Published 12 March 2020 Per guidelines from the faculty, classes and lectures will continue as normal at the department.  For information from Lund University regarding the new Coronavirus, please visit staff pages.  Frequently asked questions regarding the coronavirus for students can be found here, FAQ for students. If you have questions regarding specific parts of your course, contact your acad

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/information-about-coronavirus - 2025-05-15

Published 17 March 2020 The department will go over to distance based teaching for all courses Starting tomorrow the department will go over to distance based learning for all courses. This will lead to a switch in learning platform for some courses from Live@ Lund to Canvas.  More information will follow via email and through your current course platform.  For information from Lund University reg

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/switching-distance-based-teaching - 2025-05-15

Published 30 March 2020 Our Master's Programme in Human Geography opens up for late application. The Master's Programme in Human Geography opens up for late applications starting from April 6th until May 31st. For more information about the Programme, follow this link: HUGE. If you want to read about the programme from the perspective of a former student, you can do that here. All applications goe

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/huge-opens-late-application - 2025-05-15

Published 30 April 2020 A spring greeting from Lund University's principal. Stay safe, take care of each other and enjoy the lovely spring weather! (English captions are available)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4UViAum5A&feature=youtu.be

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/spring-greeting-principal - 2025-05-15

Published 12 May 2020 Opening for 1 research assistant at the Department of Human Geography, 100% employment with monthly salary.Important dates:Start date: As soon as possibleEnd date: 2020-11-30Application deadline: 2020-05-25Read more and apply here 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-1-research-assistant - 2025-05-15

Published 11 June 2020 The following information is for students currently studying at Lund University whose financial situation has changed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Lund University Global Scholarship Fund has acquired new funds through the generous donation of the Crafoord Foundation. These funds are reserved for current Lund University students encountering financial hardship

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-covid-19-hardship-scholarship - 2025-05-15

Published 17 June 2020 Can you remember the names of those people who changed your career for the better? Are you interested in utilising the skills of highly capable postgraduate students from around the world? Lund University’s flagship Master's in International Development and Managment (LUMID) is one of Scandinavia’s most sought-after postgraduates courses, with over 1200 applicants competing

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/interested-hosting-lumid-student - 2025-05-15

Published 16 July 2020 In order to make you feel well prepared for the upcoming digital elements of the autumn semester a team consisting of various experts at the university will be on stand-by in a virtual zoom room on August to 27th 2020 between 12-17 to help you with practical and technical questions regarding your upcoming semester. This includes activating your student account, how to use Zo

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-support-room-new-students - 2025-05-15

Published 2 September 2020

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/principal-torbjorn-von-schantz-wishes-everyone-big-welcome-lund - 2025-05-15

Published 8 October 2020 The Development Research Day is an inter-disciplinary arrangement that was initiated in order to form a meeting ground for all researchers and students at Lund University who share an interest in development issues. About Development Research Day, DRD The first DRD The event was launched in 2002 by the Department of Political Science at Lund University. Since then the resp

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2020 - 2025-05-15

Published 8 December 2020 Johan Pries, Postdoc researcher at the department, has been granted funding for a three year project. Building on ongoing Vetenskapsrådet-funded research about the Swedish People’s Parks movement, this second project was recently awarded a grant of close to three million from the FORMAS research council. The project will shift from the earlier history of the People’s Park

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/johan-pries-lead-project-called-folkrorelsernas-kulturarv-omvandling-bevarande-och-liv-i-de-svenska - 2025-05-15

Published 15 December 2020 Mads Barbesgaard, lecturer at the department, has received funding for a research project. Mads has received 3.150.000 SEK in support from VR for a post-doc project titled Myanmar’s energy landscapes and the politics of geography. The project examines struggles around expansions of energy infrastructure in the midst of competing state territorialization projects, contest

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/research-funding-myanmars-energy-landscapes-and-politics-geography - 2025-05-15

Published 17 December 2020 A research project led by Muriel Côte, senior lecturer at the department, has received funding. FORMAS will fund a project called “Fair gold? Institutionalising labour and environmental standards along the certified gold supply chain”, as part of their Annual open call 2020 - Research projects for early-career researchers, for nearly 4 million SEK for four years (2021-20

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/research-funding-fair-gold-institutionalising-labour-and-environmental-standards-along-certified - 2025-05-15

Published 7 January 2021 The study aims to assess under what social, economic and spatial conditions that processes of urbanization at the lowest level of the urban hierarchy can promote the livelihoods and welfare of residents in small towns. Together with Ola Hall from the Department and colleagues at the University of Dar es Salaam, Makerere University, University of Ghana and the International

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/agnes-andersson-djurfeldt-has-been-awarded-funding-vetenskapsradet-study-lower-level-urbanization - 2025-05-15

Published 7 January 2021 Markus Grillitsch, Associate senior lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, and his team has been awarded for their work with ‘Coffee Break With Researchers’.   The winning platform can be found here http://www.coffeebreakwithresearchers.org

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-won-rsa-media-communications-regional-studies-award - 2025-05-15

Published 7 January 2021 Human Geographer Nicklas Guldåker at the department maps socio-economic conditions for an award-winning book about organized gang crime in socially disadvantaged areas (link to news article and book in Swedish).  

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/human-geographer-lund-university-maps-socio-economic-conditions-award-winning-book - 2025-05-15

Published 7 January 2021 The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund Un

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/erik-renstrom-new-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2025-05-15

Published 9 February 2021 On 11 February 2021 at 10.00-14.00 all students and recent graduates from Lund University and Malmö University are invited to a virtual career fair.  During the fair you will get the opportunity to network with over twenty different employers through chat and video calls. The participating organisations offer full-time jobs as well as summer jobs and internships in severa

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-career-fair-2021 - 2025-05-15

Published 20 May 2021 Online support, meet-ups and events - Campus Online is a new joint effort between all faculty programmes, departments and the Social Sciences Student Union. The aim is to create a meeting space for you at a time when physical meet-ups are discouraged.  You can read more about the initiative and join at Canvas. 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/campus-online - 2025-05-15

Published 16 February 2021 Last application date 25th of February. To read more about the position and how to apply, visit this page. More information on the PhD program at the Department of Human Geography    

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/1-4-doctoral-candidate-positions-human-geography - 2025-05-15