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A new centre to stimulate interest in science, technology and research is being built at Campus Helsingborg. In the long term, the Helsingborg Science Centre will attract 50,000 visitors a year, following the example of the Vattenhallen Science Centre in Lund.Lund University, together with the City of Helsingborg, Wihlborgs, Navet Analytics and the Helsingborg Trade Association, is laying the foun

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/science-centre-be-established-campus-helsingborg - 2025-11-19

The libraries at Lund University are launching Finn, a new search system for the autumn semester of 2025, replacing the current LUBcat and LUBsearch. A beta version of the new system is already available for testing and feedback submission. The developers are also looking for people to test the system in exchange for a movie ticket. The idea of transitioning to a unified search system has been dis

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/finn-university-libraries-new-search-system - 2025-11-19

REAL (Centre for Retail and Logistics) is a research center at Lund University and a long-term initiative aimed at establishing a strong, interdisciplinary, and dynamic environment. Its goal is to generate relevant knowledge and expertise of strategic importance for the future of sustainable retail and logistics. “Through collaboration in education, research, and innovation, we aim to redefine the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/one-year-real - 2025-11-19

As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing four calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation. Deadline for application is 17 April and funded activities should be completed no later than 31 July 2026. A fifth call with deadline 31 March is already

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/international-impact-actions-current-calls-2025 - 2025-11-19

  Björn Badersten, vice Dean at the faculty of Social Sciences will lead us through a discussion about:Case as a method for a vibrant campus environmentHow can the method contribute to the active meetingpoint?How can the case method gather students, teachers and stakeholders?After the meeting you are invited to a tour of Forum Medicum and the facilities for active learning.Sign up before 15 April.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/get-inspired-lund-university-case-academy-luca - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 it about?My dissertation exp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-marcos-castillo - 2025-11-19

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 design and create web courses as a tool to strengthen knowledge about the regulations for ethical

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/kurs-i-etikprovning-ethical-review-course-0 - 2025-11-19

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 reconstructs and explains the long-run income inequality trends in Ken

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-valeria-lukkari - 2025-11-19

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, with the current near absenc

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/winners-ch-witts-award-lusem - 2025-11-19

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.seDuring five days Laureates and about 400 highly talented young scientists will be invited to join a unique week of

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/8th-lindau-meeting-economic-sciences - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 community of interdisciplina

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/call-seed-money-within-profile-area-human-rights - 2025-11-19

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 - 2025-11-19

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 researcher in commercial la

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/platform-worker-employee-or-entrepreneur - 2025-11-19

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 importance of early-stage financing for companies, focusing on the growing role of b

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-kalyan-pasumarthy - 2025-11-19

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 paid during the year in whi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/wellness-compensation-and-medicine-reimbursement - 2025-11-19