By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 5 September 2023 Jiangming Sun studies an atherosclerotic plaque. A goal with his research is to identify dangerous plaques at an early stage. The research project is now awarded a grant by the Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. Photograph: Petra Olsson Every year, the Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation awards three diabetes

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-researchers-receive-support-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2025-07-11

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 13 July 2023 Bacterial species associated with early signs of atherosclerosis are linked to poor oral health in a new study. Daniel Jönsson, researcher and dentist, has examined the oral health of several of the participants. Photo: Petra Olsson What is the link between atherosclerosis and gut and mouth bacteria? Researche

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/gut-and-mouth-bacteria-give-researchers-new-clues-about-atherosclerosis - 2025-07-11

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 17 August 2023 In a new study published in the journal Obesity, the researchers studied the metabolism of overweight individuals before and after they had a gastric bypass operation. Photograph: iStock/herjua A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving ga

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/positive-metabolic-effects-gastric-bypass-disappear-quickly - 2025-07-11

Published 3 June 2025 Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2025-07-11

Published 9 June 2025 The seminar gathered miners, policy makers, NGO's and researchers to discuss responsible gold mining. As part of the FORMAS-funded research project "Fair Gold? Institutionalising Labour and Environmental Standards Along the Certified Gold Supply Chain" led by researcher Muriel Côte, a seminar was recently organised at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in collaboration

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/we-felt-seen-gold-miners-researchers-and-policymakers-found-common-ground-paris - 2025-07-11

Published 11 June 2025 The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. A total of 15 assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) will be recruited to all faculties at Lund University. Eight of the positions have a sp

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-position-assistant-professor-human-geography-focus-geoai-regional-development-and-spatial - 2025-07-11

Published 5 July 2025 Two new positions at KEG! Senior Lecturer in Human EcologyRead about the position hereDoctoral student in Economic GeographyRead about the position here 

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/become-our-new-colleague - 2025-07-11

Published 1 November 2022 This three-week event will feature 35 different interactive webinars with recruitment staff, programme staff, and current students. You can join our recruitment officers for a presentation and Q&A about how to apply, subject area sessions with an open Q&A with programme staff and students from each faculty, and several live chat events with current students and alumni! Be

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/join-us-lund-university-applicant-weeks-28-november-16-december-2022 - 2025-07-11

Published 16 February 2023 We are happy to announce 1-2 PhD positions in Human Geography at the department. Click here to read more and to apply.  

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/1-2-doctoral-studentships-human-geography - 2025-07-11

Published 13 April 2023 How to Make Money: Histories of Capitalism from Elsewhere The Human Ecology Division proudly presents: A public lecture with Timothy Mitchell: How to Make Money: Histories of Capitalism from Elsewhere On 17 November, at 10 am. In Världen, Geocentrum 1, Sölvegatan 12. Timothy Mitchell is professor of Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University, a leading political and soci

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/public-lecture-timothy-mitchell - 2025-07-11

Published 31 August 2023 Amr Khairy Ahmed will defend his PhD dissertation "Egypt Ignited: How Steam Power Arrived on the Nile and Integrated Egypt into Industrial Capitalism (1820s-76)." on the 17th of November 2023, 13:00. Amr Khairy Ahmed will defend his PhD dissertation "Egypt Ignited: How Steam Power Arrived on the Nile and Integrated Egypt into Industrial Capitalism (1820s-76)." on the 17th

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/phd-defense-amr-khairy-ahmed - 2025-07-11

Published 31 August 2023 The Student Office is now open for the fall semester and you are welcome to visit us between 13.00 - 15.00 on Tuesdays and 09.00 - 12.00 on Wednesdays. Dear students, The Student Office is now open for the fall semester and you are welcome to visit us between 13.00 - 15.00 on Tuesdays and 09.00 - 12.00 on Wednesdays. You can also call us during these hours or e-mail us whe

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-student-office - 2025-07-11

Published 20 December 2023 Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to much needed rest, both for students and the department's staff. Between December 23 and January 7, we are therefore closed (this also applies to the Student office). Regular opening hours apply again from 8 January 2024. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/departments-opening-hours-over-christmas-and-new-year - 2025-07-11

Published 6 February 2024 Welcome to the first season of the KEG-podcast. In each episode you will meet researchers from the department and learn more about human geography research. In the first episode that will be released on February 19 we will talk to researcher Stine Madsen about Sustainable transition in Danish waste management. The interview is held in English. You can listen to the KEG Po

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coming-soon-keg-podcast - 2025-07-11

Published 13 February 2024 Fotograf: Diana Jap, omslagsbild: Milena Bojovic The thesis, entitled Fashioning the Ecological Crisis: Sustainability and Feminism in Fashion Advertising and Communication in Contemporary Sweden, is a critical feminist study that explores the fashion industry's ethical marketing in its advertising and communication aimed at consumers.  Such ethical marketing and communi

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thesis-sheds-light-how-fashion-companies-use-greenwashing-marketing-campaigns-contributes - 2025-07-11

Published 21 February 2024 Uppsats som behandlar beslutsfattandet om skånska vindkraftverk vinner KEFU:s uppsatspris 2023 Congratulations to Master's student Alice Petersson from the Department who won the prize for her thesis "Opportunities for Agency in Offshore Wind Power in Skåne, Sweden?". in KEFU Skåne's essay competition in December 2023. This is the 38th time that KEFU awards a prize of SE

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/masters-student-won-prize-competition - 2025-07-11

Published 5 April 2024 Martina Angela Caretta, docent at the department, is a co-writer of a newly published article in Carbon Brief. The researchers, in the article, addresses their recent study, published in One Earth, where they’ve investigated how the effectiveness of well-established adaptation options in relation to water changes as the world warms. Their findings show that the effectiveness

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/climate-adaptation-becomes-less-effective-world-warms - 2025-07-11

Published 24 April 2024 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Gunnar Törnqvist on April 7th, 2024. Born in 1933 Professor Törnqvist had a long career, marked by his significant contributions to the study of industrial location, the diffusion of innovation, creativity in time and space, and the evolving economic geography of Europe. Also of note was his public servic

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/memory-gunnar-tornqvist - 2025-07-11

Published 28 May 2024 On Friday 24 May, PhD Student Mathilde Martin defended her thesis “Mattering at the periphery – Geographies of peri-urban life and its discontents.” Curious about Mathilde’s thesis? Here’s what it’s all about: Amid rising social discontent in the peripheries of Western European democracies, this thesis offers an exploration of “places that don't matter” through the lens of th

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mathilde-martin-defended-her-thesis-about-french-yellow-vests - 2025-07-11

Published 10 September 2024 Explore this topic in a recently published article (a systematic Scoping Review) by researchers Vasna Ramasar, Martina Angela Caretta and Muriel Côte from the department. This systematic review, which was partially funded by FORMAS grant to Ramasar and Caretta and a internal small grant at the The Department of Human Geography, Lund University, showcases their research

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/resistance-extractivism-induced-water-insecurity-does-gender-have-role-it - 2025-07-11