Hedda research funds. At Eden, Department of Political Science As the locus of interdisciplinary gender scholarship, the Department attracts scholars with a wide range of backgrounds including anthropology, cultural studies, development studies, family and child studies, education, history, medicine, political science, science and technology studies, sociology as well as area studies. By embracing

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/research-seminar-september-10th - 2025-08-25

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Editors: Ov Cristian Norocel; Anders Hellström; Martin Bak JørgensenThis open access book shows how the politics of migration affect community building in the 21st century, drawing on both retrogressive and progressive forms of mobilization. It elaborates theoretically and shows empirically how the two master frames of nostalgia and hope are used in local, nation

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/book-nostalgia-and-hope-intersections-between-politics-culture-welfare-and-migration-europe - 2025-08-25

Katharina Kehl and Jens Rydström. Photo: Sarah Hirani We are excited to invite you all to celebrate the release of two new books by scholars from the Department of Gender Studies! Under the headline ”From AIDS activism to homonationalism – LGBTQ+ lives and LGBTQ+ mobilisation in Sweden 1980-2024”, Jens Rydström and Katharina Kehl will talk to Mia Liinason about their recently published monographs.

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/book-release-and-conversation-lgbtq-lives-and-mobilisation-sweden-1980-2024 - 2025-08-25

The change means that Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology and will become divisions in a larger department – the three subjects have already shared a building since August 2024. The decision, taken by the Faculty Board of Social Sciences on October 17, is part of the larger process of reducing the number of departments at the faculty as a whole. The merger will formally take place as

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/gender-studies-social-anthropology-and-sociology-form-new-joint-department - 2025-08-25

Gender Studies at Lund University hosts the Inaugural Nordic Feminist Theory Workshop 10-11 April 2025. The Nordic Feminist Theory Workshop is a new transnational collaborative platform to encourage dynamic exchanges among scholars of feminist, queer and gender studies in the Nordic region and beyond. The platform provides a travelling workshop series and network. Focusing on the theme Engaging Ge

https://www.gender.lu.se/article/first-nordic-feminist-theory-workshop-be-held-lund - 2025-08-25

Marketed as the early bird among the new leadership of the faculty, Andreas Inghammar tends to be at the office from eight o’clock whereas Joakim Gullstrand would be the sleepy head showing up at 8.05. We got a chance to meet our new Deputy Dean and find out more about him. “I’m one of those people who hated, really hated the pandemic. It’s because I love being here, being available, meeting peopl

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/andreas-inghammar-singing-sailor-and-new-deputy-dean - 2025-08-25

”I’m excited about the possibilities that lie ahead and I’m eager to collaborate with our talented faculty, staff, and students,” says Joakim. (Photo from a break during a hike in Österlen, near Kivik.) Photo: Jens Gullstrand. From January 2024 LUSEM will have a new Dean, Joakim Gullstrand. How does he feel about his new role? And why does he want to become the Dean of LUSEM? Keep reading! In Joak

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/meet-our-future-dean-joakim-gullstrand - 2025-08-25

Phil Flores wrote his thesis on ”Not all green innovations are created equal: Consumer innovativeness and motivations in the adoption of shared micromobility”. Now, the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award honours his research. Archive photo: Louise Larsson Dr. Phil Flores completed his doctoral studies at LUSEM in the autumn of 2023. Now, the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award extends an honorary men

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/honorary-mention-phil-flores-research-micromobility-and-green-innovations - 2025-08-25

Martin Dribe. Archive photo from an interview about his research 2021. Photo: Louise Larsson Professor Martin Dribe is one of twelve researchers at Lund University who have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars. Martin Dribe is Professor of Economic History at LUSEM and Director of the Centre for Economic Demography. As a Wallenberg Scholar, he will focus on the long-term development of demographic d

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/martin-dribe-new-wallenberg-scholar - 2025-08-25

During spring – April and May – a lot of exciting things happen in the field of research communication for researchers! Keep reading! Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. When: 8 April, available times are 12:10-12:30, 12:30-12:50, 12:50-13:10 Where: DigitalPitch your id

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researcher-and-want-write-and-communicate-more-enhance-your-skills-now - 2025-08-25

Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration, argues that it is best if students learn the basics in Swedish before they are taught in English. Photo: Jenny Leyman “English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2025-08-25

Economist Adrian Mehic's study on beauty and grades in remote teaching received a lot of attention. Photo: Louise Larsson Remember the ”beauty study”? It received a lot of attention in the autumn of 2022; was reported for flaws in the research method, but was later found not to have deviated from good research practice. Economist Adrian Mehic had not even defended his doctoral thesis yet, but had

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/beauty-study-perfect-storm - 2025-08-25

Congratulations to Djevdet Iséni and Yuqing Zhao on your table tennis triumph! Photo: Anna Löthman On 17 April, the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament unfolded. A total of 20 players battled fiercely until the very end, and the final match of this year may well be remembered as the most thrilling and of the highest quality ever! A set of quick questions for the winnersCongratulations! How do you f

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/fek-table-tennis-tournament-2024-meet-winners - 2025-08-25

Doctoral education student Markus Arnez-Wegelius will defend his thesis on 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of his thesis, experiences and near future. You are about to defend your thesis “A Dynamic Capabilities Approach to Sustainable Business Model Innovation”. In short, what is your thesis (doctoral dissertation) about?“My thesis in a nutshell focuses on which capabilities firms need to innovate t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-markus-arnez-wegelius - 2025-08-25

Olga Lark on her "spiking" 5 April, with one of her supervisors Fredrik Sjöholm. Photo: Louise Larsson Doctoral student Olga Lark will defend her thesis 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of her thesis, experiences and near future. Hi Olga! You are about to defend your thesis “Globalization, Gender inequality and Firm innovation”. In short, what is your thesis about?”My thesis is about globalization an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-olga-lark - 2025-08-25

The Research Day of the Swedish Parliament was held on 18 April. Invited researchers from different universities met with the members of Parliament and talked about AI. Johan Axhamn was invited to the Committee on Cultural Affairs. (Screenshot) Every year, the Swedish Riksdag organises a research day. This year the theme was “artificial intelligence”. The aim is to give Members of Parliament the o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/johan-axhamn-represented-lund-swedish-riksdags-seminar-ai - 2025-08-25

Tommy Shih and Sylvia Schwaag Serger have provided research support for the new national report on responsible internationalisation. Tommy Shih comments. This April, the first national interim report on responsible internationalisation was published. The aim is to create national guidelines and a national support structure for responsible internationalisation. The report is commissioned by the Swe

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/responsible-internationalisation-tommy-shih-comments-new-national-report - 2025-08-25

The university's overall goals and focus areas for work environment management have been updated for the period 2024 - 2027. Lund University's long-term work environment goal is a sustainable work environment for everyone working at the university.Lund University's long-term work environment goal is a sustainable work environment for everyone working at the university.Special focus on three areasT

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/updated-work-environment-goals-lund-university - 2025-08-25

It is soon time for the traditional celebrations on 30 April and 1 May, which as usual includes the donning of student caps, the students’ May Day speech to the Vice-Chancellor, and the singing in of spring in Lundagård by the male voice choir, Lund Student Singers. Donning of student caps Time: 30 April: 17:20-18:00Place: Tegnérsplatsen, LundagårdOn 30 April, the vice-president of Lund University

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/celebrations-30-april-and-1-may-2024 - 2025-08-25

A new framework for measuring qualifying expertise in teaching has been produced and will now be implemented at the University. The aim is to recognise excellence in teaching by applying a classification and structure for teaching practitioners’ qualifications. The framework, developed by Rachel Forsyth and Lena Christensen, is based on the Advancing Teaching initiative, an international framework

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/excellent-teaching-be-highlighted-through-recognition-educational-qualifications - 2025-08-25