Published 8 March 2017 In the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2017 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Four Lund University subjects are ranked in the top 50 in the new QS 2017 subject ranking: geography (26th) environmental sciences (38th) development studies (32nd) nursing (49th) An additional 16 subjects are ranked in the top 100

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Published 8 March 2017 David Gisselsson Nord (Photo: Kennet Ruona) When David Gisselsson Nord, a cancer researcher at Lund University in Sweden, read a history book last summer, he was struck by the similarities between how cancer and insurgencies evolve over time. Could military strategy be used as inspiration for cancer treatment? He teamed up with Robert Egnell at the Swedish Defence University

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-what-cancer-research-can-learn-military-strategy - 2025-04-11

Published 13 March 2017 Illustration: Per Uvdal Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used the MAX IV synchrotron in Lund – the strongest of its kind in the world - to produce images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease. The unique images appear to contradict a previously unchallenged consensus. Instead of

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Published 15 March 2017 Johan Hollander Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts. This emerges from a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The study in question investigates whether there is a so-called publication bias within climate research, i.e. a stat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-publication-bias-found-climate-change-research - 2025-04-11

Published 20 March 2017 Illustration of a network-based biocomputer (Till Korten) Crashing computers or smartphones - and security loopholes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords - could be prevented if it were possible to design error-free software. To date, this is a problem that neither engineers nor current supercomputers have been able to solve. A major reason for this is the comp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/biological-supercomputers-be-powered-molecular-motors - 2025-04-11

Published 21 March 2017 Samuel Bengtsson and Johan Mauritsson in the laser lab We may soon get better insight into the microcosm and the world of electrons. Researchers at Lund University and Louisiana State University have developed a tool that makes it possible to control extreme UV light - light with much shorter wavelengths than visible light. The new method uses strong laser pulses to direct

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Published 3 July 2019 Everything is in the same place but the address has changed. The departments visiting address is now Allhelgona Kyrkogata 18 C. To make it easier for emergency services to find the right building in the Paradis area in Lund, several university buildings changed addresses on 1 July.  The Sociology of Law Department's address was changed from  Allhelgona Kyrkogata 14.to Allhelg

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Published 29 August 2019 Amin Parsa has written the chapter ”Military Uniform and Lethal Targeting in International Law on Armed Conflict” in the newly published book Uniform: Clothing and Discipline in the Modern World. In the chapter, Amin Parsa, postdoctoral researcher at The Sociology of Law Department, investigates the production of human target in laws of armed conflict as a derivative of th

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Published 13 September 2019 Marie Leth-Espensen has co-authored an article on the recent gastronomic trend known as “New Carnivorism.” Marie Leth-Espensen, doctoral student at the Sociology of Law Department, has together with Mathias Elrød Madsen studied this relatively new food media trend. In an article in the journal Society & Animals, they discuss how examples such as the Danish TV show “Kill

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Published 13 September 2019 Renowned criminologist Dr Molly Dragiewicz, Associate Professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, visited Lund University for a seminar with the criminology program students. The seminar, “Digital media and domestic violence: Emerging international research”, on Tuesday 10th April, covered the role of digita

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/seminar-domestic-abuse-and-how-it-facilitated-digital-technology - 2025-04-11

Published 30 October 2019 The Sociology of Law Department's Professor Emeritus, Karsten Åström, has received an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Philosophy at Linköping University. For many years, Karsten Åström has been a Guest Professor at Linköping University, where he has established Welfare Law as a subject at the Faculty of Philosophy. The Faculty Board motivates awarding Åström with the

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Published 9 December 2019 Growing amounts of hateful messages sent to journalists are threatening to undermine central democratic concepts. The extent of problem is being investigated at the Sociology of Law Department at Lund University. In the last ten years, more journalists have received hateful and threatening messages online. The trend has led to self-censorship and declining mental health a

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/new-research-project-studies-effects-hateful-messages-journalism - 2025-04-11

By theo [dot] hagman-rogowski [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Theo Hagman Rogowski) - published 7 February 2020 On Wednesday 29 January, the Sociology of Law Department hosted The Panorama Day, an annual relay seminar about ongoing research. For students, it was an opportunity to get an overview of the production of science at their current department, and deepen their understanding of the subject.

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/short-and-sweet-when-students-were-introduced-departments-research - 2025-04-11

Published 14 April 2020 In the end of February, Patrik Olsson, associate professor at Lund University visited Uzbekistan to discuss one of the main academic problems in the area. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) of the Republic of Uzbekistan were among the main organizers behind the conference ”Higher Education

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociologist-law-anticorruption-assignment-central-asia - 2025-04-11

Published 24 April 2020 Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir at the Sociology of Law Department defended her doctoral thesis “Decentring Criminal Law: Understandings of Justice by Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence and its Implications for Different Justice Strategies” on Friday, 24 April. The thesis defence was a mostly digital occasion, with Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir streaming from Iceland, and the discus

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By theo [dot] hagman-rogowski [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Theo Hagman-Rogowski) - published 14 May 2020 Three researchers within the Social Science Faculty at Lund University have compiled an anthology challenging the notion of the refugee crisis of 2015. The book also investigates how Germany, Sweden, and Denmark use bureaucracy to control, discipline, and shape asylum seekers’ lives. In 2015,

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/how-northern-european-welfare-states-exercise-bureaucratic-violence-asylum-seekers - 2025-04-11

Published 20 May 2020 The Minister for Gender Equality, Åsa Lindhagen, has appointed Lena Svenaeus, researcher at the Sociology of Law Department, for an expert role in a commission for gender-equal lifetime earnings. The commission is working on proposals that may contribute to increased economic equality between women and men in the long term, a gender-equal distribution of public support measur

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Published 28 May 2020 Isabel Schoultz at the Sociology of Law Department has studied how two major Swedish companies have defended themselves against accusations of corporate crime. When corruption accusations against Swedish telecommunications provider Telia surfaced in 2012, regarding the acquisition of its business permit in Uzbekistan, the company initially denied the allegations. “I feel conv

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/corporate-strategies-legitimise-potentially-criminal-business-actions - 2025-04-11

Published 3 June 2020 An international research project headed by the Sociology of Law Department has received sufficient funding. The Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology grants Isabel Schoultz, researcher and Associate Senior Lecturer at the Sociology of Law Department, 1,400,000 SEK (approximately 135,000 €) to fund the research project ”Law in action - Policy and legal responses to th

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/investigating-legal-responses-migrant-worker-exploitation-nordics - 2025-04-11

Published 11 June 2020 A new research project aims to contribute to greater understanding between Central Asian and EU business and legal cultures, and lower the risk of foreign companies becoming involved in corruption. To achieve this, about a dozen universities in Europe and Central Asia are involved in an extensive exchange scheme of researching staff. Foreign companies establishing in Central

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociology-law-department-leads-unique-effort-facilitate-business-between-eu-and-central-asia - 2025-04-11