Anna Meeuwisse has been appointed as the new research representative at the Faculty of Social Sciences for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025. Researchers at the faculty can turn to Anna for advice and support on matters concerning good research practice, such as issues relating to publication, the responsibilities of authors or research collaborations.  The research representatives are app

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-representative - 2025-08-25

Maria Ohlsson in front of her new workplace Sambib. Photo: Helena Lind Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences! Tell us a little about yourself!– I come most recently from the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media, MTM, where I was part of an exciting development journey when the agency moved from Stockholm to Malmö in 2019 and I was one of the first to be employed in Malmö. During my 5 years at M

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/hi-maria-our-new-library-manager - 2025-08-25

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 used to draw up research applications. PhD holders employed until further notice as senior l

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2024 - 2025-08-25

At its last meeting, the Faculty Board decided on changes in the promotion process from senior lecturer to professor. Among other things, an annual application round with a deadline of 15 February will be introduced. A permanently employed senior lecturer may be promoted to professor if there is an operational need and if the person has the qualifications for employment as a professor. A request t

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-procedures-promotion-professor - 2025-08-25

The libraries at Lund University need your help to test the tool BrowZine. Try it out before 19 March! BrowZine is a tool that allows you to easily browse, read, and keep up-to-date with current scholarly journal content on any device. BrowZine is available as a desktop version and also available as an app.Here's how to do itFrom your computer:Simply go to https://browzine.com/libraries/1606 to st

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/try-browzine-tool-organizing-and-reading-scientific-journals - 2025-08-25

The Prize was handed out by Rebecka Brorsson, president of The Social Sciences Student Union. At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year and was surprised that she has already been awarded the prize. At the award ceremony, held at th

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2025-08-25

The election will run from 7 to 21 February. Information about the election has been sent by email to all staff at the faculty. All those entitled to vote can log in to Easyvote and submit their vote during 7-21 February.The election is for 3 representatives of teaching staff with research expertise, and 1 representative of other staff. In all elections, you have the possibility of voting for anot

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-electoral-college - 2025-08-25

We need your nominations by 26 February! The Faculty of Social Sciences constituency is now invited to nominate candidates to the new Nominating Committee for the term 2024-03-01 – 2027-02-28.The Nominating Committee shall consist of:  •    Five representatives of teaching staff with research expertise •    Two representatives of other staff•    One alternate representative of teaching staff with

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/nominate-candidates-faculty-nominating-committee-0 - 2025-08-25

Lina Wedin in front of her future workplace Gamla kirurgen. Photo: Helena Lind. On 7 March, Lina Wedin will begin as head of the Faculty Office. During March, she will gradually replace Malou Engberg de Carvalho, who will retire at the end of the month. A warm welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences! How does it feel to soon start your new job as head of the Faculty Office?It’s exciting to be gi

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-head-faculty-office-incoming - 2025-08-25

The election to the Electoral College is now completed and a public count of votes took place at the Faculty Office yesterday. The following persons have been elected as the Faculty of Social Sciences' representatives in the Electoral College:Representative of teaching staff with research expertise:Elia Psouni, associate professor, Department of PsychologyBjörn Johnson, professor, School of Social

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/election-result-faculty-representatives-electoral-college - 2025-08-25

It is time to review and update your information in LUCRIS. Update your profile, review your projects, and register your publications from 2024. Also, please consider adding your ORCID to LUCRIS (via Lucat) if you haven't already done so! Present your researchKeeping your information up-to-date in LUCRIS is important because:Data from LUCRIS might be re-used, for instance, on the Faculty of Social

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/dont-forget-update-lucris - 2025-08-25

About a year has passed since the Faculty Board deciced that the faculty will move towards fewer and larger units over the next six years. The autumn was devoted to anchoring and knowledge gathering, and a first merger is now being planned. Since the project plan was approved last autumn, the project group has met with all department management and participated in many staff and board meetings to

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/organisation-project-enters-new-phase - 2025-08-25

The election will run from 6 to 20 March. Information about the election has been sent by email to all staff at the faculty. All those entitled to vote can log in to Easyvote and submit their vote during 6-20 March.The election is for 5 representatives of teaching staff with research expertise, 1 substitute representative of teaching staff with research expertise, and 2 representatives of other st

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/time-elect-nominating-committee - 2025-08-25

Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. As usual, researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences participate in several interesting events. Come and listen to your colleagues! The week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/social-scientists-sustainability-week-8-13-april - 2025-08-25

The election to the Nominating Committee is now completed and a public count of votes has taken place at the Faculty Office. The following persons have been elected as members of the new Nominating Committee:Representatives of teaching staff with research expertiseÅsa Thelander, senior lecturer, Department of Strategic CommunicationKerstin Svensson, professor, School of Social WorkRobert Holmberg,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-nominating-committee - 2025-08-25

Registration will soon open for a new pedagogical course at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The course focuses on active learning as a central strategy to promote student-centred learning and teaching. The course is offered during the autumn semester and is primarily aimed at teachers and doctoral students at the Faculty of Social Sciences. In this course, you will, among other things, learn pract

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/active-learning-social-science-new-course-teachers-and-doctoral-students - 2025-08-25

This year's OSA survey (a survey of our organisational and social work environment) will soon be sent to all employees at the faculty. Keep an eye on your inbox and answer the survey! It is an important part of our systematic work environment process. The survey will be sent by e-mail to all faculty staff in mid-April. The sender of the e-mail is Lund University, lu [at] artologik [dot] net.The su

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/answer-facultys-work-environment-survey-your-input-matters-0 - 2025-08-25

The faculty's list of recognised and excellent teachers is growing. At the latest Faculty Board meeting, another eleven persons received recognition of their teaching skills through the appointment as Recognised or Excellent Teaching Practitioners. Newly appointed Recognised Teaching Practitioners:Isabel Bramsen Marie LedendalOla Thufvesson Nils Droste Tove LundbergSara Kalm Henrik LoodThomas Hick

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-new-recognised-and-excellent-teachers - 2025-08-25

If your research involves persons or the processing of personal data, you may need to apply for ethical authorisation. Åse Inner-Ker, the faculty's ethics advisor, can provide support in the process and advice on where to find information. Hi Åse! You are the Faculty Ethics Adviser - what does that mean?- Researchers can contact me with questions about ethical review. I prefer to have a conversati

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/questions-about-ethical-review-contact-ase - 2025-08-25

On 15 April, the application period for this autumn's programmes closed, and we are pleased to note that interest in social and behavioural sciences continues to increase. In the national admissions round, the total number of applicants to the faculty's programmes increased by approximately 13% and to freestanding courses by 10 % compared to 2023. Lund University as a whole also received more appl

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-our-programmes-and-courses - 2025-08-25