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The Psychological Defence Research Institute has published a new report in the working paper series titled "Psychological Defence and Strategic Resilience: North Macedonia’s response to hybrid threats and malign foreign influence and interference". It is authored by Professor Zhidas Daskalovski and Sasho Damjanovski of the Faculty of Security-Skopje, University St Kliment Ohridski-Bitola, North M
During the fall of 2024, Hilkka Grahn is a visiting researcher at the Psychological Defence Research Institute (PDRI) at Lund University. Hilkka is a postdoctoral researcher (KILPI project) and senior lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. With an academic background in cognitive science, Hilkka Grahn's doctoral research focused on driver distraction and inattention – a topic that may
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-hilkka-grahn - 2026-04-15
Disinformation takes various forms, posing harmful and far-reaching effects that can erode trust in public institutions, influence elections, and jeopardise public health. The report Eduation as a countermeasure against disinformation, written by Professor Thomas Nygren, Department of Education, Uppsala University, and Professor Ullrich K H Ecker, School of Psychological Science, University of Wes
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/education-countermeasure-against-disinformation - 2026-04-15
Phenomena such as disinformation and propaganda have been widely studied across various academic disciplines, each offering unique perspectives on their causes, mechanisms, and effects. These disciplines include, for instance, political science, media & communication studies, philosophy, computer science, and military science. Despite the breadth of research, cognitive science appears to be underr
Elsa Hedling is an affiliated researcher at the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University, where she contributes to advance research on disinformation and hybrid threats. Elsa Hedling is an Associate Professor (Docent) in Political Science and an Associate Senior Lecturer in European Studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature. Her research focuses on the intersection of d
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-elsa-hedling - 2026-04-15
In today’s complex security environment, the intelligence community must address dynamic hybrid threats through coordinated efforts that span multiple sectors. In a recently published article, Swedish Defence University and PDRI researchers emphasise the critical interaction between intelligence analysis, communication, and societal resilience ("Hybrid Threats and the Intelligence Community: Primi
Two new reports have been presented as part of the EU Horizon project ADAC.io, coordinated by the Psychological Defence Research Institute. They aim to support the defender community in strengthening capabilities and methodologies related to the ongoing work of attributing information influence operations.The first report, "A Framework for Attribution of Information Influence Operations", presents
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/attribution-information-influence-operations - 2026-04-15
Affiliated with the Psychological Defence Research Institute, Rolf Fredheim explores the use of AI to detect harmful and illegal content on social media. Rolf builds systems to detect and measure harmful and illegal content on social media. This work presents distinct challenges: social media data is quickly removed from platforms, presented in visual formats, and often appears in multiple languag
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-rolf-fredheim - 2026-04-15
The research team from the Psychological Defence Research Institute was well represented at the 66th annual convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), held under the theme Reconnecting International Studies. To highlight the diverse range of events in which PDRI members participated, Elsa Hedling took part in a panel organised by the Nordic International Studies Association titled
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/pdri-isa-chicago - 2026-04-15
Elsa Hedling, affiliated with PDRI, recently published a report on social identities and democratic vulnerabilities. The report, Social identities and democratic vulnerabilities: Learning from examples of targeted disinformation, is published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). It discusses the sensitive relationship between social identities and hybrid
Hedvig Ördén of PDRI participated in the workshop "Intelligence, insecurity and the international: new encounters between IR and intelligence scholarship" at King's College. The workshop brought together scholars to discuss a wide range of topics at the intersection of intelligence and international relations. Participants discussed how to conceptualise intelligence in IR, touching on topics such
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/presentation-recent-research-kings-college-uk - 2026-04-15
Based on leaked documents, James Pamment and Darejan Tsurtsumia of PDRI have studied Russian malign information influence through the Doppelganger campaign and analysed the capabilities of one of the main actors behind it – the Social Design Agency (SDA). In 2022, a comprehensive and coordinated influence campaign was launched by Russian actors aimed at weakening international support for Ukraine,
On 16–17 September 2025, the ADAC.io consortium met in Lund for an official meeting hosted by PDRI, coordinator of the EU-funded Horizon project. Representatives from across the consortium participated, including Debunk.org, Alliance4Europe (liasion with the DIARM Foundation), TU Dortmund, Cardiff University, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS), and Leiden University.The meetin
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/adacio-consortium-meeting-setting-priorities-final-year - 2026-04-15
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https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-till-miljo-och-geovetenskapliga-institutionen - 2026-04-15
Hyggesfria metoder för skogsbruk har seglat upp som en lösning för att få skogen att bidra till fler nyttor. Syftet är att skogsbruket ska bli mer hållbart, men det finns många utmaningar som nu ska övervinnas i ett nytt projekt där fem organisationer testar hyggesfritt skogsbruk i praktiken. I Bockeboda utanför Kristianstad testas framtidens hyggesfria skogsbruk i projektet Adaptivt Skogsbruk. Fe
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/hyggesfritt-okar-har-testas-framtidens-skogsbruk - 2026-04-15
Naturen är för många en källa till återhämtning och välmående. Men forskning visar att det också finns en växande andel personer som upplever negativa känslor, som rädsla, obehag eller till och med avsky. Fenomenet, kallat biofobi, uppmärksammas nu i ny forskning från Lunds universitet. – Forskning har länge utgått från att människor i grunden känner positiva känslor inför naturen. Vi har undersök
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-utmanar-bilden-av-manniskan-som-naturalskande - 2026-04-15
Hur vi känner inför naturen påverkar vilka trädgårdsinsatser vi väljer och hur mycket de faktiskt hjälper pollinatörer. I en ny studie från Lunds universitet blir sambandet extra tydligt mot bakgrund av samhällets omfattande urbanisering, där både gröna ytor och människors praktiska naturkontakt minskar. Forskarna visar också att trädgårdar blir mest värdefulla när långlivade planteringar priorite
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/vara-kanslor-naturen-paverkar-hur-vi-hjalper-pollinatorer-i-vara-tradgardar - 2026-04-15
Oavsett om du sitter på ett företag med en svårlöst hållbarhetsutmaning, om du jobbar med miljöfrågor på en kommun eller tillhör en organisation med en idé för hållbar utveckling som har kört fast, så kan Tiger Teams vara intressant för er. Tiger Teams är en grupp doktorander som under en veckas tid, tillsammans med samhällsaktörer, tar sig an utmaningar på hållbarhetsområdet. Tiger Teams är en de
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/tiger-teams-doktorander-och-samhallsaktorer-tacklar-hallbarhetsutmaningar-tillsammans - 2026-04-15
Forskare vid Lunds universitet har tagit fram den hittills mest detaljerade kartan över kolutsläpp från skogsbränder i Sverige. Resultaten visar att de största utsläppen sker under markytan i torv och organiska jordar. Under den extremvarma sommaren 2018 rapporterades 324 skogsbränder i Sverige. Med hjälp av fältmätningar, modeller och data från Skogsstyrelsen, Naturvårdsverket och SMHI har forska
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/stora-kolutslapp-fran-skogsbrander-sker-dolt-under-marken - 2026-04-15
Nya fynd från Jezerokratern visar hur berggrund som bildades djupt nere i Mars skorpa lyftes upp, hamnade under vatten och omvandlades. Resultaten ger en ny pusselbit till förståelsen av vår röda grannplanets geologiska historia. Sedan Nasas rover Perseverance landade på Mars röddammiga yta i februari 2021 har den samlat in mängder av värdefull data. När farkosten rullade längs insidan av Jezerokr
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/fran-vattenvarld-till-fnosktorr-planet-mars-geologiska-historia-kartlagd - 2026-04-15
