In an age characterised by rapid social change and complex crises, the need for humanistic and theological perspectives is becoming increasingly apparent. Questions of ethics, culture, language, history, meaning and human behaviour are crucial to understanding and navigating the world we live in today – and to finding sustainable ways forward.
As a hub in the heart of Lund, Lund Humanities Village brings together academic knowledge and practical experience. This creates opportunities for new cooperation initiatives, practice-oriented research questions and joint initiatives in which humanities perspectives contribute to a broader understanding and a better basis for decision-making. This initiative is part of the University’s ambition of becoming a fourth-generation university, where knowledge flows more freely between academia and society.
The aim is to raise the profile of the humanities and make it easier to identify opportunities for cooperation – both within the University and with external partners. Through Humanities Village, the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology aim to strengthen existing links and open the way for new projects, practice-oriented research questions and joint initiatives.
Humanities Village serves as a platform for external engagement and interdisciplinary work. Staff from across the University can use this initiative as a gateway to partnerships with, for example, the cultural sector, public authorities, civil society and the business community.
The initiative can also provide examples of how mentoring and relationships with alumni and the wider working world can be developed to strengthen talent provision and career pathways at the University.
The launch is open to staff across the University and offers an opportunity to get a quick overview of the initiative, meet the people behind it and see examples of “the humanities in practice”. The programme will be in Swedish.
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Lund Humanities Mentorship Programme
To coincide with the launch, a new mentoring programme (pilot year 2026) is being introduced for students and early-career researchers at the HT faculties. The programme aims to expand networks and strengthen career pathways and demonstrate how long-term relationships with alumni and the business community can be built.
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The programme in brief:
- Time and place: 8 May, 12:00-15:00, LUX, Helgonavägen 3: EXPO in Läsesalen (12:00-15:00), plus talks, performances and panel discussions in the LUX auditorium.
- EXPO in Läsesalen from 12:00-15:00. LUX auditorium will host talks, presentations and panel discussions from 13:00-13:45, and from 14:10-15:00, with networking and EXPO in between (13:45 - 14:10).The programme will be in Swedish.