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A month has passed since the start of the autumn semester. By now, the Sociology of Law Department's two guest professors, Anna Lundberg and Ole Hammerslev, are deeply embedded in the institution, where they will stay until June 2022. Anna Lundberg, who started on 1 July, is Professor of Welfare Law and Associate Professor in Human Rights at Linköping University. At the Sociology of Law Department

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/these-are-sociology-law-departments-guest-professors - 2026-05-05

The two new professors are Anna Lundberg and Ole Hammerslev, who have been guest professors at the Sociology of Law Department since the summer of 2021. On 1 September, Anna Lundberg, Associate Professor of Human Rights, will leave her professorship in Welfare Law at Linköping University and become a Professor of Sociology of Law at Lund University. At the Sociology of Law Department, she works wi

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/department-has-recruited-two-professors-sociology-law - 2026-05-05

At the end of September, Karl Dahlstrand visited Iceland to present at the international conference "Recognising Sexual Violence: Developing Pathways to Survivor-Centred Justice", organised by the University of Iceland. Karl Dahlstrand has studied crime victim compensation for over a decade. At the conference organised by the Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference (RIKK) at the University o

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/karl-dahlstrand-presented-icelandic-conference-recognising-sexual-violence - 2026-05-05

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/inaugural-lecture-sujata-patel-umea-university - 2026-05-05

The University is establishing a new Centre for Preparedness and Resilience (LUPREP) at Campus Helsingborg. By strengthening research, collaboration and education in total defence and preparedness, the aim is to meet society's increasing need for security and crisis management. The Centre for Preparedness and Resilience is organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, but seven of the university's

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-centre-preparedness-and-resilience-be-established - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Christer Jönsson has contributed with two book chapters. The first book chapter is "Lessons for Democracy: Diplomacy to the Rescue?" which has been published in the book Democracy under Threat: A Crisis of Legitimacy?. The second book chapter is "Evolution in Knowlege and Norms" (co-author Leon Gordenker) which has be

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/christer-jonsson-new-publications - 2026-05-05

Recently, MultiPark opened its doors to the local Parkinson’s Association, who were invited behind the scenes to see how research on their condition is conducted. Here are some of the laboratories that were visited. Today’s basic research on brain disorders such as Parkinson’s may be the starting point for tomorrow’s treatments. This may explain the participants’ deep interest in MultiPark’s exper

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/journey-discovery-research-multipark-opens-labs-parkinsons-association - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Actic expeditions - very expensive as well as time consuming and sometimes dangerous. Researchers Hakim Abdi and Daniel Metcalfe about unevenly distributed research. The Arctic is a remote and hard to reach area, which affects where research expeditions go and where climate scientists set up their field experiments. "

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/what-we-do-not-know-about-arctic - 2026-05-05

Several coworkers have been interviewed in different media outlets because of their expertise. Markku Rummukainen, professor at CEC and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, was interviewed in several media channels about the latest report from the UN’s climate panel, IPCC. “The report provides a focused examination of climate change and its impact on oceans, sea ice, glacier

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/coworkers-featured-media - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Each year, the analysis company Clarivate Analytics identifies the world’s most influential researchers ─ the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. The list includes three names from Lund University, and Sara Linse, principal investigator at NanoLund, is one of them. The H

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/sara-linse-among-worlds-most-cited-researchers - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By studying cold atoms, researchers have in a unique way been able to observe a precursor to a quantum phase transition, and thereby study physical processes that can be compared to the Higgs mechanism. The discovery can, among other things, provide more knowledge about quantum mechanical processes that are similar to

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/observing-emergence-quantum-phase-transition-shell-shell - 2026-05-05

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/kimberly-dick-thelander-named-wallenberg-scholar - 2026-05-05

We’re excited to share highlights from the latest edition of the WCMM & DDLS Leadership Seminar Series, an initiative designed to empower our WCMM PIs with leadership skills essential for shaping the future of science. These seminars have focused on leadership at higher levels of decision-making, a crucial dimension for those looking to influence policy, funding priorities, and strategic research

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-ddls-leadership-seminar-series-exploring-innovation - 2026-05-05

The course “Climate Change: a question of justice?” will be held in English and is free and open for registration now. The MOOC focuses on social science perspectives of climate change and features well-known experts and activists in the field of climate justice. Course start is September 28th. BECC researchers Johannes Stripple, Fariborz Zelli, Tobias Nielsen and Angela Oels from the Department o

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-online-course-subject-climate-change-and-justice - 2026-05-05

Doctoral education student Markus Arnez-Wegelius will defend his thesis on 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of his thesis, experiences and near future. You are about to defend your thesis “A Dynamic Capabilities Approach to Sustainable Business Model Innovation”. In short, what is your thesis (doctoral dissertation) about?“My thesis in a nutshell focuses on which capabilities firms need to innovate t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-markus-arnez-wegelius - 2026-05-05

Lisa Strömbom has co-authored the article ‘The Abraham Accords’ implications for peace in the Middle East’, published in the latest issue of Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. The Abraham Accords, signed by Israel and four Arab states in 2020, were one of President Donald Trump’s most renowned foreign policy successes. But what type of peace has emerged following the Abraham Accords? Departing from the

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lisa-strombom-abraham-accords-implications-peace-middle-east - 2026-05-05

Hanna Bäck, Robert Klemmensen and Florence So have received a three-year grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for the project "Divided Parliaments? Polarization, Moralization, and the Risk of Gridlock". The project will start next year. Congratulations! Description In well-functioning democracies, political representatives are capable of compromising to pass legislation that solve problems facing

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-robert-klemmensen-and-florence-so-receive-three-year-grant-riksbankens-jubileumsfond - 2026-05-05

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bjorkdahl-and-johanna-mannergren-selimovic-receive-grant-project-womens-experiences-holocaust - 2026-05-05

Hanna Bäck, Emma Renström and Royce Carroll have co-authored the article, ”Protecting the Ingroup? Authoritarianism, Immigration Attitudes, and Affective Polarization”, which is published in Frontiers in Political Science. Abstract: What makes people affectively polarized? Affective polarization is based on the idea that partisanship can be a social identity leading to polarization in the form of

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-immigration-attitudes-and-affective-polarization - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What does a defense lawyer actually do in court when performing loyalty towards her/his clients? Lisa Flower has just published a new article on courtroom work of defense lawyers in the “Journal of Contemporary Ethnography”. AbstractThe courtroom work of defense lawyers has received surprisingly little sociological at

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/performing-drama-courtroom - 2026-05-05