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Four researchers from Lund University have been awarded ERC Starting Grants. One of them is Daria Davitti, a researcher in the Faculty of Law. This marks the first time that an ERC grant has been awarded to a legal department in Sweden The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their career and has scientific excellence as its sole selection criterion. Researchers will r

https://www.law.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-daria-davitti - 2026-05-05

The faculty of law is announcing post-doc positions in EU-law or human rights and international law and human rights.  The last day of application is November 1, 2023. For further information regarding the post-doc position in EU-law or human rights. For further information regarding the post-doc position in international law and human rights. Contact Jenny Lindskogjenny [dot] lindskog [at] jur [d

https://www.law.lu.se/article/faculty-announcing-postdoctor-positions-eu-law-or-human-rights-and-international-law-and-human - 2026-05-05

The 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy will be jointly awarded to Associate Professor and former Ambassador Marie Jacobsson and Ambassador Marja Lehto for their pivotal roles advancing environmental law and policy to protect the environment in times of armed conflicts. The ceremony for the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy honoring Marie Jacob

https://www.law.lu.se/article/elisabeth-haub-award-2023-associate-professor-faculty-law - 2026-05-05

Vladislava Stoyanova, Associate Professor in Public International Law and Wallenberg Academy Fellow, Faculty of Law, Lund University, has published her monograph Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford University Press 2023). Access the book open access via the OUP website. Read more about Vladislava Stoyanova and her research in the university's research portal.

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-monograph-human-rights - 2026-05-05

On 19 September, the Academic Appointments Board decided to appoint Lotta Maunsbach as Associate Professor of Procedural Law. Lotta Maunsbach received her LL.D. in procedural law in 2015 with a dissertation on the validity of procedural agreements in Swedish law, Agreement on the Right to Judicial Review. Her research interest is particularly focused on civil procedural law and issues that arise i

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-associate-professor-procedural-law - 2026-05-05

Purpose: to promote legal research at the Faculty of Law in Lund. Through its activities, the Foundation will support, encourage and facilitate research at the faculty. Anyone actively conducting research at the Faculty of Law in Lund is eligible to apply for a grant. Grants will be awarded primarily for costs directly incurred while conducting or reporting on a research project. This includes suc

https://www.law.lu.se/article/rune-and-lena-lavin-foundation-legal-research-faculty-law-lund - 2026-05-05

Juris doktor Anna Zemskova is awarded for her thesis “The Rule of Law in Economic Emergency in the European Union” by the Vetenskapssocieteten in Lund.   More about Anna Zemskova and her research in the university's research portal.

https://www.law.lu.se/article/vetenskapssocieteten-lunds-doctoral-thesis-award-anna-zemskova - 2026-05-05

Lund University is listed at place 38 in the ranking for law. Times Higher Education (THE) is one of the three leading international rankings of universities and higher education institutions, and is based on 13 indicators in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The THE ranking of universities for 2024 was published at the end of September, and Lund University was rank

https://www.law.lu.se/article/excellent-placement-times-higher-educations-ranking-2024 - 2026-05-05

On 9 October, the Academic Appointments Board decided to appoint Zvezda Vankova as Associate Professor of EU Law Dr Zvezda Vankova holds a PhD in EU migration law from Maastricht University. She is the principal investigator of the project ‘Refugee protection or cherry picking? Assessing new admission policies for refugees in Europe’ (2023-2026) funded by the Swedish Research Council. The overarch

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-associate-professor-eu-law - 2026-05-05

We hereby announce that: Jur.kand. Alexander Hardenberger for the Degree of Doctor of Laws in EU Law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled: Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål – En civilprocessuell studie i anslutning till 17 kap. 3 § andra meningen RB The doctoral dissertation is made available at the university library.   The defense will take place at Pufendorfsalen, Lilla Gråbrödersgat

https://www.law.lu.se/article/aberopsborda-i-dispositiva-tvistemal-en-civilprocessuell-studie-i-anslutning-till-17-kap-3-ss-andra - 2026-05-05

We hereby announce that:LL.M Scarlet O´Donnell for the Degree of Doctor of Laws in Public International Law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled:International Responsibility for Activities in Outer Space in the Modern Space Age - Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty in the context of international space law and public international lawThe doctoral dissertation is made available at the univ

https://www.law.lu.se/article/scarlet-odonnells-final-defense-public-international-law - 2026-05-05

LL.D. Torvald Larsson is awarded German-Nordic Lawyers Association’s (DNJV)  Research Prize 2023/24 for the doctoral thesis “Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions. Swedish, Danish and Austrian Law in a Comparative Perspective. The jury considers the thesis to be convincing in terms of both form and content and has a clear German-Nordic connection due to its comparative character. It contribu

https://www.law.lu.se/article/torvald-larsson-awarded-german-nordic-lawyers-associations-research-prize - 2026-05-05

We hereby announce that:LL.M Max Hjärtströmfor the Degree of Doctor of Laws in  private law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled:Competition Law’s Market Failure Paradox: Economic Efficiency, Consumer Welfare and Public Policy in EU Antitrust and State Aid LawThe doctoral dissertation is made available at the university library  The defense will take place at Pufendorfsalen, Lilla Gråbröde

https://www.law.lu.se/article/max-hjartstroms-final-defense-private-law - 2026-05-05

Emilia Holmberg is awarded first prize in the law class for her essay in the Swedish Competition Authority's essay competition 2023. "Ne bis In Idem in EU Competition Law. The Application of the Principle on the Relationship between Article 102 TFEU and the Digital Markets Act" is the title of the thesis.In the essay jury's motivation, they emphasize that it is a clear, well-written and well-formu

https://www.law.lu.se/article/student-lund-awarded-swedish-competition-authoritys-essay-competition-2023 - 2026-05-05

Ambassadören för Republiken Korea i Sverige och en delegation från Koreas nationalförsamling besökte Socialhögskolan för att diskutera Sveriges policyer kring äldreomsorg och boende för äldre. Syftet med besöket var att undersöka hur Sveriges system för äldreomsorg och äldreboende fungerar i praktiken samt att få en djupare förståelse för den institutionella bakgrunden och de centrala egenskaperna

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/delegation-fran-koreas-nationalforsamling-besoker-socialhogskolan - 2026-05-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I Sverige tror vi ofta att vi är världsledande när det gäller miljöfrågor. Det finns en slags självgodhet som gör att vi inte ser att vi faktiskt kan lära av andra länder. Det menar Anna Kaijser som har lagt fram en avhandling vid Lunds universitet om miljödebatten i Bolivia, ett land som utmärkt sig för att inta en

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-avhandling-om-makten-over-miljopolitiken - 2026-05-05

Samhällsvetenskapen vid Lunds universitet ligger fortsatt högt när Times Higher Education nu presenterar sin ämnesranking för 2026. Det innebär att universitetets samhällsvetenskapliga ämnen rankas näst högst av bedömda ämnen vid Lunds universitet, efter juridik. Times Higher Educations definition av samhällsvetenskap täcker statsvetenskap och internationella relationer, inklusive utvecklingsstudi

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/samhallsvetarna-forsvarar-sin-plats-i-arlig-amnesranking - 2026-05-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – I Afrika finns stor potential för forskning, utveckling och innovationer. Det säger statsvetare Johannes Stripple som välkomnar en Afrika­strategi vid LU. Nyligen var han med vid invigningen av Clean Tech Centre på Botswana Innovation Hub – ett centrum som han varit med om att bygga upp. Invigningen strax före jul

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/afrika-statsvetare-tror-pa-afrikastrategi - 2026-05-05

Våren 2026 genomför Lunds universitet en större utbildningsinsats med fokus på mänskliga rättigheter på uppdrag av Malmö stad. Utbildningen är ett fakultetsövergripande samarbete mellan Institutionen för psykologi och profilområdet Mänskliga rättigheter – och bygger på universitetets starka forskningsbas inom social hållbarhet och rättighetsfrågor. Samarbetet knyter ihop universitetets kunskap om

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/manskliga-rattigheter-i-fokus-i-ny-utbildningsinsats-malmo-stad - 2026-05-05

Barn som växer upp i familjer präglade av exempelvis sjukdom, social och ekonomisk utsatthet, flykt eller diskriminering tar ofta ett stort ansvar och bär på en emotionell tyngd som sällan syns utåt. I den nya antologin Barn är anhöriga – vågar vi lyssna på dem? synliggörs barns erfarenheter och rättigheter. En central fråga är om samhället verkligen ser och lyssnar på dessa barn. I antologin saml

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/de-osynliga-anhoriga-vagar-vi-lyssna-pa-barnen - 2026-05-05