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On Friday 24 May, PhD Student Mathilde Martin defended her thesis “Mattering at the periphery – Geographies of peri-urban life and its discontents.” Curious about Mathilde’s thesis? Here’s what it’s all about: Amid rising social discontent in the peripheries of Western European democracies, this thesis offers an exploration of “places that don't matter” through the lens of the French Yellow Vests.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mathilde-martin-defended-her-thesis-about-french-yellow-vests - 2025-09-15

Explore this topic in a recently published article (a systematic Scoping Review) by researchers Vasna Ramasar, Martina Angela Caretta and Muriel Côte from the department. This systematic review, which was partially funded by FORMAS grant to Ramasar and Caretta and a internal small grant at the The Department of Human Geography, Lund University, showcases their research interests around extractivis

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/resistance-extractivism-induced-water-insecurity-does-gender-have-role-it - 2025-09-15

Photo: Pexels, Jason Hu Johan Miörner, a researcher at the department, has co-authored a report on behalf of the research institute EAWAG. The report looks at how sustainable cities should develop strategies and practices to reduce water consumption and manage wastewater more sustainably to meet the challenges of climate change. The authors have reviewed six global cities that are already actively

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/less-water-consumption-and-sustainable-wastewater-management-new-report-shows-how-cities-should - 2025-09-15

Per Lindström, Bild och Media The Storsjöodjuret, a mythical cryptid* with its roots in Jämtland, was mentioned for the first time as early as the year 1643 and is now being brought up to date again in a new doctoral thesis in human ecology. In the thesis, the author Sanna Händén-Svensson examines how perspectives such as social, cultural, historical and the local affect the shaping of the Storsjö

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-human-ecology-thesis-storsjoodjur-cryptid-borderland-between-reality-and-imagined - 2025-09-15

Welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– I came from Loughborough University in the UK, where I had been since 2010. Prior to that I was based at the University of Copenhagen for 17 years, hence speak fluent Danish. What is (or has been) the main focus of your research? – My research focuses primarily on low-income housing and livelihoods in urban areas of the glob

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-katherine-gough - 2025-09-15

Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to a much-needed rest, both for students and department staff. From December 21, 2024 - January 6, 2025, our premises are therefore completely closed. Regular opening hours are valid from January 7, 2025. The Student office opens January 7, as well. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-during-holidays - 2025-09-15

Congratulations to Hanna Bach who defended her thesis "Navigating Sustainable Shipping - Multi-scalar Transition Dynamics in the Maritime Shipping Sector." We took the opportunity to ask Hanna some questions about her research. Why did you choose to focus on the maritime shipping sector? What was it about the subject that interested you from the start?- The sea, boats and ships, and especially sai

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/hanna-bach-defended-thesis-sustainable-transition-maritime-shipping-sector - 2025-09-15

Thomas shares his knowledge about exotic plats to students at the Botanic Garden in Lund. Photo: Christer Lindberg Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the part of the world where Thomas has traveled and researched the most. The book takes readers on a journey th

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thomas-malm-publishes-anthology-his-life-researcher - 2025-09-15

The Department is hiring a PhD student in economic geography. The position is connected to research projects that focus on innovation and socio-technical transitions in the urban water management sector – globally and in select high- and middle-income cities. The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral cand

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-phd-position-economic-geography - 2025-09-15

Vasna Ramasar and Muriel Côte participated in a panel discussion on ecofeminism Four researchers from the department participated in the “Feminist Festival” in Malmö this weekend. Martina Angela Caretta held a keynote speech titled What do gender and intersectionality have to do with the environment? A feminist talk on climate justice. In her talk, she provided examples from her own research in Ea

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researchers-shed-light-feminist-geography-festival - 2025-09-15

Cellist Andreas Brantelid is today one of the most sought after soloists from Scandinavia, and has received overwhelming reviews for his thoughtful interpretations, his most personal colored tone, and not least with his engaging personality. In early September he was employed as a Senior Lecturer in cello at the Malmö Academy of Music. Andreas Brantelid has performed throughout the world, with pro

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/andreas-brantelid-new-senior-lecturer-cello - 2025-09-15

Theophile Hartz Theophile Hartz is principal oboe at Malmö Opera since 2011 and has been principal oboe in Israel Philharmonic during the 2017 – 2018 season. He has studied in France at Conservatoire National Superieur in Lyon and at Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe Theophile Hartz is principal oboe at Malmö Opera since 2011 and has been principal oboe in Israel Philharmonic during the 2017 – 201

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/theophile-hartz-new-teacher-oboe-malmo-academy-music - 2025-09-15

PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stockholm Sax Quartet. These were good experiences and I was impressed with the quality

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-09-15

Andrea is studying the last semester of the Artistic bachelor's program in composition and is awarded this year's Annik and Lars Leander scholarship of SEK 35,000. Congratulations Andrea, you are the twenty-third students who are awarded this scholarship, please tell us how you will use it!-Thank you! I will go to Paris and take private lessons from various composers that have been significant to

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/andrea-ek-receives-years-scholarship-composition - 2025-09-15

eng subs avaliable Markus Tullberg is one of our postgraduate students in the research programme in Music education. Listen to him talk about his project about the relationship between musicians and their instruments. And his love for the Simple-System flute. "I'm trying to develope a model that explains this relationship so that I can bring the phenomenon of musicians/musical instruments into a b

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/close-postgraduate-student-markus-tullberg - 2025-09-15

Bent Sørensen The Malmö Academy of Music warmly welcomes Bent Sørensen as a Professor of Composition. Bent Sørensen is a Danish composer with works in various genres such as chamber music, orchestral music, solo compositions and opera. He has worked with most of the world's leading musicians, ensembles and orchestras in today's music life and at the same time been teaching both in Copenhagen and a

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/our-new-professor-composition - 2025-09-15

Lena Ekman Frisk, Director Körcentrum Syd There is every reason to keep an eye on Körcentrum Syd during "Future Week" 2020 as they let three different choirs interpret the theme of the week: forces in motion. Körcentrum Syd participates for the second year in Future Week and the idea for this year's project has been to let three choirs choose a composer each to interpret the theme Forces in motion

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/korcentrum-syd-let-choirs-interpret-theme-future-week-2020 - 2025-09-15

History and European studies Docent Sanimir Resic, now on leave from the joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology in Lund, is taking over as Rector of Malmö Academy of Music after Ann-Charlotte Carlén. How does it feel? -Good, the new year has now officially started with my first day here at the Academy of Music, it feels very good. You have an extensive background within higher education in var

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/sanimir-resic-new-rector-malmo-academy-music - 2025-09-15

Doctoral student Felicita Brusonis research project is situated within the topic of exploring new fields in the scenario of the extra-normal voice. Research and experiments in this area have already enhanced our knowledge of what humans can do going beyond the limits of voice. Felicita Brusonis research project is situated within the topic of exploring new fields in the scenario of the extra-norma

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/meet-one-our-new-doctoral-students-artistic-research - 2025-09-15

Mattias Schulstad. Foto: Mats Bäcker "During my studies at Södra Latin in Stockholm, I realized I might be able to study with Göran Söllscher. I auditioned and was accepted. So after high school, I moved to Skåne. I was eighteen." Meet former guitar student and alumnus Mattias Schulstad in a portrait by Karin Paulsen for the Lund University Alumni Network Blog. His recording of “Nocturne Op.9 No.2

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/alumnus-gains-popularity-spotify - 2025-09-15