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Those who have been PhD students at SWEAH graduate school have built up a broad network during their doctoral studies, and many continue the collaboration between the partner universities as alumni and researchers. Last week, some SWEAH alumni met to write a joint article. They obviously don't want to reveal exactly what it will be about before publication. But they are happy to highlight the rewa

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-alumni-new-joint-project - 2026-04-29

This week, SWEAH's board has held both a workshop and a board meeting, this time at the partner university, Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall. During an introductory workshop, the evaluation made by external reviewers of SWEAH's activities during the period 2022-2024 was discussed, as well as the future of the graduate school after the current co-financing agreement expires after 2026.– We have n

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/it-looks-promising-continuation - 2026-04-29

”An outstanding example of a national graduate school with excellent results and exceptional management, which should be continued in the future”, is the recommendation from the SWEAH evaluation. Following a proposal from the graduate school's partner representatives, during spring 2025 three external reviewers evaluated SWEAH's operations during the period 2022-2024.– We are very satisfied with t

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/how-evaluators-rated-sweah - 2026-04-29

SWEAH has received 17 new applications from PhD students who wish to join the graduate school starting next year. That's a few more than last year. This time, doctoral students from 8 of SWEAH's 13 partner universities applied. One application each from Dalarna University, Linnaeus University and Linköping University, two from Jönköping University, Kristianstad University and Umeå University, as w

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/application-process-underway - 2026-04-29

Right after participating in SWEAH’s workshops on impact and collaboration, PhD student Jerry Norlin, Dalarna University, put the theories into practical use. Norlin presented his research on ‘Older adults’ loneliness: Relationships, everyday strategies and design of support’ at Region Gävleborg’s collaboration conference ”Forskare och praktiker möts” (Researchers and practitioners meet) in Söderh

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/research-and-practice-met-lot-cross-fertilization-ideas - 2026-04-29

This week, around 20 SWEAH PhD students are visiting the partner university Dalarna University campus in Falun. It's time for the autumn PhD Student Days, 4-5 November, packed with lectures, workshop, discussions and networking. This time the theme is "Future career path". It is important to have a well-thought-out plan to become a fully-fledged researcher in aging and health. What does your dream

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/time-dream-about-future - 2026-04-29

SWEAH was represented at the conference 'Ageing is Living: Building Age-Friendly Communities in the Nordic-Baltic Region', organized in Copenhagen this week by WHO, The Nordic Welfare Centre and the Centre for an Age-friendly Norway. Two PhD students presented their doctoral projects on site at UN City in Copenhagen, followed by a discussion. One of them was SWEAH PhD student Helena Bjurbäck, Link

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-contributed-who-meeting-age-friendly-societies - 2026-04-29

New technology can make it easier for older adults to be active, but they must be involved in the development of the technology. This is evident in a new thesis by William Son Galanza, a SWEAH PhD student in the Applied Gerontology research group in Lund, who has developed an AI model that can categorize the everyday activities of older adults. Read the full article (in Swedish).

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/better-control-older-adults-everyday-activities-ai - 2026-04-29

Before the new year, more assignments than usual were announced for SWEAH alumni. The management thanks the four who held the assignments during 2025; •    Assistant Study Coordinator; coordination and preparation of evaluation of SWEAH; member in SWEAH pedagogical group: Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes, Blekinge Institute of Technology•    Responsible for PhD student activities: Manzur Kader, Dalarna Un

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-are-working-years-postdoc-assignments - 2026-04-29

On Tuesday, the PhD students who joined SWEAH 2026 met, at Forum Medicum in Lund. They introduced themselves and their research projects, received information about the graduate school, networked and met alumni and PhD students who have been involved with SWEAH for some time. As usual at the graduate school's introductory meetings, a wide range of research projects were presented. This involves co

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/these-are-years-new-sweah-phd-students - 2026-04-29

It is now decided who will take over the management of the graduate school when SWEAH's current coordinator Susanne Iwarsson retires in a year. It will be Lund University's Pro Vice-Chancellor Jimmie Kristensson, and he has already started as an assistant coordinator part-time. – The question of the future management of the graduate school is an important, critical point that was raised in the eva

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/he-new-assistant-coordinator-sweah - 2026-04-29

Since the beginning of the year, SWEAH has engaged a new higher education pedagogy expert in the graduate school. Former SWEAH board member Søren Smedegaard Bengtsen is taking over the role from Lena Dafgård, at the partner university Dalarna University, whose assignment ended in December. He has been researching ageing and health for many years at Aarhus University in Denmark. From March 1, he ho

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-professor-takes-place-sweahs-pedagogical-group - 2026-04-29

Planning for this autumn's interdisciplinary ageing and health conference is in full swing. SWEAH is once again organizing a two-day conference, this time on the theme "Exchange of Insights: Connecting Research on Ageing and Health with Societal Needs". SWEAH alumnus Wenqian Xu at Lund University is convenor of the conference committee. He is now busy applying for funding, inviting keynote speaker

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/chance-policymakers-and-others-learn-about-latest-research-ageing-and-health - 2026-04-29

Now it is decided that two of the graduate school's PhD students receive SWEAH travel grants from the spring call. Stina Larsson, Linköping University, is granted 30 000 SEK to visit the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, in June-July 2026. PhD student Mattias Antar, from the same university, is granted 50 000 SEK to visit the University of Pennsylvania, USA, i

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/research-trips-singapore-and-usa - 2026-04-29

At the beginning of the year, SWEAH's alumni network SAIN got a new coordinator, after the steering group from the start in 2022 chose to hand over to new forces. Now the remaining seats have also been filled and the steering group now consists of; Isabelle von Saenger, Coordinator, Karolinska Institutet Anna Nivestam, Kristianstad University Erika Augustsson, Karolinska Institutet Nadya Golovchan

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-management-alumni-network-sain - 2026-04-29

A record number of PhD students, around 25, from 10 of SWEAH's 13 partner universities, participated in the spring SWEAH PhD Student Days at Kristianstad University last week. It was a replay of the popular theme "Introduction to Writing Retreats". As usual, the doctoral students networked, shared experiences and learned new things during a lecture on how AI can be used in scientific writing, and

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/popular-theme-attracted-many-sweahs-phd-student-days - 2026-04-29

Last week, SWEAH held its board meeting at Jönköping University and worked intensively to develop a new strategic plan - the direction for the next contract period. Read the full news at Jönköping University's website.In the text, it is mentioned that SWEAH welcomes more partners. Read more about it here!

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-gathered-ju-focusing-future - 2026-04-29

ALL MY RELATIONS 2 is a 3-days transdisciplinary workshop that explores the ecological potential of performance, performativity and eco-pedagogy. Extended deadline to apply, 9 august. For the second time we now arrange this three-day workshop in Gylleboverket, a center for ecological art located in the Skåne countryside.  The purpose of this  event is to study the possibilities and limitations of

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/all-my-relations-2 - 2026-04-29

The new international Master’s programme in Performing Arts with a specialisation in Critical Practice and a social focus is a two-year, full-time study. The programme brings together innovative performing arts practices with critical reflection, and promotes expertise in initiating and building new alliances and arenas both within and outside existing structures. It aims to educate artists who ca

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/get-know-our-masters-programme-students - 2026-04-29

During the Gallery Weekend at the Inter Arts Center, the short documentary "Voinha's Backyard" will be premiered and Iury will talk about her artistic work with C. Grace Chang. "In December 2022 I went back to my maternal grandmother Voinha’s first address in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, the same place where we had last met in September 2018, when I recorded an interview to investigate the reasons

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/our-phd-student-iury-salustiano-trojaborg-participates-malmo-gallery-weekend-inter-arts-center - 2026-04-29