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As a way of exploring the need of specific expertise within the area of computational social sciences, the Methods Centre has recruited two research engineers, Maria Lucchetta and Minahil Malik. Their role is to support the faculty's researchers who either have ongoing research projects that include relevant methods or are interested in expanding their method skills. Both Maria and Minahil are int

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-engineers-provide-support-computational-social-sciences - 2026-05-27

This autumn, the pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences” has been offered for the first time at Lund University. Ian Manners, who has been active in developing the course, talks about the course and how we can work to promote student-centered learning and teaching. You are involved in the new student-centered pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences”, which aims to im

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/ian-manners-implementing-active-learning-education - 2026-05-27

On 17 October, the Faculty Board decided to merge the Department of Gender Studies and the Department of Sociology. The merger will formally take place on 1 January 2025. The decision means that the Department of Gender Studies will be reorganized from being a separate department to becoming a division within the Department of Sociology, along with the divisions Sociology and Social Anthropology.

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/sociology-social-anthropology-and-gender-studies-form-new-joint-department - 2026-05-27

This autumn, teachers at the faculty can attend pedagogical workshops on Canvas and Inspera. Take this opportunity to develop and learn more about these platforms! The workshops are an initiative of the faculty's Education Council with the aim of increasing digital pedagogical competence. Become an expert on Canvas Canvas is the platform where you can gather and structure all information about you

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/pedagogical-workshops-teachers - 2026-05-27

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Ann-Sofie Zettergren has the role of data steward at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data ac

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-05-27

The renovation project for Gamla kirurgen is entering the fourth stage of the construction process as architects produce a more detailed design. If all goes according to plan, the fifth renovation in the building's history will begin in 2026. Two years ago, the project to establish a social science centre paused, awaiting the Land and Environment Courts' consideration of an appeal against Lund Mun

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/renewal-gamla-kirurgen-enters-new-phase - 2026-05-27

The Social Sciences Faculty Office will soon have a new division; the International Office. The division will be responsible for planning and coordinating international student exchange and faculty-wide international programmes and courses at first, second and third cycle levels.  The staff at the International Office will also administer the inter-faculty agreements with partner universities worl

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-international-office-faculty - 2026-05-27

New and revised education information is now available on the faculty's internal website. The information is aimed at both those who teach and those who plan and administer education. The purpose of the new pages is to gather faculty-wide information related to educational issues. You will find, among other things, the faculty's regulations, support in the process of writing course and programme s

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-internal-web-pages-supporting-first-and-second-cycle-education - 2026-05-27

A new year is approaching and when the Faculty enters 2025, it will be with nine departments instead of the current eleven. The Faculty of Social Sciences will gradually develop towards fewer units over the next six years, according to a policy decision from 2023. After initial preparatory work, it is now time for the first changes to take place at the end of the year:The Department of Communicati

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2026-05-27

The Faculty of Social Sciences is now planning a new course for those who teach social science research methods and want to explore new ways to develop their pedagogy and strengthen students' learning. The course "Teaching and Learning Research Methods in Social Sciences" will be both practically and theoretically grounded in order to provide the conditions for reflecting together on challenges an

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/do-you-want-develop-your-skills-teacher-research-methods - 2026-05-27

The Faculty's pilot of transcription using the Whisper AI tool has worked very well, with many hundreds of hours of interview material transcribed so far. Until there is a university-wide solution, we are therefore continuing to offer the tool through the Department of Psychology. About the offerThe Department of Psychology has purchased a powerful computer to be used for transcribing audio and vi

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2026-05-27

Each year the Faculty of Social Sciences announces a number of recurring grants that are available to apply for certain categories of faculty staff. Also, please note the deadlines concerning appointments and courses for teaching in higher education. GrantsApplication monthsThe application months are to be used to draw up research applications. PhD holders employed until further notice as senior l

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2025 - 2026-05-27

On 15 January, the web pages of the Faculty of Social Sciences Library were launched on the Faculty's general website. At the same time the website sambib.lu.se was closed. Library information can now be found at www.sam.lu.se/en/library. The exception is the information about the library's support for researchers and teachers, which has been moved to the faculty's internal website together with o

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/library-has-moved-samluse - 2026-05-27

Lund University's social sciences have risen from 53rd to 46th place in Times Higher Education's subject rankings for 2025. This means that the University's social science subjects are the second highest ranked subjects at LU, after law. Times Higher Education's definition of social sciences covers political science and international relations, including development studies, public policy, and gov

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-sciences-climb-rankings - 2026-05-27

15 January was the application deadline for programmes in the international admission round. We are happy to report that both the total number of applicants and the number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty of Social Sciences' programmes have increased. The number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty of Social Sciences' programmes has increased by 9% compared to last year, while the to

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes - 2026-05-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Om du har en släkting med typ 1 diabetes och är mellan 1 och 45 år kan du hjälpa forskarna. I det första steget av studien behöver de ett blodprov av dig. I det kan svaret på vad som orsakar typ 1 diabetes finnas. Se nedan vilka som kan delta. Typ 1 diabetes har ärftliga inslag, sjukdomen är vanligare i vissa familj

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/efterlysning-slaktingar-till-personer-med-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-05-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Bor du i Skåne? Har du eller någon du känner fått diagnosen diabetes under det senaste året? Då kan ni medverka i forskningsprojektet ANDIS (Alla Nya Diabetiker i Skåne). Då gör ni ett värdefullt bidrag till forskningen. ANDIS är den första heltäckande kartläggningen av diabetessjukdomarna i en hel befolkning som nå

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-med-diabetes-du-kan-hjalpa-forskningen - 2026-05-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En felbedömning från sjukvårdsupplysningen fick i våras en tragiskt följd. En 13-årig flicka med typ 1-diabetes hade kräkts upprepade gånger, hade svårt att behålla mat och dryck och hade kraftigt förhöjda blodsockervärden. Flickans anhöriga fick rådet att sänka insulindoserna. Fyra dagar senare dog hon. Det var i m

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/13-arig-flicka-dog-i-diabeteskoma-efter-felaktigt-rad - 2026-05-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ungefär en fjärdedel av alla hjärtattacker, stroke och kärlvidgande operationer hos personer med kronisk njursvikt skulle kunna undvikas om patienterna fick en kombinerad behandling som sänker kolesterolvärdena. Det är resultaten av den största studien någonsin på njursjuka, den så kallade SHARP-studien. Totalt har

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/aven-svart-njursjuka-tjanar-pa-att-sanka-kolesterolet - 2026-05-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I tätt samarbete har flera forskargrupper kartlagt hela vägen från en vanlig genetisk riskvariant för diabetes till en molekylär förståelse för exakt vad som felar i insulincellens mitokondrie. Denna variant av genen gör att kapaciteten att utsöndra insulin minskar och risken för diabetes ökar. Fyndet publiceras i C

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/en-storning-i-cellens-kraftverk-akar-diabetesrisken - 2026-05-27