Hi!
Have you been accepted to an education at the Faculty of Science for the fall of 2020? Then this is the right place for you. It is the page for the Science Student Union (sv: Lunds naturvetarkår), LUNA. The Science Student Union works for all science students, making sure that you as a student have a great time in Lund and that your rights are being upheld.

All new students at the Faculty of Science, both students who start a program or take single courses, are welcome to take part in our introduction activities. These will take place between the 26th of August and 12th of September. It will be a mix of competitions and chill events, were you will get to know Lund and your fellow students. Of course, all these events are adapted to the covid-19 regulations. You can find more information and sign up for the novisch activities at Novisch – New In Lund.

Studentlund Membership
To take part in most of the student life in Lund as well as some of the housing options you must be a member of Studentlund. Studentlund is a collaboration between Unions, Nations and the Academic Society so that one membership can give you access to a wide variety of activities and opportunities. You register to your Studentlund membership

Finding a Place to Live
It is important to start looking for a place to stay in Lund as soon as possible due to the high demand on student housing here. There is several housing options for student in Lund. You can apply to some of them through the links below:

AF Bostäder, Nations, BoPoolen

LU Accommodation (only international students)

If you have any questions or need help with anything, don’t hesitate to contact the Science Student Union at luna@luna.lu.se.

We are looking forward to meeting you on the 26th of August. Have a wonderful summer until then!

The union board 2019/20 had their last board meeting this Monday!
The Chairperson of the Education Committee visited to present a report on the survey on if the science students want a break during the year. The president presented a report on a survey on the science students’ thoughts on a broad education. Both reports will be implemented in the future work of the union. 

The board had a discussion about a draft of the new union budget that will be up for decision on the last parliament meeting of the operational year. It has previously been discussed that the board will have to move to a new office during the next operational year due to changes in the faculty office. The process is now further along and the president gave an update. 

The meeting was finished off with an extensive evaluation of the board meetings and the work of the board during the operational year. The board still has some work to finish up but concluded that it has been a fun year! 

During this meeting, the board discussed the permit of the jubilee ball and colour run for Studentlund’s 10th jubilee, as well as the budget proposal for it. The permits will be discussed further at a later meeting.

The board also discussed some potential changes to full-timers of the union. We will possibly extend the Head of Corporate Relations position to be full-year, full-time, and thus also changing the current responsibilites of the position. A motivation document for this will be written and discussed amongst the board and parliament.

The agreement between LUNA, LDK, and TLTH regarding student representatives in department boards has been revised.

The faculty has constructed a new working group regarding the move to Science Village. The board discussed who would be fit to represent us in this important matter. It was suggested that members of the board’s Science Village working group would take on this responsibility.

The board gathered once more for its 12th board meeting, this time with some extra guests!

The Nomination Committee informed the board about their plans for the upcoming election season. The application period opens on the 17th of February. More information coming soon! 

The Health, Environment and Safety Committee held a discussion in preparation for the release of the new ”Are you okay?” survey at the end of March. Another matter was regarding doing more quantitative investigation in the same areas as ”Are you okay?”. The board’s student issue working group, who came up with the idea, will continue the development to make it possible for future semesters. 

The board created two new working groups for the spring semester. One will create the new budget for the next operational year, and one will manage the pedagogical and honorary prize and the graduation ceremonies. The board also discussed some changes in older working groups since the board currently is missing one member. 

During this meeting, the board discussed an agreement with TLTH and LDK regarding student representatives in shared department boards.

The board also approved an application for the project fund and briefly discussed how LUNA will participate in the Spring Welcome Expo (Hälsningsgillet). There was also discussion on how the union should position itself regarding saved government funds at the university (sv: myndighetskapital).

The LUNA parliament had its first meeting of 2020 on January 29th. During the meeting, there was discussion on how to best channel environmental work within LUNA. No decisions were made, but there will likely be a decision on this during the next parliament.

There was discussion on the future office situation for LUNA, and parliament agreed on some mutual stances that will be brought forward to the Faculty.

The union parliament also elected a member of CRC, a representative in the LUS nomination committee, and a representative for SFSFUM.

During this meeting, the board approved MUR’s new Instagram and Facebook pages.
The board also discussed the budget for Utopia next year, since it will be a jubilee ball. The budget for the jubilee and Utopia will probably be separate, but this will be discussed at Parliament.
LUNA has been contacted by a merchandise company, but there was a consensus that we should not switch supplier for merchandise yet.

The last board meeting before Christmas time was held on Wednesday the 18th of December. Festive fika was eaten, photos were taken and matters such as studentkortet, the union website and next semester timetable were discussed. A very important part of the agenda was the continued process of making the Union coffee sustainable and good. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the LUNA Board!

The last union Parliament of 2019 was held on December 9th. Parliament elected a new Parliament chairperson and alternate chairperson, as well as a party committee member.

Parliament decided to approve of an updated version of the union policy for alcohol and drugs.
There were also discussions about closed-door meetings. At the next Parliament, a potential clarification in the regulations about what applies when it comes to closed-door meetings will be brought up.
There was discussion on how we can ensure that the new active union members can feel supported by the older members, while still feeling free to explore their positions on their own. This discussion will continue on in the future.
Parliament also continued the discussion on long-term goals and were given a presentation from the HMS chairperson of the results from the “Are You Okay?” survey.

I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Parliament representatives of 2019 for their great work this year!

Board meeting number 7 took place on Wednesday afternoon at Astronomihuset. After reports and notifications from the various parts of the Union the main discussions were about the best and most fair uses of the LUNA Project Fund – connected to some applications made. Additional discussion was about plans to cooperate with a company to create brochures for LUNA in order to spread information about the Union to students in a better way.