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The Department of Sociology is moving back home after a year of renovation. The building has been given a boost with new ventilation and general refurbishment. The premises will be shared with the Department of Gender Studies. The Department of Sociology's building Gamla lungkliniken on Sandgatan 11 has been renovated for a year and now it is time to move back. The packing boxes are lined up outsi
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/were-moving - 2025-11-19
Sociologist Lisa Flower has been awarded research funding from the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, a prestigious EU grant awarded to early career researchers. Three other researchers at Lund University have also been awarded the grant. Lisa Flower's research will lead to a better understanding of how trials are affected by virtual elements, such as witnesses participating via video
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/prestigious-grant-sociological-research-virtual-trials - 2025-11-19
On Friday 4 October, Linn Alenius Wallin successfully defended her thesis “Bonus-grandchildren and Bonus-grandparents: On Care and Relationships Between Generations in Reconstituted and Chosen Families” and can now call herself a Doctor of Sociology. In her thesis, Linn Alenius Wallin examines the relationships between bonus grandchildren and bonus parents, i.e. bonus grandparents and bonus grandp
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/linn-alenius-wallin-has-successfully-defended-her-dissertation - 2025-11-19
The change means that Sociology, Social Anthropology and Gender Studies will become divisions in a larger department – the three subjects have already shared a building since August 2024. The decision, taken by the Faculty Board of Social Sciences on October 17, is part of the larger process of reducing the number of departments at the faculty as a whole. The merger will formally take place as of
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociology-social-anthropology-and-gender-studies-form-new-joint-department - 2025-11-19
On Friday 25 October, Daniel Karlsson successfully defended his thesis "At least I have this freedom: Subjectivity and self-precarization among digital freelancers in the Swedish cultural industries" and is now a doctor of sociology. The thesis highlights digital cultural workers' own practices and stories about how they both identify with their work and struggle with its challenges. Daniel Karlss
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/daniel-karlsson-doctor-sociology-after-defending-his-thesis-digital-freelancers - 2025-11-19
On Friday 22 November, Uzma Kazi successfully defended her thesis ‘Swedish-(Par)Desi: Belonging Narratives of Second-Generation Pakistani Muslims in Sweden’ and was awarded the title of Doctor of Sociology. The thesis addresses issues of belonging and identity through 42 interviews with second generation Pakistani Muslims in three Swedish cities. Using an intersectional perspective, the research h
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/uzma-kazi-doctor-sociology-after-defending-her-thesis - 2025-11-19
In his dissertation, Staffan Edling, a recent PhD graduate in sociology from Lund University, examines how knowledge and politics interact within the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). He shows that the boundary between fact-finding and political advocacy is often blurred - and sometimes disappears altogether. Since the 1930s, LO has employed experts to strengthen its political position a
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/staffan-edling-has-defended-his-thesis-los-investigative-work - 2025-11-19
On Friday 13 December, Petra Östergren successfully defended her thesis ‘Sweden's Ban on Sex-Purchase: Morality politics and the governance of prostitution’ and can now call herself a doctor in social anthropology. The thesis examines Sweden's 1998 ban on buying sex. The material was collected between 2009 and 2019 and analyses the law from legal, political and social perspectives as well as withi
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/petra-ostergren-has-defended-her-thesis-swedish-sex-purchase-act - 2025-11-19
At the turn of the year, the Department of Gender Studies became the Division of Gender Studies alongside the Divisions of Social Anthropology and Sociology in a new larger Department. The work with the merger include reviewing all system technical aspects so that the transition will take place as smoothly as possible. “We have also set up a committee with representatives from the various discipli
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-year-new-department - 2025-11-19
On Friday 14 February Freja Morris successfully defended her thesis “Tenacious Documents: Exploring the Allure of Documentation in Swedish Compulsory Schools” and is now a doctor in sociology. For over a decade, Swedish teachers have voiced their frustration over the increasing demands for documentation, which they feel detracts from valuable teaching time. Despite various governmental efforts to
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/freja-morris-thesis-highlights-documentation-burden-swedish-schools - 2025-11-19
Pufendorfinstitutet har antagit Tema "Sound of Democracy" för arbete 1 september 2023 – 30 april 2024. Ett stort grattis riktar vi till de forskare som kommer att ingå i detta Tema och som även är aktiva i Ljudmiljöcentrums forskarnätverk. I Temat Sound of Democracy: how everyday sound environments support, reflect and deflect democratic values kommer demokratiska värderingar att utforskas genom v
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/sound-democracy-nytt-tema-vid-pufendorfinstitutet - 2025-11-19
Är det ett tidigt tecken på stress att du inte kan njuta av musik? Finns det sammanhang där buller är bra? Vad skiljer Djungellekan i Helsingborg från en vanlig lekplats? Och vad menas med en ljudmiljö á la carte? Tre forskare och en ljudkreatör samlades för att prata hållbara ljudmiljöer under Hållbarhetsveckan. Som en del av Hållbarhetsveckan vid Lunds universitet arrangerade Ljudmiljöcentrum de
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/hallbara-ljudmiljoer-hur-nar-vi-dit-panelsamtal-under-hallbarhetsveckan - 2025-11-19
Projektets huvudsyfte är att utreda vilken effekt olika sociala aktiviteter, som körsång och vanlig kursverksamhet, har på rösthälsa och allmänt välbefinnande för äldre vuxna. Det är vanligt att rösten försämras och blir svagare med stigande ålder, och vi vill ta reda på om körsång och andra sociala aktiviteter kan motverka detta. Dessutom vill vi undersöka om en simulerad visuell miljö (virtual r
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/deltagare-sokes-till-forskningsprojekt-om-rost-och-valbefinnande - 2025-11-19
Den 19 november 2024 går konferensen Sound Environments av stapeln. Mer information kommer inom kort!
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/save-date - 2025-11-19
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a generative AI tool that can, for example, answer questions, summarize text, and perform basic translations. It was previously known as Bing Chat. All employees and students at Lund University have a Microsoft 365 account that provides access to tools like Word, Outlook, and Teams – and also allows you to log in to Copilot Chat via the web.Log in and use Copilot in y
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/copilot-employees-lund-university - 2025-11-19
Right now, almost 500 students are using the university’s storage service LU Box. However, LU Box is mainly intended for employees at Lund University. Students will no longer have access to LU Box starting on 5 May 2025. Students using LU Box will receive an email with information about what they need to do and tips on alternative services to use instead.
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/lu-box-will-close-students-5-may-2025 - 2025-11-19
From 1 October, we will be replacing our plagiarism detection tool. Ouriginal (or the old Urkund) will be replaced by Inspera Originality. The function is the same: to help you as a teacher or supervisor identify similarities in students' texts. What does this mean for you?Firstly, your material will be transferred automatically to Inspera Originality, but any analyses will not. So check any anal
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/were-replacing-tool-ouriginal-formerly-urkund-october - 2025-11-19
Canvas Studio has launched an ‘archiving feature’. This allows you to clean up your library by saving old videos in a separate collection or deleting them entirely. What happens when a video is archived?When a video is archived, the following happens:The video is placed in a separate collection in your library.If it is uploaded to a Canvas course, it will no longer be visible.A video that has been
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/tidy-your-video-library-canvas-studios-new-archive-feature - 2025-11-19
Support is now available for teachers – with films, workshops and practical tools for talking to students about academic integrity. How can we prevent cheating in examinations? In autumn 2022, Lund University launched a pilot project that has now produced practical support for teaching staff. Among other things, the project shows that:preventive work requires more than just information – it requir
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/new-material-prevent-cheating-during-examinations - 2025-11-19
Lund University's licence for the digital tool Padlet expires at the end of the year. If you have material in Padlet, you need to save your padlets before 31 December to avoid losing the content. Work is underway to develop a replacement tool. How to save your material from PadletWhen you are logged into Padlet, click on the arrow symbolising ‘Share’ at the top right of the menu tab. Select ‘Expor
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/licence-padlet-expires-end-year-save-your-padlets - 2025-11-19
