• Big data, a big deal!

    Have you ever had the feeling that someone is listening? Following your every step, or even reading your thoughts? Well, something probably is. At first sight, the internet seems free, but everything has a price. You pay with your personal and behavioural information, and together with multiple people’s information, it constitutes “Big data”-files. “Big data”…

  • A little more listening, a little less debating

    Take a look at the politicians above. Do you already know who you would agree with without even hearing them talking? If the answer is yes, you may be caught in a biological trap. People tend to have strong political opinions here in Lund, and it thrills me. I love a good debate! The only problem is…

  • Sleeping is overrated!

    It is the weekend. Put away your pencils and raise your glasses to the sky. Finally, we can relax and celebrate the achievements of the grey weekdays or, for the unfortunate, forget our sorrows. May this night never end, close your eyes only when the first rays of the sun touch the cathedral of Lund.…

  • From owning to sharing: future of cars

    Do you have a dream car? If so, a dream may be all it will ever be. Privately owned cars are unused around 95% of the time. With this in mind, companies are right now working on modern solutions to replace selling cars for individual use. One of those is car sharing. It goes hand in hand…

  • What will you do after you graduate?

    Many questions accompany us through our lives. However, the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is possibly one of the most common. It is constantly asked by parents, teachers, friends, relatives, and everyone around you. The question usually first pops up in preschool, when you’re asked to fill out a page in someone’s…

  • Oatly: Is all press, good press?

    Our world is falling apart. Slowly, but consistently. In ten years, it will be too late to stop the environmental crisis, and we need to act now. “How?” is the question that burdens our generation. In fact, even our food consumption has a negative impact on the climate. Livsmedelsverket tells us that our food consumption…

  • Transitions in the Past, Present, and Future

    Introducing the Bachelor Programme ‘Economy and Society’ In 2019 LUSEM’s newest Bachelor program, ‘Economy and Society’, welcomed its first cohort of students. The program offers courses highlighting technological, economic, and social transitions. It provides students with the skills and knowledge required for facing the challenges of the twenty-first century. The overall focus of the program…

  • A Summer of Football

    Summer is officially here, and for football fans calendars are already marked with the dates of the Euro matches. After having been postponed in 2020, the tournament is finally ready to kick-off again in June 2021. The Euros, like the World Cup, is a competition that takes place every four years. It assembles 24 qualified…

  • Nourish the Flowers Properly, and They Will Grow

    Monday 07:55 It’s Monday morning and I wake up with a somewhat heavy feeling in my body. Something feels wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it. After a lot of ifs and buts, my body begins to wake up and I eventually approach my wardrobe. The clothes hanging there are perfectly ironed and…

  • Quiz – What do you know about the world?

    1. In all low-income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school? A) 20% B) 40% C) 60%  2. Where does the majority of the world population live?   A) Low-income countries B) Middle-income countries C) High-income countries   3. In the past 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme…