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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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

Hi Simon! You graduated from the Bachelor's programme in Economy and Society in 2023. Can you tell us a bit about what you’ve been doing since then – both academically and professionally?My studies at LUSEM sparked a deeper interest in economics, so I applied to various master’s programs and eventually ended up at the Stockholm School of Economics. The motivation for choosing that school was its c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/simon-persson-alumnus-bsc-economy-and-society-2023 - 2026-07-09

Lunds universitets diabetescentrum, LUDC, och det strategiska forskningsområdet EXODIAB har stått värd för konferens om insulinproducerande öceller, en nyckel till förståelse av mekanismerna bakom diabetes. Läs hela artikeln om konferensen i Malmö i Diabetesportalen. 

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/forskare-viktigt-att-strategiska-forskningsomraden-arrangerar-konferenser-som-kan-foda-nya - 2026-07-09

De 100 är i Sverige för återhämtning i det så kallade Repower-programmet under en vecka. Dagen i Forum Medicum inleddes med en tyst minut. Ett liknande besök hölls även förra året, då den ukrainska vårdpersonalen träffade personal vid SUS och fick berätta om sina upplevelser. Veckan hålls i SUS regi. Måndag är enda dagen som hålls i Forum Medicum.   

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/100-ukrainska-militarsjukvardare-och-lakare-pa-endagsbesok-i-forum-medicum - 2026-07-09

Thorsten och Elsa Segerfalks stiftelse delar årligen ut forskningsanslag om 1–3 miljoner kronor för neurovetenskaplig forskning vid Lunds universitet. Vill du vara med i den oberoende grupp av neuroforskare som utvärderar ansökningarna? Sedan 1965 har Thorsten och Elsa Segerfalks stiftelse stöttat både grundforskning och tillämpad samt klinisk forskning inom neurologiska och psykiatriska sjukdomar

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/inbjudan-vetenskaplig-granskningsgrupp-inom-neurovetenskap-deadline-298 - 2026-07-09

Nu utlyser Medicinska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet tre universitetslektorat, varav ett är förenat med anställning som specialistläkare/överläkare. Universitetslektorat i medicinsk forskning förenad med befattning som specialistläkare/överläkareAnställningen är placerade vid medicinska fakulteten. Institutionsplacering avgörs i samband med tillsättning. Lokaler, annan infrastruktur och resurser

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/utlysning-tre-universitetslektorat-i-medicinsk-forskning-deadline-129 - 2026-07-09

Det EU-finansierade forskningsprojektet AMBER, Advanced Multiscale Biological imaging with European Research infrastructures, utlyser cirka 20 tjänster i sin fjärde utlysning för post doc-tjänster. Forskare som har (eller snart ska avlägga) en doktorsexamen inom fysik, kemi, medicinska vetenskaper, biologiska vetenskaper eller andra relevanta områden är välkomna att söka.AMBER koordineras av LINXS

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/ambers-utlysning-post-doc-tjanster-inom-biologisk-avbildning-deadline-89 - 2026-07-09

Nationell utlysning för doktorander från tvärvetenskapliga områden med intresse för läkemedel och avancerad terapi (ATMP), inklusive avancerade cell-, gen- och vävnadsbaserade terapier. ATMP Research School erbjuder tre olika typer av studenter möjligheten att gå med i sitt program: samfinansierade doktorander, affilierade doktorander och studenter som är intresserade av att ta fristående kurser. 

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/atmp-research-school-utlysning-affilierade-phd-studenter-deadline-229 - 2026-07-09

Kommunikationschef Johanna Erlandson och biträdande Anna Hellgren ger oss en överblick av fakultetens kommuniktionsarbete och hur du som medarbetare kan få hjälp. Vi hälsar alla anställda välkomna till vårt digitala Fakultetens morgonmöte. Detta är återkommande månadsvisa informationsmöten där du kan lära dig mer om olika aktuella ämnen. Mötena hålls på engelska eller svenska beroende på ämne och

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/fakultetens-morgonmote-288-sa-har-fungerar-kommunikation-pa-fakulteten - 2026-07-09