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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 2 October 2024 At this fall’s first alumni breakfast on October 8th, both breakfast and the latest research on the future of food will be on the agenda. Thomas Kalling, Professor of Strategic Management at LUSEM, and Karolina Östbring, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Food Technology and Applied Biochemistry at LTH, wi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/experts-view-why-future-food-matters - 2025-07-09

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 22 October 2024 During this year's popular science Framtidsdagarna ('Future Days') at Lund University on October 16–17, we had the chance to hear about crucial and decisive issues for the future. This year focused on future cities and 'The Future of Death.' Representing LUSEM, Markus Lahtinen, teacher and researcher at the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/experts-view-how-sensors-are-shaping-urban-landscape-future - 2025-07-09

Published 22 October 2024 Change brings development and is a part of life. Sara Novakov has guided LUSEM through changes while maintaining continuity since 2007, but this fall, she will be retiring. Sara joined LUSEM in 2007, having already been employed at the university since 1994, including working as an internal auditor. Coming to a faculty full of economists as an economist herself has worked

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lusems-very-own-head-finance-retiring-what-happens-now - 2025-07-09

Published 19 January 2024 Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel. Photo courtesy of Stora Brännbo Interested in spending a couple of days in Sigtuna to write together with peers in a beautiful environment and discuss your writing with senior scholars? The retreat takes place at Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel and starts in the late afternoon on the 13th of May and ends in the afternoon of the 15th of

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/writing-retreat-may - 2025-07-09

Published 22 February 2024 Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash.com Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast! The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration between the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus U

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/centre-east-and-south-east-asian-studies-and-graduate-school-asian-studies-joins-nordic-asia-podcast - 2025-07-09

Published 21 March 2024 New deadline 15 April. At this workshop, led by Altitude Meetings, and co-organised with the Graduate School in History, you will get practical advice in a workshop format on how to become a better speaker.The workshop takes place on 22 May at Stadshallen in LundSee here for more information

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/extended-application-deadline-workshop-presentation-skills-and-public-speaking - 2025-07-09

Published 16 May 2024 Application deadline: 13 June, 2024 During the fall of 2024, we will give the PhD course Critical Perspectives on East and South-East Asian Studies. The course is given part-time during the fall semester with some in-person events in Lund. Please check the link for more information and application form if you are interested. PhD students focusing on East and South-East Asia,

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-our-fall-2024-phd-mobility-and-phd-course-critical-perspectives - 2025-07-09

Published 28 May 2024 Sigtunastiftelsen. Image from Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The 2024 annual retreat will be held 6-8 November in Sigtuna at Sigtunastiftelsen. The application deadline is 25 September. At this event we will discuss the need for knowledge on East and South-East Asia among Swedish and international institutions, and career possi

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/application-annual-retreat-application-now-closed - 2025-07-09

Published 18 June 2024 We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for two workshops taking place in fall 2024. Podcast Production Workshop, 24-25 October 2024This one-and-a-half-day workshop in October covers all essential aspects of podcast production, from concept development and recording to post-launch engagement. It is a hands-on, interactive workshop that starts from the basic

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/upcoming-workshops-application-now-closed - 2025-07-09

Published 18 October 2024 The open-access journal for early career scholars in Asian Studies Asia in Focus has opened for paper submissions. Submission deadline: November 30th. We are happy to announce a call for papers for the next issue of the Asia in Focus journal—published by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University—with a planned publication date in spring.   Asia in

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/open-call-papers-asia-focus-issue-no-11 - 2025-07-09

Published 12 November 2024 Deadline to apply: 29 November 2024. For Spring 2025 you can apply for:PhD CoursesAsia in the Global Economy4 Credits, 20 January to 20 February 2025    Research ethics and fieldwork in an authoritarian context3 credits, 27-28 February 2025 WorkshopsVisual methods and art-based research in the social sciences17-18 March in Lund    Presentation skills and public speaking8

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-open-our-spring-2025-courses-workshops-mobility-and-annual-retreat - 2025-07-09

Published 9 January 2025 The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies together with the Graduate School in Asian Studies have recently produced three episodes of the Nordic Asia Podcast. The episodes deal with academic freedom issues in Thailand, China and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a Tibetan filmmaker. The episodes were hosted and produced by several of the Centre's PhD students and our int

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/nordic-asia-podcasts - 2025-07-09

Published 26 May 2025 PhD students who are enrolled in the Graduate School in Asian Studies and at a Swedish university, and who specialise in East or Southeast Asia, are invited to apply for a mobility opportunity at one of our partner institutions during the autumn term of 2025.Visitors to Lund are welcome during the period 10 November to 12 December.  The deadline to apply is 1 September. Pleas

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-fall-2025-phd-mobility - 2025-07-09

Published 4 June 2025 Joanne Kuai (Karlstad University) and Tabita Rosendal (Lund University) have successfully defended their PhD dissertations. On Friday, 30 May, Joanne Kuai successfully defended her dissertation “AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age” at Karlstad University. This dissertation that dives into how AI is reshaping journalism in

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/two-new-doctorates - 2025-07-09