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10 Mar 2026
Meet Daniela Kleinschmit, international Fellow
This article is an interview. Professor Daniela Kleinschmit has been an international Fellow here at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University for a couple of we...
12 Feb 2026
The unknown ‘out there’ is ‘in’ once more
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) – previously known as UFOs – have fascinated humankind for centuries, from mysterious lights in the sky to sensor data and close contacts whi...
10 Feb 2026
The Pufendorf IAS Board
The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies believes that the best decisions come from blending fresh perspectives with institutional memory. That’s why the institute doesn't repl...
23 Jan 2026
Welcome to our three new Advanced Study Groups
At the Pufendorf Institute, researchers come together to work beyond the boundaries of their usual disciplines. It is a space where ideas can be tested before they take the shape o...
13 Nov 2025
Welcome to a Responsible Neurotechnologies Symposium
A couple of months into the autumn term, one of our Themes want to talk to more people about what they, together with their international Fellow, are currently working with. So: W...
7 Nov 2025
Opening minds across borders: Our international fellows at Pufendorf IAS
Each year, Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies welcomes international Fellows who join our interdisciplinary research groups. The Institute’s coordinator Eva Persson tells us ...
16 Oct 2025
International Fellow Jonathan Andrew
He has been around for a couple of months now, Jonathan Andrew, Research Fellow at GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Switzerland. I meet him in his...
29 Sep 2025
Welcome back to Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Britta Padberg!
Britta Padberg (PhD), former managing director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at Bielefeld University for twelve years and managing director for The New Institute in ...
9 Jul 2025
Launch: Call for applications to start a Theme at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies 8 September
Have you been thinking about a research problem perfect for an interdisciplinary research group to explore? Perhaps you think that it needs to be more mature in order to pursue fun...
18 Jun 2025
Four new Advanced Study Groups to be welcomed in September
The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies offers two different types of interdisciplinary groups: Our Themes, where researchers from different disciplines and faculties at Lund ...