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After a five-year pause, the Lund Stem Cell Center’s outreach initiative Taking Science to Schools – Borrow a Scientist has returned, once again bringing researchers face-to-face with students across southern Sweden. In March 2025, nine researchers from the Center visited more than 100 students at Malmö Latinskola, Filbornaskolan in Helsingborg, and Söderportgymnasiet in Kristianstad. The sessions

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-steps-outside-lab-borrow-scientist-returns-local-classrooms - 2025-12-15

Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University have developed a stem cell-based therapy that rejuvenates the aging blood and immune systems in mice without harsh treatments like chemotherapy or radiation. The findings recently published in the journal Nature Communications is a step toward safer, non-toxic treatments for age-related blood disorders and immune decline. As we age, the s

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/non-toxic-stem-cell-therapy-prevents-age-related-blood-diseases-mice - 2025-12-15

Each year, around 350 children in Sweden are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to progress in research and treatment, six out of seven children today survive. But unlike cancer in adults, we don't know what causes most childhood cancers to develop. This spring Barncancerfonden, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, awarded SEK 64 million to 29 researchers across the country. The funding includes po

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/three-researchers-receive-barncancerfonden-funding-investigate-causes-childhood-leukemia - 2025-12-15

Paul Bourgine, research group leader at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his project CiThOss – Cellular immunoTHERapy modelling by exploitation of humanized OSSicles, which aims to develop accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment. The European Research Council's Proof of Concept is awarded to researchers to investiga

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-12-15

In the end of April, SASNET co-organised a symposium addressing the importance of sustainable water management in India, Bangladesh, and Sweden. The symposium was organised in collaboration with the non-governmental organisation Svalorna India/Bangladesh and Peder Hjorth, Associate Professor at the Division of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University.  The symposium took place at Eden Lecture

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/symposium-sustainable-water-management - 2025-12-15

Last Wednesday, Niladri Chatterjee and Eleonor Marcussen, held a joint lecture in line with the SASNET Brown Bag Lunch Seminar, titled: “Shaken and Stirred: Politics of Disasters and Aid in South Asia”. Ted Svensson, Director of SASNET, opened the seminar and introduced the two researchers: Eleonor Marcussen, a researcher in History in the Department of Cultural Sciences and member of Linnaeus Uni

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-about-politicisation-natural-disasters-south-asia - 2025-12-15

SASNET has been rewarded 100 000 SEK from the Crafoord Foundation with which to expand the Sweden–South Asia Media Project that began in 2015. The grant will be used to arrange conferences and workshops dealing with online harassment in India and Sweden. Threats and harassment over the internet are increasing worldwide. Social media accounts are being hijacked, private pictures distributed without

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-receives-100-000-sek-crafoordska-foundation - 2025-12-15

At the end of May, SASNET organised a two-day workshop at Lund University on Hindu Majoritarianism, Caste Politics, and Minoritisation. The workshop brought together scholars from a range of disciplines, including social anthropology, history, psychology, and political science. The workshop took place at the Old Bishop’s House at Lund University and was divided into four sessions: Majoritarian Nat

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/workshop-hindu-majoritarianism-caste-politics-and-minoritisation - 2025-12-15

In May, SASNET organised its first annual lecture. It was given by Professor Christophe Jaffrelot, King’s College London. In case you missed the lecture, the recording is now available on our website.  On 4 May, SASNET arranged its inaugural annual lecture in collaboration with the Association of Foreign Affairs (UPF) at Lund University. Professor Jaffrelot – a political scientist who is specialis

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/christophe-jaffrelot-hindu-vigilantism-and-making-deeper-state-india - 2025-12-15

During the annual Almedalen Week in Visby, SASNET co-organised a panel debate, together with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). The panel debate "What Does India Want in Global Politics and How Does it Affect Sweden?" took place on 28 June at the Almedalen Week in Visby. The event was co-organised with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and was held as part of Lu

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-almedalen-week-what-does-india-want-global-politics-and-how-does-it-affect-sweden - 2025-12-15

Linn Jönsson and Maria Lundström are the recipients of this year's SASNET travel grant for journalism students at Lund University. The students plan to travel together to work on their individual projects in Mumbai this September. Linn Jönsson and Maria Lundström are in their final year of journalism studies at Lund University and plan to travel to Mumbai for their final projects. Jönsson aims to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/journalist-students-linn-jonsson-and-maria-lundstrom-receive-sasnet-travel-grant - 2025-12-15

The Institute of Area Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands, organizes an international conference on waste in Asia on 9–11 June 2016. The organizers invite proposals on the broad theme of ‘Waste in Asia’ from the humanities and social sciences regarding both the present days and the past. Possible topics may include, but need not to be limited to, waste collection and recycling, food wast

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/leiden-conference-waste-asia - 2025-12-15

Priscyll Anctil, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science, recently published a blog post about the human rights violations, especially against women, in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power two years ago. The blog post is available below. August 15, 2023, marked two years of the Taliban takeover. And with it, everyday attacks against “all manifestations of humanity, free

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/blog-post-priscyll-anctil-taliban-takeover-two-years - 2025-12-15

Sahana Subramanian recently completed her master’s degree at Lund University. Her thesis “Expanding Freedoms and Improving Commons through Labour”, studies Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme and, for this, she received this year’s SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award.  Sahana Subramanian, recently admitted as a doctoral student at LUCSUS, was introduced to the concept of ‘urban em

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sahana-subramanian-urban-india-facing-twin-crisis - 2025-12-15

The summer school on Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk took place last week at Lund University, gathering 15 professionals and doctoral students from eight different countries for a weeklong visit at the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, LTH.  Misse Wester, professor and course leader for the summer school and was most pleased with this year’s course, saying it was a good mix betwe

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/misse-wester-we-are-grateful-participants-contribution-and-hope-stay-connected - 2025-12-15

In cooperation with Doc Lounge Malmö and Lund University's School of Journalism, SASNET hosted a well-attended film screening of the Indian documentary While We Watched. Visiting from India was Director Vinay Shukla. The Indian documentary While We Watched (2022) tells the story of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar, navigating a world of truth and desinformation. Described as a turbulent newsroom

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/film-screening-indian-documentary-while-we-watched - 2025-12-15

Scholars from Sweden and abroad attended the 2023 SASNET Symposium in Lund. The participants shared ongoing research on South Asia, on topics such as sustainability, civil society, and community-making. On 29 September, SASNET hosted the annual SASNET Symposium in Lund at the venue Gamla Biskopshuset.  The day included four main sessions, each highlighting a key topic of relevance to developments

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/annual-sasnet-symposium-held-lund - 2025-12-15

Is anarchy really chaos? Not according to M.P.T. Acharya - India's renowned anti-colonial anarchist of the early 20th century. A new biography by Lund University researcher Ole Birk Laursen delves into the life and ideology of Acharya, the Indian fight for freedom, and global events that influenced it. It all started several years ago, as Ole Birk Laursen was conducting research on the Indian free

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indian-nationalism-anarchism-untold-story-mpt-acharya - 2025-12-15

In early December, doctoral students from Lund University gathered for discussing their respective papers, reflecting on fieldwork experiences, and brainstorming ideas. Their common focus: the South Asia region. In the picturesque winter landscape of the Swedish town Höör, a group of five doctoral students met on 5 December for the SASNET PhD retreat of 2023. Coming from diverse academic backgroun

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-retreat-brings-phd-students-together - 2025-12-15

Marie Stissing Jensen, PhD student at Lund University and SASNET grantee, travels Sri Lanka and Nepal to better understand the ecosystem of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. They have been deemed vital for realizing the 2030 Agenda goals, due to their perceived ability to overcome ‘silo-thinking’ between sectors – but how and to what extent do they do this, and what exactly are their activities in t

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/organizational-octopuses-exploring-multi-stakeholder-partnerships-south-asia - 2025-12-15