New student: Checklist spring semester 2026
For new students admitted to Gender Studies, Social Anthropology, Sociology or HR at Lund University.
Checklist
– to do before and at the start of the semester:
- Activate your Student Account before the semester starts.
- Fill in the web registration. Deadline: 15 January.
- Go to the compulsory introductory meeting.
1. Activate your Student Account
Once you are accepted at Lund University, an account and a student identity will be created for you. Information about your Student Account will be sent to the e-mail-address that you have registered at universityadmissions.se.
You will need your Student Account in order to carry out the web registration below. The account is used during your whole study period at Lund University. If you have been a student at Lund university before then you already have an account.
Activate your Student Account at passport.lu.se.
2. Web registration
After you activate your Student Account, you must register for the course you are admitted to before the start of the semester.
Log in to Ladok with your Student Account.
Please note that you need to register between 12 and 15 January.
Problems with the web registration? Please contact the Student administration: info@soc.lu.se, or you risk losing your spot on the course.
3. Go to the compulsory introductory meeting
Most courses hold a compulsory introductory meeting to start the course.
You can usually see time, date and place for the introductory meeting in your course schedule in TimeEdit.
Select the semester and then use your course code to search for your course schedule.
Please note: certain changes in the schedule may be made at short notice.
Contact info@soc.lu.se if you can not find when your course starts.
Admission and reserve admission
You will receive a welcome email from the department no later than two weeks before the start of the semester. If you applied through "late application", any reserves will be contacted no later than the last day of the course start week.
General questions about your application and admission
For questions about your application, registered qualifications/credentials and admission results/notice, please contact University admissions Support Centre.
For questions about eligibility decisions and selection, please contact Lund University Admissions Office
General information about applying for studies on Lund University website.
Frequently asked questions about application and admission on Lund University website.
Late application
If a course is not full after the first admission round, it may open for late application, giving you an extra chance to apply. This usually happens in December for spring semester courses and in July for autumn semester courses.
Please note that a late application does not guarantee a place on the course. Applications are processed by the Admissions Office at Lund University, not by us at the Department of Sociology. We cannot influence the processing time.
Once you have been admitted, you will receive a welcome email. If you have not received one before the start of the semester, please contact our study advisers studievagledare [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (studievagledare[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se).
More about late application on universityadmissions.se
If you wish to discontinue your studies
If you wish to discontinue your studies on a course on which you are registered, it is important that you report your withdrawal immediately via Ladok for students. If you report withdrawal from studies within the first three weeks of the course, known as "early withdrawal," you have the opportunity to re-apply for the course at a later date.
If you wish to withdraw from an entire study programme, you must complete a withdrawal from studies form, available at www.soc.lu.se/blanketter. Please contact the study advisers on email: studievagledare [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (studievagledare[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Are you on our waiting list?
If you are on our waiting list, the Student Office will contact you if you can be offered a place on the course or the programme. The admission from our waiting list starts no earlier than the first half of January 2026.
Welcome letter and introductory meeting
An email with a link to our welcome letters will be sent to you no later than two weeks before the start of the semester.
The email is sent to the address you have provided on universityadmissions.se (or antagning.se).
In your welcome letter you will find information that is specific to your course, including information regarding the introductory meeting, registration and course information.
Please note that introductory meetings are for accepted students only and not for those on our waiting list. More information for those on the waiting list can be found on this page under the heading "Admission and reserve admission".
Some time before we send out the link to our welcome letters we publish them on the website, please visit the page Welcome letters to find your course letter.
- Welcome letters for sociology, HR and social anthropology will be published here on soc.lu.se/en soon.
- Welcome Letters for Gender Studies can be found on gender.lu.se
If you are accepted but have not received a link to your welcome letter, please check your spam inbox before contacting us.
Canvas: Learning platform
Our courses and programmes are linked to the learning platform Canvas, where teachers and students communicate with each other and post information.
You will access your course on Canvas after you have registered to the course according to the instructions above.
On the course page you will find schedules, syllabus, literature lists, reading lists and information from teachers.
In order to receive the information that you need from us at the department you must ensure that "Announcements" are activated in Canvas. Click on "Account" in the left menu, then on "Notifications" and make the selection.
Reading list, syllabus and schedule
Both reading lists and syllabi can be found via the portal “Search syllabus”. Here you should search using your course code. Current reading lists are published no later than one month before the course starts. At the university libraries, course literature is available to borrow in limited numbers. The loan period for course literature is 14 days. If you prefer to buy your course literature, you can do this, second-hand or new.
Learn more about borrowing or buying books on the Lund University website.
Schedules can be found via TimeEdit. Here you will find your schedule for the entire semester. Find your schedule by selecting the relevant semester and then searching for your course by name or course code. You can usually see the time, date and place for your introductory meeting via your schedule.
Library and LU access card
Our subjects – Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology (including HR) – belong to the Faculty of Social Sciences and our library is the Faculty of Social Sciences Library, also called Sambib.
To borrow books, print and copy, you need an LU card.
Your LU card works as your library card, your official Lund University ID, and your access card for the buildings and rooms you are authorised to enter.
Forgot you pin?
Your LU card comes with a PIN code for access.
Learning support at Lund University
At Lund University, it’s important that disabilities such as visual impairment, dyslexia or ADHD do not stand in the way of your studies.
You can receive various forms of learning support to make studying easier, including note-taking assistance, audiobooks, or adjustments during exams.
It is important to apply for support well before the start of the semester.
Please contact us if you need any support
Student Office
More details on the page "Our Student Office".
Sociology and HR
Susanne Lindberg
Telephone: +46 46-222 88 44
E-mail: Info [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Info[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Social Anthropology
Christian Landgren
Telephone: +46 46-222 40 36
E-mail: Info [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Info[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Gender studies
Cornelia Andersson
E-mail: Info [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Info[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
Our own Study Advisers
Talk to our own study advisers for information and advice about courses and their content, information about exams, advice on career path choices.
Email: studievagledare [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (studievagledare[at]soc[dot]lu[dot]se)
More details on the page "Study guidance at the department".
How to find us
Find The Department of Sociology near the city centre in the heart of Lund University’s beautiful campus area, Paradiset.
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