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In the coming four years Mine Islar, Senior lecturer at LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies), will lead projects working on sustainable development, political ecology and social justice in the intersection of climate change and biodiversity in the Himalayas.  The funding was granted for two projects by the Swedish government research council for sustainable development FORMAS

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/mine-islar-receives-funding-studying-climate-change-and-biodiversity-himalayas - 2025-12-11

Soumi Banerjee, Tabita Rosendal and Sunny Gurumayum were all chosen to receive this semester's SASNET Doctoral travel grant. Read more about their individual projects here. SASNET has decided to award travel grants to three doctoral students at Lund University. They will use the grant to fund their fieldwork in India and Sri Lanka during the coming months. Soumi Banerjee: "Performing legitimacy in

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/three-doctoral-students-receive-sasnet-travel-grant - 2025-12-11

PhD candidate Maria Tonini at the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University defended her doctoral dissertation entitled ”The Ambiguities of Recognition – Young Queer Sexualities in Contemporary India” on Friday 13 May 2016. The faculty opponent was Professor Jyoti Puri from Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Venue: Auditoriet/Hörsalen, Kulturen, Tegnérplatsen in Lund. The thesis de

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/doctoral-thesis-homosexuality-contemporary-india - 2025-12-11

Read about our activities during 2022 in our newly published Activity Report. During 2022, SASNET conducted a wide range of activities to promote, support and disseminate research on South Asia at Lund University.  From arranging activities in collaboration with academic departments, research groups and student organisations at the University, SASNET also awarded several researchers with grants fo

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-activity-report-2022-published - 2025-12-11

Two visiting Indian researchers – Dr V. Sivasubramanian and Professor N Thajuddin, held an appreciated SASNET lecture at Lund University on Monday 23 May 2016, 13.15–14.00. The seminar, organized in collaboration with the Division of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Department of Technology and Society at Lund University, was entitled ”Microalgal  Biotechnology and Phycoremediation techno

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-seminar-successful-indian-microalgal-biotechnology-research - 2025-12-11

PhD candidate Andreas Johansson at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR), Lund University, defended his doctoral dissertation entitled ”Pragmatic Muslim Politics. The Case of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress” on Friday 27 May 2016, at 10.00. Andreas is also connected to the Department of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University in Växjö/Kalmar, and has therefore had double supervisors,  Prof.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/andreas-johansson-defends-thesis-muslim-politics-sri-lanka - 2025-12-11

We expect a change in labour legislation that comes into force on 1 October this year. What is happening in the autumn is that general fixed-term employment, which is all fixed-term employment including hourly, but not temporary employment, disappears as a form of employment and is replaced by special fixed-term employment (Särskild visstidsanställning – SÄVA). The new preferential right requires

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/labor-legislation-will-change-autumn - 2025-12-11

Finally! We are now (almost) at the execution phase of the ventilation project in the Ecology building! Years of planning and discovering that “nobody thought of this” have hopefully prepared us as much as possible for what is going to happen. So what will actually happen? The entire ventilation system at the Ecology building attic will be exchanged for a new one! Half this summer, and the other h

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/renovation-ventilation-ecology-building - 2025-12-11

The basis of the legislation is that permanent employment becomes an even stronger norm and fixed-term employment is more quickly converted to permanent employment. The time is 1 year of fixed-term employment instead of the previous 2 years and is counted retroactively from the first of March this year. What do the new rules mean for our various employment types? General fixed-term employment (ALV

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-employment-rules-come-force-first-october - 2025-12-11

We have now created two new pages – one Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and one web version of our strategic plan. The FAQ is mainly intended for younger researchers at the department who are responsible for their own grants. Other people may also have good use of the FAQ, so please do check it out. Our strategic plan is converted into a web version which makes it more readable, easier to find an

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/faq-and-strategic-plan-two-new-web-pages - 2025-12-11

The new units are now operational in full mode. This also means that some units have changed administrators. You can find both unit managers, administrators, and all our groups and committees on our new internal page Organisation and contact.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/who-do-i-turn-my-new-unit - 2025-12-11

The work of coming up with names for the new departments is now complete. And our head, Jessica Abbott, has made an official decision. The departments are now named as follows:Division A – Molekylär biovetenskap/Molecular biosciencesDivision B – Sinnesbiologi/Sensory biologyDivision C – Funktionell ekologi/Functional ecologyDivision D – Evolutionär ekologi och infektionsbiologi/Evolutionary ecolog

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-names-new-departments - 2025-12-11

On 30 June, some of our buildings will change address. This is to make it easier for the emergency services to find us. The small road that goes past the Ecology Building and continues behind the Biology Building has been named Kontaktvägen. This means that the main entrance to the Ecology Building is at Kontaktvägen 10. The main entrance to the Biology Building will remain on Sölvegatan but will

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/we-are-changing-address - 2025-12-11

During the summer holidays of 2024, getting administrative, technical and IT help may take longer. The management, administrative, technical and IT personnel are on holiday during the following dates. You find which administrator is taking care of which unit on our administration page. Remember that administrative tasks may take longer time during the summer! ManagementNameDateJessica AbbottWill s

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/summer-holidays-management-joint-administrative-and-technical-personnel - 2025-12-11

Big changes are coming that could affect your access to the Lund University network. Make sure your devices are up to date to stay connected and secure. Read on to learn how these upcoming deadlines and updates might impact you and what you need to do to stay prepared. Links within the pageWindows 10MacOS12ArcGis DesktopAnacondaSolidWorksImportant Notice: Windows 10 end of lifePlease be advised th

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/changes-licenses-and-software-end-life - 2025-12-11

We are thrilled to announce the Department's Spring 2025 Seminar Series, featuring an exciting lineup of speakers from across the globe. The seminars will take place every Thursday at 13:15 in the Blue Hall in the Ecology Building. After the talks, there will be time for fika and mingling.Here is the complete schedule for spring 2025:All links, except the one to BLAM, lead to personal web pages on

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/spring-2025-seminar-series-announced - 2025-12-11

We have launched a new web page about how to take precautions when you work with stinging insects. On the new web page, you will find instructions for managers/team leaders as well as for people working directly with the insects. Among other things, you learn what is a must in the emergency medicine kit, how to write a risk assessment and what to do if you get stung. Check out the new web page Wor

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-resource-available-guidelines-working-stinging-insects - 2025-12-11

A new webpage is now available with comprehensive information about the relocation of Biology Buildings B, C, and D to the Ecology Building. On the page, you will find important details about timelines, workflows, and contact persons, as well as updates on the project's progress.The relocation is part of the department’s densification project, aimed at creating a more integrated and functional wor

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-webpage-relocation-ecology-building - 2025-12-11

A new webpage is now available for anyone planning to organise a scientific conference. It provides all the resources you need to begin planning, along with practical tools to help streamline the process. Please note that the conference must be approved before you can start organising.Visit the new conference webpage.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-page-organising-conferences - 2025-12-11

Summer is approaching and with it vacations at the department as well as the faculty and Statens servicecenter which affects our recruitment opportunities. Do ​​you need to advertise over the summer?Send a requirements profile to HR by 1 June to get the ad out.Employees starting this fall? Documents for employment decisions need to be sent to HR by 1 June to be able to process the employment befor

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/plan-recruitment-summer - 2025-12-11