Viewpoint Europe is a new publication series, launched in 2020, where researchers write policy-oriented reports. The purpose of the series is to contribute to public debate on the EU and Europe. At Lund University, many researchers produce knowledge with high societal relevance that can be used to understand and explain Europe in our time and through history. We are therefore hoping to find author

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2016 "Soft Europeanisation of Work-Family Reconciliation Policy-making? - Social, Policy and Political Learning among German MPs". Gühlstorf, Alisa, 2016. Working paper no. 55 (PDF 563.9 KB, new tab)   “Knocking on Europe’s door… - Investigating modes of governing and the principle of solidarity as EU member states respond to the asylum pressure on its southern borders”. Nørager, Marie Brink, 2016

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The Centre for European Studies has organised various conferences throughout the years. On this page, you will find a list of reports from some of these conferences. "In search for transcultural memory in Europe." Törnquist-Plewa, Barbara, Bernsand, Niklas & La Rosa, Marco (eds.). From CFE:s COST-finansed ISTME-network in Memory Studies, 2012-2016.  Conference papers no. 8 (PDF 3.52 MB, new tab)  

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The Centre for European Studies supports new research by regularly providing seed money for university employees who are writing research proposals. The grant may be used for various types of research applications, including applications for Horizon Europe. The research topic must deal with Europe, European conditions, and/or questions of clear European relevance. It may not deal with phenomena th

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The Centre for European Studies regularly grants funding for Europe-oriented seminars, symposia and lectures at the University. The funds can be used for inviting guest speakers or lecturers to seminars, lectures, symposia and similar events. The theme must deal with Europe, European conditions, and/or questions of clear European relevance. It may not deal with phenomena that will be studied or di

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The Centre for European Studies annually grants smaller travel stipends to students who need to undertake field studies in connection to their thesis work (bachelor's or master's thesis). The essay must clearly be Europe-related. Students at Lund University who are planning to write their bachelor's or master's thesis may apply for the travel grants. The funding normally covers for example travel

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Each year, the Centre for European Studies announces a Best Thesis Award for best essay with a connection to Europe. The prize is awarded a bachelor's or master's (one- or two-year) thesis that has received the highest grade at one of the following faculties at Lund University: Humanities and Theology, Social Science, Law, and the School of Economics and Management. The essay needs to have an expl

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The Centre for European Studies collaborates with multiple different actors outside Lund University, both on a regular and temporary basis. Centre for European Studies collaborates with, among others, Lund City (including Europe Direct Lund) and Europaforum Hässleholm.   Other partners include the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sieps), The European Commission's representation in Sw

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Av Centrum för europaforskning i samarbete med LU Futura Valet till Europaparlamentet i maj 2019 bar med sig det högsta valdeltagandet på tjugo år. Detta, menar kommissionen och Europaparlamentet, visar tydligt att EU-medborgarna vill spela en mer aktiv roll i Europeiska unionens demokratiska system. Konferensen om Europas framtid är en del i den processen. Målet är att stärka kopplingen mellan mä

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It's time! Nominate a thesis to the Centre for European Studies' Best Thesis Award 2025 Trump and Europe Most recent posts (Swedish) 13 Mar 2025 Flexiblare finansregler med tveksam effekt Många EU-länder kämpar med svaga offentliga finanser och i stora euroländer som Frankrike och Italien är den offentliga ... 28 Feb 2025 Feministisk utrikespolitik: Sveriges röst tystnade i EU Den feministiska utr

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Epidemiology for Health How do genes interact with the environment for risk of disease? What links dietary intake, gut microbiota and organ function? How does early life factors influence adult health? Why do patients with the same disease have different prognosis? How could health economy and social epidemiology inform clinical decision making? Previous Next Play Pause Media Current Events Calend

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Coordinator Sölve Elmståhl  Professor of Geriatrics, LU, and responsible for the EpiHealth screening Cohort Telephone +46 40 39 13 20Solve [dot] Elmstahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se  Sölve Elmståhl Sölve Elmståhl is a Professor of Geriatric Medicine and leader of the research group at the Division of Geriatric Medicine. Main focus is research on epidemiological perspectives on ageing and functionin

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11 November 2025 00:00 to 13 November 2025 17:00 | Conference November 11-12: Full days course on machine learning in epidemiology. Maximum 30 persons. This course is for researchers in epidemiology who are knowledgeble in traditional statistical methods, but wants an overview (and some hands-on) of machine learning techniques. Nov 13 conference day. Description of the course (leader Måns Thulin,

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The EpiHealth cohort - an open research resourceThe EpiHealth cohort comprises a total of 25,104 individuals from Uppsala and Malmö in the age groups 45-75 years and was collected during 2010-2016. Data include lung function (spirometry), inch ECG, blood pressure, body composition, cognitive test (Trial-Making-Test), fasting blood glucose and blood fats. A questionnaire that includes sociodemograp

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Upcoming Research Projects in progressIn order for you to be able to follow what happens to samples and data collected in EpiHealth, research projects that have been granted withdrawals from the EpiHealth biobank and database will be announced on www.epihealth.lu.se one month before withdrawals take place. 

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Excellence Of Diabetes Research in SwedenGott Åldrande i Skåne (GÅS) Cohort StudyInstitutet för Hälso- och Sjukvårdsekonomi (IHE) ISBER.org LifeGeneLund University Population Research PlatformLUPOPMalmö Kost Cancer, MKC och Malmö Förebyggande Medicin, MFM Malmö Offspring Study (MOS)Metalund - Centrum för medicin och teknologi för arbetsliv och samhälle MONICA-studien Svensk Nationell Datatjänts (S

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What is the EpiHealth network?This network consists of researchers and other staff associated with epidemiological research at Lund and Uppsala universities. Participation in the network is voluntary and this requires an active application. Since epidemiological research is very broad and also includes people who work with biostatistics, PhD students, research students, etc., we welcome members fr

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Abstract book "Obesity as an individual and societal challenge - new directionsMalmö, 20-21 May 2021Obesity as an individual and societal challenge - new directionsBerzelius symposium 104. The symposium was organized by the Swedish Society of Medicine (SLS) in collaboration with the strategic research area Epidemiology for Health (SRA EpiHealth) at Lund and Uppsala universities, Region Skåne and t

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Your participationYour participation in EpiHealth takes place through a random selection from the population register. Information about EpiHealth can be found here on the website and here you can also download our information brochure. By carefully reading the information about us, you can decide whether you want to participate. Participation in EpiHealth is completely voluntary and can be termin

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EpiHealth database and biobankThe purpose of EpiHealth is to build up a research resource that enables research to identify the causes of our most common public diseases that occur in middle-aged and elderly people. Many of these diseases are inherited to some extent and therefore we need not only to study the environmental impact and lifestyle factors but also genes to understand why these diseas

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