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Understanding social understanding

What are the prerequisites for people to understand each other? How can we arrange our lives so as to conduce consensus? Patrizio Lo Presti asks this question in his thesis Norms in Social Interaction: Semantic, Epistemic, and Dynamic. The answer has practical implications on how we perceive an age marked

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Even more free maths help for Skåne

The non-profit association Mattecentrum offers help free of charge to everyone studying mathematics. The purpose of this project grant application is for managing and further developing the organisation in Skåne. It will allow even more help with maths homework to children and young people in Skåne and provide opportunity for

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Open all taps

The purpose is to help and inspire children and young people by changing attitudes and the attitude of how to relate to mental disorders. This constitutes a big problem in today’s Sweden where there is no apparent or accessible help available. Most dare not seek help because of the shame

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Documenting old stone arch bridges in Northwest Skåne

Arch bridges were built with stone in Skåne mainly during the period 1760 – 1860. Many of them have been demolished, destroyed by vegetation or by new bridges being built over the old ones. Maintenance has been neglected. The bridges are in disrepair: a cultural and historical heritage is being

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Researchers go on the road

The third objective (tredje uppgiften) of a university was entered in the Higher Education Act 1977. In addition to the traditional objectives, education and research, Swedish universities are responsible for spreading information of their activities. A researcher’s knowledge is valuable to society and its development and often contributes to the

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The battle of Lund – creating the present from history

Slightly to the north of Lund, in the year 1676, the Danish and Swedish armies fought one of the bloodiest battles in Nordic history. The Battle of Lund is a fascinating, frightening and disturbing story that can be told over and over again. Katedralskolan’s students wish to recount the story

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Local Food Nodes

The aim is to develop a limitless and open digital platform (Local Food Nodes) for organizing local food delivery-venues. All trade takes place direct with the producer, which means that the platform does not handle any kind of sales or administrate payments. Only membership fees are handled via the platform.

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PASION VIOLETA – Gala Violeta Parra 100 years

To perform the concert PASION VIOLETA, Gala Violeta Parra 100 years in Malmö and Stockholm in October 2017, thereby drawing attention to Violeta Parra, one of Chile’s and Latin America’s greatest folk music artists. Well-known Swedish and Chilean artists interpret her songs in brand new innovative arrangements that merge Chilean

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Dive Finder

The aim is to manufacture a “black box” for divers. There is a need to communicate with and position divers in underwater environments. The project involves designing, manufacturing and selling a device that makes it possible to locate and attracting attention between divers. It is difficult for divers to communicate

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