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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anna Carnerup is in charge of maintaining and operating the 200 kV cryo-TEM at nCHREM. She has a PhD in Physical Chemistry and has many years of experience of plunge-freezing and investigating solutions of water-lipid-protein systems in the cryo-TEM.
https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/anna-carnerup-short-biography - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A course for PhD students with a background in physics. Starting in January the course is intended for students with a background in physics or similar.This 7.5 hp course focuses on hard X-ray interaction with matter. The topics covered include:X-ray sourcesScattering and absorptionRefraction and reflection from inter
https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/modern-x-ray-physics-diffraction-and-imaging - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Carl Troein, new co-worker at CIPA since June 2020. Carl has a background in physics and computational biology and is a 2D spectroscopy analysis expert. Can you tell us about your role at CIPA?Certainly! I've been recruited to help researchers working with spectroscopic 2D imaging. In particular, I am focusing on
https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/hello-there - 2026-09-09
For the third consecutive year, the Psychological Defence Research Institute (PDRI), in collaboration with the Swedish Psychological Defence Authority, hosted a conference on psychological defence. Reflecting the deteriorating security environment, this year’s conference focused on the intersection between research and policy.Held on 14–15 October in Lund, Sweden, the event brought together 70 res
Jana Wrange is a Researcher at the Psychological Defence Research Institute, where she contributes to the “NORDEM (Nordic-Baltic Democracy Under Pressure - Civil Defence Strategies for Democratic Resilience in Turbulent Times) project with a comparative examination of historical and contemporary aspects of civil and psychological defence strategies across the Nordic-Baltic region. Jana holds a PhD
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/resarcher-profile-jana-wrange - 2026-09-09
In the report AI-assisted analysis of war-related content on grey zone domains, researchers of Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute examines under-resesearched digital environments that play a role in contemporary information influence operations. In line with earlier conducted research exploring non-traditional information influence dissemination through for example video gam
The question of what makes a democracy resilient to internal and external pressures has gained importance in recent years. The study Guardians of trust: foreign election interference and the institutional logics of democratic resilience among Swedish county governors, conducted by Hedvig Ördén, Elsa Isaksson and Martina Smedberg at PDRI, examines this question in relation to the threat of foreign
The book aims to raise awareness of psychological threats and empower readers with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively and responsibly. By fostering trust, openness, and critical engagement, psychological defence helps safeguard the values of free and democratic societies. In an age defined by rapid information flows and shifting security landscapes, the resilience of societies res
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-textbook-theory-and-practice-psychological-defence - 2026-09-09
In the publication series "Psychological Defence Research Institute Working Papers", researchers connected to PDRI present short analyses or briefings on issues relevant to the public understanding of psychological defence. This includes work on the concept of psychological defence, its associated capabilities, the tactics, techniques and procedures used by threat actors, and the use of new techno
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/mutual-reinforcement-between-united-front-work-and-cognitive-warfare - 2026-09-09
Resilience has become a central concept in European efforts to protect democracy from malign information influence. This report, written by staff at PDRI and its affiliates, connected to the project NorDem, argues that resilience should be understood more broadly than the current focus on identifying, resisting, and countering hostile influence operations. Drawing on research on democratic resilie
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/democratic-resilience-and-malign-information-influence - 2026-09-09
Hedvig Ördén is an Assistant Professor in International and Regional Politics at the Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Stockholm University (2020) and has held postdocs at Copenhagen University, the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, and the University of Southern Denmark. Her research takes pl
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-hedvig-orden - 2026-09-09
Hedvig Ördén will present the following papers:"From Resilience to Democratic Resilience Capacity: Reconceptualizing the Defense of Democracy Against Hybrid Interference", co-authored with Jana Wrange (NorDem)."Whole-of-Society Approach to Intelligence", co-authored with Kira Vrist-Rønn from the University of Southern Denmark."Truth, Trust and Intelligence: Countering Foreign Information Manipulat
A study has recently been published on how the Kremlin circumvented EU sanctions on Russian state media in the first weeks of the illegal invasion of Ukraine. In a recently published journal article, James Pamment discusses some of the tactics the Kremlin used to circumvent the EU’s 2022 state media sanctions. The study finds that while the initial “fog of information war” significantly disrupted
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/impact-eu-sanctions-russia-state-media - 2026-09-09
A capability definition and assessment framework for countering disinformation, information influence, and foreign interference The NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence recently published a report titled A capability definition and assessment framework for countering disinformation, information influence, and foreign interference. In the report, the author James Pamment, Director of
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/capability-report-1 - 2026-09-09
Microsoft uses framework for attribution developed by Pamment and Smith Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) is attributing a recent influence operation targeting the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The attribution made builds upon a framework for attribution developed by James Pamment at the PDRI and Victoria Smith, presented in the report “Attributing Information Influence
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/attribution-framework-used-microsoft - 2026-09-09
A research conference was held in Lund in October 2023. The conference, organized jointly by the Psychological Defence Research Institute and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, gathered researchers representing institutions across Sweden from varied disciplines such as international relations, political science, sociology, strategic communication and law. The conference is planned to become
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/research-conference-lund - 2026-09-09
Video games have captured the spotlight for decades, sparking debates about their impact on players since the early 1990s. Played by over 3 billion people worldwide, this report acknowledges video games' political and ideological dimensions and their potential for being used for strategic communication and propaganda purposes. It attempts to better understand how influence takes place through gami
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/video-games-tool-malign-foreign-interference-and-info-influence - 2026-09-09
A new report on Russian influence tactics has been published by the Psychological Defence Research Institute. This report analyses Russian information influence tactics on social media platforms following the atrocities committed by Russian troops in Bucha, Ukraine, in March 2022. The analysis focuses on the Bucha massacre as a significant news event to demonstrate how the Kremlin conducts propaga
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-report-russian-influence-tactics - 2026-09-09
ADAC.io - Attribution – Data – Analysis – Countermeasures. InterOperability, a Horizon project started on 1 February. A week later, the partners of the ADAC.io-consortium met at the Old Bishop's House at Lund University to elaborate on the details of the project that is planned for three years. The seven partners of ADAC.io are Alliance4Europe (DE), Debunk.eu (LT), Dortmund University - Institutio
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/consortium-meeting-adacio - 2026-09-09
The latest report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute is now available: Building Resilience and Psychological Defence. It outlines an analytical framework, guidebook, and template addressing six dimensions of hybrid threats and foreign influence and interference from a nation-state perspective. Acknowledging that these types of threats are complex and multifaceted, it is intended to
https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-research-report-building-resilience-and-psychological-defence - 2026-09-09
