THEME 2025-2026 Neurotechnologies – tools that can measure, influence, or even alter brain activity – are advancing quickly, offering powerful applications in both healthcare and everyday life. But with such potential comes responsibility. Researchers within this Theme will be investigating the ethical, legal, and societal implications of neurotechnological development and commercialization. Bring

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/themes-2025-2026/neurotechnologies-delivering-their-responsible-development-and-use - 2025-07-17

The alumni network exists for all former members of Themes. It was formalised in 2024 when we wanted to create opportunities exclusive to Lund University researchers with experience of working at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies. In a way, the alumni network has of course "always" existed, since 2011 anyway. Former members have been important drivers in our development and we rely on t

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/whats-going-pufendorf-ias/alumni-network - 2025-07-17

- a Nordic network for institutes for advanced studies The Pufendorf IAS is part of NordIAS, a network of eight Institutes for Advanced Studies in the Nordic region: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The aim of the NordIAS network is to increase collaboration and exchanges among the Institutes. It offers the potential for a range of cooperation opportunities, including; research exchanges; staf

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/international-exchanges/nordias - 2025-07-17

Our vision is to provide an oasis in the academic everyday life. We give researchers time and space to learn from each other, explore and understand complex scientific problems, which can lay the foundation for future research. Why choose the Pufendorf IAS? What kind of building is this, what has happened here throughout the years? And how is the institute organised? Apply for a Theme or an ASGEve

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0 - 2025-07-17

What is so special about this place? Does our model really work - can interdisciplinary liberty of action actually lead to something? The Pufendorf IAS is an incubator for new research ideas and a springboard for innovative research initiatives. For more than 15 years, we have welcomed hundreds of interdisciplinary research groups. In our experience, the best questions often emerge in the "in-betw

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0/why-choose-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2025-07-17

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is part of Lund University – a full-scale University. Organisationally, it belongs to the University's Special Centres (Universitetes Särskilda Verksamheter, USV) and the Institute welcomes researchers from all nine faculties of the University. The University Vice Chancellor appoints the Institute's Board and the Director. The Pufendorf Institute's acti

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0/organisation-and-management - 2025-07-17

Why – and how – was an Institute for Advanced Studies established in the building at the intersection of Biskopsgatan and Sölvegatan in Lund? Why is it called the Pufendorf Institute? What activities have been in the building before? Can you also hold your meetings here? In 2007, Professor Sture Forsén proposed the idea to establish an "Institute for Advanced Studies" at Lund University. The propo

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0/house-and-its-history - 2025-07-17

The building that is now home to the Pufendorf IAS was originally built in 1886 to house the Department of Physics at Lund University. When the building was renovated, great importance was placed on preserving and incorporating elements from the layers of history. The original floor has been retained wherever possible, and any new flooring has been manufactured in the same way. The theatre balcony

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Between 1951 and 2008, the house was a home for the then Department of Classics, where the subjects Ancient History, Latin and Greek were studied. Also, the Classical Antique Museum was also situated here. When the building was renovated, great importance was placed on preserving and incorporating elements from the layers of history. The hall, which used to be filled with plaster casts and copies

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0/house-and-its-history/classicum-1951-2008 - 2025-07-17

For more than 15 years, the Pufendorf IAS has welcomed hundreds of interdisciplinary research groups, all united by their desire to explore scientific problems from different disciplines, curiously and enthusiastically. All research conducted here has been at an early or very early stage. Photo: Johan Persson The seeds of new research are planted at the Institute; afterwards, as the research devel

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0/research-groups-throughout-years - 2025-07-17

- here is a selection of their thoughts on the Pufendorf IAS Since 2009, the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies has welcomed hundreds of interdisciplinary groups and thousands of researchers from Lund University. Here we have collected a selection of quotes and links to news articles that all, in different ways, convey messages from researchers to researchers. Photo: Johan Persson One resear

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/about-pufendorf-ias-0/what-do-researchers-say - 2025-07-17

ASG 2023-2024 The availability of affordable energy is deeply embedded in our way of life and in our everyday practice. A stable and cost-effective energy supply is crucial for modern society in sectors such as building, transport and industry. At the same time, energy use is also a major source of emissions which are detrimental for climate and the environment. These emissions must be reduced in

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-0/energy-crisis-impacts-households-industries-and-energy-transition - 2025-07-17

ASG 2023-2024 The past century has witnessed technological advancements ranging from heavy machinery to computers to AI and Internet of Things. These developments have brought considerable innovation to humanity, but also pose significant threats to human rights. This ASG focuses on digital innovations by exploring the linkages between digital innovation and emergent digital inequalities in relati

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-0/human-rights-digital-inequalities-and-social-consequences-ai - 2025-07-17

ASG 2023-2024 The creative arts are an important part of society with a large number of practitioners providing music, art and literature to society at large. A large number of theoretical models and perspectives developed to illuminate the creative process specifically address music and writing, many of which also inform artistic and pedagogical practice. This ASG aims to share, highlight, and fu

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-0/artistic-and-educational-processes-music-and-literary-creation - 2025-07-17

ASG 2023-2024 Efficient and sustainable land use is at the heart of a debate on the global level where the interests of land owners, citizens and government are increasingly divergent. In Sweden, we are witnessing several land use conflicts related to sensitive topics such as forest management, organic farming and renewable energy. These conflicts are marked by an increasing polarization among act

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-0/de-polarizing-land-use-conflicts-sweden-multi-level-governance-perspective - 2025-07-17

Theme 2023-2024 Existential threat – a threat to someone or something’s existence – ranges from threat to the self (ordinary dying), to an ideology, and even to a society. Existential threat is a powerful force on individuals and societies, affecting our decisions often below conscious awareness. The primary mechanism is fear. Most recently, as we have reached the limits of what our planet can pro

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/themes-0/relentless-existential-threat - 2025-07-17

Theme 2023-2024 The development of bio-based materials used in the field of medicine has reached a stage where material design is interconnected with information technology, with artificial intelligence (AI). The new materials have a number of properties that make them very attractive for biomedical application, but the development also involves a number of challenges; both scientific and social.

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/themes-0/biomaterials - 2025-07-17

Theme 2023-2024 Rising sea levels due to climate change increase the risk of flooding and erosion in coastal areas. Historically, coastal protection measures in Sweden have been limited, but we now need to step up. However, climate adaptation is hampered by limitations in knowledge about the consequences of climate change - and future developments and governance systems are not updated to address

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/themes-0/coastal-perspectives - 2025-07-17

Theme 2023-2024 All spaces and actions have an acoustic element to them. At the same time, questions of democracy in relation to everyday life — inclusion in, access to, equality of — play out across society. Sound has, in this context, a particularly disobedient quality — it does not obey visual, legal or ownership borders, and will be used as an element that crosses boundaries. Through the use o

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/themes-0/sound-democracy - 2025-07-17

ASG 2024 People increasingly build identities and express their values through consumer choices. We seem willing to pay more, much more, for a product of a certain design. The last decades brought a design boom into product development. Simultaneously, development goals remind both individuals and organisations of the ecological challenges we face, that a future existentially sustainable life must

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-0/aesthetics-business-creativity-abc - 2025-07-17