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The Darknet is often described as criminal, lawless and in need of external control. New research by sociologist Tove Westberg, however, shows that cryptoforums on the Darknet function as complex social communities, shaped by norms, trust and informal social control. Today, Friday 10 April 2026, Tove Westberg marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in sociology at Lund University. The

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/beyond-common-misconceptions-new-research-sheds-light-darknet - 2026-07-15

Owasim Akram has been awarded a funding of SEK 873 803 by the Expert Group of Aid Studies/Expertgruppen för biståndsanalys (EBA). It has been proposed in partnership with Örebro University, Lund University and University of Bath in the UK. He is the lead researcher in this project. This project will commence immediately after his defence (which will occur in late December this year). This project

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/congratulations-sweah-phd-owasim-akram-recieving-both-funding-and-postdoctoral-grant - 2026-07-15

One of the seminars at the Nordic Gerontology Congress, NKG2024, 12-14 June in Stockholm, was about the future. On Thursday 13 June SWEAH coordinator, Professor Susanne Iwarsson, and study coordinator Associate Professor Steven Schmidt, held a seminar about graduate education in gerontology in Northern Europe together with other leaders from universities in Europe.– During our ten years, we have h

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/graduate-leaders-we-need-invite-young-people - 2026-07-15

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/medicine-type-2-diabetes-can-reduce-risk-developing-osteoarthritis - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jakob Skovgaard has authored the book “The Economisation of Climate Change –  How the G20, the OECD and the IMF Address Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Climate Finance”. The book investigates how international economic institutions increasingly address climate issues. The international economic institutions’ involvement ran

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-open-access-book-international-economic-institutions-addressing-climate-change - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Heimo Zobernig, Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, has been appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts 2021. Since his debut in 1978, Heimo Zobernig has been one of Europe's and the world's most interesting and influential artists. In his field, he works with the equivalent of art to basic resea

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/heimo-zobernig-appointed-honorary-doctor - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Serena Kelly and Natalia Chaban have together with Ole Elgström published the article "Perceptions of the European Union's Fledgling Delegations: More Coherence, More Effectiveness?" in the journal European Foreign Affairs Review (vol. 21, no. 4). Abstract in English:The debate surrounding th

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/perceptions-european-unions-fledgling-delegations - 2026-07-15

CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has written a review of a book about youth activists in Egypt's 2011 revolution. The reviewed book is called Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution, written by Rusha Latif (2022, American University in Cairo Press). Sarah's review was published in The Middle East Journal. The book explores the trajectories of Egyptian youth activists during

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-review-egypts-leaderless-revolution - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Roxanna Sjöstedt has together with Anders Themnér, Uppsala University, co-authored the article ”Buying Them Off or Scaring Them Straight: Explaining Warlord Democrats’ Electoral Rhetoric”, which has been published in the journal Security Studies. AbstractPost–civil war democracies are characterized by intense electora

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sjostedt-warlord-democrats-electoral-rhetoric - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is continuing its three short-term summer courses for Nordic students. The courses are as follows:Contemporary India: An Interdisciplinary Introduction CourseUniversity of Hyderabad, Hyderabad2nd to 29th July 2017Capacity: 50 studentsApproaching the Environment in India: Issues and Met

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/summer-courses-india-nordic-students - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Together with Ron Eyerman and Todd Madigan, sociologist Magnus Ring has published the article “Cultural Trauma, Collective Memory and the Vietnam War” in the Croatian Political Science Review, Vol. 54. More information and a link for downloading the article can be found here at the Portal of Scientific Journals of Cro

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/vietnam-continues-haunt-american-collective-memory - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anna Rypi, Veronika Burcar Alm and Malin Åkerström have published an article about young male crime victims with an immigrant background in the journal Nordic Social Work Research. Interactions between the police and young people with an immigrant background are well researched internationally and are often discussed

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/young-men-refrain-reporting-crimes - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The self-regulation of rickshaw drivers in Bogota, Colombia was the topic of the talk when Ana Maria Vargas Falla presented a chapter of her coming dissertation at the annual meeting of The Law & Society Association in Seattle, May 28-31, 2015. The conference theme was Law’s Promise and Law’s Pathos in the Global Nort

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/vargas-falla-talked-about-coming-theses-seattle - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A group of researchers active at NanoLund have made the first iron-based molecule capable of emitting light. This could contribute to the development of affordable and environmentally friendly materials for e.g. solar cells, light sources and displays.Through advanced molecular design, the Lund researchers have now su

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/modern-alchemy-creates-luminescent-iron-molecules - 2026-07-15

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/journals-hosted-department-increase-impact-factors - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Hanna Bäck has co-authored the article "Partisanship, Ministers, and Biotechnology Policy" (with Marc Debus and Jale Tosun), which has been published in the journal Review of Policy Research. Learn more. Hanna BäckAbstractResearch in public policy and political economy has provided many insig

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/chances-biotech-ban-increase-christian-democrats-government - 2026-07-15

There is a lot in the news about inflation at the moment and there have been some questions about how inflation will affect the University’s salary review. The current rate of inflation in Sweden will have no direct impact on this autumn’s salary review. The reason is that inflation is not a salary-setting parameter and has no bearing on why the University, as an employer, pays wages or decides to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inflation-will-not-affect-autumns-salary-review - 2026-07-15

Ett möte i en kökssoffa med mycket kaffe och snus – och en donation på 250 miljoner kronor. Så kan sammankomsten summeras när Ingvar Kamprad träffade LTH:s rektor 1998 för att prata om framtiden för universitetets utbildning inom industridesign. Kökssoffan tillhörde dåvarande LTH-rektorn Thomas Johannesson som hade bjudit hem IKEA-grundaren för att diskutera samarbete mellan designutbildningen och

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tjugo-ar-med-ikdc - 2026-07-16

Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron light techniques - and is an important step to maximise the pote

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2026-07-15

In the 1960s, Europe’s largest steel plant was built in Taranto, Italy. While transforming the local economy, it generated pollution that has been linked to illness and premature death among residents. In his doctoral thesis, Carlo Nicoli Aldini shows how law has both contributed to the crisis and been used as an instrument to seek justice by the local population. Carlo Nicoli Aldini recently comp

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/taranto-environmental-crisis-reveals-laws-ambivalent-role - 2026-07-15