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News from Graduate School & Faculty of Social Sciences

• Gender Studies Symposium/ Nov. 4th

• Reminder Seminar “Teaching on Gender Issues in Political Science”/Nov.4th

• Reminder: Research seminar featuring Michael Hall/ Nov.9th

• Speak Up Days, Social Science Union/ Nov. 9th- 13th.

• Reminder: Soup Lunch at Graduate School/ Nov.10th

• Debate in Lund/ Africa’s resources/  Nov. 10th

• Seminar: Research Professor at Prio, Oslo presents research program/ Nov. 11th

• Reminder: Career Day for PhD students / Nov.12th

• Reminder: Seminar on “Reclaiming Narrative, Reclaiming Power”/ Nov.18th

• Seminar: Frank Biermann, Amsterdam university: Governance by Goals/ Nov. 25th

• Seminar: Anne Rasmussen, Copenhagen university: Policy Representation in Europe / Dec. 2nd

External news/events

• Seminar: The Time of Mediatisation / Nov. 4th

• Do you want to get involved in Lund's student life, but haven't found anything you're interested in yet? / Nov. 4th

• Lecture in English: Priests Kings and Monks in Medieval Ethiopia/ Nov. 5th

• Public Lectures:Western Sahara: 40 years of occupation/ Nov. 10th

• Seminar: Boko Haram/ Nov. 12th

• Welcome to the Licentiate Disputation by Roshni Pramanik/ Nov.26th

Call for Papers & Grants & Events

• Sign up now to become an International Mentor/ Nov. 15th

• Free movie – ”St Vincent”/ Nov. 16th

• Study in South Africa fall semester 2016 with a scholarship/ Feb.1st

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News from Graduate School & Faculty of Social Sciences

• Gender Studies Symposium

The Department of Gender Studies welcome you to an open symposium Gender Studies Looking Forwards A new light on approaches to gender and feminist research on Wednesday November 4th. Over 20 researchers from Lund University and other universities will give short lectures and exciting insight into their research.

The symposium will be organised around parallel thematic workshops with brief and concise research presentations and following discussion on everything from social justice, politics and global gender to theoretical reflexions and sexualities, among other topics.

Date: November 4, 2015

Time:9:30-16:00

Location:Department of Gender Studies, Allhelgona kyrkogata 14, House M. Lund

Contact: irene [dot] pelayo [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se

For more information click here

• Reminder: Seminar “Teaching on Gender Issues in Political Science”

Maria Wendt and Cecilia Åse, from Stockholm University, will present their experiences with teaching on gender issues in political science. This research seminar is part of the activities of the department's action plan on gender equality, equal opportunities and diversity.

Chair: Annica Kronsell

Date: November 4, 2015

Time: 13.00 -15-15

Location: Ed367 Stora konferensrummet, Eden, Paradisgatan 5, hus H, Lund

For more information please click here.

• Reminder: Research seminar featuring Michael Hall

Welcome to an open research seminar with Professor Michael Hall on ”Publication strategies and the changing impact of the number’s game.”

Date:  November 9,  2015

Time: 10:00- 12:00

Location: Stora konferens rummet, Department of Political Science, building Eden, Lund

• Speak Up Days, Social Science Union

In week 46 is it time for the annual Speak Up Days! Take the opportunity to raise your voice about your education. Stop by the Union house Samvetet to do the survey, or when you see us in Paradis or Campus Helsingborg, or do it online!

For more information’ please click here.

• Reminder: Soup Lunch at Graduate School

Autumn has revealed itself and winter is just around the corner. If this is your first winter in Scandinavia, you may be surprised at some of the changes around and within you. And even if you’ve been living here all your life, you may still be grappling with some of those murky feelings that can accompany the imminent cold darkness.  We therefore invite you to come join us for some vegetarian soup and salad, also a representative from Student Health and the Student Chaplain will be there to talk about their work and the ways they can support you. This invitation goes out to several international master’s programmes at the faculty, and we hope you will take this opportunity to come in from the cold, warm up your bellies, and meet some of your fellow students while learning about some of the support that is here.

Date: November 10 ,2015

Time: 13:00-15:00

Location: Student Lounge in Gamla Kirurgen (House R).

Register before November 8th here

• Debate in Lund/ Africa’s resources

The outside world has its eye increasingly set on Africa. Farming lands and new discoveries of oil, gas and minerals have made the continent interesting again – not only for former colonial powers and the United States but also China and India. Under the motto “trade not aid”, Africa’s poor are to be lifted by trade rather than aid. Meanwhile, history shows that rich natural resources easily become a curse. Instead of creating jobs, better education and healthcare, large export revenues often lead to corruption, conflict and to countries becoming dependent on raw materials. Who are the winners and who are the losers in the new scramble for Africa’s resources? Who ensures that the fortunes will benefit the citizens themselves, and what is required for a broad community development?

Date: November 10 ,2015

Time: 20:00- the cafe opens at 19:00.

Location: Cafe Athen, Akademiska Föreningen, Sandgatan 2.

For more information please click here.

• Seminar: Oslo presents research program

Inger Skjelsbæck, Research Professor at Prio, Oslo presents research programme: "Equal Peace? Women’s Empowerment and Multicultural Challenges in War-to-Peace Transitions"

Date: November 11, 2015

Time: 13:15- 15:00

Location: Ed367 Stora konferensrummet, Eden, Paradisgatan 5, hus H, Lund

Contact: annika [dot] bjorkdahl [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (annika[dot]bjorkdahl[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)

For more information, please click here.

• Career Day for PhD students

All PhD students are invited to the November 12 Career Day. Invited speakers will give short lectures on career opportunities inside and outside the academy. A panel debate concludes the Career Day. The Career Day will be held in English.

Date: November 12, 2015

Time: 9:00- 12:00

Location: Lecture room 236, Gamla Kirurgen, Sandgatan 3, Lund

Contact :helen [dot] wiman [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se (helen[dot]wiman[at]sam[dot]lu[dot]se)

For more information, please click here

• Reminder: Seminar on “Reclaiming Narrative, Reclaiming Power”

“Habib(t)iQ is driven by Swedish LGBTQI Initiative – Syd (SQI-Syd). The project examines sexuality, culture and identity in Middle East and Sweden. Considering that identity is fluid and consists of different layers, these layers shape our lives, struggles, culture, religion, ethnicity and legal status. These layers sometimes intersect and sometimes conflict and that is why we are trying to document some of these intersections and conflicts.”

Yahia Saleh, vice chair, Svenskt Hbtq Initiativ - SQI-syd

Date: November 18, 2015

Time: 15:15- 17:00

Location: Room 226, Department of Gender Studies, House M

Contact: irene [dot] pelayo [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se (irene[dot]pelayo[at]genus[dot]lu[dot]se)

For more information please click here.

• Seminar: Governance by Goals

Frank Biermann, Professor of political science and environmental policy sciences at the VU University Amsterdam, Chair of the Earth System Governance project and affiliated with LUCSUS and the department of political science at Lund university: 'Governance by Goals? Will the Sustainable Development Goals Achieve their Promise?'.

Date: November 25, 2015

Time: 13:15- 15:00

Location: Ed367 Stora konferensrummet, Eden, Paradisgatan 5, hus H, Lund

For more information, please click here.

• Seminar: Policy Representation in Europe

Anne Rasmussen, Department of Political Science, Copenhagen University, ‘Policy Representation in Europe: A Comparative Study of the Relationship between Public Opinion and Public Policy across Europe’.

Date: December 2, 2015

Time: 13:15- 15:00

Location: Ed367 Stora konferensrummet, Eden, Paradisgatan 5, hus H, Lund

Contact: ole [dot] elgstrom [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (ole[dot]elgstrom[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)

For more information, please click here.

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External news/events

• Seminar: The Time of Mediatisation

The KOM Seminar series is visited by Johan Fornäs (Södertörn University), who is giving a seminar on the topic The Time of Mediatisation

Date: November 4, 2015

Time: 13:00- 15:00

Location: Faculty club at SOL

For more information please click here.

• Do you want to get involved in Lund’s student life but haven’t found anything you are interested in yet?

If so, visit the AF-mässan. Academic Society hosts the ”AF-mässa” which is an exhibition where all the committees, recognized student associations and cooperative associations within AF showcase their activities

Date: November 4, 2015

Time:, 18:30-21:00

Location: Café Athen in the AF-building

If you want to know more about the AF-mässa, visit their website here

• Lecture in English: Priests Kings and Monks in Medieval Ethiopia

Open guest-lecture and research seminar in English open for students. The first session is held by Professor Shiferaw Bekele, Addis Ababa University

 and the second by PhD candidate Mengistu Gobezie Worku, CTR, Lund University

Date: November 5, 2015

Time:, 13:00-15:00

Location:  LUX, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR), Helgona vägen 3, Room: B429

For more information please click here.

• Welcome to the Licentiate Disputation by Roshni Pramanik

Title of thesis: Inter organizational collaboration in crisis response management- Exploring conditions for improving collaborative behavior across organizational borders.

Date: November 26, 2015

Time: 10.15-12.00.

Location:  EHus, Room no.: 1406. Address: Ole Römers väg 3, Lund

For more information, please click here.

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Call for Papers & Grants & Events

• Sign up now to become an International Mentor

Lund University welcomes over 3 500 international students every year. The International Mentor Programme aims to facilitate the students' adaptation to their new environment. As a mentor you help new international students to settle into Lund student life. Sign up now to become an mentor for international students next semester. Registration is open until 15th of Novemeber

sign up:here

• Free movie – ”St Vincent”, 16 November

On Monday the 26 November the Student Chaplaincy shows ”St Vincent” – free for all students. You can get tickets for free at Studentinfo (AF-building) and at the cinema Kino. See the official trailer on Youtube here

• Study in South Africa fall semester 2016 with a scholarship

The Erasmus Mundus Action 2 programme is a special programme for study abroad that offers generous grants. The projects within this programme have specific application processes. The Erasmus Mundus project - EUROSA - for collaboration with South Africa opens a call on 18 November 2015. The application deadline is 1 February. The scholarships in this announcement is limited for master's students, doctoral students and postdocs.

For more information click here