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The Department of Physics is pleased to welcome Katerina Lipka, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Wuppertal and DESY in Hamburg. She joins Lund University through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence and is part of the Global Visiting Professors’ Programme, which engages leading international researchers on a part‑time basis for a minimum of two years.

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/katerina-lipka-appointed-visiting-professor-particle-physics-lund-university - 2026-09-27

The Department of Physics welcomes Jennifer Graham, previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, as one of Lund University’s new Global Research Fellows. Drawn to Lund by ESS and a dynamic research environmentJennifer Graham was initially attracted to Lund because of the European Spallation Source (ESS), now taking shape just outside the city — a facility tha

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/jennifer-graham-appointed-global-research-fellow-faculty-science - 2026-09-27

The Department of Physics wishes to honour the memory of Ragnar Bengtsson, who passed away on 22 January 2026. As a Professor of Mathematical Physics at LTH and a distinguished researcher in theoretical nuclear-structure physics, he left a profound mark on his field. Here, his colleagues and friends Sven Åberg and Ingemar Ragnarsson share their memories of Ragnar and his importance to both researc

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/memory-ragnar-bengtsson - 2026-09-27

Anne‑Lise Viotti, researcher at the Division of Atomic Physics, has been awarded a five‑year research grant of SEK 15 million from ÅForsk. The funding will enable her group to deepen and further develop their work on ultrafast extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light, an area with significant potential for both fundamental science and future technological applications. Paving the way for new understanding

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/major-research-grant-awarded-anne-lise-viotti-ground-breaking-xuv-studies - 2026-09-27

Lund physicist Armin Tavakoli’s research centres on one of the most fundamental questions in quantum physics: What is actually possible? He is now being recognised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) for developing methods that help researchers map the limits of the quantum world. When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this year’s award recipients, physicist Armin Tavakoli

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/royal-swedish-academy-sciences-highlights-armin-tavakolis-work-convex-optimisation-methods - 2026-09-27

Researchers at the Department of Physics contribute key expertise to two new strategic research areas that the Swedish Research Council has recently recommended the government to establish. The initiatives focus on advanced semiconductor materials and quantum technology. These are two fields that are crucial for the future energy transition, digitalisation and technological development. Advanced s

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/research-department-physics-contributes-two-new-strategic-research-areas - 2026-09-27

The Department of Physics is today flying its flag at half‑mast following the sudden death of a member of staff.

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/flag-flown-half-mast - 2026-09-27

Professor Emeritus Hermann Grimmeiss has passed away at the age of 95. He was the first Professor of Solid State Physics in Lund and a central figure in the development of the research environment that laid the foundations for today’s successful activities in semiconductor and nanoscience at Lund University. Hermann Grimmeiss came to Lund in 1966 from Philips in Aachen and Eindhoven, where he had

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/memoriam-hermann-grimmeiss-pioneer-semiconductor-physics-lund - 2026-09-27

On 20 April, the Department of Physics at Lund University welcomes visitors from the US‑based IG Nobel organisation, including its founder Marc Abrahams, together with members of The Young Academy of Sweden. The visit highlights curiosity‑driven physics research with unexpected perspectives. Representatives from the IG Nobel organisation, based in the United States, visit Lund University together

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/ig-nobel-founder-marc-abrahams-visits-department-physics - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanne Boethius defended her dissertation in sociology "Men, violence and moral work. Reports from help-seeking men at treatment centrers working with violence in close relationships" on 2nd October at 14:00 in the auditorium of Kulturen, Lund. External reviewer: Tove Pettersson, Kriminologiska institutionen, Stockho

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/susanne-boethius-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers Goran Basic, Sophia Yakhlef and Malin Åkerström have published two new reports on their Project Turnstone. Turnstone is a study of the cooperation between the border police and coastguards in the Baltic Sea area.Based on empirical material (interviews and field observations), the purpose is to map and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/passenger-safety-and-police-and-coastguard-collaboration-baltic-sea-area - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Kjellberg has been awarded 75 000 sek from The Swedish Federation of Unemployment Insurance Funds (Arbetslöshetskassornas Samorganisation, SO) today. The ceremony took place at Juricium, Lund University. The Swedish Federation of Unemployment Insurance Funds awards a prize every two years to highlight research

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/anders-kjellberg-has-received-75-000-sek - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ola Stjärnhagen defended his dissertation in sociology "Ekonomisk tillväxt i välfärdskapitalismen. En jämförande studie av BNP per capita-tillväxten i rika OECD-länder 1970-2000" on 24th November at 10:15 in auditorium 128, Stora Algatan 4, Lund. External reviewer: Professor Kenneth Nelson, Institutet för social forsk

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/ola-stjarnhagen-has-defended-his-thesis - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Goran Basic has published a new article (in Bosnian) linked to the project War Sociology: ”Pomirenje i nepomirljivost u pričama preživjelih poslije rata u Bosni i Hercegovini” (Reconciliation and implacability in narratives of survivors after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina). The article is published in the journal

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/conditions-reconciliation-bosnia-and-herzegovina - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Hylmö has published a chapter on social class, political trust and protests in times of economic crisis in the book Austerity and Protest. The book Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis asks what the relationship is between economic crises and protest behaviour. Does the experien

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/does-class-matter-anti-austerity-protests - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Abdulhadi Khalaf is one of three editors of the newly released book ”Transit States: Labour, Migration and Citizenship in the Gulf”. Abdulhadi Khalaf has also contributed with the chapter The Politics of Migration.AbstractThe states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates,

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/labour-migration-and-citizenship-gulf - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Simon Ceder defended his dissertation in Education "Cutting Through Water: Towards a Posthuman Theory of Educational Relationality" today, 5th of February at 13:15, in the Palaestra lower auditory, Lund University, Lund. External reviewer: Professor Sharon Todd, Maynooth University, Education Department, Ireland.Super

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/simon-ceder-has-defended-his-thesis - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has interviewed Antoinette Hetzler about her research project Threats and Violence in School – Are Teachers Without Legal Rights? (Hot och våld I skolan – är lärare rättslösa?) The project will try to answer question like Can teachers and other school personnel use their rights to gain a safe

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hetzler-has-been-interviewed-about-her-project - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lisa Eklund has just published an article on "Son Preference Reconfigured? A Qualitative Study of Migration and Social Change in Four Chinese Villages” in The China Quarterly. More information on journals.cambridge.orgLisa Eklund's personal page Abstract:Drawing from ethnographic data from 48 households in four villag

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/eklund-son-preference-china - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Shai Mulinari has, together with Andreas Vilhelmsson and Courtney Davis, published the article "Pharmaceutical Industry Off-label Promotion and Self-regulation: A Document Analysis of Off-label Promotion Rulings by the United Kingdom Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority 2003–2012" in PLOS Medicine. Learn

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/mulinari-new-publications - 2026-09-27