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Congratulations to Hanna Bach who defended her thesis "Navigating Sustainable Shipping - Multi-scalar Transition Dynamics in the Maritime Shipping Sector." We took the opportunity to ask Hanna some questions about her research. Why did you choose to focus on the maritime shipping sector? What was it about the subject that interested you from the start?- The sea, boats and ships, and especially sai

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/hanna-bach-defended-thesis-sustainable-transition-maritime-shipping-sector - 2026-05-19

Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the part of the world where Thomas has traveled and researched the most. The book takes readers on a journey through time and space and in a highly interdisciplinary trajectory. This aligns with Thomas' research career, which

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thomas-malm-publishes-anthology-his-life-researcher - 2026-05-19

The Department is hiring a PhD student in economic geography. The position is connected to research projects that focus on innovation and socio-technical transitions in the urban water management sector – globally and in select high- and middle-income cities. The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral cand

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-phd-position-economic-geography - 2026-05-19

Four researchers from the department participated in the “Feminist Festival” in Malmö this weekend. Martina Angela Caretta held a keynote speech titled What do gender and intersectionality have to do with the environment? A feminist talk on climate justice. In her talk, she provided examples from her own research in East Africa, the USA, and Latin America on how gender and intersectionality are fu

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researchers-shed-light-feminist-geography-festival - 2026-05-19

Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having previously held posts

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2026-05-19

As part of the FORMAS-funded research project "Fair Gold? Institutionalising Labour and Environmental Standards Along the Certified Gold Supply Chain" led by researcher Muriel Côte, a seminar was recently organised at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in collaboration with several partner institutions. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and small-scale g

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/we-felt-seen-gold-miners-researchers-and-policymakers-found-common-ground-paris - 2026-05-19

The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. A total of 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) will be recruited to all faculties at Lund University. Eight of the positions have a specific focus on AI rese

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-position-assistant-professor-human-geography-focus-geoai-regional-development-and-spatial - 2026-05-19

Two new positions at KEG! Senior Lecturer in Human EcologyRead about the position hereDoctoral student in Economic GeographyRead about the position here 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/become-our-new-colleague - 2026-05-19

Three researchers from the University have been granted, and human geographer Johan Miörner is one of them. The three projects are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. Johan Miörners project is titled Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure.What is your research project about?”The project is about decentralised and modular infrastructure soluti

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researcher-department-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-05-19

We want to congratulate Alvaro von Borries, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis with the title "Structures and Dynamics of Low-income Work in Sweden: A Geographical Inquiry." We took the opportunity to ask Alvaro a few questions about his thesis. What is your dissertation about?- My dissertation examines the geography of low-income work in Sweden between 1990 and 2020, with a focus on re

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/alvaro-von-borries-sucessfully-defended-his-thesis-economic-geography - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During this application round four (4) applications were received. A decision has now been taken to award two scholarships, which consequently go to:Beatrice Fäldt - Gender, Children and Commercial Sexual Exploitation - A study on gender relations in the Nicaraguan contextCecilia Emilsson - Chachawarmi and Its Effects

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/results-second-application-round-during-autumn-2014-minor-field-studies-scholarships - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research programme in Sustainability Science at Lund University (LUCID) invites applications for up to eight PhD positions and one post-doc position, including PhD in Human Geography and PhD in Human Ecology.LUCID is a Linnaeus programme sponsored by The Swedish Research Council Formas for the period 2008-2018. It o

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lucid-announces-phd-position-human-ecology-and-phd-position-human-geography - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Elin Brudin (SGSPL - Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Planning batch 2011-2014) has received a third prize for her Bachelor's thesis in a thesis contest 2014 from Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. Read more (in Swedish). Elin's thesis is available in open access and can be downloaded from Lund University Student The

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/elin-brudin-receives-prize - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johan Sandberg, the Director of Studies for LUMID - our Master's Programme in International Development and Management - presented a dissertation brief "Transformative Social Policy in Development? Demystifying Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America", written to the Expert Group Evaluation of Swedish Aid, at the

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lumids-director-studies-johan-sandberg-has-presented-development-dissertation-brief - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Please note that there is an information meeting regarding MFS scholarship for Spring 2015 (application deadline: 16/4). The meeting takes place from 4 to 5 pm (sharp), in Världen (room 111), Geocentrum I.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mfs-information-meeting-193-4-pm - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The upcoming development of ESS in Lund might lead to a serious housing shortage in the Scania region, according to Marko Huttunen. On the 12th of March, his research was noticed by the Swedish newspaper Skånskan. Some municipalities in Scania are better prepared for Lund's upcoming research expansion than others. Rea

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/marko-huttunens-thesis-recieves-attention-swedish-newspaper - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Welcome to the latest edition of the LUMID newsletter! To kick things off, Director of Studies Johan Sandberg surmises his reflections from his first semester at the helm of the programmet. The articles that follow will keep you informed and up to date with recent developments at the LUMID programme.LUMID newsletter S

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/check-out-lumids-newsletter-spring-2015 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Boards of Sydsvenska Geografiska Sällskapet and Torsten Hägerstrands Stiftelse hereby wish to announce the recipients of the Torsten Hägerstrands Stipends 2015. A total of 14 applications were received and subsequently scrutinized by a Working Group within the Boards. The working group then presented a suggestion

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/recipients-torsten-hagerstrands-stipends-2015 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 develop

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mfs-application-round-autumn-2015 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/study-abroad - 2026-05-19