Published 8 October 2024 This autumn will see comprehensive work on updating the University’s sustainability plan. The changes are to make sustainability efforts over the next two years more concrete. Boards and parts of the central administration will now identify various activities and see what resources are available to achieve our sustainability goals.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/sustainability-plan-being-updated-have-your-say - 2025-06-25

Published 8 October 2024 On 8 October, a new homepage for the Staff Pages (Medarbetarwebben) was launched. The aim of the new homepage is to provide a better overview, and to prioritise and make the most sought-after content accessible.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/makeover-lu-staff-pages - 2025-06-25

Published 8 October 2024 A new webpage summarising our rankings has been added to the University’s external website lu.se.There are around 20,000 higher education institutions in the world, and Lund University regularly ranks as one of the world’s best in several of the most reputable rankings.There is now a new webpage on lu.se that shows our position in various global rankings.Learn more on LU S

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-webpage-about-rankings - 2025-06-25

Published 8 October 2024 Minister of Education, Johan Pehrson The government has decided to amend the Higher Education Ordinance. The change extends the time limit from a PhD to employment as an Associate Senior Lecturer from the current five years to up to seven years. With this amendment, universities will be able to decide for themselves which time limit to apply. The position of assistant prof

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/government-extends-time-limit-employment-associate-senior-lecturer - 2025-06-25

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 2 October 2024 At this fall’s first alumni breakfast on October 8th, both breakfast and the latest research on the future of food will be on the agenda. Thomas Kalling, Professor of Strategic Management at LUSEM, and Karolina Östbring, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Food Technology and Applied Biochemistry at LTH, wi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/experts-view-why-future-food-matters - 2025-06-25

Published 23 October 2024 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-engineers-provide-support-computational-social-sciences - 2025-06-25

By bjorn [dot] frostner [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se (Björn Frostner) - published 29 October 2024 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 th

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/ian-manners-implementing-active-learning-education - 2025-06-25

Published 30 October 2024 The three subjects Gender Studies, Social Anthrophology and Sociology share the building Gamla lungkliniken since August. Photo: Helena Lind 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/sociology-social-anthropology-and-gender-studies-form-new-joint-department - 2025-06-25

Published 31 October 2024 Photo: Johan Persson 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/pedagogical-workshops-teachers - 2025-06-25

Published 28 November 2024 Ann-Sofie Zettergren will take on the role of data steward for the Faculty of Social Sciences. 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 F

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2025-06-25

Published 29 November 2024 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/renewal-gamla-kirurgen-enters-new-phase - 2025-06-25

Published 3 December 2024 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-international-office-faculty - 2025-06-25

Published 3 December 2024 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 writ

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-internal-web-pages-supporting-first-and-second-cycle-education - 2025-06-25

Published 5 December 2024 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2025-06-25

Published 18 December 2024 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 reflectin

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/do-you-want-develop-your-skills-teacher-research-methods - 2025-06-25

Published 14 January 2025 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

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2025-06-25

By helena [dot] lind [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se (Helena Lind) - published 3 February 2025 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 us

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2025 - 2025-06-25

Published 20 January 2025 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 intern

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/library-has-moved-samluse - 2025-06-25

By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - published 22 January 2025 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 po

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-sciences-climb-rankings - 2025-06-25

By helena [dot] lind [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se (Helena Lind) - published 24 January 2025 Students at Campus Helsingborg. Photo: Johan Persson 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 increas

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes - 2025-06-25