Lund University FACULTY OF SCIENCE We are united

We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and

A world class university • Founded in 1666 • Ranked among the world’s top

A comprehensive university – 8 faculties • Economics and management • Engineering and technology

The faculty in numbers • 9 departments or other units • 1. 094 employees

Departments or other units • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science • Centre for

Personnel Full-time equivalents: 1 007 (40% female) • Ph. D students: 305 (45% female)

Funding Total revenue: SEK 1 194 million Central government allocation 54% Government grant providers

Education • 2. 890 students (1. 658 full-time equivalents) • Bachelor’s programme with 12

Bachelor’s programme 12 specialisations: • Astronomy and Astrophysics • Mathematics (in English) • Biology

Master’s programmes 17 master’s programmes: • Applied Climate Change Strategies • Astrophysics • Bioinformatics

Postgraduate studies 22 postgraduate disciplines: • Analytical Chemistry • Astronomy and Astrophysics • Biochemistry

Research • Climate change • Animal super senses and development of life on earth

World-leading in material science MAX IV Laboratory: European Spallation Source (ESS): • World-leading synchrotron

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Lund University FACULTY OF SCIENCE

We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

A world class university • Founded in 1666 • Ranked among the world’s top 100 universities • 40. 000 students (individuals) whereof 20% international • Over 8. 000 employees whereof 840 professors, 4. 560 lecturers, researchers and doctoral students, and 2. 780 technical and administrative staff • 270 education programmes whereof 186 at advanced level • 1. 380 free standing courses

A comprehensive university – 8 faculties • Economics and management • Engineering and technology • Fine arts, music and theatre • Humanities and theology • Law • Medicine • Science • Social sciences

Faculty of Science

The faculty in numbers • 9 departments or other units • 1. 094 employees (1 007 full-time equivalents) • 2 890 students (1 658 full-time equivalents) • Bachelor’s programme with 12 specialisations (3 in English) • The hospital physics programme • 17 master’s programmes with specialisations within the programmes • 22 postgraduate disciplines • 57 doctoral degrees and 10 licentiate degrees

Departments or other units • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science • Centre for Mathematical Sciences • Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics • Department of Biology • Department of Chemistry • Department of Geology • Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science • Department of Physics • Division of Medical Radiation Physics

Personnel Full-time equivalents: 1 007 (40% female) • Ph. D students: 305 (45% female) • Other lecturers and researchers: 214 (37% female) • Professors: 123 (25% female) • Administrative staff: 115 (70% female) • Senior lecturers: 97 (22% female) • Career-development positions: 87 (33% female) • Technical staff: 43 (31% female) • Library staff: 12 (80% female) • Lecturers: 12 (42% female)

Funding Total revenue: SEK 1 194 million Central government allocation 54% Government grant providers 20% Other Swedish grant providers 10% Foreign grant providers 7% Applied research 8%

Education • 2. 890 students (1. 658 full-time equivalents) • Bachelor’s programme with 12 specialisations (3 in English) • The hospital physics programme • 17 master’s programmes with specialisations within the programmes • Postgraduate studies (22 postgraduate disciplines)

Bachelor’s programme 12 specialisations: • Astronomy and Astrophysics • Mathematics (in English) • Biology • Molecular Biology • Chemistry/Molecular Biology • Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (in English) • Environmental Health • Physics (in English) • Environmental Science • Theoretical Physics • Geology

Master’s programmes 17 master’s programmes: • Applied Climate Change Strategies • Astrophysics • Bioinformatics • Biology • Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management • Geology • Chemistry • Geomatics • Environmental Changes at Higher Latitudes • Mathematical Statistics • Environmental Science • Molecular Biology • Environment and Health Science • Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science • Geographical Information Systems • Mathematics • Physics

Postgraduate studies 22 postgraduate disciplines: • Analytical Chemistry • Astronomy and Astrophysics • Biochemistry • Biology • Chemical Physics • Geobiosphere Science, with specialization in Quaternary Sciences • Inorganic Chemistry • Mathematical Statistics • Mathematics • Medical Radiation Physics • Environmental Science • Molecular Biophysics • Geobiosphere Science, with specialization in Geographical Information Science • Numerical Analysis • Geobiosphere Science, with specialization in Lithosphere and Palaeobiosphere Sciences • Geobiosphere Science, with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science • Organic Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Physics • Theoretical Chemistry • Theoretical Physics, with specialization in Computational Biology

Research • Climate change • Animal super senses and development of life on earth • Future materials and effective medicines • Origins of the Milky Way and nature’s smallest components • New opportunities with MAX IV and ESS

World-leading in material science MAX IV Laboratory: European Spallation Source (ESS): • World-leading synchrotron radiation laboratory • Based on the world's most powerful neutron source • Using synchrotron radiation to study materials at the atomic scale • Will be used to study the structure and function of materials such as plastics, proteins and medicines • For scientific breakthroughs within medicine, engineering and science • Expected to be open for research in 2023 • Inaugurated 2016 • Will be used by a number of European countries