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The Campus Helsingborg International Student Career Programme, launched in the spring of 2025, consists of a series of events specifically designed to equip international students with the tools needed to navigate the Swedish labour market, apply for jobs and internships, visit local companies, and build valuable professional networks. More than 350 international students participated in the activ

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/international-student-career-programme-wraps-up - 2026-06-21

Michail Nektarios Mostratos is a second-year student in the MSc Service Management, in the Culture & Creativity specialisation. He talked with us about how extracurriculars have shaped his student life. Michail Nektarios has always been curious about the creative industries and wanted to make the most of his time in Lund by exploring real-world projects alongside his studies. He hopes to work with

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/making-most-student-life-through-extracurricular-activities - 2026-06-21

On the 19th of November 2025, Marthe Nehl defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Infrastructuring independent cultural production: Empirical and conceptual explorations”. The thesis explores how cultural actors build and maintain infrastructures for independent cultural production today. A new doctoral thesis in Service studies from Lund University sheds light on the processes and practices of

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/independence-or-interdependence-new-doctoral-thesis-explores-infrastructures-independent-cultural - 2026-06-21

In its largest international recruitment drive ever, Lund University announced a number of visiting professorships and assistant senior lecturer positions. Initially, there were 25 positions available, but this number was increased to 45 due to the high number of applicants. One of those recruited is Micheal Hall, who will join the Department of Service Studies as a visiting professor for the next

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/michael-hall-returns-guest-professor-record-breaking-recruitment-drive - 2026-06-21

With funding from the Faculty of Social Science, the Department of Service Studies has implemented a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening the international impact of research on sustainability. Through smaller and more focused formats, researchers have deepened relationships with international colleagues and identified common research issues. The initiative was based on two key principles:

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/strategic-initiative-strengthens-international-cooperations - 2026-06-21

The research at the department of Service Studies takes its starting point in current societal problems where the service sector is in focus. It questions, provides new perspectives and show sustainable options moving forward in the service society. In a series of videos we have asked representatives from each research group at the department to describe how their research is working with societal

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/research-department-service-studies - 2026-06-21

A new thesis in Service Studies has been completed at the department. Marcus Persson has written "How is leadership enacted?: Sacralization in everyday interactions at a care and elderly care administration". Marcus will defend his work at the public defence on 24 March. "The answer to the question of why certain everyday interactions can be interpreted as examples of how leadership is exercised c

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/marcus-persson-nailed-his-dissertation - 2026-06-21

On 5–6 March 2026, the CARE consortium gathered in Helsingborg, Sweden, for its General Project Meeting. Bringing together partners from across Europe, the meeting marked an important mid-term milestone – a moment to reflect on progress, exchange experiences and shape the next phase of implementation. Hosted and organised by Lund University, the two-day meeting combined interactive workshops, stra

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reflecting-learning-and-moving-forward-care-partners-meet-helsingborg - 2026-06-21

What constitutes leadership? The idea of leadership is often that of a strong individual offering positive solutions and heroic deeds. But this is difficult to demonstrate in everyday interactions without falling into arguments that could be criticised, given that leadership is practised all the time and everywhere. In his thesis “How is leadership enacted?: Sacralization in everyday interactions

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-leadership-enacted-new-thesis-examines-leadership-everyday-situations - 2026-06-21

Doctoral student Pernilla Danielsson has written a thesis entitled ‘User Orientation in Welfare Services: Challenges from a Public Service Logic Perspective’. On April 9, the thesis was officially nailed, and Pernilla is now ready to defend her work at her public defence, which will take place on April 24. In her thesis, Pernilla Danielsson examines the conditions for user-oriented work in the wel

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/nailing-ceremony-pernilla-danielsson - 2026-06-21

In a article in The Conversation, Associate Professor Tullia Jack argues that Sweden’s communal laundry rooms (laundry rooms in apartment blocks) protect tenants from rising energy costs. Yet despite being an example of sustainable and social infrastructure, they are becoming increasingly rare in new developments. "People in many parts of the world are worried about rocketing energy bills as the c

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/swedens-communal-laundry-room-save-resources-and-tenants-money - 2026-06-21

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.ses.lu.se/en/article/student-challenge-goal-improving-helsingborg-city-center - 2026-06-21

Annabell Merkel is one step closer to her PhD after completing her thesis nailing ceremony. She has written a thesis entitled ‘Valorising seaweed: Novel food valuation in everyday encounters’, which explores what makes raw materials regarded as food and how seaweed can make that transition in the Swedish food market. The public defence will take place on 22 May. "Novel foods, often positioned as s

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/annabell-merkel-nailed-her-thesis - 2026-06-21

11th of May Lund University had the pleasure of welcoming prospective and admitted students to explore our campus, meet our community, and learn what it’s like to study at one of Europe’s leading universities. It was a full day of activities designed to answer questions and serve as an introduction to life in Lund and Helsingborg. Together with current students, Department of Service Studies, Depa

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/sneak-peek-campus-helsingborg - 2026-06-21

Sustainability researcher Tullia Jack has interviewed people living alone about why they do so. A common thread among many of them was that living alone had not been an active choice. "Many of the people I interviewed would have liked to live with someone else. Ideally a romantic partner, but also friends or in a shared house. Living alone was simply something that had happened,” says Tullia Jack.

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reason-we-live-alone-and-what-it-means-environment-and-community - 2026-06-21

What obstacles stand in the way of user-centred working, and what is needed to succeed? Many organisations want to adopt a user-centred approach, but a new doctoral thesis shows that success is elusive when conflicting demands and a lack of organisational support throw a spanner in the works. Today, there is considerable pressure on organisations to work in a user-centred way. There is talk of use

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/putting-user-centre-harder-expected - 2026-06-21

On 29 May, 290 doctoral graduates and 16 honorary doctors were conferred in hats and wreaths during Lund University’s grand ceremony, the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. Four doctoral graduates from the Department of Service Studies took part. In a solemn ceremony at Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their doctoral studies in the past year and successfully defended their doc

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/time-celebrate-our-new-doctors - 2026-06-21

On June 11, our graduating master's students gathered for a ceremony at AF-Borgen in Lund to receive their diplomas and celebrate their achievements. We also presented the award for the best thesis in Service Management. Best thesis in Service ManagementAs is tradition, we awarded the prize for the best thesis in Service Management. This year's winners were Elizaveta Striuchkova & Simas Vaitkus fo

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/graduation-ceremony-master-students - 2026-06-21

Hur påverkar skatter företag och individer? Och hur kan skattesystem utformas för att inte hämma konkurrenskraft i en internationell och digital värld? Det är några av Åsa Hanssons främsta forskningsintressen. Nu knyts hon till forskningsinstitutet Ratio för att där förlägga en del av sin forskningstid. Åsa Hansson, docent i nationalekonomi och välkänd skatteforskare, knyts till Ratio.Åsa Hansson

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/skatteforskaren-asa-hansson-till-ratio - 2026-06-21

Nu startar ett nytt nationellt kommunforskningsprogram i ett samarbete mellan KEFU, CERUM (Umeå universitet), CKS (Linköpings universitet), och KFI (Förvaltningshögskolan i Göteborg med en övergripande ambition att bygga ett långsiktigt starkt nationellt forskningsnätverk. Initiativet stöttas också finansiellt av Kommuninvest forskningsberedning. Det Nationella kommunforskningsprogrammet, Natkom,

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/kommunala-kapaciteter-och-strategier-en-hallbar-kommunal-framtid-ett-nationellt - 2026-06-21