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The Graduate School held its first annual retreat in Ystad 21-22 September. 13 PhD students from different disciplines and universities attended the retreat as well as 10 senior scholars. At the retreat issues and challenges regarding publications and academic careers were discussed, as well as the PhD students' research and other issues related to contemporary Asian studies.
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/graduate-school-retreat - 2026-07-11
Application deadline: 13 November During the spring of 2024, two new PhD courses are planned, Asia in the Global Economy and The Craft of Writing and Publishing Peer Reviewed Journal Articles. Please check the links for more information and application forms if you are interested. Application deadline: 13 November. If you are interested but the timing of the course doesn't work, please drop us an
EU in the Volatile Indo-Pacific Region (EUVIP) is coordinated by Palacký University and also includes Lund University, the University of Helsinki and the Catholic University of Louvain. On 17-21 June EUVIP will organise a summer school in Olomouc on the topic Navigating Geostrategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: Focus on Southeast Asia and MyanmarFor more information see the EUVIP website
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/summer-school-news - 2026-07-11
The Centre announces 1-2 fully funded PhD positions. East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. The subject integrates theoretical and methodological perspectives from area studies with different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Application dead
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/1-2-fully-funded-phd-positions-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2026-07-11
The course that starts on 26 March and is mainly online apart from a writing retreat on 13-15 May will accept a few more students. If you are interested read the description and submit your application by 20 February.Find out more and apply here
With the objective of digitising Swedish printed material from the 1400s to modern times, a collaboration has been established between the National Library of Sweden and the five university libraries in Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Umeå. The undertaking lays the basis of a long-term digitisation undertaking. The material included in the digitisation comprises books, newspapers, magazi
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/national-library-collaboration-will-digitise-swedish-printed-material - 2026-07-11
We are renovating the inside of the building next year, making room for more and better study spaces. By 2025, functional and beautiful study spaces will be available for you. Starting this year, Akademiska Hus will renovate the building's many windows. A work that will continue next year. The preliminary start for renovating Lund University Library's interior is February 2024. We will renovate th
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/more-functional-and-beautiful-study-environment-lund-university-library - 2026-07-11
Do you know that we are renovating next year, making room for more and better study spaces? The coming year will be noisy with few study spaces. Studying at UB will be inconvenient during the renovation, but the result will be worth it. During the Christmas holidays, we close UB and move upstairs. In January, we welcome you to floor three. The library will operate there during the renovation.Entry
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/prepare-year-limited-study-spaces - 2026-07-11
Expectations of what constitutes a positive customer experience have changed over time. Developments in technology and digital services have enabled new kinds of customer experience. As have new store formats and diversified retail offerings. Regardless of the form it has taken, customer experience has always been of paramount importance to retail managers. And it continues to be so. Over 50% of p
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/excitement-not-only-experience - 2026-07-11
There is no doubt that retailing is undergoing a significant structural transformation. During the last decade or so, many stores have closed. Yet, at the same time, online retailers are opening physical stores and showrooms and many long-established retailers are investing in new and innovative store formats. This suggests that the physical store is not ‘dead’ but that its role and function is ch
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ease-or-excitement - 2026-07-11
What made IKEA go against the grain and move into town? This week, IKEA opened a bedroom store in central Stockholm. The store in The Lobby on Regeringsgatan is the latest in a series of smaller, city-centre formats that IKEA is currently testing in various parts of the world. It is an interesting development, at a time when other retailers are moving out of the city. And it represents another imp
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ikea-bedroom - 2026-07-11
Individuals cannot solve the climate crisis, argue researchers Carys Egan-Wyer and Jack Coffin. Policy makers should direct their attention to the (im)moral market structures that influence consumer and corporate decision-making. In the fight against climate change, it is more important to make markets more moral than to make consumers more ethical. Individual consumers are, by now, well used to b
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-we-need-more-moral-markets-not-more-ethical-consumers - 2026-07-11
The Centre's international guest researcher, Dr. George Maglaras, comments on resilience in the retail sector and, with examples from the grocery sector, illustrates how we must learn to live with the contemporary disruptions we have been experiencing. Multiple critical incidents in the last few years provided evidence of the increasing uncertainty in the business environment, which is negatively
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learning-live-disruptions - 2026-07-11
The Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 in Barcelona put the spotlight on the future of smart and sustainable cities. Through engaging discussions and presentations, we gained unique insights into innovative solutions crucial for the cities of tomorrow. Key topics included urban mobility, logistics, technology's role, sector collaboration, and smart solution integration, shaping a vision for livea
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/integrated-ecosystems-path-tomorrows-smart-and-sustainable-cities - 2026-07-11
Having a workforce with the right skills is crucial for companies and society to tackle current and future challenges successfully. In our rapidly changing world, the ability to develop and adapt skills is more critical than ever, especially in today's knowledge-driven society. This is particularly true for the retail sector, which employs about one in ten workers in Sweden. Ongoing digital and st
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/workforce-right-skills - 2026-07-11
Perhaps not, argues Yulia Vakulenko. At least not when it comes to the delivery service needs and preferences of rural versus urban e-consumers in the age of consumer-centric supply chain management. The new age of consumer-centric supply chain management highlights the benefits of placing the consumer at the core of strategy development and operations design. Recent e-commerce shifts translate in
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/does-one-service-fit-all - 2026-07-11
Martin Moström from Retail House shares insights on the necessity for the retail sector to embrace change. Contrary to rumours, the physical store is far from obsolete; it has consistently evolved. Over the past two decades in the grocery trade, store numbers in Sweden have decreased from over 3,000 to around 1,000. This transformation is a natural part of business, but the challenge lies in how w
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/seeing-grocery-store-fresh-eyes - 2026-07-11
Recent developments in the retail sector—increased competition, a focus on sustainability, and the pervasive digitization—have prompted discussions on its long-term competitiveness and the potential for more systematic innovation alongside daily operational activities. However, understanding how the retail industry perceives and addresses innovation remains a key question. In contrast to industria
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/continuous-improvement-systematic-innovation-retail-utopia-or-opportunity - 2026-07-11
Our city centres and their development are a subject of constant debate. Ulf Johansson suggests that, if we let the market decide, our city centres will eventually be emptied of retail. Most recently, representatives from our food retailers suggested to municipalities that regulations on establishment locations be relaxed, advocating for the mantra of letting the market rule (Dagligvarunytt 2022a,
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/should-market-manage-our-city-centres - 2026-07-11
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, some shopping geographies had difficulties while others proved to be more resilient. Devrim Umut Aslan discusses what we can learn from these resilient places. A global pandemic hit the world, radically changing how shoppers shop and how they move around in cities. Sweden’s handling of the pandemic had been rather ‘relaxed’; it had not enforced any strict lock-downs
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-maintain-town-centre-retail-times-crisis - 2026-07-11
