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This week is the Digital Society Science Week at Lund University. It's a part of the 350 year jubilee and presents a plethora of great research and other stuff. During the two-day Digital Society Symposium that kicked off the week, with keynote speakers such as Lawrence Lessig and José Van Dijck. I had the pleasure to introduce an ongoing project to compare online hate speech in India and Sweden t

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/nils-gustafson-online-hate-speech-india-and-sweden - 2025-11-13

On Saturday, a TEDx conference will be held in Malmö. One of the speakers is Hannah Stanton, a former student at the Department of Strategic Communication, who has the opportunity, in her professional life, to combine what she learned during her studies with experiences from her voluntary work. Here is a very recent interview with Hannah, filled with inspiration and advice to current and future st

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/hannah-stanton-never-compromise-things-you-know-you-are-good - 2025-11-13

With in-class teaching over and only papers to write, ISK’s international Master Class in Strategic Communication hit Helsingborg town to celebrate the successful conclusion of their notorious course in crisis communication. With in-class teaching over and only papers to write, ISK’s international Master Class in Strategic Communication hit Helsingborg town to celebrate the successful conclusion o

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/stratcom-masters-hit-helsingborg-town-end-term-party - 2025-11-13

The award is annually granted to the author (authors) of a Master´s thesis written at the Department of Strategic Communication of Lund University. Send your thesis and a copy of your official grade at the latest 16th of June 2017. The thesis should hold a high academic quality and bring new knowledge to the area of communication that is pertinent to social issues. The definition of ”societal issu

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/apply-gullers-grupp-award - 2025-11-13

Last Monday our graduating Master students, from two different programmes, were celebrated together with master students from the entire Faculty of Social Science, at a ceremony in Lund. Watch the nice pictures, taken by Zaki Habibi, below. Photos: Zaki Habibi

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/pictures-masters-ceremony-lund-june-5th - 2025-11-13

Welcome to a public lecture at Campus Helsingborg. A public lecture in Campus Helsingborg’s seriesThe challenge of machine-generated strategic communicationSocial media bots: automated marketing or political warfare?Mr. Matthew ArmstrongFormer Governor, Broadcasting Board of Governors & Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public DiplomacyWhen? October 18th from 16-18Where? Campus Helsi

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/public-lecture-october-18th-mr-matthew-armstrong-social-media-bots-automated-marketing-or-political - 2025-11-13

A special and very interesting issue of The Journal of Communication Management has recently been released, entitled "The European refugee crisis: organizational responses and communication strategies". James Pamment of the Department of Strategic Communication is one of the editors of the issue together with Alina Dolea and Diana Ingenhoff. This issue Includes the article The response of Swedish

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/special-issue-journal-communication-released-edited-james-pamment-et-al - 2025-11-13

Looking to further your education and career options? Attend the Graduate Fair to learn more about our range of over 100 Master’s degree programmes offered at Lund University! Meet programme coordinators, find out how to apply and what makes a successful application.The fair happens at LUX in Lund, Thursday - Nov, 30th, from 16-19.Read more!Facebook event!

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/graduate-fair-lund-nov-30th - 2025-11-13

A recent survey distributed to graduates of our MSc programme in Strategic Communication shows that 95% are employed within a year. Our alumni work as communicators, strategic communicators, managers, consultants or specialists with a variety of tasks such as digital media management, internal communication, content and copywriting, media relations, marketing and analysis of trends, business envir

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/95-our-msc-strategic-communication-graduates-are-employed-within-year - 2025-11-13

The CEO and creative director at Malmö based communication agency South Communication spent a day with students on ISK’s international master program discussing global branding, strategy, and the bottom line. Participants in the course strategic brand communication were happy after finishing the presentations of their case solutions. Photo: Cecilia Cassinger

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/south-communication-joins-isk-day - 2025-11-13

Jesper Falkheimer and Mats Heide, from the Department of Strategic Communication, recently released the book "Strategic Communication - an introduction" which can be found in most book stores. Read more below. Strategic communication comprises different forms of goal-oriented communication inside and between organizations, their stakeholders and the society. Strategic communication is an emerging

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/new-book-jesper-falkheimer-and-mats-heide-strategic-communication-introduction - 2025-11-13

BOTS, ALGORITHMS, JUNK NEWS: DATA SCIENCE AND THE EVIDENCE ON FOREIGN INFLUENCE-CAMPAIGNS LISA-MARIA NEUDERT, OXFORD UNIVERSITY INTERNET INSTITUTE FRIDAY, MAR 02, 15.15-17.00 / CAMPUS HELSINGBORG, ROOM E210 Political actors around the globe use algorithms and automation to sway elections, sow confusion, and target voters with propaganda messages. Micro-targeted advertising, political bots, and man

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/target-election-invitation-public-lecture-campus-helsingborg - 2025-11-13

Now there are (at least) three positions as post doc to apply for att he Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University The duration of the position is two years. The position involves individual research (80%) and teaching at all levels (20%).Read more about the positions, required qualifications, what your application should contain and apply here.The last date to apply is April, 23rd. 

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/faculty-social-sciences-lund-university-announces-three-new-postdoctoral-positions - 2025-11-13

Gedea Biotech secures €1.3 million (14 MSEK) to advance its antibiotic-free vaginal infection treatment pHyph towards market launch. Gedea Biotech, part of LU Holding’s portfolio, announced in May that it has raised €1.3 million (14 MSEK) for additional development activities of their product pHyph for antibiotic-free treatment of vaginal infections. The funds will be used for: • An ongoing proof-

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/gedea-biotech-secures-eu13-million - 2025-11-13

Petter Pilesjö, Abdulghani Hasan, and Andreas Persson were tired of the feeling of writing articles and presenting at conferences without anything happening. Learn how they went from research results to making use of their findings by starting the company PluvioFlow. Petter Pilsjö is a Professor at Lund University Centre for Geographical Information Systems (GIS Centre), as well as a founder of Pl

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/they-started-company-spread-their-research-findings-we-need-get-better-handling-floods - 2025-11-13

The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game. The system is based on more than 10 years of research and development. Now, it’s been awarded a proof-of-concept grant. Learning early math is not just fundamental for children to do better in math; it’s a key predictor of overall school success, according to Agneta Gulz, profe

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-system-teaching-preschool-maths-receives-sek-38-million-proof-concept-funding-wallenberg - 2025-11-13

PluvioFlow, a pioneering technology company specializing in flood modeling, announces the appointment of Jonatan Green Brzezinski as its new CEO and Inriver founder Johan Billgren as Chairman of the Board. Simultaneously, the company is launching a pilot program following highly positive market feedback. "I'm excited to join the team and get started," says Jonatan Green Brzezinski, the new CEO. "I

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/pluvioflow-wants-increase-societies-resilience-floods-appoints-new-ceo-and-launches-pilot-program - 2025-11-13

To address the unique needs of Sweden's innovative and fast-growing startups and scaleups, a new collaborative initiative called Sweden Startup Nation has been established. This initiative aims to serve as an independent, national knowledge hub that enhances understanding of startups, scaleups, and their ecosystem through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and accessibility. The initiative i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-initiative-strengthen-swedens-startups-and-scaleups - 2025-11-13

Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2025-11-13

THINK TEAM. Don't strive for perfection, take small steps instead. And dare to ask the really tough questions. Annika Lindström, Innovation Developer at LU Innovation, gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. To "succeed" in realising an idea, the most fundamental thing in my eyes is to be truly driven by the desire to solve a problem and create value for an end user or customer.It's easy to fall i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/dont-fall-love-your-own-idea - 2025-11-13