By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 3 March 2025 Megan Andrews. Megan Andrews is in her second semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “I am originally from Canad

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-megan-andrews - 2025-05-28

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 7 March 2025 An increasing number of young women are choosing to pursue higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. An increasing number of young women are entering higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. We asked Maria Stanfors, professor of Economic history, to comment on this intriguing trend.His

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/women-pursue-higher-education-more-men - 2025-05-28

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 11 March 2025 Victoria O´Bryan. Photo: Maria Nyman. Victoria O’Bryan is in her fourth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? 

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-victoria-obryan - 2025-05-28

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 11 March 2025 Post doctoral fellow Dr Alexandra Huang-Kokina at the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) wants to challenge audience participation and inclusive engagement within classical music and opera.  In the research project OPERACTIVE she brings another dimension to her musical interpretation

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/classical-music-visualised-ai-centre-aesthetics-and-business-creativity-lusem - 2025-05-28

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 13 March 2025 Did branding electric cars as feminine hold back their development for more than a hundred years? In 1900, only 22% of all US cars produced were gasoline-driven, the rest split between electric and steam cars. The early 20th century saw three realistic contenders for automotive power: electric, steam

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/did-gendered-marketing-stop-electric-car - 2025-05-28

By david [dot] sandberg [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (David Sandberg) - published 17 March 2025 Photo: iStock How do young adults respond when a major local employer shuts down? Research on Swedish military base closures shows that men are more likely to pursue higher education while women experience economic gains after a few years. Today, Sweden is undergoing military expansion but not long ago, t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/better-expected-how-young-adults-are-affected-nearby-military-base-closures - 2025-05-28

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 24 March 2025 According to a new study from LUSEM 69 per cent of those who bought Coca-Cola at least once, can envisage switching out the brand for an alternative. Photo: iStock According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-05-28

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 28 March 2025 Former doctoral student in Statistics at LUSEM Johan Larsson, has been awarded the Best thesis award at LUSEM 2024 for his thesis Optimization and Algorithms in Sparse Regression: Screening Rules, Coordinate Descent, and Normalization. Selected by the College of Doctoral Studies, this recognition highlights t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-best-thesis-award-2024-goes-johan-larsson - 2025-05-28

By thea [dot] sandin [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Thea Sandin) - published 14 April 2025 LUSEM Career Services got to visit Mohamad Hariri and hear about what a normal day as an intern at Nordea entail. Photo: Wihlborgs Mohamad Hariri is studying a bachelor’s in Business and Economics and the past 10 weeks he has done an internship at Nordea in Malmö. LUSEM Career Services had the opportunity to vi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-nordea - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

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 - 2025-05-28

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 6 maj 2024 Bild från stamcellstransplantation på Skånes universitetssjukhus. Foto: Skånes universitetssjukhus. Positiva tidiga säkerhetsresultat har uppnåtts efter de fyra första patienterna som genomgått transplantation av dopaminproducerande stamceller inom den kliniska studien STEM-PD. Gemensam forskningsnyhet från Lun

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/klinisk-stamcellsbaserad-transplantationsstudie-stem-pd-mot-parkinsons-har-inlett-doshojning - 2025-05-28

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 15 maj 2024 Tre av forskarna bakom en studie som studerat hjärnans miljö hos patienter under pågående stroke. Fr v: Andreas Enström, Gesine Paul-Visse och Arne G. Lindgren. Foto: Ingemar Hultquist. Genom att analysera små blåsor som hjärncellerna släpper ifrån sig för att kommunicera med omgivningen, mikrovesiklar, kartlägger

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sparamnen-i-blodet-speglar-vad-som-sker-i-hjarnan-vid-stroke-2 - 2025-05-28

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 23 maj 2024 2024 års mottagare av Bundy Academys lilla pris i kardiologi, Hannes Holm Isholth tillsammans med med Bundy Acadmys ordförande Margaretha Grind Bundy. Foto: Ingemar Hultquist. Forskaren och läkaren Hannes Holm Isholth tilldelas Bundy Academys lilla pris i kardiologi på 500 000 kronor för sin forskning om koppl

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/bundypris-till-kardiologiforskaren-hannes-holm-isholth - 2025-05-28

Av petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - publicerad 23 maj 2024 Sebastian Kalamajski redigerar fettceller med hjälp av gensaxen CRISPR/Cas9. Målsättningen med hans forskning är att kartlägga funktionen av vissa gener hos personer med fetma som inte utvecklar typ 2-diabetes. Foto: Petra Olsson. Vem är i riskzonen att utveckla graviditetsdiabetes och typ 2-diabetes? Varför u

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/forskning-om-fetma-och-graviditetsdiabetes-far-stod-av-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2025-05-28