LTH at Culture Night 17 september

Guided tour of X-lab

X-Lab is a makerspace in a creative environment where students and employees can work with a number of things, such as creating prototypes. During the guided tour, you will be shown the premises and how various tools work. The tour takes about 20 minutes, with the option to stay afterwards and make your own name badge in acrylics or leather.

Times for the guided tour need to be booked in advance:

• Book guided tour of X-lab 3 pmExternal link.
• Book guided tour of X-lab 4 pmExternal link.
• Book guided tour of X-lab 5 pmExternal link.
• Book guided tour of X-lab 6 pm External link.

Culture Night at the Department of Physics

Dive into the exciting world of Physics and let us show you around our labs and join us for fun experiments and demonstrations. More details can be found at Culture Night (Lund municipality's website, in Swedish)External link.

Lectures in Rydbergsalen, 2 and 3 pm

2–2.30 pm ”God fysik”. Lecturer: Professor Johan Mauritsson

How far can you shoot a champagne cork and how do you measure microwaves with a piece of chocolate? There is loads of exciting physics in the kitchen – welcome to a fun and tasty lecture! Lecture in Swedish.

3–3.30 pm “What is the use of the European spallation source and how to build it in a place with no previous experience of this technology?" Lecturer: Professor Mats Lindroos

Learn more about what kind of research will be done at ESS, how you build such a facility and why we need both ESS and MAX-IV to be world leading in science. Lecture in English.

Science Slam in Rydbergsalen, 7–8 pm

Enjoy fun talks by researchers in a friendly, but competitive, atmosphere. The contenders will each have only five minutes to present their research in an entertaining way, and you get to vote for your favorite to help us determine the winner.

Open day at IKDC celebrating 20th anniversary

Events at IKDC during Culture Night:

Meet the architect, 2.15–3.15 pm

Ingvar Kamprad Designcentrum, also known as IKDC, was finished 2002. Welcome to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the house when the architect Gunilla Svensson tells the story of the building and the thoughts behind the architecture. Register for the lecture and the guided tour: Registration form, Meet the architect (IKDC website)External link.

Virtual tour of Brunnshög, 3–4 pm

Come with Christian Wilke, from Lund municipality on a virtual tour of Brunnshög. The tour takes 15 minutes and you need to book in advance:

• Book virtual Brunnshög 3 pmExternal link.
• Book virtual Brunnshög 3.15 pmExternal link.
• Book virtual Brunnshög 3.30 pmExternal link.
• Book virtual Brunnshög 3.45 pmExternal link.

Open day at IKDC, 2–5 pm

Discover the labs

• The 3D print lab demonstrates the opportunities with the latest 3D print technique, for example in metal.
• The Light lab offers exciting experiments with light, and demonstrates how you discover flicker in everyday life.
• The VR lab takes you to new virtual realities.

Exhibition: The worker meets the designer

The exhibition shows a collaboration between Varalöv's Tunnfabrik and Industrial design

Exhibition and mingling at the Science Village office

Coffe and snacks

Culture Night at Vattenhallen

Culture Night at Vattenhallen is free and filled with activities. All visitors need to pre-book tickets for indoor activities (free of charge).

Vattenhallen's Culture Night programme (Vattenhallen's website, in Swedish)