Five new doctoral theses from HEOS during the last year
Published Dec 15, 2025
During the last year, five new doctors from HEOS have successfully defended their doctoral theses!
- Cecilia Almlöv on the 20th of December 2024, with the thesis " Becoming a doctoral co-supervisor: How novice doctoral co-supervisors form collective and reflective individual identities "
- Stefan Lundborg on the 31st of January 2025, with the thesis " The Alpha, the Omega, and Everything in Between: Managing Expectations in Swedish Higher Education "
- Francisco de Carvalho on the 3rd of June 2025, with the thesis " Student Experience in Higher Education: A Study on How Institutional Environments Affect Student Learning and Development in the Mozambican Context "
- Hans Lundin on the 24th of October 2025, with the thesis " Reaping opportunities and responding to threats of academic internationalisation: Navigating inherent tensions through a mix of policy instruments "
- Kieve Stone Saling on the 28th of November 2025, with the thesis " Iron Cages; Liquid Scholars: Exploring the valuable coordination of higher education scholarships in the international knowledge society "
We congratulate this year's new doctors, and thank them for their valuable contributions to both the research group and studies of higher education overall!