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Health and wellness

Your health is important to us! The University aims to encourage health awareness, and we therefore offer reimbursement of expenses for health promotion and a health promotion hour.

Health promotion

All employees at Lund University are entitled to reimbursement of health promotion activities and to a health promotion hour.

Through its health promotion benefits, Lund University wants to encourage health awareness among its employees, offering them an opportunity to participate regularly in health promoting activities.

The University hopes that this will lead to

  • increased well-being at work
  • create a pleasant workplace with a sense of community and
  • reduced absence due to illness
  • prevent and reduce occupational injuries.

All employees at Lund University are entitled to reimbursement of health promotion activities and to a health promotion hour.

Read more about reimbursement of health promotion activities and health promotion hour

Reimbursement of healthcare and medication costs

You are entitled to reimbursement for certain healthcare and medication costs.

Read more about reimbursement of healthcare and medication costs

Pausit – the pause program 

Pausit offers pause exercises during the working day. All employees can download the program to their computer.

Read more abolut Pausit and how to install it to your computer

Rooms for reflection and contemplation

Rooms for reflection and contemplation are non-bookable spaces within the University that provide opportunities for meditation, reflection or prayer. The rooms are open to students and staff of the University, regardless of faith or belief.

Read more about the rooms for reflection and contemplation on the website lunduniversity.lu.se

Work adaption and rehabilitation

Work adaption and rehabilitation are individual measures in the physical, organisational and social work environment that aim to allow an employee with impaired ability to perform normal work, to continue to work or return to work.

Read more about work adaption and rehabilitation

Substance abuse

Lund University seeks to be an alcohol- and drug-free workplace. If you have an alcohol- or drug-related problem, you have the right to support and help.

Help available at the University for alcohol and drug abuse

Contact

Contact your line manager or the human resources officer within your department/faculty or equivalent.


Occupational Health Service

You can contact the Occupational Health Service for work related medical advice, counselling and ergonomic advice.

The Occupational Health Service works to achieve healthy, well-functioning and pleasant workplaces, and is available to help employees and doctoral students

+46 46 222 32 80

Read more about the Occupational Health Service