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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lotta Jägervi has received the Oscar II scholarship for her dissertation "Villiga stödjare och motvilliga offer: Självpresentation och identitetsskapande hos stödjare och brottsoffer", which she defended at the School of Social Work in 2016. The Oscar II Scholarship is annually awarded to the authors of the best docto

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/lotta-jagervi-awarded-oscar-ii-scholarship - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 25 May, Professor Max Koch will speak at the London School of Economics, together with Dr Milena Buchs (University of Leeds). The event is part of a seminar series called Climate Change, Inequality and Social Policy. Max Koch and Milena Buchs will be presenting their new book "Postgrowth and Wellbeing: Transitions

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/max-koch-speak-lse - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jan Magnusson, lecturer at the School of Social Work, has recently returned after visiting the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai. One of the purposes of the trip was to learn more about their work in Ladakh, a region devastated by flashfloods in 2010. The School of Social Work h

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/different-kind-social-work - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week some 60 people gathered in the conference room at Palaestra in Lund for the seminar ”Universities' role in sustainable change work” hosted by Lund University Commissioned Education, Child Rights Institute at Lund University and partners. The event marked the start of a new online global platform aiming to st

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/change-agents-child-rights-told-their-stories - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the graduation ceremony in the main university hall on 31 May, Alida Karlman received her BSc in Social Work, and, as the first student at the department, a Certificate of International Merit. Alida completed her work placement within the programme in the Cayman Islands, working at institutions which dealt with add

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/first-student-receives-international-certificate - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Are you a Skåne-based entrepreneur or part of a startup working to make a positive impact on the planet? SoPact, part of the School of Social Work, is a startup accelerator for social ventures – entrepreneurs working to solve social, cultural or environmental needs in society. SoPact is open for applications for their

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/sopact-open-applications - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Gap mending is an analytical tool that helps teachers and researchers in social work to reflect upon what, in their practice, increases, maintains or mends gaps between professionals and service user groups. Teachers and researchers at the School of Social Work, Lund University, have been developing this method since

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/guardian-writes-about-gap-mending - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Johansson was invited by the European Economic and Social Committee to speak at a public hearing on financing civil society organisations by the EU. On 6 September Professor Håkan Johansson participated in a hearing on Financing of civil society organisations by the EU at the EESC (European Economic and Soci

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/hakan-johansson-spoke-brussels-civil-society-funding - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new book by Max Koch, professor in social policy at the School of Social Work, and Milena Buchs (University of Leeds) presents a detailed and critical discussion about how human wellbeing can be improved in a postgrowth era. One of the reviewers writes :“Endless economic growth will destroy the planet but a post-gro

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-book-welfare-postgrowth-society - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The issues of undocumented migrants and deportations of unaccompanied minors have increasingly become a challenge in social work. Vanna Nordling’s doctoral dissertation is a study of how social workers handle their role as on the one hand support workers but also representatives of institutions of control. How did the

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/social-workers-challenged-irregular-migration - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanna Johansson, Senior lecturer at the School of Social Work, is one of the editors of a new book offering an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of the Barnahus model. This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-book-nordic-barnahus-model - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Håkan Johansson  has received more than SEK 35 million to lead a project about elites in civil society: "Civil Society Elites" A comparative study of the composition, reproduction, integration and questioning of elites in European Civil Society. " The money is awarded by Riksbankens jubileumsfond. Read an in

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/35-million-research-civil-society-elites - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kristina Göransson has received five million from the Riksbankens jubileumsfond for the project "Parents' strategies for children's education in China, South Korea and Singapore: A Comparative Ethnographic Study".Read an interview with Kristine in Swedish here.

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/research-project-parenting-receives-funding - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This fall PhD candidate Carolin Schütze is a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. What have you been working on since you got there?I recently gave a presentation about migration in the Swedish welfare state and discussed a new working paper, which is part of my dissertation project. Th

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/brief-interview-carolin-schutze - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The city of Helsingborg first implemented the Housing First method seven years ago. Since then, the number of homeless per 10,000 inhabitants has fallen sharply. The programme, introduced by researchers at the School of Social Work, has also brought about additional positive effects for socially vulnerable groups in H

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/seven-years-housing-first-success-story - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At least Three (2 year) Postdoctoral positions on Great social challenges at the Faculty of Social Sciences. To be appointed as a postdoc requires a PhD in any of the following research subjects offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences: Communication and Media Studies, Education, Gender Studies, Human Ecology, Human

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/postdoctoral-positions-great-social-challenges - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Hans Swärd has been awarded the biennial Swedish Association for Social Work Research (FORSA) Prize. "With long-term commitment, Professor Hans Swärd has been interested in the most vulnerable in society and their living conditions for several decades. Through his research, Hans Swärd has achieved improvemen

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/hans-sward-awarded-forsa-prize - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanna Johansson and Lina Ponnert have published an article in the British Journal of Social Work. The article aims to analyse juridification and standardisation as two legal dimensions influencing contemporary child-protection work, and to discuss their implications for practice.  Read the while article online: Juri

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/johansson-and-ponnert-juridification-and-standardisation-contemporary-child-protection - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14 and 15 April, the School of Social Work, in collaboration with SASNET, hosted a workshop on nationalisms in South Asia. The convenors were Frank Korom from Boston University, Jan Magnusson from the School of Social Work and the Director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson. The core idea of the workshop was formed in op

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/comparing-nationalist-actors-south-asia - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "We have no alternative but to look for new ideas and imaginaries of welfare and social inclusion in the absence of growth", says Max Koch in an interview in the Green European Journal. Read the entire interview with Max Koch and Jean Lambert, a Greens/EFA MEP from the UK, on the Green Journal Website.Professor Max Ko

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/max-koch-welfare-and-work-within-planetary-limits - 2026-10-15