SCAS Announces Fellows of the Academic Year 2026-27 (5)
A number of SCAS Pro Futura Scientia Fellows will also be in residence at the Collegium during the upcoming academic year. You will meet three of them below.
Some Fellows will be in residence during the entire academic year, whereas others will be at the Collegium either during the autumn or the spring semester.
Further names will be announced throughout the spring.
More information about each Fellow will be available later on.
Previous announcements:
SCAS Announces Fellows of the Academic Year 2026-27 (1)
SCAS Announces Fellows of the Academic Year 2026-27 (2)
SCAS Announces Fellows of the Academic Year 2026-27 (3)
SCAS Announces Fellows of the Academic Year 2026-27 (4)
Kalle Ekholm
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden
About
The intersection of health and politics forms the basis of Kalle Ekholm's current research as a Pro Futura Scientia Fellow. His project examines how mental health influences political engagement, broadly defined. Drawing on nationwide registry data, he is investigating how various psychiatric diagnoses, particularly those identified in childhood, influence voting behaviour and the likelihood of pursuing political office. The project also explores how these patterns differ across genders. By integrating insights from political science with psychological and psychiatric perspectives, the research aims to deepen our understanding of why individuals with mental health challenges are underrepresented in all aspects of political life.
Kalle Ekholm is a SCAS Pro Futura Scientia XIX Fellow, admitted to the programme in 2025. He will be in residence at SCAS during the academic year 2026-27.
Moa Lidén
Associate Professor of Criminal Procedural Law, Uppsala University, Sweden. Honorary Researcher, Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London, UK
About
During her Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship, Moa Lidén works on the project “Evidence-Based Criminal Law.” This project aims to introduce a new field within criminal law that focuses on evidentiary questions rather than legal paragraphs and principles. To this end, she integrates knowledge from fields such as forensic genetics, forensic medicine, forensic anthropology, digital forensics, and information technology into research products that are directly relevant to criminal law and procedure. This new field provides practitioners with a scientific basis for decision making in criminal investigations and proceedings.
Moa Lidén is a SCAS Pro Futura Scientia XVIII Fellow, admitted to the programme in 2023. She will be in residence at SCAS during the academic year 2026-27.
Christa Lundberg
Assistant Professor of History, Lund University, Sweden
About
As a Pro Futura Scientia Fellow, Christa Lundberg will work on her next large-scale project, “Plagiarism Hunting in Early Modern Europe: Knowledge Circulation and its Limits”. This project investigates how early modern scholars grappled with plagiarism as a theoretical and practical challenge. Drawing on philosophical treatises about plagiarism, debated cases, and institutional responses, the research reveals how authors and educators negotiated the boundaries of intellectual ownership. In doing so, the project contributes to uncovering the entanglements of media, institutions, and authors in the long history of academic integrity. While working on this project, Lundberg is also establishing a network for plagiarism studies and welcomes contact from researchers with shared interests.
Christa Lundberg is a SCAS Pro Futura Scientia XIX Fellow, admitted to the programme in 2025. She will be in residence at the Collegium during the academic year 2026-27.