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Published 21 December 2021 Between December 23 and January 9, the Department of Strategic Communication will be closed because of Christmas and New Year holidays. If you have any urgent matter, please email info [at] isk [dot] lu [dot] se. We read emails on a weekly basis.
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/closed-christmas-department-strategic-communication - 2025-04-29
Published 8 February 2022 The term affective polarization refers to the extent to which citizens feel more negatively toward other political parties than toward their own. Researchers do not know much about the link between news media coverage and affective polarization. One way to better understand affective polarization is to measure the effects of it, for example by setting up scientific experi
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/conference-about-affective-polarization-hosted-department-and-nordic-map-network - 2025-04-29
Published 11 April 2022 Nadia Kaneva, associate professor in Media and Strategic communication at Denver University (USA), will, among other things, discuss the marketing of national and gender-related identities. Nadia Kaneva visits the public diplomacy research group and the Department of Strategic Communication in May 2022. The visit is part of an ongoing collaboration between Lund University a
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/open-seminar-public-diplomacy-and-gender - 2025-04-29
By info [at] isk [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia Nygren) - published 11 August 2022 We wish new students welcome to the Department this autumn. Our programmes start in the beginning of the semester with a mandatory introduction. Our new master students will be here for pre-registration Våra masterstudenter välkomnas redan den 22 augusti för pre-registration. Our two bachelor's programmes and our master
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/autumn-semester-starts-august-29th - 2025-04-29
By hannah [dot] ekroth [at] isk [dot] lu [dot] se (Hannah Ekroth) - published 23 November 2022 The conference brings together scholars, practitioners and students of place branding and the related fields of nation branding, public diplomacy, city branding, country branding, destination branding. The theme of the 2023 IPBA conference is Place branding in times of crisis and uncertainty. We invite s
Published 24 November 2022 Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash This preconference is organized by researchers at the department participating in an ongoing NOS-HS network on strategic communication. It explores the complex communicative processes by which organizations constitute strategies to “do the right thing” in response to global crises. Over the past few years, we have witnessed a variety of
Published 20 December 2022 Photo: Singhararith Chea In December the students on the Master's programme in strategic communication organized their traditional Christmas potluck at Campus Helsingborg. The party was held on the top floor C-7, which was decorated for the occasion by the specially appointed party committee. The Christmas tree was dressed, the Christmas cloths unrolled, and the light ga
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/christmas-feeling-masters-programme - 2025-04-29
Published 11 January 2023 Welcome to join us for a unique research seminar on place branding with researcher and Associate Professor Massimo Giovarnardi, University of Bologna, Italy. Dr Giovarnardi will give a research talk and perform songs from his new combined book and music album “Destinations: Songs for place and tourism management”. Time: 15 February, 14-16 (sharp!) Place: Mindpark Welcome
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/research-seminar-songs-place-and-tourism-management - 2025-04-29
By frida [dot] hessel [at] isk [dot] lu [dot] se (Frida Hessel) - published 29 August 2023 This semester, ISK welcomes 46 new master's students from 18 different countries to Campus Helsingborg. The students, who come from Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Italy, China, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria, among other countries, start their two-year education on the international Master's programme in
Published 4 September 2023 Hui Zhao and Chiara Valentini are the recipients of the Karen Miller Russell Award for the Most Downloaded Article published in the Journal of Public Relations Research. They received the award on 7th August from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) the 106th Annual Conference. The awarded paper is Navigating Turbulent Political Wat
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/reward-most-downloaded-article - 2025-04-29
Published 27 September 2023 The research project is funded with 2.2 million SEK from the R&D Fund of the Swedish Tourism & Hospitality Industry. The project aims to increase knowledge about how a destination's various actors, such as hotels, retail, and different associations can offer an inclusive stay for tourists with dogs. The project investigates both the needs of dog owners and how the actor
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/dog-tourism-focus-quality-life-and-destination-resilience - 2025-04-29
Published 4 October 2023 The research project has been rewarded SEK 1.8 million from the R&D fund of the Swedish Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The aim of the research project is to create new knowledge about the role of the tourism industry in vulnerable areas with a particular focus on socially sustainable place attractiveness. At first glance, it seems excellent to create attractive tourist
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/attractiveness-marginalized-places-conditions-tourism-vulnerable-areas - 2025-04-29
Published 10 October 2023 From climate change disasters to the war in Ukraine and the shaky global economy, there is a growing and palpable sense of living in a time of perpetual crisis and uncertainty. How do crises and uncertain times affect place branding discourse and practice and what are the implications for research? In October, researchers and practitioners gather at a unique world-leading
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/place-branding-crisis-and-uncertain-times - 2025-04-29
Published 18 October 2023 A research conference was held in Lund in October 2023. The conference, organized jointly by the Psychological Defence Research Institute and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, gathered researchers representing institutions across Sweden from varied disciplines such as international relations, political science, sociology, strategic communication and law. The confe
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/psychological-defence-research-conference - 2025-04-29
By emma [dot] renman [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Renman) - published 6 May 2024 Petter Pilesjö, Abdulghani Hasan, and Andreas Persson were tired of the feeling of writing articles and presenting at conferences without anything happening. Learn how they went from research results to making use of their findings by starting the company PluvioFlow. Petter Pilsjö is a Professor at Lund Uni
By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 5 September 2024 The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game. The system is based on more than 10 years of research and development. Now, it’s been awarded a proof-of-concept grant. Learning early math is not just fundamental for childr
Published 25 November 2024 PluvioFlow, a pioneering technology company specializing in flood modeling, announces the appointment of Jonatan Green Brzezinski as its new CEO and Inriver founder Johan Billgren as Chairman of the Board. Simultaneously, the company is launching a pilot program following highly positive market feedback. "I'm excited to join the team and get started," says Jonatan Green
Published 4 December 2024 To address the unique needs of Sweden's innovative and fast-growing startups and scaleups, a new collaborative initiative called Sweden Startup Nation has been established. This initiative aims to serve as an independent, national knowledge hub that enhances understanding of startups, scaleups, and their ecosystem through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and acces
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-initiative-strengthen-swedens-startups-and-scaleups - 2025-04-29
By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lus [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 15 January 2025 Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concret
By tiina [dot] meri [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Tiina Meri) - published 16 January 2025 THINK TEAM. Don't strive for perfection, take small steps instead. And dare to ask the really tough questions. Annika Lindström, Innovation Developer at LU Innovation, gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. To "succeed" in realising an idea, the most fundamental thing in my eyes is to be truly driven by the de
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/dont-fall-love-your-own-idea - 2025-04-29
