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15 Jun 2026
Stories Telling Worlds: new thesis explores queer worldmaking through storytelling
How are queer lives and worlds shaped through everyday storytelling? In a new doctoral thesis in Gender Studies, Sunny Gurumayum examines how queer worldmaking takes form through e...
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3 Jun 2026
Lund sociology student wins award for thesis on family and fertility
RuoXuan Xu has been awarded first prize in the Swedish Demographic Association’s 2026 thesis competition for a study on declining fertility intentions among Generation Z women in C...
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8 May 2026
Ukrainian psychologists and university teachers visit Lund University
On Monday, the Departments of Sociology and Psychology in Lund welcomed eight psychologists and university teachers from Ukraine. The visit centred on issues of mental recovery aft...
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14 Apr 2026
Sociological research part of a national initiative to combat crime
The Department of Sociology is contributing to a strategic research area on crime prevention. The initiative strengthens research on children’s vulnerability, drug markets, and new...
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10 Apr 2026
Beyond common misconceptions: new research sheds light on the Darknet
The Darknet is often described as criminal, lawless and in need of external control. New research by sociologist Tove Westberg, however, shows that cryptoforums on the Darknet func...
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6 Mar 2026
Research deepens understanding of morality and norms surrounding paid sex
A new doctoral thesis in social anthropology sheds light on how Swedish men who pay for sex try to understand and justify their actions in a society where both legislation and publ...
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18 Dec 2025
Research becomes animated film: theory and method in moving images
How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an anim...
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1 Dec 2025
New doctoral thesis: How scientists teach computers to see
Artificial intelligence powers everything from facial recognition to self-driving cars, but what does it really take to teach a computer to “see”? Isak Engdahl, who recently defend...
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14 Nov 2025
Meet the new Head of Department
The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 No...
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17 Oct 2025
Stress apps can make you more anxious – research shows how to deal with it
Sociologist Mikael Klintman warns that some apps meant to reduce anxiety might actually increase it. In The Conversation, he explains how constant alerts and dramatic messages can ...