Ranked as the best university in Sweden
Every year QS World University Ranking ranks the world’s best 700 places of learning. This year Lund University lands on place 73. This makes it the number one university in Sweden but still ranks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lack of permanent housing frustrates students
According to Swedish National Union of Students (SFS) seven out of ten new students in Lund will be without permanent housing this fall. “We are really not satisfied with the work of the municipality,”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alone with the Books
Lack of resources results in Lund students having less and less in-class teaching. At the same time, the University and the government plan to spend huge sums on research. How does it all add up? “In...
View ArticleHuge Facelift for City Nations
During summer, some of the largest nations gave their clubs a thorough renovation. Now, a new club is coming to Göteborg’s nation and Lund’s nation are putting their efforts into cleaning the air....
View ArticleAdvice from a Burn-out
The lack of teacher led hour contributed to Tove Swartling-Eriksson burn-out. Once there, she received a lot of useless advice about how she could feel better. Now she wants to greet new students...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Test: Which Faculty Has the Best Lunch?
We know that Juridicum has the quietest reading rooms and that LTH has the most extravagant nollning – but which faculty offers the best lunch experience? Lundagård’s test group went out to try all*...
View ArticleIncrease in Cheating among Researchers
In the wake of the Macchiarini scandal, more and more cases of cheating are uncovered in research. According to a new study, there are severe issues within Social Sciences as well. The two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Do Students Live?
Second-hand and gifts Amer El-Sarie, master’s student in science of religion, had mostly clothes with him when he arrived Photo: Lukas J Herbes in 2014 to Lund from Syria. However, his room is far...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One week, four items of clothing – Time to rethink consumption!
Every year during mid-September the recycle week puts forward the importance of how consumers can reuse things and reduce waste. But pursuing a sustainable lifestyle is an everyday challenge....
View ArticleThe Math Revolutionist
Among the engineering students at Lund University, Jonas Månsson has become a familiar face through the education he runs on his blog and YouTube channel. After teaching for some time, Jonas Månsson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Groundbreaking Light Research at MAX IV
“I think MAX IV is the brightest idea Sweden has had in a long while. This Laboratory will explore all of Earth’s building blocks on all the different levels”, says Christoph Quitmann, Director of MAX...
View ArticleDeteriorated Cooperation between the Police and the Nations
Unclear messages at the last minute and revoked licenses. Compared with last spring, communication between law enforcement authorities and Lund nations has deteriorated, according to Kuratorskollegiet...
View ArticleFirst Thoughts on Sweden
The first month of university has drawn to a close and those of us new to Sweden have had a whirlwind introduction to Swedes and their culture. Here are some of Rowena Guthries observations. Swedes are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Get Your Dream Costume
Photo: Tindra Englund Halloween is rapidly approaching and the amount of fulsittningar (an informal sittning) is never ending. Lundagård has met some of Lund’s experts to get new inspiration and love...
View ArticleA Day Full of Plastic
Beaches covered all over with plastics, birds dying with stomachs full of plastic parts: Our eco system is on the brink to collapse. A student city like Lund might seem a place far away from all these...
View ArticleHarry Potter Knowledge that Makes a Difference
Literary scholar Malin Alkestrand has in her thesis work at Lund University shown how Harry Potter can be an effective tool when working with fundamental values in school. Text: Tindra Englund...
View ArticleClik here to view.
University Offered Thai Officers Free Education – “No Problem” According to...
In 2008, Thailand agreed to buy the Swedish fighter aircraft JAS Gripen in exchange for access to hundreds of educational places in Swedish Master’s programmes. Therefore, from 2010 until this summer,...
View ArticleHope for unity before upcoming visit
At the end of October, Pope Francis will visit Lund and Malmö to commemorate the start of the Reformation in 2017. Lundagård spoke to a Catholic and Protestant student about their feelings and hopes...
View ArticleStudies Take a Hit for Nollningen
By: Hedvig Wrede Translated by: Carl-William Ersgård When Lundagård sent out a survey, most novisches answered that they were very pleased with their nollning. However, many hold that the activities...
View ArticlePolitical satire – Democracy’s right hand
It can be exasperating to feel incapable of influencing the politics of our time. But new research concludes that political satire gives you tools to orientate and engage in politics. No step for man,...
View Article