Last week, the board had its first meeting of this operational year. During the meeting, the operational plan of this operational year was concretizised and the updated crisis management plan was approved. Furthermore, Elin Sandvik was elected as employer liable and there was discussions about how to fill the two vacancies in the board.

If you have any questions regarding the work done by the board or want to discuss something with us, don’t hesitate to contact luna@luna.lu.se.

We are sad to announce that we have to close the sign up for the introduction activities. The current regulations due to Covid-19 from both the government and the university makes it impossible for us to include all new science students in our activities. This is of course nothing that we would like to do, but we are not enough mentors to be able to divide all new students in small groups. We have also problems with finding enough locations were we can meet and keep distance at the same time. To make sure that the introduction activities are safe for everyone who attend them, we have therefore decided to close the sign up.

Even though you are not able to attend the introduction activities, you are always welcome to the union if you have any questions regarding you education, if you face any problems or if you just want a chat and a cup of coffee. You can reach us via email to luna@luna.lu.se or come by our office at Sölvegatan 12, the entrance towards Gerdahallen. You can also visit our Facebook page here. This is were we will post information about future happenings for science students.

All science students do also belong to a student council, which represent and organize events for students at the different educations. More information about them can be found at their Facebook pages and you can also reach them via email. If you want to get in contact in students at your own education, it is always good to turn to your student council. You find information about which student council you belong to bellow:

BUG – biologists and molecular biologists, email: bug-ordf@luna.lu.se, BUG Facebook

GLuFS – physicists, theorethical physicists, radiation physicits, astronomists, email: glufs-ordf@luna.lu.se, GLuFS Facebook

KERUB – Chemists and chemists/molecular biologists, email: kerub-ordf@luna.lu.se, KERUB Facebook

MUR – mathematicians, email: mur-ordf@luna.lu.se, MUR Facebook

MYS – environmental scientists, environmental and health protectionists, email: mys-ordf@luna.lu.se, MYS Facebook

SNG – physical geographers and geologists, email: sng-ordf@luna.lu.se, SNG Facebook

We are happy to announce that a lot of people have signed up to our introduction activities. However, we will have to pause the sign-up, in order to make sure that we can follow all Covid-19 regulations. We will hopefully release some more spots to the activities on Friday the 14th of August at 12:00.

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! 

The presidium and many of the union’s student representatives are working with the departments, the faculty, other unions, and the university to try to keep the quality of the education despite the change to distance education. To do so, the union needs to know as much as possible about your thoughts on your education.

Are there any issues with your distance education? Do you have any good experiences to share? Do you have any thoughts or concerns? Let us now through the page linked below!

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:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51873799

https://tinyurl.com/v5mbs7m

The union’s study environment survey is now open!

Hi,

As you probably all know, information regarding COVID-19 is changing rapidly and we will try to keep you updated and answer any questions you might have. 

We are currently attending meetings with the faculty and with other student unions, in order to make sure we get the best information regarding the situation. 

The faculty of science will, as soon as possible, replace on-site education with online education. Note that this is a very different thing from shutting down the university. Your CSN money will not be affected by the switch to online teaching, and even if the university should shut down, you would still get the money that CSN previously decided to grant you.

Another thing to note is that the faculty has decided there will be no study social activity in its locales that is not related to education monitoring. Such activities include pubs, movie nights, etc., that are held in the faculty’s locales.

For detailed questions about how your education will be affected by the switch to online teaching, please contact your department.

We (LUNA) will follow guidelines and directives issued by the government and the University. We also plan on keeping up to date with information, so that we can try and notify you as soon as possible if anything changes. We will close our office during some time due to the situation, and will soon give a more detailed update on how the situation will affect the union’s operations. 

If you have questions  regarding the situation, you are welcome to contact us at luna@luna.lu.se. If you would like to book a meeting with us due to office hours being closed, you are more than welcome to do so. We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.

we have understood that there are some questions regarding our ball (Utopia), that will take place on Saturday. These questions are mainly due to the constantly developing situation regarding the virus COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus.

There will still be a ball this Saturday, but we are keeping a close watch on the news. The authorities have put restrictions of gatherings larger than 500 people, restrictions the university has also chosen to follow. As Utopia does not fall in that category (we expect around 200 people to attend), we estimate that it is safe to go ahead with the ball.

 We are also keeping up to date with the new developments regarding  the virus and the rules and recommendations that go with it. If anything changes, we will notify you immediately, and information will be sent to everyone as well as posted on social media.

However, if you are feeling unwell or unsure about you attending to the ball, we recommend that you stay at home.

If you have any further questions, you can reach us on : luna@luna.lu.se

Otherwise, we hope to see you all on Saturday!