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The election will run from 7 to 21 February. Information about the election has been sent by email to all staff at the faculty. All those entitled to vote can log in to Easyvote and submit their vote during 7-21 February.The election is for 3 representatives of teaching staff with research expertise, and 1 representative of other staff. In all elections, you have the possibility of voting for anot

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-electoral-college - 2026-06-03

We need your nominations by 26 February! The Faculty of Social Sciences constituency is now invited to nominate candidates to the new Nominating Committee for the term 2024-03-01 – 2027-02-28.The Nominating Committee shall consist of:  •    Five representatives of teaching staff with research expertise •    Two representatives of other staff•    One alternate representative of teaching staff with

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/nominate-candidates-faculty-nominating-committee-0 - 2026-06-03

On 7 March, Lina Wedin will begin as head of the Faculty Office. During March, she will gradually replace Malou Engberg de Carvalho, who will retire at the end of the month. A warm welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences! How does it feel to soon start your new job as head of the Faculty Office?It’s exciting to be given responsibility for such an important organisation. Since I like to meet new

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-head-faculty-office-incoming - 2026-06-03

The election to the Electoral College is now completed and a public count of votes took place at the Faculty Office yesterday. The following persons have been elected as the Faculty of Social Sciences' representatives in the Electoral College:Representative of teaching staff with research expertise:Elia Psouni, associate professor, Department of PsychologyBjörn Johnson, professor, School of Social

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/election-result-faculty-representatives-electoral-college - 2026-06-03

It is time to review and update your information in LUCRIS. Update your profile, review your projects, and register your publications from 2025. Also, please consider adding your ORCID to LUCRIS (via Lucat) if you haven't already done so! Present your researchKeeping your information up-to-date in LUCRIS is important because:Data from LUCRIS might be re-used, for instance, on the Faculty of Social

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/dont-forget-update-lucris - 2026-06-03

About a year has passed since the Faculty Board deciced that the faculty will move towards fewer and larger units over the next six years. The autumn was devoted to anchoring and knowledge gathering, and a first merger is now being planned. Since the project plan was approved last autumn, the project group has met with all department management and participated in many staff and board meetings to

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/organisation-project-enters-new-phase - 2026-06-03

The election will run from 6 to 20 March. Information about the election has been sent by email to all staff at the faculty. All those entitled to vote can log in to Easyvote and submit their vote during 6-20 March.The election is for 5 representatives of teaching staff with research expertise, 1 substitute representative of teaching staff with research expertise, and 2 representatives of other st

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/time-elect-nominating-committee - 2026-06-03

Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. As usual, researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences participate in several interesting events. Come and listen to your colleagues! The week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-scientists-sustainability-week-8-13-april - 2026-06-03

The election to the Nominating Committee is now completed and a public count of votes has taken place at the Faculty Office. The following persons have been elected as members of the new Nominating Committee:Representatives of teaching staff with research expertiseÅsa Thelander, senior lecturer, Department of Strategic CommunicationKerstin Svensson, professor, School of Social WorkRobert Holmberg,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-nominating-committee - 2026-06-03

Registration will soon open for a new pedagogical course at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The course focuses on active learning as a central strategy to promote student-centred learning and teaching. The course is offered during the autumn semester and is primarily aimed at teachers and doctoral students at the Faculty of Social Sciences. In this course, you will, among other things, learn pract

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/active-learning-social-science-new-course-teachers-and-doctoral-students - 2026-06-03

This year's OSA survey (a survey of our organisational and social work environment) will soon be sent to all employees at the faculty. Keep an eye on your inbox and answer the survey! It is an important part of our systematic work environment process. The survey will be sent by e-mail to all faculty staff in mid-April. The sender of the e-mail is Lund University, lu [at] artologik [dot] net.The su

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/answer-facultys-work-environment-survey-your-input-matters-0 - 2026-06-03

The faculty's list of recognised and excellent teachers is growing. At the latest Faculty Board meeting, another eleven persons received recognition of their teaching skills through the appointment as Recognised or Excellent Teaching Practitioners. Newly appointed Recognised Teaching Practitioners:Isabel Bramsen Marie LedendalOla Thufvesson Nils Droste Tove LundbergSara Kalm Henrik LoodThomas Hick

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-new-recognised-and-excellent-teachers - 2026-06-03

If your research involves persons or the processing of personal data, you may need to apply for ethical authorisation. Åse Inner-Ker, the faculty's ethics advisor, can provide support in the process and advice on where to find information. Hi Åse! You are the Faculty Ethics Adviser - what does that mean?- Researchers can contact me with questions about ethical review. I prefer to have a conversati

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/questions-about-ethical-review-contact-ase - 2026-06-03

On 15 April, the application period for this autumn's programmes closed, and we are pleased to note that interest in social and behavioural sciences continues to increase. In the national admissions round, the total number of applicants to the faculty's programmes increased by approximately 13% and to freestanding courses by 10 % compared to 2023. Lund University as a whole also received more appl

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-our-programmes-and-courses - 2026-06-03

This autumn, the Lund Social Science Methods Centre is offering eight methods workshops under the umbrella name Skill School. Read more about them below, and don't forget to sign up! The Social Science Methods Centre is offering eight method workshops in September and October. Teachers, researchers, and doctoral students from all subjects and faculties who wish to broaden and deepen their methodol

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/skill-school-methods-workshops-2025 - 2026-06-03

At the end of April, the Faculty Board decided that a new department, the Department of Communication, will be created. The establishment of the new department is part of the faculty's development towards fewer units, but the merger has also been motivated by additional reasons. The new department will be established on 1 January 2025 and the following units will be included: Department of Strateg

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-department-communication-january-2025 - 2026-06-03

STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers to spend an autumn term at one of STINT's twelve partner campuses in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the US. You can apply to be nominated as one of Lund University's candidates until 9 August! The programme aims to develop both individuals and institutions. By giving researchers and teachers passionate about t

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/time-apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-2024 - 2026-06-03

Why does Russia still use Morse code? Has military conscription increased equality? These are two questions that Tony Ingesson, political scientist and expert in intelligence analysis, reflects on in two highly read articles on the news platform, The Conversation. One of Tony Ingesson’s articles, on military conscription, has 26,000 reads and the other, about Morse code, has over 40,000 reads. The

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/path-idea-popular-article-conversation - 2026-06-03

After a year behind construction fences, Gamla lungkliniken (Building G) is now ready and looking good in its new suit. In August, the building will be filled with sociologists, social anthropologists, and gender scholars. The first thing visitors may notice is that the building has a new roof and a new main entrance facing north.– The purpose of moving the main entrance is to open up the building

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/soon-time-move-gamla-lungkliniken - 2026-06-03

The faculty's organisational project is growing and is now entering a more active phase. In addition to practical preparations for the new Department of Communication, planning and analyses are underway for further mergers in the coming years. Preparations for the new Department of CommunicationAt the end of April, the faculty board decided that a new department - the Department of Communication -

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/latest-news-organisational-project - 2026-06-03