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Open lectures by 2019 Honorary Doctors

It’s soon time for the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 24 May. Several Honorary Doctors will be in town and giving lectures open to the public 22-23 May. If you’re also in town, you’re welcome to attend! See details below.

Hats of the doctoral degree conferment ceremony

Honorary Doctors at the School of Economics and Management

Anders Dahlvig – “The transformation of retail and what it takes to succeed”
When: 23 May, 13.00-14.00
Where: EC3:211, Holger Crafoords Ekonomicentrum EC3, Tycho Brahes väg 1, Lund
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Professor Irvine Lapsley – “Unfinished Business: The NPM Story”
When: 23 May, 11.00-12.00
Where: EC3:211, Holger Crafoords Ekonomicentrum EC3, Tycho Brahes väg 1, Lund
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Honorary Doctors at the Faculty of Theology

Professor Corinna Körting – “A Look Behind the Scenes – Dreams and Visions in the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament”
When: 23 May, 09.15
Where: LUX:C126, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund

Mark D. Nanos – “Paul: Why Bother? A Jewish Perspective”
When: 23 May, 10.15
Where: LUX:C126, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund

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Honorary Doctors at the Faculty of Humanities

Bruce Karstadt – “Mattering More: One Museum’s Story”
When: 22 May, 17.15
Where: LUX:C121, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund

Professor Helle Vandkilde – “Pile in Scania and the Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age.”
When: 22 May, 18.15
Where: LUX:C121, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund

Professor Timothy Snyder – “Why Politics Needs History”
When: 23 May, 19.00
Where: LUX auditorium, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Please note, ticket required. Tickets available at the LUX reception (open Mon-Fri 09.00-15.00)

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Honorary Doctor of Malmö Theatre Academy

Conversation with Milo Rau
When: 23 May, 18.00
Where: INKONST, Bergsgatan 29, Malmö
Ticket required.
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Honorary Doctors at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH)

Professor José van Dijck – “The digital platform society: A European perspective”
When: 23 May, 08.30
Where: MA1 in Annexet, LTH, Sölvegatan 20 entrance C
Registration required.
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Arne Staby – “Chemical engineering in the biopharmaceutical industry – Challenges and experiences”
When: 23 May, 09.30
Where: MA1 in Annexet, LTH, Sölvegatan 20 entrance C
Registration required.
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Professor Tord Kjellström – “Reducing climate change related heat stress at work – The need to combine health and engineering science for global protection”
When: 23 May, 10.30
Where: MA1 in Annexet, LTH, Sölvegatan 20 entrance C
Registration required.
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Honorary Doctors at the Faculty of Science

Stanley Micklavzina – “Physics demonstrations in formal and informal education”
When: 23 May, 10.00-12.00
Where: Lundmarksalen, Astronomihuset, Sölvegatan 27, Lund

Professor Karin Åkerfeldt – “Peptide mischief: educating through undergraduate research in a collaborative setting”
When: 23 May, 10.00-12.00
Where: Lundmarksalen, Astronomihuset, Sölvegatan 27, Lund

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Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Conversation with Tomas Ramberg (in Swedish)
When: 23 May, 17.30
Where: Edens hörsal, Paradisgatan 5H, Lund
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