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As part of his secondment to Uzbekistan, Patrik Olsson participated in an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the first anniversary of the establishment of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The conference had the thematic topic "Legal Education and Science in the Law Enforcement Sphere: Current Trends and Future Directions."The conference attract

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/patrik-olssons-participation-international-conference-legal-education-and-science-uzbekistans-law - 2026-04-23

In an interview with Dunyo news agency, Dr Patrik Olsson, a researcher from the MOCCA project at Lund University, shared his insights on the outcomes of the International Anti-Corruption Award ceremony held in Tashkent on December 19. The full interview with the Dunya news agency can be found at this link, and the article is in Russian: https://dunyo.info/ru/actual/vzglyad-iz-shvecii-v-poslednie-g

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/insights-dr-patrik-olsson-analysis-international-anti-corruption-award-ceremony-tashkent - 2026-04-23

Our project's national partner from Kyrgyzstan, Nuruipa Mukanova, the Secretary General of the Anticorruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the 7th international awards ceremony held in Tashkent on December 19-20.Tashkent hosted a forum and the 7th international awards ceremony on December 19-20, honoring individuals who have made significant contribu

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/achieving-excellence-nuruipa-mukanova-secretary-general-anticorruption-business-council-represents - 2026-04-23

The "MOCCA: Multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia" mid-term meeting was successfully held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2nd February. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the project's progress and plans and coordinate research and secondment activities among the participants. The meeting brought together European beneficiaries, Turkey, and Central Asian partners: Kazakhstan, K

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-mid-term-meeting-held-istanbul-2nd-february - 2026-04-23

MOCCA: The multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia project delivered a three-day methods workshop titled “Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies in (Anti-) Corruption Research”. The workshop took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 5 February 2024.The three-day "Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies In (Anti-) Corruption Research" workshop primarily focused on providing comprehensiv

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-methods-workshop-fieldwork-and-data-collection-strategies-anti-corruption-research-3-5 - 2026-04-23

Stockholm, Sweden - From May 5th to May 11th, a delegation from Uzbekistan visited Sweden as part of the MOCCA project, in cooperation with the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Stockholm.The delegation was led by the Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes at the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The group included representatives from the mentioned department

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/uzbekistan-delegation-visits-sweden-collaborate-combating-economic-crimes - 2026-04-23

MOCCA project participants attended the annual conference of the Central Eurasian Studies Society from June 6 to 9, 2024, hosted by the esteemed Turan University, one of Kazakhstan's leading educational institutions.The MOCCA project team presented their work under the panel title "Straddling between 'Legality' and 'Illegality' in Everyday Life: Corruption and Informal Practices in Central Asia".

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-central-eurasian-studies-society-conference - 2026-04-23

On May 28, 2024, the Tajik State University of Commerce (TSUC), a partner of the MOCCA project in Central Asia, hosted a round table discussion on the topic "The Role of Scientific Research in the Formation of Legal Education: Anti-Corruption in Society." More information about the round table is available at this link.The round table was opened by Jamshed Nematulloevich Mashokirov, Vice-Rector fo

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/tajik-state-university-commerce-hosts-round-table-role-scientific-research-legal-education-and-anti - 2026-04-23

The "Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia" (MOCCA) project, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe program, held a two-day online workshop on October 21-22, 2024. The event focused on advancing research on law, society, and corruption in Central Asia. During the workshop, project members talked about the possibilities of doing an edited volume as part of the MOCCA project. Editor

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-workshop-law-society-and-corruption-central-asia - 2026-04-23

MOCCA: The Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia project delivered one-week methods workshop on “Interdisciplinary Approaches and Methods to Understanding and Combatting Corruption: Theory, Practice and Policy-Making”. The workshop, held at Lund University, Sweden, from 18 November to 22 November 2024, brought together researchers, policymakers, and academics to advance the fight against

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-workshop-interdisciplinary-approaches-and-methods-understanding-and-combatting-corruption - 2026-04-23

On 26 June 2024, the OSCE Academy hosted the Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (MOCCA) team meeting.  The meeting started with the ceremony of signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between the two project partners – the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and the Anti-Corruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. Dr. Kate Walker, Director of the OSCE Academy,

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/osce-academy-and-kyrgyz-anti-corruption-business-council-signed-mou-within-mocca-meeting - 2026-04-23

Hur påverkar bedömning studenternas lärande? Professor Luke Dawson från School of Dentistry i Liverpool visar på en tydlig koppling mellan typen av bedömning och studenternas lärandeprocess. Läs artikeln här! 

https://www.qps.education.lu.se/artikel/lastips-expert-pa-besok-anvandbar-aterkoppling-stottar-studenternas-larande - 2026-04-23

Malin är ny provsamordnare för Medicinska Fakulteten sedan februari 2024. Vem är du?Jag heter Malin, är 45 år och bor i Löddeköpinge med min familj och två hundar.Vad har du gjort tidigare?Jag kommer från Läkarprogrammets kursadministration där jag arbetat som utbildningsadministratör samt provsamordnare.Innan jag började vid LU, arbetade jag som gruppchef för ett tiotal administratörer på Riksbyg

https://www.qps.education.lu.se/artikel/malin-ferm-ny-provsamordnare-medicinska-fakulteten-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-04-23

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

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/exploring-intersection-research-and-policy-conference-psychological-defence-0 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-report-ai-assisted-analysis-war-related-content-grey-zone-domains-1 - 2026-04-23

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

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/guardians-trust-foreign-election-interference-and-institutional-logics-democratic-resilience-among - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23