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We are now announcing the opportunity for project support of up to SEK 150,000 (including overhead costs) to enable artists, artistic researchers and researchers from other scientific disciplines to learn from each other in an open dialogue and exploratory environment.  The aim of ArtCollab is to enable artists, artistic researchers, and researchers from other scientific disciplines to learn from

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/call-project-funding-artcollab - 2026-10-27

Some years ago, Sven Bjerstedt researched the forgotten Finnish American musician and composer Einar Swan (1903–40) who wrote the immortal song, “When Your Lover Has Gone”. Bjerstedt published an 80-page biography )and participated in one-hour TV and radio documentaries on Einar Swan.Recently, Finland’s former prime minister Esko Aho translated Bjerstedt’s Swan biography into Finnish and included

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/finnish-translation-sven-bjerstedts-research-about-composer-einar-swan - 2026-10-27

In November 2025, doctoral students from the Malmö Theater Academy participated in an encounter with researchers in the field of performing arts from around the world.Doctoral students Iury Salustiano Trojaborg and Tanja Hylling Diers from the Theater Academy participated in the three-day meeting for researchers at the beginning of their research careers. The meeting was led by SOL-based researche

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/transnational-alliance-researchers-theater-and-performing-arts - 2026-10-27

Lund University has seen a record number of applications for its international recruitment initiative, Global Excellence. Eleni-Ira Panourgia is now joining the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts as an assistant professor specializing in artificial intelligence (AI).Global Excellence is the university's largest international recruitment initiative to date and aims to strengthen world-leading rese

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/record-numbers-international-recruitment-ai-researcher-joins-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2026-10-27

Sven Bjerstedt, professor of music education at Malmö Theatre Academy, recently published an article in the journal KronoScope. Journal for the Study of Time: “Awareness of Time and Experience of Conscious Mental Processes during Musical Activity”.How may changes in musicians’ experience of time influence their impressions of having conscious intentions during musical activity? In this essay I wil

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/new-publication-sven-bjerstedt-awareness-time-and-experience-conscious-mental-processes-during - 2026-10-27

The annual Sustainability Week in Lund is fast approaching, with a packed programme once again this year. From the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, we find music, performance and artistic research in interactive events that aim to do more than simply inform — they aim to move people.Sustainability is a multifaceted field that extends far beyond the natural sciences. The concept also encompasse

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/sustainability-you-can-feel-artistic-perspectives-during-sustainability-week-lund - 2026-10-27

How does interaction with the surrounding cultural landscape shape the performing artists of the future?On the Master’s programme Performing Arts as Critical Practice at the Malmö Theatre Academy, partnerships with cultural institutions form a central part of the education. Here, artistic development and social reflection come together in close dialogue with the professional field.Through the vari

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/performing-arts-interaction-malmos-cultural-life - 2026-10-27

A new issue of Matter Journal of Artistic Research in Performing Arts edited by Tanja Hylling Diers, Iury Salustiano Trojaborg and Yann Coppier is out. It is dedicated to listening in artistic and pedagogical practices and contains a broad selection of approaches to listening. About MatterMatter Journal is the Malmö Theatre Academy own digital research journal, which publishes previously unpublish

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/matter-journal-5-listening - 2026-10-27

Ditte Maria Bjerg has been appointed the new rector of the Danish National School of Performing Arts. She will step into the role on 1 March 2027, at which time she will leave her current position as an associate professor at the Malmö Theatre Academy, Lund University. Ditte is a trained stage director and has, throughout her career, combined artistic work with leadership roles in the performing a

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/ditte-maria-bjerg-appointed-new-rector-danish-national-school-performing-arts - 2026-10-27

The Swedish Research Council has awarded Gigi Argyropoulou nearly SEK 4.4 million for the research project "Parklek as a Model: Rewilding the Museum", which explores how cultural institutions can learn from children’s ways of playing, inhabiting and transforming space. Gigi Argyropoulou is a former postdoc (2023–2025) and associate professor at Malmö Theatre Academy, where she remains affiliated i

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/gigi-argyropoulou-granted-sek-44-million-funding-explore-how-children-inhabit-urban-spaces - 2026-10-27

Paul O’Shea has published a new article on the policy and politics of the Tokyo Olympics in the journal Contemporary Japan, co-authored with Sebastian Maslow The article examines the policy and politics of the Games, considering the attribution of 'success' and 'failure' to the Olympics across a range of issues, actors, and narratives. Reviewing their economic, public health, soft power, and polit

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/20202021-tokyo-olympics-does-japan-get-gold-medal-or-wooden-spoon - 2026-10-27

Application deadline: 1 June This course explores ideologies as a ubiquitous phenomenon that shapes political, social, and cultural beliefs and practices. It examines how ideologies are formed, translated, and contested across historical periods and different societies in East and South-East Asia. Specific focus is given to nationalism and communism, including their emergence, development, and con

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/application-now-open-doctoral-course-ideologies-east-and-south-east-asia-legacies-and-contemporary - 2026-10-27

Astrid Norén-Nilsson has published an article on Cambodia's 2023 election in The Diplomat The article examines the significance of Cambodia's upcoming general election which will take place in July. The Diplomat website

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/article-cambodian-election - 2026-10-27

23rd–25th August 2023. European Association for Chinese Studies Summer School 2023: Situating Global China. The rapid globalisation of Chinese capital has great implications for political, societal, and economic systems around the world in the 21st century. Chinese investments, patterns of migration, and the integration of Chinese firms into foreign markets and supply chains globally is contributi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/european-association-chinese-studies-summer-school-2023-call-applications - 2026-10-27

Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-edited a volume on civil society elites in Cambodia and Indonesia with Amalinda Savirani and Anders Uhlin. Kimhean Hok has co-authored a chapter in the volume. This innovative volume is the first systematic study of civil society elites in Southeast Asia (and indeed anywhere in the world). Spanning two previously separate areas of research – civil society and elites – i

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-book-civil-society-elites - 2026-10-27

Marina Svensson has published an article on “Chinese Youth and the Communist Party of China: Cultivating a Loyal Generation through Ideological and Political Education” in a special issue of the journal China: An International Journal. The issue is open access. The article addresses ideological and political education at the university level. It provides an overview of trends among youth, major po

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-growing-emphasis-ideological-and-political-education-chinese-universities-and-communist - 2026-10-27

The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies warmly welcomes you to the Perspective Asia Lecture Series, a platform for scholars and experts from various fields to share their critical insights on the issues, emerging trends, and historical interconnections in the dynamic East and Southeast Asian region. From land issues to queer research methods, the series will cover a wide range of topics a

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-lecture-series - 2026-10-27

In a new episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, editors of "Civil Society Elites. Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia", Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Savirani and Anders Uhlin, discuss their newly published volume. In this podcast, editors of the recently published NIAS Press edited volume "Civil Society Elites. Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia", Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Saviran

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-civil-society-elites - 2026-10-27

Marina Svensson has published a new article on “Chinese Youth: Domestic Issues and Transnational Developments”. The article is published in a special issue of Baltic Worlds that deals with youth and authoritarian values in Russia, Belarus, China and different Central Asian countries. You will find the special issue here and Marina's article here 

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/chinese-youth-domestic-issue-and-transnational-developments - 2026-10-27

Listen to our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez discuss the nuances of veganism and plant-based food advocacy in Taiwan and China. In a recent episode of Our Hen House, an animal advocacy podcast, Gina had a chance to talk to co-host Mariann Sullivan (Adjunct Professor, Cornell Law School) about her doctoral research project. She discussed the distinct history and socio-cultural context of vegan pract

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-feature-veganism-sino-cultural-sphere - 2026-10-27