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Recent publications on South Asia (from the last twelve months) that have been written by Lund University researchers can be found here. Population Control and Sex-Selective Abortion in China and India: A Feminist Critique of Criminalisation Authors: Navtej Purewal, Lisa Eklund Sociology, Centre for Economic Demography, Department of Sociology, University of London Chapter in The Routledge Interna

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/publications/lund-university-publications - 2026-01-01

Are you a journalist with questions regarding novel research on or current events in South Asia? We have gathered researchers at Lund University who specialize in topics in the countries below.     Afghanistan India Pakistan The Maldives Bangladesh Nepal Sri Lanka The Western Himalayas

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media - 2026-01-01

The application deadline for 2024 has passed. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) invites Lund University researchers who are in the process of putting together and submitting a major national or international research application to apply for a planning grant. About the grantThe grant amounts to a maximum value of 75 000 SEK (plus indirect costs) and it should be used to cover meetin

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-grants/planning-grant-submission-major-research-application - 2026-01-01

On this page we have gathered researchers at Lund University who have specialised knowledge in social, political and economical issues in India.  Therese Boje MortensenDepartment: Human Rights StudiesAreas of expertise: Human rights, child rights, NGOs, civil society.Languages: English, Danish and SwedishContact information: +46 (0) 793 34 53 01, therese [dot] mortensen [at] mrs [dot] lu [dot] se

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/india - 2026-01-01

See below for listed reseracher specialising on Sri Lanka.   Andreas Johansson Department: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies Areas of expertise: Religion, politics, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, terrorism, human rights, democracy.  Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: andreas [dot] johansson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se (andreas[dot]johansson[at]ctr[dot]lu[dot]se)   Ella bridge i

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/sri-lanka - 2026-01-01

See below for our listed expert on the Maldives.   Andreas Johansson Department: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies Areas of expertise: Religion, politics, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, terrorism, human rights, democracy.  Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: andreas [dot] johansson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se (andreas[dot]johansson[at]ctr[dot]lu[dot]se) Malé. Photo: Asian Develo

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/maldives - 2026-01-01

See below for listed expert on Pakistan at Lund University.   Jan Magnusson Department: School of Social Work Areas of expertise: Social change, social policy and welfare, social movements, South Asia, Himalaya, Tibetan refugees and social movements in the western Himalayas.  Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: +46 46 222 31 61, jan [dot] magnusson [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (jan[

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/pakistan - 2026-01-01

See below for listed expert on issues in the western Himalayas.   Jan Magnusson Department: School of Social Work Areas of expertise: Social change, social policy and welfare, social movements, South Asia, Himalaya, Tibetan refugees and social movements in the western Himalayas.  Languages: English and Swedish Contact information: +46 46 222 31 61, jan [dot] magnusson [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/western-himalayas - 2026-01-01

Please see below for our list of experts on Bangladesh.   Catarina Kinnvall Department: Political Science  Areas of expertise: Religion, nationalism, populism, gender and radicalisation    Languages: English and Swedish  Contact information:  +46 46-222 80 94, catarina [dot] kinnvall [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (catarina[dot]kinnvall[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)     Ted Svensson Department: Political Sc

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/bangladesh - 2026-01-01

See below for our listed expert on Nepal.   Priscyll Anctil Department: Political Science Areas of expertise: Women (ex)combatants in Nepal, sexual and gender-based violence in war and post-war, international intervention in Afghanistan, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, armed groups.  Languages: English, Spanish and French  Contact information: +46 70 208 23 33, priscyll [dot] ancti

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/nepal - 2026-01-01

Please see our listed expert on Afghanistan below. Priscyll Anctil Department: Political Science Areas of expertise: Women (ex)combatants in Nepal, sexual and gender-based violence in war and post-war, international intervention in Afghanistan, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, armed groups.  Languages: English, Spanish and French  Contact information: +46 70 208 23 33, priscyll [dot

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet-expert-list-media/afghanistan - 2026-01-01

This lecture series is presented by Dr. Yogesh Snehi, Professor, Dr. B.R at Ambedkar University Delhi. To find out more information about Dr Snehi, please click here.   Part 1: Introduction to Sufism About the video Practiced in south-Asia and specifically widely in India and Pakistan, Sufism is a spiritual practice embedded in the precepts of mystical Islam, possessing a rich culture and traditio

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/what-sufism-reflections-practice-sacred-north-western-india - 2026-01-01

This Lecture Series is presented by Dr. Shernaz Cama at Lady Sri Ram College, University of Delhi. Read more about her research here.   Part 1: Introduction About the lecture Once the state religion of a massive empire of the ancient world, Zoroastrianism has been reduced to a handful of refugees & today is one of the smallest minority religious cultures in the world with about 50,000 followers in

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/introduction-zoroastrianism-continuity-and-change - 2026-01-01

This Lecture Series is presented by Dr. Amita Paliwal, Assistant Professor, Jesus and Mary College, at University of Delhi. Read more about her research here.   Part 1: Origins of Islam About the lecture During the 6th and 7th centuries C.E., west Asia was marked by a combination of settled cultures and communities of people mostly tribal in nature who were either agro-pastoralists or traders and

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/rise-islam - 2026-01-01

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  We are located in the Biomedical Center (BMC) in Lund in the south of Sweden. Our visiting address is Sölvegatan 17, building A11.  How to get to Lund From Copenhagen airport: Copenhagen airport Kastrup (CPH) is Denmark's international airport, and is much closer to Lund than any other international airports.Here you have direct flights from & to Asia, America and most of the European countries.

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Major funding bodies supporting our research   The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation supports long-term, free basic research beneficial to Sweden, mainly in medicine, technology, and the natural sciences. This is achieved through long-term grants to excellent researchers and to projects. The Foundation can also initiate grants to strategic projects and scholarship programs. The Foundation has s

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Media appearance by year 20242024-05-08: Euronews: Parkinson’s patient moves freely again after world-first implant of lab-grown cells into his brain2024-05-06: SVT Play: Rapport 2024-05-062024-05-06: Dagens Nyheter: Nya celler i hjärnan hopp för patienter med Parkinsons sjukdom2024-01-23. The Stem Cell Podcast, Ep. 263: “ISSCR 2024: The Global Stem Cell Event” Featuring Drs. Amander Clark, Agnete

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Parmar lab meetings during the fall/winter 2025 semester will take place in person at  13.00-14.30 on the following days:Sep 3, New time: 11:00-13:00, in BMC D1513c, Dora JacobsohnSep 17, BMC E11079 - Alessandro FiorenzanoOct 7,  BMC E11074 - Petter StormOct 14, BMC E11082 - Clara ZanninoOct 27, BMC E11075 - Andreas Bruzelius Nov 14, BMC E11077 - Kerstin Laurin Nov 18,  BMC E11079 - Jana Bonsberge

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Congratulations to Shelby Shrigley on sucessful nailing of her thesis "Exploring Patient-Specific Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's disease"! The nailing took place on Friday, Feb 19th, 2020 and the defence will take place on Friday 12th March, 2020.

https://www.regenerative-neurobiology.lu.se/nailing-shelby-shrigleys-thesis-successful - 2026-01-01