Published 21 April 2017 The Young South Asia Scholars Meet (Y-SASM) call for papers for its 2018 conference. The conference will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 15-17th June, 2018. Submit applications before 30th September 2017. Y-SASM provides a platform for young scholars working on South Asia to present their work and to ensue fruitful discussions and debates.The theme for the conference in 2

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Published 3 August 2017 Göteborg Book Fair 2013 as seen from the second floor. In this year's Göteborg Book Fair there will be two seminars with a South Asian theme. One is a dialogue on contemporary literature in Bangladesh and the other is a talk with Arundhati Roy on her new book, which deals with modern Indian history. SASNET director Andreas Johansson will also be at the fair talking about th

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Published 6 November 2023 Photographer: Tove Smeds For Anders Wittrup, clinical WCMM researcher and oncologist, the choice of this year's Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, was quite expected. They recieved the prize for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 such

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Published 28 November 2017 Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted at the Department of Political Science?In light of the

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Publicerad 5 april 2019 ElsevierförhandlingarnaPreliminära resultat från utvärderingen av Elsevier-avtalets uppsägning presenteras på BIBSYSEn presentation hölls i Trondheim 12 mars. Presentationen redovisar preliminärt vad BIBSAM fått fram av sin enkät om Elsevieruppsägningen. Enkäten undersöker både biblioteks- och forskarreaktioner.Länk till ppt-presentationen: https://openaccess.blogg.kb.se/fi

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Published 2 June 2017 Why is the Stringhyllan bookshelf considered a design classic but not the Billy? And what makes the Lamino armchair into the furniture design of the century while Norrgavel’s Länstol chair isn’t even considered a classic? “I believed, rather naively, that it was quality that determined whether a piece became a Anna Wahlöö has her personal favourite among the design classics i

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By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 9 September 2019 "We must historicize the interaction between women and the state regarding the ban, as well as the broader societal and cultural barriers, intrastate divides and international dynamics that have contributed to the longevity of the exclusion of women from sports spectatorship over the long forty years t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mobilizing-pity-iranian-women-long-road-azadi-stadium-cmes-nazanin-shahrokni-and-spyros-sofos - 2025-04-23

Published 4 October 2023 In this research event, professor Shannon Jackson and curator Milena Högsberg discuss curatorial and performance methods that create critical dialogues with a specific landscape. The discussion is facilitated by Gigi Argyropoulou, curator, writer, practitioner and post doc researcher at Malmö Theatre Academy. Welcome to Inter Arts Center, Friday 13 October 17.30-19.00. No

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Published 30 October 2023 The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) successfully hosted its highly anticipated annual conference held from October 19 to 22, 2023, at the University of Pittsburgh, United States. The event brought together esteemed scholars, researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts from across the globe to delve into the multifaceted dynamics of Central Eurasia’s ongoing transf

https://www.centralasianlaw.lu.se/article/central-asian-law-project-participants-presented-their-research-cess-annual-conference-university - 2025-04-23

By anna [dot] mansfeld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Mansfeld) - published 3 December 2024 The Administrative Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Head of Finance Charlotte Solberg, Department of Physics, and Curator Jenny Bergman, Historical Museum. The University’s Administrative Prize is an annual award for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contribu

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Published 11 May 2017 The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is currently seeking a C-MAP fellow specializing in Asian art, with a focus on Indian and South Asian art. Application deadline is June 1, 2017. In 2009, The Museum of Modern Art launched Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives (C-MAP), a global research initiative. The program is intended to deepen the Museum’s range of expertise;

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By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 9 December 2020 CMES Spyros Sofos was awarded a PhD in Regional and Cross-cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen after the examination of his thesis entitled “The Meanings of the People in Turkish Politics: A Genealogy” on Monday 7 December. The Meanings of the People in Turkish Politics: A Genealogy This the

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Published 1 September 2013 During the week 9-13 September 2013, SASNET deputy director Lars Eklund visited universities in London, networking with researchers working on South Asia related projects. The universities included Westminster University, London School of Economics and Political Science, and SOAS at University of London.  University of WestminsterWeb page:www.westminster.ac.ukLars first

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By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 9 September 2024 SWEAH's travelers left an almost 30-degree Sweden and arrived in typical September rain and Stirling half as hot. But then the sun came and a packed program with, among other things, lectures and workshops on quantitative and qualitative methods, and a competition where the best presentations were crowne

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Published 11 September 2015 “My first project was about giving poor families in Thailand the opportunity to send their children to school. A student and I helped set up chicken farms at the schools, which the children took care of. The money they earned by selling the eggs on the markets covered their school fees”. Leif Bjellin. Photo: Gunnar Menander So says Leif Bjellin, now retired from Lund Un

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Published 19 April 2018 Malin Parmar is the stem cell researcher whose research was turned into a cartoon on ERC’s initiative; she found that it turned out better and more fun than she could have imagined. However, from the research world, she has had mixed reactions about prioritising a cartoon project. Malin Parmar, Professor of developmental and regenerative neurobiology. Some colleagues find t

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Published 2 October 2018 Tord Ajanki started diabetesportalen.se just over a decade ago. Now he is to relinquish the editorship and retire. “It feels strange, good in one way, but it’s difficult to stop doing something that you have been involved in for so long”, he says. Tord Ajanki initially trained as a nurse.  “My wife and I wanted to save the world! We were going to do the training and work a

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By joel [dot] jonsson [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Joel Jönsson) - published 8 June 2023 PhD candidate Heraclitos Muhire's research focuses on politicians leaving politics and joining private companies. Movements between business and politics are almost uncontrolled, and the conflicts and consequences are understudied. Around the 2014 elections, Heraclitos Muhire noticed a potential conflict of

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Published 24 November 2016 Photo: Vetenskapsrådet In late October 2016, the Swedish Research Council decided upon project grants within Humanities. Two projects given a grant relates to South Asian studies, from Uppsala University and Stockholm University. Within Medicine, one project grant from Uppsala University was given a grant relate to South Asian studies. List of South Asia related projects

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Published 5 November 2019 Photo: Erika Fransson Scott Burnett, Lecturer and researcher at the Department started his work at the Department in January 2019. Dr Burnett is currently teaching several courses, but also passionately keeps up with his research within the discourse field of race, gender and sexuality. Meeting him over a cup of coffee makes me absolutely sure that his heart and research

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