AI at Lund University

Whether you work in research, teaching, administration or communication, AI tools can help you write texts, analyse information, generate ideas and automate routine tasks.

Microsoft Copilot

Lund University has purchased Microsoft’s Copilot as a generative AI tool. You can access Copilot using your regular Microsoft 365 login.

Copilot is part of Microsoft 365, which also includes software such as Outlook, Word and Excel. Whether you work in administration, teaching, research or communication, you can benefit from Copilot at work.

Here are a few examples:

• Generating texts: Creating (draft) news articles, project plans, reports or web content.
• Summarising: Extracting the most important points from long articles or reports and condensing into easy-to-understand bullet points.
• Developing ideas: Brainstorming course or lesson plans based on the syllabus.
• Obtaining management information: Getting suggestions for actions or priorities based on the information gathered.
• Generating images: Creating AI-generated images for lectures or other presentations using prompts. (Read Visual content using AI for advice on AI-generated images.)

Getting started with Copilot

Copilot is available as part of the full Microsoft 365 package and can be accessed in different ways within the various applications, depending on your licence (see below). Copilot Chat is an interface that is not directly linked to any particular application, and is similar to other generative AI tools such as ChatGPT.

1. Go to m365.cloud.microsoft (opens in new window)
2. To log in, enter your Lucat ID followed by @lu.se.
3. Once you are logged in, you will see a green shield icon in the top right corner. While it is visible, you can use Copilot with Microsoft’s data protection for business. However, when it comes to personal and organisational data, think carefully about what you share and whether it should be shared at all.

Several different versions of Copilot

• All LU employees who are logged in as described above have Copilot Web. Copilot Web works directly in your browser. It can help you search for information, write texts, translate, explain difficult concepts or brainstorm ideas. There is no need to install anything – just start typing.
• Copilot Work is like a digital colleague built into Microsoft 365. You can apply for it via Lucat following the same procedure as for other software licences. Copilot work is built into Microsoft 365, which means that it can help you draft emails, create documents, make summaries, analyse data in Excel and much more. Copilot Work is an additional cost for Lund University, so you need to check with your manager whether you need the tool before you place the order in Lucat.