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What does it take to get a foot in the door of the banking sector – and does only top grades matter? Students had the opportunity to speak with representatives from some of Sweden’s largest banks. Through open conversations and questions, the students gained a unique insight into an industry often surrounded by myths and perceived high barriers to entry. One afternoon in May, students from Lund Un

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/myths-and-truths-banking-sector - 2025-11-18

Success is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration according to Thomas Edison. Below we have a group of researchers who can surely attest to those words. We are immensely proud of your work and your achievements. Our LUSEM PhD graduates of spring 2025. Henrik Bengtsson, Statistics: Approximating excursion distributions using regenerative processesClara Léa Dallaire-Fortier, Economi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-dissertations-spring-2025 - 2025-11-18

Åsa Hansson, Associate Professor of Economics at LUSEM, has been appointed by the Swedish government to lead a new investigation about Sweden’s declining birth rate. Birth rates in Sweden have been falling. According to Statistics Sweden (SCB), 98,451 children were born in 2024 — 1,600 fewer than in 2023. This trend is seen across all societal groups and regions. Research shows that one in four yo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-are-fewer-children-being-born-sweden - 2025-11-18

The Sparbanken Skåne Center for Sustainable Enterprising (SSCEN) at Lund University and Sparbanksstiftelsen Finn award an annual thesis prize to encourage business and engineering students to contribute with valuable knowledge on how to achieve a sustainability transformation. To be considered for the prize, the thesis should be written for obtaining a master’s degree in business studies at LUSEM

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/call-nominations-sscen-sustainability-prize-masters-theses-2025 - 2025-11-18

The World Economic History Congress (WEHC) is an international and interdisciplinary event, taking place every third year, and this year, it’s being held in Lund. With the congress fast approaching, we naturally wanted to learn more — and who better to ask than Professor Mats Olsson serving as host on behalf of the Department of Economic History. What makes the World Economic History Congress uniq

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/curious-about-world-economic-history-congress-three-quick-questions - 2025-11-18

Bulgaria is on its way to adopting the euro. Joakim Zander, Senior Lecturer in Business Law at LUSEM, explains what this means. What does it mean for a country to switch to the euro? In a recent interview with Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio), Joakim Zander, Senior Lecturer in Business Law at LUSEM, discussed Bulgaria’s transition into the euro area.On 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will officially adopt

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lev-euro-what-happens-when-bulgaria-changes-currency - 2025-11-18

Lund University continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that Lund University is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings has published annual university rankings since 2004. In the latest QS rankings (2026), 8,467 higher education institutions

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-72nd-qs-world-rankings-2026 - 2025-11-18

When 1,200 researchers from 60 countries arrived at the end of July, it marked a milestone: the largest academic congress ever held in the city – and the most important event in the field of economic history worldwide. For one week, the World Economic History Congress (WEHC) transformed Lund into a hub for ideas, networking, and public engagement. “I was very nervous right up until Monday morning,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nerves-pride-lusem-made-history-lund-universitys-largest-congress - 2025-11-18

Production for the textile and fashion industry can, for many countries, represent a first step out of poverty. But what does this mean for those who work in the sector, and what happens when even poorer countries begin to compete by paying even lower wages for the seamstresses in the factories? Linn Ternsjö has studied the clothing manufacturing industry in Mauritius from a sustainability perspec

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/model-inclusive-growth-or-warning-lessons-garment-industry-mauritius - 2025-11-18

Donald Trump’s trade wars have dominated the news cycle for quite some time. According to economist Fredrik NG Andersson, we risk becoming blind if we only focus on the short term. What is happening is not just about immediate effects but about the dawn of a new global order and the end of the world order that emerged in the 1990s after the Cold War. The trade wars have clearly affected the global

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bid-1990s-fare-well - 2025-11-18

For decades, doctors have warned parents that too much TV can harm children’s development. After all, television is one of the main activities in kids’ daily lives, and school performance plays a crucial role in shaping their future opportunities in the job market. It’s no wonder that physicians and educators have long been concerned about how hours spent in front of the screen might affect learni

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/can-technological-innovations-entertainment-boost-academic-performance - 2025-11-18

Following their graduation from the Master’s Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at LUSEM, alumni Didier van Hooren and Willem van den Eijkel took different paths, from MedTech startups in Berlin to HR software in Munich and even digital transformation in a family business. Today, their experiences converge in Ellie, a language learning app designed to keep learners motivated through pers

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-classrooms-language-innovation - 2025-11-18

The capacity development programme Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development is part of a larger project, which aims to strengthen the development and use of science, technology, and innovation (STI) indicators in Africa. The fourth iteration of the programme took place in 2025. Laurinda Macamo from MozambiqueLaurinda Macamo is an alumna of Lund University’s capacity de

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/testimonial-about-programme-innovation-transformation-and-resilience-sustainable-development - 2025-11-18

This year’s stipend of the Pontus Roos Memorial Foundation is awarded to Juliane Koch! The Pontus Roos Memorial Foundation, represented by the committee members Helen Roos and Tommy Andersson, have announce the winner of this year’s stipend. Pontus Roos was a creative and resourceful person, firmly convinced that practical problems in the industrial and service sector could benefit from advanced e

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/pontus-roos-memorial-foundation-stiped-2025 - 2025-11-18

I en studie jämförde forskare Vasaloppsåkare med övrig befolkning och såg att risken att utveckla epilepsi var hälften så stor hos dem som åkt loppet. Studien visar inte på orsakssamband, men forskarna menar att det stärker teorier om träningens positiva effekter på hjärnan. Fördelarna med träning är många: det är bra för våra blodkärl, skelettet och vårt psykiska välbefinnande samtidigt som det m

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-traning-kan-minska-risken-att-utveckla-epilepsi - 2025-11-18

Framstående insatser inom medicinsk humaniora, psykiatri och neurodegenerativ medicin lyfts fram när Medicinska fakulteten utser tre nya hedersdoktorer 2020. Birgit Rausing, Owen Wolkowitz samt Glenda Halliday promoveras i Lunds domkyrka den 29 maj 2020. Fil. dr. h.c. Birgit Rausing är humanist, forskare och filantrop.  Hennes vetenskapliga författarskap omfattar bland annat ett flertal framståend

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-hedersdoktorer-vid-medicinska-fakulteten-2020 - 2025-11-18

Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin vid Lunds universitet, har i över 30 år arbetat med att analysera markörer för exponering av olika miljögifter. Efter att ha genomgått nålsögat genom en mängd kvalificerade prövningar och tester, har laboratoriet nu blivit uppgraderat till EU-certifierat expertlaboratorium. Nu är laboratoriet ett av Europas främsta inom sin nisch och ligger i fronten för fr

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lab-arbets-och-miljomedicin-bland-europas-basta - 2025-11-18

Forskare vid Lunds universitets Epilepsicentrum har med hjälp av en neuropeptid lyckats minska anfallsliknande aktivitet i vävnad från patienter med läkemedelsresistent epilepsi. Läs hela artikeln på Lunds universitets centrala webbplats

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/peptid-minskade-epileptiska-anfall-i-mansklig-hjarnvavnad - 2025-11-18

Risken att få ekonomiska svårigheter när du uppsöker sjukvård i Sverige är relativt liten. Det framkommer i en färsk rapport från WHO där forskare från Lunds universitet har undersökt i vilken utsträckning hushållen i Sverige drabbas ekonomiskt av att använda sjukvården. Läs hela artikeln på Lunds universitets centrala webbplats

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/who-rapport-sjukvarden-i-sverige-mer-jamlik-i-resten-av-europa - 2025-11-18

Höftledsoperationer är vanliga och sker idag nästan enligt en löpande band-princip. Men i detta missas ofta det individuella behovet av smärtlindring. Anja Geislers avhandling visar att brist på individuellt anpassad smärtlindring riskerar att orsaka onödigt lidande. Det blir också tydligt hur komplex – och individuell - en smärtupplevelse är. Och hur viktig en god omvårdnad är för att hålla smärt

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/komplex-smarta-vid-hoftoperation-kraver-individuell-lindring - 2025-11-18