By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 13 April 2025 The annual CED Lund Population Day (LPD) 2025 is coming up 8 May on the theme The Two Fertility Puzzles, 2010-2020. We asked the organizer, professor Martin Dribe, three quick questions to learn more. Hi Martin Dribe, professor of Economic History, specializing in Economic Demography, and organiser and lead r

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/curious-about-lpd-three-quick-questions - 2025-06-16

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 23 April 2025 Truls Törnqvist, a mentor in the LUSEM Mentorship Programme, shares his experiences and reflections on the importance of guidance during the transition from academia to professional life. He discusses the joys of mentoring, the impact it has had on his own development, and offers practical advice for bo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/empowering-students-insights-lusem-mentorship-experience - 2025-06-16

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 23 April 2025 For a long time, there has been a lack of concentrated efforts among researchers focusing on taxation, but that is about to change. On June 5th, plans for a new Taxation Centre will be presented. "The idea of an interdisciplinary taxation centre and the need for it have existed for many years, and sev

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-taxation-centre - 2025-06-16

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 25 April 2025 For the autumn semester of 2025, more than 72,000 people applied to programmes at Lund University — and LUSEM continues to stand strong in the competition. LUSEM’s programmes remain highly attractive. According to the recently published application statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2025-06-16

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 30 April 2025 This is what the researchers at LUSEM have said in the media in April, relating to the policies of the Donald Trump administration. With Donald Trump’s second term in the White house we have seen turmoil on the stock exchanges of the world, tariffs being presented, taken back and reintroduced, America

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/100-days-trump-and-what-researchers-have-say-about-them - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 May 2025 Betty Saenyi. Betty Saenyi is in her last semester of her doctoral studies at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her PhD journey so far. Betty, why did you choose to pursue a doctoral education?“Funny enough, a PhD was never my dre

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2025-06-16

By seyedehnegar [dot] khaliliaraghi [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Negar Khaliliaraghi) - published 13 May 2025 Studentlyckan - student housing in Lund. Photo: Louise Larsson Finding housing is a major challenge for students in university towns like Lund, where demand far exceeds supply. Long queue systems, high rents, and limited options force many to commute or move frequently — disrupting their st

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/housing-chance-academic-impacts-lottery-based-access-student-accommodation - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 26 May 2025 Photo: Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund. The Pufendorf theme “DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI” has wrapped up with a conference and exhibition. The interdisciplinary group has shifted its focus throughout the year-long theme. What began as discussions on AI's

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/science-meets-art-digijustice-finale - 2025-06-16

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 21 May 2025 Interested in continuing your studies or research in Canada or the USA? If you are a Swedish citizen and do your studies/research at the Master's, PhD or Post Doctorate level, you might be eligible for the stipend. Master students, doctoral candidates and post doc researchers can apply for the stipend f

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/stipend-sweden-america-foundation - 2025-06-16

By kajsa [dot] ganhammar [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Kajsa Ganhammar) - published 27 May 2025 Tramway in Lund. Photo: Johan Persson As governments around the world ramp up subsidies to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, a key question remains: Do these policies deliver the economic and environmental benefits they promise? New research by Kajsa Ganhammar sheds light on the unintended co

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-renewable-energy-subsidies-can-affect-electricity-prices - 2025-06-16

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 19 December 2023 Kids playing in the backyard of newly built houses in Johanneshov, Stockholm, 1943. Photo: Johansson (SvD). Stadsmuseet i Stockholm/Stockholmskällan. The new research project, “Socioeconomic Segregation - The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools and Policy Across the Life Course”, aims to establish a resea

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-project-explores-socioeconomic-segregation-then-and-now - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 22 November 2023 Photo: Madelaine Hallerdal, WithSecure WithSecure visited the Department of Informatics on their European Cyber Tour, allowing students on our Bachelor's programme to get hands-on experience with the handling of cyber threats in a simulated environment. On October 30th, 2023, students taking the course IS an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cybertruck-cyber-security-simulation - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 October 2023 Markus Lahtinen. Photo: Johan Persson Markus Lahtinen, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, Lund University, has been interviewed by both Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) for expert insights on the use of AI for crime-fighting purposes. The articles in DN and SvD report on

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-speaks-ai-and-camera-surveillance - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 September 2023 The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies. Photo: Kennet Ruona Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, Miranda Kajtazi, is currently involved in a mix of internal and external grants. At the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Miranda Kajtazi is leading an Advanced Study Group on "Hum

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ai-human-rights-and-digital-welfare-miranda-kajtazi-takes-lead - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 8 June 2023 The Department of Informatics uses Microsoft Azure as a cloud solution for students attending the Bachelor’s Programme in Design of Information Systems. It allows us to have complete BYOD-solutions in our computer rooms, which attracts students to campus while also saving energy and money. Informatic’s director o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 23 February 2023 Informatics lecturer Markus Lahtinen shares benefits, examples, and lessons learnt from using LinkedIn in the Wellness Weeks seminar. Photo: Carla Böhme Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected op

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 27 January 2023 Viswanath Venkatesh. Photo: Carla Böhme Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Prob

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 17 January 2023 Vincenzo Corvello. Photo: Carla Böhme Associate Professor Vincenzo Corvello, joining us from the University of Messina, is an established business and innovation scholar as well as the Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Innovation Management. Hosted by lecturer Markus Lahtinen, Vincenzo Corvello start

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2025-06-16

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 16 January 2023 Photo: Johan Persson Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has made international headlines. While concerns have been raised that ChatGPT and generative AI may be used as a tool for cheating, department lecturers Markus Lahtinen and Björn Svensson challenge this fear by actively incorporating the chatbo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-starts-integrating-chatgpt-its-educational-programme - 2025-06-16

By karolina [dot] lindh [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Karolina Lindh) - published 29 August 2023 Why should we engage in Open Science and how? What are the benefits and challenges? Open Science is ascribed increased importance by multiple actors in the research communities for facilitating dialogue between academia and society. Open Science enables interdisciplinary research, enhances transparency an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/join-lu-open-science-days-20-21-november - 2025-06-16