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Johan Miörner, a researcher at the department, has co-authored a report on behalf of the research institute EAWAG. The report looks at how sustainable cities should develop strategies and practices to reduce water consumption and manage wastewater more sustainably to meet the challenges of climate change. The authors have reviewed six global cities that are already actively developing effective pr

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/less-water-consumption-and-sustainable-wastewater-management-new-report-shows-how-cities-should - 2026-01-07

The Storsjöodjuret, a mythical cryptid* with its roots in Jämtland, was mentioned for the first time as early as the year 1643 and is now being brought up to date again in a new doctoral thesis in human ecology. In the thesis, the author Sanna Händén-Svensson examines how perspectives such as social, cultural, historical and the local affect the shaping of the Storsjöodjuret. The aim of the study

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-human-ecology-thesis-storsjoodjur-cryptid-borderland-between-reality-and-imagined - 2026-01-07

Welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– I came from Loughborough University in the UK, where I had been since 2010. Prior to that I was based at the University of Copenhagen for 17 years, hence speak fluent Danish. What is (or has been) the main focus of your research? – My research focuses primarily on low-income housing and livelihoods in urban areas of the glob

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-katherine-gough - 2026-01-07

Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to a much-needed rest, both for students and department staff. From December 21, 2024 - January 6, 2025, our premises are therefore completely closed. Regular opening hours are valid from January 7, 2025. The Student office opens January 7, as well. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-during-holidays - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

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 - 2026-01-07

The book "Strategic Communication: An introduction" by Jesper Falkheimer and Mats Heide, both researchers at the Department of Strategic Communication, was released last winter. Last week, the website PR Place wrote a praising review on the book, which of course is great news for the Department. The review tells us, among other things: "It is an admirable text that brings together theories from a

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/strategic-communication-introduction-jesper-falkheimer-and-mats-heide-gets-great-review - 2026-01-07

Charlotte Simonsson och Mats Heide, both researches at the Department of Strategic Communication, recently got their article "How focusing positively on errors can help organizations become more communicative: An alternative approach to crisis communication" published in the magazine Journal of Communication Management. The purpose of the paper is to gain new knowledge of how organizational errors

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/charlotte-simonsson-and-mats-heide-published-journal-communication-management - 2026-01-07

At the graduation ceremony for all the master students at the Faculty of Social Science earlier in June, Stella Zimpfer received the Sparbankstiftelsen award for best master thesis in strategic communication, a thesis focusing on startup branding in the Öresund region. I asked Stella a few questions about her work. Stella is from Germany and has since before a bachelor’s degree in European Studies

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/stella-about-her-award-winning-master-thesis-i-hope-my-thesis-helps-get-startups-thinking-about - 2026-01-07

Håkan Bengtsson (CEO) and Anna Haraldsson (consultant) at Edmund Communication participated in the master course Brand Communication. They did a case exercise with the students and talked about the integration of branding in human resource management and how branding can support adoption communication within organisations. We were also joined by two adorable future brand experts who listened atten

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/edmund-communication-talks-branding-and-adoption-communication-our-master-students - 2026-01-07

Anne Buchmann, lecturer from Newcastle University - Australia, recently visited the department of Strategic Communication. Anne Buchmann, lecturer from Newcastle University in Australia, recently visited the department to give a much appreciated lecture for the master students that dealt with branding, popular culture and New Zealand. It was also an opportunity for the editors (from left in the ph

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/guest-lecturer-australia-visits-department - 2026-01-07

A new research project at the Department of Strategic Communication will examine the problems tourism causes for cities and create counteractive strategies. The project, which will run for four years, is funded by a SEK 19.2 million grant from Formas. The number of tourists in cities is expected to rise in the future, bringing with it an increase in problems that affect cities’ sustainability. The

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/new-interdisciplinary-research-project-renewal-urban-tourism-development-managing-sustainability - 2026-01-07

To strengthen the Department’s International cooperation and exchange research experiences, Cecilia Cassinger, Jörgen Eksell and Maria Månsson from the Department of Strategic Communication visited Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) this week. They met with the international office, exchange students and researchers at the School of Communication. They also got a grand tour of the green campuses

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/visit-hong-kong-baptist-university-hkbu - 2026-01-07

2018 has been a great year for incoming research funds to the Department! We can proudly present a various number of different projects within different fields of Strategic Communication! Only during the last week we had several grants given to various researchers at the Department; ranging from funds for further research within “Public Diplomacy”, Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation (James

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/more-research-funds-keep-coming - 2026-01-07

Growing concerns over the threat posed by deceptive and false information have prompted the UK government to focus efforts on countering disinformation. Since 2018 a research team at ISK have supported the UK Government Communication Service (GCS) in this regard by developing a counter-disinformation toolkit. The RESIST Disinformation Toolkit provides a step-by-step approach to countering disinfor

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/resist-toolkit-isk-supports-uk-government-countering-disinformation - 2026-01-07