Future Week 2021
18–24 October 2021
Future Week is an initiative with the aim to give the University a platform to raise crucial and pressing issues regarding the future, connected to a specific theme. The popular science events are designed for audiences both from within and outside the academic world.
The Future Week 2021 theme
The theme for this year's Future Week is Breakthroughs. What breakthroughs are needed in research and society for us to be able to face the future in the best way possible? What are the breakthroughs that we anticipate? Moreover, when can we talk about breakthroughs during the creative process?
The Future Week 2021 programme
All events, including the events that are held in Swedish, can be found on lu.se.
See all Future Week 2021 events on lu.se
Below, you can find the physical and digital events that will be held in English.
Groundbreaking insights without breaking ground (digital event)
When: Monday 18 October–Sunday 24 October
Where: The Humanities Lab's YouTube channel
Innovation in times of crisis – long-run perspectives (physical event)
Time: 16:30–17:30
Place: Lund City Library
- About the 'Innovation in times of crisis' event in the event calendar on lu.se
- Register for the 'Innovation in times of crisis' event – external website (required)
Online Political Polarisation: Which Knowledge Breakthroughs Do We Need in Order to Understand It? (physical and digital event)
Time: 17:00–18:00
Place: Skissernas Museum, Rausingsalen & live-stream and event recording at Lund University's YouTube-channel
Oatly's John Schoolcraft on fearless leadership (digital event)
Time: 09:00–10:00
Place: Online (YouTube)
- About the 'Oatly's John Schoolcraft on fearless leadership' event in the event calendar on lu.se
- Register for the 'Oatly's John Schoolcraft on fearless leadership' event – external website
From breakthroughs in climate science to new legal frameworks and climate actions: what are the potentials and pitfalls? (digital event)
Time: 09:00–10:15
Place: Online (Zoom)
- About the 'From breakthroughs in climate science to new legal frameworks and climate actions' event in the event calendar on lu.se
- Register for the 'From breakthroughs in climate science to new legal frameworks and climate actions' event – external website (required)
Artificial Persons – breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and personhood (physical event)
Time: 10:00–11:30
Place: the lecture hall at the Pufendorf IAS, Biskopsgatan 3, Lund
Tomorrow's news today? A special issue of LUM looks at LU's possible futures (physical event)
Time: 14:30–17:00
Place: Skissernas museum, Rausingsalen, Lund
- About the 'Tomorrow's news today' event in the event calendar on lu.se (registration required)
- Register for the 'Tomorrow's news today' event – external website
From Robots to Rust: Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development (digital event)
Time: 17:00–18:00
Place: Online
MAX IV and ESS as engines for breakthrough science (digital event)
Time: 12:45–14:00
Place: live-stream at Lund University's YouTube-channel
- About the 'MAX IV and ESS as engines for breakthrough science' event in the event calendar on lu.se
- Register for the 'MAX IV and ESS as engines for breakthrough science' event on lu.se to receive a reminder
Trendspotting: 'Breakthroughs' in the Middle East
Time: 15:00–16:30
Place: Skissernas museum, Rausingsalen, Lund
- About the 'Breakthroughs in the Middle East' event in the event calendar on lu.se
- Registration is not needed for this event.
A Breakthrough in the Diagnosis of Mental Illness: Artificial Intelligence for the Analysis of Language
Time: 17:00–18:00
Place: Online
EUGLOH roundtable discussion: Has eHealth implementation reached a breakthrough in Europe?
Time: 10:00–11:00
Place: Online (Zoom)
- About the 'EUGLOH roundtable discussion' in the event calendar on lu.se
- Register for the 'EUGLOH roundtable discussion' on Zoom
The recognition of the importance of international recruitment
Time: a video is published on YouTube at 16:00
A new look at breakthrough innovation – how women can change the world (physical and digital event)
Time: 13:30–16:15
Place: Main University Building, foyer and online
- About the 'A new look at breakthrough innovation' event in the event calendar on lu.se
- Register to participate in the physical 'A new look at breakthrough innovation' event – external website
Podcast The Meridian: Neutrons at ESS during Future Week
Time: the podcast is released at 17:00
Contact information
Charlotta Sokulski Bateld, Project Manager
Email: charlotta [dot] sokulski_bateld [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se