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On 2 April, it was time for the the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament again, and this year also marked its 10th anniversary! The competition first started in 2013 but has had three breaks over the years, which is why the 10-year celebration is taking place this year. (See the fact box for more details on past years and winners.)A total of 22 players battled fiercely until the very end, and this y

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/who-made-it-podium-years-fek-table-tennis-tournament - 2025-11-19

Although emissions from air travel at Lund University have slightly decreased compared to last year*, longer journeys remain a major source of emissions. Now, a group of five researchers from different departments is tackling the challenge of shifting travel norms and reducing air travel with fresh perspectives.Funded by the University's Sustainability Fund ("Hållbarhetsfonden"), the project, ‘Big

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researchers-aim-change-travel-norms-and-reduce-air-travel-lund-university - 2025-11-19

A unique archive in Lund, Sweden, holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The interviews were conducted immediately after the survivors arrived in Sweden in spring 1945.The archive has now been nominated to the UN agency UNESCO to become part of the Memory of the World Register, as a piece of written cultural heritage of great value to humanity.Learn mor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-university-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-world - 2025-11-19

The aim of the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is to stimulate interdisciplinary research within Lund University. The Institute supports researchers working together across disciplinary borders.  One of the instruments available for interdisciplinary research is the Advanced Study Group (ASG). Take the opportunity to apply for an ASG at Pufendorf IAS! The ASG provides a flexible format fo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/start-advanced-study-group-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2025-11-19

Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. This means the Ravensbrück Archive is recognised as an example of cultural heritage of great value to humanity.  Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-status-0 - 2025-11-19

Skissernas Night is back – bigger and bolder than ever! Expect more daring art, experimental music, international performances, engaging talks, and creative workshops. Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere with DJs, delicious food, and refreshing drinks. This year, the line between indoors and outdoors blurs with a new music stage, a food truck, and a large workshop area in the Sculpture park.S

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/skissernas-night - 2025-11-19

An international consortium led by the Sociology of Law Department has received the equivalent of 61.5 million SEK to establish a PhD programme exploring social and legal structures in authoritarian countries in Central Asia.The programme will involve 17 doctoral researchers doing their PhDs at the consortium's 14 member universities in Europe and Canada.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/eu55-million-grant-establish-international-phd-programme-coordinated-lund-university - 2025-11-19

Getting external funds for your research project is often what makes or breaks it at an early stage, but finding one that suits is a challenge, as is finding one that accepts applications at the right time. Welcome to the jungle! On LUSEM’s “Research grants” page you will find a lengthy list of funders and it is well worth the time spent searching through them. Some offer one or two grants yearly,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/funds-grants - 2025-11-19

Linn recently nailed her thesis to the wall here at LUSEM, as is tradition. She has been doing her research at the Department of Economic History and her work is called " Garment Workers and the Labour Issue in Development". She is now preparing the defense of the dissertation, which will take place on 25 April at 10:15, in EC3:207. Congratulations on your dissertation, please tell us, what is it

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-linn-ternsjo - 2025-11-19

This year's theme for WHO Day is "Mental health at work". At the Stem Cell Centre, they took a joint mental break for coffee and mingle with colleagues in order to promote a supportive and inclusive work environment. This year's theme for WHO Day is "Mental health at work". At the Stem Cell Centre, they took a joint mental break for coffee and mingle with colleagues in order to promote a supportiv

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/world-mental-health-day-10-october-mental-health-work-celebrated-coffee-stem-cell-centre - 2025-11-19

Register no later than 24 October. Limited number of spots. This tutorial is aimed at researchers working within life sciences who work with machine learning models but do not have the skills to build applications for web. It is becoming increasingly popular to share machine learning models with the community as web applications with an easy-to-use interface. Users can then adjust parameters or su

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/event-building-and-sharing-machine-learning-demo-applications-within-life-sciences-practical - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

On 15 January, the web pages of the Faculty of Social Sciences Library were launched on the Faculty's general website. At the same time the website sambib.lu.se was closed. Library information can now be found at www.sam.lu.se/en/library. The exception is the information about the library's support for researchers and teachers, which has been moved to the faculty's internal website together with o

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/library-has-moved-samluse - 2025-11-19

Lund University's social sciences have risen from 53rd to 46th place in Times Higher Education's subject rankings for 2025. This means that the University's social science subjects are the second highest ranked subjects at LU, after law. Times Higher Education's definition of social sciences covers political science and international relations, including development studies, public policy, and gov

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-sciences-climb-rankings - 2025-11-19

15 January was the application deadline for programmes in the international admission round. We are happy to report that both the total number of applicants and the number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty of Social Sciences' programmes have increased. The number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty of Social Sciences' programmes has increased by 9% compared to last year, while the to

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes - 2025-11-19

Award winner 2023 - Marco van Gelderen, VU University Amsterdam The European Entrepreneurship Award (EEEA) is presented annually by the Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship. The award recognizes an individual or an organisation that has contributed to the improvement of entrepreneurship education in academia in Europe. The award is comprised of the honor and a diploma, as well as a sum of 1

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/european-entrepreneurship-education-award-2023 - 2025-11-19

Award winners 2022 - Mats Lundqvist and Karen Williams Middleton at Chalmers University in Sweden This year the award goes to Professor Mats Lundqvist and Associate Professor Karen Williams Middleton at Chalmers University in Sweden.The award committee’s citationProfessor Mats Lundqvist and Associate Professor Karen Williams Middleton at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are both key act

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/european-entrepreneurship-education-award-2022 - 2025-11-19

Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) has done it again! Once again the School receives international attention when ranked #44–up 13 notches from last year – on Financial Times' prestigious annual global ranking of 100 Master’s programmes in Management. LUSEM is proud: Our Master’s programme in International Strategic Management rises in the prestigious Financial Times rankin

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-even-higher-prestigious-ranking-masters-programmes-management - 2025-11-19

The Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship is thrilled to announce Professor Francisco Liñán from the University of Seville, Spain, as the winner of the European Entrepreneurship Education Award (EEEA) for the year 2024. The EEEA award is presented annually by the Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship to recognise individuals or organiations that have made significant contributions to t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/winner-european-entrepreneurship-education-award-2024 - 2025-11-19