Published 7 January 2021 The study aims to assess under what social, economic and spatial conditions that processes of urbanization at the lowest level of the urban hierarchy can promote the livelihoods and welfare of residents in small towns. Together with Ola Hall from the Department and colleagues at the University of Dar es Salaam, Makerere University, University of Ghana and the International

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/agnes-andersson-djurfeldt-has-been-awarded-funding-vetenskapsradet-study-lower-level-urbanization - 2025-06-15

Published 7 January 2021 Markus Grillitsch, Associate senior lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, and his team has been awarded for their work with ‘Coffee Break With Researchers’.   The winning platform can be found here http://www.coffeebreakwithresearchers.org

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-won-rsa-media-communications-regional-studies-award - 2025-06-15

Published 7 January 2021 Human Geographer Nicklas Guldåker at the department maps socio-economic conditions for an award-winning book about organized gang crime in socially disadvantaged areas (link to news article and book in Swedish).  

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/human-geographer-lund-university-maps-socio-economic-conditions-award-winning-book - 2025-06-15

Published 7 January 2021 The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund Un

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/erik-renstrom-new-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2025-06-15

Published 9 February 2021 On 11 February 2021 at 10.00-14.00 all students and recent graduates from Lund University and Malmö University are invited to a virtual career fair.  During the fair you will get the opportunity to network with over twenty different employers through chat and video calls. The participating organisations offer full-time jobs as well as summer jobs and internships in severa

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-career-fair-2021 - 2025-06-15

Published 20 May 2021 Online support, meet-ups and events - Campus Online is a new joint effort between all faculty programmes, departments and the Social Sciences Student Union. The aim is to create a meeting space for you at a time when physical meet-ups are discouraged.  You can read more about the initiative and join at Canvas. 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/campus-online - 2025-06-15

Published 16 February 2021 Last application date 25th of February. To read more about the position and how to apply, visit this page. More information on the PhD program at the Department of Human Geography    

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/1-4-doctoral-candidate-positions-human-geography - 2025-06-15

Published 20 May 2021 Due to the current spread of covid-19 in Sweden, teaching is right now carried out using digital tools (online). Teaching that needs to be campus-based is conducted in adapted forms in order to follow the recommendations to reduce spread of infection.  We are striving to ensure that all courses will have campus-based elements again as soon as possible, but expect that the who

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/digital-2021-spring-semester - 2025-06-15

Published 25 February 2021 What can the research community at Lund University bring to the table in order to advance the knowledge for sustainable development? Call for abstract open until March 21 What can the research community at Lund University bring to the table in order to advance the knowledge for sustainable development? At this conference, we ask researchers at Lund University for researc

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/knowledge-sustainable-development-lund-university-research-conference - 2025-06-15

Published 11 March 2021 Coffee Break with Researchers is an online platform that strives to make scientific knowledge accessible to all through the production of videos and podcasts with researchers while having a coffee. The project cover published papers, research projects, and teaching content. To read more about the award-winning initiative, visit their website: https://coffeebreakwithresearch

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-marcus-grillitsch - 2025-06-15

Published 29 April 2021 Sustainability Week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and the City of Lund. Sustainability week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring sustainable change. This year's sustainability week consists of digital events, outdoor exhibitions, wo

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/sustainability-week-2021-3-8-may - 2025-06-15

Published 1 September 2021 The Student Office at the Department has opened up again, but now virtually. The office is open via zoom in order to help with any study administrative issues or questions you might have. We can for instance help you with  Registration and re-registration on courses Reporting of study results Access to course pages on Canvas Issuing of study certificates and official tra

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-student-office - 2025-06-15

Published 6 September 2021 Hereby, the Torsten Hägerstrand Fund announces two scholarships, to an amount of 12000 Swedish crowns each. One scholarship is directed to human geography, and one to physical geography. They are primarily directed at younger doctors or doctoral students in the latter part of their studies. The scholarships are meant to cover costs for fieldwork or travel to conferences.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/torsten-hagerstrand-scholarship-announcement - 2025-06-15

By ove [dot] torstensson [at] mhm [dot] lu [dot] se (Ove Torstensson) - published 18 September 2018 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

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/andreas-brantelid-new-senior-lecturer-cello - 2025-06-15

Published 19 December 2019 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 Philhar

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/theophile-hartz-new-teacher-oboe-malmo-academy-music - 2025-06-15

Published 31 March 2020 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 im

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2025-06-15

By nina [dot] hansson [at] kanslik [dot] lu [dot] se (Nina Hansson) - published 11 May 2020 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 wil

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/andrea-ek-receives-years-scholarship-composition - 2025-06-15

Published 28 May 2015 Welcome to the latest edition of the LUMID newsletter! To kick things off, Director of Studies Johan Sandberg surmises his reflections from his first semester at the helm of the programmet. The articles that follow will keep you informed and up to date with recent developments at the LUMID programme.LUMID newsletter Spring 2015   

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/check-out-lumids-newsletter-spring-2015 - 2025-06-15

Published 28 May 2015 The Boards of Sydsvenska Geografiska Sällskapet and Torsten Hägerstrands Stiftelse hereby wish to announce the recipients of the Torsten Hägerstrands Stipends 2015. A total of 14 applications were received and subsequently scrutinized by a Working Group within the Boards. The working group then presented a suggestion of recipients to the Boards for their respective decisions.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/recipients-torsten-hagerstrands-stipends-2015 - 2025-06-15

Published 25 August 2015 The MFS scholarship application round has started for Autumn 2015. Application deadline is October 6th. More information about the application and forms can be found here (in Swedish). Sida’s MFS scholarship is aimed at students on Bachelor's and Master's levels who would like to collect research material in a developing country for their degree theses. During at least eig

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mfs-application-round-autumn-2015 - 2025-06-15