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Annabell Merkel, doctoral student "I´m researching the consumer perspective on new food resources and people’s ideas and notions about algae and seaweed."“Being a PhD student can be quite a challenge sometimes, but at SES we have a great international PhD student community that supports each other! I really like to exchange with my peers from the department. Many senior colleagues are also really
How do care seekers navigate through healthcare services and make choices about where to access medicines? Rui Liu took an interest in the field of substandard and falsified medicine when she began with her doctoral studies. She had the ambition to focus on the grey zones and bring awareness of what counts as legal, ethical and moral. With a bachelor’s degree in applied linguistics and two master’
Aurimas Pumputis, Doctoral Student "I write my dissertation about tourism, particularly involvement of technological platforms in tourism industry."“Over the two years I have been a doctoral students at SES, I have received really nice support from the administration and department leadership, whether it was about funding for necessary courses, having my office equipment moved to my home address d
During the following three weeks our department hosts Manisha Anantharaman, PhD, Associate Professor of Justice, Community and Leadership at Saint Mary’s College of California. – I am so happy to have the opportunity to spend some time with you at Lund. I hope to engage with many of you regarding ideas or work-in-progress. The visit began with a guest lecture with the topic of circular economy and
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/visit-and-guest-lecture-department-manisha-anantharaman - 2026-05-13
Welfare services developed during the 1900 as a step towards the People's Home, where citizens were granted some social support services. Welfare services are mainly counted as health care and medical treatments as well as social insurance, but also unemployment benefits and access to culture which often are publicly financed. By de-regulating and privatisation, the welfare services has recently d
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/research/research-groups/kontraktualisering-av-valfardstjanster - 2026-05-13
During the past week some of the institutions researches with focus on retail attended the Nordic Retail and Wholesale conference (NRWC) to present their research. Krisitna Bäckström, senior lecturer at our department, won the award for best paper. For the eigth time the NRWC was arranged by the Nordic Retail and Wholesale Association, this time at Tampere University. NRWC is a science conference
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/kristina-backstrom-awarded-research-conference-finland - 2026-05-13
Despite an increasing number of informal outdoor sport and recreational spaces in Sweden and our society, not everyone feel that they can use them. Public spaces for physical activity are dominated by boys and men, while girls and women are under-represented. The research project Equalizer examines the barriers that hinders different groups access to these spaces and methods to remove the obstacle
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/methods-disturbance-gives-more-people-access-public-places - 2026-05-13
Today we conducted this falls second nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Anna Spitzkat nailed her doctors thesis. Anna is defending her thesis during a dissertation at the 9th of December here at Campus Helsingborg. The title of the thesis is ”Understanding Social Media Shopping – Instagram and the reconfiguration of the practice of shopping”. With Annas own words: "Instagram, i
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/anna-spitzkat-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-05-13
We want to stay in touch with you. Share your post-education experiences and join the Lund University Alumni network. What are you up to now? Tell us!We're always interested in knowing what our students are doing after completing their studies. Contact the master coordinator and share your story for an alumni interview. Join the Lund University Alumni networkThe network is a free professional and
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/education/alumni-network - 2026-05-13
The 9th of December Anna Spitzkat defended her doctorate dissertation “Understanding Social Media Shopping – Instagram and the Reconfiguration of the Practice of Shopping”. The thesis explores how the consumer uses Instagram for shopping and the blurring of previously established roles. About the thesis The thesis offers new insights into the understanding of novel, technology-driven consumption p
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-about-social-media-shopping - 2026-05-13
Autumn Semester 2023 Semester 1 SMMX11 Introduction to Service Management (7.5 credits) Syllabus Reading list Examiner For specialisation Culture and Creativity Management SMMV12 Introduction to Culture and Creativity Management (7.5 credits) Syllabus Reading list Examiner For specialisation Retail SMMV13 Introduction to Retail (7.5 credits) Syllabus Reading list Examiner For specialisation Supp
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/education/study-information/syllabi-and-reading-lists/syllabi-and-reading-lists-20 - 2026-05-13
Hunting in Sweden has a long history and could be considered a cultural heritage. Wildlife management and a sense of local community and stewardship are important keywords to describe recreational hunting. However, in recent years there has been an emerging market for commercial hunting, where hunters can buy the right to hunt on someone else’s land, where hospitality services and guiding are ofte
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/recreational-hunting-sweden-question-moral-and-balance - 2026-05-13
RETAIL LOGISTICS OCH CITY LOGISTICS ReLog is a strong integrated cooperation between "Familjen Helsingborg", Lund University at Campus Helsingborg, and the businesses in the region. Research Leader Daniel Hellström Email: daniel [dot] hellstrom [at] plog [dot] lth [dot] se (daniel[dot]hellstrom[at]plog[dot]lth[dot]se) Members Mats Johnsson Email: mats [dot] johnsson [at] plog [dot] lth [dot] s
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/research/research-groups/relog - 2026-05-13
Academic misconduct has increased with about 200% during the past covid years. As a precaution Lund University has started a project to prevent deception and misleading in examination, whether it’s unauthorized cooperation, plagiarism, or non-allowed aids. In every study environment there is a unique culture, with boundaries to what is considered acceptable and unacceptable by the students themsel
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/ai-forces-teachers-change-way-courses-are-examined-0 - 2026-05-13
From January 2023 we are called The department of service studies. With the name change we want to increase the comprehensibility of our department name while expressing professionalism and closeness to the research area. The name change means that "Service management" will disappear from the department titel. However, our bachelor ans masters programmes will still be called Service mnanagement, a
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-name-department-ism-becomes-ses - 2026-05-13
We offer a number of bachelor's and master's level stand-alone courses in english within the subject of Service management. Stand-alone courses (bachelor's level) Risk and Crisis Management, 7,5 credits SyllabusReading list (will be available late spring 2026)Schedule (will be available late spring 2026)Study period: August 31 - September 29, 2026The course is taking place at Campus HelsingborgRe
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/education/stand-alone-courses - 2026-05-13
What is the sea in marine spatial planning and how does it affect our future? In a one-day conference the results and work of two finished Formas projects was presented with the theme ”Blue economy, marine markets and marine spatial planning”. On the schedule for the day was lectures on marine spatial planning, beaches and the possibilities of seaweed with speakers from Lund University, Malmö Univ
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/blue-economy-marine-markets-and-marine-spatial-planning - 2026-05-13
Developing cleverly designed circular solutions must outcompete, supersede, and phase out current linear solutions. Professor Hervé Corvellec at the department of service studies writes on Future Earth together with lecturer Alison Stowell at Lancaster university. Advocates of the circular economy routinely argue that developing “circular solutions” has the capacity to stop unsustainable use of re
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/circular-economy-practices-will-not-automatically-phase-out-linear-economy - 2026-05-13
What role can digitalization play in the pursuit of a more sustainable consumption? A new research project with the title “Digital infrastructures for sustainable consumption: Redirecting, reorganizing, reducing and reimaging consumption” has been granted financing of 3,1 million sek. It’s a part of an international cooperation with partner universities across the globe. Changing current consumpti
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/funding-research-digitalization-and-sustainable-consumption - 2026-05-13
This years first nailing ceremony took place at the department when Rui Liu nailed her thesis "Tinkered care: Assembling Medicine Consumption in Grey Zones". The topic is medical and health services, and falsified medical products. The aim of the dissertation is to advance knowledge about care as situated practices within and beyond medical institutional settings. It addresses the phenomenon of su
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/rui-liu-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-05-13
