Student environment and health
As a student at the Faculty of Medicine, you have the right to a safe study environment.
If you feel that there are shortcomings in the study environment on your course/programme or VFU/VIL that affect your well-being and health, we would like to receive information about it. We will then investigate to see if it can and should be fixed.
What is a shortcomings in the study environment - examples
- Poor ventilation, noise, dangerous chemicals, machinery and more.
- You are injured or have an accident or feel that there is a risk of this during lectures, VFU/VIL or on other occasions that are linked to your studies.
- Your schedule is too late, no re-exams or too little time for recovery in your studies.
- You feel that the support from teachers is inadequate.
- There is a bad atmosphere in your study group/programme/course.
- Abusive treatment, discrimination, harassment or sexual harassment.
- Other incidents, experiences that are perceived as a problem for you as a student and that affect your well-being and health.
- Your course/programme/VFU/VIL violates any of the other rules and guidelines found in the list of rights (see link below).
Your rights and responsibilities as a student
As a student at the Faculty of Medicine, you have both rights and a responsibility towards the faculty and the university.
Student rights can be about student influence, the students' work environment, the implementation of exams and degree projects and much more.
The List of Rights - Lund University's students' and rights' responsibilities (PDF, 607 kB, new tab)
Right to a safe study environment
As a student at the Faculty of Medicine, you have the right to a safe and secure study environment during lectures, laboratory sessions, at your VFU/VIL placement and at other study-related elements.
It may be important for you to know that the terms study environment and work environment for students are used synonymously in many contexts. The reason for this is that you as a student are largely equated with employees in the Work Environment Act. This means, among other things, that:
- You have the right to a safe and secure study environment.
- The University has a responsibility to work preventively to prevent you as a student from becoming ill or injured from your studies.
- You have an obligation to exercise caution and follow the rules and decisions regarding the work environment and safety that exist at the University.
At Lund University, there is zero tolerance for all forms of harassment, offensive behaviour and hatred, threats and violence.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student are collected in the list of rights, which is written to cover the most common situations that may arise during a student's time at study (see link above). In cases where a right is not covered by the list, you as a student can turn to the student unions for help and support.
Your rights and responsibilities (Lund University's central website)
Contact
If you experience any shortcomings in your study environment, please contact in the first instance your course director, study counsellor, student health and safety representative or the student union.