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Prof Linda Wedlin - Business studies, Democracy and Academic Freedom

Linda Wedlin is a Professor of Business Studies, Organization theory. She is interested in institutional change and development and the changing governance of the public sector, most notably in the field of higher education and research. She is the program director for research program Democracy and Higher Education. She is also the recipient of the Excellent teacher title.
Linda’s Profile
linkedin.com/in/linda-wedlin-ba918b134
Debatt artikel
Arora -Jonsson, S., Engwall, L., Pallas, J., & Wedlin, L.  (2023,8/9) DN Debatt Repliker. ”All viktig forskning passar inte i löpsedelsformatet” Uppdaterad 2023-08-29 Publicerad 2023-08-29
https://www.dn.se/debatt/all-viktig-forskning-passar-inte-i-lopsedelsformatet/
References
Engwall, L., Wedlin, L. (2022). The Myth of the Global Market for Business Education. In: Örtenblad, A., Koris, R. (eds) Debating Business School Legitimacy. Palgrave Debates in Business and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12725-0_8
Brunsson, Nils, and Linda Wedlin, 'Constructing competition for status: sports and higher education', in Stefan Arora-Jonsson, and others (eds), Competition: What It Is and Why It Happens (Oxford, 2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 22 July 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192898012.003.0006, accessed 25 May 2024.

Associate Prof Lisa Flower - Live blogging and videoconferencing from courtrooms

In today’s podcast episode, we meet Lisa Flower, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Lund University in Sweden. Lisa discusses her dissertation, which explores the socialization of defence lawyers in the courtroom and the unwritten rules of emotions. She delves into the transition from traditional in-person trials to the use of video links, expressing concerns about journalists live blogging from the courtroom with real-time updates on cases. Additionally, Lisa shares her motivation for applying for the Excellent Teacher award in 2022 and how she engages students in discussions about emotional rules and emotional labour. The conversation also touches on the growing interest among Swedish students choosing studying criminology.
Contact and Profile
linkedin.com/in/lisa-flower-228953b1
 
References:
Flower, L. (2023). Constructing clickable criminal trials: framing trials and legal professionals in digital news reports. Emotions and Society, 5(1), 48-66. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1332/263169021X16716240161267
Flower, L. (2023). The emotional challenges of working-life digitalisation. Emotions and Society, 5(1), 2-9. https://doi.org/10.1332/263169021X16732710875779
Flower, L., Klosterkamp, S., & Rowden, E. (2023). Video Links and Eyework. In Courtroom Ethnography: Contemporary Approaches, Fieldwork and Challenges (pp. 111-128). Palgrave Macmillan.
Flower, L. (2021). Live blogging criminal trials: An exploration the impact on Danish and Swedish legal professionals. 18-18. Abstract from Stockholm Criminology Symposium, 2021, Stockholm, Sweden.
Flower, L. (2021). Rumbling Stomachs and Silent Crying: Mapping and Reflecting Emotion in the Sensory Landscape of the Courthouse. In K. Herrity, B. E. Schmidt, & J. Warr (Eds.), Sensory Penalties: Exploring the Senses in Spaces of Punishment and Social Control (pp. 159-174). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Flower, L., & Ahlefeldt, M.-S. (2021). The criminal trial as a live event: Exploring how and why live blogs change the professional practices of judges, defence lawyers and prosecutors. Media, Culture and Society, 43(8), 1480-1496. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437211022730

Carl Heath, from RISE - Examining democracy in Sweden in a digital age.

Meet Carl Heath, a senior researcher and focus area leader for digital resilience at RISE, as well as a researcher at the University of Gothenburg and part of SCDI - Swedish Center for Digital Innovation. He is active in several areas such as society's digital structural transformation, particularly concerning issues related to democracy, digital resilience, and innovation management. Carl has been a special investigator for the government and has examined democracy in a digital age; he currently assists the Swedish Agency for Psychological Defense in research and education and is a board member of the eHealth Authority and the Media Support Board.
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/carlheath
Youtube CLIPS - 
ENGLISH
A reflection on the future of the Internet (19 sep 2023, 21:30min) Digital resiliens, demokrati och artificiell intelligen https://www.youtube.com/@CarlHeath
https://www.youtube.com/c/CarlHeath
https://www.youtube.com/@CarlHeath
RI.SE & Carl Heath
https://www.ri.se/en/person/carl-heath

Professor Gesa Weyhenmeyer - The Impact of Climate Change on our Lake's Ecosystems

Meet Gesa Weyhenmeyer Professor in Aquatic Biogeochemistry and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Weyhenmeyer's research is on understanding how lake ecosystems around the world respond to a rapidly changing global environment. Much of her research is carried out within the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). By bridging together biology with geosciences, physics, chemistry, sensor technology and data science her research provides novel insights into climate responses and feedbacks of Earth’s ecosystems.
The basis for the research are global, regional and local databases, including Sweden's unique physical, chemical and biological freshwater long-term data series as well as field and laboratory experiments. The research is mainly funded by the European Union, NordForsk, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Wallenberg foundation.
In addition to research, Weyhenmeyer is actively engaged in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), both as official reviewer and contributing author. Weyhenmeyer is also an Excellent Teacher, and she has a passion to pass on our common responsibility to sustain lakes on Earth and frequently communicates this responsibility and newest research results to students, policy-makers, stakeholders and society in general. In 2024, she led, for example, an international study on Global Lake Health in the Anthropocene: societal implications and treatment strategies, which was published in Earth's Future and communicated to a very broad audience.
Please check out and follow Gesa Weyenmeyer's amazing bio, background, work, and publications.
https://weyhenmeyer.weebly.com
 

Mark Morris - Private Schools and Gender Equity in Australia.

Meet Mark Morris, an associate director at Barclay Consulting in the Gold Coast in Australia. Mark has over 15 years’ experience in management consulting, Mark primary focuses on government and the not-for-profit sector.  However, in this conversation Mark shifts his focus from professional to personal sharing insights as a dad. He discusses his decision to withdraw his children from a prestigious private school in Gold Coast and his concerns about his children's future. He is welcoming anyone wanting to contact him, please see below for his email LinkedIn details.
Mark’s Profile
linkedin.com/in/mark-morris-95304b46
Email
mark_morris1@bigpond.com
Website
mark-morris.me (Personal)
Study:
GENDER EQUITY IN GOLD COAST SCHOOLS – Barclay Consulting.

Mikael Jensen - Leadership & Communication

Introducing Dr. Mikael Jensen, a seasoned author and esteemed Senior Lecturer within the Department of Pedagogy and Special Pedagogy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In this enlightening dialogue, Mikael delves into his passions: communication, learning, and leadership as well as elucidating his perspective on Pedagogical Leadership. In particular he offers insights gleaned from his latest publication on leadership and communication.
Mikael reflects on the evolving landscape of education, contemplating the integration of AI and platforms like ChatGPT into teaching methodologies. Engaging in collegial discourse, he underscores the value of exploring both shared understandings and points of divergence among peers.
Please do share widely, discuss and debate with colleagues and of course ENJOY. / Liisa
 
Mikael Jensen 
mikael.jensen@ait.gu.se
 
Website: https://www.mikaeljensen.nu
Books:
Jensen. M. (2024) Ledarskapskommunikation.
Jensen, M. (2016). Lärande och lärandeteorier. Studentlitteratur
Jensen, M. (2015). Interpersonell kommunikation. Studentlitteratur
Bloggs
Ledarskap (Leadership)
https://www.ledarskap.top/
State of Play
https://www.stateofplay.nu/
Hållbar livsstil (Sustainable Lifestyle)
https://www.xn--hllbarlivsstil-lib.se/

From Bystander to Upstander - Violence against Women in Australia

Meet Gabrielle Morrissey American/ Australian, academic, author, CEO of Women & Children First, NSW Australia and media commentator.
Hear her talk about her work as CEO in the not-for-profit Australian organization Women and Children First with a focus on family support and education. The focus is to support women with children leaving family domestic violence and abuse whether economic or verbal abuse. Based on patriarchal structures in place Gabrielle talks about the lack of adequate support available for women leaving abusive and violent relationships, and ideas how to radically reduce the number of women killed by men.
LinkedIn
Gabrielle’s Profile
linkedin.com/in/gabriellemorrisseyhansen
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellemorrisseyhansen/
 
Podcast
The Divorced Sexologist.
 
Radio
Happy and Healthy relationships with Dr Gabrielle Morrissey – 3W Melbourne Tony McManus, Published Mar 26, 2024, 6:07 PM
Sexologist and relationship expert Dr Gabrielle Morrissey joined Tony McManus to talk about the reasons why some relationships don't work.
https://omny.fm/shows/australia-overnight/happy-and-healthy-relationships-with-dr-gabrielle
 
Books
Morrissey, G. (2004) Hot Secrets for Great Sex. Amazon Book Club
Morrissey. G. (2003) Urge: Hot Secrets for Great Sex. ThriftBooks-Atlanta, US.
 
 

I am Against NATO - Forever pacifist, and FredsFitta (PeacePussy)

Agnes Hellström is a recognized Swedish journalist, author, and peace activist. She served between 2016-2022 as the Chair of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, (SPAS) the world’s oldest Peace Organisation, founded in 1883.
SPAS (or Svenska Freds) is part of the  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN, whose persistent work led to 122 countries in the UN voting yes to a convention to ban nuclear weapons on July 7, 2017. Their work include to stop arms exports to dictatorships and for many years campaigned for a democracy criterion. On April 15, 2018, a new law came into force where a democracy criterion is included in the regulations for arms exports.
During her time as the chair for SPAS, and lifelong pacifist Agnes was a strong and outspoken spokesperson against Sweden’s NATO membership.
After leaving her position at SPAS, and with her publishers urgings to write about her experiences at SPAS resulted in her book with a provocative title, Fredsfittan or in English the PeacePussy. (Unfortunately, only available in Swedish)
Book:
Hellström, A. (2023) Fredsfittan: Natobeslutet som förändrade Sverige. Bazar
Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, (SPAS) https://www.svenskafreds.se/om-oss/english/
YouTube clips:
In English
Swedish Peace Activist: Sweden and Finland Joining NATO Would Make the World Less Safe (April 14, 2022, 7:53minb)  #DemocracyNow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mc_IwiAgS8
Fighting Neocon Warmongering in Sweden | With Strong Words | Agnes Hellstrom (Oct 17, 2023, 26:24min) (In English) Pacal Lottaz - 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBV3L_cc4E
With This Dirty Tactic Sweden Was Fooled To Apply For NATO Membership | Agnes Hellström (Oct 19, 2023, 30:48min) (In English) Pacal Lottaz - 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzWiQ9Nuv4k&t=36s
(Please check out Pacal Lottaz websitehttps://neutralitystudies.com)
In Swedish:
Agnes Hellström från Svenska Freds talar om freden i världen. (Oct 25, 2016, 51:34min) 
Föreläsning på Runö Hälsobrunnsgatan 10, Stockholm Denna dag den 24 oktober är FN-dagen,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTKqjJ0MK0Y  (in Swedish)
Almedalen 2018 - Agnes Hellström (Svenska Freds) (Jul 5, 2018, 4:01MIN)
Agnes Hellström, ordförande på Svenska Freds- och Skiljedomsföreningen, pratar om vapenexport och hindren för en skarpare lagstiftning. Intervjuar gör FUF:s Louise Ricknert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u8zPYL2Kys (in Swedish)
(Aftonbladet) Krigsrapporten: S säger ja till Nato – Svenska Freds: ”Förhastat och sorgligt” (16.05.22 • 12:57) Agnes Hellström, Svenska Freds- och Skiljedomsföreningen om Socialdemokraternas ja till Nato.
https://tv.aftonbladet.se/video/342957/krigsrapporten-s-sager-ja-till-nato-svenska-freds-forhastat-och-sorgligt

Associate Prof Anne Farewell - Natural Sciences, Teaching Antibiotic Resistance & Diversity

Meet Associate Professor Anne Farewell, an American scientist researching antibiotic resistance and part of the Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (CARe) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden where she has been since 1999. Anne was named Excellent Teacher at GU in 2014 for her commitment to and activities in education, educational research, and resource design. She is particularly interested in active learning and course design that integrates the work as researchers with undergraduate education.
CONTACT
Anne Farewell
linkedin.com/in/anne-farewell-930b5bb3
Gothenburg Women Scientists is a non-profit organisation - see https://gowosci.se/
The goal of the organisation is to identify and visualize structural gender inequalities in the scientific community and work towards correcting them by:
creating a network and facilitating mentorship for women scientists
encouraging and inspiring young women in scientific interests
shedding light on gender inequalities in science
Gothenburg Women Scientists is a non-profit organisation.
500 Women Scientists - https://500womenscientists.org/
The mission of 500 Women Scientists is to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible and transform society by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms.
References:
Kvint, K., Palm, M., & Farewell, A. (2020) Teaching about antibiotic resistance to a broad audience: a multidisciplinary approach, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 367, Issue 14, July 2020, fnaa111, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa111
Park, KS., Svennerholm, K., Crescitelli, R. et al. (2023) Detoxified synthetic bacterial membrane vesicles as a vaccine platform against bacteria and SARS-CoV-2. J Nanobiotechnol 21, 156 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-023-01928-w
Dimovska Nilsson, K., Grandén, J., Farewell, A., Fletcher, J. (2023) Interrogation of chemical changes on, and through, the bacterial envelope of Escherichia coli FabF mutant using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. Surface and Interface Analysis SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE. https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.6905

Dr Birgit Schreiber - Coaching, Women in Leadership Program, & Student Affairs Development Program

Dr Birgit Schreiber is a winner of the Noam Chomsky research achievement award 2022, an author of several fascinating books such as Professionalisation of Student Affairs in Higher Education across the Globe she co-authored with a colleague.  And she finished (and is about to start again) 4 years of Women in Leadership in Higher Ed training programme, as well as the Student Affairs Development program (https://helm.ac.za/about/team/  relating to Student Affairs. Her books and training programs are most definitely of interest to Higher Ed educators, administrators, and staff.
All the above-mentioned books include a section on coaching, which is the topic of today’s podcast. This is an interesting conversation since coaching good coaching is a powerful and an impactful tool to help and support colleagues in higher ed. Coaching that specifically focuses on the educator, their work, and their careers are covered but also individual coaching that has a more tailored focus.
Contact Info:
Dr Birgit Schreiber (PhD)
linkedin.com/in/dr-birgit-schreiber-b9a19532
 
Africa Centre for Transregional Research, Freiburg University
Editorial Executive: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa  JSAA  https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/jsaa
Vice President: International Association of Student Affairs and Services  IASAS  iasas.global
Higher Education Leadership Management HELM www.usaf.ac.za
 
References:
Professionalisation of Student Affairs in Higher Education across the Globe https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15360695/2023/2023/183
 Student Affairs Development program https://helm.ac.za/about/team/