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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 - 2026-08-05

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 - 2026-08-05

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 - 2026-08-05

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 - 2026-08-05

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 - 2026-08-05

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 - 2026-08-05

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 - 2026-08-05

Approximately one in five Swedish young adults (18–25) have experienced recurring problems with paying their bills in the past year. The group with recurring payment problems tend to make more unplanned purchases, are less likely to have a social network to discuss their financial problems with, and are less likely to have friends that could help them financially, than those who do not experience

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/study-finds-every-fifth-swedish-young-adult-has-payment-problems - 2026-08-05

Must greater prosperity necessarily lead to a greater carbon footprint and increased greenhouse gas emissions? “In theory, no, but in practice this seems to be the case”, says researcher Max Koch from Lund University in Sweden. His study of 138 countries is the first ever to take a global approach to the connections between growth, prosperity and ecological sustainability. The study was recently p

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/economic-development-leads-greater-carbon-footprint-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-08-05

Max Koch professor at the School of Social Work has together with Oksana Mont from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University edited a new book on welfare and its relationship to sustainability. For more information, click here (new window).

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-book-sustainability-and-political-economy-welfare - 2026-08-05

Cecilia Heule and Arne Kristiansen, researchers and teachers at the School of Social Work share their experiences in gap-mending pedagogy in a new European anthology: The Service User as a Partner in Social Work Projects and Education. The anthology is one of the outcomes that can be traced back to a unique mobilisation course that started 11 years ago at Lund University. The anthology gives for t

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-anthology-describes-gap-mending-europe - 2026-08-05

Last week a group of researchers from the University Muhammadiyah, Surakarta, Indonesia participated in a two-day conference, organised by Child Rights Institute at Lund University. The Indonesian researchers met with researchers in social work and other research fields at Lund University to discuss issues regarding children’s perspectives and children’s rights. During the conference the researche

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/swedish-indonesian-conference-focuses-childrens-rights - 2026-08-05

Carolin Schütze and Erin Kennedy and Cynthia Phiri, PhD students at the School of Social Work, have organised an international PhD workshop in Copenhagen. The workshop covered emerging themes in social work research. The PhD workshop was connected to this year’s Nordic FORSA/NOUSA conference. PhD students from Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the USA participated in the workshop were the main focus was

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/phd-students-organise-international-workshop - 2026-08-05

The doors at Bredgatan 26 will be closed 22/12 - 8/1, except for Tuesday afternoon 3/1 and Thursday morning 5/1.In Helsingborg, the doors will be locked at Campus during 23/12 - 5/1.During this period we advise you to use your LU-card if you need entrance into our buildings in Lund or Helsingborg.

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-during-christmas-season - 2026-08-05

The book "Realising Child Rights in Education. Experiences and Reflections from the International Training Programme on Child Rights, Classroom and School Management" contains presentations and reflections based on a Impact and Dissemination Seminar held in February 2016 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 170 participants from the Child Rights, Classroom and School Management programme of batches 15-21 visi

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/book-addresses-international-childrens-rights-education - 2026-08-05

The School of Social Work and the Department of Sociology have nominated Professor Jaber F. Gubrium for an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University. ”I am very pleased to receive this honour. It not only reflects the significance of the research on which it is based, but also the important contributions of the many prominent social science scholars at Lund and througho

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/professor-jaber-f-gubrium-awarded-honorary-doctorate - 2026-08-05

The European Social Fund provides 3,5 million SEK in funding for researchers at the School of Social Work to participate in a joint EU-project with Belgian and Dutch colleagues as well as service user representatives. The project will examine and disseminate best practises in service user participation in social work education across Europe. In Sweden the project will particularly study 700 social

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/service-user-participation-survey-gets-35-million-sek-eu-funding - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The School of Social Work has launched a new Certificate of International Merits (CIM), a credential to be issued alongside the degree. This is a new opportunity for students to summarise and present their international merits, for example to potential employers. It is also a way to encourage students to take part in

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-certificate-strengthen-international-profile - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sara Helmersson has defended her thesis Between Sisterhood and Treatment - Renegotiations in a Changed Support Field for Abused Women. The thesis sheds light on two types of support services for abused women in Sweden: voluntary women's shelters and specialised public sector units for people with experience of violenc

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-dissertation-looks-support-services-abused-women-sweden - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How have universities adapted to the refugee crisis in Europe? How can universities find constructive solutions through their own educational activities? Norma Montesino, Christel Avendal and Carolin Schütze are part of a collaborative European research project about higher education and issues related to migration an

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/refugee-reception-and-universities-agents-social-innovation - 2026-08-05