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2017 YEAR OF FEAR?What can you do?2017 has so far been a turbulent year. The global reaction to Trumps inauguration in January has triggered Women’s march, responding to the fear of a backlash in women’s rights as well as the March for Science to defend the role of science in policy and society. All over the world we see politicians gaining ground by feeding fears related to globalization such as
https://www.wings.lu.se/infromation-about-conference - 2026-01-21
The programme ( 2017_year_of_fear_programme_pdf.pdf ) will include international specialists and researchers from different fields reflecting over this year’s theme. More information about the programme can be found here: trm_year_of_fear_agenda-170814.docx
https://www.wings.lu.se/conferences-programme - 2026-01-21
13 April 2026 08:00 to 18 April 2026 17:00 | Other Save the date! Sustainability Week will be held for the 10th time on 13-18 April – everyone is welcome! Sustainability Week is an annual event where Lund University and Lund Municipality invite people to a week of activities focusing on sustainability. A wide range of topics are discussed during the week, and everyone is welcome.Organise an eventD
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/sustainability-week-2026 - 2026-01-21
Human Rights Working Groups bring together experts and practitioners from different fields to focus on a particular human rights topic for a set period. The format is open—anyone interested, including those outside Lund University, is welcome to join.In spring 2026, the Human Rights Profile Area funds three working groups with 30,000 SEK each. This new funding format was introduced in to help rese
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/human-rights-working-groups - 2026-01-21
Seed funding for innovative research The Human Rights Profile Area offers seed funding for members (25,000–75,000 SEK) to initiate innovative, interdisciplinary projects, research groups, or proposals. This funding initiative aims to spark new research ideas with strong potential for external funding and strengthen a vibrant, well-connected scholarly community at Lund University.To be eligible, th
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/research/projects-and-initiatives - 2026-01-21
The Human Rights Profile Area forsters a human rights community at Lund University where researchers working with human rights connect and collaborate and get in contact with our collaboration partners and civil society organizations. To promote research advancement, we organize activities related to research that are open to both our members and partners, and some also for the public. Twice per y
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/research - 2026-01-21
29 January 2026 11:15 to 13:00 | Workshop Human Rights Profile Area meets Nature-based Future Solutions Profile Area! There is significant overlap in the topics of our research—human rights and the green transition, climate issues, biodiversity loss, just transition, social welfare, and ethical aspects of sustainability. Let’s explore our common interests, inspire for new research ideas and identi
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Management team The management team is the strategic body of the Human Rights Profile Area. Besides the strategic direction, the management team decides over member admission, seed funding grants and finances. It consists of a coordinator, a deputy-coordinator and two assistant coordinators from different faculties. Every member has a designated responsibility. Coordinator Lena Halldenius, Profes
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/about/organization - 2026-01-21
Researchers within the Human Rights Profile Area pay particular attention to the impact and consequences of a polarised world on global norms, practices, actors and institutions in the field of human rights. Research topics at the top of our agenda: Human rights & CultureHuman rights & DisabilitiesHuman rights & Economic developmentHuman rights & EducationHuman rights & GenderHuman rights & Health
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/research/research-themes - 2026-01-21
16 February 2026 13:15 to 15:00 | Seminar The Human Rights Profile Area and Lund Earth Observation group invite you to an interactive seminar with The Decentralized Damage Mapping Group (DDMG) to discuss how Earth Observation can be used to study or monitor human rights in conflicts and disasters. We will hear a presentation from DDMG and thereafter have a round-table discussion to exchange perspe
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/earth-observation-and-human-rights-conflicts-and-disasters - 2026-01-21
Join us for an interdisciplinary, collaborative space to explore common interests and to build connections across fields! Date: 16 February 2026 Time: 13:15–15:00 (including fika) Location: SOL:H435 Centre for Languages and Literature, Helgonabacken 12, Lund First name (required) Please enter your first name. Last name (required) Please enter your last name. Faculty/ Organization (required) Please
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30 January 2026 12:15 to 13:00 | Seminar Human Rights Lunch Online is a digital seminar series where Human Rights Profile Area members and guests present their latest projects and research. On 30 January, Martin Scheinin, visiting professor at the Faculty of Law and previous United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism (2005–2011), will present on the rights of future ge
Collaborations in Lund - the Swedish hub for human rightsBesides the university, Lund is home to two major human rights institutes in Sweden which makes the city of Lund to a Swedish hub for human rights. The Human Rights Profile Area organizes events together with these institutes to foster collaborations and exchange among staff and members. Together we are creating a robust and dynamic environm
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/collaborations - 2026-01-21
28 January 2026 13:15 to 15:00 | Seminar Presenters: Miia Halme-Tuomisaari, Mariia Lesina, Salobrar Alonso Jiménez, and Antonia Rick. In recent years, corporations have embraced the role of global benefactors, increasingly entering a space traditionally occupied by NGOs. Corporations are also actively welcomed by governments as international collaborators to solve the world’s wicked problems. Incr
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/fluff-tough-role-standards-international-human-rights-monitoring - 2026-01-21
In terms of education, the Human Rights Profile Area aims to strengthen the connections between research and education in the field of human rights. We facilitate collaboration between educational programmes and courses at Lund University that explicitly or implicitly focus on human rights. Overview of Human Rights related education at Lund University The Human Rights Profile Area also engages on
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/education - 2026-01-21
Pro Vice- Chancellor Per Mickwitz about the Human Rights Profile Area What is the Lund University Human Rights Profile Area?The Human Rights Profile Area is a hub for interdisciplinary research, education and collaboration on human rights. We bring together more than 150 human rights researchers at Lund University from a broad range of disciplines. The profile area can be described as a network th
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/about - 2026-01-21
Get engaged, become a member! Lund University staff and employees of affiliated partners can join the profile area network and contribute to interdisciplinary research at Lund University! What the Human Rights Profile Area offers for its members A calendar for human rights events at Lund University has been on my wish list for a long time. Thanks to the profile area and the new website I have a go
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/about/advantages-members - 2026-01-21
You can add an educational programme or course to the overview of Human Rights related education at Lund University by filling in this form: Email (required) Please enter the email adress of the responsible course coordinator. Programme or course title (required) Please enter the programme or course title. Study programme or stand alone course? (required) Please specify if this is a study programm
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