routines, LED lighting and mindful purchasing. Efforts made by LTHs Faculty Office to make more environmentally aware choices have resulted in an environmental certification, awarded by Lund University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor Ewa Wiberg on 25 May.

The Faculty Office at LTH has, since 2013, made concerted efforts within the area of environment and sustainability, and has now fulfilled the criteria for Lund University's enironment diploma, which is the university's way of encouraging enrivornmentally friendly practices. It is also meant to facilitate and help different parts of the university in their systematic work.

More about LU's environmental certification

As you hopefully already know, the university is celebrating its 350th anniversary starting on 19 December 2016 until 28 January 2018.

We can all contribute to the celebrations, and the anniversary committee would love to hear your ideas for events and activities that can fall under the anniversary banner.

På LUs webbplats hittar du mer information om jubileet och vem du kontaktar med dina idéer:

You'll find more information about the celebrations and who to contact with your ideas on the university's central website:

Lund University turns 350

All LTH employees have access to publish events in LTH's and LU's web-based calendars. Log in at www.lu.se/user to create new events and choose which website(s) you want them to appear on.

To include events in the LTH calendar, select LTH under "calendar id". Help to fill up LTH's calendar so that the breadth of our activities becomes more visible and more people have an opportunity to take part in our events!

How to create and publish events

It's time for the School of Industrial Design's annual degree exhibition, at which over 50 Bachelor's and Master's students will exhibit their work.

When: 4-7 June (press viewing 3/6)
Where: A-building

At the exhibition you'll be treated to a wide variety of works: there is a project about sound at intensive care units, a system for minimising the spread of infections at work, a digital tool for facilitating the relationship between legal guardians and unaccompanied refugee children, and a future ticket machine for Skånetrafiken.

Bring your family along for some weekend fun at Vattenhallen Science Center!

Battleships: 4-5 June

When: From 12:00 on 04/06 until 17:00 on 05/06 
Where: Vattenhallen Science Center, John Ericssons väg 1

Open to the public. Note! The planetarium is closed this weekend due to building works.

Slime och more chemistry: 11-12 June

When: From 12:00 on 11/06 until 17:00 on 12/06 
Where: Vattenhallen Science Center, John Ericssons väg 1

Open to the public. The planetarium is open - planetarium shows in English

Do you want to create more impact with your communication? LTH's department of Communication and Collaboration are hosting open workshops every wednesday to help you with e.g. writing opinion pieces, getting started with social media and generating media attention around your research results. You can also get help and advice on web strategy and best practice, events, print materials and general communication issues.

When: every Wednesday between 14:00-15:00 (up to and including 15 June)
Where: meeting rum 'Smörlyckan' in the Union Building, LTH

No registration required.

30 June 2016 is the deadline for all research staff at LTH to have updated LUCRIS according to the 'minimum requirements' listed below:

Research staff

• A short research description in Swedish and in English
• Portrait picture
• Subject classification according to UKÄ list (max 3) in the personal profile.

PhD students

• A short research description in Swedish and English
• Portrait picture
• Supervisor and all assistant supervisors
• PhD project
• Title
• Project description (e.g. from individual study plan)
• Commencement year and planned completion year

There should only be one online researcher profile on the university's webpages. Multiple webpages should be avoided.

LUCRIS portal (BETA)

LTH welcomes new Head of Communications

On 1 June we welcomed LTH's new Head of Communications, Ulrika Forsgren Högman, to the Faculty Office. She joins us from Länsstyrelsen Skåne where she worked to develop their brand and external communication.

Read an interview with Ulrika

Contact Ulrika