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In autumn 2026, the Faculty of Social Science will launch a new international master's programme at Campus Helsingborg: Innovation and Societal Change. The one-year programme is aimed at students who want to understand and influence how innovation can help meet today's major societal challenges, from climate change to social inequality. - Our society, both locally and globally, faces multiple and

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-masters-programme-innovation-and-societal-change-campus-helsingborg - 2026-04-23

On 24 October, the Faculty's six newly appointed professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building. A total of 28 new professors will be inaugrated at Lund University. De new professors at the Faculty of Social Sciences are:Katherine Gough, Human GeographyMarkus Grillitsch, Economic GeographyKimberly Nicholas, Sustainability ScienceRoger Persson, Work and Organisational

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/congratulations-facultys-six-new-professors - 2026-04-23

The Faculty Office, ”Kansli S”, is currently preparing for a reorganisation at the turn of the year. The aim is to create a clearer, more efficient and better-coordinated organisation that meets the needs of the organisation and demands of the future more effectively. The Faculty Office has had an increasingly complex and growing workload for a long time. To meet this challenge and improve the wor

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-organisation-faculty-office-more-efficient-and-clearer-operational-support - 2026-04-23

Due to a vacancy in the Nominating Committee a by-election is now being held. You have until 26 November to cast your vote. The task of the faculty's Nominating Committee is to prepare nominations and to establish suggestions of candidates for the positions of dean and deputy dean as well as for the Faculty Board and the University Electoral College. As Magnus Jirström is leaving his position in t

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-nominating-committee - 2026-04-23

The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson assumed the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewardin

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/meet-new-head-department-sociology - 2026-04-23

The Faculty's by-election to the Nominating Committee is now complete, and a meeting to announce the election results has been held at the Faculty Office. The new member of the Nomination Committee is Terese Anving, senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology. The committee now has the following composition:Representatives of teaching staff with research expertiseÅsa Thelander, senior lecturer,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/terese-anving-elected-facultys-nominating-committee - 2026-04-23

In autumn 2026, the Faculty of Social Sciences will start a new Swedish Master's Programme in Comprehensive Defence and Civil Preparedness at Campus Helsingborg. The programme meets the increasing demand for expertise in the field of total defence and provides students with interdisciplinary knowledge of how society can withstand and manage crises – from security policy challenges to climate chang

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-masters-programme-comprehensive-defence-and-civil-preparedness - 2026-04-23

The Faculty of Social Sciences published 19 articles on The Conversation in 2025, reaching 168,000 readers. The faculty had the second-most articles of all faculties and covered topics from the MAGA movement to the Turkey-PKK conflict. Lund University had a record year on The Conversation in 2025. The university’s researchers published 76 articles that together reached 1.1 million reads. In total,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/researchers-faculty-social-sciences-reached-168000-readers-conversation - 2026-04-23

Each year the Faculty of Social Sciences announces a number of recurring grants that are available to apply for certain categories of faculty staff. Also, please note the deadlines concerning appointments and courses for teaching in higher education. GrantsFaculty travel and research grantsResearchers, doctoral students, lecturers or readers at Lund University can apply for the faculties’ travel a

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2026 - 2026-04-23

The Sunet Scribe service enables researchers at Lund University to digitally transcribe research data in the form of audio and video files. Transcription support is available in several languages. The service is approved for use with research data containing sensitive personal information – the data is encrypted during all transfers and the information is not stored by Sunet after transcription. A

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-transcription-tool-researchers - 2026-04-23

The application deadline to programmes in the international admissions round was 15 January. Once again, we are seeing an increase in the total number of applicants to programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences. While the number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty remains unchanged compared to last year, the total number of applicants has increased by three per cent.The programmes with the

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes-0 - 2026-04-23

Lund University is hiring 45 new assistant professors and visiting professors this spring. The initiative, which involves just over SEK 30 million in university-wide funding, represents a significant boost to operations – not least at the Faculty of Social Sciences, which is welcoming nine of the new recruits. The number of applications for Lund University’s international recruitment drive was hig

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/unprecedented-interest-international-recruitment - 2026-04-23

The Social Sciences Faculty Library, Sambib, has added content to the large database Sage Research Methods. From January 2025 you will have access to Sage Cases and Sage Foundations, in addition to the already available resources. Sage CasesAuthentic cases taken from research projects, where the reader can follow how methods were selected and applied. The database is particularly useful when teach

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-sage-research-methods - 2026-04-23

Due to a vacancy in the Faculty Board a by-election is now being held. You have until 3 March to cast your vote. Since Torsten Krause has been offered and accepted the assignment as deputy director of LUCSUS, a by-election is now being held to replace his position as teaching staff member with research expertise in the Faculty Board.  All those entitled to vote and nominate had the opportunity to

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-faculty-board-0 - 2026-04-23

Scopus AI is a research tool that uses Scopus content to help you understand or explore a research area. You can ask natural language questions in both Swedish and English. Answers are based on abstracts found in Scopus and are given in the form of a summary with references, concept map and suggestions for further study. Use Scopus AI to explore topics - it becomes a complement to your search.Find

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/lund-university-now-provides-access-scopus-ai-tool - 2026-04-23

In February, Emma Tullberg began her position as project manager with responsibility for building up the Faculty's support function for commissioned education. Emma will be part of the education team at the Faculty Office and work closely with the deputy dean with responsibility for education and the vice dean with responsibility for collaboration. In 2024, the vice-chancellor decided to decentral

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-support-function-commissioned-education - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

The by-election to the Faculty Board has now been completed and Annika Björkdahl has been appointed as a new board member. Due to a vacancy in the Faculty Board in the category of teaching staff member with research expertise, the Faculty held a by-election between 17 February and 3 March. A public count of votes has now taken place at the Faculty Office. The election results show that Annika Björ

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-member-faculty-board - 2026-04-23

The project, "A unified web experience for education", is now going into an intense phase at all Lund University faculties. The aim of the project is to create a university-wide, modern and quality-assured service website that guides prospective students in their choice of education. Today, information about the university's programmes and courses is spread across many different websites at univer

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/moving-towards-unified-web-experience-students - 2026-04-23

Lund University moves forward with the development project at Campus Helsingborg. In the next step, the pre-design phase, architects will present a sketch of a new layout of the University's premises. The architects do their work in dialogue with the University's project group. The plan is to forward a sketch for consideration to relevant actors within the University in the autumn of 2025."The pre

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/pre-design-phase-campus-helsingborg - 2026-04-23