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Why is Europe important? – Welcome to the EU week 2026
We at LUSEM are proud to take part in the EU week alongside leading universities across Europe. It’s a chance for discussions, inspiration and views on the future of Europe.… -
AI as a foundational industry?
Major investments are being made in Borlänge and Falun, on Northvolt's former land, to develop one of Europe's largest data centers and an AI cluster. -
Kidney transplant programme saves lives, and tax payer money
Sweden's kidney exchange programme has been operational since 2018 and will soon be expanded to include the entire EU. The programme has meant that patients' previous… -
Millions for research on how businesses can promote biodiversity
How can companies make sustainable decisions that also take nature’s worth into account? The research program Mistra BIOPATH at Lund University will now receive 50 million SEK… -
Research grant to study how modern states emerged
Researcher Victoria Gierok, has been admitted to the Pro Futura programme. -
Economic security shapes decisions about having children
Economic conditions influence whether and when people choose to have children. A new report from the Swedish government inquiry A Future with Children, led by LUSEM economist Åsa… -
Sweden and the Euro
Sweden has been part of the European Union for thirty years, but still stays out of the Euro. Associate Professor in Economics Fredrik NG Andersson gives an overview and discusses… -
Invited to the Swedish Parliament to speak on the EU Minimum Wage Directive
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New Thesis: Three questions for Marina Vorholzer
Congratulations on the defense of the dissertation "Entrepreneurial ethics: A behavioral approach to ethical dilemmas in entrepreneurship", at the department of Business… -
LUSEM Professor in Economics elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Among the newly elected members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is Tommy Andersson, professor of Economics at LUSEM -
Greenland, the trade bazooka and 2026
Is the Greenland crisis over? What did President Trump actually say in his speech in Davos, and how does it affect NATO, the EU, Denmark, and Sweden? Trade law researcher Joakim… -
Visiting Professors at LUSEM
We are proud to share that Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) is hosting four Visiting Professors within the Lund University Programme for Global… -
Winner of European Entrepreneurship Education Award 2026
The Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce that Professor Thomas M. Cooney from Technological University Dublin, Ireland, has been awarded the European… -
Retailers’ Private-Label Products Are Taking Up Increasing Shelf Space
Two separate studies show that grocery retail chains are increasingly gaining ground with their own brands. One is a study from the Master’s Programme in International Marketing… -
Can countries buy other countries?
Despite Greenland belonging to an ally, the NATO country Denmark, the U.S. president does not rule out military action. Ideally, he says he would like to buy Greenland – but is it… -
Professor of Tax Law Appointed Honorary Doctor at LUSEM
Sigrid Hemels is Professor of Tax Law at Erasmus School of Law (Erasmus University, Rotterdam). She is internationally well known and has been involved with LUSEM since 2018,… -
Historically high food prices made us eat less fruit and vegetables
During 2022–2023, food prices in Sweden rose by 25 per cent, affecting both household finances and public health. -
Tommy Andersson, new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Thirty-nine new members are elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and Tommy Andersson, Professor of Economics at LUSEM, will now be one of them. -
New Thesis: Three questions for Vinicius De Souza Maia
Vinicius recently defended his dissertation in Economic History: Familiar territory – Neighborhood effects on union formation and fertility in Sweden 1905-2022. -
New Thesis: Three questions for João Maria Jorge
Congratulations to João on his thesis in Business Administration: The Role of Trust in the Context of Initial Coin Offerings -
LUSEM researcher, appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellow
Many diseases are caused by our lifestyle. Wallenberg Academy Fellow, and economics researcher, Pol Campos-Mercade will use large-scale experiments to evaluate the effects of… -
New funding to SwedPop
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LUSEM among Europe’s top 100 business schools
Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) is once again listed among the top 100 business schools in Europe. -
LUSEM part of winning proposal for national research centre on women’s health
Researchers from LUSEM will play a key role in a long-term grant from FORTE. -
New Thesis: Three questions for Farzana Bashiri
After recently presenting her dissertation in Research Policy: A scholarly quest for meaning - Negotiating scholar-activism at the intersection of structure and agency, we had a… -
The Christmas gift of 2025: Playtime for grown-ups
Not a sex toy – but a toy for adults. -
Opera and AI United in “YŪREI: Ghost of the AI Empire”
An immersive fusion of music, AI, and interactive audience play explores how digital technology can reshape the future of live performance -
The climate crisis has a marketing problem
Very few support climate change, pollution and the general destruction of our planet, but why then is it so hard to make a truly sustainable future desirable? -
Exploring the future of taxation in a digital era
How will AI and automation change the way societies tax, spend, and sustain welfare? -
Lund University and Alfa Laval strengthen partnership for innovation and sustainability
Lund University and Alfa Laval have entered a new strategic partnership.
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