AktuelLTH in English, week 34 - 2016
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Dean's blog: Thank you for choosing Lund and the Faculty of Engineering!
"Today we held an introduction for nearly 600 international Master’s and exchange students from around 50 different countries. The vibe was extremely positive, and the auditorium was filled with expectations and hopes. The energy from all these students who have chosen Lund as their place in the world for some time to come is incredible!"
LUCRIS is now open to the public
Lund University's new research portal, LUCRIS, has now gone public. Make sure your information is correct and up to date.
Pssst!
Do you also want to appear in the MAX4ESSFUN database, which will feature researchers within the Öresund, Kattegatt, and Skagerack regions of releveance for research at MAX IV and ESS? Then make sure you use one or more of their selected keywords in your LUCRIS profile.
LU card replaces library card
All library cards are being replaced this autumn. Staff members and students will use their LU card when loaning materials from the library. Everybody else will be issued a new library card.
Course in Open Networked Learning
This course addresses teachers, course designers, educational developers and learning technologists in higher education. It presents opportunities to explore a multitude of aspects of Open Networked Learning with colleagues from around the world in a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural context.
The course is given in two different formats; as an open course freely available on the internet and as an institutional course starting 20 September and ending 16 December 2016.
Seminar for research supervisors
”Giving feedback on research writing: Supervisor and student perspectives”
Lecturer: Dr Susan Carter (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Time: Monday 26 September 13.15-16.00 including coffee
Place: Lund University, AHU, Sölvegatan 16, the MNO-building, Room M313
Register by: 21 September
Workshop for PhD students
”What supervisors and examiners are asking for: A focus on doctoral writing”
Lecturer: Dr Susan Carter (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Time: Thursday 29 September 13.15-16.00 including coffee
Place: Lund University, AHU, Sölvegatan 16, the MNO-building, Room M313
Register by: 26 September
Universitas 21 Three Minutes Thesis
Competition for PhD students!
An 80 000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Your time limit...3 minutes.
This is an excellent opportunity to practice sharing your research findings with others and to have the chance to compete internationally and win a stipend.
Date: 17 September (during Culture Night)
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Place: Palaestra auditorium, Lund
Register no later than 29 Augusti by emailing ulrika.qvist_mathiesen@er.lu.se
Annual meeting MAX4ESSFUN 2016
Welcome to the first Annual Meeting of MAX4ESSFUN, to be held at Elite Hotel Ideon, Lund 6-7 October 2016 (lunch-to-lunch). Directly after the meeting there will be an option to participate in a study tour at the premises of ESS and MAX IV.
4th Cancer Crosslinks conference
“Personalized Medicine and Immuno-Oncology”
Keynote speakers:
- Prof. Gordon J. Freeman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Medical School
- Dr. Robert Miller, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
When: 19 October 2016
Where: Medicon Village Lund
Do you sing or play an instrument?
"Sångmaskinen" (The Song Machine) is looking for new members!
If you play an instrument or sing, we would love for you to join our group! No prior experience necessary - just the desire to make music. Rehearsals take place every Monday at 12:10 - 13:00 in the M-building (usually in room M:E).
Staff news
Mattias Richter has been promoted to Professor of combustion physics, focusing on applied optical diagnistics.
Congratulations Mattias!
Jenny Larfeldt has been hired as an Adjuct Professor of combustion physics, starting 1 September. Jenny's main position is with Siemens as a Senior Combusion Expert. She was one of the founders of the Female Network in Combustion and is an active member in the internal network Women in Combustion.
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