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Swedish women talk about the shame, threats and fear that went into telling someone about being abused by their partner in this new article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others" published by Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström in the Nordic Journal of Criminology, and available as Open Access. One in three women Violence against women in close relationships is

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/women-hesitate-when-revealing-domestic-abuse - 2026-07-21

Social anthropologist Petra Östergren’s research rethinks prostitution policies and receives international response and praise. Her chapter "From zero-tolerance to full integration. Rethinking prostitution policies" has now been published in The Sage Handbook of Global Sexuality. According to professor Hendrik Wagenaar at Kings College in London it is a "seminal typology of prostitution policies"

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/governing-sex-work-new-way-categorizing-prostitution-policy-may-be-standard-years-come - 2026-07-21

Meetings are common in contemporary working life, but they are often overlooked in academic studies and sometimes defined as empty or boring by employees. Three researchers of sociology now contribute with insights into the culture of meetings. Malin Åkerström, David Wästerfors and Sophia Yakhlef at the Department of Sociology in Lund have written the article Meetings or Power Weeks? Boundary Work

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lets-pretend-not-meeting - 2026-07-21

Sociologist Tullia Jack's paper questions whether changes meant to increase life quality and provide basic human rights, are actually contributing to deepening social stratification. Tullia Jack has published the paper ‘Without cleanliness we can’t lead the life, no?’ Cleanliness practices, (in)accessible infrastructures, social (im)mobility and (un)sustainable consumption in Mysore, India on www.

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/more-cleanliness-deepening-social-gaps - 2026-07-21

The impact party politics has on the circulation of information about COVID-19 is the topic of a new article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science. Doctoral Student of Social Anthropology Isabelle Johansson has together with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside published the article titled: ”The Partisan Impact on Local Government Dissemination of COVID-19 Information: Assess

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-do-politics-impact-access-information-about-covid-19 - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alexandra Franzén, doctoral student of sociology, has published the article “But ÖB Bengt Gustafsson took me by the hand and thanked me. A comparison between Jan Guillou's and Peter Bratt's accounts of the IB-publication in 1973 and 2017 ” in the Political Science journal Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. In May 1973, the

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociologist-examines-swedish-ib-scandal-1973 - 2026-07-21

SWEDISH PARENTING SUPPORT: Lisa Eklund and Åsa Lundqvist at the Department of Sociology in Lund have published the article "Governing as peers : Reluctant experts and competent parents in the Swedish welfare state" in the French-language, international journal: Lien social et Politiques. Abstract In recent years, parenting support has gained traction in the Swedish welfare state in both policy and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/competent-parents-steered-peers - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström at the Department of Sociology in Lund are winners of the Nordic Journal of Criminology Best Article Prize 2020 with the article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others". The study draws on interviews with 21 Swedish women who have been victims of

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/best-article-prize-2020-goes-sociology-article-victims-domestic-abuse - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Even though much of their time is spent in less dramatic situations, transnational police from a range of different counties describe their own work in terms of fighting and combat. David Sausdal, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, has spent six years ethnographically researching transnational p

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/war-language-used-transnational-police-when-describing-their-work - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Something to announce

https://www.cgbkansli.lu.se/en/article/testnews - 2026-07-21

We expect a change in labour legislation that comes into force on 1 October this year. What is happening in the autumn is that general fixed-term employment, which is all fixed-term employment including hourly, but not temporary employment, disappears as a form of employment and is replaced by special fixed-term employment (Särskild visstidsanställning – SÄVA). The new preferential right requires

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/labor-legislation-will-change-autumn - 2026-07-21

Finally! We are now (almost) at the execution phase of the ventilation project in the Ecology building! Years of planning and discovering that “nobody thought of this” have hopefully prepared us as much as possible for what is going to happen. So what will actually happen? The entire ventilation system at the Ecology building attic will be exchanged for a new one! Half this summer, and the other h

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/renovation-ventilation-ecology-building - 2026-07-21

The basis of the legislation is that permanent employment becomes an even stronger norm and fixed-term employment is more quickly converted to permanent employment. The time is 1 year of fixed-term employment instead of the previous 2 years and is counted retroactively from the first of March this year. What do the new rules mean for our various employment types?General fixed-term employment (ALVA

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-employment-rules-come-force-first-october - 2026-07-21

We have now created two new pages – one Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and one web version of our strategic plan. The FAQ is mainly intended for younger researchers at the department who are responsible for their own grants. Other people may also have good use of the FAQ, so please do check it out. Our strategic plan is converted into a web version which makes it more readable, easier to find an

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/faq-and-strategic-plan-two-new-web-pages - 2026-07-21

The old site where we were supposed to gather in case of a fire alarm, at the so-called assembly point, at the parking lot in front of Naturvetarvägen 6A has been moved to the lawn between the Ecology Building and the Biology Building, near the small bridge over our stream. You will find instructions about what to do in case of a fire on our fire web page.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-assembly-point-case-fire-ecology-building - 2026-07-21

In an effort to reduce electricity prices ahead of the coming winter, the government is asking all authorities to save as much energy as possible. We, therefore, need to review our energy use and see where we can save. If we all chip in and save, the risk of planned power cuts during the winter is reduced. Henrik Wendel and the Health, environment and safety committee – working group will go throu

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/avoid-power-outages-save-energy - 2026-07-21

Information has already been sent out about the strained electricity situation and the risk of disconnection of electricity. In order for you to know what to do in the event of a power cut, the department has drawn up a plan. The department has appointed key persons who are responsible for the safe shutting down of labs, sensitive instruments and other spaces. The only thing you need to consider/k

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/case-planned-power-outages - 2026-07-21

Now is registration to BLAM 2023 open. This year the conference is between 13 and 14 April at Palaestra. BLAM stands for Biology in Lund Annual Meeting and is a two-day-long conference arranged by our PhD students. All posters and talks (except two invited plenary speakers) are done by the PhD students. The meeting is open for all working in the department.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/registration-blam-2023-open - 2026-07-21

If you are a PhD student at the department and work with some kind of genetically oriented project, don't miss the opportunity to apply for a grant from Jörgen Lindström's foundation. The last day to apply is 20 October. Application and more information about the grant.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/grant-application-jorgen-lindstroms-foundation-open - 2026-07-21

Only one month is left until we shut down parts of the Ecology building for this summer’s ventilation project! With a few exceptions, buildings B and F will be closed during June, July and August. If you want to access those parts of the building for something temporary, like picking something up, that’s ok. But we want you to do it from 09.00-15.00 on weekdays. If you want to access the freezer c

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/ventilation-rebuilding-ecology-building - 2026-07-21