Maria Björkqvist and Jonas Larsson have been re-elected as Dean and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for the term from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2029.
Here’s what they had to say about their re-election:
“Thank you so much for your continued trust. We look forward to continuing the long-term work we’ve started—work aimed at strengthening our core operations. We’ve made significant progress on several major issues, though we haven’t yet reached our goals (for example, in our efforts to reduce the faculty’s proportion of vacant spaces). We also look forward to continuing our strategic initiatives in areas such as international recruitment.
Thank you to all of you who make our work possible and enjoyable!
Best regards, Maria and Jonas”
New Faculty Board
The Faculty Board is getting a new composition. Members in the faculty category will be Professor Marju Orho-Melander, Professor Christina Brogårdh, Professor Madeleine Durbeej-Hjalt, Senior Lecturer Eva Norström, Senior Lecturer Pontus Nordenfelt, and Senior Lecturer Johan Staaf. Members in the other staff category will be Researcher Mattias Magnusson and Administrative Director Lhinn Holmbergh.
External Representatives
The Vice-Chancellor has appointed Professor Per Persson, currently Dean of the Faculty of Science at Lund University, and Mats Persson, PhD, as external representatives.
By-elections
The by-elections for faculty representatives to the Faculty Board and the University Council have also been finalized.
The new faculty representative on the Faculty of Medicine’s Board is Senior Lecturer Eva Norström for the period July 1–December 31 2026, and the new faculty representative on the Electoral College is Professor Kristian Pietras for the period August 1 2026–February 28 2027.