Organisation and Management
The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is part of Lund University – a full-scale University. Organisationally, it belongs to the University's Special Centres (Universitetes Särskilda Verksamheter, USV) and the Institute welcomes researchers from all nine faculties of the University. The University Vice Chancellor appoints the Institute's Board and the Director.
The Pufendorf Institute's activities are funded by the Vice-Chancellor. In addition to these funds, the institute receives generous funding for the International Fellows Programme from the LMK Foundation and for stimulating interdisciplinary activities from the Grace S Sandblom Foundation.
The Institute's day-to-day operations are led by the Institute's Director, who reports to both the Board and directly to the University management. The Director is responsible for the work environment not only for the staff here but also for the members of our groups when they work at Pufendorf IAS.
Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen is the Director of the Pufendorf IAS during 2025-2027.
Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen, Director
E-mail: stacey [dot] ristinmaa_sorensen [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (stacey[dot]ristinmaa_sorensen[at]pi[dot]lu[dot]se)
Phone: 046 222 62 10
The Pufendorf IAS board 2026
Jesper Falkheimer Chair
Professor of Strategic Communikation, jesper [dot] falkheimer [at] isk [dot] lu [dot] se (jesper[dot]falkheimer[at]isk[dot]lu[dot]se)
Jessica Abbott
Professor Biodiversity and Evolution, jessica [dot] abbott [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (jessica[dot]abbott[at]biol[dot]lu[dot]se)
Per Becker
Professor of Risk and Sustainability, per [dot] becker [at] risk [dot] lth [dot] se (per[dot]becker[at]risk[dot]lth[dot]se)
Elizabeth Bjarnason
Senior lecturer of software engineering, elizabeth [dot] bjarnason [at] cs [dot] lth [dot] se (elizabeth[dot]bjarnason[at]cs[dot]lth[dot]se)
Karin Broberg
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, karin [dot] broberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (karin[dot]broberg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
Assar Leideman
Student representative
Erik Swietlicki
Professor in Nuclear Physics, erik [dot] swietlicki [at] nuclear [dot] lu [dot] se (erik[dot]swietlicki[at]nuclear[dot]lu[dot]se)
Sara Williamsson
Student representative
Johan Östling
Professor of History, johan [dot] ostling [at] hist [dot] lu [dot] se (johan[dot]ostling[at]hist[dot]lu[dot]se)
Administrative support to the board:
Natassjha Venhammar
Administrator, Pufendorf IAS, natassjha [dot] venhammar [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (natassjha[dot]venhammar[at]pi[dot]lu[dot]se)
Evaluations of the Pufendorf IAS
Pufendorf IAS is evaluated by external evaluators every fourth year. We have compiled the evaluation reports on a webpage:
Evaluations | The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies
Steering documents
Pufendorf IAS follow guidelines and plans of operations. These documents are in Swedish and are found on our Swedish website: