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On 23-24 April, this year's edition of the Retail and Wholesale Challenge took place, a competition where university students get to take on a sharp case from the business world. The winners were Devina Chudasama and Alexis Matta, students at the master's program in Service Management with a specialisation in supply chain management. The competition is organised by the Swedish Retail and Wholesale

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/students-developed-solutions-retail-challenges-helsingborg - 2026-10-03

The Helsingborg Chamber of Commerce has long been a partner and supporter of education and research at Lund University’s Campus Helsingborg. Last year, excellence grants were established for researchers working at REAL – the Centre for Trade and Logistics at Lund University. On 6 May, this year’s award ceremony took place, at which 15 researchers from Lund University received their grants. The res

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/helsingborg-chamber-commerce-awarded-years-excellence-scholarships-researchers - 2026-10-03

Lund University Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has begun planning a new Bachelor of Engineering programme in Industrial Economics, specialising in digitalisation, in Helsingborg. This initiative forms part of LTH’s long-term efforts to expand its range of courses and meet society’s changing skills needs. “The proposal for a new Bachelor of Engineering programme has been very well received by the bus

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/lth-expanding-its-course-catalog-helsingborg - 2026-10-03

Helsingborg is one of three municipalities to have reached the final of the Swedish Trade Federation’s ‘Sweden’s Best Retail Municipality 2026’ award. In its statement, the Swedish Trade Federation particularly highlights the city’s strong collaboration with the local business community and its partnership with REAL. “This is very gratifying and a testament to the active work we have carried out i

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/helsingborg-could-become-swedens-best-retail-city-real-highlighted-nomination - 2026-10-03

From 19 to 25 October, Tech Week will be organised by Helsingborg Innovation District – a week that brings together the research community, the business sector, entrepreneurs, public sector organisations and decision-makers to discuss issues relating to technology, innovation and the future development of society. During the week, REAL will be hosting its own event. REAL Impact: Supply Chain Innov

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/helsingborg-tech-week-coming - 2026-10-03

In the future, our clothes will contain a tag that we can scan to access information. This will allow us to see how the garments were produced, where we can have them repaired, and how they can be recycled. Perhaps we will even be able to see who has previously worn the garment or be given the opportunity to rent it out. This spring, an innovation project was launched in which students at Campus H

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/clothes-will-have-their-own-identity - 2026-10-03

The textile industry has a significant impact on the climate, and the reuse of clothing is seen as part of the sector’s sustainable transformation. Daniel Hellström and John Olsson from Lund University are now presenting their award-winning article on a circular business model that creates a more sustainable fashion retail sector. Beyond the business model itself, the work is also interesting beca

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/researchers-recognised-circular-business-model-textile-sector - 2026-10-03

The areas of research remain the same, but our perspective on them has changed. This is how consumer researchers Carys Egan-Wyer and Emma Samsioe describe developments in retail research over the past ten years. "In one of our latest reports, we call it “Retail as unusual”. There is no longer a ‘normal’ state in retail, no ‘business as usual’. Everything has become more uncertain,” says Carys Egan

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/uncertainty-new-normal-shops-and-retailers - 2026-10-03

Lund University is strengthening its work in retail and logistics at Campus Helsingborg, under the name REAL – Centre for Retail and Logistics. The centre focuses on sustainability, digitalisation and changes in the workplace – the major challenges facing the retail and logistics sectors. Lund University and the City of Helsingborg are each contributing 4 million kronor towards the centre’s launch

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/real-initiative-meet-challenges-future-retail-and-logistics - 2026-10-03

The clothing industry poses a sustainability challenge, and whilst the circular economy may be the solution, it is difficult to bring about a transition that suits consumers. A recently completed research project investigated consumers’ attitudes towards circular fashion consumption and the barriers to making the transition. Today’s fashion industry faces several sustainability challenges. Fast fa

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/obstacles-and-opportunities-circular-fashion-consumption - 2026-10-03

Nair Ferreira Barbosa da Costa, kindly called Voinha in the family, was married off at 14. She gave birth to thirteen children, had to leave her first four children behind, fled 1500 miles to escape an abusive marriage and later became a single mother. "I had the guts. If I decided to do something, I would just do it." Now, Agenda 2030 PhD student Iury Salustiano Trojaborg's interviews with her gr

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/exploring-voinhas-life-journey-forced-marriage-feminist-empowerment - 2026-10-03

Markus Gunneflo has always been interested in interdisciplinarity, and working with PhD students has been the most enjoyable part of his professional life. A perfect combination for the new coordinator of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School. "I am excited about my new role and the Graduate School is beneficial for the University. It brings together young researchers and explores some of our most impor

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-coordinator-passion-interdisciplinarity-markus-gunneflo - 2026-10-03

Markus Gunneflo har alltid intresserat sig för tvärvetenskap och att få arbeta med doktorander har varit det roligaste i hans yrkesliv. En perfekt kombination för uppdraget som forskarskolan Agenda 2030:s nya koordinator. – Jag är glad för min nya roll och forskarskolan är gynnsam för universitetet. Här samlas unga forskare och undersöker några av våra allra viktigaste framtidsfrågor. Vid årsskift

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/markus-gunneflo-ny-koordinator-med-passion-tvarvetenskapen - 2026-10-03

Popular media discourses and heated debates on possible transitions to plant-based food systems can sometimes give the impression that veganism is a newfangled trend or that advocacy for animals is an intrinsically Western or even ‘white’ social phenomenon. However, such portrayals neglect how advocacy for Earth Others can be traced way back in the global history of ideas – and ignore contemporary

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/advocacy-veganism-and-animal-liberation-neither-new-nor-western-phenomenon-plant-based-capitalism - 2026-10-03

Two new PhDs! Congratulations to the Graduate School's two new doctors, Maria Takman and Christie Nicoson. On 26 April, they successfully defended their doctoral theses at Lund University. Both scholars have made significant contributions in their respective fields. Maria Takman has written "From Removal of Organic Micropullutants to Municipal Wastewater Reuse - Technological and Social Perspectiv

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/graduate-school-celebrates-achievements-phd-graduates-maria-takman-and-christie-nicoson - 2026-10-03

We are proud to announce that the Agenda 2030 Graduate School PhD student, Tanya Andersson Nystedt, successfully defended her thesis on 5 June and now has her PhD! Tanya has been an integral part of the Graduate School since its inception and we are incredibly proud of her achievements. Her research on migrants' vulnerability to sexual violence is both timely and necessary.To learn more about Tany

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/thesis-successfully-defended-tanya-andersson-nystedt - 2026-10-03

The Planetary Health Diet. That's the diet that will keep us healthy and put food on the table for a future world population of 10 billion. But will it reduce strokes, premature deaths and greenhouse gas emissions? To find out, Agenda 2030 PhD student Anna Stubbendorff compared different dietary indices. Her own index came out on top, and the results are now published in the prestigious Lancet Pla

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/stubbendorffs-index-paves-way-sustainable-healthy-diets - 2026-10-03

As the climate crisis deepens, discussions on sustainability are evolving to include the existential aspects of human life. In the autumn of 2023, Lund University's Agenda 2030 Graduate School introduced a PhD course on existential sustainability. The course ended with a student conference, where some of the papers are now being shared with a wider audience. Sustainability has traditionally been d

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/integrating-existential-aspects-sustainability - 2026-10-03

Can a new neighbourhood be a spearhead for sustainability if it has a huge shopping mall at its heart? And to what extent can urban planning influence the way people live in an area? In her thesis, Agenda 2030 doctoral student Alva Zalar has examined Hyllie in southern Malmö from a norm-critical perspective that interweaves architecture and queer theory. In the early 2000s, the city of Malmö decid

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-thesis-sheds-light-hyllies-sustainable-urban-development - 2026-10-03

PhD student Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir not only has a background as a director, writer, theologian, life coach and actor. When she started her PhD in Lund, she was also an academic dean in her native Iceland. With the question 'How little is enough?' she has explored how little it really takes to create an artistic, transformative experience. Friday is the day of her defence. Steinunn Knúts Önnudót

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/how-little-does-it-take-create-artistic-experience - 2026-10-03