Johan Östling has published a book on the global history of the university. Kunskapens stora hus (“The Great House of Knowledge”) offers a concise and vivid account of the long history of the university. It focuses on three overarching academic models that dominated during certain epochs and exerted an influence as a kind of model for the…

From the late 1970s onwards, a group of researchers in Sweden worked to make “future preparedness” a unifying knowledge object and school subject. The ability to think, adapt to and shape a still uncertain future, in what was now repeatedly described as a changing present, was described as a key competence in a way that…

During two weeks in April, four visiting fellows have been staying at the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge: Jona Garz (University of Zurich), Heikki Kokko (Tampere University), Kirsten Macfarlene (University of Oxford) and Pascale Siegrist (German Historical Institute in London). Together, we have discussed their exciting ongoing research and taken part in different…

Aalborg University celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In connection with the jubilee, a new Danish book At bygge et universitet [eng. Building a University] tells the history about Aalborg University from the first visions until today, where the university is making  its mark both home and abroad. At bygge et universitet is written by…

Conference 19th– 20th September 2024, University of Turku, Finland. Historical research on experts and expertise has burgeoned during the past decades. This research has shown the need to consider how expert knowledge is made and given meanings, the polarisation of expertise, the regional and cultural differences in defining expertise, the social statuses of experts, as well…

In fierce competition, four researchers have been selected for LUCK’s International Fellowship Program in the History of Knowledge. They will stay with us for two weeks in April and present their interesting research (see below). Welcome to LUCK, Pascale, Heikki, Jona and Kirsten! Pacale Siegrist My name is Pascale Siegrist, I am a research fellow…

We are looking for two researchers in the history of knowledge. They will be part of LUCK and work within the project “The Europeanization of the Universities: Transforming Knowledge Institutions from within, c. 1985–2010” under the direction of Professor Johan Östling. The positions are fixed term positions for 24 months at 75 per cent of…

The history of the humanities is a rapidly evolving research field, dedicated to the study of the historical development, conditions, and epistemologies of the humanities from a wide range of perspectives. In the last two decades, the field has seen significant institutionalization and coordinated activities primarily from the Netherlands, but with an explicit global agenda…

Focus and engagement areas At LUCK, we have a broad interest in the history of knowledge, including the concepts, methodologies, theories and analytical frameworks of the field. For the coming years, however, we have singled out more distinct areas which we will focus on. In many ways, these areas reflect our main scholarly interests at…