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Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected opportunities and connect us to people around the world, from insights shared by Markus Lahtinen at his seminar “Beyond expectations: Learn more about LinkedIn!”. With over 5000 connections and a top 2% industry SSI (Social Selling Index) ranking

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2026-06-20

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: Problems tied to lack of context in research;What researchers face in new contexts; How to think about the concept of scientific contr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2026-06-20

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 started his visit with a Meet-and-greet, giving a brief presentation on his recent research on corporate-startup collaboration. He sp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2026-06-20

Anton who has been doing his research at the Department of Economic History recently nailed his dissertation: "Aging, Work, and Family", here at LUSEM. He is preparing his defense for 21 May, but we had a chance to ask him a few questions during these busy days. Anton is practically a local, having grown up in Hörby, just a half hour drive from Lund. He came to the university straight out of highs

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-anton-svensson - 2026-06-20

Lund University has received 71,404 applications for autumn 2026 studies, with 31,076 applicants selecting the University as their first-choice destination. Among the University’s most sought-after programmes, several are offered by LUSEM. LUSEM popular for both programmes and coursesAs in previous years, the Law Programme is the most popular programme, measured by the number of first-choice appli

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/business-and-economics-remains-top-choice-among-applicants - 2026-06-20

New research by Teppo Lindfors shows how the sudden collapse of Russian censorship in Finland in 1917 helped spark a revolutionary participation cascade. As radical ideas spread through newspapers and local networks, growing public belief that resistance was possible helped push the country toward civil war. Revolutions often seem to erupt out of nowhere, transforming stable societies into scenes

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-end-censorship-fueled-finnish-civil-war - 2026-06-20

A new thesis is here. It is called "Trees Like Cabbages", by Philipp Jonas Kreutzer, who does his research at the Department of Economic History at LUSEM. The dissertation asks if the bioeconomy can deliver on its promises of replacing fossils when tested against innovations that the forest sector has actually produced. We asked Philipp to tell us a little about himself and his thesis and the firs

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-philipp-jonas-kreutzer - 2026-06-20

The Swedish Academy of Auditors Pedagogical Award for 2025/2026 has been awarded to Niklas Sandell, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at LUSEM. The Swedish Academy of Auditors (SRA) works to promote knowledge development and the advancement of expertise in accounting and auditing, and annually awards a prize of SEK 75,000 to a university or college teacher who has made exceptional contribu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/senior-lecturer-lusem-receives-pedagogical-award - 2026-06-20

Why are so few men working in occupations such as nursing, childcare, or elder care? A new study examines whether persistent cultural gender norms discourage men from entering traditionally female-dominated occupations. Over the last decades, women have increasingly entered traditionally male-dominated professions such as medicine and law. However, the reverse has not happened: men remain heavily

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-do-not-more-men-enter-pink-collar-jobs - 2026-06-20

How can performing arts contribute to innovation, collaboration, and new ways of thinking across sectors? These questions were at the heart of Riksteatern’s workshop Performing Arts and Innovation in Cross-Sector Collaboration, a national gathering in Stockholm held yesterday, where Lund University Professor Daniel Hjorth participated.The event brought together a diverse group of participants from

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/exploring-role-performing-arts-innovation-and-cross-sector-collaboration - 2026-06-20

The collaboration between the ABC Centre and the Improbable Research Group continues to grow through conversations at the intersection of creativity, science, business, and imagination. A new short pitch video has now been released for the upcoming Bloomsbury book series "Passionately Transforming Management" connected to the initiative. The video was recorded at ESCP Business School in Paris duri

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/improbable-group-supports-upcoming-bloomsbury-series-passionately-transforming-management - 2026-06-20

After years of hard work the dissertation is finished, nailed to a wall for public display and defended. The only thing remaining was the conferment ceremony at the cathedral where we on 29 May honored our new PhDs, Honorary Doctors and Doctors Jubilans. We at LUSEM want to extend our warmest congratulations to our new Honorary Doctor and PhDs.Honorary DoctorSigrid HemelsDoctorsGemza AdemajJoão Ma

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/doctoral-conferment-congratulations-our-lusem-phds - 2026-06-20

A new study tracking three decades of municipal data challenges a common narrative, finding that while some state services have become more centralised, rural areas have not experienced larger declines in public employment than cities. In several key welfare services, rural municipalities have even strengthened their position. The idea that rural communities are being abandoned by the public secto

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/rural-sweden-really-being-left-behind-public-sector - 2026-06-20

To share experiences and improve teaching, LUCA organises the annual LU Case Day conference, where teachers gather to exchange ideas and find inspiration. The Lund University Case Academy (LUCA) was founded in 2012 by faculty members at Lund University as a cross-faculty network to promote case-based and student-centered learning. This year’s event was held in April at the Lund University School o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/when-teaching-becomes-storytelling-inspiration-lu-case-day - 2026-06-20

Economic inequality has become one of the defining political and economic issues of our time. Governments around the world use taxes and transfers to reduce income gaps, but an important question remains: does redistribution come at the cost of economic growth? In this paper, we revisit this debate using new international data and updated statistical methods. Earlier influential research suggested

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/redistribution-inequality-and-growth-evidence-dynamic-panel-estimation - 2026-06-20

As the one year presidency draws to a close Agnes Ask starts eyeing the summer break while the new president Axel Elmberg is learning the ins and outs of LundaEkonomerna. “It’s been an amazing year, fantastic though challenging at times and I have really had the chance to develop my leadership skills. Also I always used to put so much pressure on myself to achieve, to perform and deliver, but I ha

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/one-president-steps-down-another-steps - 2026-06-20

The notion that the elderly in the past lived securely within extended families and were supported by their children is a romanticized exaggeration. Anton Svensson from Economic History demonstrates how elderly households in 19th-century Stockholm were in reality forced to navigate a vulnerable existence, where differences in living standards were deeply unequal. In today's debate, the modern welf

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/growing-old-19th-century-stockholm - 2026-06-20

Kajsa Ganhammar did her research at the Department of Economics at LUSEM, earning the prize for best thesis with "Essays on Policy and Market Imperfections in Electricity and Auction Markets". Congratulations Kajsa! "I feel incredibly grateful and honoured to have been nominated for this award, and even more so to win it! I would like to thank the Research Education Council and also take the oppor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/best-doctoral-thesis-award-2025 - 2026-06-20

The latest Financial Times Masters in Finance ranking has been released, placing LUSEM's MSc in Finance at #57 and among the 70 best pre-experience finance programmes in the world. The ranking, widely regarded as one of the most influential international assessments of finance education, highlights the programme's strong international standing and the continued success of its graduates in a highly

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/msc-finance-ranked-among-worlds-top-70-programmes - 2026-06-20

Last week, the ABC Centre held a successful first meeting with its Future of Performing Arts network partners. The Centre was pleased to welcome partners from Lund University, the University of Manchester, IT University of Copenhagen, Linnaeus University, Aalto University, Politecnico di Milano, and Kyoto University.Among the participants are: Professor Daniel Hjorth, Professor Ricardo Climent, Dr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-network-sustainable-performance-artsheritage-research-knowledge-learning-and-innovation-next - 2026-06-20