Lund University
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Lund University (
Lund University has nine faculties,[6] with additional campuses in the cities of Malmö and Helsingborg, with around 47,000 students[3] in 241 different programmes and 1,450 freestanding courses. The university has 560 partner universities in approximately 70 countries. It belongs to the League of European Research Universities as well as the global Universitas 21 network.[7] Among those associated with the university are five Nobel Prize winners, a Fields Medal winner, prime ministers and business leaders.
Two major facilities for materials research have been recent strategic priorities in Lund:
The university centres on the
History
Medieval origins
The city of Lund has a long history as a centre for learning and was the ecclesiastical centre and seat of the archbishop of Denmark. A cathedral school (the Katedralskolan) for the training of clergy was established in 1085 and is today Scandinavia's oldest school.
In 1425, a
17th–19th centuries
After the
The university was at its founding granted four faculties:
The Scanian War in 1676 led to a shut-down, which lasted until 1682. The university was re-opened largely due to regional patriots, but the university was not to enjoy a high status until well into the 19th century. Lecturing rooms were few, and lectures were held in the Lund Cathedral and its adjacent chapel. The professors were underpaid.
In 1716, Charles XII of Sweden entered Lund. He stayed in Lund for two years, in between his warlike expeditions. Lund and the university attracted a temporary attention boost. The most notable lecturer during this time was Andreas Rydelius.
Peace was finally restored with the death of Charles XII in 1718, and during the first half of the 18th century, the university was granted added funds. The number of students was now around 500. Despite not being on par with Uppsala University, it had built a solid reputation and managed to attract prominent professors.
Around 1760 the university's reputation dropped as the number of students fell below 200, most of whom hailed from around the province. However, by 1780 its reputation was largely restored and continued to rise through the 1820s. This was largely owing to popular and well-educated lecturers particularly in philology; the prominent professor Esaias Tegnér was a particularly notable character with widespread authority. He, in turn, attracted others towards Lund. One of these was the young theological student C. G. Brunius, who studied ancient languages under Tegnér and was later to become a professor of Greek. With time he was to devote himself to architecture and he redesigned several of Lund's buildings, as well as churches of the province.
In 1829, the murder at Locus Peccatorum occurred in the Locus Peccatorum residence at the university. Jacob Wilhelm Blomdahl, a theology student, beat his fellow student Anders Landén to death in the night. Blomdahl was later executed for the murder, and the controversy the murder created around the conditions of student life were a factor in the creation of
In 1845 and 1862 Lund co-hosted Nordic student meetings together with the University of Copenhagen.
A student called Elsa Collin was the first woman in the whole of Sweden to take part in a spex (a student comedy show).
20th century – present
In the early 20th century, the university had a student population as small as one thousand, consisting largely of upper-class pupils training to become civil servants, lawyers and doctors. In the coming decades, it started to grow significantly until it became one of the country's largest. In 1964 the social sciences were split from the Faculty of Humanities.
In recent years, Lund University has been very popular among applicants to Swedish higher education institutions, both nationally[13] and internationally.[14][15] For studies starting in autumn 2012, Lund received 11,160 foreign master's applications from 152 countries, which was roughly one third of all international applications to Swedish universities.[14]
Women at the university
The first woman to study in Lund was
Campus
The university's facilities are mainly located in the small city of Lund in Scania, about 15 km away from central Malmö and 50 km from Copenhagen. The large student and staff population makes an impact on the city, effectively making it a university town. Over a hundred university buildings[17] scatter around town, most of them in an area covering more than 1 km2, stretching towards the north-east from Lundagård park in the very centre of town. Buildings in and around Lundagård include the main building, Kungshuset, the Historical Museum and the Academic Society's headquarters. The main library building is located in a park 400 meters to the north, followed by the large hospital complex.
Lund University has a satellite campus in nearby Malmö, Sweden's third-largest city. The Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts' three academies: Malmö Art Academy, Malmö Academy of Music and Malmö Theatre Academy, are all located in Malmö. The city is also the location of Skåne University Hospital, where Lund University performs a considerable amount of research and medical training.
Teaching and training at the School of Aviation (LUSA) take place at an airfield next to the town of Ljungbyhed, about 40 km away from Lund.
Museums
The Biological Museum is a research collection, not having public exhibitions. It possesses between 10 and 13 million specimens of plants and animals.
Library
Hospital
Education and research in the
Accommodation
LU Accommodation offers housing in the cities of Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg. There are different room types including dormitory rooms, studio flats and one and two-bedroom apartments.
Organisation
Administration
The University Board is the university's highest decision-making body. The Board comprises the Vice-Chancellor, representatives of the teaching staff and students, and representatives of the community and business sector.[25] Chair of the board is Margot Wallström. Executive power lies with the Vice-Chancellor and the University Management Group, to which most other administrative bodies are subordinate.[26]
Faculties
Lund University is divided into nine faculties:[26]
- Faculties of Humanities and Theology
- Faculty of Engineering (LTH)
- Faculty of Fine & Performing Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- School of Aviation
- School of Economics and Management
Research centres
The university is also organised into more than 20 institutes and research centres,[27] such as:
- Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS)
- Biomedical Centre
- Centre for Biomechanics
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering - Kemicentrum
- Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies
- Centre for European Studies
- Centre for Geographical Information Systems (GIS Centrum)
- Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE)
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University
- Centre for Molecular Protein Science
- Centre for Risk Analysis and Management (LUCRAM)
- International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University (IIIEE)
- Lund Functional Food Science Centre
- Lund Center for the History of Knowledge (LUCK)
- Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC)
- MAX lab - Accelerator physics, synchrotron radiation and nuclear physics research
- Pufendorf Institute
- Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Swedish South Asian Studies Network
Academics
Education
The university offers around 275 educational programmes and some 1400 courses. Several programmes and courses are offered in English, allowing foreign students to study at the university. The university offers 6 of the 10 most popular master's programs in Sweden (2021), in terms of the numbers of applications. Five of those programs are offered at the School of Economics and Management (LUSEM).[28] The LUSEM Master's in Finance ranks 36th in the world, according to the Financial Times annual global ranking.[29] The Financial Times Master's programmes in Management ranking places Lund 44th in the world.[30]
Research
Lund University is well known as one of Scandinavia's largest research universities.[31] It ranks among top performers in the European Union in terms of papers accepted for publication in scientific journals.[32] It is also Sweden's top receiver of research grants from the EU, and places fifth among european universities in funding from Horizon Europe.[33] The university is active in many internationally important research areas, such as neurology, nanotechnology, climate change and stem cell biology.
Innovation
One of the most famous innovations based on research from Lund University is
- 1847: Ice Age theory
- 1887: Rydberg's constant
- 1916: The M series and new methods of measurement
- 1926: The first respirator
- 1944: The Tetrahedron packing method
- 1946: The artificial kidney
- 1953: Medical ultrasound
- 1956: Human chromosome number
- 1957: Dopamine
- 1962: The Falck-Hillarp method, Partial differential equations
- 1963: Lactose intolerance
- 1966: Asthma medicine
- 1967: Nicorette
- 1969: New radiocontrast agent
- 1970: Servo Ventilator
- 1972: The Inkjet printer
- 1987: Inhaler for asthma medicine
- 1990: Oat milk
- 1991: Proviva (probiotic drink)
- 1993: Qlik – data visualization software
- 1994: Bluetooth
- 1997: Precise biometrics – fingerprint reader
- 1999: Digital diagnostic support
- 2000: LUCAS device for automated CPR
- 2004: Facial recognition technology
- 2005: Hövding invisible cycling helmet
- 2008: Cancer diagnostics using MR technology
- 2009: Treatment of pre-eclampsia
- 2012: The world's most water-efficient shower
- 2013: A unique new method for simpler and more accurate cancer diagnosis
- 2014: Protein diagnostics of cancer
- 2018: Suture-TOOL. A surgical device for fast and standardized closure of the abdominal wall
Rankings
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
ARWU World[37] | 101-150 (2024) |
QS World[38] | 75 (2025) |
RUR World[39] | 55 (2024) |
THE World[40] | 95 (2025) |
USNWR Global[41] | 95 (2022) |
Lund University consistently ranks among the top 100 universities in the world, with several subjects ranked in the top 50 and higher.[42] Lund was ranked 75th in the world in the 2025 QS World University Rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden.[43] It is the most popular university in Sweden for international applicants and was ranked as the 40th most international university in the world by Times Higher in 2021.[44] Lund placed 3rd in the 2025 QS World University Sustainability Ranking.[45]
The QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2021 places Lund in the top 50 in the following subjects: Geography (24th), Development Studies (32nd), Environmental Sciences (44th) and Nursing (47th).[46] QS also has a separate ranking for business Master's (the QS Business Masters Rankings), where Lund University is ranked in the categories 'Marketing' (42nd)[47] and 'Finance' (47th)[48] in 2022. Additionally, the Times Higher subject rankings for 2021 places Lund in 65th place in Law.[49]
Lund University ranks 55th in the RUR World University Rankings.[50] RUR places Lund in the top tier for the following disciplines: Humanities (32nd), Life Sciences (12th), Medical Sciences (35th), Natural Sciences (18th), Social Sciences (89th), and Technical Sciences (38th).
In 2018, Lund placed 82nd in the world in the Times Higher Global University Employability Ranking[51] and in 2020, Lund placed 91–100 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Ranking.[52]
Student life
Lund student life is based on three central structures: the student nations, the Academic Society (AF) and the student unions. Until 1 July 2010, students were required to enroll in a student union, nation and AF in order to receive grades at the university, but this is no longer compulsory.[53] Students may still enroll in these organizations if they wish.
Student nations
The
Today students may enroll in any nation, although the nations still preserve their geographic names. In most cases, it does not matter what nation one enrolls in, but different nations offer different activities for interested students.
Each nation has student housing, but the accommodations in no way meet demand, and they are usually appointed according to a queue system. Most nations tend to have at least one pub evening per week, with a following night club. The solemn peak event in the course of an activity year is the organization of student balls once a year. Most well known of the nation balls (as opposed to balls organized by student unions) is the ball hosted by Göteborgs Nation - called the "Gustaf II Adolf Ball" (also known as the "GA-Ball"). Most nations also host at least one banquet per week, where a three-course dinner is served. Each nation also has different activities based on students' interests. All activities within the nations are run by volunteer workers.
The Academic Society
In 1830, Professor
Student unions
The student unions represent students in various decision-making boards within the university and counsel students regarding their rights, housing and career options. There are nine student unions, one for each faculty and an additional union for doctoral students.[55] Lund's Doctoral Student Union is further divided into councils, one for each faculty except for the faculties of engineering and fine and performing arts.[56]
The unions are incorporated into the Association of Lund University Student Unions (LUS). It has two full-time representatives who go to weekly meetings with the vice-chancellor and other organizational university bodies. The student union association runs services such as a loan institute, a day-care center and a website with housing information. It also publishes the monthly Lundagård magazine.
Notable people
The following is a selected list of some notable people who have been affiliated with Lund University as students or academics.
Humanities and economics
Biology and medicine
Mathematics, engineering and physical sciences
Politics and law
Rutger Macklean (1742–1816) was a prominent captain, politician and land owner remembered for introducing agricultural reforms leading to more effective large-scale farming in Sweden. Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977) was Sweden's finance minister 1925–1926 and 1932–1949 and has been considered the 'foremost developer of the Swedish Social Democracy'.[76] Östen Undén (1886–1974) was an internationally recognized professor of law and Sweden's minister of foreign affairs 1924–1926 and 1945–1962. Tage Erlander (1901–1985) was Sweden's prime minister 1945–1969, potentially a record of uninterrupted tenure in parliamentary democracies, and led his party through eleven elections. Ingvar Carlsson (1934–) served as Sweden's prime minister 1986–1991 and 1994–1996 and as Sweden's deputy prime minister 1982–1986. Rupiah Banda (1937–) was the president of Zambia 2008–2011 and its vice president 2006–2008. Leif Silbersky (1938–) is a notable lawyer and author famous for representing so-called high-profile cases in Sweden. Marianne Lundius (1949–) was between 2010 and 2016 the president of the Supreme court of Sweden, the first female justice in this position. Utoni Nujoma (1952–) was Namibia's minister of foreign affairs 2010–2012 and is since 2012 the country's minister of justice.
Literature and culture
Business and entrepreneurship
Partner universities
Lund University cooperates with universities on all continents, both in areas of research and
Partners include the University of California system, Nanyang Technological University, Heidelberg University, the University of Tokyo and the University of Texas.
Apart from being a member of the
See also
- Fernström Prize
- List of early modern universities in Europe
- Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, of which Lund University Library is a member
- Projekt Sex
- Royal Swedish Physiographic Society in Lund
Notes
- ^Note a Prepared for both the book and the sword – to study and to defend the country in times of war. The lion in Lund University's seal holds a book in one hand, and a sword in the other.
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