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Ola Hall, head of department, has initiated a new Competence Centre on Earth Observation and Social Sciences — a hub for research, collaboration, and innovation at the intersection of satellite data, AI, and societal development. - Our goal is to bridge Earth observation and social science to better understand and address key societal challenges — from sustainability and welfare to urban change an

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/launch-new-competence-centre-earth-observation-and-social-sciences - 2026-09-03

23 – 24 October 2024, the Development Research School will host a Development Research PhD Workshop in Lund. We are happy to announce that the Development Research PhD Workshop (Lund, 23 – 24 October 2024) is now open for applications. The workshop is hosted by the Development Research School with the purpose to bring together PhD students working on development research.The workshop is primarily

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/save-date-development-research-phd-workshop - 2026-09-03

What impact does development research actually have? And how can this field thrive in a world of sudden policy changes and devastating wars? The 2024 DevRes conference in Lund is around the corner – meet Sara Gabrielsson, the Conference coordinator. In October, development researchers from all over Sweden (and beyond) will gather in Lund for the bi-annual DevRes conference. Sara Gabrielsson, Confe

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/development-polarized-world-upcoming-devres-2024-conference - 2026-09-03

Are you a PhD student with a development research focus? Do you want to showcase your project and get feedback while also networking with other doctoral students? This is an online opportunity for you! Works-in-Progress is a series of three online events by the Development Research School. This is an opportunity for development research PhD students from all countries and universitites to showcase

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/open-applications-works-progress-series-online - 2026-09-03

Doctoral researchers from Ghana and abroad participated in and successfully completed the third edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course, a Development Research School collaboration hosted by the University of Ghana. The Methodology and Field Studies course is a collaboration between the Development Research School, the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Research (ISSER), and th

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/21-ghanaian-phd-students-successfully-completed-methodology-and-field-studies-course - 2026-09-03

Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar programme for the Fall semester of 2024 is now live. This is a bi-weekly, online research seminar for anyone interested in development research, broadly defined. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fall-2024-programme-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-09-03

PhD students worldwide can now apply to two doctoral courses, hosted by the Development Research School: "Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development" (Uppsala University) and "Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals" (Lund University). Both courses are free of charge and are open to doctoral students from all fields of social sciences or related fields of study. Priority will be gi

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/two-phd-courses-development-research-open-applications - 2026-09-03

13 doctoral researchers from universities across Europe and Africa gathered in Lund to present their ongoing work and discuss development research topics. On 23 - 24 October, the Development Research School hosted an international PhD workshop in Lund (Sweden) with the purpose of bringing development research doctoral students from a broad range of backgrounds together. The event was an opportunit

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/international-development-research-phd-workshop-held-lund - 2026-09-03

Looking for an opportunity to share your development research project? Apply to host a Development Lunch Seminar this spring semester! The Development Lunch Seminar is a great opportunity to share your work at any stage - from early ideas to nearly completed manuscripts - on topics broadly related to development research. PhD students are especially encouraged to apply!The seminars take place ever

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/present-your-research-development-lunch-seminar-spring - 2026-09-03

Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the spring semester of 2025 is now official. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic History at Lund University. Both junior and senior scholars - from a wide range of disciplines and unive

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/spring-2025-program-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-09-03

Welcome to a public webinar about publication strategies for development research PhD students. Are you a PhD student with a focus on development research? Join us for a webinar this week on publication strategies! The webinar is suitable for PhD students of all levels.📅: 5 March 11:00 to 12.00Presenters: Fredrik Söderbaum, University of GothenburgAnders Sjögren, Uppsala UniversityRead more about

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/upcoming-webinar-publication-strategies-phd-students - 2026-09-03

The online doctoral course Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development is now open for applications. Application deadline is 13 June 2025. This course addresses various aspects of power in development. Rather than adapting a post-colonial perspective in which development practices and politics is portrayed as something enacted by the global North on the global South, the course is situated i

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-now-power-justice-and-decoloniality-development - 2026-09-03

During Summer of 2025, the fourth edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course brought together 19 PhD students in Ghana. The participants in the Methodology and Field Studies course were competetively selected from eight universities across Ghana. The aim of the four-day course was to strengthen research methodology skills, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and provide tools for improv

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fourth-edition-methodology-and-field-studies-course-held-university-ghana - 2026-09-03

Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the fall semester of 2025 is now official. 18 September (Online)“Women Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprises and Women Empowerment”Abigail Zaato (SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana)2 October (Online)“Women and Peacebuilding at Community Level in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Understandin

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fall-2025-program-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-09-03

With 2025, this original era of the Development Research School is coming to and end, but the programme committee is hopeful about the future of the school. The Development Research School - an international collaboration between Lund University, Uppsala University, Gothenburg University and the University of Ghana - was established in January 2022 . The focus of the partnership has been sustainab

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/future-development-research-school - 2026-09-03

The Department of Human Geography is currently seeking 1-2 doctoral students for its PhD- programme. The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis.The holder of a doctoral position is expected to participate actively in the research and teaching env

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/become-our-next-doctoral-student - 2026-09-03

As part of Lund University’s largest ever global recruitment drive, the number of recruited researchers has been expanded to 45. 9 of the newly appointed researchers will be based at the Faculty of Social Sciences, including two at the Department of Human Geography. The Lund University Programme for Global Excellence is the university’s largest international recruitment initiative to date, highlig

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/two-international-researchers-join-department-part-lund-universitys-largest-global-recruitment-drive - 2026-09-03

In January, Lund University and the University of Zurich co-organised an international seminar in Kinshasa as the closing event of researcher Muriel Côte’s FORMAS- and SNSF-funded project. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers and representatives of artisanal mining communities from across the Sahel and the Great Lakes regions to exchange experiences and discuss challenges and goo

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/international-seminar-kinshasa-mineral-supply-chains-sahel-and-great-lakes-regions - 2026-09-03

Our doctoral students spend years developing their research projects. We want to highlight their work and the ideas behind their dissertations. In November last year, Corinna Buckhart defended her thesis “Opening workshops: Pragmatic commoning and degrowth transformations in a neoliberal Nordic welfare state.” Here she shares her insights from her work. What is your thesis about?My thesis is about

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/exploring-open-workshops-sweden-insights-doctoral-thesis - 2026-09-03

Our doctoral students spend years developing their research projects. We want to highlight their work and share the ideas behind their dissertations. Andreas Erlström is our latest doctoral candidate to successfully defend his thesis. Congratulations! We were curious to learn more about his research and what it was like to work on it. Here, Andreas shares insights from his doctoral journey and the

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/looking-regional-perspectives-wage-inequality-sweden-insights-doctoral-thesis - 2026-09-03