[1][2] The society's aim is to gather younger scientists - Docents - in the humanities, theology and social sciences at Lund University in order "to promote scientific research in the humanities".
[3] The founders were the Sanskrit researcher Herbert Petersson [sv], the folklore scholar Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, and the linguist Jöran Sahlgren [sv], with the assistance of the historian Lauritz Weibull.
At the age of 55, the working member transfers to the seniors group.
A person who has shown a special commitment to the humanities and culture, or a person whom the Society finds capable of contributing to the Society's activities and development, may be appointed as a founding member.
[5] The various categories have been slightly expanded since the society was founded.