The MFS scholarship application round has started for Autumn 2015. Application deadline is October 6th. More information about the application and forms can be found here (in Swedish). Sida’s MFS scholarship is aimed at students on Bachelor's and Master's levels who would like to collect research material in a developing country for their degree theses. During at least eight weeks of field studies

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Do you want to go on exchange studies? As a student at Lund University you have the possibility to spend one semester at another university in a different country. APPLY 15 September – 15 October, 2015  INFORMATION MEETING 17 September | Eden hörsal, Paradisgatan 5H | 16.00-18.00 More information about studying abroad (Information broschure Autumn 2015)MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION AND CO

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/study-abroad - 2025-08-23

In the attached article, Human Ecology PhD Marcella Samuels reports interesting news from the FoodDiversity Pre-Study Project! New Baltic Sea Region partnership explores benefits of integrating biodiversity into small-scale food production to enhance food securityThe FoodDiversity Pre-Study Project had an energetic start at its kickoff meeting held August 19th-21st on the beautiful grounds of Samb

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/fooddiversity-prestudy-launches-sambruket - 2025-08-23

Check your student email for the Lund University freshers’ survey! The survey has been sent to students who have never previously studied in Lund. The survey questions are about the expectations you have of your study programme/course and why you chose to study at Lund University. By responding to the survey, you will help us improve your programme or course!We are very grateful for your input, an

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This year we received 9 applications. During this application round nine (9) applications were received. A decision has now been taken to award two scholarships, which consequently go to:Marko Huttunen: The spreading of gated communities to lower income groups in Sao PaoloThea Astrid Hamleton: Men’s concerns and engagement toward enhancing gender equality in Aleta Wondo in Southern EthiopiaWe woul

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/results-mfs-application-round-autumn-2015 - 2025-08-23

We are sorry to announce that today's guest seminar is unfortunately cancelled due to illness. We are sorry to announce that today's guest seminar is unfortunately cancelled due to illness.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/cancelled-invited-speakers-human-geography-emilie-stroh - 2025-08-23

We are delighted to inform you that the Lumid programme received a total of 1,220 student applications for the coming year, which constitutes an approximately 50 per cent increase from last year. As usual, only 40 students will be admitted to the programme. The LUMID programme (a two-year interdisciplinary master programme) provides students with in-depth and applied knowledge of international dev

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lumid-high-demand - 2025-08-23

In the attached article, Human Ecology PhD Marcella Samuels continues her report on interesting news from the FoodDiversity Pre-Study Project! FoodDiversity Pre-Study outreach efforts connect innovative communities as Rural Living Labs for food securityStudy visits to Estonia and Russia continue to broaden Baltic Sea Region network of small-scale food producers striving for food security.Read the

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/fooddiversity-prestudy-outreach-efforts - 2025-08-23

Geocentrum I, Sölvegatan 10, Lund The South Swedish Geographic Society invites everyone with an interest for geography to an evening at the Geo pub!  When: Thursday 28/4, 19.00.Where: The Geopub, "Sky high lounge", top floor of Geocentum 1.We are happy to announce that this evening, our new chairman Karin Book who has a Ph.D. in human geography and is senior lecturer in sport sciences will give a

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/geopub-sky-high-lounge - 2025-08-23

The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the 15th Development Research Day: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030 Date: Thursday November 10, 2016. Time:  9.30-17.00 | Geocenter I, Sölvegatan 10, LUNDThe Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their resear

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The possibility of late application will open for some of the courses at the department on the 15th of July. Apply via: www.universityadmissions.se. Please note that a late application does not guarantee you a spot on the course. Read more about the late application process: https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/All-you-need-to-know1/Applying-for-studies/Application-process/Late-applications/ 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/late-application-courses - 2025-08-23

Lund University is celebrating 350 years of education and research with €350,000 in scholarships! Win a scholarship for your Master’s programme by showing that you share Lund University's vision to understand, explain and improve the world and the human condition. The scholarship can be applied to over 100 different Master’s programmes in a variety of subjects at Lund University.* Lund University’

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Geographers and GIS technicians wanted! Per Becker, Engineer and Risk Manager talks about international cooperation and his work with risk management and aid work coming back after a year posting in Fiji. Thursday 6 Oct at 18:30Place: Sky High, Geocentum 1, LundThe pub serves beer, wine and snacks to membership prices. Are you not a member? No problem, you can become member on site.The pub present

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/whats-geographer-pub-presentation - 2025-08-23

The stipend from Torsten Hägerstrands stiftelse commemorating the birth of Torsten Hägerstrand a 100 years ago, October 11, 1916, has been awarded to:Andreas Skriver Hansen, Human Geography, Göteborgs Universitet. Skriver Hansen applies for funds to participate in and also arranging a session at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) in Umeå 2017.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/recipient-torsten-hagerstrands-stipend-2016 - 2025-08-23

The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the Development Research Day 2016: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030. The Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their research with each other, students and the public. Theme: End hunger and achieve food secur

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2016 - 2025-08-23

On Thursday at 15.15 , Professor Frédéric Landy will be holding a seminar on the topicNational parks within the urban agglomerations of Mumbai, Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town: between urbanization and globalization, which place for ‘eco-ethnicity’?Venue, Rio (430), Geocentrum 1, Sölvegatan 10, floor 4 Frédéric Landy is the Director of the French Institute of Pondicherry, India / Directeur d

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On Thursday 10th of November 2016, we had another inspiring edition of the Development Research Day, a flagship annual event at Lund University bringing together all disciplines working on development issues since 2002. This year the Development Research Day was hosted by the Human Geography department and was dedicated to Sustainable Development Goal no. 2: “End hunger, achieve food security and

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/inspiring-edition-development-research-day-2016-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2025-08-23

Richard Shearmur is Professor at the School of Urban planning, McGill university in Montreal, Canada. Richard is an international leading scholar in a broad spectra of areas in economic geography including research on urban, regional and rural development and different dimensions on cities and firm level innovations. His interest also covers critical analysis on how measurement, data and knowledge

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/geographies-innovations-confusions-perplexities-and-ways-forward - 2025-08-23

The latest book by associate professor Anders Burman of the Human Ecology Division has now been published, called "Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual practice and activism". "Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism explores how Evo Morales’s victory in the 2005 Bolivian presidential elections led to indigeneity as the core of dec

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-book-anders-burman - 2025-08-23

Rikard Warlenius will defend his thesis named "Asymmetries. Conceptualizing Environmental Inequalities as Ecological Debt and Ecologically Unequal Exchange" on the 10th of February at 1 pm in Världen, Geocentrum 1. Opponent will be Joan Martínez Alier of UAB, Barcelona. In this compilation thesis, consisting of six papers and an introductory chapter, the concepts of ecological debt, climate debt,

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thesis-defense-rikard-warlenius-10th-february - 2025-08-23