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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 and gasoline. In those early years of automotive history, many favored the electric.  But what exp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/did-gendered-marketing-stop-electric-car - 2026-05-10

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, the focus was on downsizing its defense forces. In a recent working paper, David Sandberg examines how young

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/better-expected-how-young-adults-are-affected-nearby-military-base-closures - 2026-05-10

According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that virtually all Swedish c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2026-05-10

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 the exceptional quality and impact of Johan Larsson's research. The award, which includes a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-best-thesis-award-2024-goes-johan-larsson - 2026-05-10

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 visit him at Nordea to learn more about what a typical day as an intern looks like. What have you been doing during your internship?”I’ve mainly been writing a report on customers who have left the bank, and why they deci

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-nordea - 2026-05-10

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 researcher of the upcoming annual CED Lund Population Day (LPD) 2025.What inspired the them

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/curious-about-lpd-three-quick-questions - 2026-05-10

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 both mentors and mentees to foster successful mentorship relationships. Hi Truls! Why did you choo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/empowering-students-insights-lusem-mentorship-experience - 2026-05-10

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 several of us researchers were given the opportunity to concretize our thoughts—especially regarding

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-taxation-centre - 2026-05-10

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), the Swedish Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2026-05-10

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, American claims on Greenland, Mexico and Canada, and chocking remarks by the president on Ukraine and Gaz

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/100-days-trump-and-what-researchers-have-say-about-them - 2026-05-10

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 dream. After my undergraduate studies, I worked in industry for quite a while and only decided to retur

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2026-05-10

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 studies and daily life. Negar Khaliliaraghi, shows in her research, a clear causal link between student housing and academic performance. Finding accommodation is often one o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/housing-chance-academic-impacts-lottery-based-access-student-accommodation - 2026-05-10

At the intersection of aesthetics and economy, the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) is transforming innovation by making aesthetics, economic and technology conversant in an organisational context. We spoke with postdoctoral researchers Alexandra Huang-Kokina and Robin Porsfelt, two new voices helping to shape the Centre's ambitious vision, from immersive AI-driven opera to reim

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/where-art-meets-innovation-inside-abc-centre - 2026-05-10

The Pufendorf theme “DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI” has wrapped up with a conference and exhibition. The interdisciplinary group has shifted its focus throughout the year-long theme. What began as discussions on AI's part in amplifying digital inequality became a practical exploration into how this is happening. On 15 May 2025, the group invited fri

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/science-meets-art-digijustice-finale - 2026-05-10

Interested in continuing your studies or research in Canada or the USA? If you are a Swedish citizen and do your studies/research at the Master's, PhD or Post Doctorate level, you might be eligible for the stipend. Master students, doctoral candidates and post doc researchers can apply for the stipend for 2026-2027 until 15 September. The aim is to facilitate studies and research for periods of si

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/stipend-sweden-america-foundation - 2026-05-10

A carnivorous fruit fly living in bubbling African streams may sound like a fever dream. However, with the help of DNA analysis of a pinned insect from a museum in Zurich, researchers have managed to draw an evolutionary map of a mysterious species that has not been seen since 1981. Researchers at Lund University have successfully mapped the genome of one of the world’s most unusual fruit flies -

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-strange-fruit-fly-became-bloodthirsty-underwater-hunter - 2026-05-10

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Träning är den del av behandlingen vid typ 1-diabetes. Men vad ska man tänka på när man tränar? Vad och när ska man äta? Överläkare Tore Vigård och dietist Maria Malmgren från ungdomsmedicinska kliniken vid Skånes universitetssjukhus delar med sig av sin kunskap. Föreläsningen är en del av ett seminarium på temat "h

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/video-hur-lyckas-man-med-blodsockerbalansen-nar-man-tranar-och-har-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vad vet vi om vad som händer innan typ 1-diabetes bryter ut? Vilka triggers finns det? Går sjukdomen att bota? Hör professor Åke Lernmark, Lunds universitet, berätta om forskningen om typ 1-diabetes. Föreläsningen är en del av ett seminarium på temat "hopp" arrangerat av Endokrinologiska kliniken, Skånes universitet

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/video-sa-triggas-typ-1-diabetes-finns-det-hopp-om-bot - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tänk att slippa sticka sig flera gånger om dagen med insulininjektioner. Tänk att istället andas in insulinet. För tio år sedan verkade det som en sanning. Då lanserade läkemedelsbolaget Pfizer "Exubera", ett insulin som skulle inhaleras. Men sagan blev kort, bara ett år efter lanseringen 2006 drog Pfizer till många

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/att-andas-insulinet-istallet-att-spruta - 2026-05-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Örebroforskare har identifierat tidiga förändringar i ämnesomsättningen hos barn som senare utvecklar typ 1-diabetes – ett viktigt steg för att kunna förebygga sjukdomen. Detta är ett av flera forskningsresultat som presenterades på Nordic Metabolomics Conference. – Vi har identifierat tidiga förändringar när det gä

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forandringar-i-amnesomsattningen-paverkar-immunforsvaret - 2026-05-09