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Welcome to the latest edition of the LUMID newsletter! To kick things off, Director of Studies Johan Sandberg surmises his reflections from his first semester at the helm of the programmet. The articles that follow will keep you informed and up to date with recent developments at the LUMID programme.LUMID newsletter Spring 2015
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/check-out-lumids-newsletter-spring-2015 - 2025-12-15
The Boards of Sydsvenska Geografiska Sällskapet and Torsten Hägerstrands Stiftelse hereby wish to announce the recipients of the Torsten Hägerstrands Stipends 2015. A total of 14 applications were received and subsequently scrutinized by a Working Group within the Boards. The working group then presented a suggestion of recipients to the Boards for their respective decisions. The recipients of the
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/recipients-torsten-hagerstrands-stipends-2015 - 2025-12-15
The MFS scholarship application round has started for Autumn 2015. Application deadline is October 6th. More information about the application and forms can be found here (in Swedish). Sida’s MFS scholarship is aimed at students on Bachelor's and Master's levels who would like to collect research material in a developing country for their degree theses. During at least eight weeks of field studies
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mfs-application-round-autumn-2015 - 2025-12-15
Do you want to go on exchange studies? As a student at Lund University you have the possibility to spend one semester at another university in a different country. APPLY 15 September – 15 October, 2015 INFORMATION MEETING 17 September | Eden hörsal, Paradisgatan 5H | 16.00-18.00 More information about studying abroad (Information broschure Autumn 2015)MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION AND CO
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/study-abroad - 2025-12-15
In the attached article, Human Ecology PhD Marcella Samuels reports interesting news from the FoodDiversity Pre-Study Project! New Baltic Sea Region partnership explores benefits of integrating biodiversity into small-scale food production to enhance food securityThe FoodDiversity Pre-Study Project had an energetic start at its kickoff meeting held August 19th-21st on the beautiful grounds of Samb
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/fooddiversity-prestudy-launches-sambruket - 2025-12-15
Check your student email for the Lund University freshers’ survey! The survey has been sent to students who have never previously studied in Lund. The survey questions are about the expectations you have of your study programme/course and why you chose to study at Lund University. By responding to the survey, you will help us improve your programme or course!We are very grateful for your input, an
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/take-lund-university-freshers-survey - 2025-12-15
This year we received 9 applications. During this application round nine (9) applications were received. A decision has now been taken to award two scholarships, which consequently go to:Marko Huttunen: The spreading of gated communities to lower income groups in Sao PaoloThea Astrid Hamleton: Men’s concerns and engagement toward enhancing gender equality in Aleta Wondo in Southern EthiopiaWe woul
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/results-mfs-application-round-autumn-2015 - 2025-12-15
We are sorry to announce that today's guest seminar is unfortunately cancelled due to illness. We are sorry to announce that today's guest seminar is unfortunately cancelled due to illness.
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/cancelled-invited-speakers-human-geography-emilie-stroh - 2025-12-15
We are delighted to inform you that the Lumid programme received a total of 1,220 student applications for the coming year, which constitutes an approximately 50 per cent increase from last year. As usual, only 40 students will be admitted to the programme. The LUMID programme (a two-year interdisciplinary master programme) provides students with in-depth and applied knowledge of international dev
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/lumid-high-demand - 2025-12-15
In the attached article, Human Ecology PhD Marcella Samuels continues her report on interesting news from the FoodDiversity Pre-Study Project! FoodDiversity Pre-Study outreach efforts connect innovative communities as Rural Living Labs for food securityStudy visits to Estonia and Russia continue to broaden Baltic Sea Region network of small-scale food producers striving for food security.Read the
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/fooddiversity-prestudy-outreach-efforts - 2025-12-15
The South Swedish Geographic Society invites everyone with an interest for geography to an evening at the Geo pub! When: Thursday 28/4, 19.00.Where: The Geopub, "Sky high lounge", top floor of Geocentum 1.We are happy to announce that this evening, our new chairman Karin Book who has a Ph.D. in human geography and is senior lecturer in sport sciences will give a presentation on the theme “Geograp
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/geopub-sky-high-lounge - 2025-12-15
The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the 15th Development Research Day: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030 Date: Thursday November 10, 2016. Time: 9.30-17.00 | Geocenter I, Sölvegatan 10, LUNDThe Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their resear
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/15th-development-research-day-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2025-12-15
The possibility of late application will open for some of the courses at the department on the 15th of July. Apply via: www.universityadmissions.se. Please note that a late application does not guarantee you a spot on the course. Read more about the late application process: https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/All-you-need-to-know1/Applying-for-studies/Application-process/Late-applications/
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/late-application-courses - 2025-12-15
Lund University is celebrating 350 years of education and research with €350,000 in scholarships! Win a scholarship for your Master’s programme by showing that you share Lund University's vision to understand, explain and improve the world and the human condition. The scholarship can be applied to over 100 different Master’s programmes in a variety of subjects at Lund University.* Lund University’
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/join-lund-university-350-jubilee-scholarship-competition - 2025-12-15
Geographers and GIS technicians wanted! Per Becker, Engineer and Risk Manager talks about international cooperation and his work with risk management and aid work coming back after a year posting in Fiji. Thursday 6 Oct at 18:30Place: Sky High, Geocentum 1, LundThe pub serves beer, wine and snacks to membership prices. Are you not a member? No problem, you can become member on site.The pub present
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/whats-geographer-pub-presentation - 2025-12-15
The stipend from Torsten Hägerstrands stiftelse commemorating the birth of Torsten Hägerstrand a 100 years ago, October 11, 1916, has been awarded to:Andreas Skriver Hansen, Human Geography, Göteborgs Universitet. Skriver Hansen applies for funds to participate in and also arranging a session at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) in Umeå 2017.
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/recipient-torsten-hagerstrands-stipend-2016 - 2025-12-15
A week at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Christoph Turatus, who is a student on the second year of the Master Programme in Strategic Communication is doing an exchange semester at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Australia. Are you curious about what a typical week looks like at an Australian university? Read more HERE where he shares his experiences, impressions, and r
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/studying-abroad-experiences-and-stories - 2025-12-15
Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many democratic governments have paid close attention to how forei
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2025-12-15
The frequency of the word "polarisation" in Swedish news media increased by 300% between 2010 and 2021. In the same period, the term's definition evolved, and its contextual meaning would differ depending on whether the context was Swedish or American. Nils Gustafsson and Anamaria Dutceac Segesten contributed to an article studying the use of the word "polarisation" in Swedish newspapers and magaz
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/significant-increase-polarisation-swedish-newspapers - 2025-12-15
On Friday, February 15, Alicia Fjällhed defended her thesis, "Strategic moral communication: A metatheoretical and methodological response to the normative perspective on strategic communication," which challenges the assumption that strategic communication is immoral. The basis for understanding strategic communication as immoral, a notion prevalent among many social scientists, Alicia Fjällhed s
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/alicia-fjallhed-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2025-12-15
