Information from the Head of the Department of Physics:

”To all students at Fysicum!

Today we had an explosion at the Division of Combustion Physics. The current best understanding is that an air compressor on the so-called “rig” failed, which led to an explosion. The explosion was directed towards the outer wall of the lab, which was blown outward. No one was physically hurt. However, a person walking outside was thrown to the ground. This person has been taken care of by the occupational health service.

During the rescue operation the entire Fysicum complex was evacuated as a safety measure of the fire brigade.

The lab has been examined by the emergency services, who conclude that there is no further immediate danger. Staff from Combustion Physics are double-checking this now.

The Enoch Thulin lab, i.e., the department of combustion physics, will remain closed until both the police investigation and static investigation are done.

Should you feel any symptoms or anxiety after this event, please contact Studenthälsan (the occupational health service för students, https://www.lu.se/studera/livet-som-student/service-och-stod/studenthalsan/kontakt-med-studenthalsan, 046-2224377).

All teaching at Fysicum will take place as planned from tomorrow on, with the exception of the limited number of lab experiments that normally take place at Combustion Physics.

Joachim Schnadt

Head, Department of Physics”

If you have been accepted to the Faculty of Science at Lund University and will begin your studies there this fall, then you have come to the right place. This is the page for the Science Student Union (sv: Lunds naturvetarkår), LUNA. We at LUNA are here to make sure that your time as a student in Lund is as great as possible.

Coming to Lund and beginning your studies can be confusing, but we are here to make it easier. LUNA welcomes all new students at the Faculty of Science with an introduction day on the 29th of August at 12:00 at the TLTH Kårhuset (John Ericssons Väg 3) where you will receive both important and fun information and get to meet other new students.

The introduction day will be followed by a few weeks of introduction activities, termed the novisch period. You can read more about this in the Novischhäfte or at Novisch – New in Lund.

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 29th of August. Have a wonderful summer until then!

LUNA – a visionary future

Universum was filled with active LUNA with big dreams for the union, and their ideas were many. The board hosted a Vision Workshop for all LUNA members, with the aim to gather ideas for future union work and to see what the members find important. The interest for this was great. Members of most student councils were present and everyone took their chance to express their thoughts about how the union should be and not be.

During the evening, discussions was held about what the long term goal of LUNA should be and how the union could gather more members. Passionate ideas about having more social events for active members, and  a future education where you can choose to have all courses whenever you want, and the possibility to have them all in English. Furthermore some more concrete ideas were brought up, such as creating a committee with the task to host smaller social events for all LUNA members and to work for removal of grades on group work all over the faculty.

The discussions lasted until late that night, and there were lots of thoughts brought back home. The operational year has almost come to an end, but the union work has definitely not done that. There is a lot left to work on to make sure that the students at the faculty of science have the best university time that is possible. And the union has both ideas about what to do and members who want to do it. It will be really interesting to follow LUNA during the upcoming operational year!

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about 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.

On May 23rd the Faculty of Science approved the by LUNA proposed faculty-wide decision on anonymous exams for all written exams. The union has worked on this for a long time and it has finally happened. The implementation starts from autumn 2018.

Read more about the work of the Education Committee (UU) here.

Do not miss the opportunity to contribute to the work of the union. We need to know what is wrong in order to fix it!

Answer the survey today!

Deadline May 7th

A sporty Skvalborg celebration!

It is Skvalborg 2018, the sun is shining and Borgarparken is filled with LUNA members. They sit down together, they talk to each other and they enjoy the beautiful weather. But even though there is a nice, friendly atmosphere, it is possible to feel the upcoming competition.  It is time for the annual Absurd Student council Olympics, ASO, and this year have the Sports Committee and the Party Committee together planned three events for the teams to compete in; soap games, volleyball and reduction ball.

The teams for the day are the same as during the Novisch Period. LEMUR, SNYS, GLuFS and BÖÖL competes against each other, and even though the size of the teams differ, the hype is real in all of them. Some of the teams have even brought mascots for this special events. But the day is more than just a competition. Between the events  are there time for barbeque, ice cream eating and lots of laughs with good friends. So when the sun suddenly disappears and LEMUR has won the grand prize, the Champinjon, for the second year in a row, everyone can leave the park in a good mood and feel prepared for a wonderful weekend filled with Valborg celebrations.

The Information Committee hopes that you all have had a nice Valborg and are ready for the last month of school before the summer!

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about 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.

After two long sessions on Tuesday the 17th and Friday the 19th, the union parliament has elected the everything from the next union presidium and board to all of the many student representatives in both the faculty and in external roles. You can find all of the results on the election page.

Among the many positions we find the union presidium. During the tuesday elections, parliament decided to elect Hanna Sjö and Eric Moberg to President and Vice President respectively. Congratulations!

The new presidium term of office begins July 1st.

What should I choose?

The spring has come, and with that is it also time to decide which courses you should take during the upcoming fall. The 16th of April is the last day to apply, and since there are lots of courses to choose from, it might not be the easiest thing to do. The decision is extra hard for those who shall decide which master program they want to start in September. The student council for environmental scientists, MYS, wanted to help out and arranged an evening with information about the different masters programs given at their institution.

It was a mixed group of students from all three grades at the bachelor program who showed up in the Ecology building when the evening was about to start, all interested to hear which possibilities the institution could offer for their future and to be able to ask questions. The evening began with a short presentation of the programs are given at the institution, which in total is four different programs whereof one of them has four different specializations. After the introduction, teachers that are involved in the respectively programs held further presentation of the different courses that are included in the master programs. The attendees of the night was also able to ask whatever questions that might come up regarding the programs and a future as master student.

After thorough presentation of all the master programs and discussions of questions like; “How hard is it to get accepted to the different programs?” and “Which courses should i choose if I want them to combine with my bachelor in a good way?” was it finally time for some well deserved fika. Meanwhile chewing on a cake or a sandwich was it also possible to continue the questioning, both to the previous speakers as well as to current master students who attended the evening just to answer questions. All of this summed up to a little bit less confused environmental scientists that left the Ecology building that night, even though they still had a big decision in front of them. A decision which they have to take before the 16th of April. The information committee wishes you good luck with your own choices of courses; do not forget to apply before the 16th of April!

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about 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.

The Nomination Committee has announced their nominations for positions within the union for the working year of 2018/19. Nominations and detailed information on everything regarding the election is found here.

The deadline for counter candidatures is Thursday, April 12th at 17.00. If the parliament opens up for free nominations, one can candidate directly at the meetings. More information on counter candidatures can be found here.

The elections will take place Tuesday, April 17th and Thursday, April 19th. Both meetings start at 17.15 in Universum in the Astronomy Building.

• The first meeting will elect presidium, Head of Corporate Relations, and the union board.
• The second meeting will elect the remaining positions.

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A public hearing of presidium candidates will take place Friday, April 13th at 15.00 in Lundmarksalen in the Astronomy Building. You can follow the election process on Facebook.