Articles about honorary doctors

Sheds light on Sweden's northern history

2018-11-09 Lilian Ryd is a cultural historian and author and has published books and articles about North Swedish cultural history since the 1980s. Lillian Ryd's authorship revolves around the North-Swedish newb...

With a sense of wood and people

2018-11-09 In his honorary doctorate lecture, Lars Martinson told shared the interesting story about the family company Martinson's development. What started in 1929 when Lars Martinson's great grandfather Sigur...

Inspiring lectures by this year's honorary doctors

2018-11-09 A writer, a CEO and a business executive. The faculties' choice of honorary doctors for 2018 were Lilian Ryd, Lars Martinson and Gertrud Åström. Honorary doctors are people who in some way benefited r...

Inspirational lectures of this year's honorary doctors

2017-11-10 An architect, a doctor and a statistician. The faculties' choice of honorary doctors for 2017 were Jenny B Osuldsen, Jan Lexell and Geoffrey Vining.

The future is quality

2017-11-10 To create a better everyday life through quality. That is how the 2017 honorary doctor Geoffrey Vining summarizes the purpose of his work, which includes statistics to plan experiments that will then ...

New Honorary Doctors appointed

2017-06-30 A Professor in Rehabilitation, a renowned Norwegian Landscape Architect and an American Professor of Statistics: Jan Lexell, Jenny B Osuldsen and Geoffrey Vining are Luleå University of Technology’s H...

This year's honorary doctors lectured

2016-11-11 A writer, a governor and a musician. The faculties election of honorary doctorates for 2016 was Gerda Helena Lindskog, Elisabeth Nilsson and Svante Lindqvist.

A voice for the forgotten

2016-11-11 The author Gerda Helena Lindskog is appointed Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at Luleå University of Technology. Her stories about the controversial work cabins for children in Torne Valley and Lapland ...

Gerda Helena Lindskog, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy 2016

2016-07-06 Gerda Helena Lindskog is a Swedish writer who over the years produced a number of publications of great importance to the northern culture with a special focus on children's living conditions.

Svante Lindqvist, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy 2016

2016-07-06 Svante Lindqvist is a musician, playwright and author with roots in Malmfälten. He has during a long time provided important contributions to Swedish cultural life and spread awareness of the Norrbott...

Elisabeth Nilsson, Honorary Doctor of Technology in 2016

2016-07-06 Elisabeth Nilsson was born in Norrbotten, in Soren in Kalix Municipality. She studied at the geoteknology program at Luleå University of Technology. When she graduated in the mid-70s, she was one of ...

Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 11 October 2019
By:IT
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