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Academic Freedom in Sweden – Webinar with Rebecca Selberg et al.

18 February 2026 15:00 to 16:30 | Seminar

Rebecca Selberg, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, will take part in an international webinar on academic freedom in Sweden. The webinar is organised by the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom (GOAF) and is part of its Country & Region Health Checks series.

A new project to deepen the work on academic freedom and clarify Lund University’s role in society will run throughout 2026.

Read more on the Lund University staff pages.

About the webinar

  • Time: 18 February 2026, 15:00–16:30 (Swedish time)
  • Location: Online, MS Teams
  • Organiser: The Global Observatory on Academic Freedom (GOAF)

Sweden is often highlighted as a strong democratic context for higher education. This webinar discusses how academic freedom is shaped by legislation, governance structures, political culture and transnational influences. The focus is on how academic freedom is actually experienced and practised in everyday life within Swedish higher education.

Registration

The webinar is open to anyone interested in higher education, governance, democracy and academic freedom.

Please register via this form.

Enquiries: ahmad [dot] akkad [at] kcl [dot] ac [dot] uk or goaf [at] kcl [dot] ac [dot] uk (goaf[at]kcl[dot]ac[dot]uk)

Speakers

  • Professor Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg, Uppsala University
    Academic freedom in Sweden – Freedom without guardrails
     
  • Associate Professor Rebecca Selberg, Lund University
    Transnational pressures on academic freedom: lessons from the US and implications for Sweden
     
  • Professor Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor, Lund University
    The Swedish academic landscape and its challenges to academic freedom

About the event

Location:

Online, MS Teams. See link for Registration.

Contact:

rebecca [dot] selberg [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se