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The spread of respiratory infections (Covid-19, RS and influenza) in society is now increasing considerably. The Public Health Agency of Sweden had issued a reminder that when you are ill, it is important to stay at home and to avoid close contact with others. We all have a shared responsibility for reducing the spread of infection. At present, it is important that those who are ill with symptoms
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/stay-home-if-you-are-ill - 2026-05-24
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Hutu militia FDLR, who were behind the genocide in Rwanda, now live in eastern Congo, one of a number of rebel groups in the war-torn country. Social anthropologist Anna Hedlund has lived with the group and describes the systematic attacks on the Congolese population, as well as a hopeless situation in which the g
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/social-anthropologist-who-lived-perpetrators-genocide - 2026-05-23
Victoria O’Bryan is in her fourth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “After graduation, I chose to study a technical foundation year at Malmö University, where mathematics was my favorite subject
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-victoria-obryan - 2026-05-24
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new app will make it easier for people on sick leave due to anxiety and depression to get back to work. In the project mWorks, Professor Ulrika Bejerholm and her research colleagues focus on what strengths, abilities and new strategies can help people on sick leave successfully transition back to working life. The r
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-app-help-people-return-work-following-sick-leave-due-mental-illness - 2026-05-23
SOCIOLOGIDAGARNA 2018: The Swedish Sociological Association's bi-annual conference titled "Sociology in a Polarized World" took place in Lund last week and was hosted by the Department of Sociology. This year's conference, March 7-9, was among the largest in the history of the association, with a peak of 268 delegates attending on International Women’s Day, March 8th. It was also among the first o
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hundreds-sociologists-came-lund-discuss-divided-world - 2026-05-23
A methodological approach for mapping and analysing cascading effects of flooding events av Björn Arvidsson, Nicklas Guldåker och Jonas Johansson Artikeln har blivit accepterade för publikation i tidskriften International Journal of River Basin Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2022.2079655. Abstract Current local or regional flood risk assessments, as required by the EU flood risk dire
https://www.cencip.lu.se/artikel/ny-artikel-om-metod-analys-av-kaskadeffekter-vid-oversvamningar - 2026-05-23
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Spikningen av Ann-Christine Hartzéns avhandling ”The European Social Dialogue in Perspective: Its future potential as an autopoietic system and lessons from the global maritime system of industrial relations” ägde rum på Rättssociologiska institutionen kl 13.00, fredagen den 25 augusti. Ann-Christine Hartzén dispute
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/ann-christine-hartzens-avhandling-spikad - 2026-05-23
A kind reminder to register for the 2022 edition of the Swedish Bioinformatics Workshop (SBW)! This year it will take place at Umeå University, October 27-28. The two days will be filled with inspiring talks, including keynote talks by Kerstin Lindblad-Toh (Uppsala University/Broad Institute), Debora S. Marks (Harvard University), and Simon Anders (Heidelberg University). There will also be three
https://www.lubi.lu.se/article/swedish-bioinformatics-workshop-2022 - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies announces a photo contest for students enrolled at Lund University Asian cities are vibrant and diverse places that reflect unique histories at the same time as they are undergoing rapid changes. The cities are however often depicted in rather stereotypical fashion in
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/visualizing-asian-cities-photo-contest - 2026-05-23
This year, the Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2023 Best Thesis Award to Olof Bärtås for his master's thesis called “European discoveries: Cultural Europeanization on Swedish culture pages 1977-1989”. We sat down with Olof to talk about his thesis-writing process and asked him if he had any tips for future thesis writers.Hello Olof. What are you up to right now?I am currently living in
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/olof-bartas-receives-cfes-best-thesis-award-2023 - 2026-05-23
In English: New salaries for doctoral students in the year´s salary review Doktorander får en höjd månadslön om 1 000 kronor (vid heltidsanställning) från och med den 1 oktober 2020. Detta är resultatet av de kollektiva förhandlingar som Lunds universitet har genomfört med Saco-S och OFR/S gällande nya löner för doktorander i samband med årets lönerevisionsarbete. Höjningen omfattar en förlängd r
https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/nya-loner-doktorander-i-arets-lonerevision - 2026-05-23
“Vinzent is an independent and creative researcher who shows exceptional ability in combining large historical data sets with modern quantitative methods and theoretical modelling.” This is how the researcher who wrote the best thesis of the year at LUSEM is described in the prize nomination. Congratulations, Vinzent Ostermeyer! In his doctoral thesis, titled “Why Firms Grow: The Roles of Institut
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/vinzent-ostermeyer-wrote-best-doctoral-thesis-lusem-2023 - 2026-05-23
After two semesters, students showcase their unique sustainability initiatives during Lund's Sustainability Week on 9 April, after following LUSEM's voluntary track 'Living the Sustainability Idea' where focus is on a personal sustainability challenge. Working on the internal transformation“This is about working on the internal transformation, focusing on sustainability, supporting students in how
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/breaking-new-ground-living-sustainability-idea-sets-path-student-empowerment - 2026-05-23
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. The successful candidate will conduct sociological research and teach sociology at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. The position includes 50 percent research and 50 percent teaching and administration. Biträdande lektor (Sw), Assistant Professor (US)In addition to conducting high-quality research and teaching insociology
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/associated-senior-lecturer-sociology - 2026-05-23
Onsdagen den 5/6-2024 disputerade vår doktorand Jamie Woodworth med avhandlingen Our Deaths, Ourselves - An exploaration of care, community, and dying in the Swedish welfare state. Här berättar Jamie mer sitt forskningsprojekt. Can you shortly describe what your research is about?My research is about how we relate to one another and ourselves in the end-of-life, in the Swedish welfare state contex
https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/mot-var-nydisputerade-doktorand-jamie-woodworth - 2026-05-23
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. LU Innovation introduces a Pre-Seed Program within Life Science – funding up to 400 000 SEK per project. The program targets research projects in the life science sector with a commercial/innovation potential. To explore this potential, activities outside the scope of existing research project can be funded by the E
https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/exploratory-pre-seed-program - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is celebrating 350 years of education and research with €350,000 in scholarships! Everyone who applies for a Master’s programme can enter to win a scholarship by showing that you share Lund University's vision to understand, explain and improve the world and the human condition. The scholarship can be
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/lund-universitys-350th-jubilee-scholarship - 2026-05-23
