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Not a sex toy – but a toy for adults. For the 38th consecutive year, HUI Research has announced The Christmas Gift of the Year — a product that captures the spirit of the times. The winner should be something new, or newly relevant, that reflects today’s society and sells widely, either in value or in volume.This year’s choice, the adult toy, reflects both demographic and cultural shifts. Sweden’s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/christmas-gift-2025-playtime-grown-ups - 2026-04-22

18 November 2025 14:15 to 15:30 | Seminar Juan-Carlos Parra-Alvarez (Aarhus University) will give a talk in the FEM seminar Title: From Common to Mixed Frequencies: Estimating Continuous-Time DSGE Models About the eventLocation:Alfa1:1010Contact:talina [dot] sondershaus [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calendar Categories LUSEM Economics (en)

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/finance-econometrics-macro-seminar - 2026-04-22

27 November 2025 11:30 to 12:00 | Lecture/talk Welcome to a talk on digitalization and platform ecosystems, specifically about open banking. Osama Mansour, associate professor in informatics will be discussing the latest developments at our next Meetingpoint Ljusgården. This seminar explores the platformization of banking and the rise of a new digital financial ecosystem. It examines how emerging

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/meetingpoint-ljusgarden-open-banking-and-emergence-digital-financial-ecosystem - 2026-04-22

26 November 2025 11:00 to 13:00 | Mingle Do you want to learn about the Master's programmes at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM)? Welcome to the information mingle in Lilla Ljusgården! All the Master's programmes at LUSEM will be represented by programme coordinators and/or current students. Come and ask all your questions and see which programme would suit you best. When:

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/interested-masters-studies-0 - 2026-04-22

Lund University is the best university in the world in the QS World university rankings: Sustainability 2026. Lund University has just achieved a historic milestone: ranked No. 1 in the world in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2026, making it the most sustainable university globally. This comes only six months after the previous QS World University Rankings placed Lund 72nd among more than 2,900 un

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/we-are-number-one-sustainability-worldwide - 2026-04-22

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 chance to find out a bit more about Farzana and her research. Farzana was born and raised in Sari, a city in the northern part of Iran, by the Caspian Sea. The family had no prior academic background, but valued  education

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-farzana-bashiri - 2026-04-22

What does life after a PhD look like outside academia? For LUSEM alumnus Jonas Lundstedt, it has meant contributing to society through analytical roles. Here he reflects on his journey, why he chose Lund, and the skills that continue to shape his work today. Jonas Lundstedt has followed a career path driven by curiosity about social issues and a commitment to evidence-based policymaking. Today, he

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/doctoral-student-analyst-meet-alumnus-jonas-lundstedt - 2026-04-22

27 November 2025 12:00 to 13:00 | Seminar Welcome to a higher education pedagogy seminar with Håkan Rodhe from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) on the theme “Project-based learning” at the Department of Economic History. Håkan will share his experiences from the course Sustainability Solutions in Context, where students help organizations and public author

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/project-based-learning - 2026-04-22

By integrating data from Inside Airbnb and other sources, students in the Master’s Programme in Information Systems create apps that support decision-making and provide actionable insights. We spoke with two student groups to learn more about the project. As part of the Master’s Programme in Information Systems, students enrolled in the mandatory course Business Intelligence are diving deep into t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/students-create-apps-integrating-data-airbnb-and-beyond - 2026-04-22

4 December 2025 14:30 to 16:00 | Seminar Seminar on Art practices for business creativity: learning to create the improbable Arts-based methods - whether LEGO Serious Play, design exercises, or improvisational theatre - have shown how powerful creative exploration can be for learning and leadership. Art Thinking builds on this momentum. It provides a structured way to engage in collective art-maki

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/art-practices-business-creativity-learning-create-improbable-0 - 2026-04-22

16 January 2026 12:30 to 13:00 | Workshop Do you need to create a data management plan for your research project? At this lunch session we introduce the tool DMP Online, the local system for data management plans at Lund University and give practical advice and tips on how to get started. There will also be time for questions.The event is open for all doctoral students and researchers at LUSEMSign

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/get-started-your-data-management-plan - 2026-04-22

The research areas remain the same, but our perspective on them has changed. This is how consumption researchers Carys Egan-Wyer and Emma Samsioe describe the development in retail research over the past ten years. “In one of our recent reports, we call it 'Retail as unusual.' There is no longer a normal state in trade, no 'Business as usual.' Everything has become more uncertain,” says Carys Egan

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/uncertainty-new-normal-retailers-and-consumption-researchers - 2026-04-22

In certain situations it is used, in others, not. We take a look at the use of the academic quarter at LUSEM today and share some background on where the tradition comes from. The classic explanation is that in times past the students did not necessarily own watches and had to rely on the church bells to know what time it was. When you heard the bells of Lund’s cathedral strike the full hour, you

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/academic-quarter-yes-no-sometimes - 2026-04-22

In everyday life, he is a professor of economics and, once a year, he helps award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. But now Tommy Andersson is receiving an award of his own: Teacher of the Year 2025! LundaEkonomerna’s prize for best teacher is awarded annually following a vote among students at LUSEM. The Best Teacher of 2025 is Professor of Economics Tomm

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lundaekonomerna-teacher-year-award-2025 - 2026-04-22

3 December 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Marcella Holz gives her mid-seminar Roads under Maintenance: The Social Consequences of Infrastructure Investments and Urban Sustainability.Supervisors: Alexander Paulsson, LUSEM; Jens Alm, VTI; and Robert Jonsson, Linköping UniversityOpponents: Malin Henriksson, VTI, and Peter Parker, Malmö University  About the eventLocation:Elite Hotel Ideon, room GigaCo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/roads-under-maintenance-social-consequences-infrastructure-investments-and-urban-sustainability - 2026-04-22

Master’s theses that combine originality, academic excellence, and practical relevance for society’s transition are recognised with the SSCEN Sustainability Prize. The 2025 winners have now been selected by the jury: one thesis from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and one from the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) at Lund University. “We are very pleased with this year’s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/winners-sscen-sustainability-prize-masters-theses-2025 - 2026-04-22

12 December 2025 08:30 to 09:00 | Mingle Lucia morning in the Atrium – a magical start to your day Welcome to a beautiful Lucia celebration in EC1 –  a beloved tradition and the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit.The LundaEkonomerna student choir – LE Choir – will perform classic Lucia songs in both Swedish and English. Enjoy gingerbread cookies, candlelight, and music that brightens the w

https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/lucia-lusem - 2026-04-22

Researchers from Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) will play a key role in a long-term grant from FORTE to establish a new national research centre. Lund University has received a long-term grant from FORTE to establish a new national research centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research on cancer and equity in women’s health. The centre, known as CIRCE (Centre for Inter

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-part-winning-proposal-national-research-centre-womens-health - 2026-04-22

Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) is once again listed among the top 100 business schools in Europe in the Financial Times European Business School Rankings 2025, securing place 75 on this year’s list. The FT ranking is one of the most influential assessments of business education in Europe. It is based on the combined results of several programme rankings—MBA, Executive M

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-among-europes-top-100-business-schools - 2026-04-22

Therese Nilsson and Luciana Quaranta are co-PIs for the new research center CIRCE – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Cancer and Equity in Women (FORTE: 70.6 MSEK, PI Lao Saal, Faculty of Medicine)For more information and details, please see the press release from the Faculty of Medicine by clicking the link below:FORTE research center grants 2025 | Faculty of Medicine, Lund University 

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-research-center - 2026-04-22