By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 8 June 2023 Timothée Parrique completed his PhD in 2019 with a thesis on the concept of degrowth. He is currently in France as part of his postdoc position at the Department of Business Administration. Photo: Mathieu Génon Economists are obsessed with growth. So says economist Timothée Parrique, who

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degrowth-path-future - 2025-04-28

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 8 June 2023 Stefan Hansson is a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology , but when duty demands it he puts his military uniform on. He is a so called Med-T, partly employed medical staff. Photo: Zsuzsanna ­Höjvall/Försvarsmakten A sudden bang. The hand grenade has caused me severe shrapnel injuries: a punctured lung, my liver

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-doctor-both-war-and-peace - 2025-04-28

By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 14 June 2023 Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, learn how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other discip

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-3rd-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2025-04-28

Published 20 June 2023 Olof Karis, former Interim Director of MAX IV, has been appointed as the Director of MAX IV following an open recruitment process and the recommendation of the MAX IV Board. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, the host university for MAX IV. MAX IV, Sweden's synchrotron, is fully operational with 16 beamlines and 1400 users yearly from academia a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/olof-karis-becomes-director-max-iv - 2025-04-28

By carina [dot] holmberg_pousette [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Carina Holmberg Pousette) - published 19 June 2023 The University has the opportunity to nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2023. STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and university lecturers to spend an autumn semester at one of STINT's ele

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-internal-nomination-exchange-through-stint-teaching-sabbatical - 2025-04-28

By Charlotte [dot] Hedin [at] hr [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Hedin) - published 19 June 2023 Here is a brief update on what's going on in the salary movement, when this year's salary review might start at Lund University and what the different steps are. Industry "marks the spot" Some time ago, this year's negotiations between the parties in the competitive industry were finalised. The result of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-does-years-salary-review-start - 2025-04-28

Published 20 June 2023 A month ago, I made a visit to the University of Gothenburg’s Research Board. While there, I was asked, “Why has Lund University performed so incredibly well in Horizon Europe?” I counted myself lucky to have received an update beforehand from Research Services that we have been very successful, otherwise I would have been caught off guard. It just goes to show that we must

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gothenburg-they-know-lund-university-has-been-successful-horizon-europe - 2025-04-28

Published 20 June 2023 The Faculty of Medicine has reviewed its communications activities and made some changes. They have reorganised their ways of working and have even reworked their internal website, Intramed. 2022 saw the reorganisation of the communication activities at the Faculty, taking as its starting point an analysis made from  2019-2020 of the situation as it was then, including propo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-internal-website-staff-faculty-medicine-has-made-difference - 2025-04-28

By rickard [dot] eksten [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se (Rickard Eksten) - published 20 June 2023 We are now about a third of the way through the EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (2021-2027) – and can start to see trends for which areas have been a success for Lund University and our researchers. The University’s new research strategy 2023-2026 aims to make LU Sweden’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/onwards-and-upwards-lund-university-eu-framework-programme - 2025-04-28

By stefan [dot] andersson [at] service [dot] lu [dot] se (Stefan Andersson) - published 20 June 2023 From the autumn, the University will have to pay VAT on income from employees’ semester parking permits, since the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has taken a new position on employers offering parking spaces to their employees. This means that the price of the autumn semester permit will be 25 p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cost-parking-increase-25-cent-autumn - 2025-04-28

By Jonas [dot] Andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 29 June 2023 Lund University has been ranked 85th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has published university rankings annually since 2004 and the ranking is done in collaboration with Elsevier. On 27 June, QS published its lates

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-85th-qs-world-university-rankings - 2025-04-28

Published 9 August 2023 Do you want to help incoming international students by making your couch, spare room or a mattress available to a student for a couple of nights or weeks? If so, please check out this event from BoPoolen where you can sign up if you can host a student. Arrival Days at Lund University take place on Tuesday the 15th of August 15th, 2023. The international students arrive in L

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/help-incoming-students-making-your-couch-available-few-nights - 2025-04-28

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 14 February 2025 After earning his master’s degree in Finance from LUSEM in 2022, Craig’s career has taken him across different countries and industries. He has worked at KPMG in Stockholm and now thrives as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman in Johannesburg. In this interview, Craig shares insights into his car

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/craig-eckleton-alumnus-msc-finance-2022 - 2025-04-28

By linnea [dot] morth [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Linnea Mörth) - published 18 February 2025 Photo: LINC. This year, the Swedish University Pitch Competition was held for the first time for students engaged in finance associations at Swedish universities. The Lund University Finance Society, LINC, both hosted the competition and won first prize with one of their participating teams. Hello Ture Ekn

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/finance-society-linc-hosted-new-competition-won-first-prize - 2025-04-28

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 24 November 2024 Meet Ana, a 2024 graduate of the Data Analytics and Business Economics (DABE) master’s programme at LUSEM, has quickly transitioned into her professional career. In this interview, she talks about her role at IKEA, the impact of her studies, and her advice for international graduates starting their c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ana-clara-lima-alumna-data-analytics-and-business-economics-2024 - 2025-04-28

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 20 March 2025 Pictured left to right: Blerim Emruli, Erik Påander, Jordina De Sousa, Iván Ortiz Del Noval & Alfriyadi Rafles. Photo: Carla Böhme. Students on the Master's Programme in Information Systems have the opportunity to earn valuable business analytics certificates to boost their resumes. The international Master's P

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/students-empowered-industry-recognised-certificates - 2025-04-28

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 25 February 2025 Sustainability managers often see their work as a calling, even if they work in a corporate setting. But their high aspirations often clash with the realities of business. In her article, Sanne Frandsen, Associate professor in organisational studies at LUSEM, and her co-authors dive into the works

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sustainability-ideals-business-crushed-flourishing - 2025-04-28

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 25 February 2025 ”Research has shown that the weight of the tariffs imposed by the last Trump administration were mainly carried by US importers and consumers. None of the tariff revenue actually came from abroad,” says Maria Persson, associate professor in Economics at LUSEM. Maria shares a short anecdote about ho

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/key-takeaways-first-weeks-donald-trumps-return-presidency - 2025-04-28

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 27 February 2025 Fredrik Fletcher. Fredrik Fletcher is in his final semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked him a few questions about his experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “After having comp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-fredrik-fletcher - 2025-04-28

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 26 February 2025 E-scooters have reshaped the way people move around cities and their impact on traffic safety has become a public concern. Andreas Bergh, associate professor in economics explains that his research has found a small increase in accidents following the introduction of e-scooters, but that the effect

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-news-comment-e-scooters-and-traffic-accidents - 2025-04-28