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In the event of a crisis, it is important that we can quickly reach all employees with information. Enter your mobile phone number in Passport so that the University can send you text messages if necessary in emergency situations. Follow these steps:Go to the account management portal PassportLog in as “User”Select “Verification of contact information”Follow the instructionsRead more about crisis

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/make-sure-we-can-reach-you - 2025-09-29

Over the summer, three articles from Lund University garnered record numbers of readers. An article by Inês Bramão and Mikael Johansson at the Department of Psychology is the most-read article from Lund University in years. The article, "The people we like can influence the connections our memory makes," was republished in a Greek journal, and it is these republications that help articles reach a

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/record-breaking-numbers-ines-and-mikaels-article-conversation - 2025-09-29

On 1 July, a pilot project for a new building supervisor organisation within the faculty started. The project, which will run until December 2025, will provide proposals for management and structure for a new building supervisor model for the faculty's departments in Lund. The background to the pilot project is a need for clarity and coordination regarding the physical work environment, fire prote

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-pilot-project-will-clarify-role-building-supervisors - 2025-09-29

On 19 September, the Faculty Board decided on a revised project plan for the project "Organisational development towards fewer and larger units at the Faculty of Social Sciences". In the new plan, the project's connection to education and research has been clarified, among other things.  The description of planned activities for the coming year has also been updated. – Since the organisation proje

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/revised-project-plan-organisation-project - 2025-09-29

Do you have research ideas or results that you would like to discuss with politicians or specific target groups together with researchers from other disciplines? If so, we can help you organise a dialogue meeting. Since 2023, Samtal i Lund has been organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences. It is a dialogue forum where researchers and specially invited people from outside academia meet to discus

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/samtal-i-lund-get-help-network-and-create-dialogue-about-your-research - 2025-09-29

The Land and Environment Court of Appeal does not hear the appeal against Lund Municipality's detailed plan for the Paradis area. The decision lets the Faculty of Social Sciences continue the project for a new social science centre in the block. Two years ago, the Lund Building Committee adopted a new detailed plan for the zone Paradis 51, where most of the Faculty of Social Sciences's campus is l

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/planning-social-science-centre-resumes-after-court-decision - 2025-09-29

In mid-June, LU Estates, LTH and the Faculty of Social Sciences decided to develop a comprehensive proposal for Campus Helsingborg's future premises. A project team is in place and will investigate how study places and environments for work, education and support functions should be socially and economically sustainable. The project group comprises representatives from the Faculty of Social Scienc

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-phase-development-campus-helsingborg - 2025-09-29

A coordinated IT organisation is now being introduced at the faculty. The background is, among other things, increased requirements for IT and information security. Reducing risks in IT and information security is a priority for Lund University. All operational managers have therefore been urged by the university management to implement a number of IT security-enhancing measures within their depar

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/joint-it-organisation-stricter-security-requirements - 2025-09-29

As a way of exploring the need of specific expertise within the area of computational social sciences, the Methods Centre has recruited two research engineers, Maria Lucchetta and Minahil Malik. Their role is to support the faculty's researchers who either have ongoing research projects that include relevant methods or are interested in expanding their method skills. Both Maria and Minahil are int

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-engineers-provide-support-computational-social-sciences - 2025-09-29

This autumn, the pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences” has been offered for the first time at Lund University. Ian Manners, who has been active in developing the course, talks about the course and how we can work to promote student-centered learning and teaching. You are involved in the new student-centered pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences”, which aims to im

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/ian-manners-implementing-active-learning-education - 2025-09-29

On 17 October, the Faculty Board decided to merge the Department of Gender Studies and the Department of Sociology. The merger will formally take place on 1 January 2025. The decision means that the Department of Gender Studies will be reorganized from being a separate department to becoming a division within the Department of Sociology, along with the divisions Sociology and Social Anthropology.

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/sociology-social-anthropology-and-gender-studies-form-new-joint-department - 2025-09-29

This autumn, teachers at the faculty can attend pedagogical workshops on Canvas and Inspera. Take this opportunity to develop and learn more about these platforms! The workshops are an initiative of the faculty's Education Council with the aim of increasing digital pedagogical competence. Become an expert on Canvas Canvas is the platform where you can gather and structure all information about you

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/pedagogical-workshops-teachers - 2025-09-29

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Ann-Sofie Zettergren has the role of data steward at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data ac

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2025-09-29

The renovation project for Gamla kirurgen is entering the fourth stage of the construction process as architects produce a more detailed design. If all goes according to plan, the fifth renovation in the building's history will begin in 2026. Two years ago, the project to establish a social science centre paused, awaiting the Land and Environment Courts' consideration of an appeal against Lund Mun

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/renewal-gamla-kirurgen-enters-new-phase - 2025-09-29

The Social Sciences Faculty Office will soon have a new division; the International Office. The division will be responsible for planning and coordinating international student exchange and faculty-wide international programmes and courses at first, second and third cycle levels.  The staff at the International Office will also administer the inter-faculty agreements with partner universities worl

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-international-office-faculty - 2025-09-29

New and revised education information is now available on the faculty's internal website. The information is aimed at both those who teach and those who plan and administer education. The purpose of the new pages is to gather faculty-wide information related to educational issues. You will find, among other things, the faculty's regulations, support in the process of writing course and programme s

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-internal-web-pages-supporting-first-and-second-cycle-education - 2025-09-29

A new year is approaching and when the Faculty enters 2025, it will be with nine departments instead of the current eleven. The Faculty of Social Sciences will gradually develop towards fewer units over the next six years, according to a policy decision from 2023. After initial preparatory work, it is now time for the first changes to take place at the end of the year:The Department of Communicati

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2025-09-29

The Faculty of Social Sciences is now planning a new course for those who teach social science research methods and want to explore new ways to develop their pedagogy and strengthen students' learning. The course "Teaching and Learning Research Methods in Social Sciences" will be both practically and theoretically grounded in order to provide the conditions for reflecting together on challenges an

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/do-you-want-develop-your-skills-teacher-research-methods - 2025-09-29

The Faculty's pilot of transcription using the Whisper AI tool has worked very well, with many hundreds of hours of interview material transcribed so far. Until there is a university-wide solution, we are therefore continuing to offer the tool through the Department of Psychology. About the offerThe Department of Psychology has purchased a powerful computer to be used for transcribing audio and vi

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2025-09-29

Each year the Faculty of Social Sciences announces a number of recurring grants that are available to apply for certain categories of faculty staff. Also, please note the deadlines concerning appointments and courses for teaching in higher education. GrantsApplication monthsThe application months are to be used to draw up research applications. PhD holders employed until further notice as senior l

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2025 - 2025-09-29