Lund University 2013 EDUCATION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SINCE

Lund University 2013 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SINCE 1666

A world-class university • Founded in 1666 • 47 000 students • 7 200 employees - 820 professors - 4 030 lecturers/researchers and doctoral students • Turnover EUR 750 million – 1/3 education, 2/3 research

A comprehensive university – 8 faculties • Medicine • Engineering • Science • Social Sciences • Humanities and Theology • Economics and Management • Law • Fine and Performing Arts (Music, Theatre, Fine Art)

One university – multiple campuses Lund – main campus Malmö Art Academy of Music Theatre Academy Skåne University Hospital Helsingborg Campus Helsingborg Ljungbyhed School of Aviation

Strategic plan 2012– 2016 Vision • A world-class university that works to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition Goal • Highest quality in education, research, innovation and interaction with society Four strategies • Cross-boundary collaboration • Internationalisation • Quality enhancement • Leader, teacher and employee excellence

Education – undergraduate and Master’s Students Individuals – total over year 47 000 Individuals – autumn semester 33 000 Degrees awarded 4 800 Education Study programmes Free-standing courses 285 2 200

Education – Ph. D Research students Active 3 100 Admitted in 2012 515 Doctoral degrees 320

Sweden’s most international university • Exchange students (individuals) outgoing 1 100 incoming 1 900 • Non-exchange international students: 3 700 • Sweden’s most popular university for Master’s degrees • 680 partner universities in 50 countries worldwide

Most popular student city in Sweden Student. Lund >20 000 members • Nations, extra-curricular social activities • Unions, monitoring of education to safeguard quality and student influence through some 1 000 representatives on all levels at LU, taking part in the leadership of the university • Academic Society (AF), operates student activities such as television, radio, ‘spex’ comedy theatre, drama, choirs and orchestras • Housed in the AF building – the physical hub of student life in Lund

Strong research areas • Materials science and nanotechnology • Risk and safety management • Automatic control • Laser spectroscopy • E-science • Climate and environment • Manufacturing engineering • Quaternary geology • IT and mobile communications • Animal migration patterns • Food • Transport and logistics • Synchrotron radiation research • Biodiversity

Strong research areas • Cognitive science • Cancer • Linguistics • Epidemiology • Music education • Economic history • Neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases • Economic demography • Stem cells • Innovation and entrepreneurship • Health and ageing • Middle Eastern studies • Diabetes • Bioimaging

LUIS – Lund University Innovation System • By ensuring research from Lund University is utilised, LUIS will contribute to increased growth in Sweden. • Helping researchers with business development, financing, patents, networking, legal issues, etc. • Utilisation through: – Patenting and licensing – Formation of companies – Knowledge services

Innovation outcomes 2012 New innovation ideas 104 Commercialisation projects 70 Patent applications 22 Companies formed 16 New portfolio companies 6

Innovation outcomes since 1999 • Investments in over 60 new research companies • Over 2 000 full-time equivalent jobs • Over SEK 600 million in tax revenue

An entrepreneurial university • Integration of entrepreneurial perspectives into Master’s programmes and graduate schools • All faculties included • IKS – joint innovation office for all HE institutions in southern Sweden • Ideon Science Park – 290 companies, the majority of which have their origins in research from Lund University

The MAX IV Laboratory • World-leading synchrotron radiation laboratory • Using synchrotron radiation to study materials at the atomic scale • For scientific breakthroughs within medicine, engineering and science • Expected to be completed in 2015

ESS • Based on the world's most powerful neutron source • Will be used to study the structure and function of materials such as plastics, proteins and medicines • Expected to be completed in 2019 • Will be used by a number of European countries

Medicon Village • Research, innovation and enterprise working together to create value for human health and wellbeing • 80 00 2 to let – approx. 30 00 2 of laboratories • 570 workspaces • In the long term, more than 1 00 people expected to work at the centre • Opened 2012 in Astra. Zeneca’s former premises

LERU – League of European Research Universities A network to promote European research. Other member universities include: • Cambridge • Oxford • Helsinki • Heidelberg

Universitas 21 International network of 24 leading research-intensive universities in 15 countries Examples of other members: • Fudan, Shanghai • Hong Kong • Amsterdam • Edinburgh

The Öresund region: one of the world’s strongest research regions • A hub for ideas, science and culture • A large proportion of the business sector has its origins in research • International airport (Copenhagen)

Lärosäten Syd – higher education institutions in southern Sweden • Cooperation for greater national and international competitiveness, within education, research and innovation • Mobility – students and teaching staff • Student housing • Infrastructure