~ Interviews with students of LUNA ~

It is time again for another student interview, this time with the chairperson of the Party Committee, Filip Nygren. He will guide you through the responsibilities of the committee, as well as giving some insight into who he is. Sounds great, right?

“Party Committee Chairperson Filip Nygren Party Committee! The name says it all, but only almost. Our job and passion is to organize various social events for all of you, the science students. No one makes better Novisch periods than the Mentor Committee, and the Sports Committee offer the sportiest of sport events, but our focus is general social events and parties aimed to bring science students from all subjects together in fun-ness and good times! Remember also to support your local student council party committee for your day-to- day event cravings.

Who am I? My name is Filip Nygren, currently on my third year of mathematics. I’ve been a mentor in the Novisch period two and a half times, been a member of the MUR party committee for one and a half year, and various other posts. Starting my third year, I figured it was time to take it to the next level, and thus I applied to the Party Committee of LUNA.

As of the academic year 16/17, the Party Committee received a large influx of members, growing from 3 to 9 members. With this followed also a large amount of that precious resource that drives Lunds student life: the tagg. Then our dear chairperson Johan (Book) went skiing, so I decided to pick up where he left. Together with my fellow party masters, we continue to hold the flag high as we let all them events coming, yo!

Besides our usual activities like our much appreciated sittnings, club nights, waffle brunches, billiards evening, sauna nights and more, we also help out organizing the larger union-wide events like balls, the Tandem Relay etc. And all this is very important, because it brings us science students together, and allow us to mingle and bond, no matter what subject we study.

Also keep your eyes open for the coming annual Absurd Student council Olympics ASO, which, according to old traditions, is a friendly but prestigious competition with a series of inexplicably absurd events. It’s gonna be big. Be on the look out for our posters and we hope to see you on our events!”

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the Party Committee chairperson at 6m-ordf@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

Academia is not the only possible future for science students. Meet Caspar Håkansson and Johan K. Jensen, the two biology students behind Naturlaboratoriet. Naturlaboratoriet is a small company selling restored, historical and biology-themed posters. Their materials are climate-compensated and locally produced in Lund. You can read more about their work on their website.

The founders explain their vision as a way of showing the wonders of natural science for a wider audience.

Naturlaboratoriet offers all union members a discount code lasting up until April 30th. Enter “LUNA” at checkout and get a 15 % discount on your purchase. Use the buttons below to explore Naturlaboratoriet online.

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Naturlaboratoriet is a great example of entrepreneurship among science students. There are several ways to help encourage such through union work. The Corporate Relations Committee is an obvious route; either by taking part or simply come with suggestions. You can always reach the Head of Corporate Relations at naringsliv@luna.lu.se.

The Faculty of Science has realized the importance of better connections between students and the corporate world. With the establishment of Arbetsmarknadsrådet, the faculty is working strategically to improve the possibilities for their students.

Naturlaboratoriet has sponsored LUNA with a poster.

The Nomination Committee of LUNA is proud to announce their suggestions for the operational year of 2017/18. Below you find the minutes with the nominations to parliament as suggested by the Nomination Committee after thorough interviewing and discussion.

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If you wish to counter-candidate any nomination (including vacancies) you can do so in written form up until 12.00 Friday April 14th by e-mailing ordf@luna.lu.se, and at the meetings if the parliament decides upon opening up for free nomination. You can find a complete list of posts up for election here.

Interested in the election process? Refer to §6.8 Valkollegium and §13 Förhandlingsordning in the union statutes for details on how it all works. If you have further questions you can ask the chairperson of the Nomination Committee at valb-ordf@luna.lu.se or the union presidium at luna@luna.lu.se.

All documents for the elective parliament meeting will be sent out to members of parliament and permanently co-opted union members on Tuesday April 11th. The documents will also be available on LUNA Archive and linked from the LUNA Facebook page. You can also follow the election by attending this Facebook event.

~ Interviews with the students of LUNA ~

The Information Committee has done quite some work this year. It is finally time to post the interviews with the wonderful members of the union that have been carried out during the year. Every week we will post an interview with a member of LUNA that will tell you a bit about what they do for the union. The material has been gathered by the members of the committee, Sebastian Wolsing and Isa Bengzon.

A long time ago, LUNA had a student magazine called Nadir, and so to honour the legacy of our former predecessors, we have decided to name these updates Nadir!

First up is the previous chairperson of the Gender and Equality Committee (JoL), Hanna Thosteman, that will give us a brief description of what it was like to be chairperson and what they have achieved during the year 2016/17.

“As the chairperson of this fantastic committee, I must say the past year has been outstanding. We have managed to execute the biggest event in the history of the committee, together with Medicinska Föreningen and Teknologkåren. We invited the “conversational activist” and lecturer Navid Modiri to talk to our students about integration, fear and stepping outside one’s comfort zone. Thanks to the ambitious and hardworking volunteers, the evening we planned for a year was a great success and much appreciated among the students. The committee has grown from an almost unknown part of LUNA to become a visible asset for all members, and we want to keep working with discrimination and gender issues so that all students can feel safe and accepted.”

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the JoL Committee chairperson at jol-nfak@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

It is time for the Absurd Student council Olympics. It is an old tradition of union being revived by the Party Committee and the student councils of LUNA for the first time in a long while.

Be ready for everything!

On Saturday April 1st the first ASO session takes place. From 12 o’clock the team will gather in Stadsparken and then compete in three adventurous games. The event is free of charge. You can like and follow the Facebook page for continuous updates, attend the Facebook event for the first session, and sign up to this form to get free food on Saturday! Find the ASO lounge at Delphi X from 19 o’clock.

A survey of student psychosocial health

The Environment, health, and safety committee (HMS) is carrying out a survey of student health at the Faculty of Science. Psychosocial health has become an increasingly noted matter and is included in not only the scope of the student organisations of Lund but also the university centrally. Make sure to take the opportunity to make your opinion heard.

Help the union getting a better understanding of issues to work with and improve in the future by answering a few questions. You will find the committee campaigning for the survey during the upcoming week. Updates will be found on Facebook.

Your voice matters.

Tandemstafetten 2017

It is time! Once again the students of Lund adventure north and back again by bus and bike for two. This time LUNA teams up with another union, the social sciences one. Make sure to reserve a seat for this epic journey by buying yourself a ticket on Friday. Keep updated by attending the Facebook event.

Today is March 8th and the annual International Women’s Day.

Gender equality and equal opportunities (sv: jämställdhet och lika villkor) is an always current topic, especially at the Faculty of Science. Not only because we happen to be one of the singlegendered* (sv: enkönade) faculties at the university but also because gender issues in science is a fascinating and complex subject.

The student union is working at both towards the faculty and university, and within the union, bringing forth student opinions in the matter. Gender and equality matters are handled mainly by the Gender & Equality Committee which organises student representation, arranges relevant events, and is open for taking on student issues that may arise. The committee is currently arranging so-called ‘JoL-afton’ evenings and have started a process for a major event in 2018.

“1.4 The regulations of the Discrimination Act on combating discrimination on the grounds of sex, ethnicity, religion or other belief, or sexual orientation apply at Lund University, as well as for discrimination on the grounds of age or transgender identity.” 

~ List of Rights, p. 4; 1 Study environment

The university is definitely working in the right direction. The Faculty of Science is currently working on projects fighting subconscious biases in recruitment and investigating the causes behind the unequal gender distribution in the field of natural sciences.

On June 1st the faculty will arrange a panel discussion on gender and equality with the newly elected honorary doctor Londa Schiebinger, the deannof the faculty, JoL-representatives, and a student from LUNA.

So look positively on the future and be a part of changing the university world towards the better.

*80-100 % of professors of one gender, for N-fac. see p. 8 in the annual report

Text by Einar Elén, spokesperson of the Gender and Equality Committee and Ida Lunga, president of LUNA 2016/17.

Below you find a list of the posts up for election. Nominate someone or candidate yourself at the election page.

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The Academic Society (Akademiska föreningen, AF) is announcing their scholarships of 2017, both for general studies and studies abroad. Find all information on their webpage. The first deadline is March 13th already.