Studium Generale: What makes us happy?
In the third Studium Generale this autumn, we will explore the coveted feeling of happiness. Is it important to be happy? What distinguishes happiness from other emotions? How do our own thoughts, as well as the thoughts of others, affect our happiness? And how does happiness help us?
Date: 28 November 2025
Time: 12:15 - 13:30
Organiser: SLU-biblioteket
Venue: Alnarp: Västan (Agricum), Umeå: Björken, Uppsala: Lennart Kennes sal (Biocentrum)
Location: Alnarp, Online, Umeå, Uppsala
Welcome to Studium Generale, SLU’s initiative for broader reflection on current topics. The third occasion will be opened by Filip Fors Connolly, associate professor at Umeå University, who will give us an insight into happiness research and explain how our thoughts and feelings are linked to our happiness. The lecture will be streamed from the Umeå campus via Zoom, and to the lecture halls at the other main locations. After the lecture, there will be an opportunity to reflect on the theme in a relaxed setting at the main campuses.
The library will offer a light lunch to those who stay after the lecture.
- Language: Swedish
- No registration required.
We bid you a warm welcome!
About Studium Generale
In today's world, few skills are as important as being able to reflect on your own opinions and behaviour: what has made me think the way I do? What do I know that I know and what do I take for granted? Inspired by Dutch and German universities, SLU is now launching Studium Generale - a series of activities for students and staff focusing on joint reflection on current topics. Nothing is compulsory, nothing is recorded - it's an opportunity to test your thoughts without being judged.
If you have any questions about Studium Generale in general or about this event, please contact Love Strandberg (love.strandberg@slu.se).