The Faculty of Law is one of Lund University’s four original faculties, dating back to 1666. Over 350 years, we have developed knowledge within jurisprudence – through research, education and engagement with wider society – which finds applications in all parts of society.
Juridicum, the Faculty of Law’s main building, lies in the medieval heart of the city of Lund – where one thousand years of history meet the very latest in research. Our two buildings, together with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute across the street, form a dedicated campus for law research and education, characterised by innovation and creativity as well as gender equality and diversity.
Our role within the University is also of central importance. With its current eight faculties, Lund University offers one of Sweden’s strongest ranges of research. The legal perspective is indispensable to solve many of the crucial challenges of our time, such as issues concerning poverty, peace and security, migration, the environment and climate, and an ageing population. Our participation in interdisciplinary research collaborations across subject and faculty boundaries increases every year, both within and beyond Lund University.
We have a clear international profile, reflected in the international focus of our research and in our cooperation with universities all over the world. Besides University-wide networks such as LERU and U21, we have a lively exchange at the faculty level, on both research and education, with leading universities in the Nordic area and the US, Canada, Asia and Australia.
The range of study programmes and the diversity of a full-scale university offer our students unique opportunities to be inspired by other disciplines and to make contacts for the future. Lund is a typical university town in the middle of the Öresund region – one of Scandinavia’s most expansive and knowledge-intensive areas with 17 higher education institutions. There are a total of 14 000 researchers and 190 000 students here, and distances are short. Copenhagen is only 45 minutes away and several European capitals can be reached within a couple of hours.
