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Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to a much-needed rest, both for students and department staff. From December 21, 2024 - January 6, 2025, our premises are therefore completely closed. Regular opening hours are valid from January 7, 2025. The Student office opens January 7, as well. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-during-holidays - 2026-05-25
Congratulations to Hanna Bach who defended her thesis "Navigating Sustainable Shipping - Multi-scalar Transition Dynamics in the Maritime Shipping Sector." We took the opportunity to ask Hanna some questions about her research. Why did you choose to focus on the maritime shipping sector? What was it about the subject that interested you from the start?- The sea, boats and ships, and especially sai
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/hanna-bach-defended-thesis-sustainable-transition-maritime-shipping-sector - 2026-05-25
Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the part of the world where Thomas has traveled and researched the most. The book takes readers on a journey through time and space and in a highly interdisciplinary trajectory. This aligns with Thomas' research career, which
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thomas-malm-publishes-anthology-his-life-researcher - 2026-05-25
The Department is hiring a PhD student in economic geography. The position is connected to research projects that focus on innovation and socio-technical transitions in the urban water management sector – globally and in select high- and middle-income cities. The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral cand
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-phd-position-economic-geography - 2026-05-25
Four researchers from the department participated in the “Feminist Festival” in Malmö this weekend. Martina Angela Caretta held a keynote speech titled What do gender and intersectionality have to do with the environment? A feminist talk on climate justice. In her talk, she provided examples from her own research in East Africa, the USA, and Latin America on how gender and intersectionality are fu
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researchers-shed-light-feminist-geography-festival - 2026-05-25
Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having previously held posts
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2026-05-25
As part of the FORMAS-funded research project "Fair Gold? Institutionalising Labour and Environmental Standards Along the Certified Gold Supply Chain" led by researcher Muriel Côte, a seminar was recently organised at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in collaboration with several partner institutions. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and small-scale g
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/we-felt-seen-gold-miners-researchers-and-policymakers-found-common-ground-paris - 2026-05-25
The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. A total of 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) will be recruited to all faculties at Lund University. Eight of the positions have a specific focus on AI rese
Two new positions at KEG! Senior Lecturer in Human EcologyRead about the position hereDoctoral student in Economic GeographyRead about the position here
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/become-our-new-colleague - 2026-05-25
Three researchers from the University have been granted, and human geographer Johan Miörner is one of them. The three projects are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. Johan Miörners project is titled Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure.What is your research project about?”The project is about decentralised and modular infrastructure soluti
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researcher-department-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-05-25
We want to congratulate Alvaro von Borries, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis with the title "Structures and Dynamics of Low-income Work in Sweden: A Geographical Inquiry." We took the opportunity to ask Alvaro a few questions about his thesis. What is your dissertation about?- My dissertation examines the geography of low-income work in Sweden between 1990 and 2020, with a focus on re
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/alvaro-von-borries-sucessfully-defended-his-thesis-economic-geography - 2026-05-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During this application round four (4) applications were received. A decision has now been taken to award two scholarships, which consequently go to:Beatrice Fäldt - Gender, Children and Commercial Sexual Exploitation - A study on gender relations in the Nicaraguan contextCecilia Emilsson - Chachawarmi and Its Effects
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/results-second-application-round-during-autumn-2014-minor-field-studies-scholarships - 2026-05-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research programme in Sustainability Science at Lund University (LUCID) invites applications for up to eight PhD positions and one post-doc position, including PhD in Human Geography and PhD in Human Ecology.LUCID is a Linnaeus programme sponsored by The Swedish Research Council Formas for the period 2008-2018. It o
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lucid-announces-phd-position-human-ecology-and-phd-position-human-geography - 2026-05-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Elin Brudin (SGSPL - Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Planning batch 2011-2014) has received a third prize for her Bachelor's thesis in a thesis contest 2014 from Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. Read more (in Swedish). Elin's thesis is available in open access and can be downloaded from Lund University Student The
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/elin-brudin-receives-prize - 2026-05-25
Neurodivergent individuals risk being overlooked as new technologies and work practices emerge in the green transition. In an article in The Conversation, researcher Martina Angela Caretta, PhD, who conducted research during Northvolt's early establishment and personnel recruitment, reminds us that fairness and inclusion must be built into sustainability efforts, not added afterwards.Link to the a
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/green-transition-must-leave-no-one-behind - 2026-05-25
Lund University invites you to the inauguration ceremony for 28 new professors. Three professors from the department will be inaugurated: Markus Grillitsch, Katherine Gough and Glyn Williams. The University’s new professors are inaugurated by the vice-chancellor, and after the inauguration, one of the new professors, Erik Green, will hold a short popular science lecture. Musicians from Lund Akade
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/three-professors-departement-be-inaugurated - 2026-05-25
Ola Hall, head of department, has initiated a new Competence Centre on Earth Observation and Social Sciences — a hub for research, collaboration, and innovation at the intersection of satellite data, AI, and societal development. - Our goal is to bridge Earth observation and social science to better understand and address key societal challenges — from sustainability and welfare to urban change an
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/launch-new-competence-centre-earth-observation-and-social-sciences - 2026-05-25
The Department of Human Geography is currently seeking 1-2 doctoral students for its PhD- programme. The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis.The holder of a doctoral position is expected to participate actively in the research and teaching env
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/become-our-next-doctoral-student - 2026-05-25
As part of Lund University’s largest ever global recruitment drive, the number of recruited researchers has been expanded to 45. 9 of the newly appointed researchers will be based at the Faculty of Social Sciences, including two at the Department of Human Geography. The Lund University Programme for Global Excellence is the university’s largest international recruitment initiative to date, highlig
In January, Lund University and the University of Zurich co-organised an international seminar in Kinshasa as the closing event of researcher Muriel Côte’s FORMAS- and SNSF-funded project. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers and representatives of artisanal mining communities from across the Sahel and the Great Lakes regions to exchange experiences and discuss challenges and goo
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/international-seminar-kinshasa-mineral-supply-chains-sahel-and-great-lakes-regions - 2026-05-25
