Campus locations
Lund University is located in the Skåne region of southern Sweden in Scandinavia, Northern Europe. It has campuses in Lund, Helsingborg, Malmö and Ljungbyhed.
This page presents our campus locations and campuses. If you are looking for visitor and travel information for Lund University, the region of Skåne and/or the country of Sweden, please look here instead:
- Visit Lund University
- Faculties, departments and centres
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Lund
Lund University’s main campus is located in the city of Lund, which has a population of around 130,000. It is situated just 15 minutes by train from Malmö, Sweden’s third-largest city, and less than an hour from Copenhagen, Denmark's capital city.
Lund is one of Sweden’s most popular student cities, renowned for its vibrant student life and long-standing traditions, as well as for its international atmosphere and charming, historic city centre. Here, a thousand years of history meet cutting-edge research, high-tech industries and strong innovation environments – all within a 15-minute bike ride.
On campus, Skåne University Hospital in Lund – one of Sweden’s leading hospitals – provides pioneering healthcare and collaborates with Lund University on world-class medical research and education.
More information about the City of Lund and visiting information:
The Main University Building (Universitetshuset)
Universitetshuset is Lund University’s main building, designed by Helgo Zettervall. The building was opened in 1882 and houses the grand University assembly hall, where professorial inaugurations and other ceremonies take place. Universitetshuset also houses the offices of the Vice-Chancellor and some of the University administration. The University fountain is at times a popular bathing spot for students.
Palaestra et Odeum
Built in 1883. Behind the façade are also parts of the old orangery from the 1750s when this was a botanical garden. Palaestra et Odeum originally housed a fencing hall (i.e. a gymnasium) and a music room.
The Old Surgery (Gamla kirurgen)
Designed by Helgo Zettervall as part of the old hospital site. The building now houses teaching rooms and offices for Lund University.
AF building (AF-borgen)
Completed in 1851. The architect was H. J. Strömberg, who designed a house specially adapted to the needs of the students. The original idea was that all members of the Academic Society could be present in the building at once.
Centre for Languages and Literature (SOL)
The Centre for Languages and Literature houses teaching rooms, a library and a café for the humanities at Lund University.
University Library, UB
The University Library is a public research library with collections that fill over 100,000 metres of shelves. The library holds large collections extending over 2 000 years, covering everything ever printed in Sweden. The library is responsible for the historical collections, special collections and Swedish printed material (deposit copies, national responsibility).
Lundagård
In the early 19th century, the high walls that screened off the University from its surroundings were torn down and Lundagård was opened up as a public park.
The King’s House (Kungshuset)
Kungshuset was completed in 1584 and was originally the residence of the Danish king’s sheriff. At the end of the 17th century Kungshuset became Lund University’s main building and fulfilled this function for 200 years. It also housed the University Library. At one point there was an astronomical observatory in the tower and an anatomical theatre. Kungshuset is located in Lundagård – the park area between the Lund Cathedral and the Main University Building.
Lund Cathedral
The Cathedral was built in the 12th century after the Danish city of Lund had become the seat of the Archbishop of Scandinavia.
Juridicum
Since the 1990s, the Faculty of Law has been housed in the brick Swedish Telecom building from 1915.
Forum Medicum
The hub of the Faculty of Medicine in Lund is Forum Medicum, inaugurated in autumn 2023. Here, education and research in health sciences and biomedicine are brought together under one roof, directly adjacent to Skåne University Hospital in Lund. The building is physically connected to the faculty’s other facilities from the 1950s and 1990s and accommodates around 4,000 students and staff.
Helsingborg
About one tenth of Lund University’s students study at Campus Helsingborg. The city, located in northwest Skåne on the Öresund Strait, has a population of 150,000.
Campus Helsingborg is characterised by cross-disciplinary education and research in close collaboration with companies and organisations.
Nearly 4,000 students gather on campus to study programmes or courses in strategic communication, service management, social work, fashion studies, law and engineering. The campus is within walking distance of the train station, and the train to Lund takes approximately 30 minutes.
Some students in the medical programme also complete the final parts of their studies at Helsingborg Hospital.
The following offer courses and programmes at Campus Helsingborg:
- Department of Service Studies
- Department of Communication
- School of Social Work
- Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering (LTH).
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Malmö
Malmö, Sweden’s third-largest city with a population of 360,000, is one of the country’s most multicultural cities. The city is located 15 minutes by train from Lund and 20 minutes from Copenhagen Airport.
Many Lund University staff and students live in Malmö and commute to Lund. Staff and students living in Lund often visit Malmö to enjoy its wide range of shops, nightclubs, and cultural and sporting events.
Much of the University’s medical education and research is carried out at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö.
The city is also home to Lund University’s Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, which includes the Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Art Academy and Malmö Theatre Academy.
- Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts website
- Malmö Art Academy website
- Malmö Academy of Music website
- Malmö Theatre Academy website
- Inter Arts Center website
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Ljungbyhed
At the Ljungbyhed campus, about an hour's drive north of Lund, the Department of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences provides higher education and higher vocational education, as well as commissioned education within manned and unmanned aviation.
The department also conducts research within the aeronautical sciences. The UAS Lab is a research infrastructure for research about unmanned aerial systems and supports both Lund University researchers and external collaboration partners.
The department is certified by the Swedish CAA as an Authorised Training Organisation (ATO) for manned aviation as well as an Authorised Drone School (ADS) for unmanned aviation.
Virtual campus tour
Explore our campuses in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö – youvisit.com.
Guided campus tour – Lund campus
Guided campus tour – Malmö campus
