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The faculties’ honorary doctors for 2024

Photos from the procession at the ceremony 2023.
Photos from the procession at the ceremony 2023.

The Faculties’ honorary doctors for 2024 have been announced. They will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 31 May 2024. Below is a summary of each faculty's choice of honorary doctors.

Lund University School of Economics and Management

Martha Bailey (to the left) and Anna Breman..
Martha Bailey (to the left) and Anna Breman will both attend the doctoral ceremony in Lund on 31 May 2024. (Photo sources: UCLA and Riksbanken/Sandra Birgersdotter Ek).

Leading U.S. economist and First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank new honorary doctors 

Professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s First Deputy Governor Anna Breman have been appointed 2024 honorary doctors at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM).

Leading U.S. economist and First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank new honorary doctors | Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM)


The Faculty of Humanities

Jan Grabowski and Ulf Peter Hallberg.
Jan Grabowski and Ulf Peter Hallberg.

Groundbreaking historian and versatile author to become honorary doctors at the Faculty of Humanities

Historian Jan Grabowski and author Ulf Peter Hallberg have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Humanities at Lund University.

Jan Grabowski, professor of history at the University of Ottawa in Canada

Ulf Peter Hallberg, author, translator and public speaker

Groundbreaking historian and versatile author to become honorary doctors – ht.lu.se


The Faculty of Law

Professor David Lagnado.
Professor David Lagnado has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty.

Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Law 

Professor David Lagnado has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty. 

The Faculty of Law has awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for 2024 to Professor David Lagnado, University College London (UCL). Lagnado is a world-leading scholar in the field of legal evidence, and his interdisciplinary research approach combines law with decision theory and cognitive science.

Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Law | Faculty of Law (lu.se)


Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts

 

Pernilla August and Nairy Baghramian new honorary doctors

Pernilla August and Nairy Baghram. Photo: Joi Grinde and Abigail Enzaldo.
Pernilla August and Nairy Baghram. Photo: Joi Grinde and Abigail Enzaldo.

The Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University has appointed actor and director Pernilla August and internationally renowned artist Nairy Baghramian as 2024’s honorary doctors.

Pernilla August, actor and director

Nairy Baghramian, sculptor and photographer

Pernilla August and Nairy Baghramian new honorary doctors – konstnarliga.lu.se


The Faculty of Science at Lund University

R. Michael Rich and Harriet Bulkeley.
R. Michael Rich and Harriet Bulkeley.

World-leading astrophysicist and interdisciplinary geographer are new honorary doctors of science 

One is an American astronomer who has charted the innermost parts of the Milky Way using spectroscopy, the other a British professor of Geography who has made a name for herself through her interdisciplinary climate research. R. Michael Rich and Harriet Bulkeley have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science at Lund University.

World-leading astrophysicist and interdisciplinary geographer are new honorary doctors of science | Faculty of Science (lu.se)


The Faculty of Medicine

Margaretha Grind Bundy. Photo: Tove Smeds.
Margaretha Grind Bundy. Photo: Tove Smeds.

Margaretha Grind Bundy new honorary doctor at the Faculty of Medicine.

Margaretha Grind Bundy, chair of the Bundy Academy, has been appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Medicine, 2024. With her knowledge, integrity and commitment, she leads the Bundy Academy Foundation, which supports young researchers in cardiology and neurology at Lund University.

Margaretha Grind Bundy, chair of the Bundy Academy

Margaretha Grind Bundy new honorary doctor at Faculty of Medicine  – medicin.lu.se


The Faculty of Social Science

Samir Abu Eid and Michel Agier.jpg
Samir Abu Eid and Michel Agier.

Middle East correspondent and a French anthropologist

Journalist Samir Abu Eid and Professor Michel Agier have been appointed as the 2024 honorary doctors at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Samir Abu Eid, journalist and international correspondent

Michel Agier, professor of anthropology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris

Honorary doctors of social sciences: SVT’s Middle East correspondent and a French anthropologist – sam.lu.se


The Faculty of Engineering

Björn Liljeqvist, Sabeth Verpoorte and Eva Lindroth.
Björn Liljeqvist, Sabeth Verpoorte and Eva Lindroth.

Physicist, chemist and study techniques expert are LTH’s new honorary doctors 

Eva Lindroth, professor of Theoretical Physics at Stockholm University, Sabeth Verpoorte, professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Groningen, and Björn Liljeqvist, study techniques expert and Mensa chairperson, have been named as LTH’s honorary doctors for 2024.

Physicist, chemist and study techniques expert are LTH’s new honorary doctors


The Faculty of Theology

Terje Stordalen.
Terje Stordalen.

Influential Norwegian religious scholar appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Theology

Terje Stordalen, Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at the University of Oslo

Terje Stordalen has been a “professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at the University of Oslo since 2006. Stordalen is an influential and versatile researcher with a clear interdisciplinary interest. In addition to traditional issues related to the historical, literary and hermeneutical problems of the biblical texts, he has devoted his scientific work to cultural research and collective memory. He uses carefully selected social science methods to study ancient texts and cultures, including the perspective of material religion. 

Read more: Influential Norwegian religious scholar appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Theology