Why do we choose to ignore climate change?
Climate change is something that we are all familiar with, a topic that has been brought to the forefront of debate in the past decade. However, because climate change is such a widespread phenomenon, it is mind-boggling as to why so many choose to ignore it. Throughout the past few decades, the effects of climate…
Want to make your ideas into a start-up? Here’s what to do
Have you ever used Oatly’s products while cooking or in your coffee? Maybe you own a pair of Bluetooth headphones? Perhaps you use a Hövding while biking? Well then let me tell you that you have probably directly or indirectly used products or services that once upon a time had their start at Lund University. …
How to Be a Responsible Consumer in the Age of Fast Fashion
Bright tones, hot pink, geometric and floral patterns, monochrome sets. The Spring collection of Zara is one that is both captivating and a breath of fresh air as we all transition from wearing base layers and meeting friends for fika to wearing shorts and sipping aperol spritz on a terrace. To celebrate this transition, the…
Swedish food industry – as fair as you think?
You may recognize the circle above. “Från Sverige” (from Sweden) is a label which guarantees that the meat is 100% Swedish. The blue and yellow stamp implies that choosing Swedish meat is a choice you should be proud of. But is it? Less than a year ago, Aftonbladet discovered how chickens were boiled alive at…
Time: What happened with 2020 and 2021?
Have you ever thought about why time seems to be passing by so fast? In the case you have, I can assure you that you are not alone. My friends and I have on continuous occasions found ourselves looking back at these past years and noting a blur, recalling specific memories but not being able…
Design Thinking: What is it and why is it so popular?
At first glance, the concept of design thinking may appear to be verbatim; a way of thinking and creating that emphases design. This assumption is not too far away from reality. Design thinking at its start was exclusively used by designers who needed an iterative approach to designing that would be valuable to the end…
Hybrid Learning: The best of both worlds?
Hybrid learning is a method of education which blends in-person interaction and online content. By necessity, the pandemic has shifted students to this new learning sphere: from the lecture hall to bedrooms and from labs to desks. We are almost two years into this new academic routine, but what has the impact been on student…
Climate compensation is stupid!
It sounds good, does it not? Justifying your overconsumption by buying products from a company that claims to plant a tree easing your mind, and their own. The concept of climate compensation is nothing other than a marketing strategy to sell more useless items with good conscience. We cannot wait for a tree to grow…
Ever been to a winetasting?
Candlelight, open fire, olives, cheese, smartly dressed people, cozy background music and seven bottles of Spanish red wine (well, one was Italian I must admit). Yes, you read that right, I’m describing a convivial winetasting at the all-famous Delphi student residence organized by two of my friends. Admittedly, the fireplace was more of a screen…
