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The future of working life in Europe is analysed in a new anthology which, with the help of multiple researchers, looks primarily at three major changes taking place in working life right now. These changes are due to three inevitable phenomena: the pandemic, climate change and digitalisation. Four sociologists from Lund University contribute with chapters in the book. Never in modern times has wo

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/pandemic-climate-and-digitalisation-three-major-adaptations-working-life-right-now - 2025-12-25

On Thursday, 26 January, Imad Rasan successfully defended his doctoral thesis, "Women in the Public Sphere in Egypt 2011–2014". Through interviews and document analysis, Imad Rasan investigated how women activists participated in the public sphere in Egypt from the outbreak of the 2011 uprising to the re-emergence of the authoritarian regime in 2014. He found that women engaged in social movements

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/unanimous-examination-committee-approves-imad-rasans-dissertation - 2025-12-25

The history of Swedish day-care is examined in a new study that provides insight into Sweden's day-care system during the early 20th century. Together with Luciana Quaranta, Annika Elwert has looked at which factors influenced enrolment in day-care centres in southern Sweden for children born between 1900 and 1935. The study shows that at the beginning of the 20th century it was unusual for childr

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/who-was-swedish-day-care-meant - 2025-12-25

David Wästerfors, Veronika Burcar Alm and Erik Hannerz have published an article in New Media & Society dealing with crime case discussions on the Swedish platform Flashback. The article shows how the interactions form a "bumpy" path as the Flashback-writers together try to achieve knowledge, evidence and authority regarding the various crimes being discussed. Much of today's public discussion on

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sleuthing-online-bumpy-path-net-detective - 2025-12-25

Friday 5 May Elton Chan defended his thesis which explores the production and transformation of public spaces in Hong Kong, a city that is steeped in neoliberal ideals and has seen substantial deterioration in terms of democratic rights and freedoms in recent years. Drawing upon recent protest movements in Hong Kong and the ways in which protesters appropriated and transformed different urban spac

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/elton-chan-our-new-doctor-sociology-has-defended-his-thesis-public-space-hong-kong - 2025-12-25

On 11 May, Lars Crusefalk finished his PhD studies with a successful defence of his thesis "Financial journeys: Reasoning about debt and money among young adults in Sweden". He is the 132nd doctoral candidate to complete PhD studies at the Department of Sociology. Swedish households are among the most indebted in the EU. Home loans make up most of the debt, but other credit usage is becoming incre

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lars-crusefalk-ends-phd-student-journey-and-transitions-doctor-sociology - 2025-12-25

The neoliberal agenda dominating the EU for the past 40 years has been a severe challenge for the trade unions, which have lost organisational strength. Even in Sweden, union density has declined, but the country still has the second highest unionisation rate in the world, only surpassed by Iceland. Almost seven out of ten employees in Sweden are union members. In June of this year, the European T

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/anders-kjellberg-co-authors-comprehensive-book-trade-unions-eu-countries - 2025-12-25

The proportion of unionised blue-collar and white-collar workers fell in 2022 after an increase in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Despite this, Sweden has the world's second highest level of unionisation. This is shown in the report 'The Swedish model from a Nordic perspective: unionisation and the new basic agreement' by Professor Anders Kjellberg for the think tank Arena Idé. The share of

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sweden-world-leading-union-membership-despite-declining-union-density - 2025-12-25

Job search safari, Learning Swedish and How does Sweden's social insurance agency work... Don't miss out on all the International Citizen Hub Lund activities this autumn. International Citizen Hub Lund International Citizen Hub Lund has a role to enlighten, coordinate, and connect international employees and their families to Sweden’s various authorities, local associations, educational institutio

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-sweden-heres-your-guide - 2025-12-25

During the summer, Kristina Lång's research received a lot of attention in the media, nationally as well as internationally. The study showed that AI-assisted breast cancer screening is a safe alternative to radiologists' double-reading, reducing the workload of the overburdened profession by as much as 44 percent. We asked Kristina Lång about her experiences. Also, tips on how to increase outreac

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/increasing-outreach-cancer-research-about-ai-assisted-screening-attracts-media - 2025-12-25

Web stats show an increased use of the internal web in employees' daily work. The new Intramed has made a difference for the employees at the Faculty of Medicine, the LU Staff pages conclude. It became clear that members of staff were not satisfied with the existing IT environment, which was splintered, and that email was the primary channel for internal communication. Several of those interviewed

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/summing-new-intramed-provided-sharpened-internal-communication-and-reduced-e-mail-flow - 2025-12-25

How should undergraduate students and PhD students get basic knowledge about sustainable development? And how should the teachers and researchers of the faculty strengthen their compentency in sustainability issues? Magnus Sandberg, Senior Lecturer and leader of the faculty's working group for education and research for sustainability, explains. What do you want to achieve in your working group? –

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/how-integrate-sustainable-development-your-teaching - 2025-12-25

September 28 is the official launch of SciLifeLab Lund, a part of a major governmental investment in national research infrastructure. 200 participants are expected to Forum Medicum to get a glimpse of the fantastic research resources and capabilities available through SciLifeLab, both in Lund and at the partnering sites. Lund is one of the four new sites that were established in 2022. The sites i

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/kick-scilifelab-lund - 2025-12-25

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. At the beginning of the year, a commission was appointed under the leadership of Nils Danielsen to review the possibilities of making further savings in CCM (our animal department) due to high costs. During the board meeting, Nils Danielsen presented the conclusions in the final report submitted by the commission for further considerat

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-20-september - 2025-12-25

Due date for the application is 25 September. When universities employ Associate Senior Lecturers (BULs), these often have very varied conditions for their research. Some have substantial support from faculty funding and some have extensive external support. However, most of them do not have large research funds initially and the money that is available cannot always be used for their "own" projec

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/royal-physiographic-society-announcing-special-bul-grant - 2025-12-25

With this call Swelife wants to help Sweden remain a world leader in life science. The goal is to promote renewal and innova-tion for a more value-creating healthcare and increase growth in the life science sector in Sweden. With this call, Swelife wants to help Sweden remain a world leader in life science. The goal is to promote renewal and innovation for more value-creating healthcare and to inc

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-proposals-swelifes-collaborative-projects-better-health - 2025-12-25

By using the faculty's data storage and handling platform, LUSEC, you reduce the risk of data breaches and espionage that can have catastrophic consequences. The service is offered at cost. "The more people who use LUSEC, the cheaper it will be for everyone," says Lars Nilsson, IT engineer at the Division for Support for Research and Learning. Why are you now charging for LUSEC? "LUSEC was origina

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lusec-reduces-risk-data-breaches-and-spying - 2025-12-25

On January 1, 2024, a new management will take office at our faculty. The Dean and Deputy Dean shall be elected. They, in turn, appoint vice-deans with specific responsibilities. The Nomination Committee has proposed Maria Björkqvist as Dean and Jonas Larsson as Deputy Dean. How does it feel to have been nominated? "We are very honored, and it feels exciting and challenging at the same time".   Wh

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominated-dean-couple-we-complement-each-other - 2025-12-25

For major breakthroughs in, among other things, nanoscience and neuroscience. Prize sum: one million USD per area. No later than October 1.     More on the Prize and how to nominate To the Kavli Prize web site.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/kavli-prize-2024-time-nominate-candidates - 2025-12-25

The Palliative Development Center at LU organizes a national conference in Malmö with a focus on palliative care, 2-4 October. The conference is aimed at healthcare professionals and researchers. Sign up here To conference site, in Swedish.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/palliative-development-center-organizes-national-conference-malmo - 2025-12-25