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Professor Emeritus Hermann Grimmeiss has passed away at the age of 95. He was the first Professor of Solid State Physics in Lund and a central figure in the development of the research environment that laid the foundations for today’s successful activities in semiconductor and nanoscience at Lund University. Hermann Grimmeiss came to Lund in 1966 from Philips in Aachen and Eindhoven, where he had

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/memoriam-hermann-grimmeiss-pioneer-semiconductor-physics-lund - 2026-07-03

On 20 April, the Department of Physics at Lund University welcomes visitors from the US‑based IG Nobel organisation, including its founder Marc Abrahams, together with members of The Young Academy of Sweden. The visit highlights curiosity‑driven physics research with unexpected perspectives. Representatives from the IG Nobel organisation, based in the United States, visit Lund University together

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/ig-nobel-founder-marc-abrahams-visits-department-physics - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the Development Research Day 2016: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030. The Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their research w

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2016 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday at 15.15 , Professor Frédéric Landy will be holding a seminar on the topicNational parks within the urban agglomerations of Mumbai, Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town: between urbanization and globalization, which place for ‘eco-ethnicity’?Venue, Rio (430), Geocentrum 1, Sölvegatan 10, floor 4 Frédéric

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/national-parks-within-urban-agglomerations-mumbai-nairobi-rio-de-janeiro-and-cape-town - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 10th of November 2016, we had another inspiring edition of the Development Research Day, a flagship annual event at Lund University bringing together all disciplines working on development issues since 2002. This year the Development Research Day was hosted by the Human Geography department and was dedicat

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/inspiring-edition-development-research-day-2016-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Richard Shearmur is Professor at the School of Urban planning, McGill university in Montreal, Canada. Richard is an international leading scholar in a broad spectra of areas in economic geography including research on urban, regional and rural development and different dimensions on cities and firm level innovations.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/geographies-innovations-confusions-perplexities-and-ways-forward - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The latest book by associate professor Anders Burman of the Human Ecology Division has now been published, called "Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual practice and activism". "Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism explores how Evo Morales’s victory

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-book-anders-burman - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rikard Warlenius will defend his thesis named "Asymmetries. Conceptualizing Environmental Inequalities as Ecological Debt and Ecologically Unequal Exchange" on the 10th of February at 1 pm in Världen, Geocentrum 1. Opponent will be Joan Martínez Alier of UAB, Barcelona. In this compilation thesis, consisting of six pa

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thesis-defense-rikard-warlenius-10th-february - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Monday June 12, at 14:15-16, Chia-Sui Hsu will have her final seminar. On Wednesday June 28, 13-15, Joakim Wernberg (CIRCLE) will have his final seminar.  Chia-Sui Hsu, Monday June 12, 14:15-16, final seminarFarmland of Dreams: Gentrifying the Countryside with Alternative Food Networks in TaiwanDiscussant: Senior L

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/doctoral-seminars-spring-2017 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 350-ÅRSJUBILEUM. Welcome to this symposium on Wednesday March 8th, where we look at poverty development in Sweden during the last 100 years & trends in men & women's incomes in Africa. Life expectancy in the Western world, like in Sweden, has expanded linearly by about 25 years during the 20th century, a bit more for

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/symposium-rich-man-poor-woman-inequalities-health-and-wellbeing-re-examined - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two new books, two grants and a price!  New booksErik Jönsson och Elina Andersson (red): Politisk Ekologi, with contributions from several of the institution's employee (Link to Studentlitteratur) Anders Burman: Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes (Link to Bokus)  GrantsAnders Lund Hansen – grant from

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/monthly-notifications-march - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If you have not yet applied, you can now submit a late application to the Master’s Programme in Human Geography at the Department of Human Geography, Lund University. The Master’s Programme in Human Geography prepares you for a wide range of professions. Human Geography is about the ways in which spaces, places and en

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/masters-programme-human-geography-open-submitting-late-applications - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The stipend from Torsten Hägerstrands Stiftelse for 2017 has been awarded to...  For Physical Geography Abdulhakim AbdiPhysical Geography and Ecosystem Science, University of Lund. Abdi is applying for grants to present the results of his PhD-thesis (2017) at The Japan Geoscience Union/American Geophysical Union Joint

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/stipend-torsten-hagerstrands-stiftelse-2017 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A warm welcome to PhD thesis nailing ceremonies on Monday May 15 (Hayford Ayerakwa) and on Tuesday May 16 (Noura Alkhalili)! You are hereby invited to the PhD thesis nailing ceremony for  Hayford AyerakwaMonday 15th May  at 15:15 (3:15 pm) Venue: the third floor, Geocentrum 1 Noura AlkhaliliTuesday 16th Mayat 15:00 (3

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/nailing-ceremony-phd-thesis - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 17 May 2017, Lund University will fly the rainbow-flags again to draw attention to the violence and discrimination that LGBTQI people are exposed to in all countries. The programme for IDAHOT at Lund University is open to anyone who wants to learn more about LGBTIQ. All activities are free of charge.PROGR

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/idahot-may-17 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday May 18, Ståle Holgersen will be at Lund University for a panel discussion about his new book "Staden och kapitalet - Malmö i krisernas tid". With Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren (Political Science), Johan Pries (Department of History) and Andreas Malm (Department of Human Geography).Date: Thursday May 18Venue: "Vär

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/stale-holgersen-staden-och-kapitalet-malmo-i-krisernas-tid - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three doctor’s theses will be defended during the same week: Hayford Ayerakwa (June 7), Niclas Lavesson (June 8) and Noura Alkhalili (June 9). Wed 7 June 1-3 pm.Hayford AyerakwaPlanting to feed the city? Agricultural production, food security and multi-spatial livelihoods among urban households in GhanaOpponent: Dr Pa

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/three-phd-defenses-june-2017 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deadline for application is 2017-09-01.  Read more here:https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:145085/type:job/where:4/apply:1  

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/1-3-phd-positions-open-department-human-geography - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Accepted paper, book chapter, key note address and a scholarship! Accepted paper"Quality of charcoal produced using micro gasification and how the new cook stove works in rural Kenya"by Njenga, Mary; Mahmoud, Yahia; Mendum, Ruth; Iiyama, Miyuki; Jamnadass, Ramni; Roing de Nowina, Kristina; Sundberg, Cecilia.Article, i

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/may-highlights - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deadline for application is 2017-10-01. Read more here:https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:158428/type:job/where:4/apply:1

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/open-position-senior-lecturer-human-ecology - 2026-07-03