12 October

Website subsection «Free Covid-19 testing»: instructions on how to register from the testing center added (currently only in German). Following them can reduce waiting times.

7 October

From Tuesday, 12 October 2021, there will be compulsory certification in the library premises at the Uni/PH building site. In the entrance area to the library there will be a self-check certificate scanner. Users are requested to keep the printed label for the duration of their stay. The certificates will be checked in accordance with the university's monitoring concept. The mask requirement remains for all persons whilst moving around. Persons who are sitting are allowed to take off their mask.

Once the certificate obligation has been fully introduced, further workplaces and also the group workrooms will gradually be released for use once again.

For persons without a certificate, in addition to the use of online media, there is the possibility of having the media delivered.

5 October

Since Monday, 4 October, a new walk-in vaccination service has been available at jetty 5 near Europaplatz, the "Impfschiff", in the immediate vicinity of the University. The operating hours are Monday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Pre-registration is not required.

More information (Cantonal Department of Health and Social Affairs; in German)

The walk-in vaccinations announced for the end of October and the end of November in the Uni/PH building will not be carried out now that a daily offer is available nearby.

28 September

The Extended University Management approved an update of the protection concept on 27 September. This came into force on 28 September. In addition to clarifications on the so-called "permanent groups" and the checking of certificates, the passage on the mode of the examinations and the specifications for the conduct of doctoral examinations has been adapted. In addition, the certificate requirement for on-site classes now also applies to lecturers. The restriction of not eating in staff lounges has been lifted.

27 September

From Thursday, 30 September, a Covid test centre will be available in front of the Uni/PH building. Students and employees of the Lucerne universities and the Central and University Library (ZHB) can take a rapid antigen test there. The test centre is open on Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 14:00 and 15.00 to 18.00.

Tuesday 28 September and Wednesday 29 September, students and staff of the Lucerne universities and the ZHB can use the Covid test centre at the KKL. This is located directly opposite the university at the corner of the Inseli and is open from 10.00 to 17.00 hrs.

More information: www.unilu.ch/en/covid-test

18 September

Covid certificates at regular classes are checked by means of random sampling by external security staff in accordance with the monitoring concept. Persons without a valid certificate will be expelled from the building. In the event of a repeat offence, the student may be banned from the building and the police may be called in.

In addition to the Swiss Covid certificate, other vaccination certificates from abroad will also be recognized if the vaccine used is approved in the EU or listed in the WHO’s Emergency Use Listing. This includes certificates issued for vaccinations with the Chinese Sinovac and Sinopharm, but not for the Russian vaccine Sputnik.

14 September

On 13 September 2021, the extended university management (EUL) put a revised protection concept into effect.

Accordingly, regular classes will always take place in attendance mode. From 20 September, all participants will be required to hold a Covid certificate. Wearing a mask is recommended in the classrooms. It is compulsory to wear a mask before and after classes, as well as during breaks and every time you are in the publicly accessible areas of the Uni/PH building. If possible, a distance of 1.5 metres should be maintained. Consumption of food and drink is prohibited.

For classes with more than 100 participants in lecture halls 1, 9 and 10, a digital offer will also be made available. For all other lectures/seminars, individual solutions are to be sought for students who demonstrably cannot attend classes for medical reasons or who cannot wear a mask (for medical reasons). The same applies to students who are in contact with persons at risk in their home/personal environment. 

The certificates of participants in regular classes are checked by means of random sampling. Violations may be sanctioned and reported. 

Up to and including 19 September, oronasal face masks must be worn during regular classes, room occupancy must be limited and consumption is prohibited; if possible, a distance of 1.5 metres should be maintained. Lecturers are allowed to speak without a mask during classes. Digital offerings are available under certain conditions.

Continuing education events take place in attendance mode and are subject to compulsory certification. Academic events, conferences, colloquia or other events can take place digitally or in attendance mode, whereby they are subject to compulsory certification in attendance mode. Restrictions such as the obligation to wear masks and occupancy limits do not apply when events are held with compulsory certification. Under certain conditions, continuing education courses and other events can be held without a certificate requirement for groups of up to 30 people. 

In all publicly accessible areas of the University/PH building as well as at all other university locations, a general obligation to wear oronasal face masks and to keep a safe distance applies;

Consumption on food and drinks is prohibited in publicly accessible areas, unless consumption is covered by a catering protection concept (e.g. canteen aperitifs organised by caterers).

Certificates are compulsory in the canteen.  Masks must still be worn in the library and a minimum distance of 1.5 metres applies.

Employees are recommended to work from home if their tasks allow it. Employees who do not have a Covid certificate are required to work from home. Exceptions are possible if the work absolutely has to be done on site.

10 September

During the week beginning 13 September, there will be no indoor training sessions offered by University Sports (Hochschulsport Campus Luzern HSCL). All outdoor trainings and courses will be held as usual. News from the HSCL (in German)

9 September

At its meeting on 8 September, the Federal Council decided to extend the certificate requirement. Universities are also affected by this. The University of Lucerne will decide on adjustments to the protection concept early next week.

In September, October and November, students and employees of the Lucerne universities and employees of the Central and University Library can be vaccinated in the Uni/PH building on the days specified below. Registration is not required. Information about the Covid 19 vaccination and the vaccination programme at the University of Lucerne

17 August

On 16 August 2021, the extended university management (EUL) put a revised protection concept into effect. Accordingly, university teaching in the autumn semester of 2021 will follow the motto: "As much presence as possible". 

Regular classes will be held in attendance mode (with the exception of distance learning classes). All participants are required to wear an oronasal face mask. If possible, a distance of 1.5 metres must be maintained. Consumption of food and drink is prohibited. Lecturers may speak without a mask during the class.

For classes with more than 100 participants in lecture halls 1, 9 and 10, a digital offer will also be provided. For all other classes, individual solutions will be sought for students who are demonstrably unable to attend classroom lectures for medical reasons. 
The mode of conducting the written and oral examinations during and at the end of the autumn semester 2021 will be decided by the end of September 2021.

Events outside of the regular classes can be held on site with or without a certificate requirement. If a certificate is required, restrictions such as the obligation to wear an oronasal face mask and occupancy limits will no longer apply.

In all publicly accessible areas of the University/PH building as well as at all other university locations, a general obligation to wear oronasal face masks and to keep a safe distance applies;

Consumption on food and drinks is prohibited in publicly accessible areas, unless consumption is covered by a catering protection concept (e.g. canteen aperitifs organised by caterers).

Employees are still recommended to work from home if this is permitted by their duties.

For details and further information, see COVID 19 protection concept of 16 August 2021.

The measures are an integral part of the protection concept (Appendix B) and are binding for employees, students, lecturers and visitors.

1. Hand hygiene

Employees, students, lecturers and visitors:

• must clean hands regularly with soap and water or with disinfectant on arrival,
• must clean hands with soap and water or with disinfectant before and after: each session, each over-the-counter meeting, each lesson in a lecture hall, seminar room or meeting room, after reading newspapers and other published brochures
• must avoid touching the surfaces of objects.

2. Keep your distance and wear an oronasal face mask

Employees, students, lecturers and visitors:

• maintain the defined basic distance to other persons as far as possible,
• wear an oronasal face mask in the publicly accessible areas of the University of Lucerne (exceptions only in accordance with the Covid 19 Ordinance, special situation),
• refrain from shaking hands and other forms of physical contact
• set up their workplaces in such a way that the basic distance is adhered to,
• observe the minimum distance also in the common rooms,
• limit their contact with students and visitors, if possible
• restrict access for consultation hours,
• pay attention to the basic distance in over-the-counter situations and - where this is not possible - use a plexiglass screen,
• observe the personnel guidance measures, e.g. in the stairwell, waiting areas, toilet facilities.

3. Ventilation

• offices are well ventilated several times a day.
• teaching rooms or classrooms are connected to the room ventilation system. The incoming air supply and the outgoing air are ducted into and out of the room via two separate duct systems. The control of the ventilation is automated. In addition, it is recommended that a so-called "shock ventilation" of 3 - 5 minutes is carried out every 20 minutes where possible.

4. Working remotely and mobile flexible working

• recommendation to work from home, provided that the tasks permit completion from home; 

• obligation to work from home for all those who do not have a Covid certificate (3-G: vaccinated [geimpft], tested [getestet] or recovered[genesen]); exceptions can be approved by the superior person, provided that these employees have to carry out work on site on a mandatory basis and if they wear an oronasal face mask at all times while in the building.

From 20 September 2021, certificates will be compulsory for regular classes at Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral level. Access will therefore be granted to persons who have been vaccinated, tested or who have recovered (3G; geimpft, getestet, genesen).

The certificates of the participants of regular classes are checked by security staff when they enter or leave the lecture halls or seminar rooms in accordance with the monitoring concept of the university management. Lecturers may carry out their own certificate checks in their classes and inform the university management if and when they make use of them. In the event of problems during the certificate check, lecturers may call in the security staff or the police and, in the event of a repetition, report offending persons to the university management for the imposition of a house ban in accordance with the house regulations.

Certificates are also required for all other events ( (exceptions see protection concept) as well as for eating in the canteen. No certificate is required for take-away in the canteen.

For employees who do not have a Covid certificate, an obligation to work from home now applies. Exceptions are possible if the work absolutely has to be done on site.  These exceptions must be approved by the line manager. For lecturers, the teaching assignment replaces the authorisation by the superior. Employees without a Covid certificate must wear a protective mask at all times in the university buildings.

In addition to the Swiss Covid certificate, other vaccination certificates from abroad will also be recognized if the vaccine used is approved in the EU or listed in the WHO’s Emergency Use Listing. This includes certificates issued for vaccinations with the Chinese Sinovac and Sinopharm, but not for the Russian vaccine Sputnik.

From Thursday, 30 September, a Covid test centre will be available in front of the Uni/PH building. Students and employees of the Lucerne universities and the Central and University Library (ZHB) can undergo a rapid antigen test there free of charge. Further information on the test offer

More Information

Information from the FOPH on the Covid certificate

Overview Test Offers Canton Lucerne | Switzerland

An obligation to wear oronasal face masks applies to all of the publicly accessible areas of the University of Lucerne.

Even with protective masks, the minimum distance of 1.5 meters must be maintained at all times - if possible.

The obligation to wear an oronasal face mask for the mouth and nose is excluded for persons who are exempt from the obligation to wear a mask by means of a medical certificate in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b in conjunction with Art. 3a 5 para. 1 lit. b of the Covid 19 Special Situation Ordinance.

Employees with Covid certification are not required to wear oronasal face masks in the offices, provided that the minimum distance of 1.5 metres can be maintained. Employees without a Covid certificate are required to wear an oronasal mask at all times.

Masks do not have to be worn at meetings and events where certification is mandatory. Likewise, wearing a mask is not compulsory for lectures, although it is strongly recommended, especially for students who do not have full vaccination protection (for details, see the protection concept and appendix). 

From Thursday, 30 September, a Covid test centre will be available in front of the Uni/PH building. Students and employees of the Lucerne universities and the Central and University Library (ZHB) can take a rapid antigen test there. The test centre is open Monday to Friday from 07.00 to 14.00 and 15.00 to 18.00.

Further information on the test offer

How is the new coronavirus transmitted? What are the symptoms of COVID-19, and how might the illness progress? What do I have to be beware of if I have symptoms? And where did the new coronavirus first appear?

FOPH answers questions about disease, symptoms and treatment

People who have tested positive for the coronavirus must go into isolation. People who have had close contact with a person who has tested positive must go into quarantine.

FOPH answers questions on isolation and quarantine

SwissCovid App and Contact Tracing

Contact tracing is used to find close contacts of persons infected with the coronavirus. The SwissCovid App supports this: It determines if we have had contact with an infected person. This enables us to stop transmission chains. The University of Lucerne recommends employees, students, lecturers and visitors to use the app. Further information (FOPH)

Coronavirus check

For people who have symptoms and are unsure how to behave, the FOPH has provided an online tool. After answering various questions, the user receives a recommendation for action from the FOPH. The University of Lucerne recommends that employees, students, lecturers and visitors with symptoms carry out the online check. Online tool (FOPH)

Vaccination

The University of Lucerne recommends that everyone gets vaccinated against the coronavirus and thus contribute to the achievement of herd immunity and help promote the protection of everyone's health.

In September, October and November, students and employees of the Lucerne universities and employees of the Central and University Library can be vaccinated in the Uni/PH building on the days specified below. Registration is not required. Information about the Covid 19 vaccination and the vaccination programme at the University of Lucerne

Regular teaching events take place in attendance mode (with the exception of distance learning courses and events where the lecturer opts for digital delivery).

From 20 September 2021, the following restrictions and measures apply:

• compulsory certification for all participants;
• a strong recommendation for all participants in the classrooms and teaching rooms to wear masks;
• all participants and the lecturer must wear oronasal face masks before and after classes, as well as during breaks and whenever they are in the publicly accessible areas of the Uni/PH building;
• if possible, compliance with the distance of 1.5 m.

For lectures/seminars with more than 100 participants in lecture halls 1, 9 and 10, a digital offer (not necessarily synchronous inclusion) must also be made available. For all other lectures/seminars, individual solutions are to be sought for students who demonstrably cannot attend classes for medical reasons or who cannot wear a mask (for medical reasons). The same applies to students who are in contact with persons at risk in their home/personal environment. The responsibility for this lies with the faculties or the department.

The certificates of the participants of regular classes are checked by security staff when they enter or leave the lecture halls or seminar rooms in accordance with the monitoring concept of the university management. Lecturers may carry out their own certificate checks in their classes and inform the university management if and when they make use of them. In the event of problems during the certificate check, lecturers may call in the security staff or the police and, in the event of a repetition, report offending persons to the university management for the imposition of a house ban in accordance with the house regulations.

The mode of conducting the written and oral examinations during and at the end of the autumn semester 2021 is determined by the faculties and the department, respectively, based on their specific examination modes; the faculties and the GWM must ensure that all students have the opportunity to take examinations in the HS 2021 examination session (even in the case of corona-related restrictions).

For doctoral students, PostDocs and incoming students there is now a new counselling offer: in order to help you get through these difficult times we are dedicated to helping you with personal, emotional and psychological concerns. Should you like to get such help – completely free of charge - please get in touch with counsellingremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch for strictly confidential counselling. As a trained and practicing psychologist, the person in charge has a longstanding, specialised experience in counselling students and academics. Remote, individual sessions over the internet are offered in English, French or Italian.

For further topics see "General Information"

"Staff" category

In contrast to normal operations, the following restrictions and measures apply for employees:

• recommendation to work from home, provided that the tasks permit completion from home; 
• obligation to work from home for all those who do not have a Covid certificate (3-G: vaccinated [geimpft], tested [getestet] or recovered[genesen]); exceptions can be approved by the superior person, provided that these employees have to carry out work on site on a mandatory basis and if they wear an oronasal face mask at all times while in the building.
• no obligation to wear oronasal face masks in the offices, provided that the minimum distance of 1.5 m is maintained; obligation to wear oronasal face masks at all times for employees without a Covid certificate;
• conduct meetings and discussions with internal and/or external persons digitally or in presence mode, wearing masks and respecting social distancing requirements with a ban on consumption. If meetings and discussions are held under certificate obligation, no restrictions apply, but the organiser must draw up a protection concept and organise and check the certificates. The protection concept must be submitted in advance to Dr. Markus Vogler (markus.vogler@unilu.ch) (for further information see Appendix D);
• holding aperitifs, catering breaks, meals, etc. is permissible if covered by gastronomy protection concepts. 

"Teaching and university events" category

In contrast to normal operations, the following restrictions and measures apply to "teaching and university events":

• Regular teaching events are always held in attendance mode (with the exception of distance learning courses and events where the lecturer opts for digital delivery); the following restrictions and measures apply:
  - compulsory certification for all participants;
  - a strong recommendation for all participants in the classrooms and teaching rooms to wear masks;
  - all participants and the lecturer must wear oronasal face masks before and after the event, as well as during breaks and whenever they are in the publicly accessible areas of the Uni/PH building;
  - if possible, compliance with the distance of 1.5 m.
  
  For lectures/seminars with more than 100 participants in lecture halls 1, 9 and 10, a digital offer (not necessarily synchronous inclusion) must also be made available. For all other lectures/seminars, individual solutions are to be sought for students who demonstrably cannot attend classes for medical reasons or who cannot wear a mask (for medical reasons). The same applies to students who are in contact with persons at risk in their home/personal environment. The responsibility for this lies with the faculties or the department.

The certificates of the participants of regular classes are checked by security staff when they enter or leave the lecture halls or seminar rooms in accordance with the monitoring concept of the university management. Lecturers may carry out their own certificate checks in their classes and inform the university management if and when they make use of them. In the event of problems during the certificate check, lecturers may call in the security staff or the police and, in the event of a repetition, report offending persons to the university management for the imposition of a house ban in accordance with the house regulations.

• The mode of conducting the written and oral examinations during and at the end of the autumn semester 2021 is determined by the faculties and the department, respectively, based on their specific examination modes; the faculties and the GWM must ensure that all students have the opportunity to take examinations in the HS 2021 examination session (even in the case of corona-related restrictions).
• Doctoral examinations and doctoral colloquia are held under compulsory certification, digitally or in attendance mode. There are no restrictions on the use of certificates, but the organiser must draw up a protection concept and organise and check the certificates. The protection concept must be submitted in advance to Dr. Markus Vogler (markus.vogler@unilu.ch) (for further information see appendix D and E). An event without a certificate is only possible for permanent groups (cf. 2) with participants who are known to the person organising the event in advance, whereby the following restrictions apply:
  - max. 30 persons including the organising person(s);
  - an obligation to wear an oronasal face mask for all persons present with the exception of the doctoral candidate;
  - if possible, the observance of a social distance of 1.5 m;
  - occupation of every second seat in lecture halls/rooms with fixed seating as well as an occupation of max. 2/3 of the seats in lecture halls/rooms with variable (movable) seating;
  - a ban on consuming food and drink.
• Clinical training of doctors in attendance mode in health care institutions takes place under any applicable conditions in accordance with the Head of the Department of Health Sciences and Medicine (GWM) and coordinated with the protection concept of the respective hospital.
• Internships at the Faculty of Theology take place under any conditions imposed by the Dean of the Faculty of Theology (TF) and in accordance with the protection concept of the respective partner institution.
• Continuing education events take place in attendance mode and are subject to a certificate obligation. There are no restrictions for events with compulsory certification, but the organiser must draw up a protection concept and organise and check the certificates. The protection concept must be submitted in advance to Dr. Markus Vogler (markus.vogler@unilu.ch) (for further information see Appendix D and E). Implementation without a certificate is only possible for permanent groups with participants who are known to the organiser in advance, subject to the following restrictions:
  - max. 30 persons including the person(s) organising the event;
  - obligation to wear an oronasal face mask for all; no mask for the lecturer during the presentations, but mandatory compliance with a social distance of 1.5 m;
  - if possible, compliance with the social distance of 1.5 m;
  - occupation of every second seat in lecture halls/rooms with fixed seating as well as an occupation of max. 2/3 of the seats in lecture halls/rooms with variable (movable) seating;
  - prohibition of food and drink  (unless the consumption of food and drink is covered by a gastronomy protection concept).
• Academic events, conferences, colloquia and events with internal and/or external participants (e.g. graduation ceremonies) can take place digitally or in attendance mode, whereby they are subject to compulsory certification in attendance mode. No restrictions apply to events with compulsory certification, but the organiser must draw up a protection concept and organise and check the certificates. The protection concept must be submitted in advance to Dr. Markus Vogler (markus.vogler@unilu.ch) (for further information see Appendix D and E). Implementation without a certificate is only possible for permanent groups with participants who are known to the organiser in advance, subject to the following restrictions:
  - max. 30 persons including the person(s) organising the event;
  - obligation to wear an oronasal face mask for all; no mask for the speaker during the presentations, but mandatory compliance with a social distance of 1.5 m;
  - if possible, compliance with a social distance of 1.5 m;
  - occupation of every second seat in lecture halls/rooms with fixed seating as well as an occupation of max. 2/3 of the seats in lecture halls/rooms with variable (movable) seating;
  - prohibition of food and drink (unless the consumption of food and drink is covered by a gastronomy protection concept).

For external university events, the protection concept of the venue applies and, subsidiarily, this protection concept or the Covid-19 regulation for special situations apply.

"Infrastructure" area

In contrast to normal operations, the following restrictions and measures apply in the "Infrastructure" area:

• in all publicly accessible areas of the University/PH building as well as at all other university locations, a general obligation to wear oronasal face masks and to keep a safe distance applies;
• when rooms are rented out to external parties, the same restrictions and measures apply as for academic events, i.e. a certificate obligation applies: No restrictions apply to events with compulsory certification, but the organiser must draw up a protection concept and organise and check the certificates (for further information see Appendix D and E) and the prior preparation of the protection concept and implementation during the event is the responsibility of the organiser. Implementation without a certificate is only possible for permanent groups with participants who are known to the organiser in advance, subject to the following restrictions:
  - max. 30 persons including the person(s) organising the event;
  - obligation to wear an oronasal face mask for all; no mask for the speaker during the presentations, but mandatory compliance with a social distance of 1.5 m;
  - if possible, compliance with a social distance of 1.5 m;
  - occupation of every second seat in lecture halls/rooms with fixed seating as well as an occupation of max. 2/3 of the seats in lecture halls/rooms with variable (movable) seating;
  - prohibition of food and drink (unless the consumption of food and drink is covered by a gastronomy protection concept).
• The university management equips employees with masks and ensures that disinfection stations are set up at the entrances and inside the building via facility management. It also ensures that a supply of protective material is procured and distributed, ensures the cleaning of repeatedly used surfaces such as door handles and light switches, enables the cleaning of jointly used objects (keyboards, mice, pens, microphones, etc.) in accordance with special regulations, labels entrances, stairwells, corridors, rooms and sets up barriers.
• The university management issues directives for the implementation of certificate checks at regular classes as well as for employees and is authorised to sanction violations of the certificate obligation within classes and other events with certificate obligation as well as the obligation to wear a mask in publicly accessible indoor areas of the Uni/PH building (ban from the house in accordance with the house regulations) and/or to report them to the police (report to the police for the issuing of the administrative fine in accordance with Covid-19 Ordinance Special Situation of 23. June 2021, as at 13.09.2021, in conjunction with the Ordinance on Administrative Fines of 16 January 2019, Annex II, para. 16001 et seq, Status 20.09.2021).
• The library, canteen, university sports and student shop operate within their own protection concepts approved by the university management, which must be observed when entering their premises and during sports.

Employees who are ill, have tested positive for coronavirus or show typical symptoms (especially fever and/or cough) report immediately to their supervisor and stay at home. They are entitled to continued payment of their wages. The same applies to employees who have had close contact with a person who is ill with coronavirus and who therefore have to go into quarantine due to the order of the responsible cantonal authorities (contact tracing) or who go into self-isolation due to a report of the SwissCovid App. If possible, home office services are provided.

The «Zoom» software is used for lectures and meetings. Information and instructions can be found via www.unilu.ch/zoom.

An offer of support is organised for lecturers with regard to the implementation of hybrid teaching. Further information is available at www.unilu.ch/hybrid.

Orders for protection material are placed by faculty managers and heads of department.

Employees with free capacities - for example, due to the cancellation of conferences, lectures, etc. - can contact their supervisor within the framework of the "Helping each other" project. Via an online form, free capacities, time slots and competences can be indicated or it can be reported what someone needs help with.

Form Offer of Support / Request for Support

For further topics see "General Information"

The currently valid protection concept for the University of Lucerne has been enacted on 28th September 2021.

The library, canteen, university sports and student shop have their own protection concepts approved by the university.

The Uni/PH building is open for students and the public.

In all publicly accessible areas of the University/PH building as well as at all other university locations, a general obligation to wear oronasal face masks and to keep a safe distance applies;

Certificates are required for the implementation of events. In this case, no restrictions apply, but the organiser must draw up a protection concept and organise and check the certificates (for details see protection concept and appendix).

Consumption of food and drinks is prohibited in rooms open to the public, unless consumption is covered by a gastronomy protection concept.

The Lucerne University of Education, which is also located in the building, regulates access to its rooms in its own protection concept.

Opening hours (July / August)

Opening hours (From September)

The building is closed during the first two weeks of August.

Further Information

Information on ventilation in the Uni/PH building

Certificates are compulsory in the library in the University/PH building. In the entrance area to the library there is a self-check certificate scanner. Users are requested to keep the printed label for the duration of their stay. The certificates will be checked in accordance with the university's monitoring concept. The mask requirement remains for all persons whilst moving around. Persons who are sitting are allowed to take off their mask.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. (to 6.30 p.m. July/August)
Saturday 7.45 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

Learning places

There are 300 workstations available in the library. The doctoral students' room can be used to a limited extent by doctoral students and students working on their master's theses. The occupancy of the workstations can be seen in the "Seat Navigator". 

Group work rooms

The group work rooms are open.

Lending

The open access holdings are accessible. Borrowable media can be borrowed at the self-service check-out counter or at the regular counter.  On-site media use (i.e. newspapers) is not possible.

Copying

Two photocopiers and a book scanner are available.

New research platform swisscovery

Since 7 December 2021, the new research platform swisscovery is in operation: https://rzs.swisscovery.slsp.ch. Research and borrowing via the previous platforms iluplus and swissbib is no longer possible.

Electronic media

The range of electronic media will continue to be available around the clock via www.zhbluzern.ch/recherche/e-medien.

Further information

Website of the ZHB Luzern: www.zhbluzern.ch

University Sports (Hochschulsport Campus Luzern HSCL) offers its sports programmes in accordance with the applicable regulations for sports.

HSCL website

Contact details for university members (i.e. students, staff and lecturers) with questions specific to the university: safecoronaremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch.

The Psychological Advice Centre of the University of Lucerne, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) and the University of Teacher Education (PHLU) offers students, lecturers and employees support, advice and assistance in specific stressful situations and with problems connected to university study or everyday professional life. The advice is free of charge and confidential.  More information (Website Psychological Advice Centre, in German)

The university chaplaincy is also available to provide advice in difficult situations.

Help and support around mental health (Compilation of the BAG)

The University of Lucerne is continuously monitoring the situation and is assessing the situation based on information provided by the responsible federal and cantonal authorities. We are also adhering to all instructions given by these authorities. University management has taken the necessary provisions to be able to react effectively to the situation. A task force was set up to monitor and assess the situation on a continuous basis.

Official information from the authorities: 

Federal Office of Public Health

Canton of Lucerne