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The Campus Helsingborg International Student Career Programme, launched in the spring of 2025, consists of a series of events specifically designed to equip international students with the tools needed to navigate the Swedish labour market, apply for jobs and internships, visit local companies, and build valuable professional networks. More than 350 international students participated in the activ

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/international-student-career-programme-wraps-up - 2026-05-03

Michail Nektarios Mostratos is a second-year student in the MSc Service Management, in the Culture & Creativity specialisation. He talked with us about how extracurriculars have shaped his student life. Michail Nektarios has always been curious about the creative industries and wanted to make the most of his time in Lund by exploring real-world projects alongside his studies. He hopes to work with

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/making-most-student-life-through-extracurricular-activities - 2026-05-03

On the 19th of November 2025, Marthe Nehl defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Infrastructuring independent cultural production: Empirical and conceptual explorations”. The thesis explores how cultural actors build and maintain infrastructures for independent cultural production today. A new doctoral thesis in Service studies from Lund University sheds light on the processes and practices of

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/independence-or-interdependence-new-doctoral-thesis-explores-infrastructures-independent-cultural - 2026-05-03

In its largest international recruitment drive ever, Lund University announced a number of visiting professorships and assistant senior lecturer positions. Initially, there were 25 positions available, but this number was increased to 45 due to the high number of applicants. One of those recruited is Micheal Hall, who will join the Department of Service Studies as a visiting professor for the next

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/michael-hall-returns-guest-professor-record-breaking-recruitment-drive - 2026-05-03

With funding from the Faculty of Social Science, the Department of Service Studies has implemented a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening the international impact of research on sustainability. Through smaller and more focused formats, researchers have deepened relationships with international colleagues and identified common research issues. The initiative was based on two key principles:

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/strategic-initiative-strengthens-international-cooperations - 2026-05-03

The research at the department of Service Studies takes its starting point in current societal problems where the service sector is in focus. It questions, provides new perspectives and show sustainable options moving forward in the service society. In a series of videos we have asked representatives from each research group at the department to describe how their research is working with societal

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/research-department-service-studies - 2026-05-03

A new thesis in Service Studies has been completed at the department. Marcus Persson has written "How is leadership enacted?: Sacralization in everyday interactions at a care and elderly care administration". Marcus will defend his work at the public defence on 24 March. "The answer to the question of why certain everyday interactions can be interpreted as examples of how leadership is exercised c

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/marcus-persson-nailed-his-dissertation - 2026-05-03

On 5–6 March 2026, the CARE consortium gathered in Helsingborg, Sweden, for its General Project Meeting. Bringing together partners from across Europe, the meeting marked an important mid-term milestone – a moment to reflect on progress, exchange experiences and shape the next phase of implementation. Hosted and organised by Lund University, the two-day meeting combined interactive workshops, stra

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reflecting-learning-and-moving-forward-care-partners-meet-helsingborg - 2026-05-03

What constitutes leadership? The idea of leadership is often that of a strong individual offering positive solutions and heroic deeds. But this is difficult to demonstrate in everyday interactions without falling into arguments that could be criticised, given that leadership is practised all the time and everywhere. In his thesis “How is leadership enacted?: Sacralization in everyday interactions

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-leadership-enacted-new-thesis-examines-leadership-everyday-situations - 2026-05-03

Doctoral student Pernilla Danielsson has written a thesis entitled ‘User Orientation in Welfare Services: Challenges from a Public Service Logic Perspective’. On April 9, the thesis was officially nailed, and Pernilla is now ready to defend her work at her public defence, which will take place on April 24. In her thesis, Pernilla Danielsson examines the conditions for user-oriented work in the wel

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/nailing-ceremony-pernilla-danielsson - 2026-05-03

In a article in The Conversation, Associate Professor Tullia Jack argues that Sweden’s communal laundry rooms (laundry rooms in apartment blocks) protect tenants from rising energy costs. Yet despite being an example of sustainable and social infrastructure, they are becoming increasingly rare in new developments. "People in many parts of the world are worried about rocketing energy bills as the c

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/swedens-communal-laundry-room-save-resources-and-tenants-money - 2026-05-03

On 23-24 April, this year's edition of the Retail and Wholesale Challenge took place, a competition where university students get to take on a sharp case from the business world. The winners were Devina Chudasama and Alexis Matta, students at the master's program in Service Management with a specialisation in supply chain management. The competition is organised by the Swedish Retail and Wholesale

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/student-challenge-goal-improving-helsingborg-city-center - 2026-05-03

Annabell Merkel is one step closer to her PhD after completing her thesis nailing ceremony. She has written a thesis entitled ‘Valorising seaweed: Novel food valuation in everyday encounters’, which explores what makes raw materials regarded as food and how seaweed can make that transition in the Swedish food market. The public defence will take place on 22 May. "Novel foods, often positioned as s

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/annabell-merkel-nailed-her-thesis - 2026-05-03

Hur påverkar skatter företag och individer? Och hur kan skattesystem utformas för att inte hämma konkurrenskraft i en internationell och digital värld? Det är några av Åsa Hanssons främsta forskningsintressen. Nu knyts hon till forskningsinstitutet Ratio för att där förlägga en del av sin forskningstid. Åsa Hansson, docent i nationalekonomi och välkänd skatteforskare, knyts till Ratio.Åsa Hansson

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/skatteforskaren-asa-hansson-till-ratio - 2026-05-03

Nu startar ett nytt nationellt kommunforskningsprogram i ett samarbete mellan KEFU, CERUM (Umeå universitet), CKS (Linköpings universitet), och KFI (Förvaltningshögskolan i Göteborg med en övergripande ambition att bygga ett långsiktigt starkt nationellt forskningsnätverk. Initiativet stöttas också finansiellt av Kommuninvest forskningsberedning. Det Nationella kommunforskningsprogrammet, Natkom,

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/kommunala-kapaciteter-och-strategier-en-hallbar-kommunal-framtid-ett-nationellt - 2026-05-03

Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet kom hem med flera medaljer från 2024 års upplaga av världens största casetävling i Kanada. Laget säkrade tredje plats i finalen, läraren Mats Urde fick priset som årets coach, och teamets reserv deltog i ett globalt team som tog hem utmärkelsen Team Spirit Award. John Molson MBA International Case Competition grundades 1981 och är den äldsta och mest prestige

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ekonomistudenter-fran-lund-till-finalen-i-varldens-mest-prestigefulla-business-case-tavling - 2026-05-03

Säg ”Primula” och en del tänker på en blomma. Andra tänker på ett lönesystem vars användarvänlighet lämnar en del övrigt att önska. Men när systemet började utvecklas under 1990-talet var det supermodernt – och något som lärosätena själva tagit fram. Välkommen att följa med i den vindlande berättelsen om personal- och lönesystemet Primula. Vi har talat med en frustrerad forskare, en systemförvalta

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/primula-systemet-som-vi-alskar-att-hata-eller-i-alla-fall-klaga-pa - 2026-05-03

För första gången kvalar Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet in på ”Financial Times European Business Schools 2020 ranking”. I stark konkurrens rankas nu skolan som nummer 75 i Europa. Måndagen den 7 december riktade tidningen Financial Times (FT) återigen strålkastarna mot de europeiska handelshögskolorna. Ekonomihögskolan i Lund har två magisterprogram som nyligen rankats av FT, och nu har he

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ekonomihogskolan-rankas-bland-de-basta-handelshogskolorna-i-europa - 2026-05-03

I en vetenskaplig artikel slår ekonomihistorikern Erik Bengtsson hål på myten om Sverige som ödesbestämt att bli (social)demokratiskt. Många tror att den svenska jämlikheten vilar på en tradition av samförstånd och självständiga bönder. I stället visar Bengtsson hur bland annat nykterhetsrörelsens starka organisationskultur la grunden till det svenska folkhemmet. Detta mot alla odds eftersom att S

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/sverige-var-det-minst-demokratiska-landet-i-vasteuropa-i-borjan-av-1900-talet - 2026-05-03

För 38e gången delar KEFUs styrelse ut priset för bästa uppsats inom kommunal och regional ledning, organisation och ekonomi på totalt 20 000 kronor. För läsåret 2022/2023 går priset till uppsatsen: "Opportunities for Agency in Offshore Wind Power in Skåne, Sweden?" författad av Alice Petersson, Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi vid Lunds universitet. Styrelsens motivering ti

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/uppsats-som-behandlar-beslutsfattandet-om-skanska-vindkraftverk-vinner-kefus-uppsatspris-2023 - 2026-05-03