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New call for applications for Themes 2022

THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THEMES TO START IN SEPTEMBER 2022 IS NOW OPEN

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News

researchers working on computers. Photo.

8 Oct 2021 | News

Call for applications to the Pufendorf IAS are now open.

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University announces the yearly calls for application to Themes and Advanced Study Groups.

stairs at the Pufendorf IASWe welcome from above. Foto.

2 Jun 2021 | News

Previous Themes back with new ideas

Four previous Themes return in autumn to once again work at the institute, now as Themes 2.0

Huset Wrangel i grönska. Foto.

4 Mar 2021 | News

RQ20 praises the Pufendorf IAS model

In the report from the Lund University Research Quality assessment 2020, the panel looks to the Pufendorf IAS as a model and asset for interdisciplinary and international work at the university.

Jorden. Illustration.

3 Mar 2021 | News

A future without antibiotics explored in new anthologies

What would a future without antibiotics mean for mankind? That is one central issue for two new anthologies from the multidisciplinary Theme Post-Antibiotic Futures at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies. The anthologies are based on issues and perspectives on antibiotic resistance that we...

3 Mar 2021 | News

Exploring political polarisation on the internet

The storming of the Capitol, waning trust in politicians and authorities, growing fact resistance, and filter bubbles – a great deal is today attributed to growing political polarisation. But is there any evidence that polarisation is increasing; what are the differences between the United States an...