Vice-Chancellor Mia Rönnmar elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Mia Rönnmar, Vice-Chancellor of Malmö University and professor of labour and civic law, has been elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. Election to the Academy is a recognition of outstanding and significant contributions to research in the humanities and social sciences.
The main purpose of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities is to promote and finance research in the humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage. The academy's members belong to the disciplines of humanities, religious studies, law and social sciences. Mia Rönnmar has been elected as a member of the philosophical-philological class.
“I am honoured and delighted to have been elected and look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the academy’s important work and promote research in these areas,” says Mia Rönnmar.
Mia Rönnmar is a professor of civil law (currently on leave of absence) and has worked for many years as a researcher and teacher at the Faculty of Law at Lund University. She has previously served as dean of the faculty.
Interdisciplinary and international work
Her research focuses on labour law and industrial relations from a Swedish, comparative and international perspective; she has been a visiting researcher at international universities such as the London School of Economics, the European University Institute, and Sydney University.
She has extensive experience of interdisciplinary and international research collaboration in areas such as employment protection, collective agreements and employee influence, gender equality and discrimination, and the labour law implications of an ageing population. In addition to her research, Mia Rönnmar is strongly committed to issues concerning academic freedom and the role of universities in society. She is a member of the International Labour Organisation's Committee of Experts.
On 3 March, she will give an introductory lecture entitled ‘The scientific and social frontier of labour law’.
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
The members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities come from the disciplines of humanities, religious studies, law and social sciences. There are approximately 120 working members divided between the historical-antique class and the philosophical-philological class.
The Academy also has honorary members, foreign members, and Swedish and foreign corresponding members. The total number of members is approximately 175.
