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Are you curious about new development research? Or looking for inspiration and new skills for your PhD studies in development? Join the Development Research School this Spring. In the Spring of 2024, the Development Research School is excited to announce a series of new events. Development Lunch SeminarsJoin us biweekly on Thursdays for Development Lunch Seminars, where scholars present new projec
COMMONS hosted several activities during April. On April 15, the Annual Meeting took place, featuring the book release of the new edition of The Colloidal Domain (Wennerström & Evans). The event gathered 90 participants from multiple universities. The program included presentations on novel advanced experimental methods, a panel discussion on depth and breadth in excellent science, and a series of
https://www.commons-center.lu.se/article/commons-hosted-several-well-received-activities-during-april - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Several of the world’s leading researchers in crisis communication participated in an international conference, Crisis4, held 7–10 October at Campus Helsingborg. The host for the conference on this occasion was the Department of Strategic Communication. The conference opened at the City Hall in Helsingborg, where the
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/world-leading-researchers-gathered-campus - 2026-05-19
CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund will be coordinating an Advanced Study Group on "Wildfires in the Anthropocene" at the Pufendorf Institute, Lund University in 2022. The world is burning. Wildfires have in the past few years ravaged large areas in Australia, the Americas, and Europe, as well as in other parts of the world. While climate change is one reason for the increased fire risk,
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-wildfires-anthropocene - 2026-05-19
The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and receive e-mail notifications with interesting funding opportunities. To do this, one need first to c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2026-05-20
Within the framework of LU’s strategy for cultural collaboration, seed funding is now being offered for projects that integrate culture into education or research. This call for applications is aimed at researchers and teaching staff employed at Lund University. The University’s Strategy for Cultural Collaboration 2018-2026 aims to deepen and broaden education, research and innovation – contributi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-seed-funding-integrate-culture-education-or-research-0 - 2026-05-18
As we struggle with environmental and societal crises, there's a growing need to rethink the foundational ideas of industrial modernity according to Laur Kanger, Professor of Sustainability Transitions, who was the invited guest speaker at a policy seminar hosted by CIRCLE and SIRI. In his talk, Laur Kanger pointed out that industrial modernity has had a great impact on our society as the driver o
https://www.circle.lu.se/article/fixing-21st-century-problems-19th-century-ideas-call-new-thinking - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jonna Pettersson defended her dissertation "Incalculable Community" today at one o'clock in Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund. External reviewer: Associate professor Lars Toender, University of Melbourne.Jonna Pettersson AbstractThis thesis argues that the Western thinking of political community
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jonna-pettersson-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-19
Innovation is on the rise at Lund University. More and more researchers want to see how their research can be put to use through new treatments, products or services that reach society. In 2025, 161 ideas came in from researchers seeking support, compared to 125 the previous year. In total, almost 850 students and researchers received support from LU Innovation during the year. Innovation is on th
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/record-number-lund-university-researchers-interested-innovation - 2026-05-19
The ecological consequences of animal agriculture present an acute challenge for how we legislate to protect cows, pigs, and other farmed animals. Research at the Sociology of Law Department suggests abandoning human-centred perspectives, thus calling for a new paradigm that recognizes the ethical significance of all animals as world-making beings. It has been estimated that about 72 billion land
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This week, Kim Nicholas and Ann Åkerman of LUCSUS, led a workshop on how start-up businesses in Somalia can meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a roadmap agreed by nearly 200 countries for achieving a world of zero poverty, zero hunger, and zero greenhouse gas emissions.– We wanted to encoura
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/rebuilding-somalia-lucsus-leads-workshop - 2026-05-19
The two new professors are Anna Lundberg and Ole Hammerslev, who have been guest professors at the Sociology of Law Department since the summer of 2021. On 1 September, Anna Lundberg, Associate Professor of Human Rights, will leave her professorship in Welfare Law at Linköping University and become a Professor of Sociology of Law at Lund University. At the Sociology of Law Department, she works wi
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/department-has-recruited-two-professors-sociology-law - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Verina Gfader will mainly be responsible for our new master's programme of Fine Arts in Artistic Research. Verina Gfader is an artist and researcher whose practice is orchestrated as organised fields of research aided by printed matter, drawing and animation, text performance and fabulations, and fictional institution
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/malmo-art-academy-welcomes-professor-verina-gfader - 2026-05-19
Congratulations on the grant! Abstract Previous research has offered important insights about the instruments that states use to govern their populations. It has also shown that colonial experiences had far-reaching consequences for contemporary levels of political and economic development. However, we know less about the specific instruments that empires used to govern colonial territories and ho
