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A chance meeting in a Yokohama pub led Lund University researcher Andreas Johansson straight to the heart of the Japanese Yakuza mafia. For two weeks, he was “embedded” with a well-known Yakuza clan, enabling him to document their tattoos through photography. He is now releasing his book of photos ”Yakuza Tattoo”. In 2014, Andreas Johansson participated in a conference in Yokohama, Japan. One even

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-glimpse-world-japanese-mafia-tattoos - 2025-12-19

What's the status on today’s citizen journalism? And what are the potential consequences of writers trying to push a particular narrative? In order to explore these questions, the organizers behind The Festival arranged a talk show in Malmö Folkets Park on September 2, 2018. Andreas Mattsson participated in the talk show that was hosted by journalist and behavior analyst Amal Aziz.Speakers:Afrah N

https://www.journalistik.lu.se/artikel/talk-show-about-citizen-journalism-kickstarted-media-festival - 2025-12-19

What should you do when the urge to buy just rolls over you? The sale will end shortly, stock is running low and the “Buy Now - button” screams your name. Leading up to Black Friday, consumption researcher Carys Egan-Wyer from LUSEM has some advice for you. It's all about convincing us that we have short-lived access to a special price, which in reality might not be true at all. Pushy patterns are

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/black-friday-ultimate-pushy-pattern - 2025-12-18

The Jasmine Prize was awarded to Jens Rydström for his work on the history of sex workers' organisations This year's Jasmine Prize was announced on December 17, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, and was shared between Lilian Andersson and Jens Rydström. In 1977, Lilian Andersson was one of the co-founders of 'Sexual Political Front', Scandinavia's first sex worker organisa

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/jasmine-prize-jens-rydstrom - 2025-12-19

Before and during COP26, young people have called for urgent climate action. The European Commission argues that climate action is the top priority for the EU. But is the speed fast enough? And what changes are to be expected by the EU Green Deal? These issues, among others, will be discussed in a breakfast seminar on 2 December. After two weeks of intense negotiations, the world's top leaders hav

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/eu-after-cop26-what-expect - 2025-12-17

According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that virtually all Swedish c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-12-18

The Historical Museum at Lund University reopened during the first weekend of December after almost one year of renovation and rebuilding. “It feels great to be able to welcome new and previous visitors to the museum at last. We hope that they will make new discoveries about the past and find new approaches to our collections, while it will be easier to find your way here and around the museum”, s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reopened-museum-looks-future - 2025-12-19

Our colleagues Helle Rydström and Maria Tonini (together with Katarina Kinnvall and Lisa Eklund)has just been awarded a VR research grant for their project Precariousness at work: Workplace Violence against Women Employees in Nordic Companies Outsourced to Asia. Research Team: Lisa Eklund, Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology, LU Catarina Kinnvall, Professor, Dept. of Political Science, LU Hell

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/congratulations-our-colleagues-helle-rydstrom-and-maria-tonini - 2025-12-19

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid – thanks to solar cells. With the help of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, these small and portable solar cell stations have now been placed across rural Bangladesh. “750 million people lack access to clean water across the globe. To be

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-help-purify-water-remote-areas - 2025-12-19

Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects.  “We have the most ERC grants in Sweden, and within the humanities and social sciences there are special ef

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2025-12-17

Plattform för strategiarbete 2023–2024 Rektor har under januari beslutat om ett par olika strategidokument som rör bl.a öppen vetenskap. I Plattform för strategiarbete 2023-2024 betonas vikten av en fungerande infrastruktur för bl.a. tillgängliggörande av forskningsdata. Vidare ska universitetet: Arbeta proaktivt för att säkerställa att öppen vetenskap stödjer forskares möjligheter till nydanande

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-februari-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2025-12-19

Huge congratulations to our former Doctoral student Lea Porsager with the Eckersberg Medal, awarded by Akademiraadet, the council of the Royal Danish Academy of Art! Lea Porsager's works give us a new look at how the world and knowledge are materialized, entangled and connected. In the quantum world, we talk about entanglement: her works unfold in a wide range of media and dimensions, with titles

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/lea-porsager-awarded-eckersberg-medal - 2025-12-19

After graduation from the master's programme in International Strategic Management (ISM) in 2021, Marc Leon started his career in the fast paced world of consultancy at Porsche Consulting in Hamburg, Germany. Today, he thrives in the role as senior consultant where he manages workflows, junior colleagues and advice clients in the life sciences sector. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marc-leon-willemsen-alumnus-international-strategic-management-2021 - 2025-12-18

Doctoral student Olga Lark will defend her thesis 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of her thesis, experiences and near future. Hi Olga! You are about to defend your thesis “Globalization, Gender inequality and Firm innovation”. In short, what is your thesis about?”My thesis is about globalization and how it affects firms and individuals in Sweden. The two distinct topics that I study are gender inequ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-olga-lark - 2025-12-19

"Woodworlds: Stories of desire and grief in the Swedish forest" är ett nytt forskningsprojekt koordinerat av Johannes Stripple och finansierat av BECC, regeringens strategiska forskningområde med inriktning mot biodiversitet och ekosystemtjänster i ett förändrat klimat. Om projektet ur beslutsunderlaget för BECCs forskningsmedelsutlysning 2018-2020:J. Stripple (Political Science, LU); Woodworlds –

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/nytt-forskningsprojekt-om-den-svenska-skogen - 2025-12-19

New business models and commercial opportunities in lighting:What stops LEDs from hitting the market? Energy efficient lighting as in LED is an essential technique in a sustainable society. In Sweden, LED is becoming affordable and has a limitless performance. Yet it is still hardly used in schools, hospitals and public areas. Why? IIIEE researcher Andrius Plepys is part of a project in search of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-andrius-plepys - 2025-12-19

Feminism in Europe. Feminist Agendas, new global movements and social justice; a workshop organized by Mia Liinason and Marta Cuesta will take place next week (November 16-17th, 2015) at the Department of Gender Studies, Lund. Scholars from diverse theoretical and political background argue that European feminism is in crisis or that new generations are living in a post-feminist era. This crisis i

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/workshop-feminism-europe-16-17-november - 2025-12-19

New project funded by Swedish National Data Service (SND). The project IAC Art Files has been granted funding as a so-called flagship of the Swedish National Data Service (SND) 2025–2027. With IAC Art Files, Inter Arts Center (IAC) aims to create a sustainable archive and accessible database for artistic research data and output. IAC Art Files will provide solutions for sustainable archiving and a

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/iac-art-files - 2025-12-19

Candy heaven or candy hell? Halloween consumption has gone rampant since we imported this tradition from the United States, and is expected to reach 1,6 billion SEK in 2024. In Sweden we used to just go to graveyards on All Hallows Eve and light candles in memory of loved ones that have passed, but starting in the 1990’s it has become a spectacle, with costumes, parties, ghostly decorations and tr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/economics-death-and-halloween-consumption - 2025-12-18

Candy heaven or candy hell? Halloween consumption has gone rampant since we imported this tradition from the United States, and is expected to reach 1,6 billion SEK in 2024. In Sweden we used to just go to graveyards on All Hallows Eve and light candles in memory of loved ones that have passed, but starting in the 1990’s it has become a spectacle, with costumes, parties, ghostly decorations and tr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/economics-death-and-halloween-consumption - 2025-12-19