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Tack vare Europeiska sydobservatoriets teleskop i Chile har astronomer gjort detaljerade observationer av den mytomspunna exoplaneten WASP-121 b. Upptäckterna av grundämnet titan och jetströmmar utmanar vår förståelse för vindar och kemi på ultraheta planeter. Sedan 1990-talet har drygt 5 800 exoplaneter, alltså planeter som kretsar kring andra stjärnor än vår sol, upptäckts. Ett av de mer extrema

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/titan-och-mystiska-jetstrommar-pa-extrem-exoplanet - 2026-01-03

Ta del av inspirerande populärvetenskapliga föreläsningar inom natur, medicin teknik. Hela programmet hittar du på NMT: webbplats. 

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-till-nmt-dagar-gymnasieelever-och-larare-17-21-mars-2025 - 2026-01-03

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien tilldelar Ruth Pöttgen från Lunds universitet Tage Erlanders pris i naturvetenskap och teknik 2025. Pöttgen hedras för sin avgörande roll som fysikkoordinator för LDMX (The Light Dark Matter Experiment) och för sitt ledarskap i designen och konstruktionen av hadronkalorimetern, en viktig komponent i LDMX-detektorn. - Jag känner mig glad och hedrad — över att ha blivit ti

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/ruth-pottgen-tilldelas-tage-erlanders-pris-i-naturvetenskap-och-teknik-2025 - 2026-01-03

Ann-Kathrin Raab tilldelas 2025 års Oseenmedalj från Svenska Fysikersamfundet för bästa avhandlingsarbete inom fysik. Raab prisas för sin banbrytande forskning om ytterbiumbaserade laserkällor, som kan få stor betydelse för den framtida utvecklingen av halvledarteknik och medicinsk bilddiagnostik. Svenska Fysikersamfundet betonar i sin motivering att Raabs arbete gör viktiga bidrag till utveckling

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/lundafysiker-vinner-pris-basta-avhandling-2025 - 2026-01-03

The diversity of our research is reflected in our programmes and provides our students with an inspiring environment in which to develop. The Department of Sociology offers a wide and varied range of courses and programmes in our fields of sociology, social anthropology, gender studies and human resources, both on campus in Lund and online.All our courses and programmes can be found here on the we

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/time-apply-courses-and-programmes-starting-autumn - 2026-01-03

Congratulations all admitted students and welcome to the Department of Sociology! There are four international master's programmes at the Department of Sociology: Cultural Criminology (SACCR), Human Resources, Sociology (SASCO) and Social Anthropology (SASAN). We also collaborate with other departments on several master's programmes and one bachelor's programme in English.Do not miss important inf

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/admitted-one-our-international-masters-programmes-starting-autumn - 2026-01-03

Why do some people believe that most others can be trusted, while others don’t? And how does trust change over time? In his recently defended doctoral thesis, Alexander Saaranen studies social trust, and his findings show that our teenage years may be more important than previously thought. On Thursday 12 June Alexander Saaranen successfully defended his thesis “Trust in time” and is now a doctor

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexander-saaranens-thesis-uncovers-what-makes-us-trust - 2026-01-03

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, decision-makers around the world turned to predictive models and scenarios to navigate the unknown. But how did these projections shape—and sometimes mislead—strategies and public debate? In a newly published article in the journal Social Studies of Science, sociologist Tobias Olofsson explores how early pandemic predictions influenced policy and public discourse. T

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/can-flawed-predictions-still-guide-us-times-uncertainty - 2026-01-03

When researchers from three continents gathered at Lund University's Department of Sociology for the conference Crisis, Hope, and Critical Turning Points, the spotlight was on society’s capacity to navigate and recover from crises. Despite the gravity of the topics, the atmosphere was animated—filled with conversation, laughter, and spontaneous exchanges. With renowned scholar Sylvia Walby as keyn

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/crisis-hope-and-turning-points-international-researchers-gathered-lund - 2026-01-03

On Thursday, 4 September, the VIRTUTRIALS research team hosted their start-up seminar, welcoming 25 representatives from across Sweden’s legal landscape – including the Swedish Courts, Prosecution Authority, Swedish Bar Association, Prison and Probation Services, Victim Support Sweden, and more. The seminar marked the official launch of VIRTUTRIALS: The Elusive Role of Physicality – Towards a New

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/virtutrials-launch-seminar-brings-together-key-legal-stakeholders - 2026-01-03

What does working life look like for Swedish teenagers? A new doctoral thesis in sociology offers a unique insight into upper secondary school students’ experiences of working in low-wage service jobs – and how these jobs shape their self-understanding. Today, Friday 19 September, Anna Kallos successfully defended her doctoral thesis in sociology at the Socialhögskolan’s Gamla köket, just a stone’

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teenagers-work-anna-kallos-defends-doctoral-thesis-young-peoples-working-conditions - 2026-01-03

How can a plant shape knowledge, community, and activism? New doctoral thesis sheds light on cannabis activism and human–plant relations in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Today, Monday 29 September, Lucia Amaranta Thompson marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in Gender Studies at Lund University, presenting a unique ethnographic insight into the cannabis community in Buenos Aires, Argenti

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/exploring-cannabis-community-argentina-lucia-amaranta-thompson-defends-doctoral-thesis - 2026-01-03

On Friday 26 September, David Bazan Royuela successfully defended his doctoral thesis in sociology at the Eden Auditorium. The research offers new insights into how we interact with algorithms on platforms like TikTok. The thesis titled Algorithmic Interaction Ritual Chains on TikTok: Scrolling through Feedback Loops explores how every like, skip, or watch on TikTok sends signals to the platform’s

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/tiktok-algorithms-and-feedback-loops-new-thesis-david-bazan-royuela-explores-digital-interactions - 2026-01-03

Sociologist Mikael Klintman warns that some apps meant to reduce anxiety might actually increase it. In The Conversation, he explains how constant alerts and dramatic messages can make users more stressed, not less. In his book 'Framing – The Social Art of Influence', Mikael Klintman asks which kinds of signalling strike a chord with different audiences in particular situations like advertising an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/stress-apps-can-make-you-more-anxious-research-shows-how-deal-it - 2026-01-03

The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewa

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/meet-new-head-department - 2026-01-03

Artificial intelligence powers everything from facial recognition to self-driving cars, but what does it really take to teach a computer to “see”? Isak Engdahl, who recently defended his doctoral thesis at Lund University, takes us inside the labs where computer vision systems are built, and reveals the human work behind the technology. On Friday 28 November, Isak Engdahl successfully defended his

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-how-scientists-teach-computers-see - 2026-01-03

How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an animated film. Theoretical starting pointThe article on which the film is based analyses how boundaries between religion and secularism are constructed and maintained in contemporary Sweden. The study takes its starting poin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-becomes-animated-film-theory-and-method-moving-images - 2026-01-03

Maja Löf är medlem i Modevetenskapliga studierådet, både som klassrepresentant och en del av eventeriet. Med ett brinnande intresse för mode och en vilja att förbättra studentlivet har hon hittat sin plats inom föreningen. I denna intervju delar Maja med sig av sina tankar kring engagemanget i föreningen och berättar om några roliga evenemangen som Modevetenskapliga studierådet arrangerar. Varför

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/jag-gillar-kanslan-av-att-vara-del-av-nagot-storre - 2026-01-03

Linn Lendrén är engagerad i Socionomsektionen och ansvarar för Helsingborgsutskottet. För henne handlar engagemanget inte bara om att anordna roliga aktiviteter, utan också om att ge studenterna en starkare röst. I denna intervju delar Linn med sig av varför hon valde att gå med i Socionomsektionen, vad som är det bästa med att engagera sig och ger en inblick i några av höjdpunkterna. Varför valde

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/linn-ville-oka-helsingborgs-studenternas-inflytande-inom-socionomprogrammet - 2026-01-03

Intresset för att studera på Lunds universitet fortsätter att vara starkt, det gäller även för utbildningarna som ges på Campus Helsingborg. Antalet ansökningar till något av programmen på Campus Helsingborg med start hösten 2025 är över 10 000. När möjligheten att söka till en universitetsutbildning stängde den 15 april hade 8534 ansökningar kommit in till något av de nationella programmen på Cam

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/de-mest-sokta-utbildningarna-pa-campus-helsingborg-2025 - 2026-01-03