New digital lecture series on total defence
Focus on Total Defence is a lecture series in which researchers in the field of total defence share their findings. The aim is to make total defence research accessible in a simple and convenient way. The lectures are open to everyone and take place digitally.
The Focus on Total Defence lecture series takes place on Fridays in weeks 37–51 at 13:00–14:00, starting on 12 September.
There will be an extra initiative during Preparedness Week, week 39 (22–28 September), with lectures every day.
Please note the lectures are in Swedish.
Where: Digitally via Zoom - link for all lectures
The idea behind the lecture series is to form part of the overall collaboration between educational institutions and total defence actors by sharing knowledge and opening up dialogue and contact.
Follow the complete lecture series during the autumn to gain insight into how Swedish total defence works and the challenges it faces:
Week 37: Food preparedness in 2025. Lecturer: Cecilia Tullberg, Lund University.
Week 38: Sweden in a changing Arctic: research, natural resources and security. Lecturer: Dag Avango, Luleå University of Technology.
Week 39: Preparedness Week. Schedule for Preparedness Week
Week 40: Economic security as a cornerstone of total defence. Lecturers: Kjell Engelbrekt (National Defence College) & Lars Henriksson (Stockholm School of Economics).
Week 41: Innovation and dual use in total defence technology. Lecturer: Tobias Larsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology.
Week 42: Training cross-sectoral resilience. Lecturer: Joeri van Laere, University of Skövde.
Week 43: Disaster medicine within total defence. Lecturer: Andreas Wladis, Linköping University.
Week 44: Break.
Week 45: Sociological perspectives on home preparedness and willingness to defend. Lecturer: Linda Kvarnlöf, Mid Sweden University.
Week 46: Visual journalism and verification in war. Lecturer: Maria Nilsson, Stockholm University.
Week 47: Wireless communication in total defence. Lecturer: Fredrik Tufvesson, Lund University of Technology.
Week 48: Total defence and hybrid threats. Lecturer: Kristin Ljungkvist, Swedish National Defence University.
Week 49: Energy production within total defence. Lecturer: Tomas Kåberger, Chalmers University of Technology.
Week 50: Increasingly cheaper batteries can reduce vulnerability. Lecturer: Tomas Kåberger, Chalmers University of Technology.
Week 51: Propaganda and public trust. Lecturer: Orla Vigsø, University of Gothenburg.