This weekly digest is a collection of news, upcoming events and other opportunities from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University and the wider area, compiled by Graduate School students.
- Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability (GPODS) Fellowship
- Acts of balance: The dual emotion work of legal professionals in Danish rape trials
- Last April and 1st May celebrations 2025
- Sustainability Week 2025
Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability (GPODS) Fellowship
3-month online programme (fees apply, up to 60% scholarship for early bird registration)
Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability (GPODS) Fellowship, a prestigious 3-month online program designed to empower students, young professionals, and scholars to advance their careers in the fields of public policy, diplomacy, and sustainability.
At GPODS, we are committed to providing a holistic career upgrade for our Fellows, helping them gain access to top-tier graduate programs and invaluable career opportunities. Our Fellows benefit from a comprehensive approach that not only enhances their academic knowledge but also prepares them for impactful careers. Below are some of the key ways in which GPODS supports its fellows:
1. Mentorship and networks: Our Mentors are members of NATO, the UN, various national ministries, diplomats, and executives from Fortune 500 companies and multilateral organizations – all world leaders come in as mentors.
2. Knowledge: From 3 courses of 20 hours each benchmarked with the best courses from Ivy League Universities and taught by people (profs and alumni) from Cornell, Stanford, Cambridge, etc.
3. Skills: As per our stakeholder interviews at the World Economic Forum at Davos last year we developed a battery of cross-cutting skill-building workshops on Policy Writing and Communications, Systems Thinking, Case Studies in Public Policy, Behavioral Economics, and Fundraising.
4. Speaking opportunities: We give our fellows many speaking opportunities where they participate as panelists in the GPODS International Ideation Summit and other organizations that we have collaborated with such as UN-Habitat, New York Climate Week, European Geological Association, International Dialogue on Migration, the Indian Forum for Public Diplomacy, etc. We see this as a great opportunity for learning by doing for the Fellows.
Early Bird Application Deadline: 30 April 2025
Location: Online
For more information, visit this page
Register here
Acts of balance: The dual emotion work of legal professionals in Danish rape trials
Brown Bag Seminar on Ongoing Research
Speaker: Louise Høyer Bom
The department’s lunch seminar series is an informal arena for our own researchers to present and discuss research ideas and findings. Each presenter talks for about half an hour, followed by a discusson. Feel free to bring your lunch!
This is our research-in-progress seminar series (in Swedish: Forskning på gång) where the department’s own researchers present their ongoing research.
We especially invite staff and master’s students of the Department of Sociology. If you are not a student or member of staff and would like to attend the event please email one of the contact persons no later than 48 hours before the start of the seminar to inquire about available places.
Date and time: 1 April 2025 12:05 to 13:00
Location: The Department of Sociology in Lund, Gamla lungkliniken (House G).
For more information, visit this page
Last April and 1st May celebrations 2025
Various Events
Join us for a festive series of spring celebrations in Lundagård, featuring a variety of cherished traditions and events!
From April 30 to May 1, enjoy the Hat Parade, the lively Rector’s Court, and Lund’s Student Singers welcoming spring with song. These events include inspiring speeches, music, and community spirit, marking the arrival of spring in true Lund University tradition.
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate together with students, faculty, and the Lund community in the heart of the city!
Date and time: 30 April – 1 May 2025
Location: Lund
For more information, visit this page
Sustainability Week 2025
This year’s programme consists of over 80 events – open to all and free of charge!
5-10 of May the Sustainability Week will be back!
Sustainability Week is an annual event where Lund University and Lund Municipality organise a week full with activities focusing on sustainability. During the week, both current societal challenges and hopeful visions of the future are explored in the form of lectures, workshops, debates, exhibitions and guided tours.
All events are organised by staff at LU and Lund Municipality, and student organisations at LU. Most events take place around Lund and the surrounding area, and this year events will also be organised at Campus Helsingborg and at the Malmö Academy of Music.
You find the programme at hallbarhetsveckan.event.lu.se
You find all the English speaking events here | hallbarhetsveckan.event.lu.se/calendar
Date and time: 5 May 2025 08:00 to 10 May 2025 17:00
Location: Lund
For more information, visit this page