At the Faculty Board meeting on 5 November, a decision was made to advertise two faculty-wide assistant senior lecturer positions in computational science within the natural sciences in 2026. The Faculty Board also approved the operational plan and resource allocation for 2026, followed by a financial report.
The Dean provided an update on the ongoing establishment in Science Village, and the Board discussed the outcomes of the extraordinary meeting held in October. Decisions regarding Science Village Stage 1 and 2 are scheduled to be made by the Faculty Board on 17 December.
Each year, the Faculty Board allocates funds within the faculty budget to support medium-cost research infrastructure. These funds are distributed through an application process open to researchers across the faculty. The Research Board is responsible for preparing and deciding on the allocation of these resources. The Faculty Board received information about the 2026 distribution of infrastructure funding.
The Dean also reported on the ongoing process concerning the international guest professorship call. Based on input from the relevant Heads of Department, the Research Board has prioritised the received applications. The next step is for the Vice-Chancellor to determine the total number of positions to be allocated to the Faculty of Science, after which the recruitment processes will proceed.
The Vice Dean reported on the Inspiration Day for the faculty’s teachers, held on 20 October, and the positive feedback received. The Faculty leadership now hopes to make the event a recurring feature, tentatively every other year.
Under “Other matters”, a request was raised to make not only the meeting minutes but also the decision documents available on the web. From now on, both minutes and decision documents will be published on the internal faculty webpage once approved.
Documents from Faculty Board meetings are published here - naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt
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