The third board meeting of the year took place on the 4th of October. In this relatively short board meeting, the board approved of the presidium decision to finally open up the union office and start having regular office hours. The board also discussed the possible establishment of a LUNA Youtube channel. A discussion was held after a request from the student representative in the Science Village Education Group. The board discussed the pros and cons of the LUNA representative focusing on and promoting different subjects in this group. Finally, the board discussed the vacant positions in the union and how to handle trying to fill these vacancies.
In the first Parliament meeting of the semester, on Thursday the 7th of October at 17:15, there will be elections to fill any vacant positions in the union. The meeting will take place in Rodinia, Geocentrum II at Sölvegatan 12. Because there is no functioning nomination committee, there will be no ordinary nomination process with nominations and such. Instead, we will open up for free nominations at the meeting. To candidate to a position, all you need to do is show up at the meeting and present yourself to the Parliament.
The following positions are available (the numbers in parenthesis indicates number of available ordinary positions + number of alternate positions):
Union Central Positions
Union Board (3+0)
Nomination Committee Chairperson (1+0)
Nomination Commitee Member (4+0)
Auditor (0+3)
Webmaster (1+0)
Ballmaster (2+0)
Parliament Chairperson (0+1)
Parliament Secretary (0+1)
Union Committees
Corporate Relations Committee (CRC) Member (7+0)
Environmental Committee (MU) Chairperson (1+0)
Environmental Committee (MU) Member (4+0)
Party Committee Chairperson (1+0)
Party Committee Member (3+0)
Sports Committee Member (1+0)
Faculty Student Representatives
Faculty Education Board (1+1)
Faculty Readership Appointments Board (1+1)
External Positions
Academic Society (AF) Scholarship Board (1+1)
LUS Elective Ting (1+1)
LUS Nomination Committee (1+1)
If you’re interested in vacant Student Council positions, contact your Student Council’s chairperson.
The elections to the Mentor Committee (FU) will take place during the next Parliament meeting on the 28th of October.
With the covid restrictions being eased, there is nothing stopping the LUNA office from having office hours again! The office will be open the same hours as before the pandemic, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 11-14.
Our office is located in Geocentrum II, come in through the main entrance at Helgonavägen 5, walk past the stairs and to the left of the Pangea lecture hall and you will find us! Come and have a cup of coffee and talk to us about education, study environment or student life!
If you have an urgent/important issue and want to talk to us outside of the office hours, you are of course welcome to do so! Just send us an email or give us a call before to ensure that we are available.
On the 20th of September, the board convened for the second time. The board reviewed and approved its concretization of the operational plan from the previous meeting. There was also a discussion about the union’s election process in regards to the nomination committee having only one member. The board decided that there could be no ordinary nomination process. Candidates will have to come to the Parliament meeting to present themselves and be questioned by the Parliament, in other words free nominations will be used. Candidates are still encouraged to send in their candidacy to the union presidium or the nomination committee to give, but no nominations will be made. The board also decided to elect Love Olsson and Ida Bonnevier Wallstedt as alternate representatives to the LUS elective ting, since the elective ting will be held before the next RK meeting.
On the 1st of September, the union board had its first meeting. In this meeting, the fulltimers gave a report on their work during the summer. Then, the board approved the year’s first application to the special initiative fund, from the Science Choir, and updated the contact information in the crisis management guideline. A significant part of the meeting was spent on planning for the year ahead, first by setting the board’s meeting dates, and then by concretizising the operational plan. Ten different working groups were created within the board, to work with everything from investigating the study environment at the faculty to organising events and updating our regulatory documents. The board members had some pizza to help them get through this very long meeting.
Hi!
Are you going to start your studies at the Faculty of Science this spring? Have you remembered to respond to the admission? Then this is the right place for you, 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. As a student at the Faculty of Science and a member of the union you can become active in everything from education monitoring, gender and equality issues and environmental work to career events, parties, sports and game nights.
All new students at the Faculty of Science, both students who start a program or take single courses, are welcome to take part in this year’s novisch period. It will start with an introduction meeting on the 25th of August at 12:00. The novisch period will be adapted to the COVID restrictions, and take place mostly outdoors with fun events almost everyday until September 11th. A few events that are indoors might require a sign-up due to a limited number of tickets.
Studentlund Membership
To be a member of the union and take part in most of the student life in Lund as well as some of the housing options, inkluding AF Bostäder, 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 for your Studentlund membership at the Studentlund web page. If you have any troubles, contact us in the union and we will help you out.
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. Also, stay tuned for more information about the novisch period and other events here on the website and on our Facebook page.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
The Presidium of the Science Student Union
The tickets for LUNA’s annual ball UTOPIA will be released for LUNA members on April 5th, and the general release will happen on April 12th.
The RK is the union parliament and the highest deciding body in LUNA. It consists of 2-3 representatives from each of the six student councils who speak for the students on a range of important matters. Such as how we are organized, how the unions resources are allocated and what student representatives should advocate for.
To be a RK representatives gives you great insight into the various part of the union and our work. It convenes about once a month, each meeting being about 2 hours long, and you can expect a couple more hours for preparations and anchoring. You can find a more detailed description of the position here.
An education on the ins and outs of the union parliament will be held before the first RK meeting of 2021 in February. So don’t feel worry if you don’t think you know enough about it already!
Contact your student council in case you are interested in knowing more or how to apply.
- BUG bug-ordf@luna.lu.se
- GLuFS glufs-ordf@luna.lu.se
- KERUB kerub-ordf@luna.lu.se
- MUR mur-ordf@luna.lu.se
- MYS mys-ordf@luna.lu.se
- SNG sng-ordf@luna.lu.se
The autumn has arrived and brought the LUNA Pop-up shop with it. It might just be high time to place the order on the merchandise you’ve always wanted or take care of your Christmas shopping well in advance!
Some of our merch is exclusive to only the Pop-up shop which this time closes on Nov. 22nd, so make sure to place your order today!
We know that right now, it can be extra tough, due to the COVID-19 (Corona) situation. We want to make you aware that the student health centre (sv: studenthälsan) have set aside phone times everyday between 11-12 for questions regarding Corona. You can reach them on +46(0) 46 222 4385.
Here are also some relevant links you might want to take a look at. They touch on the subjects of mental health and stress, due to the current world situation:
Hello, we are LUNA, the student union for bachelor and master level students studying at the Faculty of Science at Lund University. We endorse your rights whilst also scheduling social activities, all to ensure that your education holds a high standard and that your time at Lund University is memorable and exciting.
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