By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 11 April 2022 Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash. This study explains how older people experienced and managed everyday life during the first 100 days of the coronavirus pandemic. The findings showed how doing was adapted and changed, how the pandemic gave opportunities for being and appreciating the moment, bu

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/new-research-article-hundred-days-confinement-doing-being-becoming-and-belonging-among-older-people - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 30 May 2022 On June the 16th at 09.15, Erik Smedberg will defend his Licentiate thesis “Egressibility – Applying the concept of accessibility to the self-evacuation of people with functional limitations”.  The defense will take place in hybrid mode, and it will be conducted fully in English. The defense will take place

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/erik-smedberg-licentiate-thesis-defense - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 8 September 2022 CASE User board. From the left: Ulf Selin, Anneli af Klinteberg, AnnMari Storm, Oskar Jonsson, Göran Ternéus, Christer Ohlin och Ingemar Bryman. Ageing and health researchers involve users in their research to improve quality and ensure relevance, but there is no consensus among them whether users shou

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/new-article-case-user-involvement-ageing-and-health-research-survey-researchers-and-older-adults - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 12 December 2022 Wenqian Xu. Childlessness is a growing phenomenon in many countries, especially in China. Wenqian Xu will the next three years work with evidence-building, capacity-building and public-engagement activities on the topic "Ageing without children", within this grant. Could you please comment upon this in

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/case-guest-researcher-wenqian-xu-receives-large-international-postdoc-grant-swedish-research-council - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 19 January 2023 Technology adoption for active and healthy ageing, through a generational lens (half-time review Jens Offerman). Technology plays and will play an important role in promoting active and healthy ageing for current and future generations of older adults. However, very few studies highlight the specific kn

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/what-kind-technology-wanted-support-active-and-healthy-ageing - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 2 February 2023 Kristofer Hansson, Vanessa Stjernborg, Lena Levin and Eva Månsson Lexell. Despite efforts to overcome public transport barriers, major challenges remain. The rapid transition to a more transport-efficient society also includes digitization and new forms of mobility. This creates a growing concern about

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/new-case-research-understanding-obstacles-and-facilitators-current-and-future-public-transport - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 3 February 2023 Steven Schmidt. As of January 1, 2023, associate professor Steven Schmidt is coordinating CASE. He is also head of the research group Applied Gerontology at the Department of Health Sciences, Lund University. Steven Schmidt is associate professor of medical psychology and his research focuses on relatio

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/steven-schmidt-new-case-coordinator - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 14 February 2023 CASE researcher Arlind Reuter holds an LMK Postdoc: Technology in the home - a path to independence and well-being for older people: is this the "new normal" after the covid-19 pandemic? Researchers in this field point out that technical solutions to support an aging population should be evaluated befo

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/investigates-how-older-people-exercise-their-citizenship-home-using-digital-technology - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 22 February 2023 Tine Buffel. Tine Buffel is professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester, where she directs the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group. Her presentation in the CASE Scientific Session had a focus on social and economic inequalities, and their consequences, both for rese

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/case-scientific-session-tine-buffel-about-age-friendly-movement - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 7 March 2023 Jens Offerman. Research is needed to understand attitudes and adoption of the broad range of technologies available to support active and healthy aging in different generations. The present article, published in Nature Aging, gives an overview of the GenerationTech survey and sample, and describes attitude

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/new-case-article-jens-offerman-attitudes-related-technology-active-and-healthy-aging-national-multi - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 2 May 2023 Joint seminar - discussion. Welcome to the seminar in collaboration between the Center of Ageing and Supportive Environments, Urban Arena and Lund University Proactive Ageing Profile Area. The event is planned as part of MIRAI 2.0 seed-funding to develop collaborations between Japan and Sweden on living envi

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/living-environments-and-health-ageing-societies-times-crises - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 12 May 2023 Pimkamol Mattson, Per-Olof Hedvall, Ben Mortenson and Björn Slaug. Three researchers presented their work: Associate professor Ben Mortenson (BSc in Occupational therapy and PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences) from University of British Columbia Vancouver, Associate professor Björn Slaug from Active and Healthy

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/case-scientific-session-mobility-accessibility-and-participation - 2025-04-21

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 22 May 2023 We are seeking participants for a research project on how factors such as health and economics (e.g. capital gains tax, estate agent fees, difficulties in obtaining loans, energy prices or high apartment rents) affect older people's propensity to move and housing preferences. The study also highlights indiv

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/new-study-are-you-55-and-homeowner-would-you-participate-study-housing-issues-related-health-and - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 7 April 2021 In November 2020, a hybrid form of the annual conference Europaforum Hässleholm was held. The Centre for European Studies participated during the morning panels on the future of the EU in relation to the pandemic and the US elections.  Note: this article was originally published December 22, 2020.   Read

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/coronavirus-and-us-elections-europaforum-hassleholm - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 7 April 2021 Photo: Pexels Around the midpoint of August this year, doctoral candidate Alena Minchenia arrived in Belarus to encounter a nation that had erupted into mass demonstrations. The internationally disputed August 9 presidential elections in Belarus were followed by three days of massive protests countered b

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/adaptive-and-creative-protests-belarus - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 7 April 2021 As part of the university's Future Week, LU Futura and the Centre for European Studies organised a seminar on the state of the EU after the pandemic. The four panelists focused on the EU:s prominent history of crises, with the coronavirus as the latest example. Note: this article was originally published

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/state-union-after-coronavirus - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 8 April 2021 The concepts of consultation and participation are often prevalent in the messaging of Swedish ministers on Sweden's presence in the EU. The message is that society, in broad terms, should be able to participate and voice its opinions on Sweden's approach to the EU. But how active is the government in sp

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/does-swedish-government-consult-interest-groups-eu-issues - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 8 April 2021 The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. The Centre has allocated 300.000 SEK (plus LKP) for this purpose during 2021 which will be divided into two calls (spring and autumn). This is the first call. The grant is ex

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 8 April 2021 To researchers at the Faculties for Humanities and Theology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the School of Economics and Management. Note: this call was originally published March 10, 2021.  The Centre for European Studies at Lund University announces the availability of funds for

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-european-themes - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] hagberg [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Hagberg) - published 17 June 2021 Time to nominate theses for the Centre for European Studies’ Best Thesis Award! The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) welcomes submissions for the best student thesis award. Bachelor and Master theses covering European matters, defended with distinction during the autumn semester 2020

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/call-submissions-best-thesis-award - 2025-04-21