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The University’s employees are invited to comment and discuss the issues that should be the most important central questions for LU to work on based on RQ20. Enter your comments in the Padlet which is published on the research board website. The final RQ20 report contains plenty of suggestions for measures that Lund University should take to increase the quality of research. To provide a basis for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/invitation-discuss-rq20-and-important-questions-further-work - 2025-12-12

Lund University, through the Centre for Language and Literature, offers the course ”Written English for Scholarly Publication”, which is open for any academic staff member (e.g. doctoral students, researchers, post-docs, lecturers, and professors) in any area of study who want to improve their written English for scholarly publication. Your research deserves to be communicated efficiently, effecti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/got-sneaky-feeling-your-english-not-good-enough-scholarly-publication - 2025-12-12

Subprojects in the Lund University Action plan for internationalisation have investigated different aspects of how internationalisation should be developed. Final reports from subprojects have been approved by the International Council, and employees and students are welcome to discuss results and proposals through a series of webinars during 2021. 25 May: Mapping of mobility windows.             

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/results-action-plan-internationalisation - 2025-12-12

Obstacles to internationalisation need to be removed Published 27 September 2021 Lund University often talks about internationalisation and the importance of working internationally, both through research collaborations and in education. As we live in a globalised era, major and complex issues cannot be resolved other than through international collaboration. The pandemic and climate change are cl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik_renstrom_the_vice-chancellor-blog - 2025-12-12

"Mastery of the law gives you power. And I want to use that power to support the vulnerable" says Sofia Åkerman, doctoral student at the Department of Law with personal experience of vulnerability and self-harming behaviour. She survived, but several of her friends did not. The Lego bricks occupy a central position in the middle of the living-room floor of Sofia Åkerman's home, a terraced house in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/using-law-fight-vulnerable - 2025-12-12

Increased collaboration within the faculties and a general revitalisation.  This is already a clear result from the RQ20 research evaluation that was presented in March. “We have caught sight of each other” was a frequent comment heard in a round of telephone calls to the deans and research managers. Most of the faculties were encouraged to identify their strengths, combine their strengths and mak

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-regrouping-after-rq20 - 2025-12-12

What kind of an image of yourself do you present on social media? And why? Carys Egan-Wyer, researcher in Consumer Culture, believes that in some ways leisure time has become a type of work. Showing off the perfect meals, gardens and jogging sessions also says something about us and our time. You probably know what it's like. Despite the burnt pots and sauce all over the stove: a photo of a beauti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leisure-time-ordeal-enjoy - 2025-12-12

On 4 May, the first joint research conference on sustainable development was held at Lund University. During the event, over 70 research contributions were presented to researchers, students and international participants. The conference highlighted the University’s extensive range of sustainability-related research, while discussions addressed the potential for more collaboration and the challeng

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-do-we-generate-knowledge-about-sustainable-development - 2025-12-12

On 27 May, the Swedish government presented its five-step plan for adaptation and easing of the restrictions applied due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the new recommendations is for digital learning no longer to be the default mode for higher education. This means that it will be possible to conduct education on site at universities and colleges as of 1 June. The reason why this is happening no

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-learning-will-no-longer-be-recommended-default-mode - 2025-12-12

Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality and equal opportunities. The work environment has also moved up on the agenda. Jimmie Kristensson is taking the opportunity to breathe a little fresh air outside the Wrangel building. He has been in non-s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2025-12-12

It is still unclear how much students and staff will be on campus in the autumn, but a gradual return is being planned. Discussions are also being held as to whether technical and administrative staff will be able to continue working from home after the pandemic. At the University, teaching staff and researchers have long been able to choose to work from home when that was most effective for them

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-are-we-work-autumn - 2025-12-12

The owlet, little over three weeks old, squints slightly as Hannah Watson lays it on its back in a plastic container that once held vanilla ice cream. It seems quite happy there. Things get a little trickier when the owlet is to be measured, weighed and swabbed for bacterial samples from both front and behind. Finally, a little prick with a needle to see whether it is a male or female, and whether

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tracking-owls-send-sms-their-nests - 2025-12-12

AbstractThis article takes as its point of departure the postcolonial understanding of the nation as a subject constructed through the colonial encounter. It argues that at the core of both colonial and postcolonial subject formations lies a desire for reconstructing a homogeneous nation that fulfils a ‘hunger for certainty’. The use of the term ‘hunger for certainty’ testifies to the emotional as

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/catarina-kinnvall-och-ted-svensson-om-hunger-certainty-misrecognition-masculinity-and-agentic-action - 2025-12-12

Subventioner till fossila bränslen – olja, kol och gas – är notoriskt svåra att reformera. År 2022 nådde globala subventionsnivåer rekordnivåer på 1,5 biljoner dollar. I en ny artikel studerar Nils Droste, Benjamin Chatterton och Jakob Skovgaard den politiska ekonomin kring fossila bränslesubventioner och deras reform. Genom att studera industrialiserade länder finner de att förnybar energi och vä

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/en-politisk-ekonomiteori-om-reformer-av-subventioner-till-fossila-branslen-i-oecd-landerna - 2025-12-12

Karin Aggestam, Annika Bergman Rosamond och Elsa Hedling har samförfattat boken The Politics of Feminist Foreign Policy and Digital Diplomacy Om boken:Denna bok analyserar Sveriges feministiska utrikespolitik och dess spridning genom digital diplomati. Till skillnad från andra akademiska studier av digital diplomati, som tenderar att se det som ett teknologiskt och opolitiskt verktyg för online di

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/ny-bok-om-feministisk-utrikespolitik-och-digital-diplomati - 2025-12-12

Sara Kalm är en av medförfattarna till artikeln "Historical Immigration Policies: Trends and Lessons" som nyligen publicerats. Artikeln, som presenterar ett nytt dataset, har Margaret E. Peters (UCLA) som huvudförfattare, och de övriga medförfattarna är Frida Boräng och Johannes Lindvall (Göteborgs universitet) och Adrian Shin (University of Colorado: Boulder). SammanfattningUnder senare år har mi

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/ny-publikation-presenterar-ett-nytt-historiskt-dataset-om-migrationspolitik-av-sara-kalm-med-flera - 2025-12-12

Inför riksdagsvalet 2022 låg Liberalerna illa till i opinionen men klarade sig till slut kvar i riksdagen. Hur opinionsmätningar påverkar väljare att rösta på ett parti som riskerar att hamna under spärren studerar Annika Fredén och kollegor vid Chalmers och Göteborgs universitet i en ny artikel i tidskriften International Journal of Public Opinion Research (IJPOR). En utgångspunkt är att det spel

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/nytt-om-strategisk-rostning-av-annika-freden - 2025-12-12

Laura Landorff och Anders Uhlin har författat artikeln “Why do business leaders, senior politicians and civil servants move to leading positions in EU civil society? Exploring capital gains through boundary crossing”, nyligen publicerad i European Politics and Society. Varför flyttar företagsledare, politiker och tjänstemän till ledande positioner i EU:s civilsamhälle? Artikeln undersöker denna fr

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/landorff-och-uhlin-om-ekonomiska-och-politiska-eliter-i-eus-civilsamhalle - 2025-12-12

Professor Ian Manners har just publicerat den avslutande artikeln om "Political psychology of emotions in European Union foreign policy in times of ontological (in)security and crisis" i ett specialnummer av Journal of European Integration, redigerad av Seda Gürkan och Özlem Terzi, på temat "Känslornas roll i EU:s utrikespolitik".I sin avslutande artikel argumenterar professor Manners för att förs

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/avslutande-artikel-till-specialnummer-om-political-psychology-emotions-i-eus-utrikespolitik-i-tider - 2025-12-12

Trots 15 år av internationella åtaganden att fasa ut subventioner för fossila bränslen nådde globala subventioner rekordnivån 1,5 biljoner dollar år 2022. I en nyligen publicerad artikel för npj Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform uppmanar Jakob Skovgaard, Evan Drake och deras medförfattare till en ny strategi som inkluderar tidsbundna färdplaner, stängning av kryphål och stöd till låginkomstländer. Förfat

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/ny-strategi-behovs-att-hantera-subventioner-fossila-branslen - 2025-12-12