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In autumn 2026, the Faculty of Social Science will launch a new international master's programme at Campus Helsingborg: Innovation and Societal Change. The one-year programme is aimed at students who want to understand and influence how innovation can help meet today's major societal challenges, from climate change to social inequality. - Our society, both locally and globally, faces multiple and

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-masters-programme-innovation-and-societal-change-campus-helsingborg - 2026-05-05

On 24 October, the Faculty's six newly appointed professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building. A total of 28 new professors will be inaugrated at Lund University. De new professors at the Faculty of Social Sciences are:Katherine Gough, Human GeographyMarkus Grillitsch, Economic GeographyKimberly Nicholas, Sustainability ScienceRoger Persson, Work and Organisational

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/congratulations-facultys-six-new-professors - 2026-05-05

The Faculty Office, ”Kansli S”, is currently preparing for a reorganisation at the turn of the year. The aim is to create a clearer, more efficient and better-coordinated organisation that meets the needs of the organisation and demands of the future more effectively. The Faculty Office has had an increasingly complex and growing workload for a long time. To meet this challenge and improve the wor

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-organisation-faculty-office-more-efficient-and-clearer-operational-support - 2026-05-05

Due to a vacancy in the Nominating Committee a by-election is now being held. You have until 26 November to cast your vote. The task of the faculty's Nominating Committee is to prepare nominations and to establish suggestions of candidates for the positions of dean and deputy dean as well as for the Faculty Board and the University Electoral College. As Magnus Jirström is leaving his position in t

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-nominating-committee - 2026-05-05

The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson assumed the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewardin

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/meet-new-head-department-sociology - 2026-05-05

The Faculty's by-election to the Nominating Committee is now complete, and a meeting to announce the election results has been held at the Faculty Office. The new member of the Nomination Committee is Terese Anving, senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology. The committee now has the following composition:Representatives of teaching staff with research expertiseÅsa Thelander, senior lecturer,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/terese-anving-elected-facultys-nominating-committee - 2026-05-05

In autumn 2026, the Faculty of Social Sciences will start a new Swedish Master's Programme in Comprehensive Defence and Civil Preparedness at Campus Helsingborg. The programme meets the increasing demand for expertise in the field of total defence and provides students with interdisciplinary knowledge of how society can withstand and manage crises – from security policy challenges to climate chang

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-masters-programme-comprehensive-defence-and-civil-preparedness - 2026-05-05

The Faculty of Social Sciences published 19 articles on The Conversation in 2025, reaching 168,000 readers. The faculty had the second-most articles of all faculties and covered topics from the MAGA movement to the Turkey-PKK conflict. Lund University had a record year on The Conversation in 2025. The university’s researchers published 76 articles that together reached 1.1 million reads. In total,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/researchers-faculty-social-sciences-reached-168000-readers-conversation - 2026-05-05

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. GrantsFaculty travel and research grantsResearchers, doctoral students, lecturers or readers at Lund University can apply for the faculties’ travel a

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

The Sunet Scribe service enables researchers at Lund University to digitally transcribe research data in the form of audio and video files. Transcription support is available in several languages. The service is approved for use with research data containing sensitive personal information – the data is encrypted during all transfers and the information is not stored by Sunet after transcription. A

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-transcription-tool-researchers - 2026-05-05

The application deadline to programmes in the international admissions round was 15 January. Once again, we are seeing an increase in the total number of applicants to programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences. While the number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty remains unchanged compared to last year, the total number of applicants has increased by three per cent.The programmes with the

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes-0 - 2026-05-05

Lund University is hiring 45 new assistant professors and visiting professors this spring. The initiative, which involves just over SEK 30 million in university-wide funding, represents a significant boost to operations – not least at the Faculty of Social Sciences, which is welcoming nine of the new recruits. The number of applications for Lund University’s international recruitment drive was hig

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/unprecedented-interest-international-recruitment - 2026-05-05

A new guide is now available to help you write competitive research applications. The Research Council of Faculty of Social Sciences has compiled its best advice on content, structure and assessment criteria. The guide provides concrete tips on what a research application should contain and what reviewers look for in particular.You can find the guide on the page ’'Research funding’. There you will

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/write-stronger-research-applications-new-guide-faculty-researchers - 2026-05-05

When staff members at the Faculty of Social Sciences move into Allhelgonaskolan, many will need to get used to new ways of working and adopt a more activity-based approach. The building will also be opened up so that everyone working within the faculty can use one of the floors for various activities, such as meetings. An activity-based office is based on a simple idea: different tasks require dif

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/activity-based-workplace-allhelgonaskolan-what-does-mean-practice - 2026-05-05

Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The week features more than 70 events and all of them are free of charge. As usual, researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences participate in several interesting events. Come and listen to your colleagues! Faculty of Social Sciences events during Sustainabilty WeekFaculty of S

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-scientists-sustainability-week-13-18-april - 2026-05-05

The Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) and the Faculty of Social Sciences offer a course for researchers planning to apply for the title of docent (associate professor/reader) in the near future. The course is seminar-based and designed to be both inspirational and informative, providing useful knowledge about the research process and academia more broadly. Participants are

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/becoming-docent-joint-course-lusem-and-faculty-social-sciences - 2026-05-05

The faculty's list of recognised and excellent teachers is growing. At the latest Faculty Board meeting, another eight persons received recognition of their teaching skills through the appointment as Recognised or Excellent Teaching Practitioners. Newly appointed Recognised Teaching Practitioners:Ilkin Mehrabov, Department of Communication and Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern StudiesMichael Boss

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eight-new-recognised-and-excellent-teachers - 2026-05-05

Registration is now open for Active Learning in Social Science, a pedagogical course offered for the second year at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The course introduces active learning as an approach to support student centred learning and teaching. About the courseThe course is offered during the autumn semester and is primarily aimed at teachers and doctoral students at the Faculty of Social Sc

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/active-learning-social-science-now-offered-second-year - 2026-05-05

From 14 to 16 April, deans, heads of faculty administration and education leaders from social science faculties across Sweden gathered in Lund for this year’s national deans’ conference. The focus was on education and research in a time of change, with joint discussions on resources, coordination and strategic choices shaping the future of the social sciences. Education and research in a changing

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/lund-hosted-national-deans-conference-future-social-sciences - 2026-05-05

On 5 June, the faculty management and Faculty Office S will vacate their premises in G:a Kirurgen and move into newly refurbished, activity-based premises in Allhelgonaskolan on 20 August. An official opening ceremony for Allhelgonaskolan will take place in September. Invitations to the opening ceremony will be sent out at a later date. During the summer period, between 10 June and 20 August, staf

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/faculty-office-s-moving-new-premises-several-shared-spaces - 2026-05-05