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11 Mar 2026
Exploring open workshops in Sweden: insights from a doctoral thesis
Our doctoral students spend years developing their research projects. We want to highlight their work and the ideas behind their dissertations. In November last year, Corinna Buckh...
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19 Feb 2026
International seminar in Kinshasa on mineral supply chains in the Sahel and Great Lakes regions
In January, Lund University and the University of Zurich co-organised an international seminar in Kinshasa as the closing event of researcher Muriel Côte’s FORMAS- and SNSF-funded ...
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9 Feb 2026
Two international researchers join the department as part of Lund University’s largest global recruitment drive
As part of Lund University’s largest ever global recruitment drive, the number of recruited researchers has been expanded to 45. 9 of the newly appointed researchers will be based ...
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6 Feb 2026
Become our next doctoral student!
The Department of Human Geography is currently seeking 1-2 doctoral students for its PhD- programme.
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15 Oct 2025
Three professors from the departement to be inaugurated
Lund University invites you to the inauguration ceremony for 28 new professors. Three professors from the department will be inaugurated: Markus Grillitsch, Katherine Gough and Gly...
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10 Oct 2025
The green transition must leave no one behind
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11 Sep 2025
Alvaro von Borries sucessfully defended his thesis in Economic Geography
We want to congratulate Alvaro von Borries, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis with the title "Structures and Dynamics of Low-income Work in Sweden: A Geographical Inqui...
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4 Sep 2025
Researcher from the department awarded ERC Starting Grants
Three researchers from the University have been granted, and human geographer Johan Miörner is one of them.
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11 Jun 2025
New position: Assistant professor in human geography with focus on (Geo)AI, regional development and spatial planning
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 i...
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9 Jun 2025
‘We Felt Seen’: Gold Miners, researchers and Policymakers found Common Ground in Paris
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...
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3 Jun 2025
Meet Glyn Williams!
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 ...
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5 Mar 2025
Researchers shed light on feminist geography at festival
Four researchers from the department participated in the “Feminist Festival” in Malmö this weekend. Martina Angela Caretta held a keynote speech titled What do gender and intersect...
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26 Feb 2025
New PhD position in economic geography
The Department is hiring a PhD student in economic geography. The position is connected to research projects that focus on innovation and socio-technical transitions in the urban w...
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7 Feb 2025
Thomas Malm publishes anthology on his life as a researcher
Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the pa...
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23 Jan 2025
Hanna Bach defended thesis on sustainable transition in the Maritime Shipping Sector
Congratulations to Hanna Bach who defended her thesis "Navigating Sustainable Shipping - Multi-scalar Transition Dynamics in the Maritime Shipping Sector." We took the opportunity ...
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18 Dec 2024
Opening hours during the Holidays
Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to a much-needed rest, both for students and department staff. From December 21, 2024 - January 6, 2025, our premises are therefore co...
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6 Nov 2024
Meet Katherine Gough
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26 Sep 2024
New human ecology thesis on the Storsjöodjur - a cryptid in the borderland between reality and the imagined
The Storsjöodjuret, a mythical cryptid* with its roots in Jämtland, was mentioned for the first time as early as the year 1643 and is now being brought up to date again in a new do...
