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Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many democratic governments have paid close attention to how forei

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 20-22 September 2016, the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) successfully organized a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future of Everyday Life in South Asia” at Lund University. The conference attracted more than 60 researchers, Swedish and European, but a large number of them also cam

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-modernity-south-asia-successfully-completed - 2026-06-13

Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many democratic governments have paid close attention to how forei

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jumaah and his family got caught up in the first ISIS lightning offensive in Iraq.  Employing far-reaching means, Charlotta Turner managed to get them back to Lund unharmed. Now they have written a book togeth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On June 17, Jacob Stenberg obtained his doctoral degree in Media and Communication Studies with his thesis entitled “The Communicative State: Political Public Relations and the Rise of the Innovation Hype in Sweden”. The thesis poses the question of what happens when a political hype occurs, that is, when a political

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/new-phd-thesis-when-policy-issues-are-prioritised-based-their-communicative-potential - 2026-06-13

New research by Teppo Lindfors shows how the sudden collapse of Russian censorship in Finland in 1917 helped spark a revolutionary participation cascade. As radical ideas spread through newspapers and local networks, growing public belief that resistance was possible helped push the country toward civil war. Revolutions often seem to erupt out of nowhere, transforming stable societies into scenes

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-end-censorship-fueled-finnish-civil-war - 2026-06-14

Several faculties have merged different departments or are about to do so. The Faculty of Engineering (LTH) merged two departments at the turn of the year, the Facult of Social Sciences has decided on one merger and is on the way to a second, while the Faculty of Science will make a decision after the summer. In a policy decision last year, the Faculty of Social Sciences decided that within a few

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concern-when-departments-are-merged - 2026-06-14

During December, HIC is organising several events for international master's students at Campus Helsingborg, designed to help in the job-seeking process. City Walk Saturday 2 December, 13:30-15:30 We take some time out to explore Helsingborg! Learn about the city’s history, culture, personalities, and places, while networking with other students. We’ll end with a coffee in the city! Meet at Söderr

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/career-programme-international-masters-students - 2026-06-13

The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) successfully hosted its highly anticipated regional conference, "Power, People, and Cultural Change in an Ever-Evolving Central Asia," held from September 21 to 24, 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event brought together esteemed scholars, researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts from across the globe to delve into the multifaceted dynamics

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-escas-2023-regional-conference - 2026-06-13

The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) successfully hosted its highly anticipated regional conference, "Power, People, and Cultural Change in an Ever-Evolving Central Asia," held from September 21 to 24, 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event brought together esteemed scholars, researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts from across the globe to delve into the multifaceted dynamics

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/central-asian-law-project-participants-presented-their-research-escas-2023-regional-conference - 2026-06-13

International collaboration takes place every dayInternationalisation is not something that happens alongside our core activities – it is a natural part of them. Science is fundamentally international, and scientific progress depends on collaborations across subject boundaries and disciplines around the world. Internationalisation is therefore an integrated part of our researchers’ everyday work.A

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-dean-persson-internationalisation-natural-and-important-part-our-activities - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chair: Henrik Chetan Aspengren and J R Jishnu VENUE: Sångsalen, AF Borgen, Sandgatan 2, Lund  Schedule panel 8. DAY 1:  20 September (Tuesday)Slot 1 Time: 14.30 – 16.30Venue: SångsalenChair: Henrik Chetan Aspengren Public Spheres and Private Lives30 min./paper including discussion. Mohammad Tareq Hasan,  University of

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-8-open-panel - 2026-06-13

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES Newsletter here.Message from the DirectorDuring an especially busy spring period, CMES organised several important public panels and seminars. On 13 April, in connection with Lund Sustainability Week, CMES hosted the panel A Sustainable Middle East in a Turbulent W

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-60 - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Young South Asia Scholars Meet (Y-SASM) call for papers for its 2018 conference. The conference will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 15-17th June, 2018. Submit applications before 30th September 2017. Y-SASM provides a platform for young scholars working on South Asia to present their work and to ensue fruitful 

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-y-sasm-conference-2018 - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this year's Göteborg Book Fair there will be two seminars with a South Asian theme. One is a dialogue on contemporary literature in Bangladesh and the other is a talk with Arundhati Roy on her new book, which deals with modern Indian history. SASNET director Andreas Johansson will also be at the fair talking about

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/south-asia-goteborg-book-fair-2017 - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2026-06-13

In this research event, professor Shannon Jackson and curator Milena Högsberg discuss curatorial and performance methods that create critical dialogues with a specific landscape. The discussion is facilitated by Gigi Argyropoulou, curator, writer, practitioner and post doc researcher at Malmö Theatre Academy. Welcome to Inter Arts Center, Friday 13 October 17.30-19.00. No need to register in advan

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/research-event-performance-and-politics-landscapes - 2026-06-13

For Anders Wittrup, clinical WCMM researcher and oncologist, the choice of this year's Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, was quite expected. They recieved the prize for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 such as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/anders-wittrup-about-years-nobel-prize - 2026-06-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "We must historicize the interaction between women and the state regarding the ban, as well as the broader societal and cultural barriers, intrastate divides and international dynamics that have contributed to the longevity of the exclusion of women from sports spectatorship over the long forty years that Iranian wome

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mobilizing-pity-iranian-women-long-road-azadi-stadium-cmes-nazanin-shahrokni-and-spyros-sofos - 2026-06-13

Me time, couple time and more free time in everyday life. Many people wish they had more time – but is there a sustainable approach to time? Historian David Larsson Heidenblad is looking for the answer. In many Swedish homes there is a well-thumbed copy of Bodil Jönsson’s book Ten Thoughts about Time, a book that sold over 600,000 copies 20 years ago. In the book, the author discussed clock time,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possible - 2026-06-13