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“English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often no educational reasons why a particular course in the first-cycle is taught in English,” argues Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration at Lund University Scho

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2025-12-15

Remember the ”beauty study”? It received a lot of attention in the autumn of 2022; was reported for flaws in the research method, but was later found not to have deviated from good research practice. Economist Adrian Mehic had not even defended his doctoral thesis yet, but had an article from his forthcoming thesis published in a scientific journal.”I could imagine that it would create a lot of bu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/beauty-study-perfect-storm - 2025-12-15

On 17 April, the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament unfolded. A total of 20 players battled fiercely until the very end, and the final match of this year may well be remembered as the most thrilling and of the highest quality ever! A set of quick questions for the winnersCongratulations! How do you feel?Djevdet: “Amazing!""She was amazing. It was all thanks to her!" (points at Yuqing)Yuqing: "I al

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/fek-table-tennis-tournament-2024-meet-winners - 2025-12-15

Doctoral education student Markus Arnez-Wegelius will defend his thesis on 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of his thesis, experiences and near future. You are about to defend your thesis “A Dynamic Capabilities Approach to Sustainable Business Model Innovation”. In short, what is your thesis (doctoral dissertation) about?“My thesis in a nutshell focuses on which capabilities firms need to innovate t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-markus-arnez-wegelius - 2025-12-15

Doctoral student Olga Lark will defend her thesis 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of her thesis, experiences and near future. Hi Olga! You are about to defend your thesis “Globalization, Gender inequality and Firm innovation”. In short, what is your thesis about?”My thesis is about globalization and how it affects firms and individuals in Sweden. The two distinct topics that I study are gender inequ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-olga-lark - 2025-12-15

Every year, the Swedish Riksdag organises a research day. This year the theme was “artificial intelligence”. The aim is to give Members of Parliament the opportunity to gain new knowledge and to highlight the value of science for politics, democracy, and parliamentary decision-making. This year, Johan Axhamn, senior lecturer in Business Law here at LUSEM, was the sole representative from Lund Univ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/johan-axhamn-represented-lund-swedish-riksdags-seminar-ai - 2025-12-15

This April, the first national interim report on responsible internationalisation was published. The aim is to create national guidelines and a national support structure for responsible internationalisation. The report is commissioned by the Swedish government and is written by Universitets- och högskolerådet (UHR), Vetenskapsrådet och Vinnova. Tommy Shih and Sylvia Schwaag Serger, both researche

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/responsible-internationalisation-tommy-shih-comments-new-national-report - 2025-12-15

The university's overall goals and focus areas for work environment management have been updated for the period 2024 - 2027. Lund University's long-term work environment goal is a sustainable work environment for everyone working at the university.Lund University's long-term work environment goal is a sustainable work environment for everyone working at the university.Special focus on three areasT

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/updated-work-environment-goals-lund-university - 2025-12-15

It is soon time for the traditional celebrations on 30 April and 1 May, which as usual includes the donning of student caps, the students’ May Day speech to the Vice-Chancellor, and the singing in of spring in Lundagård by the male voice choir, Lund Student Singers. Donning of student caps Time: 30 April: 17:20-18:00Place: Tegnérsplatsen, LundagårdOn 30 April, the vice-president of Lund University

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/celebrations-30-april-and-1-may-2024 - 2025-12-15

A new framework for measuring qualifying expertise in teaching has been produced and will now be implemented at the University. The aim is to recognise excellence in teaching by applying a classification and structure for teaching practitioners’ qualifications. The framework, developed by Rachel Forsyth and Lena Christensen, is based on the Advancing Teaching initiative, an international framework

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/excellent-teaching-be-highlighted-through-recognition-educational-qualifications - 2025-12-15

Doctoral education student Johan Jönsson will defend his thesis on 3 May. Get a quick glimpse of his thesis, experiences and near future. Hi Johan! You are about to defend your thesis “Performing Numbers”. In short, what is your thesis about?”It’s about the role of numbers in everyday social interaction. Basically, the thesis starts from the observation that numbers permeate our everyday lives, ou

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-johan-jonsson - 2025-12-15

“Vinzent is an independent and creative researcher who shows exceptional ability in combining large historical data sets with modern quantitative methods and theoretical modelling.” This is how the researcher who wrote the best thesis of the year at LUSEM is described in the prize nomination. Congratulations, Vinzent Ostermeyer! In his doctoral thesis, titled “Why Firms Grow: The Roles of Institut

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/vinzent-ostermeyer-wrote-best-doctoral-thesis-lusem-2023 - 2025-12-15

We had a chance to ask a few questions to Stefan Tramer as he prepares the defense of his thesis: Inoperosità – Exposing the Position of Employees and Customers in Unemployment-Related Management Literature. He has been conducting his research at the department of Business Administration and the defense will take place at EC3:207, at 13.00 on 28 March. You are about to defend your thesis, what is

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-stefan-tramer - 2025-12-15

Lund Municipality and the Swedish Transport Administration carry out work that will have a major impact on traffic in our immediate area.  First up will be the closure of Scheelevägen. A new roundabout is being built at Beta 6. Scheelevägen will be closed in March and will not reopen until the summer of 2026.After the summer of 2026, the next major construction project will start. It is the wideni

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/road-works-near-lusem - 2025-12-15

The number of applicants to this autumn's international courses and programmes has increased by 16% across Sweden. As usual, Lund University is at the top in terms of the number of applications and has for the first time reached over 30,000 applications in total in the international Master's programme (Master HT25) with 31,947 applications.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/record-number-applicants-our-international-courses-and-programmes - 2025-12-15

The Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666.The donation is dedicated to translational cancer research, meaning applied cancer research in antibody and cell therapies with the aim of improving prognosis and quality of life for today's cancer patients.Learn more on LU

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-university - 2025-12-15

Stay Curious is a new English-language newsletter that makes it easy for you to find out about the latest research from your University colleagues in a concise and engaging format.The newsletter is published monthly on LinkedIn – a platform focused on knowledge sharing and professional networking. Using LinkedIn for the newsletter allows us to build on our already strong presence on the platform a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/stay-curious-universitys-new-newsletter-about-our-research - 2025-12-15

The City of Lund and Lund University have approved a joint strategy to foster the local innovation environment and business community. This means that efforts to attract companies and talent and to bolster Lund’s international position are now being stepped up.“It sends out a strong signal that we speak with one voice. Sweden ranks high in terms of patents from academia. Lund University is third i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-statement-intent-city-lund - 2025-12-15

The University is now launching a new round of excellence initiatives to bolster the recruitment of top international researchers through the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. With this initiative, the University aims to foster its international research presence and provide early-career researchers with the best opportunities to advance their careers.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-round-excellence-initiatives-early-career-researchers-and-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2027 - 2025-12-15

Lund University makes annual purchases totalling SEK 1.5 billion. Together, these purchases make up a large part of the University’s carbon footprint. How can we meet the high demands of research on materials and products, and at the same time become a resource-efficient organisation with a carbon footprint that is as small as possible?Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/importance-sustainable-purchasing-and-procurement - 2025-12-15