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{{short description|Swedish university}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Lund University
 | native_name            = {{lang|sv|Lunds universitet}}
 | image                  = Lunds universitet.svg
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 | latin_name             = Universitas Lundensis<ref>{{Cite book |title=Record of the Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Sydney |date=1903 |publisher=William Brooks and Co. |isbn=9781112213304 |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] |language=en-AU }}</ref>
 | former_name            = Royal Caroline Academy<br />{{langx|la|Regia Academia Carolina}}
 | motto                  = [[Ad utrumque paratus|Ad utrumque]]
 | mottoeng               = Prepared for both{{ref|Motto_meaning|[Note a]}}
 | established            = {{start date and age|1666}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edumaritime.net/europe/northern-europe/sweden/lund-university-lund-and-helsingborg|title=LUND UNIVERSITY AT LUND AND HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN|work=EduMaritime.net|access-date=31 May 2015}} {{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 | type                   = [[public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | budget                 = [[Swedish krona|SEK]] 10.4 billion<ref name="lunduniversity.lu.se">[https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/facts-and-figures Facts and figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820085210/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university/facts-and-figures |date=2018-08-20 }} Lund University web site.</ref>
 | head_label             = [[Vice Chancellor]]
 | head                   = Erik Renström<ref name="Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/management-leadership/university-management/vice-chancellor-erik-renstrom|title=Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström|first=Page manager: editorskommunikationluse &#124; 9|last=Mar 2022|website=www.lunduniversity.lu.se}}</ref>
 | academic_staff         = 5,050 (2023)<ref name="Facts and figures">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/facts-and-figures|title=Facts and figures|first=Page manager: editorskommunikationluse &#124; 22|last=Jun 2022|website=www.lunduniversity.lu.se|access-date=2022-07-14|archive-date=2018-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820085210/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university/facts-and-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 3,000 (2023)<ref name="Facts and figures"/>
 | students               = 47,000 (27,000 FTE)<ref name="lunduniversity.lu.se"/>
 | city                   = [[Lund]]
 | state                  = [[Scania]]
 | country                = Sweden
 | campus                 = Urban
 | nickname               = LU
 | affiliations           = [[Universitas 21]]<br /> [[LERU]]<br /> [[European University Association|EUA]]<br /> [[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]]
 | website                = https://www.lu.se
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se
 | colors                 = [[Dark blue (color)|Dark blue]] and [[Bronze (color)|bronze]]<br />{{color box|#000080}} {{color box|#9c6114}}
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'''Lund University''' ({{langx|sv|Lunds universitet}}) is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Sweden]] and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of [[Lund]] in the Swedish province of [[Scania]] (Swedish: ''Skåne''). The university was officially founded in 1666 on the location of the old ''studium generale'' next to [[Lund Cathedral]].

Lund University has nine [[Faculty (division)|faculties]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/management-leadership|title=Management and leadership|access-date=5 July 2016|archive-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506071139/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/management-leadership|url-status=live}}</ref> with additional campuses in the cities of [[Malmö]] and [[Helsingborg]], with around 47,000 students<ref name="lunduniversity.lu.se"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university |title=About Lund University - Lund University |publisher=Lund University |date=2016-07-05 |access-date=2016-07-05 |archive-date=2020-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506142600/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university |url-status=live }}</ref> 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: [[MAX IV]], a synchrotron radiation laboratory – inaugurated in June 2016, and [[European Spallation Source]] (ESS), a new European facility that will provide up to 100 times brighter neutron beams than existing facilities today, to be operational by the end of 2027.<ref>[https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-mandate ESS Mandate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103212252/https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-mandate |date=2017-01-03 }} Retrieved 21 May 2017.</ref>

The university centres on the [[Lundagård (park)|Lundagård]] park adjacent to the [[Lund Cathedral]], with various departments spread in different locations in town, but mostly concentrated in a belt stretching north from the park connecting to the university hospital area and continuing out to the northeastern periphery of the town, where one finds the large campus of the [[Lund Institute of Technology|Faculty of Engineering]].

== History ==
[[File:Lunds universitets huvudbyggnad (juli 2008).jpg|thumb|300px|left|[[Lund University Main Building]], built in 1882, designed by [[Helgo Zettervall]]]]

=== 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, Lund|Katedralskolan]]'') for the training of [[clergy]] was established in 1085 and is today Scandinavia's [[List of oldest universities in continuous operation|oldest school]].

In 1425, a [[Franciscan]] ''[[studium generale]]'' (a [[medieval university]]) was founded in Lund next to the [[Lund Cathedral]] (with baccalaureate degree started in 1438), making it the oldest institution of higher education in Scandinavia followed by [[studium generale|''studia generalia'']] in [[Uppsala]] in 1477 and [[Copenhagen]] in 1479. After Sweden won Scania from Denmark in the 1658 [[Treaty of Roskilde]], the university was founded in 1666 on the location of the old ''studium generale'' next to [[Lund Cathedral]].<ref name="A Brief History of Lund University">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university/a-brief-history|title=A Brief History of Lund University|work=Lund University |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=2017-05-21|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201201026/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university/a-brief-history|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''studium generale'' had not survived the [[Lutheran Reformation]] of 1536, which is why the university is considered a separate institution when founded in 1666.

=== 17th–19th centuries ===
After the [[Treaty of Roskilde]] in 1658, the [[Scanian lands]] came under the possession of the Swedish Crown, which founded the university in 1666 as a means of making Scania Swedish by educating teachers in Swedish and culturally integrate the Scania region with Sweden. The university was named ''Academia Carolina'' after [[Charles X Gustav of Sweden]] until the late 19th century when Lund University became the widespread denomination. It was the fifth university under the Swedish king, after [[Uppsala University]] (1477), the [[University of Tartu]] (1632, now in [[Estonia]]), the [[Academy of Åbo]] (1640, now in [[Finland]]), and the [[University of Greifswald]] (founded 1456; Swedish 1648–1815, now in [[Germany]]).

The university was at its founding granted four faculties: [[faculty of law|Law]], [[Theological]], [[Medicine]] and [[Philosophy]]. They were the cornerstones, and for more than 200 years this system was in effect. Towards the end of the 17th century, the number of students hovered around 100. Some notable professors in the early days were [[Samuel Pufendorf]], a juridical historian; and [[Canutus Hahn]] and Kristian Papke in philosophy.<ref>For a summary description of all of the set of scholars and literati who intervened in teaching at the University of Lund from its creation until 1800, see [[David de la Croix]],(2021). [https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/RETE/article/view/63833 Scholars and Literati at the University of Lund (1666-1800).Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae/RETE. 5:53–60.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201123717/https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/RETE/article/view/63833 |date=2021-12-01 }}</ref>

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.

[[File:Historiska museet i Lund, 1800-tal.jpg|300px|thumb|right|View of the Historical Museum building in the 19th century]]
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 [[Akademiska Föreningen]] in the 1830s.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.lundagard.se/2021/11/01/dark-academia/| title = Dark academia – Lundagard.se}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://lundtan.lundaekonomerna.se/general-knowledge-the-murder-at-locus-peccatorum/| title = General Knowledge: The murder at Locus Peccatorum}}</ref>

In 1845 and 1862 Lund co-hosted [[Nordic student meeting]]s 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 (theatre)|spex]] (a student comedy show).

=== 20th century – present ===
[[File:Universitetsplatsen Lund.jpg|thumb|right|The University Square in the 1910s]]
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. [[Lund Institute of Technology]] was established in 1961 but was merged with Lund University eight years later.

In recent years, Lund University has been very popular among applicants to Swedish higher education institutions, both nationally<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/UF0513_2009A01_BR_A40BR1002.pdf |title=Utbildning Gymnasieungdomars studieintresse läsåret 2009/2010 |access-date=2012-01-30 |archive-date=2018-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113034539/http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/UF0513_2009A01_BR_A40BR1002.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and internationally.<ref name="popularformasters">{{cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=5781|title=Home – Lund University|access-date=31 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105044724/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=5781|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sweden.se/study/2011/02/03/decrease-in-international-applicants-to-swedish-universities/|title=Decrease in international applicants to Swedish universities|access-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124150445/http://blogs.sweden.se/study/2011/02/03/decrease-in-international-applicants-to-swedish-universities/|archive-date=24 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref name="popularformasters" />

===Women at the university===
The first woman to study in Lund was [[Hildegard Björck]] (spring of 1880) who had previously studied in [[Uppsala]] and had been the first Swedish woman ever to get an academic degree. Her tenure in Lund was however very brief and the medical student [[Hedda Andersson]] who entered the university later in 1880 (two years before the next woman to do so) is usually mentioned as the first woman at Lund University.<ref name=Andersson>[http://www.med.lu.se/plain/english/about_the_faculty/history_of_the_faculty/personalities_discoveries_and_innovations/hedda_andersson Lund University Medical Faculty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122134144/http://www.med.lu.se/plain/english/about_the_faculty/history_of_the_faculty/personalities_discoveries_and_innovations/hedda_andersson |date=2015-11-22 }} Hedda Andersson (1861-1950)</ref> Hilma Borelius was the first woman who finished a doctorate in Lund, in 1910. The first woman to be appointed to a professor's chair was the historian [[Birgitta Odén]] in 1965, though [[Carin Boalt]] was made a professor at the [[Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University|Faculty of Engineering]], which at the time was a separate institution, in 1964. In 1992 [[Boel Flodgren]], Professor of Business Law, was appointed [[rector magnificus]] (or, strictly speaking, ''rectrix magnifica'') of Lund University. As such, she was the first woman to be the head of a European university.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

===Campus===
[[File:Kungshuset Lund 2010.jpg|thumb|''[[Kungshuset]],'' the oldest university building (completed 1584)]]
The university's facilities are mainly located in the small city of Lund in Scania, about 15&nbsp;km away from central [[Malmö]] and 50&nbsp;km from [[Copenhagen]]. The large student and staff population makes an impact on the city, effectively making it a [[college town|university town]]. Over a hundred university buildings<ref name="map">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/images/maps/2010campusmap.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815061601/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/images/maps/2010campusmap.pdf|url-status=dead|title=- Campus map|archivedate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> scatter around town, most of them in an area covering more than 1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, 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.

[[Campus Helsingborg]] is, as the name suggests, located in the city of [[Helsingborg]], almost 50&nbsp;km from Lund. Opened in 2000, it consists of a building in the city center, right next to the central train station and the harbor. Nearly 3,000 students are based on the campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ch.lu.se/index.php?id=235|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165932/http://www.ch.lu.se/index.php?id=235|url-status=dead|title=Campus Helsingborg - about|archivedate=July 18, 2011}}</ref> The Department of Service Management and the Department of Communication and Media are among those located at the campus in Helsingborg.

Teaching and training at the School of Aviation (LUSA) take place at an airfield next to the town of [[Ljungbyhed]], about 40&nbsp;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.<ref name="auto">{{cite book|last1=Ingelög|first1=Torleif|title=Skatter i vått och torrt : biologiska samlingar i Sverige|date=2013|publisher=ArtDatabanken SLU|location=Uppsala|page=368}}</ref> The museum was founded by [[Kilian Stobaeus]], a teacher of [[Carl Linnaeus]],  in 1735. It is divided into three sections: the [[herbarium]], the [[entomological]] collections and the [[zoological]] collections.<ref name=os>{{cite web |url=https://www.biomus.lu.se/en |title=Biological Museum |website=Lund University Department of Biology |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>  The collections are particularly rich in specimens from Sweden and the other Nordic countries, and hold approximately 10,000 [[type specimens]]  The collections were previously known as the Botanical Museum and Museum of Zoology. These were merged into the Biological Museum in 2005. The museum is a part of the Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lund University|url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lucat/group/v1000605|access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> It holds the historically important collections  of [[Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt]], [[Carl Gustaf Thomson]], [[Carl Adolph Agardh]], [[Anders Jahan Retzius]], [[Erik Acharius]], [[Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok]] and [[Sven Nilsson (zoologist)|Sven Nilsson]].<ref name=os />

=== Library ===
[[Image:Universitetsbiblioteket 080508.jpg|thumb|University Central Library]]
[[Lund University library]] was established in 1668 at the same time as the university and is one of Sweden's oldest and largest libraries. Since 1698 it has received [[legal deposit]] copies of everything printed in the country. Today six Swedish libraries receive legal deposit copies, but only Lund and the [[National Library of Sweden|Royal Library]] in [[Stockholm]] are required to keep everything for posterity. Swedish imprints make up half of the collections, which amount to 170,000 linear meters of shelving (2006). The library serves 620,000 loans per year, the staff is 200 full-time equivalents, and the 33 branch libraries house 2600 reading room desks.<ref>Lund University library website, statistics for 2006, {{cite web |url=http://www.lub.lu.se/om-lub/organisation/lub-i-siffror-2006.html |title=Lunds universitets bibliotek - LUB i siffror 2006 |access-date=2008-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329114849/http://www.lub.lu.se/om-lub/organisation/lub-i-siffror-2006.html |archive-date=2008-03-29 }}</ref>
The current main building at Helgonabacken, designed by architect Alfred Hellerström,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=12816|title= Hellerström, släkt|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> opened in 1907. It was named Sweden's most beautiful building in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkitekturupproret.se/2019/12/31/sveriges-vackraste-byggnad-ar-nu-framrostad-universitetsbiblioteket-i-lund-vann/|title=Sveriges vackraste byggnad är nu framröstad – Universitetsbiblioteket i Lund vann|date=31 December 2019|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301013949/https://www.arkitekturupproret.se/2019/12/31/sveriges-vackraste-byggnad-ar-nu-framrostad-universitetsbiblioteket-i-lund-vann/|url-status=live}}</ref> The old library building was ''[[Liberiet]]'' close to the city's cathedral. Liberiet was built as a library in the 15th century but now serves as a cafe.

=== Hospital ===
[[File:Skånes universitetssjukhus i Lund–flygbild 06 september 2014.jpg|thumb|University Hospital]]
Education and research in the [[health sciences]] at the university are operated in cooperation with [[Skåne University Hospital]], located in both Lund and Malmö. Medical education takes place in the Biomedical Centre, next to the hospital in Lund. [[Nursing]] and [[occupational therapy]] were taught in the Health Sciences Centre nearby, but have since then moved to the newly inaugurated Forum Medicum, which brings all health sciences disciplines under one roof. The university also operates the Clinical Research Centre in Malmö, featuring many specialized laboratories. There are over 100 faculty.

=== 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 ===
[[Image:Lunds universitet-1.jpg|thumb|[[Sphinx]]es overlooking Lundagård Park]]
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.<ref name="administration">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/vice-chancellor-and-management/who-runs-the-university|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110825/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/vice-chancellor-and-management/who-runs-the-university|url-status=dead|title=Lund University - Who Runs the University?|archivedate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name="organization">{{cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s/24829|title=Home - Lund University|access-date=31 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904180537/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s/24829|archive-date=4 September 2013}}</ref>

=== Faculties ===
[[Image:20160929 Biomedicinskt Centrum Lund 0163 (30040450975).jpg|thumb|right|BMC, center for research in biology and medicine]]

Lund University is divided into nine faculties:<ref name="organization" />
*Faculties of Humanities and Theology
*Faculty of Engineering ([[Lund Institute of Technology|LTH]])
*Faculty of Fine & Performing Arts
*Faculty of Law<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty of Law {{!}} Lund University |url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lucat/group/v1000137 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=www.lunduniversity.lu.se}}</ref>
*Faculty of Medicine
*Faculty of Science
*Faculty of Social Sciences
*School of Aviation
*[[Lund School of Economics and Management|School of Economics and Management]]

=== Research centres ===
The university is also organised into more than 20 institutes and research centres,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s/24893|title=Home - Lund University|access-date=31 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824190305/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s/24893|archive-date=24 August 2014}}</ref> such as:
[[Image:Esaias tegner lundagard 080508.jpg|thumb|[[Esaias Tegnér]] statue near the towering [[Lund Cathedral]]]]
*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 Preparedness and Resilience (LUPREP)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-03-19 |title=Lund University to invest SEK 37 million in new total defence centre {{!}} Lund University |url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=www.lunduniversity.lu.se |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rikner |first=Elmer |date=2025-03-19 |title=LU startar två utbildningar i totalförsvar – Lundagard.se |url=https://www.lundagard.se/2025/03/19/lu-startar-tva-utbildningar-i-totalforsvar/ |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=www.lundagard.se |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
*Centre for Risk Analysis and Management (LUCRAM)
*[[IIIEE|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 ==

[[Image:Ikdc lund 080508.jpg|320px|thumb|LTH's Design Centre]]
[[File:Lund University observatory.jpg|175px|thumb|upright|University Observatory]]
[[File:Max IV–flygbild 06 september 2014-2.jpg|240px|thumb|[[MAX IV]] synchrotron radiation laboratory]]
[[File:ESS Lund.jpg|240px|thumb|[[European Spallation Source]] (ESS): a multidiciplinary research facility at Lund]]
[[File:Lund University Nanoscience.jpg|240px|thumb|Nano-science & technology Lab]]
[[File:Bio Medical Center LU.jpg|240px|thumb|Bio Medical Center]]

===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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lundagard.se/2021/02/04/lu-har-sex-av-sveriges-popularaste-masterprogram/|title=Sex av Sveriges populäraste masterprogram finns på LU – Lundagard.se|website=www.lundagard.se|access-date=2021-03-23|archive-date=2021-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204113920/https://www.lundagard.se/2021/02/04/lu-har-sex-av-sveriges-popularaste-masterprogram/|url-status=live}}</ref> The LUSEM Master's in Finance ranks 36th in the world, according to the Financial Times annual global ranking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lusem.lu.se/news/lusem-climbs-again-in-the-ft-masters-in-finance-ranking|title=LUSEM climbs again in the FT Masters in Finance ranking|website=Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet|date=31 May 2024 }}</ref> The Financial Times Master's programmes in Management ranking places Lund 44th in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lusem.lu.se/news/lusem-even-higher-on-prestigious-ranking-of-master-s-programmes-in-management|title=LUSEM even higher on prestigious ranking of Master's programmes in Management|website=Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet|date=31 May 2024 }}</ref>

===Research===
Lund University is well known as one of Scandinavia's largest research universities.<ref name="euro-scholars">[http://www.euroscholars.eu/universities/lund.htm Lund University, Sweden] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914025518/http://www.euroscholars.eu/universities/lund.htm |date=2014-09-14 }}, ''Euro Scholars'' Website</ref> It ranks among top performers in the [[European Union]] in terms of papers accepted for publication in [[Academic journal|scientific journals]].<ref>[ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/indicators/docs/3rd_report_snaps10.pdf The University Model for the 21st Century]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref> It is also Sweden's top receiver of research grants from the EU, and places fifth among european universities in funding from Horizon Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-i-topp-fem-i-horisont-europa|title= Lunds universitet i topp fem i Horisont Europa|date=26 January 2024}}</ref> 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 [[diagnostic ultrasound]], which is today a routine method of examination in hospitals around the world. Other
examples of pioneering innovations are the [[artificial kidney]], which laid the foundations for the multinational company [[Gambro]] and which makes life easier for dialysis patients worldwide, and [[Bluetooth technology]], which enables wireless communication over short distances.<ref>[http://www.luis.lu.se/media/Innovation_webb_ENG.pdf Over 300 years of useful Research - Lund University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235353/http://www.luis.lu.se/media/Innovation_webb_ENG.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}. Retrieved 30 April 2013.</ref> Here is a sample selection of discoveries from Lund through the ages.<ref>https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/research/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/innovations-from-lund {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620183651/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/research/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/innovations-from-lund |date=2020-06-20 }} . List of innovations by LU</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Apr 2022 |first=Page manager: josinegreidanuskommunikationluse {{!}} 19 |title=Innovations from Lund |url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/research-innovation/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/innovations-lund |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.lunduniversity.lu.se |language=en}}</ref>

*1847: [[Ice age|Ice Age theory]]
*1887: [[Rydberg constant|Rydberg's constant]]
*1916: The M series and new methods of measurement
*1926: The first [[respirator]]
*1944: The [[Tetrahedron packing|Tetrahedron packing method]]
*1946: The [[artificial kidney]]
*1953: [[Medical ultrasound]]
*1956: Human chromosome number
*1957: [[Dopamine]]
*1962: The [[Falck-Hillarp method of fluorescence|Falck-Hillarp method]], [[Partial differential equation]]s
*1963: [[Lactose intolerance]]
*1966: [[Asthma medication|Asthma medicine]]
*1967: [[Nicorette]]
*1969: New [[radiocontrast agent]]
*1971: The modern day medical [[ventilator]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servoventilatorn – den moderna respiratorn – Kulturportal Lund |url=https://kulturportallund.se/servoventilatorn-den-moderna-respiratorn/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
*1972: The [[Inkjet printing|Inkjet printer]]
*1987: [[Inhaler]] for asthma medicine
*1990: [[Oat milk]]
*1991: [[Provia|Proviva]] (probiotic drink)
*1993: [[Qlik]] – data visualization software
*1994: [[Bluetooth]]
*1997: Precise [[biometrics]] – [[Fingerprint scanner|fingerprint reader]]
*1999: Digital diagnostic support
*2000: [[LUCAS device]] for automated CPR
*2004: [[Facial recognition system|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===
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| THE_W = 95 | THE_W_year = 2025 | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking|title=World University Rankings 2025|date=29 October 2024|access-date=9 October 2024|archive-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028092904/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |url-status=live }}</ref>
| USNWR_W = =125 | USNWR_W_year = 2025 | USNWR_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |title=2024-25 Best Global Universities Rankings |work=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>
| QS_W = 75 | QS_W_year = 2025 | QS_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2025|title=QS World University Rankings 2025|website=Top Universities|date=23 May 2024|access-date=13 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929082515/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024|url-status=live}}</ref>|RUR_W=55 (2024)|RUR_W_ref=<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://roundranking.com/ranking/world-university-rankings.html#world-2024 |title=World University Rankings |access-date=2024-05-31 |archive-date=2018-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015240/https://roundranking.com/ranking/world-university-rankings.html#world-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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Lund University consistently ranks among the top 100 universities in the world, with several subjects ranked in the top 50 and higher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/university-world-rankings|title=University world rankings|first=Page manager: editorskommunikationluse &#124; 13|last=Jun 2022|website=www.lunduniversity.lu.se}}</ref> Lund was ranked 75th in the world in the 2025 QS World University Rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=QS World University Rankings|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024|access-date=2023-09-12|publisher=Topuniversities|archive-date=2023-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929082515/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/most-international-universities-world|title= Most International Universities in the World 2021|date= 28 January 2021|access-date= 4 February 2021|archive-date= 24 March 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190324115443/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/most-international-universities-world|url-status= live}}</ref> Lund ranks 1st in the World in the 2026 QS World University Sustainability Ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/sustainability-rankings|title= QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026|date= 18 November 2025}}</ref>

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).<ref>{{cite web|title=World University Rankings|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2021|access-date=2021-07-26|publisher=QS World University Rankings by Subject|archive-date=2020-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304055420/https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2020|url-status=live}}</ref> 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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business Masters - Masters in Marketing 2022|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/marketing/2022|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Top Universities|language=en}}</ref> and 'Finance' (47th)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business Masters - Masters in Finance 2022|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2022|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Top Universities|language=en|archive-date=2022-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428033728/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2022|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2022. Additionally, the Times Higher subject rankings for 2021 places Lund in 65th place in Law.<ref>{{cite web|title=World University Rankings by Subject|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|access-date=2021-07-26|publisher=Times Higher Education Rankings by Subject|archive-date=2020-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301164410/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lund University ranks 55th in the RUR World University Rankings.<ref>{{cite web|title=World University Rankings|url=https://roundranking.com/ranking/world-university-rankings.html#world-2023|access-date=2023-09-12|publisher=Round University Ranking (RUR)|archive-date=2018-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015240/https://roundranking.com/ranking/world-university-rankings.html#world-2023|url-status=live}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking|title=Best universities for graduate jobs|publisher=Times Higher Education|access-date=2018-12-01|archive-date=2019-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123103429/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2025, Lund placed 74th in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Ranking.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-02-18|title=World University Rankings|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-reputation-rankings|website=Times Higher Education (THE)}}</ref>

== Student life ==
[[Image:AF-borgen 2002.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[AF-borgen]],'' the student-run complex at the heart of student life in Lund, May 2002]]
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/11770/a/122528 |title=Frihet och inflytande - kårobligatoriets avskaffande |publisher=Regeringen.se |access-date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110612212853/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/11770/a/122528 |archive-date=2011-06-12 }}</ref> Students may still enroll in these organizations if they wish.

=== Student nations ===
{{main|List of Lund University nations}}
The [[nations at Swedish universities|nations]] in Lund are a central part of the university's history, initially serving as [[residential college]]s for students, organized by geographic origin. [[Östgöta Nation, Lund|Östgöta Nation]], the oldest nation, was established in 1668, two years after the university was founded. While the nations still offer limited housing, today they are best described as [[student society|student societies]].

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, Lund|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 [[Carl Adolph Agardh]] formed ''Akademiska Föreningen'' (The Academic Society), commonly referred to as AF, with the goal of "developing and cultivating the academic life" by bringing students and faculty from all departments and student nations together in one organization. [[Oscar I of Sweden|Prince Oscar]], then Sweden's Chancellor of Education, donated 2000 Kronor to help found the society. In 1848, construction began on ''[[AF-borgen]]'' (the AF Fortress), which is located opposite the [[Lund University main building|Main Building]] in [[Lundagård (park)|Lundagård]]. To this day, AF is the center of student life in Lund, featuring many theater companies, mainly [[Spex (theatre)|spexes]] and [[Lund's Student Theater]], a prize-winning student radio ([[Radio AF]]), and organizing the enormous ''Lundakarnevalen'' (the Lund Carnival) every four years. "AF Bostäder", an independent foundation with close ties to Akademiska Föreningen, maintains over 5,700 student residences in Lund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afbostader.se/en/About-AFB/More-about-AFB/History/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714071441/http://www.afbostader.se/en/About-AFB/More-about-AFB/History/|url-status=dead|title=AF Bostäder History|archivedate=July 14, 2008}}</ref>

=== Student unions ===
{{Main|Student unions at Lund University}}
[[Image:Delphi Panorama2007.jpg|thumb|The Delphi residential area, located in the northern part of Lund, is one of the large student housing complexes run by AF Bostäder.]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Student Unions |url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-life/student-organisations/student-unions |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Lund University |place=Lund, Sweden}}</ref> [[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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120330180431/http://93.182.167.71/nya-af/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/International.Guide_.2010_Web.pdf Studentlund, International Guide 2010]</ref>

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==
{{see also|List of Lund University people}}

[[File:Samuel von Pufendorf.jpg|thumb|[[Samuel von Pufendorf]]]]
[[File:1924 Karl Manne Siegbahn.jpg|right|thumb|[[Karl Manne Siegbahn]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics]]]]
[[File:Anne LHuiller 01.JPG|thumb|[[Anne L'Huillier]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics]]]]
[[File:Lars Hörmander.jpg|thumb|[[Lars Hörmander]], Fields Medal in 1962]]Alumni and faculty of Lund University are associated with, among other things: five Nobel Prizes, a Fields Medal, the creation of the first implantable [[pacemaker]], the development of [[echocardiography]], the spread of modern [[physiotherapy]], the discovery of the role of [[dopamine]] as an independent neurotransmitter, the determination of the number of [[chromosomes]] of man, the establishment of [[osseointegration]], the development of the [[Bluetooth technology]], and the development of the modern-day medical ventilator.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapid development of ventilator for COVID 19|url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19|access-date=2020-11-17|archive-date=2020-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709050021/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following is a selected list of some notable people who have been affiliated with Lund University as students or academics.

=== Humanities and economics ===
[[Samuel Pufendorf]] (1632–1694) was a notable jurist and [[philosopher]] known for his natural law theories, influencing [[Adam Smith]]<ref>{{cite web | title = European Society for the History of Economic Thought | url = http://www.eshet.net/conference/paper_view.php?id=1044&p=38 | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130607123912/http://www.eshet.net/conference/paper_view.php?id=1044&p=38 | archive-date = 2013-06-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref> as well as [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Acton Institute |date=9 March 2022 |url=http://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-12-number-1/samuel-von-pufendorf |access-date=3 May 2013 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202092437/https://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-12-number-1/samuel-von-pufendorf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Olof von Dalin]] (1708–1763) was an influential Swedish writer and historian of the late [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment era]]. [[Peter Wieselgren]] (1800–1877) was a Swedish priest, literature critic and prominent leader of the [[Swedish temperance movements|Swedish temperance movement]]. [[Knut Wicksell]] (1851–1926) was an influential economist, sometimes considered one of the founders of modern [[macroeconomics]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Ludwig Von Mises Institute | url = https://mises.org/Literature/Author/255 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215115/http://mises.org/Literature/Author/255 | archive-date = 2014-05-06 }}</ref> [[Oscar Olsson]] (1877–1950) was an important developer of self-education in Sweden and known as the father of [[study circle]]s.<ref>{{cite web| title = Socratic Seminar in the Tradition of Early Swedish Popular Education| url = http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/021/vol2/015/ecp2107v2015.pdf| access-date = 2013-05-03| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215038/http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/021/vol2/015/ecp2107v2015.pdf| archive-date = 2014-05-06| url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Bertil Ohlin]] (1899–1979) received the [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in economic sciences]] in 1977 for theories concerning international trade and capital, and was the leader of the Liberal's Peoples Party ([[Liberals (Sweden)|Folkpartiet]]) for 23 years. [[Gunnar Jarring]] (1907–2002) was Sweden's ambassador in UN 1956–1958, and Sweden's [[ambassador]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] 1958–1964. [[Britta Holmström]] (1911–1992) was the founder of Individuell Människohjälp (IM), a human rights organization with activities in 12 countries.<ref>{{cite web | title = IM Annual report 2012 | url = http://manniskohjalp.se/sites/default/files/im_arsredovisning_2012_130403_lr_rev01_1.pdf | access-date = 2018-12-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820084142/https://manniskohjalp.se/sites/default/files/im_arsredovisning_2012_130403_lr_rev01_1.pdf | archive-date = 2018-08-20 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Torsten Hägerstrand]] (1916–2004) was an internationally renowned geographer, considered the father of 'time geography'<ref>{{cite web | title = Lund University Magazine | url = http://www3.lu.se/info/lum/LUM_06_98/LUM6_48_hagerstrand.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051120182548/http://www3.lu.se/info/lum/LUM_06_98/LUM6_48_hagerstrand.html | archive-date = 2005-11-20 }}</ref> and receiver of the [[Vautrin Lud Prize|Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud]] in 1992. [[Judith Wallerstein]] (1921–2012) was a renowned psychologist and internationally recognized authority on the effects of marriage and divorce on children and their parents. The first person from Iceland to earn a degree in archaeology, [[Ólafía Einarsdóttir]], studied for her MA and PhD at Lund.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andlát: Ólafía Einarsdóttir|url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2017/12/20/andlat_olafia_einarsdottir/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=www.mbl.is|language=is|archive-date=2021-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522153049/https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2017/12/20/andlat_olafia_einarsdottir/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Biology and medicine ===
[[Carl Linnaeus]] (1707–1778), began his academic career in Lund by studying medicine and botany for a year before moving to [[Uppsala]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Linnean Correspondence | url = http://linnaeus.c18.net/Doc/lbio.php#Top | access-date = 2013-05-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130509041613/http://linnaeus.c18.net/Doc/lbio.php#Top | archive-date = 2013-05-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He is known as the father of modern [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], and is also considered one of the fathers of modern [[ecology]]. [[Pehr Henrik Ling]] (1776–1839) is considered the prime developer of natural gymnastics,<ref>{{ cite web | title = Britannica | url= https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/342315/Per-Henrik-Ling }}</ref> the father of Swedish massage,<ref>{{ cite web | title = Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut | url = http://www.axelsons.com/father-of-swedish-massage.php | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131120231537/http://www.axelsons.com/father-of-swedish-massage.php | archive-date = 2013-11-20 }}</ref> and one of the most important contributors to the development and spread of modern physical therapy.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Chiropractors Warwick | url = http://www.chiropractorswarwick.co.uk/index.php/about-chiropractors-warwick/a-history-of-neuromusculoskeletal-healthcare/a-history-of-physiotherapy-physical-therapy/ | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130531004218/http://www.chiropractorswarwick.co.uk/index.php/about-chiropractors-warwick/a-history-of-neuromusculoskeletal-healthcare/a-history-of-physiotherapy-physical-therapy/ | archive-date = 2013-05-31 }}</ref> [[Carl Adolph Agardh]] (1787–1859) made important contributions to the study of [[algae]] and played an important role as a politician in raising educational standards in Sweden.<ref>{{ cite web | title = The new international encyclopaedia | year=1905 | url=https://archive.org/stream/newinternational01gilm#page/191/mode/1up }}</ref> [[Elias Magnus Fries]] (1794–1878) was a notable botanist who played a prominent role in the creation of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms. [[Nils Alwall]] (1904–1986) was a pioneer in hemodialysis who constructed the first practical dialysis machine, commercialized by [[Gambro|The Gambro Company]]. [[Rune Elmqvist]] (1906–1996) was a physician and medical engineer who developed the first implantable [[Artificial cardiac pacemaker|pacemaker]] as well as the first inkjet ECG printer.<ref>{{ Cite journal | title = Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association | journal = Circulation | date = 5 June 2007 | volume = 115 | issue = 22 | doi = 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.184488 | pmid = 17548737 | url = http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/115/22/f109.full.pdf | last1 = Nicholls | first1 = M. | pages = f109-11 | doi-access = free }}</ref>  [[Lars Leksell]] (1907–1986) was a notable neurosurgeon who was the father of radiosurgery and later the inventor of the Gamma Knife. [[Inge Edler]] (1911–2001) developed the [[Medical ultrasound|medical ultrasonography]] in 1953, commonly known as echocardiography, together with Hellmuth Hertz, and was awarded the Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award in 1977. [[Sune Bergström]] (1916–2004) and [[Bengt Samuelsson]] (1934–2024) were awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] in 1982 for "discoveries concerning [[prostaglandin]]s and related biologically active substances". [[Arvid Carlsson]] (1923–2018) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 for "discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system" and is noted for having discovered the role of [[dopamine]] as an independent neurotransmitter.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Discovery of Dopamine, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center | url = http://www.med.lu.se/wnc/the_discovery_of_dopamine | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-date = 2018-08-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820083951/https://www.med.lu.se/wnc/the_discovery_of_dopamine | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Mathematics, engineering and physical sciences ===
[[Per Georg Scheutz]] (1785–1873) was a Swedish lawyer, publicist and inventor who created the first working programmable difference engine with a printing unit. [[Martin Wiberg]] (1826–1905) was a prolific inventor who, among many things, created the first difference engine the size of the sewing machine that could calculate and print logarithmic tables. [[Johannes Rydberg]] (1854–1919) was a renowned physicist famous for the Rydberg formula and the Rydberg constant. [[Carl Charlier]] (1862–1934) was an internationally acclaimed astronomer who made important contributions to [[astronomy]] as well as statistics and was awarded the [[James Craig Watson Medal]] in 1924 and the [[Bruce Medal]] in 1933. [[Manne Siegbahn]] (1886–1978), a student of Rydberg, was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] 1924 for his discoveries and research in the field of [[X-ray spectroscopy]]. [[Oskar Klein]] (1894–1977) was an internationally renowned theoretical physicist famous for the Klein-Kaluza theory, the Klein-Gordon equation, and the Klein-Nishina formula. [[Pehr Edman]] (1916–1977) was a renowned biochemist who developed a method for sequencing proteins, known as the Edman degradation, and has been called the father of modern [[biochemistry]].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Australian Biochemist | url = http://www.asbmb.org.au/magazine/2002-August_Issue33-2/Pehr%20Edman%20Feature.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130428032608/http://asbmb.org.au/magazine/2002-August_Issue33-2/Pehr%20Edman%20Feature.pdf | archive-date = 2013-04-28 }}</ref> [[Hellmuth Hertz]] (1920–1990) developed the [[echocardiography]] together with Inge Edler (see above), and was also the first to develop the inkjet technology of printing.<ref>{{Cite news | title = New York Times | date = 18 May 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/technology/l-an-inkjet-pioneer-318680.html | access-date = 19 February 2017 | archive-date = 8 March 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200308180350/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/technology/l-an-inkjet-pioneer-318680.html | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Lars Hörmander]] [[File:FieldsMedalFrontArchimedes.jpg|15px|FieldsMedalFrontArchimedes]] (1931–2012) is sometimes considered the foremost contributor to the modern theory of linear partial differential equations<ref>{{cite web
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=== 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 [[Minister for Finance (Sweden)|Sweden's finance minister]] 1925–1926 and 1932–1949 and has been considered the 'foremost developer of the Swedish [[Social democracy|Social Democracy]]'.<ref>{{ Cite journal | title = A Swedish Road to Socialism | journal = The American Political Science Review | volume = 73 | issue = 2 | pages = 505–520 | jstor = 1954894 | last1 = Tilton | first1 = Timothy A. | year = 1979 | doi = 10.2307/1954894 | s2cid = 145271156 }}</ref> [[Östen Undén]] (1886–1974) was an internationally recognized professor of law and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Sweden's minister of foreign affairs]] 1924–1926 and 1945–1962. [[Tage Erlander]] (1901–1985) was Sweden's [[Prime Minister of Sweden|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|Supreme court of Sweden]], the first female justice in this position. [[Utoni Nujoma]] (1952–) was [[Namibia|Namibia's]] minister of foreign affairs 2010–2012 and is since 2012 the country's minister of justice.

=== Literature and culture ===
[[Thomas Thorild]] (1759–1808) was a notable Swedish writer, poet, and philosopher who, among many things, was an early proponent of [[gender equality]]. [[Esaias Tegnér]] (1782–1846) was an influential writer, poet, bishop and professor of the [[Greek language]], perhaps most famous for his work [[Frithiof's Saga|Frithiofs Saga]]. [[Viktor Rydberg]] (1828–1895) was a notable journalist, writer and researcher, most famous for his works [[Tomten (poem)|Tomten]] and [[The Wind Is My Lover|Singoalla]] and regarded as one of Sweden's most important authors of the 19th century.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Project Runberg | url= https://runeberg.org/authors/rydberg.html }}</ref> [[Frans G Bengtsson]] (1894–1954) was a Swedish writer and poet famous for his novels [[The Long Ships]] (Röde Orm) which have been translated to at least 23 languages. [[Fritiof Nilsson Piraten]] (1895–1972) was a Swedish lawyer and popular author, known for his works Bombi Bitt och Jag and Bock i Örtagård. [[Hjalmar Gullberg]] (1898–1961) was a notable writer and poet who was also the head of the Swedish Radio Theatre 1936–1950. [[Ivar Harrie]] (1899–1973) was one of the founders of the newspaper {{lang|sv|[[Expressen]]}}, as well as its editor in chief 1944–1960. [[Elisabet Wentz-Janacek]] (1923 – 2014) was a composer and musicologist who mapped 20,000 different melody variants for Swedish hymns and helped create the Swedish Choral Registrar. [[Hans Alfredsson]] (1931–2017) was a Swedish comedian, author and actor, sometimes regarded as the foremost representative of the so-called Lundahumorn (the humor from Lund). [[Agnes von Rosen]] was a bullfighter and stunt performer who spent most of her later years in Mexico. [[Axwell]] (Born as Axel Christofer Hedfors, 1977–) is a world-renowned [[Disc jockey|DJ]], perhaps best known as a member of the trio the [[Swedish House Mafia|Swedish House Maffia]]. [[Elisabet Wentz-Janacek]] was a musicologist, organist, and major contributor to the Swedish Choral Registrar.

=== Business and entrepreneurship ===
[[Hans Rausing]] (1926–2019) was the managing director of [[Tetra Pak]] 1954–1985, the company's chairman 1985–1993, and has been ranked as the third richest man in Sweden. [[Pehr G. Gyllenhammar]] (1935–) is a businessman who was the CEO and chairman of [[Volvo]] 1971–1983 and 1983–1993 respectively, the chairman of Procordia 1990–1992, Aviva 1998–2005, [[Kinnevik AB|Investment AB Kinnevik]] 2004–2007, and is the current vice chairman of Rothschild Europe. [[Bertil Hult]] (1941–) founded [[EF Education First|EF Education]] from his dormitory in Lund <ref>{{cite web | title = EF Homepage | url = http://www.ef.co.nz/about-ef/company/ | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-date = 2015-01-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150113070054/http://www.ef.co.nz/about-ef/company/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> and was the company's CEO until 2002 and chairman until 2008. [[Olof Stenhammar]] (1941–) is a Swedish financier and businessman who founded Optionsmäklarna, OM, which later changed its name to OMX and today is a part of the [[Nasdaq, Inc.|NASDAQ OMX Group]]. [[Michael Treschow]] (1943–) is the current chairman of [[Unilever]] and was the CEO of [[Atlas Copco]] and [[Electrolux|Elektrolux]] 1991–1998 and 1998–2002 respectively, as well as the chairman of [[Ericsson]] 2002–2011. [[Stefan Persson (magnate)|Stefan Persson]] (1947–) was the CEO of [[H&M]] 1982–1997 and has been the company's chairman since 1998 and has been ranked among the top ten richest men in the world. [[Dan Olofsson]] (1950–) is a Swedish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the company Sigma and the foundation [[Star for Life]] and is a large shareholder in the company [[ÅF]]. [[Anders Dahlvig]] (1957–) was the CEO and President of the [[IKEA]] group between 1999 and 2009, during which IKEA experienced an average growth of 11 percent,<ref>{{ cite web | title = Director | url = http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2012/03_March/MBL_Anders_Dahlvig_65_07.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130426025842/http://director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2012/03_March/MBL_Anders_Dahlvig_65_07.html | archive-date = 2013-04-26 }}</ref> and is the current chairman of the New Wave Group. [[Charlotta Falvin]] (1966–) is a Swedish businesswoman who is the chairman of the companies Teknopol, Barista, Multi-Q and Ideon AB and the previous CEO of TAT and Decuma.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sydsvenskan | url = http://www.sydsvenskan.se/ekonomi/styrelseproffset-in-i-kaffevarlden/ | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-date = 2016-03-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105236/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/ekonomi/styrelseproffset-in-i-kaffevarlden/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Ann-Sofie Johansson]] is the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for fashion retailer H&M.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/how-to-get-a-job-at-a-fashion-brand|title=How I got my job... as an H&M fashion boss|website=www.glamourmagazine.co.uk|date=5 June 2017|access-date=2017-10-06|archive-date=2020-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130054833/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/how-to-get-a-job-at-a-fashion-brand|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cristina Stenbeck]] (1977–) is a Swedish businesswoman who is the current chairman of Investment AB Kinnevik.

==Partner universities==
{{main|List of Lund University partners}}
Lund University cooperates with universities on all continents, both in areas of research and [[student exchange]].

Partners include the University of California system, The University of North Carolina, Nanyang Technological University, Heidelberg University, the University of Tokyo and the University of Texas.

Apart from being a member of the [[LERU]] and [[Universitas 21]] networks, the university participates in the European [[Erasmus Programme|Erasmus]] and [[Nordplus]] programs. It also coordinates several intercontinental projects, mostly through the [[Erasmus Mundus]] program.

The university is an active member of the [[University of the Arctic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.uarctic.org/members/member-profiles/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic |language=en-US}}</ref> UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uarctic.org/about-us/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>

== 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|Royal Swedish Physiographic Society in Lund]]

== Notes ==
:{{note|Motto_meaning|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.

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070515112154/http://runeberg.org/nfbp/0774.html ''Lunds universitet''] from [[Nordisk familjebok]], in Swedish.
* ''Lunds universitets historia : utgiven av universitetet till dess 300-årsjubileum.'' 4 volumes. Lund: Lunds universitet 1968–1983. (The standard work on the history of the university.)
*Magnus Laurentius Ståhl, ''Biographiske underrättelser om professorer vid Kongl. universitetet i Lund, ifrån dess inrättning till närvarande tid.'' ("Biographical notes on professors at the Royal University of Lund from its foundation until the current time") [[Kristianstad|Christianstad]]: L. Littorin, 1834. (public domain book available on [[Google Print]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lQIRN9VRBHQC | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lQIRN9VRBHQC/page/n284 268] | title=Biographiske underrättelser om professorer vid Kongl. Universitetet i Lund, ifrån dess inrättning till närvarande tid| publisher=Tryckt på L.Littorins förlaghos Schmidt | last1=Staahl| first1=Magnus Laurentius| year=1834}}</ref>)

== External links ==
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*[https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/RETE/article/view/63833 Scholars and Literati at the University of Lund (1666–1800), Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae – RETE]
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