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Marcus Knutagård, senior lecturer at the School of Social Work, is one of the authors of the indepth publication "The Finnish Homelessness Strategy – An International Review", which was recently completed. The report looks at work on homelessness done in the United Kingdom, Sweden and the USA, focusing particularly on operating practices that could be used in work on homelessness in Finland.Access

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/researcher-contributes-report-finnish-homelessness-strategy - 2026-01-01

The School of Social Work recently hosted an online seminar on grounded theory, which drew participants from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada, the UK, Italy and Lithuania. The virtual meeting was the first gathering of a group that has emerged on Facebook, around a common interest in the research methodology. The seminar was organised by Ulrika Sandén and her advisers Dr. Lars Harrysson at

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/grounded-theory-contentment-and-norwegian-fjord - 2026-01-01

Earlier this spring, Jan Magnusson, senior lecturer at the School of Social Work, travelled to Nepal to make new contacts and explore possibilities of sending students on Minor Field Studies scholarships there. He also met with officials and teachers at Tribhuvan University, as he is helping the university develop their master’s programme in social work. The School of Social Work at Lund Universit

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/contacts-nepal-open-future-student-visits - 2026-01-01

A film production is under way about service user participation in education and research in Europe. The resulting film will be screened at the opening of the conference "Social Work Education in Europe: towards 2025", which will be held in Milan, this summer. The School of Social Work at Lund University is involved in organizing the conference thorugh PowerUs, a network that was formed at the ini

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/film-covers-integration-service-users-education - 2026-01-01

The new volume EU Civil Society. Patterns of Cooperation, Competion and Conflict, has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan. Editors of the book are Håkan Johansson, professor at the School of Social Work, and Sara Kalm, senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Lund. Other contributors from the School of Social Work areJayeon Lee, Anna Meeuwisse, Gabriella Scaramuzzino and Rober

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-book-eu-and-civil-society - 2026-01-01

 Due to an anonymous threat to the university and its students via the app Jodel and which the police regards very seriously, the university will be closed on Monday for all students and staff at all campuses. More information will be posted at the university home page www.lu.se during the day. If you have any questions you can call 046-222 07 00 from 8 am.

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-closed-monday-october-12 - 2026-01-01

Lund University reopens on TuesdayA decision to reopen Lund University was taken in the afternoon of Monday 12 October following the closure that has been in force since Sunday night. Activities are expected to be running as usual from Tuesday morning.  The decision is based on new information from the Region Syd police. Investigations have revealed that the threat directed at Lund University post

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-opens-again - 2026-01-01

The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority's (Brottsoffermyndigheten) praises Nora Germundsson, a student at the School of Social Work, for her bachelor thesis about the expectations of the country's women's shelters. Nora Germundsson was awarded second prize for her thesis "We need the voices - strong voices" - a qualitative study of new expectations of women's shelters. The thes

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/student-wins-prize-bachelors-thesis - 2026-01-01

In the spring of 2015 Lisa Hindström and Aleksandra Goreczna wrote their bachelor thesis about sex education in Grenada, after receiving an MFS scholarship for field studies. This is the report from their travels. When we decided to apply for a Minor Field Studies scholarship from The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, we were both abroad on international placements in different

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/report-minor-field-study - 2026-01-01

Carina Gallo, senior lecturer at the School of Social Work, and assistant professor of criminology at Holy Names University (HNU), has been awarded the Burmeister Award by the Division of Distance Learning of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Gallo shares the award with Julaine Fowlin, PhD, former instructional designer at HNU, for their proposal, “Exploring Pol

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/carina-gallo-receives-award-innovative-teaching - 2026-01-01

Some forty Swedish top researchers and university delegations visited Singapore with the aim of developing research partnerships. Kristina Göransson, Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Work, represented Lund University's Faculty of Social Sciences at the Swedish Academic Collaboration Forum (SACF) in Singapore on 3-4 November. The project's aim is to make Swedish research better known abroad

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/seminar-develop-contacts-singapore - 2026-01-01

On October 29, Anna Meeuwisse and Roberto Scaramuzzino were in Rome to present the results of a survey of Italian social workers. The survey originated in a project run at the School of Social Work between 2005 and 2008: 'Municipal individually-oriented social work in four Nordic capital areas' (FAS 2005-2008). The questionnaire is about social workers' workers' conditions, about their views on so

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/researchers-present-italy - 2026-01-01

Alexandru Panican, researcher from the School of Social Work at Lund University and Richard Ulmestig from Linnaeus University has published an article about the Swedish welfare state and social assistance in the prestigious Citizenship Studies Journal. In the article Social Rights in the shadow of poor relief - Social Assistance in the universal Swedish welfare state the researchers analyse social

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/researchers-published-prestigious-journal - 2026-01-01

In the light of the ongoing invasion in Ukraine, Lund University wants to show our support for students and employees that may be affected. To our current knowledge, no Lund University students or staff members are in Ukraine at the moment. However, we recognise that these are stressful and upsetting times for many and we want to remind those of you who are directly affected by the situation about

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/regarding-situation-ukraine - 2026-01-01

How can artificial intelligence help us better predict the future of our planet? That was the central question when researchers from across Europe gathered at Lund University earlier this summer for the second full consortium meeting of AI4PEX—a four-year Horizon Europe research project focused on improving Earth System Models (ESMs) using the latest AI methods. Organised by the Max Planck Institu

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/lund-hosts-international-ai4pex-meeting-advance-earth-system-modelling-artificial-intelligence - 2026-01-01

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere vary naturally between ice ages and interglacial periods. A new study by researchers and BECC and MERGE-members at the University of Gothenburg and Lund University, among others, shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have come from thawing permafrost. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere vary natural

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/thawing-permafrost-raised-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere - 2026-01-01

By combining satellite data, mathematical and statistical ecosystem modeling, and artificial intelligence, it is now possible to generate earlier and more reliable crop yield forecasts—an essential step toward ensuring future food security in a changing climate. This is demonstrated in a new doctoral thesis by Xueying Li, PhD at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, and membe

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/more-reliable-crop-forecasts-ai-and-satellite-data - 2026-01-01

By analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind most carbon. To fulfil climate goals and avoid the most serious consequences of global heating, we need to both reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and remove carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere. Naturally

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-time - 2026-01-01

How do forests shape the climate — and how does a changing climate reshape our forests? What can science reveal about the forests of tomorrow? This mini-documentary dives into the world of climate modeling and forest ecosystems, offering insights into one of the most pressing environmental questions of our time. This short documentary explores the complex relationship between forests and climate t

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/mini-documentary-climate-modeling-and-forests - 2026-01-01

We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract for the Swedish Climate Symposium: a symposium dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. The Swedish Climate Symposium serves as a national platform for advancing climate knowledge and driving action. It brings together researchers, policymakers, and societal stakeholders

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/swedish-climate-symposium-2026-call-abstracts-now-open - 2026-01-01