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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anna Sarri Krantz at the Department of Sociology has defended her doctoral thesis in social anthropology: "Third Generation Survivors, Tredje generationens överlevande – en socialantropologisk studie om minne, antisemitism och identitet i spåret av Förintelsen” today, 25th October at 10:00 in Stora Algatans auditorium

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/anna-sarri-krantz-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sophia Yakhlef at the Department of Sociology has defended her doctoral thesis in sociology ”United agents: community of practice within border policing in the Baltic Sea area” today, 26th October at 13:00 in Kulturens Auditorium in Lund. Discussant: Professor Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus, Department of Criminolo

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sophia-yakhlef-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lisa Flower at the Department of Sociology has defended her doctoral thesis in sociology ”Loyalty Work: Emotional interactions of defence lawyers in Swedish courtrooms” today, 30 October at 10:15 in Kulturens Auditorium in Lund. Discussant: Professor Terry Maroney, Vanderbilt University, Law School, Nashville, USA.Abs

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lisa-flower-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban creativity giving life to hidden places. The November issue of LUM, Lund University Magazine, includes an interview with co-coordinators of the Pufendorf theme on Urban Creativity, Erik Hannerz (Sociology) and Peter Bengtsen (Art History and Visual Studies). LUM's article Urban creativity giving life to hidden p

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/erik-hannerz-and-peter-bengtsen-interviewed-about-urban-creativity - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tullia Jack at the Department of Sociology has defended her doctoral thesis in sociology ”Negotiating Conventions: cleanliness, sustainability and everyday life” today, 19 December at one o'clock in the Palaestra auditorium in Lund. Discussant: Professor Alan Warde, Department of Sociology, University of ManchesterPar

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/tullia-jack-has-defended-her-thesis-0 - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Coffee Break with Researchers is an online platform that strives to make scientific knowledge accessible to all through the production of videos and podcasts with researchers while having a coffee. The project cover published papers, research projects, and teaching content. To read more about the award-winning initiat

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-marcus-grillitsch - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sustainability Week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and the City of Lund. Sustainability week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring sustainable change. This year's sustainability

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/sustainability-week-2021-3-8-may - 2026-05-17

The Student Office at the Department has opened up again, but now virtually. The office is open via zoom in order to help with any study administrative issues or questions you might have. We can for instance help you with  Registration and re-registration on courses Reporting of study results Access to course pages on Canvas Issuing of study certificates and official transcripts of records with a

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-student-office - 2026-05-17

Hereby, the Torsten Hägerstrand Fund announces two scholarships, to an amount of 12000 Swedish crowns each. One scholarship is directed to human geography, and one to physical geography. They are primarily directed at younger doctors or doctoral students in the latter part of their studies. The scholarships are meant to cover costs for fieldwork or travel to conferences. An account of the work is

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/torsten-hagerstrand-scholarship-announcement - 2026-05-17

Johan Pries at the Department talks about the densification of Malmö. We are happy to share this news article with you, in which Associate Senior Lecturer Johan Pries discuss the densification of Malmö. You can find the article at this link: https://www.dn.se/sverige/upprort-nar-politiker-vill-fortata-stadernas-mest-utsatta-delar/.  

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/johan-pries-dn - 2026-05-17

Mariko discuss the femwashing of clothing commercials in Dagens Nyheter. We are happy to share yet another news article from DN in which our Department is represented! PhD student Mariko Takedomi Karlsson discussed Femwashing and Greenwashing in the clothing industry, which is related to her research project. You can read the article HERE. To read similar research by Mariko, you can follow this LI

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mariko-takedomi-karlsson-discuss-femwashing-dn - 2026-05-17

How vulnerable is humanity in relation to climate change? And how is it impacting livelihoods today? These are some of the questions answered by the IPCC on February 28th. Martina Angela Caretta, senior lecturer at the department, is authoring one of the chapters in the final report. Here you can read more about the IPCC and the report, and here you can read more about Martina Angela Caretta. 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/martina-angela-caretta-author-un-climate-report - 2026-05-17

The student office at Geocentrum 1 is opening up again. You are welcome to visit us on: Wednesdays 09.00 - 12.00 Thursdays 09.00 - 12.00

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/student-office-opening-hours - 2026-05-17

The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international peace and security and violates international law and the European security order. Lund University stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian higher education institutions. Please read more about this on the Univerity's central page HERE.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/regarding-situation-ukraine - 2026-05-17

The 2022 PhD positions in Human Geography have now been advertised! The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis. The holder of a doctoral position has a primary obligation to successfully fulfil the third cycle of education ending with a PhD degre

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/2022-phd-positions-human-geography - 2026-05-17

Between April 4–19th the University's general study guidance service offers drop-in guidance over phone and zoom. Between April 4–19th the University's general study guidance service offers drop-in guidance over phone and zoom, every work day between 10.00 - 14.00, and between 14.00 - 18.00 on April 7th and 13th.  You can find more information about this on Lund University's website:  Swedish and

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/drop-study-guidance - 2026-05-17

Here's a note from the Academic Support Center: The writing sessions for the Spring 2022 semester have now started! You can find more information about the writing sessions, current dates and how to register on this link: Writing sessions. Do you have any short, specific questions about academic writing or study strategies? Or do you just want to know what help is available from the Academic Suppo

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/newsletter-academic-support-center - 2026-05-17

Swedish development research network meets senior lecturer at the Department of Human Geography Vasna Ramasar at the Department of Human Geography gets interviewed by the Swedish development research network

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-vasna-ramasar - 2026-05-17

Varje år sedan 2019 ställer Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademin, IVA, samman en lista kallad 100-listan över aktuella forskningsprojekt som har potential att skapa nytta. I år kom hela tretton forskningsprojekt från Lunds universitet med på listan. Lund bidrar därmed med flest projekt av alla universitet. – Tre av Lunds universitets ledord är innovativt, digitalt och hållbart, och vi har många vassa forsk

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/tretton-lundaprojekt-pa-prestigefylld-topplista - 2026-05-18

Universitetet har på många sätt ett imponerande globalt engagemang vilket vi under året kunnat konstatera i arbetet kring Globalt Dynamiskt Engagemang (GDE). Samtidigt har vi ett sviktande internationellt genomslag, särskilt när det mäts som antalet citeringar av publikationer i topprankade tidskrifter. Denna utveckling, som vi delar med många andra lärosäten, är bekymmersam eftersom utvecklingen

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/insatser-okat-internationellt-genomslag - 2026-05-18