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The 21st of August we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Carin Rehncrona nailed her doctors thesis ”Payments: Understanding the use of retail payment service platforms in the era of digitalisation”. Carin is defending her thesis during a dissertation the 13th of September. In a world that is becoming more and more interconnected by digitalisation, platform

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/carin-rehncrona-nailed-her-dissertation - 2025-12-13

Care and circular consumption, can they go hand in hand? For some, it’s what drives their consumption of items and clothes. Réka Tölg, a doctoral student at the Department of Service Studies, has recently published two papers on the topic of clothing consumption, circularity and care, one by herself and one with fellow Service Studies colleague Professor Christian Fuentes. These papers focus on ho

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/care-strategy-marketing-and-circularity - 2025-12-13

The 18th of October we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Aurimas Pumputis nailed his doctors thesis ”Trust and Control on P2P platforms: A sociomaterial analysis of guest-host relationships in digital environments”. Aurimas is defending his thesis during a dissertation the 8th of November. – Myy dissertation is about tourism, particularly involvement of t

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/aurimas-pumputis-nailed-his-dissertation - 2025-12-13

The 13th of September Carin Rehncrona defended her doctoral dissertation “Payments: Understanding the use of retail payment service platforms in the era of digitalisation”. The thesis explores the role of digital platforms in modern payment systems and examines how consumers and retailers choose and use payment in different contexts. Payment is a crucial element of purchasing, and its main feature

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-about-retail-payment-services - 2025-12-13

Every year, doctoral students at the Department of Service Studies go on a writing retreat to focus on their theses and strengthen the community. This year, the trip went to Smygehus Havsbad in Smygehamn, where the doctoral students had the chance to both work and relax. The retreat is an annual tradition that gives doctoral students a chance to focus on their work in a relaxing environment. This

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/doctoral-students-service-studies-annual-writing-retreat-sea - 2025-12-13

A half-year after the diploma programme New Welfare Services – Sustainable Service Design as a driver for regional development came to an end some of the participants share how it has made an impact on their work. The course participants in the film describes how the programme changed their mindset and how they handle situations in their work, but also how it has contributed to organisational chan

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/impact-new-welfare-services-programme-uganda - 2025-12-13

Retail and logistics researchers gathered in Helsingborg in early November to present and discuss the latest research at the ninth edition of the Nordic Retail and Wholesale Conference (NRWC). Interest in this year's conference was high, with a total of 144 registered participants from several different countries. This year it was Lund University's turn to host the conference, which is organised e

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/future-retail-focus-international-research-conference - 2025-12-13

More managers are suffering from poor mental health linked to work-related stress. In a survey of Swedish managers, three researchers at Lund University have examined the question of how stressed managers can be supported. – One third of managers’ sick days are due to fatigue, anxiety and depression, which are primarily linked to work-related stress, which emphasises the need for deeper insights i

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/social-support-important-stressed-managers - 2025-12-13

The Department of Service Studies welcomes Marta Baltruszewicz and Diana Ivanova, two visiting researchers who will be part of our research environment for a couple of weeks. They are the first of five pairs of visiting researchers. Thanks to an internationalisation initiative at the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Department of Service Studies has been able to apply for funding to invite internat

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/department-invites-international-guest-researchers - 2025-12-13

In connection with our efforts towards internationalization, we have had the opportunity to welcome a guest doctoral student within the tourism field to share his research and learn from ours. This is his experience after a few months with us in Helsingborg and Sweden. Say hello to Jordi Vegas-Macias. Tell us about your research!– My name is Jordi Vegas-Macias, and I am a PhD Fellow at Roskilde Un

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/guest-doctoral-student-share-his-thoughts-fall - 2025-12-13

Cash in an envelope is a traditional, appreciated Christmas gift to grand children and young relatives. But does it still feel like paying with real money? Carin Rehncrona writes in The Conversation about the "pain of payment effect" and how we have shifted from thinking that cash is more painful to spend than digital money, to the opposite – that purchases with cash don't feel like they are part

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/paying-cash-hurts-less-younger-generations - 2025-12-13

A new anthology explores how waste – in all its forms – can be an unexpected but powerful starting point for understanding and questioning contemporary society. Professor Hervé Corvellec is the editor and has also contributed with chapters in the book. The anthology, Waste as a Critique, uses waste to understand and question society. By looking at waste from the perspectives of materiality, societ

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/waste-critique-new-anthology-herve-corvellec - 2025-12-13

Tourism’s impact on local communities and their ecosystems is a continuous challenge. This applies when we travel, but also when we eat, stay overnight and the activities we take part in at the destination. In a new project funded by the European Union, 15 partners from 10 European countries will try to find solutions for integrating circular economy principles in the hopes of minimising waste, re

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-eu-project-search-sustainable-tourism - 2025-12-13

A new doctoral thesis by Aurimas Pumputis explores how trust and control function between guests and hosts on peer-to-peer platforms like Airbnb. The study focuses on how these relationships are shaped in digital environments and how platforms use information technology to connect consumers with service providers. Trust is crucial for cooperation and orderly social relations, especially in tourist

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/trust-and-control-guest-host-relationships - 2025-12-13

The 21st of March we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Réka Tölg nailed her doctors thesis ”The (im)possibilities of circular consumption: Producing and performing circular clothing consumption in retail and household settings”. Réka is defending her thesis during a dissertation the 11th of April. In her dissertation "The (im)possibilities of circular con

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reka-tolg-nailed-her-dissertation - 2025-12-13

The City of Helsingborg and Lund University, initiators of the Helsingborg Innovation District, are signing a new strategic partnership that further strengthens their collaboration. The agreement marks an important milestone in a joint effort to promote education, research, innovation, and growth. Lund University has been operating in Helsingborg since the 1990s. At the turn of the millennium, the

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-and-city-helsingborg-enter-strategic-partnership - 2025-12-13

How can research strengthen Helsingborg’s development and meet the challenges of the future? Seven research projects at Campus Helsingborg have now received funding from the city’s Research and Development Fund for 2025, totalling SEK 4.6 million. The projects address issues such as future housing, security through co-creation, sustainable packaging and smart security solutions for tomorrow’s citi

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/seven-research-projects-funded-meet-helsingborgs-future-challenges - 2025-12-13

Construction Engineering – Infrastructure is a new, in-demand engineering programme at LTH, set to begin in the autumn semester of 2025. “Infrastructure should connect and strengthen all parts of society. Safety and sustainable planning for all transport modes, including pedestrians, are key priorities,” says Helena Svensson, Programme Director. Infrastructure encompasses everything from pedestria

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/new-engineering-programme-infrastructure-launches-autumn-2025 - 2025-12-13

This year is the 25th anniversary of the founding of Campus Helsingborg, and we will be celebrating this with a whole year of activities and events. The big finale will be on 10 October, when we will be holding a special anniversary day full of festivities. 25 years of education, research and innovation2000 was a year of change and optimism: the Öresund Bridge was opened, the Nokia 3310 mobile pho

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/we-are-celebrating-25-years - 2025-12-13

A new anthology explores how waste – in all its forms – can be an unexpected but powerful starting point for understanding and questioning contemporary society. Professor Hervé Corvellec is the editor and has also contributed with chapters in the book. The anthology, Waste as a Critique, uses waste to understand and question society. By looking at waste from the perspectives of materiality, societ

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/waste-critique - 2025-12-13