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Project administration and finances

Applying for and implementing a research project

On these pages, you will find information about applying for and implementing a research project, ethical review, filing your research and financial matters.

Ethical review

Are you planning to conduct research that involves people or the processing of personal data? If so, perhaps you need to apply for ethical permission. 

Read more on: Ethical review | Staff Pages (lu.se)

There you find information about the rules that apply for ethical review in Sweden as well as the review procedure. You can also find tips about aspects you should consider when completing your ethical application. 

What should you do when you pay the fee for ethical review?

Do not handle payments without an invoice by paying the fee yourself and apply for reimbursement ,  instead use:

Form Requesting payment without an invoice


Archiving of research documents

Research is one of the University’s core activities. Documents generated by research are part of the University’s public records. It is therefore important for legal, administrative and scientific reasons that the documentation of our research is properly archived.

Read more on the Lund University's Staff Pages about archiving research material


Read more about: 

Applying for research funding

Appointing a project doctoral student