Published 11 September 2024 After nailing his thesis “Climate, Culture, and History – Essays in Development Economics” to the wall at LUSEM, Steve Berggren-Clausen is gearing up for his defense on 4 October. You have been writing your thesis at the department of Economics and now it is on the wall just a few steps from Café Holger. Please tell us in your own words what it is about.My thesis explor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-steve-berggren-clausen - 2025-05-09

Published 11 September 2024 On 15 April this year, digital degree certificates were introduced at the University and a considerable improvement has already been noted. It has become faster, more secure and more efficient, which has meant a reduced workload for many staff members and shorter waiting times for students.Learn more at LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/digital-degree-certificates-save-time - 2025-05-09

Published 11 September 2024 This year’s salary review date is 1 October. This is the date on which your new salary will apply and from which your new salary will be paid retroactively when the University pays the new salaries.According to the timetable drawn up by the University, which has been presented to the employee organisations, it is estimated that the new salaries will be paid out in Febru

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/salary-review-starts-soon - 2025-05-09

Published 11 September 2024 The University has started a new initiative that involves inviting its new staff from far and wide to joint activities during the year.New international staff members and their families were recently welcomed to the new academic year at an event in the Main University Building. Specially invited staff members enjoyed a get-together and refreshments with music by Albin R

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-international-staff-members-were-welcomed-new-academic-year - 2025-05-09

Published 12 September 2024 Are things the same, but different or just plain different? How do students enroll? What is it really like to be a teacher or administrator at a business school in Spain, or South Africa for that matter? With grants such as Erasmus + we actually have a chance to find out for ourselves. Would you like to see first-hand how your counterpart at another university goes abou

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/staff-exchange-see-world - 2025-05-09

Published 23 September 2024 On 27 September he will be defending his doctoral dissertation: Roots Across the Atlantic: Social Networks and Economic Outcomes from the Swedish Mass Migration to the United States, 1880–1920. But before that we wanted to get to know a little bit more about Marcos Castillo and his work ad the department of Economic History. You are about to defend your thesis, what is

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-marcos-castillo - 2025-05-09

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 24 September 2024 There is an online course provided by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (only available in Swedish at the moment). The course is described as follows:As part of the government mandate to increase knowledge about the regulations for ethical review, the Swedish Ethical Review Authority has decided to des

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/kurs-i-etikprovning-ethical-review-course-0 - 2025-05-09

Published 24 September 2024 Valeria in action at her "spikning" Diving headlong into the matter of economic inequalities in Kenya, Economic History doctoral student Valeria Lukkari looks at what factors drive these disparities. You are about to defend your thesis “Economic Disparities in Colonial Kenya – Income Inequality and Wage Differentiation”, what is the thesis about?My thesis project recons

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-valeria-lukkari - 2025-05-09

Published 25 September 2024 Jörgen Carlsson and Niklas Sandell, researchers and lecturers in accounting and corporate finance at LUSEM are receiving the CH Witt Memorial Award for their article in the journal Balans, about how the debate around group accounting sounded 30 years ago. What was special about the debate back then compared to now? "The major difference between the debate then and now,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/winners-ch-witts-award-lusem - 2025-05-09

Published 25 September 2024 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, located in the Frescati area in Stockholm The call for applications from young Swedish economists to attend the 8th Lindau meeting of the laureates of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is now open. This information is from the KVA website.8th Lindau meeting in Economic Sciences – kva.seDurin

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/8th-lindau-meeting-economic-sciences - 2025-05-09

Published 26 September 2024 The employment agency Academic Work conducts the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI) survey annually, in close collaboration with polling firm Kantar. Their survey asks young people in various professional categories which employer they would most like to work for, and what makes an employer attractive.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lund-university-swedens-eighth-most-attractive-employer - 2025-05-09

Published 26 September 2024 Human Rights is one of Lund University’s five profile areas. The profile area aims for excellence in research, education, and external collaboration – nationally and globally – in human rights as an interdisciplinary field. One goal is to facilitate the initiation of new research ideas with potential to secure external funding. Another goal is to build a well-connected

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/call-seed-money-within-profile-area-human-rights - 2025-05-09

Published 26 September 2024 The time has come for the inauguration of 28 new professors at the University. They will be inaugurated at a formal ceremony and all are welcome.The inauguration will take place in the Main University Building auditorium, followed by informal networking in Pelarsalen.Time and place: 18 October 2024 16:00 | Main University Building auditorium.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors-18-october - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 An EU directive on platform work will soon be released, a directive that has been criticized by both labor market parties and all parties in the Swedish parliament. Annamaria Westregård, associate professor in Business Law dives into the intricacies of platform work in her new book. In her book "Platform Workers and Self-Employed in Swedish Law," Annamaria Westregård, a re

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/platform-worker-employee-or-entrepreneur - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 Kalyan Pasumarthy, with motorbikes near the Himalayas Kalyan Pasumarthy is getting ready to defend his thesis in Business Administration on 25 October. In his research he looks closer at angel investors and angel groups and their exit strategies. You are about to defend your thesis, "Business Angel Groups and Exit Strategies" what is it about?My thesis highlights the impor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-kalyan-pasumarthy - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 A friendly reminder from the HR division about the last date to apply for wellness compensations and medicine reimbursements. Wellness compensationStarting in 2024, Lund University will establish November 30 as the last date for applications for wellness compensation.The reason is that the Swedish Tax Agency's rules mean that the compensation must, as a general rule, be pa

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/wellness-compensation-and-medicine-reimbursement - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 This autumn will see comprehensive work on updating the University’s sustainability plan. The changes are to make sustainability efforts over the next two years more concrete. Boards and parts of the central administration will now identify various activities and see what resources are available to achieve our sustainability goals.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/sustainability-plan-being-updated-have-your-say - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 On 8 October, a new homepage for the Staff Pages (Medarbetarwebben) was launched. The aim of the new homepage is to provide a better overview, and to prioritise and make the most sought-after content accessible.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/makeover-lu-staff-pages - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 A new webpage summarising our rankings has been added to the University’s external website lu.se.There are around 20,000 higher education institutions in the world, and Lund University regularly ranks as one of the world’s best in several of the most reputable rankings.There is now a new webpage on lu.se that shows our position in various global rankings.Learn more on LU S

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-webpage-about-rankings - 2025-05-09

Published 8 October 2024 Minister of Education, Johan Pehrson The government has decided to amend the Higher Education Ordinance. The change extends the time limit from a PhD to employment as an Associate Senior Lecturer from the current five years to up to seven years. With this amendment, universities will be able to decide for themselves which time limit to apply. The position of assistant prof

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/government-extends-time-limit-employment-associate-senior-lecturer - 2025-05-09