About this tour
This Short Study Tour goes to the one of Sweden’s oldest university towns as well the car-free island of Hven.
Our visit to Lund will provide us with an actual glimpse into the beautiful objects, instruments, and observatories of early astronomy and the ‘Old World’ of which infant astronomy was part. It also allows us to explore the futurist equipment and high-tech laboratories of twenty-first century space experimentation and Earth observation. Likewise, our two-day sleep-over on the Island of Hven will transport us to the age of Tycho Brahe and allow us to explore, socialize, and stargaze.
Learning outcomes
- Obtain an overview of the history of astronomy and its role in the foundation of the modern sciences and university
- Gain an understanding of Sweden and Denmark as epicenters in both the infant science of astronomy and contemporary, space-related fields of research: astrophysics, AI, quantum physics
- Understand and critically reflect on the growing ties between national, scientific and commercial space actors
- Socialize, stargaze – and maybe learn how to bike
Possible activities
- Get a guided tour of Lund University (1668), the Old Lund Observatory and the world-famous Astronomical Clock (UNESCO HERITAGE)
- Talk to cutting-edge researchers at the Lund University Astrogeobiology Laboratory, who study Earth from space to for a whole range of scientific purposes
- Visit the modern Lund University Planetarium, which allows guests to visit stars, planets, galaxies and exo-planets under the guidance of an astronomer
- Visit the old Tycho Brahe Observatory on Hven
- Bike the car-free island, swim the sea and make our own pizzas based on a wheat particular to Hven