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Nicolas Rodriguez Hedenbratt has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'The Politics of Radio and Television in Western Democracies'. Congratulations to Dr. Rodríguez Hedenbratt! The public defense took take place on Friday, 2 May 2025, at 10:00, in Eden’s auditorium, Allhelgona kyrkogata 14, Lund.External reviewer: Professor Jesper Strömbäck, University of Gothenburg. Supervisor: Agustin Goen

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nicolas-rodriguez-hedenbratt-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-07-13

Annika Björkdahl and Sofia Cognini have published the article “Anti-genderism in 280 characters: A study of Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni’s online discourse” in Party Politics. The authors analyze the Italian right-wing party leaders’ online discourse on Twitter/X to spread anti-genderism and finds that their tweets and find three main tactics: defending the “traditional family,” whataboutism,

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bjorkdahl-and-sofia-cognini-italian-right-wing-leaders-anti-gender-messages - 2026-07-13

Jana Wrange has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Civil Defence (Re)Emerged: A Multi-Level Perspective on Policy Developments in Post-Crimea Europe'. Congratulations to Dr. Wrange! External reviewer: Professor Jan Ångström, the Swedish Defence UniversitySupervisor: Rikard BengtssonAssistant supervisor: Lisa StrömbomMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Rese

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jana-wrange-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-13

Karl Holmberg has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'Embedded disposability: A cultural political economy of plastics'. Congratulations to Dr. Holmberg! External reviewer: Professor Alice Mah, University of Glasgow Supervisors/Advisors:Stripple, Johannes, SupervisorSkovgaard, Jakob, SupervisorHasselbalch, Jacob, Supervisor, External personMore information about the thesis is available in t

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karl-holmberg-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-07-13

On Thursday 15 May, we received the sad news that Jessica Blom-Larsson had passed away after a sudden illness. She leaves a large void at the Department of Political Science with colleagues and students in grief and loss. On Thursday 22 May at 3 pm and onwards, we will hold a memorial service for Jessica. We gather in the lunch room on the fourth floor, where coffee will be served. Please spread t

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/our-friend-and-colleague-jessica-blom-larsson-has-passed-away - 2026-07-13

This study by Russell Cannon, Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren and Mats Fred examines how the sustainable mobility of the future is emerging. The study is based on what is being done to create sustainable and integrated mobility and what kinds of actor roles and relationships these practical actions generate. Where research often presents collaboration difficulties between predetermined actors and implement

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/how-do-we-organize-sustainable-travel-future - 2026-07-13

Ian Manners gives the European Foreign Affairs Review (EFAR) keynote lecture on 'The European Union's Normative Power in Planetary Politics' to the annual European Union in International Affairs conference in Brussels 23 May 2025. The keynote lecture covers the conference theme of Europe in a Fragmenting World by setting out the EU’s journey from the ‘eye of the storm’ in 2025 through the ‘eye of

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/ian-manners-gives-keynote-lecture-european-unions-normative-power-planetary-politics-brussels - 2026-07-13

The European Union (EU) often presents itself as a champion of LGBTQ rights, promoting equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. However, in a recently published article in a special issue of Journal of Common Market Studies, doctoral student Malte Breiding argues that this work does not always produce the intended outcomes. Breiding explores a surprising twist: as the EU pushe

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/can-eus-push-lgbt-rights-backfire-new-article-malte-breiding-says-it-might - 2026-07-13

Halting biodiversity loss requires more than just increased funding – it also demands better governance of how resources are mobilised, allocated, and monitored. A new study in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability reviews recent research on how biodiversity finance actually works. Researchers Jesper Svensson, Julia Qian Mao, and Nils Droste analysed studies published between 2019 and 20

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/who-should-own-nature-new-study-examines-governance-biodiversity-finance - 2026-07-13

Anne Lene Stein has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'Agonism against the odds: Epistemic disruptions and bodies of dissent in Palestine and Israel'. Congratulations to Dr. Stein! External Reviewer: Professor Michael Schulz, University of GothenburgSupervisor: Lisa StrömbomAssistant supervisor: Anders UhlinMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Research Port

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/anne-lene-stein-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-13

During the pandemic, many fell through the cracks of the safety net. For people with long Covid, this became painfully clear: they existed – but were not acknowledged. Now, a new study from Lund University shows how ordinary citizens, in the midst of illness, organised digitally and challenged the authorities’ narrative of what Covid really is. When the body gives out but society turns a blind eye

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/who-counts-when-we-talk-about-healthcare-and-rights-new-article-stina-melander-and-julia-bahner - 2026-07-13

In this article, recently published in Acta Sociologica, Mats Fred draws on more than a decade of fieldwork on social investments in Sweden to explore the rise and fall of reforms: How are reforms kept alive? What happens when key actors leave, networks dissolve, and governance priorities shift? In the 2010s, the idea of social investments gained traction as a key to preventive, evidence-based, an

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/social-investments-swedish-municipalities-rise-and-fall-reform - 2026-07-13

First they met online. Then a Lund (LU) delegation visited Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa. A couple of weeks ago SU came to visit LU. (And the tale goes, they rode off together into the sunset.)An eight month long Erasmus university strategic partership exchange programme between Lund and Stellenbosch, South Africa, has given the participants lots of food for thought, professional an

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/skys-not-limit-su-lu-su - 2026-07-13

“Getting into the Swedish society can be difficult if you're coming from outside the EU”, says Ganna Petruk. Her Jobbsprånget trainee Shabnam Parveen agrees: “I hope this will open doors for me in the future”. Shabnam Parveen came to Sweden from India a little over two years ago with her husband and son. She was recommended Jobsprånget from the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/jobbspranget-i-hope-will-open-doors-me-future - 2026-07-13

At the June meeting you will meet Vice-Dean Eva Ageberg who will share the latest news about the Faculty's career support activities, and which help is on offer.  NOTE: This meeting will be held in English.All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. These are recurring monthly information meetings where you can learn more about a current topic. The meetings are held in E

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-126-career-support-activities - 2026-07-13

The recording from the information meeting about the final report from the facilities and empty premises project is not available. You find the recording here.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/information-meeting-about-final-report-review-our-facilities-recording-now-available - 2026-07-13

The security situation in the world is volatile now and sometimes changes from day to day. How should we manage our international contacts and exchanges in this context? Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord gives us guidance on how to act. What do we mean by responsible internationalisation?"Responsible international cooperation means assessing opportunities versus risks before each cooperation. This a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/international-collaborations-be-open-possible-careful-necessary - 2026-07-13

If you have suffered an occupational injury or an incident, you must report it in the IA system. It´s important for many reasons (see fact box) for instance so it doesn't happen again and so that you will receive compensation. Our HR specialist Nina Månsson, explains. "A risk observation could be an incorrectly placed chemical or an unclear instruction. An incident: a lamp falls from the ceiling i

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/make-our-workplace-safer-report-occupational-injuries-incidents-risk-observations - 2026-07-13

Speeches, mingling and lovely tunes from the Lund student orchestra Alte Kamereren echoed in Forum Medicum on 3 June when the Nursing Programme celebrated high ranking. Pomp and circumstance in Forum Medicum. What were you celebrating?– We celebrated that the Nursing Programme at LU is ranked second in Sweden - and that we also rank high internationally. It's a testament to the hard work that teac

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/pomp-and-circumstance-nursing-programme-celebrates-high-ranking - 2026-07-13

Lund University's Diabetes Centre, LUDC, and the strategic research area EXODIAB hosted a conference on insulin-producing islet cells, a key to understanding the mechanisms behind diabetes. Lund University's Diabetes Centre, LUDC, and the strategic research area EXODIAB have hosted a conference on insulin-producing islet cells, a key to understanding the mechanisms behind diabetes. Read full artic

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/researcher-strategic-research-areas-conferences-key-birthing-new-collaborations - 2026-07-13