Diploma, hat and ring for 73 new doctoral graduates from LTH

The doctoral degree conferment ceremony is LTH’s most significant academic celebration. PhD graduates from LTH and from the other faculties of Lund University who have defended their doctoral theses during the year are conferred at the ceremony.

As a symbol of their new academic status, each PhD graduate receives three insignia: the diploma, the doctoral hat (or laurel wreath), and the ring.

During the ceremony, honorary doctors appointed by the faculties are also conferred. Those who received their doctoral degrees fifty years ago are awarded the title of jubilee doctor (doctor jubilaris).

The academic procession departs from the University Main Building to Lund Cathedral at 12:00 noon. The ceremony lasts approximately three hours, and the procession is expected to return to the University Main Building between 3:00 and 4:00 PM. The public is welcome to watch the procession to and from the Cathedral, but the ceremony itself is open to invited guests only.

The wreath-bearers travel by horse and carriage through central Lund on their way to the Cathedral. The procession begins at 1:10 PM from the Old Bishop’s House, Biskopsgatan 1, and continues via Allhelgona kyrkogata, Bredgatan, Sankt Petri kyrkogata, Clemenstorget, Bangatan, Nygatan, Svanegatan, Grönegatan, Stora Fiskaregatan, past the Grand Hotel and Klostergatan, arriving at the Cathedral. Minor deviations from this route may occur.

The conferment act begins with an address from the Vice-Chancellor and is followed by the conferral of doctoral degrees by the nine faculties. The entire ceremony is conducted in Latin. The ceremony includes a cannon salute — a tribute to the PhD graduates — performed by the Wendes Artillery Regiment.

After the conferment act, one of the new PhD graduates delivers a ceremonial address, an oratio, to the University. The ceremony concludes with a Latin prayer by Bishop Johan Tyrberg.

Doctoral degree conferment ceremonies have been held in Lund since 1670. LTH held its first and only independent ceremony in 1967. Since 1969, LTH has been part of Lund University.

More information about the doctoral degree conferment ceremony

Livestream of the Ceremony

The doctoral degree conferment ceremony in Lund Cathedral will be livestreamed on 23 May starting at 12:00 CEST.

Livestream link (YouTube)

Honorary Doctors

LTH has awarded two honorary doctorates for 2025:

• Margaret-Anne Storey, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Victoria, Canada
• Semmy Rülf, entrepreneur and significant contributor to the advancement and utilisation of research at Lund University and LTH

More information about LTH’s honorary doctors

Jubilee Doctors

The title of jubilee doctor (doctor jubilaris) is awarded to those who received their doctoral degrees at LTH fifty years ago. During the ceremony, the jubilee doctors are presented with a new diploma. In 2025, LTH will confer four jubilee doctors.

• Gharib Sayed Aly
• Bo Leden
• Ingemar Ragnarsson
• Per Selånger (absens)

LTH congratulates the following 73 doctors

• Abdullah Abdelatief

• Anna Adell

• Kristi Adham

• Felix Agner

• Björn Arvidsson

• Mohsen Bayat Pour

• Axel Berg

• Saga Bergqvist

• Marie Bermeo Vargas

• Ruike Bi (absens)

• Ola Björnsson (absens)

• Axel Broman (absens)

• Joakim Brorsson

• Bora Orçun Çakir

• Lila Chergui

• Zehui Dong

• Alexandru Dura

• Jakob Eggeling

• Simon Ek

• Daniel Espinoza

• Samuel Estenlund

• David Frantz

• Rikard Gannedahl

• Zandra Gidlöf

• David Gustafsson

• Megan Havers

• Katarina Hennig

• Mohammad Mukul Hossain

• Tianyi Hu

• Madelène Isaksson

• Asmita Jash

• Hossein Jeddi

• Robin Wollesen de Jonge

• Hamid Karrari

• Olle Kjellqvist

• Elis Levin

• Meng Li

• Meng Lu

• Pegah Mansouri Bakvand

• Mikelis Marnauza

• Janet van der Meulen-Visser (absens)

• Sergio Mosquim Junior

• Ben Nel

• Christian Nelson

• Markus Nilsson

• Sebastian Nilsson

• Edvin Olofsson

• Andre Olson (absens)

• Daniel Tristan Osanloo

• Marius Plach (absens)

• Felix Plappert (absens)

• Ingrid Ramm

• Meena Raveesh (absens)

• Jonas Ravelid

• Idriss Riouak

• Dimaghi Schwamback

• Maya Sheidaei

• Nathalie Silva (absens)

• Krishnan Sreenivas

• Emma Strömblad

• Philipp Stürmer

• Carl Svenhag

• Mark Treacy

• Fernando Vieira Lima

• Amanda Västberg

• Ylva Wahlquist

• David Wahlqvist

• David Wenander

• Måns Williamson

• Zhiyong Wu (absens)

• Oksana Yastremska-Kravchenko

• Alva Zalar

• Lingping Zhang